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LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND 
(RESCISSION) 
The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2008 
by 16 U.S.C. 460l–10a is rescinded. 
LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and 
Water Conservation Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 
460l–4 through 11), including administrative expenses, 
and for acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein, 
in accordance with the statutory authority applicable to 
the National Park Service, $99,402,000, to be derived 
from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to re-
main available until expended, of which $50,000,000 is for 
the State assistance program. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
If the Secretary of the Interior considers that the de-
cision of any value determination proceeding conducted 
under a National Park Service concession contract issued 
prior to November 13, 1998, misinterprets or misapplies 
relevant contractual requirements or their underlying legal 
authority, then the Secretary may seek, within 180 days 
of any such decision, the de novo review of the value deter-
mination by the United States Court of Federal Claims. 
This court may make an order affirming, vacating, modi-
fying or correcting the determination. 
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In addition to other uses set forth in section 407(d) 
of Public Law 105–391, franchise fees credited to a sub- 
account shall be available for expenditure by the Sec-
retary, without further appropriation, for use at any unit 
within the National Park System to extinguish or reduce 
liability for possessory interest or leasehold surrender in-
terest. Such funds may only be used for this purpose to 
the extent that the benefiting unit anticipated franchise 
fee receipts over the term of the contract at that unit ex-
ceed the amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce 
liability. Franchise fees at the benefiting unit shall be 
credited to the sub-account of the originating unit over 
a period not to exceed the term of a single contract at 
the benefiting unit, in the amount of funds so expended 
to extinguish or reduce liability. 
A willing seller from whom the Service acquires title 
to real property may be considered a ‘‘displaced person’’ 
for purposes of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
Real Property Acquisition Policy Act and its implementing 
regulations, whether or not the Service has the authority 
to acquire such property by eminent domain. 
Section 3(f) of the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 
463(f)), related to the National Park System Advisory 
Board, is amended in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
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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-
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(1)) and related purposes as authorized by law; 
and to publish and disseminate data relative to the fore-
going activities; $1,032,764,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009, of which $63,345,000 shall be avail-
able only for cooperation with States or municipalities for 
water resources investigations; of which $32,150,000 shall 
remain available until expended for satellite operations; of 
which $8,023,000 shall be available until expended for de-
ferred maintenance and capital improvement projects; and 
of which $187,114,000 shall be for the biological research 
activity and the operation of the Cooperative Research 
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Units: Provided, That none of the funds provided for the 
biological 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 investigations carried on in 
cooperation with States and municipalities. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
From within the amount appropriated for activities 
of the United States Geological Survey such sums as are 
necessary shall be available for reimbursement to the Gen-
eral Services Administration for security guard services; 
contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and 
for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys 
when it is administratively determined that such proce-
dures are in the public interest; construction and mainte-
nance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; 
acquisition of lands for gauging stations and observation 
wells; expenses of the United States National Committee 
on Geology; and payment of compensation and expenses 
of persons on the rolls of the Survey duly appointed to 
represent the United States in the negotiation and admin-
istration of interstate compacts: Provided, That activities 
funded by appropriations herein made may be accom-
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plished through the use of contracts, grants, or coopera-
tive agreements as defined in 31 U.S.C. 6302 et seq.: Pro-
vided further, That the United States Geological Survey 
may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements di-
rectly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or 
nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 5, 
for the temporary or intermittent services of students or 
recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for 
the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United States 
Code, relating to compensation for travel and work inju-
ries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, re-
lating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Fed-
eral employees for any other purposes. 
MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE 
ROYALTY AND OFFSHORE MINERALS MANAGEMENT 
For expenses necessary for minerals leasing and envi-
ronmental studies, regulation of industry operations, and 
collection of royalties, as authorized by law; for enforcing 
laws and regulations applicable to oil, gas, and other min-
erals leases, permits, licenses and operating contracts; for 
energy-related or other authorized marine-related pur-
poses on the Outer Continental Shelf; and for matching 
grants or cooperative agreements, $153,552,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2009, of which 
$82,371,000 shall be available for royalty management ac-
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tivities; and an amount not to exceed $135,730,000, to 
be credited to this appropriation and to remain available 
until expended, from additions to receipts resulting from 
increases to rates in effect on August 5, 1993, from rate 
increases to fee collections for Outer Continental Shelf ad-
ministrative activities performed by the Minerals Manage-
ment Service (MMS) over and above the rates in effect 
on September 30, 1993, and from additional fees for 
Outer Continental Shelf administrative activities estab-
lished after September 30, 1993: Provided, That to the 
extent $135,730,000 in addition to receipts are not real-
ized from the sources of receipts stated above, the amount 
needed to reach $135,730,000 shall be credited to this ap-
propriation from receipts resulting from rental rates for 
Outer Continental Shelf leases in effect before August 5, 
1993: Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall 
be available for reasonable expenses related to promoting 
volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
$15,000 under this heading shall be available for refunds 
of overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases 
in which the Director of MMS concurred with the claimed 
refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian allottees or 
tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable erroneous pay-
ments: Provided further, That for the costs of administra-
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tion of the Coastal Impact Assistance Program authorized 
by section 31 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 
as amended (43 U.S.C. 1456a), MMS in fiscal years 2008 
through 2010 may retain up to three percent of the 
amounts which are disbursed under section 31(b)(1), such 
retained amounts to remain available until expended. 
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, 
$6,403,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li-
ability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The eighth proviso under the heading of ‘‘Minerals 
Management Service’’ in division E, title I, of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447), 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and Indian accounts’’ after 
‘‘States’’, replacing the term ‘‘provision’’ with ‘‘provi-
sions’’, and inserting ‘‘and (d)’’ after 30 U.S.C. 1721(b). 
None of the funds in this Act shall be used to transfer 
funds from any Federal royalties, rents, and bonuses de-
rived from Federal onshore and offshore oil and gas leases 
issued under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) and the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
U.S.C. 181 et seq.) into the Ultra-Deepwater and Uncon-
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ventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research 
Fund. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35(b) of 
the Mineral Leasing Act, as amended (30 U.S.C. 191(b)), 
before disbursing a payment to a State, the Secretary shall 
deduct 2 percent from the amount payable to that State 
and deposit the amount deducted to miscellaneous receipts 
of the Treasury. 
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, as amended, $117,337,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, 
That the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to regula-
tions, may use directly or through grants to States, mon-
eys collected in fiscal year 2008 for civil penalties assessed 
under section 518 of the Surface Mining Control and Rec-
lamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1268), to reclaim lands 
adversely affected by coal mining practices after August 
3, 1977, to remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for the travel 
and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel at-
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tending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and En-
forcement sponsored training. 
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, as amended, $52,774,000, to be de-
rived from receipts 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 further, That amounts provided under this 
heading 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. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
With funds available for the Technical Innovation 
and Professional Services program in this Act, the Sec-
retary may transfer title for computer hardware, software 
and other technical equipment to State and tribal regu-
latory and reclamation programs. 
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BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER 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), the Indian Self-De-
termination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 
U.S.C. 450 et seq.), as amended, 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.), 
as amended, $2,093,545,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (in-
creased by $1,000,000), to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009 except as otherwise provided herein, of 
which not to exceed $80,179,000 shall be for welfare as-
sistance payments: Provided, That in cases of designated 
Federal disasters, the Secretary may exceed such cap, 
from the amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster 
relief to Indian communities affected by the disaster; not-
withstanding any other provision of law, including but not 
limited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975, as 
amended, not to exceed $149,628,000 shall be available 
for payments for contract support costs associated with 
ongoing contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding 
agreements entered into with the Bureau prior to or dur-
ing fiscal year 2008, as authorized by such Act, except 
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