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House Report 119-215 - DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2026
[House Report 119-215]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
119th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 119-215
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2026
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July 24, 2025.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Simpson, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
together with
MINORITY VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 4754]
The Committee on Appropriations submits the following
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the
Environmental Protection Agency, and Related Agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.
INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT
Page number
Bill Report
Title I--Department of the Interior........................ 2
15
Title II--Environmental Protection Agency.................. 83
57
Title III--Related Agencies................................ 108
74
Department of Agriculture.......................... 108
74
Department of Health and Human Services............ 127
84
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of
Environmental Quality.......................... 139
90
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board..... 139
90
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native
Culture and Arts Development................... 140
91
Smithsonian Institution............................ 141
91
National Gallery of Art............................ 143
91
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts..... 145
92
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars... 146
92
National Endowment for the Arts.................... 146
92
National Endowment for the Humanities.............. 147
93
Commission of Fine Arts............................ 148
95
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs......... 149
95
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.......... 149
95
National Capital Planning Commission............... 149
96
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum............ 149
96
United States Semiquincentennial Commission........ 150
97
Title IV--General Provisions............................... 151
97
Title V--Other Matters..................................... 203
101
House of Representatives Reporting Requirements....
103
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BILL
The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee has jurisdiction over a diverse group of agencies
responsible for managing Federal lands and national parks,
protecting the environment, reinforcing the Federal commitments
to honor our trust and treaty responsibilities to American
Indians and Alaska Natives, and supporting the arts and
humanities. The activities of these agencies are integral to
the operations of our government.
The bill provides a total of $37,971,000,000 in
discretionary budget authority for fiscal year 2026.
Within the level of funding provided, the bill fully funds
the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, as well as
Contract Support Costs and 105(l) lease costs, and prioritizes
funding for Tribes, domestic energy production, and Wildland
Fire Management activities.
The bill provides $2,904,247,000 for the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA). Within this funding, the bill prioritizes Public
Safety and Justice activities and provides a total of
$771,836,000 for fiscal year 2026. The bill also provides
$1,530,883,000 for the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) and
$8,405,509,000 for the Indian Health Service (IHS). In
addition, the bill provides a fiscal year 2027 advance
appropriations of $6,047,037,000 for the Indian Health Service.
In addition to limiting spending, the bill continues
several important policy provisions from previous years to:
Prohibit funds for EPA to impose mandatory
reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure
management systems.
Prohibit funds to regulate the lead content
of ammunition or fishing tackle under the Toxic
Substances Control Act or any other Act.
Prohibit funds for EPA to implement
permitting requirements for livestock emissions under
the Clean Air Act.
Require the Administration to implement
policies that reflect the carbon neutrality of forest
biomass.
Restrict funding for acquisition of lands or
interests in lands from being used for declarations of
taking or complaints in condemnation.
Prohibit funds for computer networks unless
it blocks access to pornography.
Require the use of American iron and steel
in EPA safe drinking water projects.
And the bill adds new provisions to:
Provide continued access to our public lands
by blocking restrictions on hunting, fishing, and
recreational shooting on Federal lands and ensure
multiple-use of these lands by stopping the prior
administration's ``Conservation and Landscape Health''
rule.
Unleash America's vast energy resources by
reinstating leases for critical minerals; requiring the
Secretary of the Interior to resume onshore oil and gas
lease sales; and conduct offshore lease sales in the
Central Gulf of America Planning Area, the Western Gulf
of America Planning Area, and in the Alaska region.
Block job killing regulations from the prior
Administration related to power plants, ozone, and car
regulations on light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles
that would increase costs and electricity prices for
Americans.
Block multiple U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service rulings from the prior Administration used to
stifle access to land and energy production.
Ensure that ancillary mining activities,
including exploration operations and construction of a
mine access road, are permitted with or without the
discovery of a valuable mineral deposit (a fix to the
Rosemont decision).
Advance forest and land management projects
by addressing the Cottonwood Environmental Law Center
v. United States Forest Service decision.
Prohibit Federal agencies from using the
social cost of carbon in any rulemaking, guidance
document, or environmental decision-making process.
Provide regulatory certainty to farmers,
producers, and impacted industries by clarifying
pesticide labeling.
REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES
The following are the procedures governing reprogramming
actions for programs and activities funded in the Department of
the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act. The agencies funded in this Act are reminded that these
reprogramming guidelines are in effect, and must be complied
with.
Definitions. ``Reprogramming'' as defined in these
procedures, includes the reallocation of funds from one budget
activity, budget line-item, or program area to another within
any appropriation funded in this Act.
For construction, land acquisition, and forest legacy
accounts, a reprogramming constitutes the reallocation of
funds, including unobligated balances, from one construction,
land acquisition, or forest legacy project to another such
project. For fiscal year 2026, a reprogramming also includes
the list of Federal land acquisition projects required to be
submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
pursuant to Section 428(a)(2) of this Act.
A reprogramming shall also consist of any significant
departure from the program described in the agency's budget
justifications. This includes all proposed reorganizations or
other workforce actions detailed below which affect a total of
10 staff members or 10 percent of the staffing of an affected
program or office, whichever is less, even without a change in
funding. Any change to the organization table presented in the
budget justification shall also be subject to this requirement.
Agencies are reminded that this bill continues longstanding
General Guidelines for Reprogramming that require agencies
funded by this Act to submit reorganization proposals for the
Committees' review prior to their implementation. It is noted
that such reprogramming guidelines apply to proposed
reorganizations, workforce restructure, reshaping, transfer of
functions, or bureau-wide downsizing and include closures,
consolidations, and relocations of offices, facilities, and
laboratories. In addition, no agency shall implement any part
of a reorganization that modifies regional or state boundaries
for agencies or bureaus that were in effect as of the date of
enactment of this Act unless approved, consistent with the
General Guidelines for Reprogramming procedures specified
herein. Any such reprogramming request submitted to the
Committee shall include a description of anticipated benefits,
including anticipated efficiencies and cost-savings, as well as
a description of anticipated personnel impacts and funding
changes anticipated to implement the proposal.
General Guidelines for Reprogramming.--
(a) A reprogramming should be made only when an
unforeseen situation arises, and then only if
postponement of the project or the activity until the
next appropriation year would result in actual loss or
damage.
(b) Any project or activity, which may be deferred
through reprogramming, shall not later be accomplished
by means of further reprogramming, but instead, funds
should again be sought for the deferred project or
activity through the regular appropriations process.
(c) Except under the most urgent situations,
reprogramming should not be employed to initiate new
programs or increase allocations specifically denied or
limited by Congress, or to decrease allocations
specifically increased by the Congress.
(d) Reprogramming proposals submitted to the
Committee for approval will be considered as
expeditiously as possible, and the Committee remind the
agencies that in order to process reprogramming
requests, adequate and timely information must be
provided.
Criteria and Exceptions.--A reprogramming must be submitted
to the Committee in writing prior to implementation if it
exceeds $1,000,000 annually or results in an increase or
decrease of more than 10 percent annually in affected programs
or projects, whichever amount is less, with the following
exceptions:
(a) With regard to the Tribal priority allocations of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Bureau of Indian
Education (BIE), there is no restriction on
reprogrammings among these programs. However, the
Bureaus shall report on all reprogrammings made during
a given fiscal year no later than 60 days after the end
of the fiscal year.
(b) With regard to the EPA, the Committee does not
require reprogramming requests associated with the
States and Tribes Partnership Grants or up to a
cumulative total of $5,000,000 from carryover balances
among the individual program areas delineated in the
Environmental Programs and Management account, with no
more than $1,000,000 coming from any individual program
area. No funds, however, shall be reallocated from
individual Geographic Programs.
(c) With regard to the National Park Service (NPS),
the Committee does not require reprogramming requests
associated with the park base within the Park
Management activity in the Operation of the National
Park System Account. The NPS is required to brief the
Committee on spending trends for the park base not
later than 60 days following the enactment of this Act.
Assessments.--``Assessment'' as defined in these procedures
shall refer to any charges, reserves, or holdbacks applied to a
budget activity or budget line-item for costs associated with
general agency administrative costs, overhead costs, working
capital expenses, or contingencies.
(a) No assessment shall be levied against any
program, budget activity, subactivity, budget line
item, or project funded by the Interior, Environment,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act unless such
assessment and the basis therefore are presented to the
Committee in the budget justifications and are
subsequently approved by the Committee. The explanation
for any assessment in the budget justification shall
show the amount of the assessment, the activities
assessed, and the purpose of the funds.
(b) Proposed changes to estimated assessments, as
such estimates were presented in annual budget
justifications, shall be submitted through the
reprogramming process and shall be subject to the same
dollar and reporting criteria as any other
reprogramming.
(c) Each agency or bureau which utilizes assessments
shall submit an annual report to the Committee, which
provides details on the use of all funds assessed from
any other budget activity, line-item, subactivity, or
project.
(d) In no case shall contingency funds or assessments
be used to finance projects and activities disapproved
or limited by Congress or to finance programs or
activities that could be foreseen and included in the
normal budget review process.
(e) New programs requested in the budget should not
be initiated before enactment of the bill without
notification to, and the approval of, the Committee.
This restriction applies to all such actions regardless
of whether a formal reprogramming of funds is required
to begin the program.
Quarterly Reports.--All reprogrammings between budget
activities, budget line-items, program areas, or the more
detailed activity levels shown in this bill, including those
below the monetary thresholds established above, shall be
reported to the Committee within 60 days of the end of each
quarter and shall include cumulative totals for each budget
activity or budget line-item, or construction, land
acquisition, or forest legacy project.
Legacy.--Lands shall not be acquired for more than the
approved appraised value, as addressed in section 301(3) of
Public Law 91-646, unless such acquisitions are submitted to
the Committee for approval in compliance with these procedures.
Land Exchanges.--Land exchanges, wherein the estimated
value of the Federal lands to be exchanged is greater than
$1,000,000, shall not be consummated until the Committee has
had 30 days in which to examine the proposed exchange. In
addition, the Committee shall be provided advance notification
of exchanges valued between $500,000 and $1,000,000.
Budget Structure.--The budget activity or line-item
structure for any agency appropriation account shall not be
altered without advance approval of the Committee.
OTHER COMMITTEE DIRECTION
Acreage Treated.--The Committee recognizes the Department
of the Interior and the Forest Service's intention to moving
beyond acreage treated as a performance metric towards outcome-
focused measurements that accurately reflect the impact of the
agencies' forest restoration work on wildfire risk reduction
and ecosystem resilience. The Committee believes that utilizing
proven, existing, commercially available advanced decision
support tools and analytics are important for accomplishing
this task and evaluating the real-world outcomes of forest
treatments and ensuring Federal investments yield the highest
returns in terms of risk mitigation and ecosystem health. The
Committee directs the Forest Service, in coordination with the
Department of the Interior, to provide the Committee an update
not later than 45 days following the enactment of this Act
regarding how the agencies will report on outcomes beyond acres
treated and what decision support tools, especially those that
are already commercially available, are needed to accomplish
this task.
Advertising.--The Committee directs all agencies to include
advertising contracting information in its fiscal year 2027
budget justification, including total obligations in fiscal
year 2025 and expected obligations for fiscal years 2026 and
2027 for advertising services, and contracts for the
advertising services with small businesses. For small
businesses, both prime contracts and subcontracts, the agency
shall identify obligations associated with small businesses,
small disadvantaged businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned
small businesses, women owned small businesses, and HUBZone
small businesses. The agency shall also report if it has met
its small business goals in each of these categories in fiscal
year 2025.
