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 
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) $105,000,000 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 not more than 25 percent of the amount 
appropriated to carry out section 104(k) of 
CERCLA shall be used for site characterization, as-
sessment, and remediation of facilities described in 
section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of CERCLA: Provided 
further, That at least 10 percent shall be allocated 
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for assistance in persistent poverty counties: Pro-
vided further, That for purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means any coun-
ty that has had 20 percent or more of its population 
living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured 
by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the 
most recent Small Area Income and Poverty Esti-
mates; 
(5) $55,000,000 shall be for grants under title 
VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 
(6) $30,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed 
grants in accordance with the terms and conditions 
in the report accompanying this Act; 
(7) $4,000,000 shall be to carry out the water 
quality program authorized in section 5004(d) of the 
Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation 
Act (Public Law 114–322); 
(8) $25,000,000 shall be for grants and other 
activities under subsections (a) through (j) of section 
1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300j–19a)); 
(9) $25,000,000 shall be for grants and other 
activities under section 1464(d) of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–24(d)); 
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(10) $20,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1459B of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19b)); 
(11) $4,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1459A(l) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j-19a(l)); 
(12) $13,000,000 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)); 
(13) $90,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1301); 
(14) $1,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 4304(b) of America’s Water Infrastructure Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115–270); and 
(15) $1,114,992,000 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-
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lection activities subject to terms and conditions 
specified 
by 
the 
Administrator, 
of 
which: 
$47,745,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of 
CERCLA; $9,646,000 shall be for Environmental 
Information Exchange Network grants, including as-
sociated program support costs; $1,498,000 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 
Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act; $17,848,000 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, $45,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 
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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 $5,490,000,000. 
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, $5,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL 
PROTECTION AGENCY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For fiscal year 2020, 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-
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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, 
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, as 
amended by Public Law 116–8, the Pesticide Registration 
Improvement Extension Act of 2018. 
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 2020. 
The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to 
$320,000,000 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 $150,000 per project. 
For fiscal year 2020, 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 2020 to provide 
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grants to implement the Southeastern New England Wa-
tershed Restoration Program. 
Notwithstanding the limitations on amounts in sec-
tion 320(i)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, not less than $4,000,000 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). 
The fourth paragraph under heading ‘‘Administrative 
Provisions’’ in title II of Public Law 109–54 is amended 
by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
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, 
$875,000: 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. 
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FOREST SERVICE 
FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not 
otherwise provided for, $921,849,000 to remain available 
through September 30, 2021, for (1) the base salary and 
expenses of permanent employees carrying out administra-
tive and general management support functions of the 
Forest Service; (2) the costs of leases for buildings and 
sites where such support functions take place; (3) the 
costs of utility and telecommunication expenses, business 
services, and information technology, including cybersecu-
rity requirements; and (4) such other administrative sup-
port function expenses necessary for the operation of the 
Forest 
Service: 
Provided, 
That 
not 
to 
exceed 
$565,713,000 shall be available for the base salaries and 
expenses described in paragraph (1): Provided further, 
That any unobligated balances available to the Forest 
Service from prior fiscal years for the purposes described 
under this heading shall be transferred to and merged 
with this account: Provided further, That any funding for 
the purposes described under this heading that are author-
ized to be paid by permanent funds or trust funds of the 
Forest Service shall be transferred to and merged with 
this account: Provided further, That none of the funds pro-
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vided to the Forest Service under this Act (other than 
under this heading) may be used to fund indirect expenses 
that before the date of the enactment of this Act were 
provided for through discretionary cost pools. 
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland re-
search as authorized by law, $277,155,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2023: Provided, That of 
the funds provided, $73,174,000 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 AND PRIVATE FORESTRY 
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and pro-
viding technical and financial assistance to States, terri-
tories, possessions, and others, and for forest health man-
agement, and conducting an international program as au-
thorized, $382,894,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2023, as authorized by law; of which 
$75,000,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund to be used for the Forest Legacy Pro-
gram, to remain available until expended. 
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