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U.S.C. 460l–4 through 11), including administrative ex-
penses, and for private conservation efforts to be carried out 
on private lands, $7,500,000, to be derived from the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund, and to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the amount provided herein 
is for the Private Stewardship Grants Program established 
by the Secretary to provide grants and other assistance to 
individuals and groups engaged in private conservation ef-
forts that benefit federally listed, proposed, candidate, or 
other at-risk species. 
COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 
as amended, $80,000,000, of which $34,347,000 is to be de-
rived from the Cooperative Endangered Species Conserva-
tion Fund and $45,653,000 is to be derived from the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available 
until expended. 
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND 
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 
17, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $14,414,000. 
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of 
the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Public 
Law 101–233, as amended, $39,500,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
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NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION 
For financial assistance for projects to promote the 
conservation of neotropical migratory birds in accordance 
with the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, 
Public Law 106–247 (16 U.S.C. 6101–6109), $4,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Ele-
phant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201–4203, 4211–4213, 
4221–4225, 4241–4245, and 1538), the Asian Elephant 
Conservation Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–96; 16 U.S.C. 
4261–4266), the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 
1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301–5306), the Great Ape Conservation 
Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301), and the Marine Turtle Con-
servation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–266; 16 U.S.C. 
6601), $6,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS 
For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the 
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States 
Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American 
Samoa, and federally recognized Indian tribes under the 
provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the 
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development 
and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife 
and their habitat, including species that are not hunted or 
fished, $72,000,000, to be derived from the Land and Water
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Conservation Fund, and to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of the amount provided herein, 
$6,000,000 is for a competitive grant program for Indian 
tribes not subject to the remaining provisions of this appro-
priation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, after 
deducting said $6,000,000 and administrative expenses, ap-
portion the amount provided herein in the following man-
ner: (1) to the District of Columbia and to the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more than 
one-half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, American 
Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal 
to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall apportion the remaining 
amount in the following manner: (1) one-third of which is 
based on the ratio to which the land area of such State bears 
to the total land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds 
of which is based on the ratio to which the population of 
such State bears to the total population of all such States: 
Provided further, That the amounts apportioned under this 
paragraph shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall 
be apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the 
amount available for apportionment under this paragraph 
for any fiscal year or more than 5 percent of such amount: 
Provided further, That the Federal share of planning grants
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shall not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such projects 
and the Federal share of implementation grants shall not 
exceed 50 percent of the total costs of such projects: Provided 
further, That the non-Federal share of such projects may 
not be derived from Federal grant programs: Provided fur-
ther, That no State, territory, or other jurisdiction shall re-
ceive a grant unless it has developed a comprehensive wild-
life conservation plan, consistent with criteria established 
by the Secretary of the Interior, that considers the broad 
range of the State, territory, or other jurisdiction’s wildlife 
and associated habitats, with appropriate priority placed 
on those species with the greatest conservation need and tak-
ing into consideration the relative level of funding available 
for the conservation of those species: Provided further, That 
any amount apportioned in 2006 to any State, territory, 
or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of Sep-
tember 30, 2007, shall be reapportioned, together with funds 
appropriated in 2008, in the manner provided herein: Pro-
vided further, That balances from amounts previously ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘State Wildlife Grants’’ shall 
be transferred to and merged with this appropriation and 
shall remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations and funds available to the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for pur-
chase of not to exceed 61 passenger motor vehicles, of which
