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Union Calendar No. 123 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4821 
[Report No. 118–155] 
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2023 
Mr. SIMPSON, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 
bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Department of the Interior, environment, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, 
and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses for protection, use, improve-
ment, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classi-
fication, acquisition of easements and other interests in 
lands, and performance of other functions, including main-
tenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the manage-
ment of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction 
of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general 
administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral 
potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of 
Public Law 96–487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)), $1,180,645,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2025; of which 
$57,140,250 for annual maintenance and deferred mainte-
nance programs and $154,787,000 for the wild horse and 
burro program, as authorized by Public Law 92–195 (16 
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U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That amounts in the fee account of the 
BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund may be used 
for any bureau-related expenses associated with the proc-
essing of oil and gas applications for permits to drill and 
related use of authorizations: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, up to 
$3,500,000 may be made available for the purposes de-
scribed in section 122(e)(1)(A) of division G of Public Law 
115–31 (43 U.S.C. 1748c(e)(1)(A)). 
In addition, $35,000,000 is for Mining Law Adminis-
tration program operations, including the cost of admin-
istering the mining claim fee program, to remain available 
until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the 
Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining 
claim maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby 
authorized for fiscal year 2024, so as to result in a final 
appropriation estimated at not more than $1,170,645,000, 
and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from 
communication site rental fees established by the Bureau 
for the cost of administering communication site activities. 
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS 
For expenses necessary for management, protection, 
and development of resources and for construction, oper-
ation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and 
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other improvements on the revested Oregon and California 
Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Or-
egon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and 
on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or in-
terests therein, including existing connecting roads on or 
adjacent to such grant lands; $60,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That 25 percent of the 
aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year 
from the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant 
lands is hereby made a charge against the Oregon and 
California land-grant fund and shall be transferred to the 
General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the sec-
ond paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of 
August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 2605). 
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS 
For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of 
lands and interests therein, and improvement of Federal 
rangelands pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751), 
notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent 
of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year under 
sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 
315b, 315m) and the amount designated for range im-
provements from grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts 
from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Depart-
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ment of the Interior pursuant to law, but not less than 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for 
administrative expenses. 
SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES 
For administrative expenses and other costs related 
to processing application documents and other authoriza-
tions for use and disposal of public lands and resources, 
for costs of providing copies of official public land docu-
ments, for monitoring construction, operation, and termi-
nation of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, 
and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts 
as may be collected under Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.), and under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing 
Act (30 U.S.C. 185), to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That notwithstanding any provision to the con-
trary of section 305(a) of Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 
1735(a)), any moneys that have been or will be received 
pursuant to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, 
compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate for refund 
pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 
1735(c)), shall be available and may be expended under 
the authority of this Act by the Secretary of the Interior 
to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands ad-
ministered through the Bureau of Land Management 
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which have been damaged by the action of a resource de-
veloper, purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, 
without regard to whether all moneys collected from each 
such action are used on the exact lands damaged which 
led to the action: Provided further, That any such moneys 
that are in excess of amounts needed to repair damage 
to the exact land for which funds were collected may be 
used to repair other damaged public lands. 
MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS 
In addition to amounts authorized to be expended 
under existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such 
amounts as may be contributed under section 307 of Pub-
lic Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1737), and such amounts as 
may be advanced for administrative costs, surveys, ap-
praisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands 
under section 211(b) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1721(b)), to 
remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the 
operations funded under this Act by direct expenditure, 
contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and reimburs-
able agreements with public and private entities, including 
with States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be avail-
able for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of tem-
porary structures, and alteration and maintenance of nec-
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essary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the 
United States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at 
the discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence 
concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau; 
miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement ac-
tivities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be 
accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to 
exceed $10,000: Provided, That notwithstanding Public 
Law 90–620 (44 U.S.C. 501), the Bureau may, under co-
operative cost-sharing and partnership arrangements au-
thorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators 
in connection with jointly produced publications for which 
the cooperators share the cost of printing either in cash 
or in services, and the Bureau determines the cooperator 
is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: Provided 
further, That projects to be funded pursuant to a written 
commitment by a State government to provide an identi-
fied amount of money in support of the project may be 
carried out by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis. 
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific 
and economic studies, general administration, and for the 
performance of other authorized functions related to such 
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resources, $1,340,019,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025: Provided, That not to exceed 
$21,058,200 shall be used for implementing subsections 
(a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) (except for processing 
petitions, developing and issuing proposed and final regu-
lations, and taking any other steps to implement actions 
described 
in 
subsection 
(c)(2)(A), 
(c)(2)(B)(i), 
or 
(c)(2)(B)(ii) of such section). 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, improvement, acquisition, or re-
moval of buildings and other facilities required in the con-
servation, management, investigation, protection, and uti-
lization of fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition 
of lands and interests therein; $15,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION 
FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), 
$22,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be de-
rived from the Cooperative Endangered Species Conserva-
tion Fund. 
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NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND 
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of Octo-
ber 17, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $13,228,000. 
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 
of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 4401 et seq.), $48,500,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
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 Ele-
phant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the 
Asian Elephant Conservation 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 Con-
servation 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, 
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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 imple-
mentation 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: Pro-
vided, That of the amount provided herein, $6,200,000 is 
for a competitive grant program for Indian Tribes not sub-
ject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Pro-
vided further, That $7,612,000 is for a competitive grant 
program to implement approved plans for States, terri-
tories, and other jurisdictions and at the discretion of af-
fected States, the regional Associations of fish and wildlife 
agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of this 
appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 
after deducting $13,812,000 and administrative expenses, 
apportion the amount provided herein in the following 
manner: (1) to the District of Columbia and to the Com-
monwealth 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 Inte-
rior shall apportion the remaining amount in the following 
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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 para-
graph shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall 
be apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the 
amount available for apportionment 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 ap-
portioned in 2024 to any State, territory, or other jurisdic-
tion that remains unobligated as of September 30, 2025, 
shall be reapportioned, together with funds appropriated 
in 2026, in the manner provided herein. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may 
carry out the operations of Service programs by direct ex-
penditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and 
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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 reservation 
areas caused by operations of the Service; options for the 
purchase of land at not to exceed one dollar for each op-
tion; facilities incident to such public recreational uses on 
conservation areas as are consistent with their primary 
purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquar-
ia, 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 man-
agement, and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: 
Provided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the Serv-
ice may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership 
arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services 
from cooperators in connection with jointly produced pub-
lications for which the cooperators share at least one-half 
the cost of printing either in cash or services and the Serv-
ice determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accept-
ed quality standards: Provided further, That the Service 
may accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing 
aircraft: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3302, all fees collected for non-toxic shot review and ap-
proval shall be deposited under the heading ‘‘United 
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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 revis-
ing regulations as necessary, and shall remain available 
until expended. 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM 
For expenses necessary for the management, oper-
ation, and maintenance of areas and facilities adminis-
tered by the National Park Service and for the general 
administration 
of 
the 
National 
Park 
Service, 
$2,654,000,000, of which $11,661,000 shall be for plan-
ning and interagency coordination in support of Ever-
glades restoration, and $15,000,000 shall be for uses au-
thorized by section 101122 of title 54, United States 
Code, to remain available until September 30, 2025: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated under this heading 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), 
$2,500,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall 
be made available for the purposes specified by that Act. 
