to members only or at a price to members lower than to 
subscribers who are not members; administrative costs of 
the brownfields program under the Small Business Liabil-
ity Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; im-
plementation of a coal combustion residual permit pro-
gram under section 2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 
2016; and not to exceed $40,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $2,272,083,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the 
funds included under this heading— 
(1) $35,000,000 shall be for Environmental 
Protection: National Priorities as specified in the re-
port accompanying this Act; and 
(2) $651,226,000 shall be for Geographic Pro-
grams as specified in the report accompanying this 
Act. 
In addition, $9,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses of activities described in 
section 26(b)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2625(b)(1)): Provided, That fees collected pursu-
ant to that section of that Act and deposited in the ‘‘TSCA 
Service Fee Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting receipts in 
fiscal year 2026 shall be retained and used for necessary 
salaries and expenses in this appropriation and shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That the 
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sum herein appropriated in this paragraph from the gen-
eral fund for fiscal year 2026 shall be reduced by the 
amount of discretionary offsetting receipts received during 
fiscal year 2026, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2026 
appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
than $0: Provided further, That to the extent that amounts 
realized from such receipts exceed $9,000,000, those 
amounts in excess of $9,000,000 shall be deposited in the 
‘‘TSCA Service Fee Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting re-
ceipts in fiscal year 2026, shall be retained and used for 
necessary salaries and expenses in this account, and shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That of 
the funds included in the first paragraph under this head-
ing, the Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program 
project shall be allocated for this fiscal year, excluding the 
amount of any fees appropriated, not less than the amount 
of appropriations for that program project for fiscal year 
2014. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $43,250,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027. 
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BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, 
or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, 
$40,676,000, to remain available until expended. 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehen-
sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil-
ity Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), 
(c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and hire, 
maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $282,749,000, to 
remain available until expended, consisting of such sums 
as are available in the Trust Fund on September 30, 
2025, and not otherwise appropriated from the Trust 
Fund, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) 
and up to $282,749,000 as a payment from general reve-
nues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes 
as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA: Provided, That 
funds appropriated under this heading may be allocated 
to other Federal agencies in accordance with section 
111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, $11,328,000 shall be 
paid to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ appropriation 
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to remain available until September 30, 2027, and 
$17,607,000 shall be paid to the ‘‘Science and Tech-
nology’’ appropriation to remain available until September 
30, 2027. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND 
PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking under-
ground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by sub-
title I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $59,885,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which $51,300,000 
shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank 
cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act; and $6,468,000 shall be for car-
rying out the other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue 
Code: Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to 
use appropriations made available under this heading to 
implement section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
to provide financial assistance to federally recognized In-
dian Tribes for the development and implementation of 
programs to manage underground storage tanks. 
INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAMS 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environ-
mental Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990, including hire, maintenance, and 
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operation of aircraft, $17,560,000, to be derived from the 
Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For environmental programs and infrastructure as-
sistance, including capitalization grants for State revolv-
ing 
funds 
and 
performance 
partnership 
grants, 
$3,701,902,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which— 
(1) $1,208,314,000 shall be for making capital-
ization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving 
Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act; and of which $894,737,000 shall be for 
making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water 
State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the 
Safe 
Drinking 
Water 
Act: 
Provided, 
That 
$558,237,373 of the funds made available for cap-
italization grants for the Clean Water State Revolv-
ing Funds and $490,670,627 of the funds made 
available for capitalization grants for the Drinking 
Water State Revolving Funds shall be for the con-
struction of drinking water, wastewater, and storm 
water infrastructure and for water quality protection 
in accordance with the terms and conditions speci-
fied for such grants in the report accompanying this 
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Act for projects specified for ‘‘STAG—Drinking 
Water State Revolving Fund’’ and ‘‘STAG—Clean 
Water State Revolving Fund’’ in the table titled ‘‘In-
terior and Environment Incorporation of Community 
Project Funding Items’’ included in the report ac-
companying this Act, and, for purposes of these 
grants, each grantee shall contribute not less than 
20 percent of the cost of the project unless the 
grantee is approved for a waiver by the Agency: Pro-
vided further, That the Administrator is authorized 
to use up to $1,500,000 of funds made available for 
the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under this 
heading under title VI of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381) to conduct the 
Clean Watersheds Needs Survey: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act, the limitation on 
the amounts in a State water pollution control re-
volving fund that may be used by a State to admin-
ister the fund shall not apply to amounts included 
as principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal 
year 2026 and prior years where such amounts rep-