All of the Above Energy.--The Committee recognizes the
dramatic load growth on the electric grid over the next decade.
The Committee recognizes that in order to increase energy
production to avoid blackouts, an all of the above energy
policy will be necessary to promote grid reliability and
security. The Committee directs the Department of the Interior
to conduct permitting processes as required by statute for all
energy sources in order to promote grid reliability and
security in a timely manner.
Bighorn Sheep.--The Committee is aware that the Forest
Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) use the Western
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies' occupied bighorn
habitat maps, telemetry data, and recent bighorn observations
in conducting Risk of Contact analyses and that risk of contact
models are currently being run on a State-wide basis where
sufficient data exists. The Committee directs the agencies to
complete Risk of Contact analyses using the Western Association
of Fish and Wildlife Agencies' data. The Committee expects the
agencies to continue to share findings transparently and
promptly with other Federal land management agencies, State and
local governments, State wildlife agencies, and State and
Federal animal health professionals, including the Agricultural
Research Service, permittees, and stakeholders. The Committee
further directs the Forest Service and BLM to engage the
Agricultural Research Service and the aforementioned
cooperating agencies and participants to ensure the best
professional scientific understanding of where and if disease
transmission occurs, and the degree of that risk, before making
further management decisions that impact permittees.
Bird Collisions on Federal Property.--The Committee
encourages all agencies funded by this Act to continue to
advance best practices to enhance protections for avian species
and continues direction provided in House Report 117-400
regarding bird collisions.
Cost of Litigation and Lack of Transparency.--The Committee
is concerned that many of the legitimate goals of the Forest
Service, EPA and the Department of the Interior jurisdiction
are undermined by litigation filed in an effort to shift land
management decisions from the agencies to the courts,
regardless of merit. It is apparent that many activist groups
are using the Federal court system to stop any activities they
do not support.
The Committee is also concerned with litigation costs
funded with agency discretionary appropriations and
settlement's funded through the mandatory Judgment Fund.
Accordingly, the Committee directs the Department of the
Interior, EPA, and the Forest Service to make publicly
available, and include with each agency's annual budget
submission thereafter, the following information: detailed
reports on the amount of discretionary program funds used;
detailed reports on the amount of mandatory funds from Judgment
Fund; the names of the fee recipients; the names of the Federal
judges; the disposition of the applications (including any
appeals of action taken on the applications); and the hourly
rates of attorneys and expert witnesses stated in the
applications that was awarded, for all Equal Access to Justice
Act (EAJA) fee payments awarded as a result of litigation
against any of the Department of the Interior bureaus, EPA, or
the Forest Service, or their respective employees. The report
shall also include the information listed above for litigation
relating to the Endangered Species Act and the amounts, outside
of EAJA awards, paid in settlement for all litigation,
regardless of the statute litigated.
In addition, the Committee is concerned by the lack of
transparency when a settlement is sealed. The Committee
believes the public has a right to know the resolution to court
actions and how taxpayer funds are used. To that end, the
Committee directs the Department of the Interior, EPA, and the
Forest Service to report to the Committee quarterly on the
number of claims or judgments against each agency that have
been awarded and are under seal.
Customer Service.--The Committee directs all agencies
funded by this Act to comply with title 31 of the United States
Code, including the development of their organizational
priority goals and outcomes such as performance outcome
measures, output measures, efficiency measures, and customer
service measures, as well as developing standards to improve
customer service and incorporation of the standards into the
performance plans. The Departments of the Interior, the Indian
Health Service, the Forest Service, and the EPA shall report on
these efforts not later than 60 days following the enactment of
this Act.
Digitalization Technologies.--The Committee encourages
agencies, where applicable, to explore opportunities to help
communities incorporate digitalization technologies to increase
the resiliency of their infrastructure, enhance safety, and
improve accessibility.
Funding.--The Committee notes that no funding is provided
for the American Climate Corps, ecogrief training, or
environmental justice activities.
Giant Sequoias.--The Committee remains concerned that over
the past several years, catastrophic wildfires in the State of
California have killed up to nineteen percent of all giant
sequoias in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Committee is aware
that the Forest Service and National Park Service are currently
conducting fuels reduction projects using emergency authorities
in multiple giant sequoia groves. The Committee directs the
National Park Service and Forest Service to continue to
expedite these projects to reduce the risk of wildfire-related
mortality of giant sequoias and to expand the use of these
emergency authorities in additional giant sequoia groves.
Hardrock Minerals.--The Committee recognizes that the need
for hardrock and rare earth mineral production is rising as
technology advances. Given price volatility and the People's
Republic of China's weaponization of its dominance in hardrock
mineral supply chains, the Committee directs agencies funded by
this Act to increase domestic production of hardrock and rare
earth minerals to improve the security and resilience of its
supply chains for advanced technologies, while simultaneously
promoting domestic job growth and economic development.
Not later than 90 days following the enactment of this Act,
the Committee directs the Department of the Interior Office of
the Secretary, in coordination with the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS), other applicable Department of the Interior bureaus and
Federal agencies, and private enterprise, to provide a report
to the Committee and relevant authorizing committees of
jurisdiction outlining plans to advance a financial support
mechanism using loans, contract-for-differences, offtake
backstops, market maker, and advance market commitments to
mitigate price risks in varied domestically mined or processed
hardrock minerals. Consistent with Section 7002 of the Energy
Act of 2020 (30 U.S. Code Sec. 1606), agencies should focus on
hardrock minerals that are essential to the economic or
national security of the United States; the supply chain of
which is vulnerable to disruption; and serve an essential
function in the manufacturing of a product, the absence of
which would have significant consequences for the economic or
national security of the United States. As part of this report,
the agencies should discuss the additional authorities USGS and
other agencies funded by this Act may need to advance this
work, potential cost estimates, and the possibility of
including additional items, such as those that support domestic
fertilizer production, on the next list of critical minerals
published by the Secretary of the Interior. Agencies should
also highlight potential opportunities to leverage private
enterprise and markets.
Indian Country--Narcotics Reduction Task Force.--The
Committee directs the Department of the Interior to enter into
agreements with the Department of Justice and the Department of
Homeland Security to institute an expanded version of the
Agency's Opioid Reduction Task Force created in March 2018. The
Narcotics Reduction Task Force's goal will be to dismantle and
disrupt opioid, heroin, and other dangerous drug distribution
networks in Indian Country by identifying individuals involved
in their transportation, sale, distribution, and use based on
intelligence obtained from cooperating sources, law enforcement
interdiction activities, and current and historical drug
trends, and to use that obtained information to further complex
drug investigations targeting those identified distribution
networks. The Committee directs the Department to submit a
report on the task force not later than 60 days following the
enactment of this Act and includes additional funding direction
within the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).--With the August
4, 2020, enactment of the Great American Outdoors Act (Public
Law 116-152), Congress provided a permanent appropriation of
$900,000,000 per year. The Act also mandated that account
allocations and detailed project information be proposed by the
Administration each year through the annual budget submission,
and that such allocations, following review by the Committee,
may be modified through an alternate allocation.
A table showing an LWCF alternate allocation by agency and
account for the Department of the Interior, and an alternate
allocation by account and project for the U.S. Forest Service,
including lists of specific Federal land acquisition projects
and Forest Legacy Program projects, is included at the end of
this report.
Because the fiscal year 2026 budget request submitted by
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) did not contain
allocations for additional federal land acquisition projects,
or detailed information about specific projects, for the
Department of the Interior, the bill contains language
requiring the Department of the Interior to provide a list of
individual projects, in the same format and level of detail as
prior years, totaling the alternate allocation as provided in
the table at the end of this report for ``Federal Land
Acquisition Projects'' to each federal land management agency,
and requires this list to be subject to reprogramming
guidelines.
The bill does not include the proposal requested in the
OMB's budget request to amend Section 200306 of title 54 to
authorize funding for deferred maintenance projects.
Consistent with prior years, the Committee will review and
revise, as appropriate, any revisions to the requested list of
Federal land acquisition projects and Forest Legacy Program
projects under the LWCF for fiscal year 2026 prior to enactment
of this Act.
The Committee is aware that prior-year project data sheets
accompanying the annual budget submission are not always the
projects that are completed for the Federal land listed in the
account allocation table, particularly for the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. While the Committee appreciates and
understands that shifting projects may be necessary given the
timeline between the release of the budget and receipt of LWCF
funds, the Committee is concerned that Congress is not fully
aware of the intended use of LWCF funding in instances where
projects shift. Therefore, the bill includes language requiring
the Department of the Interior and U.S. Forest Service to
notify the Committee prior to expending LWCF funding on a
project within the federal land unit or boundary funded in
this, or any prior, allocation table that is different than the
specific project tract described in the associated project data
sheet for the project listed in this, or any prior, allocation
table.
The Committee includes bill language allowing the NPS to
use up to 7 percent of the funds provided for State
Conservation Grants as matching grants to support State program
administrative costs. These funds will provide states with
additional support to cover administrative costs associated
with the program, which have increased in recent years. The NPS
is to apportion these funds to the states, District of
Columbia, and insular areas on the basis of need as matching
grants to support State administrative costs. Not later than 60
days following the enactment of this Act, the Committee directs
the Department of the Interior to report on the number of
grants awarded and the amount of each grant awarded.
The Committee supports the Department of the Interior's
pilot program to return limited appraisal functions to the
Bureaus and directs the Department to provide the resources
necessary to support the National Park Service and U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service pilot program. The Committee further
directs the Department to inform the Committee if additional
authority is needed to transfer funds between accounts to
effectively implement the pilot program.
The Committee encourages the Department of the Interior and
the U.S. Forest Service to prioritize recreation access
projects that improve access to public lands that may be
surrounded by non-public lands, which can sometimes be
addressed with acquisition of small parcels.
The Committee is aware of efforts by the Department to
review the subsurface rights within the Big Cypress National
Preserve and Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge and
supports the continuation of these efforts.
As specified in the table accompanying this report, fiscal
year 2026 funds allocated to the U.S. Forest Service for the
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest shall not be used to
acquire land or easements in Georgia's 9th congressional
district.
As specified in the table accompanying this report, fiscal
year 2026 funds allocated to the U.S. Forest Service for the
Cherokee National Forest shall not be used to acquire land or
easements in Virginia's 9th congressional district.
The Committee is concerned that Federal restrictions were
incorrectly applied by the National Park Service to the
entirety of City Park in New Orleans. The Committee directs the
Service to evaluate whether current restrictions are
appropriate and, if not, revise such restrictions in a timely
manner. The Committee directs the Service to brief the
Committee not later than 90 days following the enactment of
this Act on its evaluation.
The Committee directs the Forest Service to consistently
apply national appraisal policy, complete timely appraisals,
and encourage the full partnership of third parties. The
Service is directed to brief the Committee not later than 90
days following the enactment of this Act regarding updated
appraisal and land policies.
Legacy Restoration Fund.--The Committee looks forward to
reviewing and revising the language in this bill and report, as
necessary, if a reauthorization of the Legacy Restoration Fund
is enacted, which is proposed in the budget request.
The Committee directs each relevant agency to provide a
briefing not later than 90 days following the enactment of this
Act outlining the total amount of current outstanding deferred
maintenance.
MAP Land Act.--The Committee supports the implementation of
the Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act (Public Law 117-
114) and recognizes the role it plays in improving public
access to Federal lands for hunting, fishing, hiking, and other
recreational experiences. The Committee directs the Bureau of
Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park
Service, and the U.S. Forest Service to prioritize data
digitization and public access objectives in Public Law 117-
114.
