ant: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 102 
of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform 
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–412) or any other provision 
of law, the Secretary may aggregate the trust accounts 
of individuals whose whereabouts are unknown for a con-
tinuous period of at least 5 years and shall not be required 
to generate periodic statements of performance for the in-
dividual accounts: Provided further, That with respect to 
the eighth proviso, the Secretary shall continue to main-
tain sufficient records to determine the balance of the indi-
vidual accounts, including any accrued interest and in-
come, and such funds shall remain available to the indi-
vidual account holders. 
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for management of the De-
partment of the Interior and for grants and cooperative 
agreements, as authorized by law, $147,706,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2024; of which not to 
exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and represen-
tation expenses; of which up to $1,000,000 shall be avail-
able for workers compensation payments and unemploy-
ment compensation payments associated with the orderly 
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closure of the United States Bureau of Mines; and of 
which $14,295,000 for Indian land, mineral, and resource 
valuation activities shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, That funds for Indian land, mineral, and re-
source valuation activities may, as needed, be transferred 
to and merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs ‘‘Oper-
ation of Indian Programs’’ and Bureau of Indian Edu-
cation ‘‘Operation of Indian Education Programs’’ ac-
counts and the Office of the Special Trustee ‘‘Federal 
Trust Programs’’ account: Provided further, That funds 
made available through contracts or grants obligated dur-
ing fiscal year 2023, as authorized by the Indian Self-De-
termination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), shall 
remain available until expended by the contractor or 
grantee. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
For fiscal year 2023, up to $400,000 of the payments 
authorized by chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, 
may be retained for administrative expenses of the Pay-
ments in Lieu of Taxes Program: Provided, That the 
amounts provided under this Act specifically for the Pay-
ments in Lieu of Taxes program are the only amounts 
available for payments authorized under chapter 69 of 
title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That in the 
event the sums appropriated for any fiscal year for pay-
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ments pursuant to this chapter are insufficient to make 
the full payments authorized by that chapter to all units 
of local government, then the payment to each local gov-
ernment shall be made proportionally: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may make adjustments to payment to 
individual units of local government to correct for prior 
overpayments or underpayments: Provided further, That 
no payment shall be made pursuant to that chapter to oth-
erwise eligible units of local government if the computed 
amount of the payment is less than $100. 
INSULAR AFFAIRS 
ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES 
For expenses necessary for assistance to territories 
under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior 
and other jurisdictions identified in section 104(e) of Pub-
lic 
Law 
108–188, 
$121,257,000, 
of 
which: 
(1) 
$111,040,000 shall remain available until expended for 
territorial assistance, including general technical assist-
ance, maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral 
reef initiative and natural resources activities, and brown 
tree snake control and research; grants to the judiciary 
in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, as au-
thorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to the Govern-
ment of American Samoa, in addition to current local rev-
enues, for construction and support of governmental func-
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tions; grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands, as 
authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, 
as authorized by law; and grants to the Government of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, as authorized by law (Pub-
lic Law 94–241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $10,217,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2024, for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs: Provided, That 
all financial transactions of the territorial and local gov-
ernments herein provided for, including such transactions 
of all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by 
such governments, may be audited by the Government Ac-
countability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with 
chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant 
funding shall be provided according to those terms of the 
Agreement of the Special Representatives on Future 
United States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mar-
iana Islands approved by Public Law 104–134: Provided 
further, That the funds for the program of operations and 
maintenance improvement are appropriated to institu-
tionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement 
of capital infrastructure with territorial participation and 
cost sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on 
the grantee’s commitment to timely maintenance of its 
capital assets: Provided further, That any appropriation 
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for disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or 
previous appropriations Acts may be used as non–Federal 
matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation 
grants provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170c). 
COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION 
For grants and necessary expenses, $8,463,000, to 
remain available until expended, as provided for in sec-
tions 221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Associa-
tion for the Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of 
the Compacts of Free Association for the Government of 
the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated 
States of Micronesia, as authorized by Public Law 99– 
658 and Public Law 108–188: Provided, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 is for deposit 
into the Compact Trust Fund of the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands as compensation authorized by Public Law 
108–188 for adverse financial and economic impacts. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Sec-
retary may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory 
funds provided under section 104(e) of Public Law 108– 
188 and Public Law 104–134, that are allocated for 
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Guam, to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost 
of direct or guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three per-
cent of the amount of the subsidy transferred for the cost 
of loan administration, for the purposes authorized by the 
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act for 
construction and repair projects in Guam, and such funds 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974: Provided further, That such loans or loan guaran-
tees may be made without regard to the population of the 
area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on 
the types of eligible entities under the Rural Electrifica-
tion Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That 
any funds transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
be in addition to funds otherwise made available to make 
or guarantee loans under such authorities. 
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, 
$103,190,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $76,870,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024. 
DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS 
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire 
suppression operations, fire science and research, emer-
gency rehabilitation, fuels management activities, and 
rural fire assistance by the Department of the Interior, 
$1,202,130,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be for the renova-
tion or construction of fire facilities: Provided, That such 
funds are also available for repayment of advances to 
other appropriation accounts from which funds were pre-
viously transferred for such purposes: Provided further, 
That of the funds provided $304,344,000 is for fuels man-
agement activities: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided $22,470,000 is for burned area rehabilitation: 
Provided further, That persons hired pursuant to 43 
U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished subsistence and lodging 
without cost from funds available from this appropriation: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d, 
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sums received by a bureau or office of the Department 
of the Interior for fire protection rendered pursuant to 42 
U.S.C. 1856 et seq., protection of United States property, 
may be credited to the appropriation from which funds 
were expended to provide that protection, and are avail-
able without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That 
using the amounts designated under this title of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Interior may enter into procurement 
contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for fuels 
management activities, and for training and monitoring 
associated with such fuels management activities on Fed-
eral land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for activities 
that benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further, 
That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement 
between the Federal Government and any non-Federal en-
tity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected 
parties: Provided further, That notwithstanding require-
ments of the Competition in Contracting Act, the Sec-
retary, for purposes of fuels management activities, may 
obtain maximum practicable competition among: (1) local 
private, nonprofit, or cooperative entities; (2) Youth Con-
servation Corps crews, Public Lands Corps (Public Law 
109–154), or related partnerships with State, local, or 
nonprofit youth groups; (3) small or micro-businesses; or 
(4) other entities that will hire or train locally a significant 
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percentage, defined as 50 percent or more, of the project 
workforce to complete such contracts: Provided further, 
That in implementing this section, the Secretary shall de-
velop written guidance to field units to ensure account-
ability and consistent application of the authorities pro-
vided herein: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this heading may be used to reimburse the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine 
Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their re-
sponsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as 
required by section 7 of such Act, in connection with 
wildland fire management activities: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of the Interior may use wildland fire 
appropriations to enter into leases of real property with 
local governments, at or below fair market value, to con-
struct capitalized improvements for fire facilities on such 
leased properties, including but not limited to fire guard 
stations, retardant stations, and other initial attack and 
fire support facilities, and to make advance payments for 
any such lease or for construction activity associated with 
the lease: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Inte-
rior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the 
transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire manage-
ment, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 
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between the Departments when such transfers would fa-
cilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs 
and projects: Provided further, That funds provided for 
wildfire suppression shall be available for support of Fed-
eral emergency response actions: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
for assistance to or through the Department of State in 
connection with forest and rangeland research, technical 
information, and assistance in foreign countries, and, with 
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall be avail-
able to support forestry, wildland fire management, and 
related natural resource activities outside the United 
States and its territories and possessions, including tech-
nical assistance, education and training, and cooperation 
with United States and international organizations: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds provided under this head-
ing, $383,657,000 shall be available for wildfire suppres-
sion operations, and is provided to meet the terms of sec-
tion 4004(b)(5)(B) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2022, and section 1(g)(2) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Con-
gress), as engrossed in the House of Representatives on 
June 8, 2022. 
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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 the Interior—Department-Wide Pro-
grams—Wildland Fire Management’’ for wildfire suppres-
sion operations, $340,000,000, to remain available until 
transferred, is additional new budget authority as speci-
fied for purposes of section 4004(b)(5) of S. Con. Res. 
14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2022, and section 1(g) of H. Res. 