resent costs of administering the fund to the extent 
that such amounts are or were deemed reasonable by 
the Administrator, accounted for separately from 
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other assets in the fund, and used for eligible pur-
poses of the fund, including administration: Provided 
further, That for fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding 
the provisions of subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of 
section 201 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, grants made under title II of such Act for 
American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Marianas, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, and the District of Columbia may also be 
made for the purpose of providing assistance: (1) 
solely for facility plans, design activities, or plans, 
specifications, and estimates for any proposed 
project for the construction of treatment works; and 
(2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of 
privately owned treatment works serving one or 
more principal residences or small commercial estab-
lishments: Provided further, That for fiscal year 
2026, notwithstanding the provisions of such sub-
sections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 and sec-
tion 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, funds reserved by the Administrator for grants 
under section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act may also be used to provide assistance: 
(1) solely for facility plans, design activities, or 
plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed 
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project for the construction of treatment works; and 
(2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of 
privately owned treatment works serving one or 
more principal residences or small commercial estab-
lishments: Provided further, That for fiscal year 
2026, notwithstanding any provision of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act and regulations issued 
pursuant thereof, up to a total of $2,000,000 of the 
funds reserved by the Administrator for grants 
under section 518(c) of such Act may also be used 
for grants for training, technical assistance, and 
educational programs relating to the operation and 
management of the treatment works specified in sec-
tion 518(c) of such Act: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2026, funds reserved under section 
518(c) of such Act shall be available for grants only 
to Indian Tribes, as defined in section 518(h) of 
such Act and former Indian reservations in Okla-
homa (as determined by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior) and Native Villages as defined in Public Law 
92–203: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2026, 
notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 
518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 
up to a total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, 
or $30,000,000, whichever is greater, and notwith-
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standing the limitation on amounts in section 
1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a 
total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, or 
$20,000,000, whichever is greater, for State Revolv-
ing Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the 
Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and 
section 1452(i) of such Acts: Provided further, That 
for fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding the amounts 
specified in section 205(c) of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the aggre-
gate funds appropriated for the Clean Water State 
Revolving Fund program under the Act less any 
sums reserved under section 518(c) of the Act, may 
be reserved by the Administrator for grants made 
under title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin 
Islands: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2026, 
notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified 
in section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 
up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated for the 
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs 
under the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved 
by the Administrator for grants made under section 
1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided 
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further, That 10 percent of the funds made available 
under this title to each State for Clean Water State 
Revolving Fund capitalization grants and 14 percent 
of the funds made available under this title to each 
State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund cap-
italization grants shall be used by the State to pro-
vide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the 
form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest 
loans, or grants (or any combination of these), and 
shall be so used by the State only where such funds 
are provided as initial financing for an eligible re-
cipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt 
obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt 
was incurred on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act, or where such debt was incurred prior to 
the date of enactment of this Act if the State, with 
concurrence from the Administrator, determines that 
such funds could be used to help address a threat 
to public health from heightened exposure to lead in 
drinking water or if a Federal or State emergency 
declaration has been issued due to a threat to public 
health from heightened exposure to lead in a munic-
ipal drinking water supply before the date of enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That in a State 
in which such an emergency declaration has been 
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issued, the State may use more than 14 percent of 
the funds made available under this title to the 
State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund cap-
italization grants to provide additional subsidy to eli-
gible recipients: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 1452(o) of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(o)), the Administrator shall 
reserve up to $12,000,000 of the amounts made 
available for fiscal year 2026 for making capitaliza-
tion grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving 
Funds to pay the costs of monitoring for unregu-
lated contaminants under section 1445(a)(2)(C) of 
such Act: Provided further, That the funds made 
available under this heading for Community Project 
Funding grants in this or prior appropriations Acts 
are not subject to compliance with Federal procure-
ment requirements for competition and methods of 
procurement applicable to Federal financial assist-
ance, if a Community Project Funding recipient has 
procured services or products through contracts en-
tered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act 
that complied with State and/or local laws governing 
competition; 
(2) $45,000,000 shall be for architectural, engi-
neering, planning, design, construction and related 
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activities in connection with the construction of high 
priority water and wastewater facilities in the area 
of the United States-Mexico border, after consulta-
tion with the appropriate border commission: Pro-
vided, That no funds provided by this appropriations 