Multiple-Use Activities on Federal Lands.--The Committee
emphasizes that ensuring responsible multiple-use activities on
U.S. Federal lands and waters is the most appropriate use of
these natural resources. Therefore, the Committee urges all
Federal agencies, in activities related to the enforcement or
promulgation of new and existing regulations, guidance,
policies or initiatives, including withdrawals, conservation
areas, wildlife refuges, and resource management plans, to
adhere to multiple-use principles, as modeled under the various
multiple-use statutes contained in U.S. code.
Marijuana on Public Lands.--The Committee is aware that
trespassers illegally grow marijuana on public lands in
California. These unlawful activities harmfully impact the
public, water, soil, and wildlife. The Committee supports
Forest Service efforts to develop tools to detect and eradicate
grow sites, including a potential remote-sensing survey of
Federal public lands to identify grow sites and allow for the
development of cost estimates for reclamation. The Committee
directs the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to
continue to cooperate with State, local, and Tribal governments
on survey, reclamation, and prevention efforts to the maximum
extent possible, including to prevent the displacement of
criminal activities to illegal grow sites on non-Federal lands.
Additionally, the Committee directs each agency to convene and
develop a strategy with the Departments of Justice and Homeland
Security to eliminate grow operations that are not sanctioned
by State or Tribal authorities and provide a report to the
Committee on its efforts and the estimated cost for reclamation
not later than 180 days following the enactment of this Act.
Additionally, the Committee encourages the Forest Service's Law
Enforcement and Investigations to increase the use of novel
models for the detection of illegal marijuana cultivation sites
on Forest System land.
Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network
Prioritization.--The Committee notes that the National Mall is
an important and symbolic gathering area for millions of
visitors every year. The Committee is concerned with the lack
of robust and ubiquitous wireless communications coverage on
the National Mall for public safety due to the lack of
permanent telecommunications infrastructure on the buildings
surrounding the area. To ensure first responders have the
communications tools necessary to keep these visitors safe, the
Committee directs the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
and the Director of the National Gallery of Art to work
expeditiously and in good-faith on efforts towards the
necessary completion of building out the FirstNet Network, as
established in section 6202 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and
Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1422; Public Law 112-96),
on their respective buildings along the National Mall.
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
Compliance.--The Committee remains concerned that compliance
with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
of 1990 is still incomplete, and in certain cases compliance
has been flaunted by offenders of the law. Native American
Tribal governments are entitled to timely and professional
responses to requests for repatriation, and the institutions
housing these remains have a legal and moral obligation to
grant those requests. The Committee looks forward to receiving
the report directed in House Report 118-155 requiring the
Department of the Interior to develop a strategy to ensure full
enforcement and compliance with the law.
Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT).--The PILT program
provides compensation to local governments for the loss of tax
revenue resulting from the presence of Federal land in their
county or State. The recommendation includes full funding for
PILT for fiscal year 2026 in section 113 of Title I General
Provisions.
Public Access.--The Committee directs the Department of the
Interior and the Forest Service to notify the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations in advance of any proposed project
specifically intending to close an area to recreational
shooting, hunting, or fishing on a nonemergency basis of more
than 30 days.
Public Availability of Data--Permits to Drill.--The
Committee directs the Secretary of the Interior to publish on
the website of the Department of the Interior not later than 30
days following the enactment of this Act and each month
thereafter: the number of pending and approved applications for
permits to drill in the preceding month nationwide and for each
State and field office; and, with respect to each month during
the 5-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act,
the number of approved and not approved applications for
permits to drill during such a 5-year period.
Public Law 118-234.--Following the enactment of Public Law
118-234, the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation
Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, in January 2025, the Committee
directs the Department of the Interior and U.S. Forest Service
to prioritize available resources to implement EXPLORE Act
provisions to improve accessibility for veterans, members of
the military, and individuals with disabilities; construct
target shooting ranges on public lands; improve data collection
across the national parks; restore overnight camping where
appropriate, including in the Ouachita National Forest; and
streamline the permitting process for special recreation
permits.
Range Access.--The Committee recognizes the importance of
increasing recreational access to Federal lands and supports
the objectives of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation
Experiences Act (Public Law 118-234) to improve public access
to shooting ranges on public lands managed by the U.S. Forest
Service and the Bureau of Land Management.
Reorganization Proposals.--The Committee notes that the
budget request includes a number of important proposals to
reform and reorganize the Federal Government. The Committee
applauds these efforts to improve efficiency while reducing
waste, fraud, and abuse. The Committee notes that the
authorizing committees of jurisdiction have not yet had the
opportunity to consider these reorganizational proposals.
Accordingly, the Committee's bill and report reflect the
current organizational structure of the agencies funded herein.
The Committee looks forward to working with the authorizing
committees of jurisdiction as they act on the President's
proposed organizational reforms.
As the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest
Service work to streamline agency operations and reduce
overhead costs, the Committee reminds both agencies of the
important role staff outside the National Capital Region--
particularly those at the GS-10 level and below--play in
carrying out their missions in the field.
Additionally, the Committee reminds the Environmental
Protection Agency of Section 2(f) of the Environmental
Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of
1978 (42 U.S.C. 4363) as it works to right-size the Agency and
focus on statutory functions.
The Committee also reiterates the importance of certain
Federal facility leases across the country--especially in the
West and throughout Indian Country--and recognizes the role
these essential facilities play in advancing mission-critical
work and delivering key services to the public. Before
terminating any such leases, the Committee directs all agencies
to brief the Committee on proposed closure plans, ongoing
consultations with affected stakeholders, and actions to
address potential service gaps.
Reorganization Proposals--Wildland Fire Management.--The
Committee appreciates the Administration's goal of reducing
waste and improving efficiency across Federal agencies. The
Committee supports the Administration's efforts to improve
forest health, enhance wildfire resilience, and strengthen the
capacity of the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the U.S.
Forest Service (Forest Service) to manage land and fight
wildfires. The Committee acknowledges the importance of
investing in sustainable land management practices,
particularly in increasing timber production, reducing
hazardous fuels, and ensuring a robust and stable Federal
firefighting workforce.
While the Committee is supportive of these objectives,
changes in budgetary and management structure spark concerns
about impacted agencies' abilities to consistently meet
critical performance benchmarks. Specifically, the Committee
notes ongoing challenges in achieving timber volume targets,
meeting hazardous fuels reduction goals, and maintaining use of
an adequately staffed and red card-certified workforce
necessary for wildfire response. The Committee is also
concerned about how restructuring would influence the
fundamental purpose of the Forest Service, shifting from a
commodity focus to conservation.
To ensure these goals are met and that funding is utilized
most effectively, prior to the transfer of any resources or
authorities, the Committee directs the U.S. Government
Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study regarding the
proposed creation of a consolidated Fire Service within DOI
that assesses the impacts on reaching proposed timber targets,
continued cohesion between wildland fire management and the
hazardous fuels reduction program, continued use of the
available red card-certified workforce, and how this new
consolidated Service differs from the role the National
Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) already plays to coordinate fire
response. Additionally, the study should evaluate the extent to
which states, localities, and Tribes were consulted regarding
plans for the creation of this new Fire Service and consider
what impact this transfer may have on these critical
stakeholders.
Not later than 180 days following the enactment of this
Act, the Committee directs GAO to report its findings to the
Committee, including detailed recommendations for improving
performance and addressing any identified deficiencies with the
proposal. The Committee further directs DOI and the Forest
Service to provide a comprehensive response to GAO's findings
and consider these findings when evaluating future actions and
resources related to wildland fire management.
The Committee emphasizes that continued support for this
initiative is contingent upon demonstrable progress toward
meeting these performance benchmarks, with clear, measurable
outcomes.
Review of Rulemakings.--Not later than 180 days following
the enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Government
Accountability Office (GAO) to complete a review of ``major
rules,'' as defined by the Congressional Review Act, issued by
the Environmental Protection Agency, which were upheld by a
final judgment in a Federal appellate court, as of June 28,
2024, relying in whole or in part on the decision in Chevron.
The review should include a list of the rules, citation to the
case at issue, and a summary of the court's conclusion.
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.--The Committee directs the
Department of the Interior to brief the Committee not later
than 90 days following the enactment of this Act on current and
planned activities related to water management, conservation,
and infrastructure upgrades in the Sacramento-San Joaquin
Delta.
Search and Rescue Activities.--The Committee notes the
critical--and often costly--work done by small local law
enforcement to conduct search and rescue activities on Federal
lands. Not later than 120 days following the enactment of this
Act, the Committee directs the Department of the Interior, in
coordination with other relevant agencies, to provide a
briefing to the Committee on existing funding streams that
could potentially be used and expanded to help federally
impacted communities offset the costs of these operations.
Small Business Aviation.--The Committee notes the role that
small businesses play in bolstering local economies and their
ability to operate in underserved regions across the Nation.
The Committee encourages the Department of the Interior and the
U.S. Forest Service to explore opportunities to contract with
small businesses--particularly vendors that are Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) Section 145 compliant--for
aircraft on ground repairs, and the management of maintenance,
repair, and overhaul services.
STOP Act Efforts.--The Committee recognizes that the Ysleta
Del Sur Pueblo in Texas has made numerous unsuccessful attempts
to negotiate with the Dutch government on the return of several
sacred and cultural patrimony objects being held in a museum
warehouse in the Netherlands. These items were taken from
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo in 1882 and should be returned
immediately. The Committee is aware the Department of the
Interior and the U.S. Department of State recently began
efforts to help Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo regain possession of
these items of patrimony. Not later than 90 days following the
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Department of
the Interior to provide a report outlining efforts to secure
the return of these items and feedback as to whether the STOP
Act (Public Law 117-258) provides necessary authority to the
U.S. government to assist Tribal governments with the recovery
of misappropriated items in foreign countries, or if changes
are required to best assist these Tribal governments.
Additionally, the Committee directs the Department to
provide a briefing to the Committee not later than 90 days
following the enactment of this Act on the implementation of
the STOP Act. The briefing should provide information on which
office within the BIA will administer the implementation,
include recommendations and outcomes from any Tribal
consultations, and identify any necessary resources.
Tribal Consultations.--The Committee continues to stress
the importance of agencies conducting ``true'' and
``meaningful'' government-to-government consultation with
Tribes. While most agency consultations solicit input and
feedback from Tribes, the communication is one way, and
agencies struggle to provide feedback to Tribes. Tribes report
that they do not know whether and how their input is considered
and how final allocations and decisions are made. On decisions
made in consultation with Tribes, the Committee directs
agencies funded in this bill to publish decision rationale in
the context of and in reasonable detail to the Tribal input
received during consultation.
Vacant Grazing Allotments.--The Bureau of Land Management
and the Forest Service are directed, to the greatest extent
practicable, to make vacant grazing allotments available to a
holder of a grazing permit or lease when lands covered by the
holder of the permit or lease are unusable because of drought
or wildfire.
Wildland Fire Cross-Boundary Project.--The Committee
recognizes the challenges wildland fire practitioners face in
accessing wildfire mitigation and suppression funding from
multiple funding sources to accomplish a single cross-boundary
project with non-Federal partners. The Committee directs the
Government Accountability Office to examine existing wildland
fire programs, rules, and authorities at the Department of the
Interior and the U.S. Forest Service that inhibit cross-
boundary work with non-Federal partners and brief the Committee
on its preliminary findings not later than 180 days following
the enactment of this Act.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES
The Bureau of Land Management (Bureau) was created in 1946
to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of public
lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future
generations.
The Committee recommends $1,193,908,000 in new budget
authority for the Management of Lands and Resources
appropriation.