1151 (117th Congress), as engrossed in the House of Rep-
resentatives on June 8, 2022: Provided, That such 
amounts may be transferred to and merged with amounts 
made available under the headings ‘‘Department of Agri-
culture—Forest Service—Wildland Fire Management’’ 
and ‘‘Department of the Interior—Department-Wide Pro-
grams—Wildland Fire Management’’ for wildfire suppres-
sion operations in the fiscal year in which such amounts 
are transferred: Provided further, That amounts may be 
transferred to the ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ accounts 
in the Department of Agriculture or the Department of 
the Interior 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 agen-
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cy to which the funds will be transferred will be obligated 
within 30 days: Provided further, That the transfer au-
thority provided under this heading is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, 
That, in determining whether all wildfire suppression op-
erations funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Wildland 
Fire Management’’ in this and prior appropriations Acts 
to either the Department of Agriculture or the Depart-
ment of the Interior will be obligated within 30 days pur-
suant to the preceding proviso, any funds transferred or 
permitted to be transferred pursuant to any other transfer 
authority provided by law shall be excluded. 
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Department of the In-
terior and any of its component offices and bureaus for 
the response action, including associated activities, per-
formed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 
et seq.), $10,064,000, to remain available until expended. 
ENERGY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Department of the In-
terior to inventory, assess, decommission, reclaim, respond 
to hazardous substance releases, remediate lands pursuant 
to section 40704 of Public Law 117–58 (30 U.S.C. 1245), 
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and carry out the purposes of section 349 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15907), as amended, 
$45,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such amount shall be in addition to amounts 
otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, 
That amounts appropriated under this heading are avail-
able for program management and oversight of these ac-
tivities: Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer 
the funds provided under this heading in this Act to any 
other account in the Department to carry out such pur-
poses, and may expend such funds directly, or through 
grants: Provided further, That these amounts are not 
available to fulfill Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 
et seq.) obligations agreed to in settlement or imposed by 
a court, whether for payment of funds or for work to be 
performed. 
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND 
RESTORATION 
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND 
To conduct natural resource damage assessment, res-
toration activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by 
the Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the 
provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), 
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the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 
et seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 
et seq.), and 54 U.S.C. 100721 et seq., $8,059,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For the operation and maintenance of a departmental 
financial and business management system, data manage-
ment, and information technology improvements of gen-
eral benefit to the Department, cybersecurity, and the con-
solidation of facilities and operations throughout the De-
partment, $118,746,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in 
this Act or any other Act may be used to establish reserves 
in the Working Capital Fund account other than for ac-
crued annual leave and depreciation of equipment without 
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of the Interior may assess reason-
able charges to State, local, and tribal government employ-
ees for training services provided by the National Indian 
Program Training Center, other than training related to 
Public Law 93–638: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may lease or otherwise provide space and related facilities, 
equipment, or professional services of the National Indian 
Program Training Center to State, local and tribal govern-
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ment employees or persons or organizations engaged in 
cultural, educational, or recreational activities (as defined 
in section 3306(a) of title 40, United States Code) at the 
prevailing rate for similar space, facilities, equipment, or 
services in the vicinity of the National Indian Program 
Training Center: Provided further, That all funds received 
pursuant to the two preceding provisos shall be credited 
to this account, shall be available until expended, and shall 
be used by the Secretary for necessary expenses of the 
National Indian Program Training Center: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary may enter into grants and cooper-
ative agreements to support the Office of Natural Re-
source Revenue’s collection and disbursement of royalties, 
fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized 
by law. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
There is hereby authorized for acquisition from avail-
able resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft 
which may be obtained by donation, purchase, or through 
available excess surplus property: Provided, That existing 
aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived 
or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the 
replacement aircraft. 
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OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE 
For necessary expenses for management of the collec-
tion and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral 
revenue proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agree-
ments, as authorized by law, $174,977,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024; of which $69,751,000 
shall remain available until expended for the purpose of 
mineral revenue management activities: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000 shall 
be available for refunds of overpayments in connection 
with certain Indian leases in which the Secretary of the 
Interior concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay 
amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct 
prior unrecoverable erroneous payments. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—INTRA-BUREAU 
SEC. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be 
available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau 
or office), with the approval of the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or re-
pair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or 
equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or 
other unavoidable causes: Provided, That no funds shall 
be made available under this authority until funds specifi-
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cally made available to the Department of the Interior for 
emergencies shall have been exhausted: Provided further, 
That all funds used pursuant to this section must be re-
plenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must be 
requested as promptly as possible. 