Act to address the water, wastewater and other crit-
ical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the 
United States along the United States-Mexico bor-
der shall be made available to a county or municipal 
government unless that government has established 
an enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning rule, 
which prevents in that jurisdiction the development 
or construction of any additional colonia areas, or 
the development within an existing colonia the con-
struction of any new home, business, or other struc-
ture which lacks water, wastewater, or other nec-
essary infrastructure; 
(3) $30,000,000 shall be for grants to the State 
of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater 
infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Vil-
lages: Provided, That of these funds: (A) the State 
of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent; (B) 
no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used 
for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) 
the State of Alaska shall make awards consistent 
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with the Statewide priority list established in con-
junction with the Agency and the U.S. Department 
of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste disposal, 
and similar projects carried out by the State of Alas-
ka that are funded under section 221 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) which shall allocate not less 
than 25 percent of the funds provided for projects 
in regional hub communities; 
(4) $84,725,000 shall be to carry out section 
104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA), including grants, interagency agree-
ments, and associated program support costs: Pro-
vided, That at least 10 percent shall be allocated for 
assistance in persistent poverty counties: Provided 
further, That for purposes of this section, the term 
‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means any county that 
has had 20 percent or more of its population living 
in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by 
the 1993 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 
the 2000 decennial census, and the most recent 
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, or any 
territory or possession of the United States; 
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(5) $90,000,000 shall be for grants under title 
VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 
(6) $67,800,000 shall be for targeted airshed 
grants in accordance with the terms and conditions 
in the report accompanying this Act; 
(7) $27,000,000 shall be for grants under sub-
sections (a) through (j) of section 1459A of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–19a): Pro-
vided, That for fiscal year 2026, funds provided 
under subsections (a) through (j) of such section of 
such Act may be used— 
(A) by a State to provide assistance to 
benefit one or more owners of drinking water 
wells that are not public water systems or con-
nected to a public water system for necessary 
and appropriate activities related to a contami-
nant pursuant to subsection (j) of such section 
of such Act; and 
(B) to support a community described in 
subsection (c)(2) of such section of such Act; 
(8) $28,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1464(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–24(d)); 
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(9) $22,035,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1459B of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19b); 
(10) $6,500,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1459A(l) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19a(l)); 
(11) $26,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 104(b)(8) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(8)); 
(12) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1300); 
(13) $44,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1301); 
(14) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 4304(b) of the America’s Water Infrastructure 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–270); 
(15) $5,000,000 shall be for carrying out sec-
tion 302(a) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 
4282(a)), of which not more than 2 percent shall be 
for administrative costs to carry out such section: 
Provided, That notwithstanding section 302(a) of 
such Act, the Administrator may also provide grants 
pursuant to such authority to intertribal consortia 
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consistent with the requirements in 40 CFR 
35.504(a), to former Indian reservations in Okla-
homa (as determined by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior), and Alaska Native Villages as defined in Pub-
lic Law 92–203; 
(16) $2,250,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1459F of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19g); 
(17) $11,000,000 shall be for carrying out sec-
tion 2001 of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115–270, 42 U.S.C. 300j–3c 
note): Provided, That the Administrator may award 
grants to and enter into contracts with Tribes, inter-
tribal consortia, public or private agencies, institu-
tions, organizations, and individuals, without regard 
to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31 and section 
6101 of title 41, United States Code, and enter into 
interagency agreements as appropriate; 
(18) $2,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 50217(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (33 U.S.C. 1302f(b); Public Law 117–58); 
(19) $3,500,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 124 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1276); and 
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(20) $1,087,766,000 shall be for grants, includ-
ing associated program support costs, to States, fed-
erally recognized Tribes, interstate agencies, Tribal 
consortia, and air pollution control agencies for 
multi-media or single media pollution prevention, 
control and abatement, and related activities, includ-
ing activities pursuant to the provisions set forth 
under this heading in Public Law 104–134, and for 
making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air 
Act for particulate matter monitoring and data col-
lection activities subject to terms and conditions 
specified by the Administrator, and under section 
2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016 to assist 
States in developing and implementing programs for 
control of coal combustion residuals, of which: 
$42,250,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of 
CERCLA; $6,000,000 shall be for Environmental 
Information Exchange Network grants, including as-
sociated program support costs; $1,475,000 shall be 
for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in addition 
to funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Leaking 
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program’’ 
to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal 
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Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act; $18,512,000 of the funds 
available for grants under section 106 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State par-
ticipation in national- and State-level statistical sur-
veys of water resources and enhancements to State 
monitoring programs. 