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In addition, for purposes described in section 2404 
of Public Law 116–9, an amount equal to the amount de-
posited 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 de-
rived from such Fund. 
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out recreation pro-
grams, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage 
partnership programs, environmental compliance and re-
view, international park affairs, and grant administration, 
not otherwise provided for, $80,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025. 
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), $175,400,000, to be derived 
from the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025, 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 
Management 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 
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individual projects shall only be eligible for one grant: Pro-
vided further, That all projects to be funded shall be ap-
proved by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation 
with the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That of the funds provided for the 
Historic Preservation Fund, $30,250,000 is for the Com-
petitive Grants Subactivity; $11,000,000 is for grants to 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities; $12,500,000 
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 His-
toric 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 Historic Preservation Act; and 
$10,000,000 is for a competitive grant program to honor 
the semiquincentennial anniversary of the United States 
by restoring and preserving sites and structures listed on 
the National Register of Historic Places that commemo-
rate the founding of the nation: 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 or-
ganizations, local governments, including Certified Local 
Governments, and nonprofit organizations. 
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CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, improvements, repair, or replace-
ment of physical facilities, and related equipment, and 
compliance and planning for programs and areas adminis-
tered by the National Park Service, $114,600,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, for any project ini-
tially funded in fiscal year 2024 with a future phase indi-
cated in the National Park Service 5–Year Line Item Con-
struction 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: Pro-
vided 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 appro-
priation: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, 
in accordance with current reprogramming thresholds, 
prior to making any charges authorized under this head-
ing. 
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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 re-
main 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 do-
nated 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 ex-
penditure 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 an-
ticipated franchise fee receipts over the term of the con-
tract at that unit exceed the amount of funds used to ex-
tinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees at the benefit-
ting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the origi-
nating unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single 
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contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount of funds 
so expended to extinguish or reduce liability. 
For the costs of administration of the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 
105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act 
of 2006 (Public Law 109–432), the National Park Service 
may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are au-
thorized to be disbursed under such section, such retained 
amounts to remain available until expended. 
National Park Service funds may be transferred to 
the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Depart-
ment of Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 
U.S.C. 203. Transfers may include a reasonable amount 
for FHWA administrative support costs. 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary for the United States Geo-
logical Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and re-
search covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, 
and the mineral and water resources of the United States, 
its territories and possessions, and other areas as author-
ized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as 
to their mineral and water resources; give engineering su-
pervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission licensees; administer the minerals ex-
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ploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into 
the economic conditions affecting mining and materials 
processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 
U.S.C. 98g(a)(1)) and related purposes as authorized by 
law; and to publish and disseminate data relative to the 
foregoing activities; $1,347,460,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2025; of which $84,788,000 shall re-
main available until expended for satellite operations; and 
of which $39,030,000 shall be available until expended for 
deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects 
that exceed $100,000 in cost: Provided, That none of the 
funds provided for the ecosystem research activity shall 
be used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless 
specifically authorized in writing by the property owner: 
Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall 
be used to pay more than one-half the cost of topographic 
mapping or water resources data collection and investiga-
tions conducted in cooperation with States and municipali-
ties. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
From within the amount appropriated for activities 
of the United States Geological Survey such sums as are 
necessary shall be available for contracting for the fur-
nishing of topographic maps and for the making of geo-
physical or other specialized surveys when it is administra-
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tively determined that such procedures are in the public 
interest; construction and maintenance of necessary build-
ings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for 
gauging stations, observation wells, and seismic equip-
ment; expenses of the United States National Committee 
for Geological Sciences; and payment of compensation and 
expenses of persons employed by the Survey duly ap-
pointed to represent the United States in the negotiation 
and administration of interstate compacts: Provided, That 
activities funded by appropriations herein may be accom-
plished through the use of contracts, grants, or coopera-
tive agreements (including noncompetitive cooperative 
agreements with Tribes) as defined in section 6302 of title 
31, United States Code: Provided further, That the United 
States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or coop-
erative agreements directly with individuals or indirectly 
with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without re-
gard to 41 U.S.C. 6101, for the temporary or intermittent 
services of students or recent graduates, who shall be con-
sidered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 
of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation 
for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not 
be considered to be Federal employees for any other pur-
poses. 
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BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
For expenses necessary for granting and admin-
istering leases, easements, rights-of-way, and agreements 
for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and ma-
rine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf and 
approving operations related thereto, as authorized by law; 
for environmental studies, as authorized by law; for imple-
menting other laws and to the extent provided by Presi-
dential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants 
or cooperative agreements, $210,000,000, of which 
$154,000,000 is to remain available until September 30, 
2025, and of which $56,000,000 is to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That this total appropriation 
shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary of 
the Interior and credited to this appropriation from addi-
tions to receipts resulting from increases to lease rental 
rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery 
fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Ocean En-
ergy Management pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and 
miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided further, 
That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such 
collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to re-
sult in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated 
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at not more than $154,000,000: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable ex-
penses related to promoting volunteer beach and marine 
cleanup activities. 
BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
ENFORCEMENT 
OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT 
For expenses necessary for the regulation of oper-
ations related to leases, easements, rights-of-way, and 
agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, 
and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental 
Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and imple-
menting laws and regulations as authorized by law and 
to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial dele-
gation; and for matching grants or cooperative agree-
ments, $172,000,000, of which $141,000,000 is to remain 
available until September 30, 2025, and of which 
$31,000,000 is to remain available until expended, includ-
ing $3,000,000 for offshore decommissioning activities: 
Provided, That this total appropriation shall be reduced 
by amounts collected by the Secretary of the Interior and 
credited to this appropriation from additions to receipts 
resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on 
August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activi-
ties conducted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
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Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and 
miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided further, 
That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such 
collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to re-
sult in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriation estimated 
at not more than $144,000,000. 
For an additional amount, $33,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, to be reduced by amounts col-
lected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation, 
which shall be derived from non-refundable inspection fees 
collected in fiscal year 2024, as provided in this Act: Pro-
vided, That to the extent that amounts realized from such 
inspection fees exceed $33,000,000, the amounts realized 
in excess of $33,000,000 shall be credited to this appro-
priation and remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That for fiscal year 2024, not less than 50 percent 
of the inspection fees expended by the Bureau of Safety 
and Environmental Enforcement will be used to fund per-
sonnel and mission-related costs to expand capacity and 
expedite the orderly development, subject to environmental 
safeguards, of the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et 
seq.), including the review of applications for permits to 
drill. 
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OIL SPILL RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 
1016; title IV, sections 4202 and 4303; title VII; and title 
VIII, section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 
$15,099,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li-
ability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND 
ENFORCEMENT 
REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977, Public Law 95–87, $108,923,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025, of which $65,000,000 shall 
be available for State and Tribal regulatory grants: Pro-
vided, That appropriations for the Office of Surface Min-
ing Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for the 
travel and per diem expenses of State and Tribal per-
sonnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 
and Enforcement sponsored training. 
In addition, for costs to review, administer, and en-
force permits issued by the Office pursuant to section 507 
of Public Law 95–87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That fees as-
sessed and collected by the Office pursuant to such section 
507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary off-
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setting collections, to remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced as collections are re-
ceived during the fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal 
year 2024 appropriation estimated at not more than 
$108,923,000. 
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 
Public Law 95–87, $34,000,000, to be derived from re-
ceipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That pursuant 
to Public Law 97–365, the Department of the Interior is 
authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of 
the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government 
to pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under title IV of Public 
Law 95–87 may be used for any required non-Federal 
share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal Gov-
ernment for the purpose of environmental restoration re-
lated to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage 
from abandoned mines: Provided further, That such 
projects must be consistent with the purposes and prior-
ities of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: 
Provided further, That amounts provided under this head-
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ing may be used for the travel and per diem expenses of 
State and Tribal personnel attending Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. 
In addition, $136,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for payments to States and federally recognized 
Indian Tribes for reclamation of abandoned mine lands 
and other related activities in accordance with the terms 
and conditions described in the report accompanying this 
Act: Provided, That such additional amount shall be used 
for economic and community development in conjunction 
with the priorities described in section 403(a) of the Sur-
face Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 
U.S.C. 1233(a)): Provided further, That of such additional 
amount, $89,042,000 shall be distributed in equal 
amounts to the three Appalachian States with the greatest 
amount of unfunded needs to meet the priorities described 
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of such section, $35,218,000 
shall be distributed in equal amounts to the three Appa-
lachian States with the subsequent greatest amount of un-
funded needs to meet such priorities, and $11,740,000 
shall be for grants to federally recognized Indian Tribes, 
without regard to their status as certified or uncertified 
under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act 
of 1977, for reclamation of abandoned mine lands and 
other related activities in accordance with the terms and 
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conditions described in the report accompanying this Act 
and shall be used for economic and community develop-
ment in conjunction with the priorities in section 403(a) 
of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977: Provided further, That such payments shall be made 
to States and federally recognized Indian Tribes not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That if payments have not been made 
by the date specified in the preceding proviso, the amount 
appropriated for salaries and expenses under the heading 
‘‘Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’’ 
shall be reduced by $100,000 per day until such payments 
have been made. 
INDIAN AFFAIRS 
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 
programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act 
of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13) and the Indian Self- 
Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), $2,010,574,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2025, except as otherwise provided 
herein; of which not to exceed $8,500 may be for official 
reception and representation expenses; of which not to ex-
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ceed $78,494,000 shall be for welfare assistance pay-
ments: Provided, That in cases of designated Federal dis-
asters, the Secretary of the Interior may exceed such cap 
for welfare payments from the amounts provided herein, 
to provide for disaster relief to Indian communities af-
fected by the disaster: Provided further, That federally rec-
ognized Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations of feder-
ally recognized Indian Tribes may use their Tribal priority 
allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $83,402,000 shall remain 
available until expended for housing improvement, road 
maintenance, land acquisition, attorney fees, litigation 
support, land records improvement, hearings and appeals, 
and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program: Provided fur-
ther, That any forestry funds allocated to a federally rec-
ognized Tribe which remain unobligated as of September 
30, 2025, may be transferred during fiscal year 2026 to 
an Indian forest land assistance account established for 
the benefit of the holder of the funds within the holder’s 
trust fund account: Provided further, That any such unob-
ligated balances not so transferred shall expire on Sep-
tember 30, 2026: Provided further, That in order to en-
hance the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau 
may use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying 
articles of clothing for personnel: Provided further, That 
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not to exceed $7,096,000 in funds for trust, probate, and 
administrative functions may, as needed, be transferred 
to the Office of the Secretary, ‘‘Departmental Operations’’ 
account: Provided further, That the Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs may accept transfers of funds from United States 
Customs and Border Protection to supplement any other 
funding available for reconstruction or repair of roads 
owned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as identified on 
the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory, 23 
U.S.C. 202(b)(1). 
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS 
For payments to Tribes and Tribal organizations for 
contract support costs associated with Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act agreements with 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian 
Education for fiscal year 2024, such sums as may be nec-
essary, which shall be available for obligation through Sep-
tember 30, 2025: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account. 
PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES 
For payments to Tribes and Tribal organizations for 
leases pursuant to section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
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5324(l)) for fiscal year 2024, such sums as may be nec-
essary, which shall be available for obligation through Sep-
tember 30, 2025: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for transfer to another 
budget account. 
CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For construction, repair, improvement, and mainte-
nance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, 
and other facilities, including architectural and engineer-
ing services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests 
in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for 
construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pur-
suant to Public Law 87–483; $153,309,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such amounts as 
may be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian 
Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of 
Reclamation: Provided further, That any funds provided 
for the Safety of Dams program pursuant to the Act of 
November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), shall be made available 
on a nonreimbursable basis: Provided further, That this 
appropriation may be reimbursed from the Bureau of 
Trust Fund Administration appropriation for the appro-
priate share of construction costs for space expansion 
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needed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementa-
tion: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be derived from the 
Indian Irrigation Fund established by section 3211 of the 
WIIN Act (Public Law 114–322; 130 Stat. 1749): Pro-
vided further, That amounts provided under this heading 
are made available for the modernization of Federal field 
communication capabilities, in addition to amounts other-
wise made available for such purpose. 
INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND 
MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO INDIANS 
For payments and necessary administrative expenses 
for implementation of Indian land and water claim settle-
ments pursuant to Public Laws 99–264 and 116–260, and 
for implementation of other land and water rights settle-
ments, $825,000, to remain available until expended. 
INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, 
$11,744,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025, of which $2,680,000 is for administrative expenses, 
as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 
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any part of which is to be guaranteed or insured, not to 
exceed $150,213,551. 
BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION 
OPERATION OF INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 
education programs, as authorized by law, including the 
Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 
1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Education Amend-
ments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001–2019), and the Tribally 
Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), 
$1,131,617,000 to remain available until September 30, 
2025, except as otherwise provided herein: Provided, That 
federally recognized Indian Tribes and Tribal organiza-
tions of federally recognized Indian Tribes may use their 
Tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance 
costs: Provided further, That not to exceed $833,592,000 
for school operations costs of Bureau-funded schools and 
other education programs shall become available on July 
1, 2024, and shall remain available until September 30, 
2025: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian 
Self–Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) 
and section 1128 of the Education Amendments of 1978 
(25 U.S.C. 2008), not to exceed $95,822,000 within and 
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only from such amounts made available for school oper-
ations shall be available for administrative cost grants as-
sociated with grants approved prior to July 1, 2024: Pro-
vided further, That in order to enhance the safety of Bu-
reau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to pur-
chase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for 
personnel. 
EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, repair, improvement, and mainte-
nance of buildings, utilities, and other facilities necessary 
for the operation of Indian education programs, including 
architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisi-
tion of lands, and interests in lands; $267,887,000 to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That in order to 
ensure timely completion of construction projects, the Sec-
retary of the Interior may assume control of a project and 
all funds related to the project, if, not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, any 
Public Law 100–297 (25 U.S.C. 2501, et seq.) grantee 
receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior 
Act, has not completed the planning and design phase of 
the project and commenced construction. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of In-
dian Education may carry out the operation of Indian pro-
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grams by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agree-
ments, compacts, and grants, either directly or in coopera-
tion with States and other organizations. 
Notwithstanding Public Law 87–279 (25 U.S.C. 15), 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in 
support of the management, operation, and maintenance 
of the Power Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau 
of Indian Education for central office oversight and Exec-
utive Direction and Administrative Services (except Exec-
utive Direction and Administrative Services funding for 
Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities 
operations and maintenance) shall be available for con-
tracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Indian 
Education under the provisions of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 
(Public Law 103–413). 
In the event any Tribe returns appropriations made 
available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or 
the Bureau of Indian Education, this action shall not di-
minish the Federal Government’s trust responsibility to 
that Tribe, or the government-to-government relationship 
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between the United States and that Tribe, or that Tribe’s 
ability to access future appropriations. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than 
the amounts provided herein for assistance to public 
schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq., shall be available to 
support the operation of any elementary or secondary 
school in the State of Alaska. 
No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Edu-
cation shall be used to support expanded grades for any 
school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place 
or approved by the Secretary of the Interior at each school 
in the Bureau of Indian Education school system as of 
October 1, 1995, except that the Secretary of the Interior 
may waive this prohibition to support expansion of up to 
one additional grade when the Secretary determines such 
waiver is needed to support accomplishment of the mission 
of the Bureau of Indian Education, or more than one 
grade to expand the elementary grade structure for Bu-
reau-funded schools with a K–2 grade structure on Octo-
ber 1, 1996. Appropriations made available in this or any 
prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be avail-
able, in accordance with the Bureau’s funding formula, 
only to the schools in the Bureau school system as of Sep-
tember 1, 1996, and to any school or school program that 
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was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. Funds made available 
under this Act may not be used to establish a charter 
school at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined 
in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 
(25 U.S.C. 2021)), except that a charter school that is 
in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
that has operated at a Bureau-funded school before Sep-
tember 1, 1999, may continue to operate during that pe-
riod, but only if the charter school pays to the Bureau 
a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the Bureau for 
the use of the real and personal property (including buses 
and vans), the funds of the charter school are kept sepa-
rate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does 
not assume any obligation for charter school programs of 
the State in which the school is located if the charter 
school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded 
schools sharing a campus with a charter school and per-
forming functions related to the charter school’s operation 
and employees of a charter school shall not be treated as 
Federal employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 
section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106– 
113, if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indi-
rect and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution 
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formula based on section 5(f) of Public Law 101–301, the 
Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and admin-
istrative cost funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) 
distribution formula. 
Funds available under this Act may not be used to 
establish satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school 
system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary 
may waive this prohibition in order for an Indian Tribe 
to provide language and cultural immersion educational 
programs for non-public schools located within the juris-
dictional area of the Tribal government which exclusively 
serve Tribal members, do not include grades beyond those 
currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, 
provide an educational environment with educator pres-
ence and academic facilities comparable to the Bureau- 
funded school, comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, 
or State health and safety standards, and the Americans 
with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the benefits of es-
tablishing operations at a satellite location in lieu of incur-
ring extraordinary costs, such as for transportation or 
other impacts to students such as those caused by busing 
students extended distances: Provided, That no funds 
available under this Act may be used to fund operations, 
maintenance, rehabilitation, construction, or other facili-
ties-related costs for such assets that are not owned by 
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the Bureau: Provided further, That the term ‘‘satellite 
school’’ means a school location physically separated from 
the existing Bureau school by more than 50 miles but that 
forms part of the existing school in all other respects. 