Land Resources.--The Committee provides $289,485,000 for
Land Resources. Within the amount provided for Land Resources,
the Committee recommends $30,000,000 for prioritization of the
analysis, review, processing, and approval of grazing permits,
as well as the administration of grazing permit renewals.
Wild Horse and Burro Management.--The Committee recommends
$144,000,000 to support continued implementation of the May
2020 plan. Of the amount provided, $11,000,000 shall be used
for the administration of humane population growth suppression
strategies, including immunocontraceptive vaccines and
permanent sterilization efforts, prioritizing the
implementation of existing immunocontraceptive vaccines when
appropriate.
The Committee continues to support plans that utilize a
multi-pronged management strategy that includes the use of
multi-year fertility control programs, targeted removals from
the most heavily ecologically impacted and populated areas,
expanding cost-effective off-range holding facilities, and
increasing the number of animals placed into private care and
other adoption opportunities, such as with Tribes. To better
accomplish these goals, the Bureau should increase public/
private partnerships, to include working with veterans and wild
horse organizations.
The Bureau shall continue to abide by the Comprehensive
Animal Welfare Program and the statutory restrictions on sale
without restriction, and the directives contained in Fiscal
Years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 House and Senate Reports
and Explanatory Statements, which make clear that the Bureau's
management strategy will not include any sale or actions that
result in the destruction of healthy animals, as continues to
be prohibited by this bill.
The Bureau has not fulfilled previous direction, so the
Committee restates the requirement for the Bureau to provide
quarterly updates to the Committee on the allocation of
resources, achievement of performance metrics, input from the
Task Force, efficacy of identifying and relocating
nonreproducing horses to different Herd Management Areas,
efforts to ensure adequate staffing in the field, and any
proposed changes to the current course of action.
Wildlife and Aquatic Habitat Management.--Within the
funding provided for Aquatic Habitat Management, the
recommendation includes $2,500,000 for the Colorado River Basin
Salinity Control program. Additionally, within the amount
provided for Wildlife Habitat Management, the Committee
recommends $73,000,000 for sage-grouse habitat, $32,211,000 for
threatened and endangered species, and $20,600,000 for plant
conservation.
Energy and Minerals.--The funding level provided for Energy
and Minerals reflects strong support for the President's
strategy to unleash America's vast energy resources on public
lands. This approach promotes energy independence, generates
critical Federal revenue, and sustains well-paying American
jobs in the energy sector, fully aligning with the
Administration's goals for economic growth and national
security.
Within the amount provided for Energy and Minerals,
$10,000,000 is provided for Renewable Energy. The Committee
directs the Bureau to utilize this funding to prioritize
leasing and permitting for geothermal energy development, to
hold lease sales in compliance with statutory requirements and
to issue required permits in a timely manner.
Resource Protection and Maintenance.--Within the amount
provided for Resource Protection and Maintenance, the
recommendation includes $11,000,000 in Resource Management
Planning for sage-grouse conservation activities and
$29,975,000 for Law Enforcement.
National Conservation Lands.--Within the amount provided
for National Conservation Lands, the Committee recommends
$11,248,000 for National Scenic and Historic Trails for trail
operations, construction, and maintenance projects.
Communication Site Management.--The Committee recommends
$2,000,000 for communications site management. This amount is
offset by $2,000,000 in offsetting collections.
Mining Law Administration.--The Committee recommends
$42,696,000 for mining law administration. This amount is
offset by $76,000,000 in offsetting collections.
Additional Guidance.--The Committee provides the following
additional guidance related to activities funded in this
account.
Aquifer Recharge.--The Committee continues to direct the
Bureau to work with the State of Idaho to provide appropriate
access to Federal lands for the purposes of recharge projects.
Land Use Permits.--The Committee expects organizers of
largely attended events on Bureau lands to foster collaborative
relations with the local government(s) of jurisdiction and
provide documentation of such outreach. Additionally, the
Committee supports the Bureau in its role as steward of
America's public lands to periodically audit widely attended
events requiring a Special Recreation Permit.
Manned Aircraft.--The Committee encourages the Bureau to
continue analyzing alternatives to its current practices for
management of wild free- roaming horses and burro populations
which includes the use of helicopters and manned fixed-wing
aircraft; analyze private job creation opportunities presented
by both current and alternative management practices; and
continue to monitor the effects of current management practices
on wild-free roaming horse and burro populations. The Committee
directs the Bureau to include feedback on the findings during
the quarterly meetings with the Committee.
National Seed Strategy/Plant Conservation Program.--The
Committee continues to support the Bureau's implementation of
the National Seed Strategy and Plant Conservation Program. The
Committee encourages the Bureau to increase the development and
use of native seeds for restoration and rehabilitation across
public lands. The Committee directs the Bureau to brief the
Committee not later than 180 days following the enactment of
this Act on the Bureau's efforts, including collaboration with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park
Service, to expand the Seeds of Success program into the
Pacific Islands.
Oil and Gas Operation Technologies.--The Committee
encourages the Department to support efforts to install new
technologies on wellheads or facilities located on Federal
lands in coordination with public-private partnerships.
Predator Control.--The Committee notes the role that the
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) plays in the
development of a wildlife damage management strategy to control
predators preying on livestock, poultry, or federally
designated threatened and endangered species. The Committee
directs the Bureau to align with APHIS on predator control
methods on its public lands.
Permitting.--The Committee encourages the Bureau to
collaborate with artificial intelligence (A.I.) partners to
find opportunities where A.I. could streamline the federal
permit process.
Red River Land Survey.--The Committee notes that the John
D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
(Public Law 116-9), required the Bureau to commission the
necessary gradient boundary survey of the 116-mile stretch of
the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma within two years of
the enactment of the Act. The Committee reminds the Bureau that
Public Law 116-9 explicitly states the survey must be conducted
by one or more independent third-party licensed surveyors who
are selected by the Bureau, in consultation with the Texas
General Land Office, Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office,
Oklahoma Attorney General, and the affected federally
recognized Tribes in the area. Most importantly, the Committee
emphasizes that the law states that surveyors must use the same
methodology established by the Supreme Court in its Oklahoma v.
Texas (1923) decision. The Committee is keenly aware that the
Bureau is currently repudiating and deviating from statutory
instructions through actions that would coerce third-party
surveyors to complete the survey by methods that would result
in an outcome predetermined by the Bureau. The Committee
directs the Bureau to work with potential independent third-
party surveyors, the required entities to consult with, and the
relevant Congressional delegation to transparently address
legal and ethical issues and find a path forward that ensures
the survey is completed in compliance with current law. Not
later than 90 days following the enactment of this Act, the
Committee directs the Bureau to provide an update on the status
of selecting an independent third-party licensed surveyor and
the Bureau's plan, developed in coordination with Oklahoma and
Texas Land Offices, Oklahoma Attorney General, and the affected
federally recognized Tribes in the area, to complete the
survey.
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act.--The Committee
reiterates that the funds from this account are to be used for
activities authorized under Public Law 105-263.
Virtual Fencing Technologies.--The Committee encourages the
Bureau to consider applications for virtual fencing
technologies in rangeland management. Not later than 90 days
following the enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the
Bureau to provide a report on rangeland improvements, benefits
to wildlife habitat, and expected costs resulting from the use
of virtual fencing technologies on Federal grazing allotments.
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS
The Committee recommends $104,954,000 for the Oregon and
California Grant Lands appropriation.
The Committee directs the Bureau to continue the long-term
fire protection agreement described in the Western Oregon
Operating Plan with the State of Oregon and the Douglas and
Coos Forest Protective Associations to maintain or enhance the
current level of fire protection for BLM-managed lands in
Western Oregon.
The Committee encourages the Bureau to utilize available
funding to accelerate wildfire risk reduction through timber
sales in dry, fire-prone forests in southwest Oregon, in
accordance with the 2016 Southwest Oregon Resource Management
Plan. The Committee also encourages the Bureau to reduce
wildfire risk to communities throughout the Oregon and
California grant lands. The Committee directs the Bureau to
report commercial treatment acres sold through timber sales, by
district, on reserve land covered by the 2016 Southwest Oregon
Resource Plan.
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS
The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation of not
less than $10,000,000 to be derived from public lands receipts
and Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act lands grazing receipts, as
requested.
SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES
The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation
estimated to be $30,000,000 for Service Charges, Deposits, and
Forfeitures. The appropriation is fully offset through
collections.
MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS
The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation
estimated to be $26,000,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The Committee continues long-standing Administrative
Provisions that facilitate efficient operations.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Originating in 1871, the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) is the oldest Federal conservation agency,
and the only agency in the Federal Government whose primary
responsibility is management of biological resources for the
American public.
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
The Committee recommends $1,374,576,000 for Resource
Management.
Ecological Services.--The recommendation includes
$269,278,000 for Ecological Services. Within the Ecological
Service program, funding is provided as follows:
Listing.--The recommendation includes $7,375,000 for
Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing determinations and related
activities. The Committee continues to support the Service's
efforts with local and regional stakeholders to develop
voluntary solutions to conserve targeted species.
Planning and Consultation.--The recommendation includes
$105,126,000 for timely evaluations and permitting of
development projects to ensure species are protected while
allowing for development that contributes to economic growth
and job creation. This recommendation provides no less than
$4,000,000 for pesticide consultations to provide more
certainty and guidance to applicants for how chemicals can
continue to be available for production of food and fiber in
the United States. The recommendation includes $4,000,000 for
Gulf Coast restoration activities, $10,354,000 for energy
activities, $4,000,000 for NEPA permitting activities, and
$77,141,000 for general program activities.
Conservation and Restoration.--The recommendation includes
$36,255,000 for Conservation and Restoration. The
recommendation provides $1,962,000 for the Coastal Barrier
Resources Act, $3,471,000 for the National Wetlands Inventory,
$7,373,000 for Marine Mammals with a particular focus on
manatees, $3,000,000 for Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystem, $5,611,000
for Environmental Response and Restoration, $300,000 for At-
Risk Species Initiative, and $14,538,000 for Candidate
Conservation.
The Committee continues to encourage the Service to foster
cooperation between State and Federal agencies, and local
governments, to study the causes of the recent Unusual
Mortality Event (UME) among Florida manatees and devise
preventive measures for future manatee UMEs.
Recovery.--The recommendation includes $120,522,000 for ESA
recovery activities. The recommendation provides $4,750,000 for
State of the Birds to respond to the urgent needs of critically
endangered birds; $3,000,000 for Prescott Grants, $2,500,000
for the Wolf Livestock Loss Demonstration Program, $7,373,000
for de-listing and down listing, $350,000 for the Grasshopper
Sparrow, and $86,890,000 for general program activities,
including $730,000 for Upper Colorado endangered fish recovery
efforts such as draft recovery plans or recovery implementation
strategies.
The recommendation provides $12,000,000 for Recovery
Challenge matching grants. Recovery Challenge grants are to be
used to implement high priority recovery actions as prescribed
in recovery plans to recover federally listed species. In cases
where Recovery Plans are outdated or not finalized, proposed
recovery actions must be supported in other Federal or State
species conservation planning documents, including 5-year
reviews, assessments, and Service-authored reports. Project
partners must provide contributions of at least 50 percent of
the project cost, with the remaining funding coming from
Recovery Challenge funds. Partner contribution calculations may
include in-kind services. Unless an affected State is a partner
on the project, no funds may be awarded to a project until the
project partners have consulted with the State. The Committee
urges the Service to continue its efforts with non-governmental
partners to recover northern aplomado falcons, California
condors, and other similar species.