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans and for the cost of guar-
anteed loans, as authorized by the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, $64,634,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect loans, including capitalized interest, and total loan 
principal, including capitalized interest, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $12,500,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds made available under this 
heading, $5,000,000 shall be used solely for the cost of 
direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans for 
projects described in section 5026(9) of the Water Infra-
structure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to State 
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infrastructure financing authorities, as authorized by sec-
tion 5033(e) of such Act: Provided further, That the use 
of direct loans or loan guarantee authority under this 
heading for direct loans or commitments to guarantee 
loans for any project shall be in accordance with the cri-
teria published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2020 
(85 FR 39189) pursuant to the fourth proviso under the 
heading ‘‘Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation 
Program Account’’ in division D of the Further Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94): 
Provided further, That none of the direct loans or loan 
guarantee authority made available under this heading 
shall be available for any project unless the Administrator 
and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
have certified in advance in writing that the direct loan 
or loan guarantee, as applicable, and the project comply 
with the criteria referenced in the previous proviso: Pro-
vided further, That, for the purposes of carrying out the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office may request, and the Admin-
istrator shall promptly provide, documentation and infor-
mation relating to a project identified in a Letter of Inter-
est submitted to the Administrator pursuant to a Notice 
of Funding Availability for applications for credit assist-
ance under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innova-
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tion Act Program, including with respect to a project that 
was initiated or completed before the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
In addition, fees authorized to be collected pursuant 
to sections 5029 and 5030 of the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 shall be deposited 
in this account, to remain available until expended. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, notwithstanding 
section 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and In-
novation Act of 2014, $7,640,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL 
PROTECTION AGENCY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For fiscal year 2026, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency’s 
function to implement directly Federal environmental pro-
grams required or authorized by law in the absence of an 
acceptable Tribal program, may award cooperative agree-
ments to federally recognized Indian Tribes or Intertribal 
consortia, if authorized by their member Tribes, to assist 
the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental 
programs for Indian Tribes required or authorized by law, 
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except that no such cooperative agreements may be award-
ed from funds designated for State financial assistance 
agreements. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide reg-
istration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 
U.S.C. 136w–8), to remain available until expended. 
Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal In-
secticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 
U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency may assess fees under section 
33 of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136w–8) for fiscal year 2026. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency is authorized to collect and obligate fees in accord-
ance with section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6939g) for fiscal year 2026, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to 
$368,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great 
Lakes Restoration Initiative under the heading ‘‘Environ-
mental Programs and Management’’ to the head of any 
Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of 
such head, to carry out activities that would support the 
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes 
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Water Quality Agreement programs, projects, or activities; 
to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of 
such Federal department or agency to carry out these ac-
tivities; and to make grants to governmental entities, non-
profit organizations, institutions, and individuals for plan-
ning, research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation 
in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 
and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. 
The Science and Technology, Environmental Pro-
grams and Management, Office of Inspector General, Haz-
ardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground 
Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are avail-
able for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, 
and renovation of facilities, provided that the cost does 
not exceed $300,000 per project. 
For fiscal year 2026, and notwithstanding section 
518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1377(f)), the Administrator is authorized to use 
the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 
319 of the Act to make grants to Indian Tribes pursuant 
to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act. 
The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Environmental Pro-
grams and Management’’ for fiscal year 2026 to provide 
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grants to implement the Southeast New England Water-
shed Restoration Program. 
Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in sec-
tion 320(i)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, not less than $2,500,000 of the funds made available 
under this title for the National Estuary Program shall 
be for making competitive awards described in section 
320(g)(4). 
For fiscal year 2026, the Office of Chemical Safety 
and Pollution Prevention and the Office of Water may, 
using funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Environ-
mental Programs and Management’’ and ‘‘Science and 
Technology’’, contract directly with individuals or indi-
rectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without 
regard to 41 U.S.C. 5, for the temporary or intermittent 
personal services of students or recent graduates, who 
shall be considered employees for the purposes of chapters 
57 and 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to com-
pensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 
of title 28, United States Code, relating to tort claims, 
but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for 
any other purpose: Provided, That amounts used for this 
purpose by the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention and the Office of Water collectively may not 
exceed $2,000,000. 
