areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 per-
cent limitation does not apply. 
SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in conveying the Twin Cities Research Center under 
the authority provided by Public Law 104–134, as amend-
ed by Public Law 104–208, the Secretary may accept and 
retain land and other forms of reimbursement: Provided, 
That the Secretary may retain and use any such reim-
bursement until expended and without further appropria-
tion: (1) for the benefit of the National Wildlife Refuge 
System within the State of Minnesota; and (2) for all ac-
tivities authorized by 16 U.S.C. 460zz. 
SEC. 107. The Secretary of the Interior may use dis-
cretionary funds to pay private attorney fees and costs for 
employees and former employees of the Department of the 
Interior reasonably incurred in connection with Cobell v. 
Salazar to the extent that such fees and costs are not paid 
by the Department of Justice or by private insurance. In 
no case shall the Secretary make payments under this sec-
tion that would result in payment of hourly fees in excess 
of the highest hourly rate approved by the District Court 
for the District of Columbia for counsel in Cobell v. 
Salazar. 
SEC. 108. The United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect 
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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. 
SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire 
lands, waters, or interests therein including the use of all 
or part of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of 
New York and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose 
of operating and maintaining facilities in the support of 
transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, 
Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program and 
administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated 
funds, including franchise fees (and other monetary con-
sideration), or by exchange; and the Secretary is author-
ized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, conces-
sion contracts or other agreements for the use of such fa-
cilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
determine reasonable. 
SEC. 110. Title 43 U.S.C. 1473, as amended by Pub-
lic Law 111–8, is further amended by striking ‘‘in fiscal 
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years 2008 and 2009 only’’ and inserting ‘‘in fiscal years 
2010 through 2013’’. 
SEC. 111. The Secretary of the Interior may enter 
into cooperative agreements with a State or political sub-
division (including any agency thereof), or any not-for- 
profit organization if the agreement will: (1) serve a mu-
tual interest of the parties to the agreement in carrying 
out the programs administered by the Department of the 
Interior; and (2) all parties will contribute resources to 
the accomplishment of these objectives. At the discretion 
of the Secretary, such agreements shall not be subject to 
a competitive process. 
SEC. 112. Funds provided in this Act for Federal 
land acquisition by the National Park Service for Ice Age 
National Scenic Trail may be used for a grant to a State, 
a local government, or any other land management entity 
for the acquisition of lands without regard to any restric-
tion on the use of Federal land acquisition funds provided 
through the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
1965 as amended. 
SEC. 113. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
sections 109 and 110 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
Management Act (30 U.S.C. 1719 and 1720) shall apply 
to any lease authorizing exploration for or development of 
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coal, any other solid mineral, or any geothermal resource 
on any Federal or Indian lands and any lease, easement, 
right of way, or other agreement, regardless of form, for 
use of the Outer Continental Shelf or any of its resources 
under sections 8(k) or 8(p) of the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(k) and 1337(p)) to the same 
extent as if such lease, easement, right of way, or other 
agreement, regardless of form, were an oil and gas lease, 
except that in such cases the term ‘‘royalty payment’’ shall 
include any payment required by such lease, easement, 
right of way or other agreement, regardless of form, or 
by applicable regulation. 
SEC. 114. (a) In fiscal year 2010, the Minerals Man-
agement Service (MMS) shall collect a non-refundable in-
spection fee, which shall be deposited in the ‘‘Royalty and 
Offshore Minerals Management’’ account, from the des-
ignated operator for facilities subject to inspection by 
MMS under 43 U.S.C. 1348(c) that are above the water-
line, except mobile offshore drilling units, and are in place 
at the start of fiscal year 2010. 
(b) Fees for 2010 shall be: 
(1) $2,000 for facilities with no wells, but with 
processing equipment or gathering lines; 
(2) $3,250 for facilities with one to ten wells, 
with any combination of active or inactive wells; and 
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(3) $6,000 for facilities with more than ten 
wells, with any combination of active or inactive 
wells. 