Habitat Conservation.--The recommendation for this activity
includes $68,836,000 for voluntary, non-regulatory habitat
conservation partnerships with public and private landowners,
of which $55,836,000 is for the Partners for Fish and Wildlife.
Within the funds provided for Partners, $3,200,000 is for
nutria eradication, $4,875,000 for Klamath River Habitat
Restoration, $1,285,000 is for Washington Regional Fisheries
Enhancement Groups, $643,000 for Salmon Recovery, and
$45,833,000 for general program activities.
The Committee encourages the Service to work in
coordination with the relevant state wildlife and environmental
restoration agencies for Eradication Projects, specifically
along the Gulf of America and west coast.
The bill provides $13,000,000 for the Coastal program,
which includes $354,000 for Gulf Coast ecosystem restoration,
and $12,278,000 for general program activities.
National Wildlife Refuge System.--The Committee
recommendation includes $505,746,000 for the National Wildlife
Refuge System. Within the amount provided for National Wildlife
Refuge System, funding is provided as follows:
Wildlife and Habitat Management.--The recommendation
includes $2,000,000 for Nutria Eradication, $16,688,000 for
Invasive Species Strike Teams, $2,000,000 for Marine National
Monuments, $20,424,000 for Inventory and Monitoring, and
$195,533,000 for general program activities.
The Committee is aware of efforts by the Service to resolve
an impairment against junior water rights holders in the area
near the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. The Committee
continues to encourage the Service to work with local
stakeholders on reaching a collaborative, voluntary, and non-
regulatory solution to resolve the impairment. The
recommendation provides $500,000 to continue efforts focused on
improving water efficiency at the Quivira National Wildlife
Refuge.
The recommendation includes $1,500,000 for the Northeast
Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, of which no
less than $700,000 is for education and research.
The Committee supports the Service's efforts to deploy a
team trained in rapid response and management for quick
containment or eradication of newly detected and
interjurisdictional invasive species such as Nutria and
European Green Crab. In support of the National Priorities of
the Invasive Species Advisory Committee, the Committee directs
the Service to provide a report to the Committee not later than
270 days following the enactment of this Act on the benefits
and costs associated with expanding this model to respond to
invasive species threats under the jurisdiction of other
federal land management agencies.
The Committee continues to encourage the Service to review
trapping signage and ensure the signage is in good, readable
condition, and to replace any damaged or unreadable signs as
quickly as possible. The Service shall continue reporting on
trapping information to the Committee on an annual basis.
Furthermore, for each refuge listed online as allowing
trapping, the Service is to specify whether the trapping is
conducted by private trappers for recreational purposes and/or
by the government for management purposes. The Committee looks
forward to receiving the briefing on the Service's evaluation
of trapping practices on Service lands as required by House
Report 117-400.
The Committee encourages the Service to work with Federal,
State, Tribal and local governments on beaver conservation and
share best practices on nonlethal measures to achieve a
reduction in damage to roads, railroads, bridges, buildings,
airports, levees, dams, agricultural resources, trees, or other
public or private property caused by beavers.
Refuge Visitor Services.--The recommendation includes
$72,000,000, of which $6,000,000 is for Urban Wildlife
Conservation program and $2,000,000 for Youth and Careers in
Nature.
The Committee directs continued management of the more than
2,500 miles of trails, including significant portions of 15
National Scenic and Historic trails, across 860 miles of public
lands in 21 States that the Service oversees. The Committee
encourages the Service to consider cooperative agreements with
non-profit organizations that support trails through
Infrastructure-National Partnerships.
Refuge Law Enforcement.--The recommendation includes
$57,000,000 for the Service to address needs of States with no
officers stationed within their boundaries and hire additional
officers.
Conservation and Enforcement.--The recommendation includes
$170,803,000 for Conservation and Enforcement. Within the
amount provided for Conservation and Enforcement, funding is
provided as follows:
Migratory Bird Management.--The recommendation provides
$51,214,000 Migratory Bird Management, which includes
$28,027,000 for Conservation and Monitoring, $4,400,000 for
Permits, $1,138,000 for the Federal Duck Stamp program, and
$17,649,000 for the North American Waterfowl Management Plan/
Joint Ventures (JV).
Within the amount provided for Conservation and Monitoring,
$7,294,000 is for Monitoring, $600,000 is for Bird-Livestock
Conflicts, $800,000 is for Energy, and $19,000,000 is for
general program activities.
Where certain bird species such as Canadian geese and
cormorants overwhelm ecosystems near urban centers, such as
around Lake Erie, the Committee encourages the Service to
continue to support control activities by individuals,
corporations, municipalities, States, and Tribes such as public
health control orders or special double-crested cormorant
permits to assure public health. Not later than 180 days
following the enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the
Service to identify Federal agencies to partner with in order
to determine a populations control strategy for bird species in
the Great Lakes basin.
ePermits.--The Committee notes concerns remain regarding
ongoing backlogs of the ePermits system for non-native
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
listed species for international and interstate movement. The
Committee directs the Service to conduct a comprehensive review
of the program, focusing on streamlining procedures, increasing
transparency, and reducing discretionary delays. The Committee
also encourages consideration of alternative frameworks, such
as permit-by-rule or self-certification models, consistent with
law and treaty obligations, and expects coordination with
relevant oversight bodies to improve efficiency. No later than
180 days following enactment of this Act, the Committee directs
the Service to report on actions taken to reform Division of
Management Authority permitting, including any structural,
regulatory, or personnel changes aimed at improving timeliness
and predictability. Additionally, the Committee looks forward
to receiving the report as directed by House Report 118-155.
Law Enforcement.--The recommendation includes $93,486,000
for Law Enforcement, including $3,500,000 to continue the
Service's work with the Indian Arts and Crafts Board to combat
international trafficking of counterfeit arts and crafts and to
conduct criminal investigations of alleged violations of the
Indian Arts and Crafts Act (Public Law 101-644), maintains
$8,500,000 for Wildlife Trafficking, $568,000 for the
Everglades, $9,671,000 for increased port inspections, and
$70,000,000 for general program activities; and $910,000 for
equipment replacement.
On June 12, 2023, the Service issued its plans and
regulations for implementing the Big Cat Public Safety Act
(Public Law 117-243). The Committee directs the Service to
provide a report to the Committee not later than 120 days
following the enactment of this Act describing resources needed
to fully address violations, expected coordination with other
Federal agencies, State and local law enforcement, and key
stakeholders, as well as plans to raise public awareness on how
to report violations.
International Affairs.--The recommendation includes
$25,193,000, of which $9,500,000 is for International
Conservation. The bill maintains $2,500,000 for Wildlife
Trafficking, $1,000,000 for the Theodore Roosevelt Genius
Prize, and $15,693,000 for International Wildlife Trade, which
includes $6,700,000 for permit modernization, and $793,000 for
Wildlife Trafficking.
The Committee is concerned that range states managing
wildlife species listed or proposed to be listed under the
Endangered Species Act have not been consulted by the Service.
The CITES requires notification be sent to range states if
stricter domestic measures are considered by a signatory
country. Not later than 90 days following the enactment of this
Act, the Committee directs the Service to provide a report to
the Committee on efforts it has taken to meaningfully consult
with range states on listed species under their management.
Fish and Aquatic Conservation.--The recommendation includes
$190,607,000 for Fish and Aquatic Conservation. Within the
amount provided for Fish and Aquatic Conservation funding is
provided as follows:
National Fish Hatchery System Operations.--The agreement
provides $59,605,000, which includes $550,000 for the Great
Lake Consent Decree, $800,000 for the Aquatic Animal Drug
Approval Partnership, $1,430,000 for National Wild Fish Health
Surveys, $2,750,000 for Klamath Basin restoration activities,
$2,200,000 for mitigation of the Pacific Salmon Treaty, and
$1,475,000 for Washington State Mass Marking.
Aquatic Habitat and Species Conservation.--The
recommendation includes $106,607,000 for Aquatic Habitat and
Species Conservation. A discussion of the program components
follows below:
Habitat Assessment and Restoration.--The recommendation
includes $42,382,000, of which $200,000 is for the Truckee
River Operating Agreement, $7,164,000 is for the National Fish
Habitat Action Plan, $2,750,000 is for the Klamath Basin
Restoration Agreement, $12,000,000 is for implementing the
Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, and $16,000,000 is for
the National Fish Passage Program. The Committee directs the
Service to continue working with public, private, and Tribal
partners on fish passage technologies and fish restoration
activities, and to brief the Committee not later than 90 days
following the enactment of this Act on these efforts.
Population Assessment and Cooperative Management.--The
recommendation provides $15,620,000, which includes $1,000,000
for the Great Lakes Consent Decree, $3,000,000 for Great Lakes
Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act grants, and $818,000 for the
Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey program.
Aquatic Invasive Species.--The recommendation includes
$48,605,000, of which $2,749,000 is for Prevention, $3,500,000
is to prevent the spread of quagga and zebra mussels, and
$1,011,000 is for Great Lakes Sea Lamprey administration costs.
The Committee is aware that Lake Tahoe, which is on
ancestral lands, faces a constant and serious threat from the
introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species. This harm
includes impacts to Native American Tribes. The Committee
applauds the Service's partnership with California and Nevada
to implement a prevention program consisting of mandatory boat
inspection and decontamination stations, successful Asian clam
pilot eradication projects, invasive plant control projects,
and the creation of an early detection and rapid response
program. Of the amount made available under this section, no
less than $6,000,000 shall be used for implementing subsection
(d)(2) of Section 5, of Public Law 106-506, as amended. The
recommendation also includes $5,000,000 for the implementation
of the Invasive Species in Alpine Lakes Pilot program, as
authorized by Public Law 117-263, to develop and carry out
effective measures necessary to prevent, control or eradicate
aquatic invasive species in alpine lakes outside of the
National Park System. Additionally, the Committee directs the
Service to continue working with the Washoe Tribe, State,
Federal partners, and other collaborators to combat aquatic
invasive species in Lake Tahoe.
The Committee recognizes the threat from the highly
invasive golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei). Detection in the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta poses a threat to the Lake Tahoe
basin and waterways across the United States. Given the need
for rapid resources, tools, and coordination to control and
eradicate the golden mussel, the Committee directs the Service,
through the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force and its Western
Regional Panel, in coordination with appropriate State Fish and
Wildlife agencies, to develop a National Control and Management
Plan to prevent the introduction, establishment, and spread of
the golden mussel and to eradicate and control established
populations. The Service is to report to the Committee on this
plan not later than 180 days following the enactment of this
Act.
Recognizing the importance of the work conducted by the
Service to combat the serious threat of invasive carp, the
Committee recommendation includes $22,000,000 for invasive carp
and not less than $3,000,000 for contract fishing. The Service
should coordinate with the U.S. Geological Survey on contract
fishing efforts. The Committee continues to support the Service
in working to prevent invasive carp from entering the Great
Lakes, and to control and eradicate them from the Mississippi
River, its six sub-basins, the Upper Mississippi River,
Missouri River, Arkansas-Red White River, Lower Mississippi
River, Tennessee Cumberland River, and Ohio River including
Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. Additionally, $2,834,000 is
provided for the National Invasive Species Act of 1996 (NISA)
State Plans and $1,566,000 for NISA implementation which helps
control the spread of invasive carp.
Not later than 120 days following the enactment of this Act
the Committee directs the Service to update the Committee on
advancements since the August 9, 2022 virtual forum on removal
and uses of invasive carp, to include any changes in
opportunities for increased use of harvested invasive carp and
the benefits of holding another one-day forum for Federal,
State, and provincial agencies; academia; industry; and other
stakeholders on invasive carp harvest and product use.
