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NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical Migratory 
Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), $5,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant Con-
servation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the Asian Elephant Conserva-
tion Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.), the Rhinoceros and 
Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Great 
Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and the 
Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), 
$20,000,000, 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 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, 
$72,612,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the amount provided herein, $6,000,000 is for a competitive 
grant program for Indian tribes not subject to the remaining provi-
sions of this appropriation: Provided further, That $7,362,000 is 
for a competitive grant program to implement approved plans for 
States, territories, and other jurisdictions and at the discretion 
of affected States, the regional Associations of fish and wildlife 
agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropria-
tion: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, after deducting 
$13,362,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the amount 
provided herein in the following manner: (1) to the District of 
Columbia and to the Commonwealth 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 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum 
equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of the Interior 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 apportion-
ment under this paragraph for any fiscal year or more than 5 
percent of such amount: Provided further, That the Federal share 
of planning grants shall not exceed 75 percent of the total costs 
of such projects and the Federal share of implementation grants 
shall not exceed 65 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 further, 
That any amount apportioned in 2022 to any State, territory, or
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other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of September 30, 
2023, shall be reapportioned, together with funds appropriated in 
2024, in the manner provided herein. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may carry out 
the operations of Service programs by direct expenditure, contracts, 
grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with 
public and private entities. Appropriations and funds available to 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available 
for repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to reserva-
tion areas caused by operations of the Service; options for the 
purchase of land at not to exceed one dollar 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: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the Service may, under 
cooperative cost sharing and partnership arrangements authorized 
by law, procure printing services from cooperators 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 determines the cooperator is capable of meeting 
accepted quality standards: Provided further, That the Service may 
accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, all fees col-
lected for non-toxic shot review and approval shall be deposited 
under the heading ‘‘United States Fish and Wildlife Service— 
Resource Management’’ and shall be available to the Secretary, 
without further appropriation, to be used for expenses of processing 
of such non-toxic shot type or coating applications and revising 
regulations as necessary, and shall remain available until expended. 
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 and for the general administration of the National 
Park Service, $2,767,028,000, of which $11,452,000 for planning 
and interagency coordination in support of Everglades restoration 
and $135,980,000 for maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects 
for constructed assets and $188,184,000 for cyclic maintenance 
projects for constructed assets and cultural resources and 
$5,000,000 for uses authorized by section 101122 of title 54, United 
States Code shall remain available until September 30, 2023: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act 
are available for the purposes of section 5 of Public Law 95– 
348: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 9 of the 400 
Years of African-American History Commission Act (36 U.S.C. note 
prec. 101; Public Law 115–102), $3,300,000 of the funds provided 
under this heading shall be made available for the purposes speci-
fied by that Act: Provided further, That sections (7)(b) and (8)
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of that Act shall be amended by striking ‘‘July 1, 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘July 1, 2023’’. 
In addition, for purposes described in section 2404 of Public 
Law 116–9, an amount equal to the amount deposited in this 
fiscal year into the National Park Medical Services Fund established 
pursuant to such section of such Act, to remain available until 
expended, shall be derived from such Fund. 
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, nat-
ural programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership programs, 
environmental compliance and review, international park affairs, 
and grant administration, not otherwise provided for, $83,910,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2023, of which $3,500,000 
shall be for projects specified for Statutory and Contractual Aid 
in the table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incorporation of 
Community 
Project 
Funding 
Items/Congressionally 
Directed 
Spending Items’’ included for this division in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act). 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the National Historic 
Preservation Act (division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States 
Code), $173,072,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation 
Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2023, of which 
$26,500,000 shall be for Save America’s Treasures grants for 
preservation of nationally significant sites, structures and artifacts 
as authorized by section 7303 of the Omnibus Public Land Manage-
ment Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 3089): Provided, That an individual 
Save America’s Treasures grant shall be matched by non-Federal 
funds: Provided further, That individual projects shall only be 
eligible for one grant: Provided further, That all projects to be 
funded shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior in con-
sultation with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided for the Historic 
Preservation Fund, $1,250,000 is for competitive grants for the 
survey and nomination of properties to the National Register of 
Historic Places and as National Historic Landmarks associated 
with communities currently under-represented, as determined by 
the Secretary; $26,375,000 is for competitive grants to preserve 
the sites and stories of the Civil Rights movement; $10,000,000 
is for grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities; 
$10,000,000 is for competitive grants for the restoration of historic 
properties of national, State, and local significance listed on or 
eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, 
to be made without imposing the usage or direct grant restrictions 
of section 101(e)(3) (54 U.S.C. 302904) of the National Historical 
Preservation Act; $10,000,000 is for a competitive grant program 
to honor the semiquincentennial anniversary of the United States 
by restoring and preserving state-owned sites and structures listed 
on the National Register of Historic Places that commemorate the 
founding of the nation; and $15,272,000 is for projects specified 
for the Historic Preservation Fund in the table titled ‘‘Interior 
and Environment Incorporation of Community Project Funding 
Items/Congressionally Directed Spending Items’’ included for this
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division in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided 
further, That such competitive grants shall be made without 
imposing the matching requirements in section 302902(b)(3) of title 
54, United States Code to States and Indian tribes as defined 
in chapter 3003 of such title, Native Hawaiian organizations, local 
governments, including Certified Local Governments, and non-profit 
organizations. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of phys-
ical facilities, and compliance and planning for programs and areas 
administered by the National Park Service, $225,984,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year 
2022 with a future phase indicated in the National Park Service 
5–Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single procurement may 
be issued which includes the full scope of the project: Provided 
further, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause 
availability of funds found at 48 CFR 52.232–18: Provided further, 
That National Park Service Donations, Park Concessions Franchise 
Fees, and Recreation Fees may be made available for the cost 
of adjustments and changes within the original scope of effort 
for projects funded by the National Park Service Construction 
appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance 
with current reprogramming thresholds, prior to making any 
charges authorized by this section. 
CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section 
101701 of title 54, United States Code, relating to challenge cost 
share agreements, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for Centennial Challenge projects and programs: Provided, That 
not less than 50 percent of the total cost of each project or program 
shall be derived from non-Federal sources in the form of donated 
cash, assets, or a pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable 
letter of credit. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
In addition to other uses set forth in section 101917(c)(2) of 
title 54, United States Code, 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 benefitting 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 benefitting 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 benefitting unit, in the amount 
of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce liability.