Funds made available for Tribal Priority Allocations 
within Operation of Indian Programs and Operation of In-
dian Education Programs may be used to execute re-
quested adjustments in Tribal priority allocations initiated 
by an Indian Tribe. 
BUREAU OF TRUST FUNDS ADMINISTRATION 
FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the operation of trust programs for Indians by 
direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
compacts, and grants, $104,176,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which not to exceed $17,867,000 from 
this or any other Act, may be available for settlement sup-
port: Provided, That funds for trust management improve-
ments and litigation support may, as needed, be trans-
ferred to or merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’ and Bureau of Indian 
Education, ‘‘Operation of Indian Education Programs’’ 
accounts; the Office of the Solicitor, ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ account; and the Office of the Secretary, ‘‘Depart-
mental Operations’’ account: Provided further, That funds 
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made available through contracts or grants obligated dur-
ing fiscal year 2024, 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: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to 
provide a quarterly statement of performance for any In-
dian trust account that has not had activity for at least 
15 months and has a balance of $15 or less: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall issue an annual account 
statement and maintain a record of any such accounts and 
shall permit the balance in each such account to be with-
drawn upon the express written request of the account 
holder: Provided further, That not to exceed $100,000 is 
available for the Secretary to make payments to correct 
administrative errors of either disbursements from or de-
posits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts after 
September 30, 2002: Provided further, That erroneous 
payments that are recovered shall be credited to and re-
main available in this account for this purpose: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall not be required to rec-
oncile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less than 
$500 unless the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration 
receives proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Ac-
counts claimant: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
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section 102 of the American Indian Trust Fund Manage-
ment 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 un-
known for a continuous period of at least 5 years and shall 
not be required to generate periodic statements of per-
formance for the individual accounts: Provided further, 
That with respect to the preceding proviso, the Secretary 
shall continue to maintain sufficient records to determine 
the balance of the individual accounts, including any ac-
crued interest and income, and such funds shall remain 
available to the individual 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, $67,942,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2025; of which not to exceed 
$15,000 may be for official reception and representation 
expenses; of which up to $1,000,000 shall be available for 
workers compensation payments and unemployment com-
pensation payments associated with the orderly closure of 
the United States Bureau of Mines; and of which 
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$14,958,000 for Indian land, mineral, and resource valu-
ation activities shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That funds for Indian land, mineral, and resource 
valuation activities may, as needed, be transferred to and 
merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs ‘‘Operation of 
Indian Programs’’ and Bureau of Indian Education ‘‘Op-
eration of Indian Education Programs’’ accounts and the 
Bureau of Trust Funds Administration ‘‘Federal Trust 
Programs’’ account: Provided further, That funds made 
available through contracts or grants obligated during fis-
cal year 2024, as authorized by the Indian Self-Deter-
mination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), shall re-
main available until expended by the contractor or grant-
ee. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
For fiscal year 2024, 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-
ments pursuant to this chapter are insufficient to make 
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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, 
$107,857,000, 
of 
which: 
(1) 
$97,640,000 shall remain available until expended for ter-
ritorial assistance, including general technical assistance, 
maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef ini-
tiative 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-
tions; grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands, as 
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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, 2025, 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 
for disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or 
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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, $1,463,000, 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. 
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 
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) 
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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, 
$90,945,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $64,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2025. 
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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, 
$1,097,443,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $12,000,000 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 $247,000,000 is for fuels man-
agement activities: 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, 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 available without fiscal year limitation: Provided fur-
ther, That using the amounts designated under this title 
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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 mon-
itoring associated with such fuels management activities 
on Federal land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for ac-
tivities that benefit resources on Federal land: Provided 
further, That the costs of implementing any cooperative 
agreement between the Federal Government and any non- 
Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by 
the affected parties: Provided further, That notwith-
standing requirements of the Competition in Contracting 
Act, the Secretary, for purposes of fuels management ac-
tivities, may obtain maximum practicable competition 
among: (1) local private, nonprofit, or cooperative entities; 
(2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, Public Lands Corps 
(Public Law 109–154), or related partnerships with State, 
local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) small or micro-busi-
nesses; or (4) other entities that will hire or train locally 
a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent or more, 
of the project workforce to complete such contracts: Pro-
vided further, That in implementing this section, the Sec-
retary shall develop written guidance to field units to en-
sure accountability and consistent application of the au-
thorities provided herein: Provided further, That funds ap-
propriated under this heading may be used to reimburse 
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the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Na-
tional Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying 
out their responsibilities under the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and con-
ference, 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 
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 
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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 251(b)(2)(F)(ii)(I) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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, $350,000,000, to remain available until 
transferred, is additional new budget authority specified 
for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(F) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Pro-
vided, That such amounts may be transferred to and 
merged with amounts made available under the headings 
‘‘Department of Agriculture—Forest Service—Wildland 
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Fire Management’’ and ‘‘Department of the Interior—De-
partment-Wide Programs—Wildland Fire Management’’ 
for wildfire suppression 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 notifica-
tion of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions that all wildfire suppression operations funds appro-
priated under that heading in this and prior appropria-
tions Acts to the agency to which the funds will be trans-
ferred will be obligated within 30 days: Provided further, 
That the transfer authority provided under this heading 
is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by 
law: Provided further, That, in determining whether all 
wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’ in this and 
prior appropriations Acts to either the Department of Ag-
riculture or the Department of the Interior will be obli-
gated within 30 days pursuant to the preceding proviso, 
any funds transferred or permitted to be transferred pur-
suant to any other transfer authority provided by law shall 
be excluded. 