EMERGENCY TRANSFER AUTHORITY—DEPARTMENT-WIDE 
SEC. 102. The Secretary of the Interior may author-
ize the expenditure or transfer of any no year appropria-
tion in this title, in addition to the amounts included in 
the budget programs of the several agencies, for the sup-
pression or emergency prevention of wildland fires on or 
threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of the Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of 
burned-over lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency ac-
tions related to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, 
volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contin-
gency planning subsequent to actual oil spills; for response 
and natural resource damage assessment activities related 
to actual oil spills or releases of hazardous substances into 
the environment; for the prevention, suppression, and con-
trol of actual or potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket 
outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, 
pursuant to the authority in section 417(b) of Public Law 
106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7717(b)); for emergency reclamation 
projects under section 410 of Public Law 95–87; and shall 
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transfer, from any no year funds available to the Office 
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, such 
funds as may be necessary to permit assumption of regu-
latory authority in the event a primacy State is not car-
rying out the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining 
Act: Provided, That appropriations made in this title for 
wildland fire operations shall be available for the payment 
of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year, 
and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for de-
struction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in con-
nection with their use for wildland fire operations, with 
such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations cur-
rently available at the time of receipt thereof: Provided 
further, That for wildland fire operations, no funds shall 
be made available under this authority until the Secretary 
determines that funds appropriated for ‘‘wildland fire sup-
pression’’ shall be exhausted within 30 days: Provided fur-
ther, That all funds used pursuant to this section must 
be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which 
must be requested as promptly as possible: Provided fur-
ther, That such replenishment funds shall be used to reim-
burse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emergency 
funds were transferred. 
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AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 103. Appropriations made to the Department 
of the Interior in this title shall be available for services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, when authorized by the Secretary of the Interior, 
in total amount not to exceed $500,000; purchase and re-
placement of motor vehicles, including specially equipped 
law enforcement vehicles; hire, maintenance, and oper-
ation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; pur-
chase of reprints; payment for telephone service in private 
residences in the field, when authorized under regulations 
approved by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when 
authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in so-
cieties or associations which issue publications to members 
only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers 
who are not members. 
AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS, INDIAN TRUST 
MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the 
headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian 
Education, and Office of the Special Trustee for American 
Indians and any unobligated balances from prior appro-
priations Acts made under the same headings shall be 
available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust man-
agement and reform activities. Total funding for historical 
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accounting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically 
designated in this Act for such purpose. The Secretary 
shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations within 60 days of the expenditure or transfer of 
any funds under this section, including the amount ex-
pended or transferred and how the funds will be used. 
REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, BUREAU OF INDIAN 
AFFAIRS 
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redis-
tribute any Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including 
tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by 
transferring funds to address identified, unmet needs, 
dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate 
distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduc-
tion in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 
percent in fiscal year 2023. Under circumstances of dual 
enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate dis-
tribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not 
apply. 
ELLIS, GOVERNORS, AND LIBERTY ISLANDS 
SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire 
lands, waters, or interests therein, including the use of all 
or part of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of 
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New York and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose 
of operating and maintaining facilities in the support of 
transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, 
Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program and 
administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated 
funds, including franchise fees (and other monetary con-
sideration), or by exchange; and the Secretary is author-
ized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, conces-
sion contracts, or other agreements for the use of such 
facilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
may determine reasonable: Provided, That for the pur-
poses of 54 U.S.C. 200306(a), such lands, waters, or in-
terests therein shall be considered to be within the exterior 
boundary of a System unit authorized or established. 
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF INSPECTION FEES 
SEC. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, 
which shall be deposited in the ‘‘Offshore Safety and Envi-
ronmental Enforcement’’ account, from the designated op-
erator for facilities subject to inspection under 43 U.S.C. 
1348(c). 