The Committee encourages the Service to pursue technologies
to aid in the elimination, mitigation, or control of aquatic
nuisance species and invasive species that do not result in the
addition of chemical agents to the ecosystem that can lead to
harmful by-products such as algal blooms.
Science Applications.--The Committee recommendation
provides $27,431,000 for Science Applications which includes
$19,931,000 for Science Partnerships and $7,500,000 for Service
Science. The recommendation includes $1,931,000 for Gulf Coast
ecosystem restoration, $8,000,000 for Chesapeake WILD, and
$3,500,000 for white-nose syndrome.
The Committee notes that the health, safety, and security
of shellfish and fish stocks in the Gulf of America is
economically, environmentally, and culturally important to the
Alabama-Mississippi Gulf Coast. The recommendation includes no
less than $1,000,000 for the Service to support necessary
university-based fisheries safety plus fish and shellfish
health monitoring activities in the Gulf of America.
The Committee recognizes that at-risk species mostly
inhabit private lands, and that the Service cannot accomplish
its mission without fully embracing non-regulatory and
voluntary collaborative conservation efforts with private
landowners. The Committee directs the Service to continue
utilizing grants and other programs, such as the Wildlife
Conservation Initiative, to pursue collaborative species
conservation that leverages in-kind land access and expertise
from private landowners.
American Bison.--The Committee reminds the Service to
consult with the impacted States and Tribal governments on any
actions regarding the introduction or listing of bison. The
Committee directs the Service to comply with the State
definition that bison are livestock under Chapter 81 of the
Montana Code.
Everglades.--The Committee continues its support for
collaborative efforts to protect, restore, and conserve
habitats for one of the greatest ecological treasures of the
United States. The recommendation provides no less than the
fiscal year 2024 enacted level across multiple programs for
Everglades restoration.
Military Readiness.--The Committee understands that some
military installations, such as Camp Bullis, are home to
certain animal species designated under the Endangered Species
Act and have established longstanding partnerships with local,
state and nonprofit entities and private landowners to monitor
and protect endangered species and their habitat. The Committee
strongly encourages the Service to appropriately balance
military readiness and training operations with mitigation
activities and requirements under the Endangered Species Act.
Wildland Fire Response Coordination.--The Committee
encourages the Service to establish formal partnerships, where
appropriate, to develop coordinated response structures for
wildland firefighting in geographically isolated areas near
Service jurisdiction.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $13,709,000 for Construction.
When a construction project is completed or terminated and
appropriated funds remain, the Service may use those balances
to respond to unforeseen reconstruction, replacement, or repair
of facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by storms,
floods, fires, and similar unanticipated natural events.
COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
The Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund
(CESCF; Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act), administered
by the Service's Ecological Services program, provides grant
funding to States and Territories for species and habitat
conservation actions on non-Federal lands, including habitat
acquisition, conservation planning, habitat restoration, status
surveys, captive propagation and reintroduction, research, and
education.
The Committee recommends $18,700,000 for the Cooperative
Endangered Species Conservation Fund.
The Committee recognizes that large-scale, programmatic
Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) provide valuable landscape-
scale conservation of listed species while streamlining the
development of infrastructure, housing, and transportation
improvements in a manner that promotes economic development and
prosperity. The Committee directs the Service to fulfil its
commitments to certain HCPs to fund HCP acquisition of lands
that are essential to achieve the full benefits of those plans
and unlock the full potential of public-private partnerships.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND
The National Wildlife Refuge Fund shares refuge revenues
and makes payments in lieu of taxes to counties in which
Service lands are located.
The Committee recommends $13,228,000 for the National
Wildlife Refuge Fund.
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND
The North American Wetlands Conservation Act of 1989
provided matching grants to support projects that protect,
enhance, and restore habitat for wetland-dependent birds and
other wildlife in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
The Committee recommends $49,000,000 for the North American
Wetlands Conservation Fund.
NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION
The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for Neotropical
Migratory Bird Conservation.
MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
The Multinational Species Conservation Fund provides
critical technical and financial assistance to local
communities, wildlife authorities, and non-governmental
organizations in range countries for on-the-ground conservation
work.
The Committee recommends $21,000,000 for the Multinational
Species Conservation Fund (MSCF) to protect priority species.
The detailed allocation of funding by activity is included in
the table at the end of this report.
STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS
The State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program provides
grants to States and federally recognized Tribes, the District
of Columbia, Commonwealths, and Territories to conserve fish
and wildlife and their habitats, with a special focus on at-
risk species that are not hunted or fished.
The Committee recommends $73,812,000 for State and Tribal
Wildlife Grants. The detailed allocation of funding by activity
is included in the table at the end of this report.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The Administrative Provisions include long-standing items
that facilitate efficient operations.
National Park Service
The mission of the National Park Service (Service) is to
preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and
values of the national park system for the enjoyment,
education, and inspiration of this and future generations.
Established in 1916, the Service has stewardship
responsibilities for the protection and preservation of the
heritage resources of the national park system. In addition,
the Service provides support to Tribal, local, and State
governments to preserve culturally significant, ecologically
important, and public recreational lands.
OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
The Committee recommends $2,718,124,000 for Operation of
the National Park System (ONPS). The recommendation provides
funding for base operations, specifically for the purpose of
maintaining operations and access to Service units and sites.
Offsets are taken from non-base project accounts. Within the
total amount provided, the table below makes recommendations
for specific programs:
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Program Recommendation
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Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers................... $5,300,000
National Trails System............................... 18,856,000
National Networks.................................... 9,143,000
National Park Foundation............................. 15,000,000
Everglades Restoration............................... 11,661,000
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Resource Stewardship.--The Committee continues the
directive provided in House Report 117-400 regarding the
distribution of funds for the National Networks.
Everglades Restoration.--The Committee notes the
substantial progress made toward restoration of the Everglades
ecosystem and continues to support this multi-year effort. As
restoration efforts continue, it is encouraged that the
northern headwaters of the Everglades be given special
consideration.
Visitor Services.--The National Capital Area Performing
Arts Program is funded at no less than the fiscal year 2024
enacted level.
Additional Guidance.--The Committee has included the
following additional guidance with respect to funding provided
under this account:
Appalachian Scenic Trail.--The Committee is aware that many
parks, including the Appalachian Scenic Trail, are experiencing
increased visitation and support needs and encourages the
Service to include sufficient resources in future budget
requests to address these needs.
Assateague Island National Seashore.--The Committee looks
forward to receiving the briefing as outlined by House Report
118-155 regarding the jurisdictional authority at the
Assateague Island National Seashore.
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.--The
Committee continues to support the Service's cooperative
agreement with the local coordinating entity for the Blackstone
River Valley National Heritage Corridor.
Blue Ridge Parkway.--The Committee directs the Service to
consider the feasibility of adding edge striping lines in
ongoing and future pavement projects at the Blue Ridge Parkway
between Route 220 and Route 460.
Caneel Bay Property.--The Committee is aware that the
Service issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the
Caneel Bay Property. The Committee directs the Service to brief
the Committee not later than 90 days following the enactment of
this Act on the Service's plans for issuing a Request for
Proposals (RFP) that will ensure commercial viability, economic
growth, and site preservation and restoration.
Capital Region Maintenance Needs.--The Committee recognizes
the number of visitors to our nation's capital each year and
encourages the Service to clean and rehabilitate monuments in
the nation's capital, such as the Columbus Circle and Fountain.
Additionally, the Committee recognizes the recent twentieth
anniversary of the World War II Memorial and supports the
Service's maintenance assessment efforts and rehabilitation
planning for the Memorial. The Committee urges the Service to
identify funding resources to address the major maintenance
needs and aging repairs that are necessary for the proper
functioning and operations at National Capital Parks and
National Mall and Memorial Parks, particularly the World War II
Memorial and Fort Washington Park.
Coordination.--The Committee encourages the Service to
coordinate with local law enforcement in cases where
perpetrators are pursued in local jurisdictions for criminal
activity that occurs within Park Service boundaries of park
units located within proximity of the border, such as Big Bend
National Park.
El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail.--The
Committee notes the importance of the El Camino Real de los
Tejas National Historic Trail and encourages the Service to
include sufficient resources in future budget requests to
ensure a continued positive visitor experience.
Every Kid Outdoors Program.--Within the funds provided, the
Service should aim to support the work of the Every Kid
Outdoors Program and the Committee encourages the Service to
look for ways to leverage resources in order to maximize
support for the program.
Everglades National Park.--The Committee acknowledges that
the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians is seeking to incorporate the
Osceola Camp into the Miccosukee Reserved Area within the
Everglades National Park. The Committee is aware that the
Service has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact on the
Environmental Assessment for the Osceola Camp Cure Plan with
the selected alternative of increasing site elevations at the
Camp to mitigate flooding caused by ecosystem restoration
efforts from the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and
Central Everglades Planning Project. The Committee directs the
Service to brief the Committee not later than 60 days following
the enactment of this Act on these efforts, and to provide
ongoing updates.
Expanding Access.--The Committee looks forward to receiving
the briefing as outlined by House Report 118-155 on expanding
road and trail access.
Flight 93 National Memorial.--The Committee is aware of
efforts by nonfederal partners to construct a memorial to armed
forces within the Flight 93 National Memorial. The Committee
encourages the Service to collaborate with known partners on
this effort.
Foundation Documents.--The Committee directs the Service to
brief the Committee not later than 90 days following the
enactment of this Act on the outstanding Foundation Documents
at newly created parks and the Service's timeline and plan to
complete these documents.
Garden of Heroes.--Executive Order 14189 reinstated
Executive Order 13978 of January 18, 2021, which directs the
Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Interagency
Task Force for Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American
Heroes, to identify a site suitable for the establishment of
the National Garden of American Heroes. The Committee is aware
that stakeholders have requested the National Garden of
American Heroes to be located at the Friendship Hill National
Historic Site in Pennsylvania and encourages its consideration.
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.--The Committee
directs the Service to brief the Committee not later than 60
days following the enactment of this Act on activities to
provide law enforcement officers at the Gustavus Airport during
seasonal commercial air service to assist in operations at
Glacier Bay National Park.
Glacier National Park.--The Committee is concerned about
public access to Glacier National Park as a result of the
vehicle reservation system. The Committee is encouraged by the
modifications that have been made to the reservation system
each year, including lifting of the reservation system on the
east entrances to the park, more daily reservations at the west
entrance, and a daily release schedule for reservations. The
Committee directs the Service to continue to consider
alternative approaches to visitor management that prioritize
increasing public access. The Service should consider the
impact on, and opportunities for, local residents, communities,
and Tribes when evaluating these approaches. The Committee
directs the Service to keep the Committee updated on its plan
for alternative approaches.
Habitat Protection.--The Committee continues to encourage
the Service to respond to the urgent landscape-scale needs of
critically endangered forest birds with habitats in national
parks. These species face increased threats and imminent
extinction from non-native mosquitoes that carry avian malaria
and other pathogens.
Implementation of New Law.--The Committee notes that Public
Law 119-13 was signed into law on May 23, 2025, which nullifies
the final rule issued by the National Park Service titled
``Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles'' (90
Fed. Reg. 2621), and expects the Service to fully implement
this law accordingly.
Management of Units.--The Committee recognizes there are
single Superintendents managing multiple national park units
across the country, such as the Blackwell School National
Historic Site. The Committee directs the Service to provide a
briefing not later than 90 days following the enactment of this
Act on operations at park units that have a single
Superintendent managing multiple parks. The briefing should
include hours of operation, resources expended to operate at
such level of hours of operation, and recent changes in
resources or hours of operation.