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The Environmental Protection agency shall provide 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate with copies of any available De-
partment of Treasury quarterly certification of trust fund 
receipts collected from section 13601 of Public Law 117– 
169 and section 80201 of Public Law 117–58, an annual 
operating plan for such receipts showing amounts allo-
cated by program area and program project, and quarterly 
reports for such receipts of obligated balances by program 
area and program project. 
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TITLE III 
RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL 
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, 
$750,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to any agency in the Natural Resources and Environ-
ment mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the of-
fice. 
FOREST SERVICE 
FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise provided for, $1,035,000,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2029: Provided, That a por-
tion of the funds made available under this heading shall 
be for the base salary and expenses of employees in the 
Chief’s Office, the Work Environment and Performance 
Office, the Business Operations Deputy Area, and the 
Chief Financial Officer’s Office to carry out administra-
tive and general management support functions: Provided 
further, That funds provided under this heading shall be 
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available for the costs of facility maintenance, repairs, and 
leases for buildings and sites where these administrative, 
general management and other Forest Service support 
functions take place; the costs of all utility and tele-
communication expenses of the Forest Service, as well as 
business services; and, for information technology, includ-
ing cybersecurity requirements: Provided further, That 
funds provided under this heading may be used for nec-
essary expenses to carry out administrative and general 
management support functions of the Forest Service not 
otherwise provided for and necessary for its operation. 
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland re-
search as authorized by law, $301,760,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2029: Provided, That of 
the funds provided, $34,000,000 is for the forest inventory 
and analysis program: Provided further, That all authori-
ties for the use of funds, including the use of contracts, 
grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute 
the Forest and Rangeland Research appropriation, are 
also available in the utilization of these funds for Fire 
Science Research. 
STATE, PRIVATE, AND TRIBAL FORESTRY 
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and pro-
viding technical and financial assistance to States, terri-
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tories, possessions, Tribes, and others, and for forest 
health management, including for invasive plants, and 
conducting an international program and trade activities 
as authorized, $280,960,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2029, as authorized by law. 
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise provided for, for management, protection, im-
provement, and utilization of the National Forest System, 
and for hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to 
such lands, $1,866,465,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2029: Provided, That of the funds pro-
vided, $30,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative 
Forest Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restora-
tion treatments as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f): Pro-
vided further, That of the funds provided, $43,000,000 
shall be for forest products: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided, $202,000,000 shall be for hazardous fuels 
management 
activities, 
of 
which 
not 
to 
exceed 
$30,000,000 may be used to make grants, using any au-
thorities available to the Forest Service under the ‘‘State, 
Private, and Tribal Forestry’’ appropriation, for the pur-
pose of creating incentives for increased use of biomass 
from National Forest System lands: Provided further, 
That $20,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of Agri-
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culture to enter into procurement contracts or cooperative 
agreements or to issue grants for hazardous fuels manage-
ment activities, and for training or monitoring associated 
with such hazardous fuels management activities on Fed-
eral land, or on non-Federal land if the Secretary deter-
mines such activities benefit resources on Federal land: 
Provided further, That funds made available to implement 
the Community Forest Restoration Act, Public Law 106– 
393, title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal 
lands in accordance with authorities made available to the 
Forest Service under the ‘‘State, Private, and Tribal For-
estry’’ appropriation: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 33 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1012), the Secretary of Agriculture, in cal-
culating a fee for grazing on a National Grassland, may 
provide a credit of up to 50 percent of the calculated fee 
to a Grazing Association or direct permittee for a con-
servation practice approved by the Secretary in advance 
of the fiscal year in which the cost of the conservation 
practice is incurred, and that the amount credited shall 
remain available to the Grazing Association or the direct 
permittee, as appropriate, in the fiscal year in which the 
credit is made and each fiscal year thereafter for use on 
the project for conservation practices approved by the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That funds appropriated to this 
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account shall be available for the base salary and expenses 
of employees that carry out the functions funded by the 
‘‘Capital Improvement and Maintenance’’ account, the 
‘‘Range Betterment Fund’’ account, and the ‘‘Manage-
ment of National Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses’’ ac-
count. 
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise provided for, $157,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2029, for construction, capital im-
provement, maintenance, and acquisition of buildings and 
other facilities and infrastructure; for construction, recon-
struction, and decommissioning of unauthorized roads 
that are not part of the transportation system; and for 
maintenance of forest roads and trails by the Forest Serv-
ice as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 
101 and 205: Provided, That $6,000,000 shall be for ac-
tivities authorized by 16 U.S.C. 538(a): Provided further, 
That funds becoming available in fiscal year 2026 under 
the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501) shall be trans-
ferred to the General Fund of the Treasury and shall not 
be available for transfer or obligation for any other pur-
pose unless the funds are appropriated. 
