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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. 
PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 112. (a) Any proposed new use of the Arizona & California 
Railroad Company’s Right of Way for conveyance of water shall 
not proceed unless the Secretary of the Interior certifies that the 
proposed new use is within the scope of the Right of Way. 
(b) No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the 
Department of the Interior may be used, in relation to any proposal 
to store water underground for the purpose of export, for approval 
of any right-of-way or similar authorization on the Mojave National 
Preserve or lands managed by the Needles Field Office of the 
Bureau of Land Management, or for carrying out any activities 
associated with such right-of-way or similar approval. 
REPUBLIC OF PALAU 
SEC. 113. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), the United 
States Government, through the Secretary of the Interior shall 
provide to the Government of Palau for fiscal year 2015 grants 
in amounts equal to the annual amounts specified in subsections 
(a), (c), and (d) of section 211 of the Compact of Free Association 
between the Government of the United States of America and 
the Government of Palau (48 U.S.C. 1931 note) (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘Compact’’). 
(b) PROGRAMMATIC ASSISTANCE.—Subject to subsection (c), the 
United States shall provide programmatic assistance to the Republic 
of Palau for fiscal year 2015 in amounts equal to the amounts 
provided in subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 221 of the Compact. 
(c) LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The grants and programmatic assistance 
provided under subsections (a) and (b) shall be provided to 
the same extent and in the same manner as the grants and 
assistance were provided in fiscal year 2009. 
(2) TRUST FUND.—If the Government of Palau withdraws 
more than $5,000,000 from the trust fund established under 
section 211(f) of the Compact, amounts to be provided under 
subsections (a) and (b) shall be withheld from the Government 
of Palau. 
EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW 
SEC. 114. Paragraph (1) of section 122(a) of division E of Public 
Law 112–74 (125 Stat. 1013), as amended by section 122 of division 
G of Public Law 113–76 (128 Stat. 314), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘through 2015,’’ in the first sentence and inserting ‘‘through 
2016,’’. 
WILD LANDS FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 115. None of the funds made available in this Act or 
any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
Secretarial Order No. 3310 issued by the Secretary of the Interior 
on December 22, 2010: Provided, That nothing in this section shall 
restrict the Secretary’s authorities under sections 201 and 202
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of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1711 and 1712). 
BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION OPERATED SCHOOLS 
SEC. 116. Section 115(d) of division E of Public Law 112– 
74 (125 Stat. 1010) is amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’. 
REAUTHORIZATION OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY 
FUND 
SEC. 117. Title I of the Department of the Interior, Environ-
ment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 
111–88) is amended in the text under the heading ‘‘FOREST ECO-
SYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND’’ by striking ‘‘2015’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 
VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS 
SEC. 118. Section 4 of Public Law 91–357 (16 U.S.C. 18j), 
as amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘$3,500,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$5,000,000’’. 
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS 
SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
fiscal year 2015, in carrying out work involving 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. 
HERITAGE AREAS 
SEC. 120. (a) Section 109 of title I of Public Law 105–355 
(16 U.S.C. 461 note) shall be applied for fiscal year 2015 by sub-
stituting ‘‘2015’’ for ‘‘2014’’. 
(b) Section 157(h)(1) of title I of Public Law 106–291 (16 U.S.C. 
461 note) is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$11,000,000’’. 
RATIFICATION OF PAYMENTS 
SEC. 121. All payments made to school districts under the 
first section of the Act of June 4, 1948 (62 Stat. 338, chapter 
417; 16 U.S.C. 40a), during the period beginning in fiscal year 
1976 and ending on the date of enactment of this Act are ratified 
and approved, notwithstanding the payments made under chapter 
69 of title 31, United States Code to the units of general local 
government. 
SAGE-GROUSE 
SEC. 122. None of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to write 
or issue pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533)—
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(1) a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus 
urophasianus); 
(2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct popu-
lation segment of greater sage-grouse; 
(3) a final rule for the bi-state distinct population segment 
of greater sage-grouse; or 
(4) a final rule for Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus 
minimus). 
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 Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980; necessary expenses for personnel and 
related costs and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equip-
ment and supplies; and other operating expenses in support of 
research and development, $734,648,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2016: Provided, That of the funds included under 
this heading, $4,100,000 shall be for Research: National Priorities 
as specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT 
For environmental programs and management, including nec-
essary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and 
related costs and travel expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; 
library memberships in societies or associations which issue publica-
tions 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 Liability Relief and 
Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; and not to exceed $19,000 
for official reception and representation expenses, $2,613,679,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That of 
the funds included under this heading, $12,700,000 shall be for 
Environmental Protection: National Priorities as specified in the 
explanatory statement accompanying this Act: Provided further, 
That of the funds included under this heading, $427,737,000 shall 
be for Geographic Programs specified in the explanatory statement 
accompanying this Act: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
under this heading for Information Exchange and Outreach, 
$856,750 of funds made available for the Immediate Office of the 
Administrator and $1,790,750 of funds made available for the Office 
of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations shall be withheld 
from obligation until reports detailed in the explanatory statement 
accompanying this Act are provided to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and 
of the funds provided under this heading for Operations and 
Administration for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 
$741,500 shall be withheld from obligation until such reports are 
provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate.
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HAZARDOUS WASTE ELECTRONIC MANIFEST SYSTEM FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 3024 of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6939g), including the development, 
operation, maintenance, and upgrading of the hazardous waste 
electronic manifest system established by such section, $3,674,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2017. 
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, 
$41,489,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, 
and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, 
the Environmental Protection Agency, $42,317,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 
U.S.C. 9611) $1,088,769,000, to remain available until expended, 
consisting of such sums as are available in the Trust Fund on 
September 30, 2014, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Super-
fund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and 
up to $1,088,769,000 as a payment from general revenues to the 
Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as authorized by sec-
tion 517(b) of SARA: Provided, That funds appropriated under 
this heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accord-
ance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, That of 
the funds appropriated under this heading, $9,939,000 shall be 
paid to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ appropriation to remain 
available until September 30, 2016, and $18,850,000 shall be paid 
to the ‘‘Science and Technology’’ appropriation to remain available 
until September 30, 2016. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground stor-
age tank cleanup activities authorized by subtitle I of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act, $91,941,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $66,572,000 shall be for carrying out leaking 
underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 
9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $25,369,000 shall be for 
carrying out the other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue 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.