Modernization.--The Committee directs the Service to brief
the Committee not later than 90 days following the enactment of
this Act on the technology used for the Global Navigation
Satellite System database and surveys, including an estimate of
funding needs to modernize or upgrade such technology and base
stations.
National Mall and Memorial Parks.--The Committee is aware
of plans to construct new exhibits at the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial and expects that they will comply with Executive Order
14253.
Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Office.--The
Committee is aware of the work the Natural Resource Stewardship
and Science Office does to leverage science capacity with
programs such as Research Learning Centers, Cooperative
Ecosystem Studies Units, and other academic, nonprofit, and
private entities. The Committee encourages the Service to
continue this work.
New Technologies.--The Committee encourages the Service to
urge Superintendents of National Seashores to learn about
virtual lifeguard systems from stakeholders with relevant
expertise, as available, including features of virtual
lifeguard systems such as: AI driven cameras; pre-recorded
message systems; emergency notification systems for mass alerts
to local law enforcement; and nighttime beach access safety.
Partnership Wild & Scenic Rivers.--The Committee notes that
Public Law 117-328 authorizes the Service to study the
Kissimmee River and the Little Manatee Wild and Scenic River
for inclusion in the Wild and Scenic Rivers Program. The
Committee directs the Service to complete the authorized
studies in a timely manner. The Committee is aware of interest
in evaluating other areas in Florida, such as the Myakka River
and the Florida National Spring system in Northern and Central
Florida, for possible inclusion in the Wild & Scenic Rivers
Program, and encourages the Service to keep the Committee
apprised of any planned actions related to these efforts.
Park Police.--The Committee is concerned about recruitment
and retention of Park Police officers. As such, the Committee
encourages the Service to evaluate its incentive programs,
including authorities for recruitment and retention bonuses and
use of the existing ``home-to-work fleet program'' for any
opportunities to effectively and appropriately expand upon
these programs.
Public Input and Report on Lake Powell Recreation.--The
Committee notes that the amount of water at Lake Powell has
rapidly declined over the last several years due to severe
drought conditions. The Committee is disappointed by the
Service's level of communication with impacted groups,
including those that use Lake Powell for recreation, regarding
the Service's decisions related to lake access. Given the
ongoing challenges posed by the changing lake levels and
conditions, to facilitate better engagement and discussions
among groups with mutual interests in maintaining lake access,
the Committee directs the Service to establish a process to
receive, consider, and respond to input from the public on
matters involving public access to, and recreation uses of, the
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The process should also
include establishing timelines and processes for notifying
relevant impacted groups ahead of any change in access to the
lake. The Committee looks forward to receiving the report
outlined in House Report 118-155 regarding the establishment of
a forum or process for public input as described above and
notes that the Service shall continue providing updates to the
Committee on the process.
As part of this effort, the Committee directs the Service
to provide a report not later than 60 days following the
enactment of this Act outlining infrastructure improvements
necessary to maintain public access across Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument as
conditions change. The report should include estimated costs
for each location, as well as funding commitments in fiscal
year 2025 and 2026, to ensure continued lake access despite
these changing conditions.
Revenue.--The Committee directs the Service to brief the
Committee and the relevant authorizing Committees on
alternative ways to raise revenue in order to increase
resources for park system maintenance needs while still
maintaining access and affordability for everyday Americans,
including revenue estimates associated with each alternative
considered.
Visitation.--As the Service develops funding estimates for
sites within the National Park System, the Committee continues
to encourage the Service to consider how annual visitation
trends may impact operations at each park, among other factors.
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION
The National Recreation and Preservation account provides
for outdoor recreation planning, preservation of cultural and
national heritage resources, technical assistance to Federal,
State and local agencies, and administration of Historic
Preservation Fund grants.
The Committee recommends $89,593,000 for National
Recreation and Preservation. Within the total amount provided,
the table below makes recommendations for specific programs:
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Program Recommendation
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Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance.......... $13,000,000
Chesapeake Gateway and Trails........................ 3,027,000
Native American Graves Protection.................... 3,407,000
American Indian and Native Hawaiian.................. 2,750,000
Japanese Confinement Site Grants..................... 4,655,000
9/11 Memorial Act Grants............................. 4,000,000
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Heritage Partnership Programs.--The Committee provides
$29,232,000 for each heritage area to receive no less than the
amount provided in fiscal year 2024.
Additionally, the Committee encourages the Service to urge
the non-federal coordinating entities of the Heritage
Partnership Program to be transparent with the public regarding
operations and use of Federal funding, including making board
meetings open to the public.
Additional Guidance.--The Committee has included additional
guidance with respect to funding provided under this account:
Cultural Programs.--The recommendation includes funding to
support programs for Native American, Native Hawaiian, or
Alaska Native culture and arts development. The Committee
encourages the service to identify barriers to participation in
these programs.
Evaluation.--The Committee is aware of interest in a new
program to link key sites in the Great Lakes region. The
Committee directs the Service to provide a briefing not later
than 90 days following the enactment of this Act on the
resource and funding needs, as well as any authorities,
necessary to create such program.
Japanese Confinement Site Grants.--Public Law 117-328
established the Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement
Education Grants under the Japanese American Confinement Grant
Program. The Committee provides funding for these efforts.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND
The Historic Preservation Fund supports the State historic
preservation offices to perform a variety of functions. These
include State management and administration of existing grant
obligations; review and advice on Federal projects and actions;
determinations and nominations to the National Register; Tax
Act certifications; and technical preservation services. The
States also review properties to develop data for planning use.
Funding in this account also supports direct grants to
qualifying organizations for individual preservation projects
and for activities in support of heritage tourism and local
historic preservation.
The Committee recommends $168,900,000 for historic
preservation.
Competitive Grants.--The Committee directs that no less
than the enacted level be provided to each program within the
Competitive Grants Subactivity.
Historic Preservation.--The Committee encourages the
Service to review guidance and implementation of historic
preservation programs to identify any areas of improvement for
executing projects that increase housing availability.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $135,616,000 for Construction.
Visitor Use.--The Committee encourages the Service to
consider funding projects at National Park units that will
offer increased visitor use of buildings and facilities and
will spur community and public-private partnerships, such as
addressing erosion at the Staten Island unit and rehabilitating
the Fort Hancock buildings and Hangars 3 & 4 within the Gateway
National Recreation Area.
Sewer Systems.--The Committee encourages the Service to
address critical wastewater utility projects within highly
visited National Parks, such as Zion National Park.
CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE
The Committee recommends $12,000,000 for the Centennial
Challenge matching grant program.
United States Geological Survey
Originating in 1879, the United States Geological Survey
(USGS/Survey) is the primary Federal source of science-based
information on ecosystems, land use, energy and mineral
resources, natural hazards, water use and availability, and
updated maps and images of the Earth's features available to
the public.
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH
The bill provides $1,368,385,000 for the United States
Geological Survey. The Survey provides critical scientific
research and data to land and water managers in priority
ecosystems. This work is funded through multiple mission areas
and accounts.
Ecosystems.--The Committee recommends $289,780,000 for
Ecosystems.
Environmental Health.--The recommendation includes
$25,293,000 for Environmental Health, of which $4,750,000 is
for researching harmful algal blooms and understanding the
prevalence of microcystin toxins in the nation's natural bodies
of water.
The Committee encourages the Survey to participate in the
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act
Interagency Working Group efforts. The Committee encourages the
Survey to continue research on plastics in its strategic vision
and work to identify science gaps.
Species Management Research.--The recommendation includes
$55,490,000 for Species Management Research, of which $500,000
is for the U.S. National Phenology Network and $1,250,000 is
for research on Hawaiian forest birds that face extinction from
non-native mosquitoes carrying avian malaria and other
pathogens.
The Committee directs the Survey to provide a briefing not
later than 120 days following the enactment of this Act on how
it would establish a Mississippi River Restoration and
Resilience Science Center at an existing Survey office, and the
initial research priorities the center would focus on based on
the findings of the previous Science Forum directed in House
Report 117-83. The briefing should include an estimate of the
funds necessary to establish and operate such facility, and
cover potential work with the EPA, including improving water
quality, protecting and restoring wildlife and their habitats,
preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species, and
improving community resilience to natural disasters.
Land Management Research.--The recommendation includes
$52,000,000 for Land Management Research, which includes
$7,000,000 for the Greater Everglades Priority Ecosystems
Program to support management and restoration of America's
Everglades.
Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program.--
The recommendation includes $44,500,000 for the Biological
Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, including to
support research on European Green Crab, Coral Disease,
phytoplankton changes in the Great Lakes, and Chronic Wasting
Disease. The recommendation includes $11,000,000 for invasive
carp research, including to prevent the spread into the Great
Lakes, of which $3,000,000 is for research on containing or
eradicating grass carp. The Committee directs the Survey to
provide a report not later than 180 days following the
enactment of this Act on the status of grass carp in the Great
Lakes and the progress that has been made since 2020.
The Committee is also concerned about the threats of
invasive Blue Catfish in the Chesapeake Bay and supports the
Survey's efforts to coordinate an adaptive invasive Blue
Catfish research framework.
Climate Adaptation Science Centers.--The recommendation
includes $66,115,000 for these Centers that provide scientific
data about changes in coastal water levels and flooding,
drought conditions, weather patterns, migratory patterns of
fish and birds, and ecosystems and habitats to State and local
land managers who can use that information to respond to
environmental challenges. The Committee directs the Survey to
prioritize the funding to the Regional Centers and expedite the
processing of funds to university-led consortia.
The Committee recognizes the importance of conducting
cooperative research with the Atlantic, Gulf, Pacific, and
Great Lakes interstate and international fishery commissions to
address State and Federal science priorities that emphasize
actionable science in support of fisheries management. The
Committee encourages the Survey to provide a briefing not later
than 90 days following the enactment of this Act on the funding
needs required to conduct such cooperative research.
Cooperative Research Units Program.--The recommendation
includes $29,880,000 for the Cooperative Research Units (CRU)
program. Within the funding provided, the recommendation
includes $800,000 to establish a new CRU at a land-grant
institution within a State that does not have a Wildlife CRU.
Priority should be given to funding a CRU that can serve the
diverse array of terrestrial ecosystems that encompass those
located within the Tennessee River Basin, from the Appalachian
Mountains to the Mississippi Delta.
Great Lakes Science Center.--The recommendation includes
$15,000,000 for the Great Lakes Science Center. Resources will
ensure acquisition of information necessary for fishery
management decisions and to support the Center's large vessels.
The Committee supports the Center's partnerships to operate
proven, commercially available, long-endurance uncrewed surface
vehicles (USVs) to collect operational fisheries survey data.
Energy and Mineral Resources.--The Committee recommends
$104,657,000 for Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mineral Resources.--The recommendation includes $67,293,000
for Mineral Resources.
The Committee continues to support efforts to expand
mapping of mineral resources on U.S. Federal lands and urges
its completion as expeditiously as possible.
The Committee directs the Survey to explore research with
the Department of Energy's National Laboratories and
universities in proximity to these National Labs focused on
critical and strategic materials and minerals, including rare-
earth elements, that are the bedrock of energy technologies,
including nuclear fuels and U.S. strategic defense systems. The
Committee provides $2,000,000 to support programs through state
university partnerships within the Mineral Resources Program.
The Committee appreciates the continued work of the
National Minerals Information Center (NMIC) related to
recycling. The Committee directs the Survey, through NMIC, to
provide a study not later than one year following the enactment
of this Act on domestic aluminum recycling, including recycling
rates, infrastructure gaps, and additional resources needed to
support data collection and technology assessments. The
Committee encourages the Survey to work with key stakeholders
throughout the process to leverage expertise and drive
innovation.