(b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that 
are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are 
in place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 
2023 shall be— 
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(1) $11,725 for facilities with no wells, but with 
processing equipment or gathering lines; 
(2) $18,984 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, 
with any combination of active or inactive wells; and 
(3) $35,176 for facilities with more than 10 
wells, with any combination of active or inactive 
wells. 
(c) Fees shall be assessed for facilities that are above 
the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and require follow- 
up inspections. Fees for fiscal year 2023 shall be— 
(1) $5,863 for facilities with no wells, but with 
processing or gathering lines; 
(2) $9,492 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with 
any combination of active or inactive wells; and 
(3) $17,588 for facilities with more than 10 
wells, with any combination of active or inactive 
wells. 
(d) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all in-
spections completed in fiscal year 2023. Fees for fiscal 
year 2023 shall be— 
(1) $34,059 per inspection for rigs operating in 
water depths of 500 feet or more; and 
(2) $18,649 per inspection for rigs operating in 
water depths of less than 500 feet. 
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(e) Fees for inspection of well operations conducted 
via non-rig units as outlined in title 30 CFR 250 subparts 
D, E, F, and Q shall be assessed for all inspections com-
pleted in fiscal year 2023. Fees for fiscal year 2023 shall 
be— 
(1) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units op-
erating in water depths of 2,500 feet or more; 
(2) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units op-
erating in water depths between 500 and 2,499 feet; 
and 
(3) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units op-
erating in water depths of less than 500 feet. 
(f) The Secretary shall bill designated operators 
under subsection (b) quarterly, with payment required 
within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill des-
ignated operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of 
the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, 
with payment required within 30 days of billing. The Sec-
retary shall bill designated operators under subsection (d) 
with payment required by the end of the following quarter. 
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND 
BURRO HOLDING FACILITIES 
SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into 
multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organiza-
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tions and other appropriate entities, and may enter into 
multiyear contracts in accordance with the provisions of 
section 3903 of title 41, United States Code (except that 
the 5-year term restriction in subsection (a) shall not 
apply), for the long-term care and maintenance of excess 
wild free roaming horses and burros by such organizations 
or entities on private land. Such cooperative agreements 
and contracts may not exceed 10 years, subject to renewal 
at the discretion of the Secretary. 
MASS MARKING OF SALMONIDS 
SEC. 109. The United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect 
threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement 
a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended 
for harvest, that are released from federally operated or 
federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to 
fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. 
Marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily 
identified by commercial and recreational fishers. 
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS 
SEC. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, during fiscal year 2023, in carrying out work involv-
ing cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments 
or any political subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may 
record obligations against accounts receivable from any 
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such entities, except that total obligations at the end of 
the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 
available at the end of the fiscal year. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR EXPERIENCED SERVICES 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 111. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law relating to Federal grants and cooperative agree-
ments, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make 
grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, pri-
vate nonprofit organizations designated by the Secretary 
of Labor under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
to utilize the talents of older Americans in programs au-
thorized by other provisions of law administered by the 
Secretary and consistent with such provisions of law. 
(b) Prior to awarding any grant or agreement under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the agree-
ment would not— 
(1) result in the displacement of individuals 
currently employed by the Department, including 
partial displacement through reduction of non-over-
time hours, wages, or employment benefits; 
(2) result in the use of an individual under the 
Department of the Interior Experienced Services 
Program for a job or function in a case in which a 
Federal employee is in a layoff status from the same 
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or substantially equivalent job within the Depart-
ment; or 
(3) affect existing contracts for services. 
OBLIGATION OF FUNDS 
SEC. 112. Amounts appropriated by this Act to the 
Department of the Interior shall be available for obligation 
and expenditure not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SEPARATION OF ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 113. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to 
implement an orderly transition to separate accounts of 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian 
Education, may transfer funds among and between the 
successor offices and bureaus affected by the reorganiza-
tion only in conformance with the reprogramming guide-
lines described in this Act. 
PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILT) 
SEC. 114. Section 6906 of title 31, United States 
Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’ 
for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’. 