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61 are for replacement only (including 22 for police-type 
use); repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent 
to reservation areas caused by operations of the Service; op-
tions for the purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each 
option; facilities incident to such public recreational uses 
on conservation areas as are consistent with their primary 
purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, 
buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the 
Service and to which the United States has title, and which 
are used pursuant to law in connection with management, 
and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: Provided, 
That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the Service may, 
under cooperative cost sharing and partnership arrange-
ments authorized by law, procure printing services from co-
operators in connection with jointly produced publications 
for which the cooperators share at least one-half the cost 
of printing either in cash or services and the Service deter-
mines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality 
standards: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Service may use up to 
$2,000,000 from funds provided for contracts for employ-
ment-related legal services: Provided further, That the Serv-
ice may accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing 
aircraft: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior may not
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spend any of the funds appropriated in this Act for the 
purchase of lands or interests in lands to be used in the 
establishment of any new unit of the National Wildlife Ref-
uge System unless the purchase is approved in advance by 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in 
compliance with the reprogramming procedures contained 
in House Report 108–330. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
For expenses necessary for the management, operation, 
and maintenance of areas and facilities administered by 
the National Park Service (including special road mainte-
nance service to trucking permittees on a reimbursable 
basis), and for the general administration of the National 
Park Service, $1,748,486,000, of which $9,892,000 is for 
planning and interagency coordination in support of Ever-
glades restoration and shall remain available until ex-
pended; of which $98,100,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2007, is for maintenance, repair or rehabili-
tation projects for constructed assets, operation of the Na-
tional Park Service automated facility management soft-
ware system, and comprehensive facility condition assess-
ments; and of which $2,500,000 is for the Youth Conserva-
tion Corps for high priority projects: Provided, That the 
only funds in this account which may be made available
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to support United States Park Police are those funds ap-
proved for emergency law and order incidents pursuant to 
established National Park Service procedures, those funds 
needed to maintain and repair United States Park Police 
administrative facilities, and those funds necessary to reim-
burse the United States Park Police account for the 
unbudgeted overtime and travel costs associated with special 
events for an amount not to exceed $10,000 per event subject 
to the review and concurrence of the Washington head-
quarters office. 
UNITED STATES PARK POLICE 
For expenses necessary to carry out the programs of 
the United States Park Police, $80,411,000. 
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out recreation pro-
grams, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage part-
nership programs, environmental compliance and review, 
international park affairs, statutory or contractual aid for 
other activities, and grant administration, not otherwise 
provided for, $56,729,000: Provided, That none of the funds 
in this Act for the River, Trails and Conservation Assist-
ance program may be used for cash agreements, or for coop-
erative agreements that are inconsistent with the program’s 
final strategic plan.
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the Historic 
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470), and 
the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 
1996 (Public Law 104–333), $74,500,000, to be derived 
from the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2007, of which $2,000,000 is for 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, of which 
$30,000,000 shall be for Save America’s Treasures for pres-
ervation of nationally significant sites, structures, and arti-
facts: Provided, That not to exceed $7,500,000 of the amount 
provided for Save America’s Treasures may be for Preserve 
America grants to States, Tribes, and local communities for 
projects that preserve important historic resources through 
the promotion of heritage tourism: Provided further, That 
any individual Save America’s Treasures or Preserve 
America grant shall be matched by non-Federal funds: Pro-
vided further, That individual projects shall only be eligible 
for one grant: Provided further, That all projects to be fund-
ed shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior in con-
sultation with the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations, and in consultation with the President’s Com-
mittee on the Arts and Humanities prior to the commit-
ment of Save America’s Treasures grant funds and with 
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation prior to the
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commitment of Preserve America grant funds: Provided fur-
ther, That Save America’s Treasures funds allocated for 
Federal projects, following approval, shall be available by 
transfer to appropriate accounts of individual agencies. 
CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For construction, improvements, repair or replacement 
of physical facilities, including the modifications authorized 
by section 104 of the Everglades National Park Protection 
and Expansion Act of 1989, $316,201,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $17,000,000 for modified 
water deliveries to Everglades National Park shall be de-
rived by transfer from unobligated balances in the ‘‘Land 
Acquisition and State Assistance’’ account for Everglades 
National Park land acquisitions, and of which $500,000 for 
the Mark Twain Boyhood Home National Historic Land-
mark shall be derived from the Historic Preservation Fund 
pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 470a: Provided, That none of the 
funds available to the National Park Service may be used 
to plan, design, or construct any partnership project with 
a total value in excess of $5,000,000, without advance ap-
proval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the National Park Service may not accept 
donations or services associated with the planning, design, 
or construction of such new facilities without advance ap-
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proval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That funds provided under this 
heading for implementation of modified water deliveries to 
Everglades National Park shall be expended consistent with 
the requirements of the fifth proviso under this heading in 
Public Law 108–108: Provided further, That hereinafter 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, procurements 
for the Mount Rainier National Park Jackson Visitor Cen-
ter replacement and the rehabilitation of Paradise Inn and 
Annex may be issued which include the full scope of the 
facility: Provided further, That the solicitation and contract 
shall contain the clause ‘‘availability of funds’’ found at 
48 CFR 52.232.18: Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided in this or any other Act may be used for planning, 
design, or construction of any underground security screen-
ing or visitor contact facility at the Washington Monument 
until such facility has been approved in writing by the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND 
(RESCISSION) 
The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2006 
by 16 U.S.C. 460l–10a is rescinded. 
LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and 
Water Conservation Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 
460l–4 through 11), including administrative expenses, and
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for acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein, in 
accordance with the statutory authority applicable to the 
National Park Service, $86,005,000, to be derived from the 
Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $30,000,000 is for the State 
assistance program including $1,587,000 for program ad-
ministration: Provided, That none of the funds provided for 
the State assistance program may be used to establish a 
contingency fund. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations for the National Park Service shall be 
available for the purchase of not to exceed 245 passenger 
motor vehicles, of which 199 shall be for replacement only, 
including not to exceed 193 for police-type use, 10 buses, 
and 8 ambulances: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated to the National Park Service may be used to imple-
ment an agreement for the redevelopment of the southern 
end of Ellis Island until such agreement has been submitted 
to the Congress and shall not be implemented prior to the 
expiration of 30 calendar days (not including any day in 
which either House of Congress is not in session because 
of adjournment of more than 3 calendar days to a day cer-
tain) from the receipt by the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the President of the Senate of a full and 
comprehensive report on the development of the southern 
end of Ellis Island, including the facts and circumstances
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relied upon in support of the proposed project: Provided fur-
ther, That in fiscal year 2006 and thereafter, appropria-
tions available to the National Park Service may be used 
to maintain the following areas in Washington, District of 
Columbia: Jackson Place, Madison Place, and Pennsyl-
vania Avenue between 15th and 17th Streets, Northwest. 
None of the funds in this Act may be spent by the Na-
tional Park Service for activities taken in direct response 
to the United Nations Biodiversity Convention. 
The National Park Service may distribute to operating 
units based on the safety record of each unit the costs of 
programs designed to improve workplace and employee safe-
ty, and to encourage employees receiving workers’ com-
pensation benefits pursuant to chapter 81 of title 5, United 
States Code, to return to appropriate positions for which 
they are medically able. 
If the Secretary of the Interior considers the decision 
of any value determination proceeding conducted under a 
National Park Service concession contract issued prior to 
November 13, 1998, to misinterpret or misapply relevant 
contractual requirements or their underlying legal author-
ity, the Secretary may seek, within 180 days of any such 
decision, the de novo review of the value determination by 
the United States Court of Federal Claims, and that court
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may make an order affirming, vacating, modifying or cor-
recting the determination. 
In addition to other uses set forth in section 407(d) 
of Public Law 105–391, franchise fees credited to a sub- 
account shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, 
without further appropriation, for use at any unit within 
the National Park System to extinguish or reduce liability 
for Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender interest. Such 
funds may only be used for this purpose to the extent that 
the benefiting unit anticipated franchise fee receipts over 
the term of the contract at that unit exceed the amount of 
funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees 
at the benefiting unit shall be credited to the sub-account 
of the originating unit over a period not to exceed the term 
of a single contract at the benefiting unit, in the amount 
of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce liability. 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary for the United States Geological 
Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research cov-
ering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the min-
eral and water resources of the United States, its territories 
and possessions, and other areas as authorized by 43 U.S.C. 