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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.), $9,000,000, 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), 
and carry out the purposes of section 349 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15907), as amended, 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such amount shall be in addition to amounts other-
wise available for such purposes: Provided further, That 
amounts appropriated under this heading are available for 
program management and oversight of these activities: 
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 purposes, 
and may expend such funds directly, or through grants: 
Provided further, That these amounts are not available to 
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fulfill Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) obli-
gations 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.), 
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., $7,750,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For the operation and maintenance of a departmental 
financial and business management system, data manage-
ment, information technology improvements of general 
benefit to the Department, cybersecurity, and the consoli-
dation of facilities and operations throughout the Depart-
ment, $89,758,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act 
or any other Act may be used to establish reserves in the 
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Working Capital Fund account other than for accrued an-
nual leave and depreciation of equipment without prior ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of the Interior may assess reasonable 
charges to State, local, and Tribal government employees 
for training services provided by the National Indian Pro-
gram Training Center, other than training related to Pub-
lic 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 gov-
ernment employees or persons or organizations engaged 
in cultural, educational, or recreational activities (as de-
fined in section 3306(a) of title 40, United States Code) 
at the prevailing rate for similar space, facilities, equip-
ment, 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 
further, That the Secretary may enter into grants and co-
operative agreements to support the Office of Natural Re-
source Revenue’s collection and disbursement of royalties, 
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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. 
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, $157,440,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2025; of which $71,251,000 
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. 
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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-
cally made available to the Department of the Interior for 
emergencies have been exhausted: Provided further, That 
all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished 
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-
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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 
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 
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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. 
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. 
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AUTHORIZED USE OF FUNDS, INDIAN TRUST 
MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Bureau of Indian Affairs,’’ ‘‘Bureau of Indian 
Education,’’ and ‘‘Bureau of Trust Funds Administra-
tion’’ and any unobligated balances from prior appropria-
tions Acts made under the same headings shall be avail-
able for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust manage-
ment and reform activities. Total funding for settlement 
support 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 
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percent in fiscal year 2024. Under circumstances of dual 
enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate dis-
tribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not 
apply. 
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF INSPECTION FEES 
SEC. 106. (a) In fiscal year 2024, 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 
2024 shall be— 
(1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with 
processing equipment or gathering lines; 
(2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, 
with any combination of active or inactive wells; and 
(3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 
wells, with any combination of active or inactive 
wells. 
(c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all in-
spections completed in fiscal year 2024. Fees for fiscal 
year 2024 shall be— 
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(1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in 
water depths of 500 feet or more; and 
(2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in 
water depths of less than 500 feet. 
(d) 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 2024. Fees for fiscal year 2024 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. 
(e) 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. 
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CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND 
BURRO HOLDING FACILITIES 
SEC. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into 
multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organiza-
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. 108. 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. 
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CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS 
SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, during fiscal year 2024, 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 
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. 110. (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 
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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 
or substantially equivalent job within the Depart-
ment; or 
(3) affect existing contracts for services. 
OBLIGATION OF FUNDS 
SEC. 111. 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. 112. 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. 
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PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILT) 
SEC. 113. Section 6906 of title 31, United States 
Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2024’’ 
for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’. 
INTERAGENCY MOTOR POOL 
SEC. 114. 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. 
APPRAISER PAY AUTHORITY 
SEC. 115. For fiscal year 2024, funds made available 
in this or any other Act or otherwise made available to 
the Department of the Interior for the Appraisal and 
Valuation Services Office may be used by the Secretary 
of the Interior to establish higher minimum rates of basic 
pay for employees of the Department of the Interior in 
the Appraiser (GS–1171) job series at grades 11 through 
15 carrying out appraisals of real property and appraisal 
reviews conducted in support of the Department’s realty 
programs at rates no greater than 15 percent above the 
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minimum rates of basic pay normally scheduled, and such 
higher rates shall be consistent with subsections (e) 
through (h) of section 5305 of title 5, United States Code. 
SAGE-GROUSE 
SEC. 116. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)— 
(1) to write or issue a proposed or final rule 
with regard to— 
(A) the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus 
urophasianus); 
(B) the Columbia Basin Distinct Popu-
lation Segment of greater sage-grouse; or 
(C) the Bi-State Distinct Population Seg-
ment of greater sage-grouse; or 
(2) to implement, administer, or enforce— 
(A) the rule submitted by the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to 
‘‘Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 
Bi-State Distinct Population Segment of Great-
er Sage-Grouse’’ (78 Fed. Reg. 64327; pub-
lished October 28, 2013); 
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(B) the rule submitted by the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to 
‘‘Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
Plants; Threatened Status for the Bi-State Dis-
tinct Population Segment of Greater Sage- 
Grouse With Special Rule’’ (78 Fed. Reg. 
64357; published October 28, 2013); or 
(C) the rule submitted by the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to 
‘‘Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
Plants; Threatened Status for the Bi-State Dis-
tinct Population Segment of Greater Sage- 
Grouse With Section 4(d) Rule and Designation 
of Critical Habitat’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 25613; pub-
lished April 27, 2023). 
STATE CONSERVATION GRANTS 
SEC. 117. For expenses necessary to carry out section 
200305 of title 54, United States Code, the National Park 
Service may retain up to 7 percent of the State Conserva-
tion Grants program to provide to States, the District of 
Columbia, and insular areas, as matching grants to sup-
port State program administrative costs. 
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TITLE II 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
For science and technology, including research and 
development activities, which shall include research and 
development activities under the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related costs 
and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment 
and supplies; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; 
and other operating expenses in support of research and 
development, $560,707,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2025: Provided, That of the funds included 
under this heading, $19,475,000 shall be for Research: 
National Priorities as specified in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT 
For environmental programs and management, in-
cluding necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, for 
personnel and related costs and travel expenses; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and oper-
ation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library member-
ships in societies or associations which issue publications 
to members only or at a price to members lower than to 
subscribers who are not members; administrative costs of 
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the brownfields program under the Small Business Liabil-
ity Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; im-
plementation of a coal combustion residual permit pro-
gram under section 2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 
2016; and not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $2,428,959,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025: Provided further, That of 
the funds included under this heading— 
(1) $35,000,000 shall be for Environmental 
Protection: National Priorities as specified in the re-
port accompanying this Act; 
(2) $651,226,000 shall be for Geographic Pro-
grams as specified in the report accompanying this 
Act. 
