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or substantially equivalent job within the Depart-
ment; or 
(3) affect existing contracts for services. 
OBLIGATION OF FUNDS 
SEC. 112. 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. 113. 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. 
PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILT) 
SEC. 114. Section 6906 of title 31, United States 
Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2026’’ 
for ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’. 
DISCLOSURE OF DEPARTURE OR ALTERNATE PROCEDURE 
APPROVAL 
SEC. 115. (a) Subject to subsection (b), in any case 
in which the Bureau of Safety and Environmental En-
forcement or the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
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prescribes or approves any departure or use of alternate 
procedure or equipment, in regards to a plan or permit, 
under 30 CFR 585.103; 30 CFR 550.141; 30 CFR 
550.142; 30 CFR 250.141; or 30 CFR 250.142, the head 
of such bureau shall post a description of such departure 
or alternate procedure or equipment use approval on such 
bureau’s publicly available website not more than 15 busi-
ness days after such issuance. 
(b) The head of each bureau may exclude confidential 
business information. 
LONG BRIDGE PROJECT 
SEC. 116. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCE.— 
Hereafter, until the expiration of authority pursuant to 
subsection (e), on request by the State of Virginia or the 
District of Columbia for the purpose of the construction 
of rail and other infrastructure relating to the Long 
Bridge Project, the Secretary of the Interior may convey 
to the State or the District of Columbia, as applicable, 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to any portion of the approximately 4.4 acres of National 
Park Service land depicted as ‘‘Permanent Impact to NPS 
Land’’ on the Map dated May 15, 2020, that is identified 
by the State or the District of Columbia. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Such conveyance of 
the National Park Service land under subsection (a) shall 
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be subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary 
may require. If such conveyed land is no longer being used 
for the purposes specified in this section, the lands or in-
terests therein shall revert to the National Park Service 
after they have been restored or remediated to the satis-
faction of the Secretary. 
(c) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary and the State or 
the District of Columbia, as applicable, by mutual agree-
ment, may— 
(1) make minor boundary adjustments to the 
National Park Service land to be conveyed to the 
State or the District of Columbia under subsection 
(a); and 
(2) correct any minor errors in the Map re-
ferred to in subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) LONG BRIDGE PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Long 
Bridge Project’’ means the rail project, as identified 
by the Federal Railroad Administration, from 
Rosslyn (RO) Interlocking in Arlington, Virginia, to 
L’Enfant (LE) Interlocking in Washington, DC, 
which includes a bicycle and pedestrian bridge. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service. 
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(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Virginia. 
(e) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 
provided by this section shall expire once the conveyance 
described in subsection (a) has been completed. 
INTERAGENCY MOTOR POOL 
SEC. 117. 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. 118. For fiscal year 2026, 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 
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programs at rates no greater than 15 percent above the 
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. 119. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior to write or issue pursuant to section 4 of the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533)— 
(1) a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse 
(Centrocercus urophasianus); 
(2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin dis-
tinct population segment of greater sage-grouse. 
STATE CONSERVATION GRANTS 
SEC. 120. 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. 
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND DEPOSITS 
SEC. 121. Section 303102 of title 54, United States 
Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2026’’ 
for ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’. 
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INTERIOR AUTHORITY FOR OPERATING EFFICIENCIES 
SEC. 122. (a) In fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the Sec-
retary of the Interior may authorize and execute agree-
ments to achieve operating efficiencies among and between 
two or more component bureaus and offices through the 
following activities: 
(1) co-locating in offices and facilities leased or 
owned by any such component and sharing related 
utilities and equipment; 
(2) detailing or assigning staff on a non-reim-
bursable basis for up to 5 business days; and 
(3) sharing staff and equipment necessary to 
meet mission requirements. 
(b) The authority provided by subsection (a) is to 
support areas of mission alignment between and among 
component bureaus and offices or where geographic prox-
imity allows for efficiencies. 
(c) Bureaus and offices entering into agreements au-
thorized under subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3) shall bear 
costs for such agreements in a manner that reflects their 
approximate benefit and share of total costs, which may 
or may not include indirect costs. 
(d) In furtherance of the requirement in subsection 
(c), the Secretary of the Interior may make transfers of 
funds in advance or on a reimbursable basis. 
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EMERGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT CEILING 
SEC. 123. Section 103101 of title 54, United States 
Code, is amended in subsection (c)(1) by striking 
‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’. 
CONTRIBUTION AUTHORITY EXTENSION 
SEC. 124. Section 113 of division G of Public Law 
113–76, as amended by Public Law 116–6, is further 
amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
LIMITATION 
SEC. 125. If requested by the claimant of any mining 
claim located within the area covered by Public Land 
Order 7921, the Bureau of Land Management shall 
prioritize completion of a validity determination for such 
claim. The Bureau of Land Management shall strive to 
complete any such validity determination not later than 
3 years of receipt of the request. 