DISCLOSURE OF DEPARTURE OR ALTERNATE PROCEDURE 
APPROVAL 
SEC. 115. (a) Subject to subsection (b), in any case 
in which the Bureau of Safety and Environmental En-
forcement or the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
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prescribes or approves any departure or use of alternate 
procedure or equipment, in regards to a plan or permit, 
under 30 CFR 585.103; 30 CFR 550.141; 30 CFR 
550.142; 30 CFR 250.141; or 30 CFR 250.142, the head 
of such bureau shall post a description of such departure 
or alternate procedure or equipment use approval on such 
bureau’s publicly available website not more than 15 busi-
ness days after such issuance. 
(b) The head of each bureau may exclude confidential 
business information. 
LONG BRIDGE PROJECT 
SEC. 116. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.— 
On request by the State of Virginia or the District of Co-
lumbia for the purpose of the construction of rail and 
other infrastructure relating to the Long Bridge Project, 
the Secretary of the Interior may convey to the State or 
the District of Columbia, as applicable, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to any portion of the 
approximately 4.4 acres of National Park Service land de-
picted as ‘‘Permanent Impact to NPS Land’’ on the Map 
dated May 15, 2020, that is identified by the State or 
the District of Columbia. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Such conveyance of 
the National Park Service land under subsection (a) shall 
be subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary 
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may require. If such conveyed land is no longer being used 
for the purposes specified in this section, the lands or in-
terests therein shall revert to the National Park Service 
after they have been restored or remediated to the satis-
faction of the Secretary. 
(c) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary and the State or 
the District of Columbia, as applicable, by mutual agree-
ment, may— 
(1) make minor boundary adjustments to the 
National Park Service land to be conveyed to the 
State or the District of Columbia under subsection 
(a); and 
(2) correct any minor errors in the Map re-
ferred to in subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) LONG BRIDGE PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Long 
Bridge Project’’ means the rail project, as identified 
by the Federal Railroad Administration, from 
Rosslyn (RO) Interlocking in Arlington, Virginia, to 
L’Enfant (LE) Interlocking in Washington, DC, 
which includes a bicycle and pedestrian bridge. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service. 
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(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Virginia. 
INTERAGENCY MOTOR POOL 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
or Federal regulation, federally recognized Indian tribes 
or authorized tribal organizations that receive Tribally- 
Controlled School Grants pursuant to Public Law 100– 
297 may obtain interagency motor vehicles and related 
services for performance of any activities carried out 
under such grants to the same extent as if they were con-
tracting under the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act. 
DELAWARE WATER GAP AUTHORITY 
SEC. 118. Section 4(b) of The Delaware Water Gap 
National Recreation Area Improvement Act, as amended 
by section 1 of Public Law 115–101, shall be applied by 
substituting ‘‘2023’’ for ‘‘2021’’. 
NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS AND CORRIDORS 
SEC. 119. (a) Section 109(a) of the Quinebaug and 
Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act 
of 1994 (title I of Public Law 103–449), is amended by 
striking ‘‘$17,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$19,000,000’’. 
(b) Section 409(a) of the Steel Industry American 
Heritage Area Act of 1996 (title IV of division II of Public 
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Law 104–333) is amended by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$22,000,000’’. 
(c) Section 608(a) of the South Carolina National 
Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 (title VI of division II of 
Public 
Law 
104–333) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$17,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$19,000,000’’. 
(d) Subsection 157(h)(1) of the Wheeling National 
Heritage Area Act of 2000 (section 157 of Public Law 
106–291) is amended by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$17,000,000’’. 
(e) Sections 411, 432, and 451 of title IV of the Con-
solidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 
110–229), are each amended by striking ‘‘the date that 
is 15 years after the date of’’ and all that follows through 
the end of each section and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2024.’’. 
(f) Section 512 of the National Aviation Heritage 
Area Act (title V of division J of Public Law 108–447), 
is amended by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
(g) Section 608 of the Oil Region National Heritage 
Area Act (title VI of Public Law 108–447) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. 
(h) Section 125(a) of Public Law 98–398, as amend-
ed by section 402 of Public Law 109–338 (120 Stat. 
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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, 
$5,177,332,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which— 
(1) $1,751,646,000 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 $1,126,096,000 shall be 
for making capitalization grants for the Drinking 
Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of 
the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided, That 
$553,401,264 of the funds made available for cap-
italization grants for the Clean Water State Revolv-
ing Funds and $381,263,499 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 
Act for projects specified for ‘‘STAG—Drinking 
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