(c) MMS will bill designated operators within 60 days 
of enactment of this bill, with payment required within 
30 days of billing. 
SEC. 115. Section 4 of Public Law 89-565, as amend-
ed, (16 U.S.C. 282c), relating to San Juan Island Na-
tional Historic Park, is amended by striking ‘‘$5,575,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$13,575,000’’. 
SEC. 116. Section 1(c)(2) of Public Law 109–441 is 
amended by adding after subparagraph (D) the following 
new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) Minidoka, depicted in a map entitled 
‘Minidoka National Historic Site and Environs 
- Draft Document’, dated May 27, 2009. The 
Secretary is authorized to accept a donation of 
land or interest in land acquired with funds 
provided under this section, as an addition to 
the Minidoka National Historic Site and admin-
istered in accordance with section 313(c)(5) of 
Public Law 110–229. 
‘‘(F) Heart Mountain, depicted in Figure 
6.3 of the Site Document.’’. 
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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, as amended; necessary expenses for personnel and 
related costs and travel expenses; procurement of labora-
tory equipment and supplies; and other operating expenses 
in support of research and development, $849,649,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2011. 
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; and 
not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $3,022,054,000, to remain available until 
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September 30, 2011: Provided, That of the funds included 
under this heading, not less than $628,941,000 shall be 
for the Geographic Programs specified in the explanatory 
statement accompanying this Act. 
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, as amended, $44,791,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2011. 
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, 
$35,001,000, 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), as amended, including sec-
tions 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 
9611) $1,306,541,000, to remain available until expended, 
consisting of such sums as are available in the Trust Fund 
on September 30, 2009, as authorized by section 517(a) 
of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act 
of 1986 (SARA) and up to $1,306,541,000 as a payment 
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from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Super-
fund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of 
SARA, as amended: 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, $9,975,000 shall be paid to the ‘‘Office of 
Inspector General’’ appropriation to remain available until 
September 30, 2011, and $26,834,000 shall be paid to the 
‘‘Science and Technology’’ appropriation to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2011. 
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, as amended, 
$113,101,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $78,671,000 shall be for carrying out leaking un-
derground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by 
section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as 
amended; $34,430,000 shall be for carrying out the other 
provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in sec-
tion 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended: 
Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to use ap-
propriations made available under this heading to imple-
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ment section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to pro-
vide financial assistance to federally recognized Indian 
tribes for the development and implementation of pro-
grams to manage underground storage tanks. 
OIL SPILL RESPONSE 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environ-
mental Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990, $18,379,000, to be derived from 
the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available until 
expended. 
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For environmental programs and infrastructure as-
sistance, including capitalization grants for State revolv-
ing 
funds 
and 
performance 
partnership 
grants, 
$5,215,446,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $2,307,000,000 shall be for making capitalization 
grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under 
title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as 
amended (the ‘‘Act’’); of which $1,443,000,000 shall be 
for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water 
State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act, as amended: Provided, That 
$20,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, plan-
ning, design, construction and related activities in connec-
tion with the construction of high priority water and 
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wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mex-
ico border, after consultation with the appropriate border 
commission; $10,000,000 shall be for grants to the State 
of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater infra-
structure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages: Pro-
vided further, That, of these funds: (1) the State of Alaska 
shall provide a match of 25 percent; and (2) no more than 
5 percent of the funds may be used for administrative and 
overhead expenses; $160,000,000 shall be for making spe-
cial project grants for the construction of drinking water, 
wastewater and storm water infrastructure and for water 
quality protection in accordance with the terms and condi-
tions specified for such grants in the explanatory state-
ment accompanying this Act, and, for purposes of these 
grants, each grantee shall contribute not less than 45 per-
cent of the cost of the project unless the grantee is ap-
proved for a waiver by the Agency; $100,000,000 shall be 
to carry out section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (CERCLA), as amended, including grants, inter-
agency agreements, and associated program support costs; 
$60,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII, subtitle 
G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended; and 
$1,115,446,000 shall be for grants, including associated 
program support costs, to States, federally recognized 
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