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length, beyond that to be constructed pursuant to the 
Modified Water Deliveries to Everglades National Park 
Project (16 U.S.C. § 410r–8), including a continuous 
bridge, or additional bridges or some combination thereof, 
for the Tamiami Trail (U.S. Highway 41) to restore more 
natural water flow to Everglades National Park and Flor-
ida Bay and for the purpose of restoring habitat within 
the Park and the ecological connectivity between the Park 
and the Water Conservation Areas. The feasibility study 
and the recommendation of the Secretary shall be sub-
mitted to the Congress no later than 12 months from the 
date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2009 and hereafter, fees paid by the National 
Park Service to the West Yellowstone/Hebgen Basin Solid 
Waste District will be restricted to operations and mainte-
nance costs of the facility, given the capital contribution 
made by the National Park Service: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a single 
procurement for the construction project at the Jefferson 
Memorial plaza and seawall in Washington, DC, may be 
issued which includes the full scope of the project: Pro-
vided further, That the solicitation and the contract shall 
contain the clause ‘‘availability of funds’’ found at 48 CFR 
52.232.18: Provided further, That the National Park Serv-
ice shall grant funds not to exceed $3,000,000 to the St. 
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Louis Metropolitan Park and Recreation District for the 
purpose of planning and constructing a pedestrian bridge 
to provide safe visitor access to the Jefferson National Ex-
pansion Memorial Arch: Provided further, That the unobli-
gated balances in the Federal Infrastructure Improvement 
Fund under this heading are permanently rescinded. 
LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND 
(RESCISSION) 
The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2009 
by 16 U.S.C. 460l–10a is rescinded. 
LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
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 for acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein, 
in accordance with the statutory authority applicable to 
the National Park Service, $65,190,000, to be derived 
from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to re-
main available until expended, of which $20,000,000 is for 
the State assistance program and of which $4,000,000 is 
available for grants, subject to a match by at least an 
equal amount, to States, regional entities, local commu-
nities, and the private sector for cost-shared fee simple 
acquisition of land or permanent, protective interests in 
land, to preserve, conserve, and enhance nationally signifi-
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cant Civil War Battlefields: Provided, That of the unobli-
gated balances under this heading for State Assistance, 
$1,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 
URBAN PARK AND RECREATION FUND 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this 
heading, $1,300,000 are rescinded. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
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 Sec-
retary, without further appropriation, for use at any unit 
within the National Park System to extinguish or reduce 
liability for Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender in-
terest. 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 ex-
ceed 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. 
For fiscal year 2009 and hereafter, a willing seller 
from whom the Service acquires title to real property may 
be considered a ‘‘displaced person’’ for purposes of the 
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