In addition, $9,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for necessary expenses of activities described in 
section 26(b)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2625(b)(1)): Provided, That fees collected pursu-
ant to that section of that Act and deposited in the ‘‘TSCA 
Service Fee Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting receipts in 
fiscal year 2024 shall be retained and used for necessary 
salaries and expenses in this appropriation and shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That the 
sum herein appropriated in this paragraph from the gen-
eral fund for fiscal year 2024 shall be reduced by the 
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amount of discretionary offsetting receipts received during 
fiscal year 2024, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2024 
appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
than $0: Provided further, That to the extent that amounts 
realized from such receipts exceed $9,000,000, those 
amounts in excess of $9,000,000 shall be deposited in the 
‘‘TSCA Service Fee Fund’’ as discretionary offsetting re-
ceipts in fiscal year 2024, shall be retained and used for 
necessary salaries and expenses in this account, and shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That of 
the funds included in the first paragraph under this head-
ing, the Chemical Risk Review and Reduction program 
project shall be allocated for this fiscal year, excluding the 
amount of any fees appropriated, not less than the amount 
of appropriations for that program project for fiscal year 
2014. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $44,030,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2025. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, 
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or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, 
$24,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehen-
sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil-
ity Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), 
(c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and hire, 
maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $355,856,000, to 
remain available until expended, consisting of such sums 
as are available in the Trust Fund on September 30, 
2023, and not otherwise appropriated from the Trust 
Fund, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) 
and up to $355,856,000 as a payment from general reve-
nues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes 
as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA: Provided, That 
funds appropriated under this heading may be allocated 
to other Federal agencies in accordance with section 
111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, $13,847,000 shall be 
paid to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ appropriation 
to remain available until September 30, 2025, and 
$31,928,000 shall be paid to the ‘‘Science and Tech-
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nology’’ appropriation to remain available until September 
30, 2025. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND 
PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking under-
ground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by sub-
title I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $83,885,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which $60,691,000 
shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank 
cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act; and $23,194,000 shall be for 
carrying out the other provisions of the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code: Provided, That the Administrator is authorized 
to use appropriations made available under this heading 
to implement section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act to provide financial assistance to federally recognized 
Indian Tribes for the development and implementation of 
programs to manage underground storage tanks. 
INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAMS 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environ-
mental Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990, including hire, maintenance, and 
operation of aircraft, $19,865,000, to be derived from the 
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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, 
$2,583,858,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which— 
(1) $535,000,000 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 $460,611,000 shall be for 
making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water 
State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the 
Safe 
Drinking 
Water 
Act: 
Provided, 
That 
$470,139,492 of the funds made available for cap-
italization grants for the Clean Water State Revolv-
ing Funds and $410,309,777 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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Water State Revolving Fund’’ and ‘‘STAG—Clean 
Water State Revolving Fund’’ in the table titled ‘‘In-
terior and Environment Incorporation of Community 
Project Funding Items’’ included in the report ac-
companying this Act, and, for purposes of these 
grants, each grantee shall contribute not less than 
20 percent of the cost of the project unless the 
grantee is approved for a waiver by the Agency: Pro-
vided further, That the Administrator is authorized 
to use up to $1,500,000 of funds made available for 
the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under this 
heading under title VI of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381) to conduct the 
Clean Watersheds Needs Survey: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act, the limitation on 
the amounts in a State water pollution control re-
volving fund that may be used by a State to admin-
ister the fund shall not apply to amounts included 
as principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal 
year 2024 and prior years where such amounts rep-
resent costs of administering the fund to the extent 
that such amounts are or were deemed reasonable by 
the Administrator, accounted for separately from 
other assets in the fund, and used for eligible pur-
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poses of the fund, including administration: Provided 
further, That for fiscal year 2024, notwithstanding 
the provisions of subsections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of 
section 201 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, grants made under title II of such Act for 
American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Marianas, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, and the District of Columbia may also be 
made for the purpose of providing assistance: (1) 
solely for facility plans, design activities, or plans, 
specifications, and estimates for any proposed 
project for the construction of treatment works; and 
(2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of 
privately owned treatment works serving one or 
more principal residences or small commercial estab-
lishments: Provided further, That for fiscal year 
2024, notwithstanding the provisions of such sub-
sections (g)(1), (h), and (l) of section 201 and sec-
tion 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act, funds reserved by the Administrator for grants 
under section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act may also be used to provide assistance: 
(1) solely for facility plans, design activities, or 
plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed 
project for the construction of treatment works; and 
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(2) for the construction, repair, or replacement of 
privately owned treatment works serving one or 
more principal residences or small commercial estab-
lishments: Provided further, That for fiscal year 
2024, notwithstanding any provision of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act and regulations issued 
pursuant thereof, up to a total of $2,000,000 of the 
funds reserved by the Administrator for grants 
under section 518(c) of such Act may also be used 
for grants for training, technical assistance, and 
educational programs relating to the operation and 
management of the treatment works specified in sec-
tion 518(c) of such Act: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2024, funds reserved under section 
518(c) of such Act shall be available for grants only 
to Indian Tribes, as defined in section 518(h) of 
such Act and former Indian reservations in Okla-
homa (as determined by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior) and Native Villages as defined in Public Law 
92–203: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2024, 
notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 
518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 
up to a total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated, 
or $30,000,000, and notwithstanding the limitation 
on amounts in section 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking 
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Water Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds 
appropriated, or $20,000,000, for State Revolving 
Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the Ad-
ministrator for grants under section 518(c) and sec-
tion 1452(i) of such Acts: Provided further, That for 
fiscal year 2024, notwithstanding the amounts speci-
fied in section 205(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the aggregate 
funds appropriated for the Clean Water State Re-
volving Fund program under the Act less any sums 
reserved under section 518(c) of the Act, may be re-
served by the Administrator for grants made under 
title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin 
Islands: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2024, 
notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified 
in section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 
up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated for the 
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs 
under the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved 
by the Administrator for grants made under section 
1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided 
further, That 10 percent of the funds made available 
under this title to each State for Clean Water State 
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Revolving Fund capitalization grants and 14 percent 
of the funds made available under this title to each 
State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund cap-
italization grants shall be used by the State to pro-
vide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the 
form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest 
loans, or grants (or any combination of these), and 
shall be so used by the State only where such funds 
are provided as initial financing for an eligible re-
cipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt 
obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt 
was incurred on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act, or where such debt was incurred prior to 
the date of enactment of this Act if the State, with 
concurrence from the Administrator, determines that 
such funds could be used to help address a threat 
to public health from heightened exposure to lead in 
drinking water or if a Federal or State emergency 
declaration has been issued due to a threat to public 
health from heightened exposure to lead in a munic-
ipal drinking water supply before the date of enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That in a State 
in which such an emergency declaration has been 
issued, the State may use more than 14 percent of 
the funds made available under this title to the 
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State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund cap-
italization grants to provide additional subsidy to eli-
gible recipients: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 1452(o) of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(o)), the Administrator shall 
reserve up to $12,000,000 of the amounts made 
available for fiscal year 2024 for making capitaliza-
tion grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving 
Funds to pay the costs of monitoring for unregu-
lated contaminants under section 1445(a)(2)(C) of 
such Act; 
(2) $29,000,000 shall be for architectural, engi-
neering, planning, design, construction and related 
activities in connection with the construction of high 
priority water and wastewater facilities in the area 
of the southwestern United States, after consultation 
with the appropriate commission: Provided, That no 
funds made available by this Act to address the 
water, wastewater and other critical infrastructure 
needs of the colonias in the United States located in 
the southwestern United States shall be made avail-
able to a county or municipal government unless 
that government has established an enforceable local 
ordinance, or other zoning rule, which prevents in 
that jurisdiction the development or construction of 
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any additional colonia areas, or the development 
within an existing colonia the construction of any 
new home, business, or other structure which lacks 
water, wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure; 
(3) $30,558,000 shall be for grants to the State 
of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater 
infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Vil-
lages: Provided, That of these funds: (A) the State 
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) $80,000,000 shall be to carry out section 
104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
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(CERCLA) (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)), including grants, 
interagency agreements, and associated program 
support costs: Provided, That at least 10 percent 
shall be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty 
counties: Provided further, That for purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ 
means any county that has had 20 percent or more 
of its population living in poverty over the past 30 
years, as measured by the 1993 Small Area Income 
and Poverty Estimates, the 2000 decennial census, 
and the most recent Small Area Income and Poverty 
Estimates, or any territory or possession of the 
United States; 
(5) $105,000,000 shall be for grants under title 
VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; 
(6) $69,927,000 shall be for targeted airshed 
grants in accordance with the terms and conditions 
in the report accompanying this Act; 
(7) $23,221,000 shall be for grants under sub-
sections (a) through (j) of section 1459A of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–19a); 
(8) $30,500,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1464(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–24(d)); 
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(9) $25,011,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1459B of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19b); 
(10) $7,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1459A(l) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19a(l)); 
(11) $27,000,000 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)); 
(12) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 224 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1302b); 
(13) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 226 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1302d); 
(14) $3,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 227 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1302e); 
(15) $3,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1300); 
(16) $50,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1301); 
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(17) $2,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 4304(b) of the America’s Water Infrastructure 
Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 300j-19e); 
(18) $3,000,000 shall be for carrying out sec-
tion 302(a) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 
4282(a)), of which not more than 2 percent shall be 
for administrative costs to carry out such section: 
Provided, That notwithstanding section 302(a) of 
such Act, the Administrator may also provide grants 
pursuant to such authority to Intertribal consortia 
consistent with the requirements in 40 CFR 
35.504(a), to former Indian reservations in Okla-
homa (as determined by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior), and Alaska Native Villages as defined in Pub-
lic Law 92–203; 
(19) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 1459F of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300j–19g); 
(20) $2,000,000 shall be for carrying out sec-
tion 2001 of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115–270, 42 U.S.C. 300j–3c 
note): Provided, That the Administrator may award 
grants to and enter into contracts with Tribes, 
Intertribal consortia, public or private agencies, in-
stitutions, organizations, and individuals, without re-
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gard to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31 and sec-
tion 6101 of title 41, United States Code, and enter 
into interagency agreements as appropriate; 
(21) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 50217(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (33 U.S.C. 1302f(b); Public Law 117–58); 
(22) $5,000,000 shall be for grants under sec-
tion 124 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1276); and 
(23) $1,073,030,000 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-
lection activities subject to terms and conditions 
specified by the Administrator, and under section 
2301 of the Water and Waste Act of 2016 to assist 
States in developing and implementing programs for 
control of coal combustion residuals, of which: 
$36,340,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of 
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CERCLA; $1,505,000 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 provi-
sions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in 
section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code other 
than section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act; $18,512,000 of the funds available for grants 
under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act shall be for State participation in 
national- and State-level statistical surveys 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, $65,974,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 
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 
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principal, including capitalized interest, any part of which 
is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $12,500,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds made available under this 
heading, $5,000,000 shall be used solely for the cost of 
direct loans and for the cost of guaranteed loans for 
projects described in section 5026(9) of the Water Infra-
structure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 to State 
infrastructure financing authorities, as authorized by sec-
tion 5033(e) of such Act: Provided further, That the use 
of direct loans or loan guarantee authority under this 
heading for direct loans or commitments to guarantee 
loans for any project shall be in accordance with the cri-
teria published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2020 
(85 FR 39189) pursuant to the fourth proviso under the 
heading ‘‘Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation 
Program Account’’ in division D of the Further Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94): 
Provided further, That none of the direct loans or loan 
guarantee authority made available under this heading 
shall be available for any project unless the Administrator 
and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
have certified in advance in writing that the direct loan 
or loan guarantee, as applicable, and the project comply 
with the criteria referenced in the previous proviso: Pro-
vided further, That, for the purposes of carrying out the 
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Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office may request, and the Admin-
istrator shall promptly provide, documentation and infor-
mation relating to a project identified in a Letter of Inter-
est submitted to the Administrator pursuant to a Notice 
of Funding Availability for applications for credit assist-
ance under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innova-
tion Act Program, including with respect to a project that 
was initiated or completed before the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
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, $6,026,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2025. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—ENVIRONMENTAL 
PROTECTION AGENCY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For fiscal year 2024, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency’s 
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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-
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 (7 
U.S.C. 136w–8), to remain available until expended. 
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 2024. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency is authorized to collect and obligate fees in accord-
ance with section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6939g) for fiscal year 2024, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
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