RENEWAL 
SEC. 126. The first section of Public Law 99–338 
(100 Stat. 641) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘3 renewals’’ and inserting ‘‘7 
renewals’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘of Southern California Edison 
Company’’. 
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FIELD UNIT LOCAL HIRING 
SEC. 127. The Secretary of the Interior may recruit 
and directly appoint qualified individuals into the competi-
tive service who are certified as maintaining a permanent 
and exclusive residence in the vicinity of a field unit, into 
any position at or below grades GS–9 or WG–15 or equiv-
alent within such field unit: Provided, That any action au-
thorized herein shall be consistent with the merit prin-
ciples of section 2301 of such title 5, and with the public 
notice requirements of section 3327 of such title 5: Pro-
vided further, That appointments under this authority 
shall be considered compliant with all applicable provisions 
of chapter 33 of title 5. 
GRANT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 128. Section 1521 of the American Indian, 
Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art De-
velopment Act (20 U.S.C. 4441) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘private,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘be Native Hawaiians 
or’’ and inserting ‘‘include Native Hawai-
ians and’’; and 
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(ii) by striking the comma at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraphs (B) through 
(D); 
(C) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘of 
office’’; and 
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
subparagraph (B). 
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, $744,195,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027: Provided, That of the funds included 
under this heading, $27,253,000 shall be for Research: 
National Priorities as specified in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act), of which $6,278,000 shall 
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be for projects specified for Science and Technology in the 
table titled ‘‘Interior and Environment Incorporation of 
Community Project Funding Items/Congressionally Di-
rected Spending Items’’ included for this division in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat-
ter preceding division A of this consolidated 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 
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 $40,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $3,114,671,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of amounts 
made available for Environmental Programs and Manage-
ment, not less than $33,024,000 is to carry out the En-
ergy Star Program pursuant to section 324(c) of the En-
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agency agreements, and associated program support 
costs to establish and implement a program to assist 
Alaska Native Regional Corporations, Alaskan Na-
tive Village Corporations, federally-recognized tribes 
in Alaska, Alaska Native Non-Profit Organizations 
and Alaska Native Nonprofit Associations, and 
intertribal consortia comprised of Alaskan tribal en-
tities to address contamination on lands conveyed 
under or pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Set-
tlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that were or 
are contaminated at the time of conveyance and are 
on an inventory of such lands developed and main-
tained by the Environmental Protection Agency: 
Provided, That grants awarded using funds made 
available in this paragraph may be used by a recipi-
ent to supplement other funds provided by the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency through individual 
media or multi-media grants or cooperative agree-
ments: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available in this paragraph, in addition to amounts 
otherwise available for such purposes, the Environ-
mental Protection Agency may reserve up to 
$2,000,000 for salaries, expenses, and administra-
tion of the program and for grants related to such 
program that address contamination on lands con-
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veyed under or pursuant to the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that 
were or are contaminated at the time of conveyance 
and are on the EPA inventory of such lands. 
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 2026 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 2026 shall be reduced by the 
amount of discretionary offsetting receipts received during 
fiscal year 2026, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2026 
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 2026, shall be retained and used for 
necessary salaries and expenses in this account, and shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That of 
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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, $43,250,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027: Provided, That the Office of 
Inspector General shall be subject to the terms, conditions, 
and requirements specified under this heading in Senate 
Report 118–83. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, 
or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, 
$40,676,000, 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, 
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maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $282,749,000, to 
remain available until expended, consisting of such sums 
as are available in the Trust Fund on September 30, 
2025, 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 $282,749,000 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, $11,328,000 shall be 
paid to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ appropriation 
to remain available until September 30, 2027, and 
$17,607,000 shall be paid to the ‘‘Science and Tech-
nology’’ appropriation to remain available until September 
30, 2027: Provided further, That section 122(b)(3) of 
CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9622(b)(3)) shall be applied in this 
fiscal year by inserting before the period: ‘‘, including for 
the hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft’’: Pro-
vided further, That the matter preceding the first proviso 
in section 443(b) of title IV of division G of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328) 
shall be applied in this fiscal year by inserting before the 
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semicolon ‘‘, including for the hire, maintenance, and oper-
ation of aircraft’’: Provided further, That amounts 
repurposed pursuant to the preceding proviso shall con-
tinue to be treated as amounts specified in section 103(b) 
of division A of Public Law 118–5. 
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, $88,903,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which $64,583,000 
shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank 
cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act; and $24,320,000 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 
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