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COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION 
For grants and necessary expenses, $5,362,000, to re-
main available until expended, as provided for in sections 
221(a)(2), 221(b), 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 Re-
public of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of 
Micronesia, as authorized by Public Law 99–658 and Pub-
lic Law 108–188. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for management of the Depart-
ment of the Interior, $118,845,000; of which $7,915,000 is 
to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
and shall remain available until expended; of which not to 
exceed $8,500 may be for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; and of which up to $1,000,000 shall be avail-
able for workers compensation payments and unemploy-
ment compensation payments associated with the orderly 
closure of the United States Bureau of Mines: Provided, 
That none of the funds in this Act or previous appropria-
tions Acts may be used to establish reserves in the Working 
Capital Fund account other than for accrued annual leave 
and depreciation of equipment without prior approval of 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
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PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES 
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 
20, 
1976, 
as 
amended 
(31 
U.S.C. 
6901–6907), 
$235,062,000, of which not to exceed $400,000 shall be 
available for administrative expenses: Provided, That no 
payment shall be made to otherwise eligible units of local 
government if the computed amount of the payment is less 
than $100. 
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Department of the Inte-
rior and any of its component offices and bureaus for the 
remedial action, including associated activities, of haz-
ardous waste substances, pollutants, or contaminants pur-
suant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9601 
et seq.), $9,923,000, to remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, 
$56,755,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, $39,688,000.
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OFFICE OF SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS 
FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS 
For the operation of trust programs for Indians by di-
rect expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, com-
pacts, and grants, $178,683,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which not to exceed $50,000,000 from this or 
any other Act, shall be available for historical accounting: 
Provided, That funds for trust management improvements 
and litigation support may, as needed, be transferred to or 
merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, ‘‘Operation of 
Indian Programs’’ account; the Office of the Solicitor, ‘‘Sal-
aries and Expenses’’ account; and the Departmental Man-
agement, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available to Tribes and Tribal orga-
nizations through contracts or grants obligated during fis-
cal year 2007, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determina-
tion Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), shall remain avail-
able until expended by the contractor or grantee: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the statute of limitations shall not commence to run on any 
claim, including any claim in litigation pending on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, concerning losses to or 
mismanagement of trust funds, until the affected tribe or 
individual Indian has been furnished with an accounting 
of such funds from which the beneficiary can determine
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whether there has been a loss: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall 
not be required to provide a quarterly statement of perform-
ance for any Indian trust account that has not had activity 
for at least 18 months and has a balance of $15.00 or less: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue an annual 
account statement and maintain a record of any such ac-
counts and shall permit the balance in each such account 
to be withdrawn upon the express written request of the ac-
count holder: Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000 
is available for the Secretary to make payments to correct 
administrative errors of either disbursements from or depos-
its to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts after 
September 30, 2002: Provided further, That erroneous pay-
ments that are recovered shall be credited to and remain 
available in this account for this purpose. 
INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION 
For consolidation of fractional interests in Indian 
lands and expenses associated with redetermining and re-
distributing escheated interests in allotted lands, and for 
necessary expenses to carry out the Indian Land Consolida-
tion Act of 1983, as amended, by direct expenditure or coop-
erative agreement, $39,150,000, to remain available until 
expended, and which may be transferred to the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs and Departmental Management accounts: 
Provided, That funds provided under this heading may be
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expended pursuant to the authorities contained in the pro-
visos under the heading, ‘‘Office of Special Trustee for 
American Indians, Indian Land Consolidation’’ of the Inte-
rior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public 
Law 106–291). 
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND 
RESTORATION 
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND 
To conduct natural resource damage assessment and 
restoration activities by the Department of the Interior nec-
essary to carry out the provisions of the Comprehensive En-
vironmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the 
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), and Pub-
lic Law 101–337, as amended (16 U.S.C. 19jj et seq.), 
$6,109,000, to remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
There is hereby authorized for acquisition from avail-
able resources within the Working Capital Fund, 15 air-
craft, 10 of which shall be for replacement and which may 
be obtained by donation, purchase or through available ex-
cess 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: Provided further, That no programs funded with