31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their mineral and 
water resources; give engineering supervision to power per-
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mittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licens-
ees; administer the minerals exploration program (30 
U.S.C. 641); to conduct inquiries into the economic condi-
tions affecting mining and materials processing industries 
(30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(1)) and related 
purposes as authorized by law; and to publish and dissemi-
nate data relative to the foregoing activities; $963,057,000, 
of which $63,770,000 shall be available only for cooperation 
with States or municipalities for water resources investiga-
tions; of which $7,791,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for satellite operations; of which $21,720,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2007, for the operation and 
maintenance of facilities and deferred maintenance; of 
which $1,600,000 shall be available until expended for de-
ferred maintenance and capital improvement projects that 
exceed $100,000 in cost; and of which $174,280,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2007, for the biological re-
search activity and the operation of the Cooperative Re-
search Units: Provided, That from the amount provided for 
the biological research activity, $200,000 may be made 
available to the University of Missouri-Columbia to estab-
lish a wetland ecology center of excellence: Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided for the biological research 
activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private 
property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the
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property owner: Provided further, That no part of this ap-
propriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the cost 
of topographic mapping or water resources data collection 
and investigations carried on in cooperation with States 
and municipalities. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
From within the amount appropriated for activities 
of the United States Geological Survey such sums as are 
necessary shall be available for the purchase and replace-
ment of passenger motor vehicles; reimbursement to the 
General Services Administration for security guard serv-
ices; contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and 
for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys 
when it is administratively determined that such proce-
dures are in the public interest; construction and mainte-
nance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; ac-
quisition of lands for gauging stations and observation 
wells; expenses of the United States National Committee on 
Geology; and payment of compensation and expenses of per-
sons on the rolls of the Survey duly appointed to represent 
the United States in the negotiation and administration 
of interstate compacts: Provided, That activities funded by 
appropriations herein made may be accomplished through 
the use of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as 
defined in 31 U.S.C. 6302 et seq.: Provided further, That 
the United States Geological Survey may enter into con-
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tracts or cooperative agreements directly with individuals 
or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, 
without regard to 41 U.S.C. 5, for the temporary or inter-
mittent services of students or recent graduates, who shall 
be considered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 
81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation 
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 pur-
poses. 
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 
ROYALTY AND OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT 
For expenses necessary for minerals leasing and envi-
ronmental studies, regulation of industry operations, and 
collection of royalties, as authorized by law; for enforcing 
laws and regulations applicable to oil, gas, and other min-
erals leases, permits, licenses and operating contracts; and 
for matching grants or cooperative agreements; including 
the purchase of not to exceed eight passenger motor vehicles 
for replacement only, $152,516,000, of which $78,529,000 
shall be available for royalty management activities; and 
an amount not to exceed $122,730,000, to be credited to this 
appropriation and to remain available until expended, 
from additions to receipts resulting from increases to rates 
in effect on August 5, 1993, from rate increases to fee collec-
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tions for Outer Continental Shelf administrative activities 
performed by the Minerals Management Service (MMS) 
over and above the rates in effect on September 30, 1993, 
and from additional fees for Outer Continental Shelf ad-
ministrative activities established after September 30, 1993: 
Provided, That to the extent $122,730,000 in additions to 
receipts are not realized from the sources of receipts stated 
above, the amount needed to reach $122,730,000 shall be 
credited to this appropriation from receipts resulting from 
rental rates for Outer Continental Shelf leases in effect be-
fore August 5, 1993: Provided further, That $3,000,000 for 
computer acquisitions shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses related to 
promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, $15,000 under this heading shall be available for 
refunds of overpayments in connection with certain Indian 
leases in which the Director of MMS concurred with the 
claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian 
allottees or tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable erro-
neous payments: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2006 
and thereafter, MMS may under the royalty-in-kind pro-
gram, or under its authority to transfer oil to the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve, use a portion of the revenues from roy-