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ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL 
ACTS 
For acquisition of lands within the exterior bound-
aries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, 
Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the An-
geles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National 
Forests, California; and the Ozark-St. Francis and 
Ouachita National Forests, Arkansas; as authorized by 
law, $664,000, to be derived from forest receipts. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES 
For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived 
from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal gov-
ernments, public school districts, or other public school au-
thorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds de-
posited by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and 
Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967 
(16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available through September 
30, 2029, (16 U.S.C. 516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96– 
586; Public Law 76–589, Public Law 76–591; and Public 
Law 78–310). 
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, pro-
tection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys re-
ceived during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing do-
mestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 
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Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public 
Law 94–579, to remain available through September 30, 
2029, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available 
for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground 
range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements. 
GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND 
RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), 
$45,000, to remain available through September 30, 2029, 
to be derived from the fund established pursuant to the 
above Act. 
MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR 
SUBSISTENCE USES 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to man-
age Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under 
title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conserva-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), $1,099,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2029. 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression 
activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 
wildland fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or 
other lands under fire protection agreement, and for emer-
gency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest Sys-
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tem lands and water, $2,426,209,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such funds, including un-
obligated balances under this heading, are available for re-
payment of advances from other appropriations accounts 
previously transferred for such purposes: Provided further, 
That any unobligated funds appropriated in a previous fis-
cal year for hazardous fuels management may be trans-
ferred to the ‘‘National Forest System’’ account: Provided 
further, That such funds shall be available to reimburse 
State and other cooperating entities for services provided 
in response to wildfire, search and rescue, and other emer-
gencies or disasters to the extent such reimbursements by 
the Forest Service for non-fire emergencies are fully re-
paid by the responsible emergency management agency: 
Provided further, That funds provided shall be available 
for support to Federal emergency response: Provided fur-
ther, That the costs of implementing any cooperative 
agreement between the Federal Government and any non- 
Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by 
the affected parties: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided under this heading, $1,011,000,000 shall be 
available for wildfire suppression operations, and is pro-
vided to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
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WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
In addition to the amounts provided under the head-
ing ‘‘Department of Agriculture—Forest Service— 
Wildland Fire Management’’ for wildfire suppression oper-
ations, $2,480,000,000, to remain available until trans-
ferred, is additional new budget authority as specified for 
purposes of section 251(b)(2)(F) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, 
That such amounts may be transferred to and merged 
with amounts made available under the headings ‘‘Depart-
ment of the Interior—Department-Wide Programs— 
Wildland Fire Management’’ and ‘‘Department of Agri-
culture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management’’ for 
wildfire suppression operations in the fiscal year in which 
such amounts are transferred: Provided further, That 
amounts may be transferred to the ‘‘Wildland Fire Man-
agement’’ accounts in the Department of the Interior or 
the Department of Agriculture only upon the notification 
of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
that all wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated 
under that heading in this and prior appropriations Acts 
to the agency to which the funds will be transferred will 
be obligated within 30 days: Provided further, That the 
transfer authority provided under this heading is in addi-
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Land and Water Conservation Fund for fiscal year 2026 
pursuant to subsection (a) of section 200303 of title 54, 
United States Code, to the account titled ‘‘Land Acquisi-
tion Projects’’ for each of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and Na-
tional Park Service, as applicable, in the amounts specified 
in the table titled ‘‘Allocation of Funds: Land and Water 
Conservation Fund Fiscal Year 2026’’ in the report ac-
companying this Act and for the projects included in the 
project lists approved by the Committees on Appropria-
tions in accordance with subparagraph (A). 
(3) If any portion of a project specified under the 
accounts titled ‘‘Land Acquisition Projects’’ and ‘‘Forest 
Legacy Projects’’ in the Forest Service in the table titled 
‘‘Allocation of Funds: Land and Water Conservation Fund 
Fiscal Year 2026’’ in the report accompanying this Act 
or for the projects included in the project lists approved 
by the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with 
subsection (a)(2)(A) is intended to be carried out within 
the Federal land unit or project boundary as specified in 
such table (or any prior allocation table incorporated by 
reference into a prior Act, as applicable) or project list 
but outside the specific tracts for the project described in 
the corresponding project data sheet submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations required by section 
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