Energy Resources.--The recommendation includes $37,364,000
for Energy Resources. Within the funds provided, the Committee
directs USGS to use no less than $7,500,000 to conduct a state-
by-state assessment to quantify the full range of prospective
geothermal resources across all 50 states, prioritizing regions
with less data availability, and including resources that could
be used for enhanced geothermal systems, deep closed-loop
geothermal systems, geothermal systems which harness heat from
temperatures at which water becomes supercritical, and other
innovative geothermal systems, consistent with 42 U.S.C. 17286
and 30 U.S.C. 1028. The assessment should model varying depths,
including depths of at least 9 kilometers.
The Committee recognizes the importance of domestic
critical minerals and the reliance on foreign sources for
supply. The Committee encourages the USGS to continue work in
derisking Direct Lithium Extraction technology deployments
across the United States, including across Southwest Arkansas.
The Committee also encourages the Survey to work with the
Department of Energy to pursue cooperative research agreements
with land-grant universities to explore new technologies and
solutions for sustainable water management and mineral recovery
in arid and semi-arid regions of the country impacted by very
high levels of brine water.
Natural Hazards.--The recommendation includes $190,565,000
for Natural Hazards.
Earthquake Hazards.--The recommendation includes
$94,651,000 for Earthquake Hazards, including $32,600,000 for
continued development and expansion of the ShakeAlert West
Coast earthquake early warning system and capital costs
associated with the system's buildout, including to develop a
Technical Implementation Plan to determine the buildout
required for ShakeAlert capabilities in other key western
states, including Nevada.
The Committee remains concerned about the lack of knowledge
and offshore real-time instrumentation available for the
Cascadia subduction zone. The Committee encourages the Survey
to continue developing its early earthquake warning system and
consider expanding into locations that will benefit from an
early detection system. The recommendation includes $2,660,000
for the National Seismic Hazard Model Improvements and Updates,
including for expansion to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
The Committee provides $2,700,000 to support the Service's
Subduction Zone Science, including ongoing work with the
National Science Foundation.
Landslide Hazards Program.--The recommendation includes
$14,432,000 for the National Landslide Hazards Reduction
Program.
The Committee supports operations and maintenance of
regional networks that acquired USArray stations from the
National Science Foundation as these networks work to
incorporate and use all EarthScope data.
Water Resources.--The Committee recommends $285,212,000 for
Water Resources.
Water Availability and Use Science.--The recommendation
includes $70,296,000 for the Water Availability and Use Science
Program. Within the funding provided, the recommendation
includes $1,750,000 for the Saline Lakes Program, $1,500,000
for the Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program, and
$3,500,000 for OpenET.
The Committee encourages the Survey to prioritize
cooperation with Western State water resource agencies facing
challenges with long-term water sustainability. The Committee
further encourages the program to enhance cooperation with
these agencies through respective Survey State Water Science
Centers which possess local and regional water science
expertise.
The Committee urges the Survey to conduct a new Water-
Resources Investigations Report regarding the groundwater
conditions in the Great Lakes Region. Specifically, the
Committee encourages information specific to indirect ground-
water discharge to the Great Lakes as well as ground-water
recharge rates for the entire watershed to determine the role
of ground water in the hydrologic budget of the Great Lakes.
The Committee also provides $3,000,000 for a training and
development program to attract, train, and develop early career
researchers and workforce that can engage with Tribal groups
and local stakeholders in addressing pressing water issues,
including in the Western Great Basin and Sierra Nevada.
The Committee commends the Survey for its work on mapping
natural springs. The Committee encourages the Survey to
continue working with state, local, and Tribal agencies as well
as other relevant entities, including but not limited to
universities and non-profit institutions, on the requirements
to develop a 2-year pilot program to determine the most
efficient methodology for developing a national inventory and
to brief the Committee not later than 180 days following the
enactment of this Act on its discussions.
The Committee encourages the Survey to provide a briefing
not later than 120 days following the enactment of this Act on
the funding requirements associated with initiating a new
Sinkhole Hazards Program to focus on sinkhole hazard
identification, assessment, and mapping, as well as the
research and development to reduce sinkhole losses and risk.
The Committee emphasizes the importance of developing and
maintaining proper maps for coastal areas to understand the
impact flooding and saltwater intrusion could have on
infrastructure. The Committee encourages the Survey to provide
a briefing not later than 180 days following the enactment of
this Act on efforts being made to develop maps to predict
future groundwater changes and associated risks.
Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program.--The
recommendation includes $112,976,000 for the Groundwater and
Streamflow Information Program. Within the funding provided,
$32,000,000 is included for Federal Priority streamgages,
including those deemed ``at-risk'' by the Survey, like those
located in the Columbia River and northern Missouri River
watersheds.
The Committee includes $500,000 for the Ohio River super
gages to maintain operational capacity within the existing
super-gage network, including in basins with unique geology,
distinct soils, and a significant agricultural presence.
The Committee recognizes that understanding current and
streamflow conditions is vital to estimating flood frequency
and monitoring civil infrastructure. The recommendation
includes $31,000,000 for the Next-Generation Water Observing
System and the Committee emphasizes support for working with
academic partners using advanced computing techniques to
develop advanced Next-Generation Water Observing Systems.
National Water Quality Program.--The recommendation
includes $85,440,000 for the National Water Quality Program. Of
this amount, the Committee includes $7,490,000 for harmful
algal blooms (HABs), including research on health effects,
particularly in freshwater and coastal ecosystems, and to
monitor, characterize, prevent, and control HABs, and to
provide rapid response alerts to water resource agencies,
health departments, and the public. The Committee supports the
Survey's efforts to fund university-based research grants to
examine how sediment and nutrient pathways relates to the
formation of HABs, the impact of these blooms on vegetation
growth in marine ecosystems, and the impact of vegetation loss
on vulnerable and endangered species, such as the West Indian
manatee.
Water Resources Research Act Program.--Recognizing the role
Water Resources Research Act programs play in addressing local,
state, and regional water issues and assisting in long term
water planning, policy development, and resource management,
the recommendation includes $16,500,000 for this program.
Within the funding provided, the recommendation includes at
least $13,500,000 for the 104b annual base grants. The
recommendation also includes $3,000,000 for ongoing PFAS
research within the Water Resources Research Act Program.
Core Science Systems.--The recommendation includes
$283,221,000 for Core Science Systems.
National Land Imaging Program.--The recommendation includes
$124,071,000 for the National Land Imaging Program. The
Committee continues to support the Survey's efforts to advance
the Landsat Next Mission and provides $95,334,000.
The Committee recognizes the importance of the Remote
Sensing State Grants Program and provides $2,600,000 to support
these efforts.
Science Synthesis, Analysis, and Research Program.--The
recommendation includes $25,000,000 for the Science Synthesis,
Analysis, and Research Program, including $1,500,000 for the
National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program.
National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program.--The
recommendation includes $43,500,000 for the National
Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program.
National Geospatial Program.--The recommendation includes
$90,650,000 for the National Geospatial Program. Within the
amount provided, $1,350,000 is for the National Digital Trails
project.
The Committee recognizes the importance of landscape-scale,
three-dimensional maps for the Nation and the partnership it
represents between localities, states, the Survey, and a myriad
of other Federal agencies and includes $43,905,000 for the 3D
Elevation Program, which includes $6,000,000 for the coverage
of Federal lands in the western States. Additionally, the
Survey should expand collaboration and integration of
hydrography data within 3DEP, including developing a detailed
plan and budget request for the 3D Hydrography Program (3DHP).
Recognizing the importance of hydrography data, the
recommendation includes $1,000,000 for 3DHP.
Science Support.--The recommendation includes $82,465,000
for Science Support.
Facilities.--The recommendation includes $132,485,000 for
facilities, including $78,355,000 for the Rental Payments and
Operations and Maintenance Program and $54,130,000 for Deferred
Maintenance and Capital Improvement, to include support for the
modernization of the National Wildlife Health Center.
Chesapeake Bay Program Activities.--The Committee continues
to support the Survey's watershed-wide research, assessment,
monitoring, and modeling that help Chesapeake Bay partners make
informed management decisions to restore and protect the
Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. The recommendation provides
$17,577,000 for these activities.
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT
The Committee recommends $182,200,000 for the Ocean Energy
Management appropriation. The overall funding level is
partially offset through the collection of rental receipts and
other cost recovery fees totaling $58,000,000, resulting in a
final appropriation of $124,200,000. Funding for the renewable
energy activity is for recently announced activities or
priorities of the Department of the Interior and is intended to
be consistent with 90 Fed. Reg. 8363.
Permitting.--The Committee supports efforts to improve the
federal permitting process for offshore energy development and
encourages the Bureau to work with other relevant agencies to
identify efficiencies in the federal permitting process,
including duplicative efforts, to responsibly expedite reviews
while maintaining comprehensive stakeholder engagement.
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT
The Committee recommends $182,246,000 for the Offshore
Safety and Environmental Enforcement appropriation. The overall
funding level is partially offset through the collection of
rental receipts, other cost recovery fees, and inspection fees
totaling $65,000,000, resulting in a final appropriation of
$132,345,000.
Commingling.--The Committee acknowledges the Bureau's
recent decision to implement new parameters for downhole
commingling in the Paleogene (Wilcox) reservoirs to expand the
allowable pressure differential from 200 psi to 1500 psi. The
Committee encourages the Agency to continue its work on
commingling by reviewing internal guidance and policies related
to commingling in all reservoirs. The Committee is aware of
concerns that the current guidance and policies related to
commingling are based on a 2010 Knowledge Reservoir study that
is outdated, and that new data and science should be used to
inform the Bureau's relevant internal guidance and policies.
Rigs to Reefs.--The Committee supports the Rigs to Reefs
program and encourages the Bureau to continue its policies
related to extensions for those entities interested in
participating in the program and to utilize the program to the
maximum extent possible.
Blow Out Prevention Technology.--The Committee continues to
encourage the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
(BSEE) to review and consider new and emerging technology,
including alternative procedures or equipment as appropriate
given the best available science and while ensuring that risks
are properly identified and mitigated. BSEE is urged to develop
a testing framework for new technologies that takes into
consideration the cost of testing while still ensuring safety
and effectiveness.
OIL SPILL RESEARCH
The Committee recommends $15,099,000 for the Oil Spill
Research appropriation.
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY
The Committee recommends $119,786,000 for the Regulation
and Technology appropriation. The detailed allocation of
funding by activity is included in the table accompanying this
report.
Agency Delays.--The Committee is deeply concerned that the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
has been delinquent in meeting any court ordered deadlines for
issuing supplemental Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) thus
resulting in vacatur of an existing mine permit. The Committee
expects the OSMRE to abide by the deadlines established and
mandated by the court.
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND
The Committee recommends $168,231,000 for the Abandoned
Mine Reclamation Fund appropriation. Of the funds provided,
$33,231,000 are derived from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Fund and $135,000,000 are derived from the general treasury.
The detailed allocation of funding by activity is included in
the table accompanying this report.
Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization (AMLER)
Program.--The Committee continues bill language directing the
Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE) to
pay the entirety of funds allocated directly to each State and
Tribe not later than 90 days following the enactment of this
Act. Recognizing that all participating States in this program
have primacy, OSMRE is expected to provide technical assistance
to grantees, but it is the participating States' sole
responsibility to approve projects for economic and community
development in conjunction with the priorities in section
403(a) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 (30 U.S.C. 1233(a)).
The Committee is aware that no funding has been awarded to
projects in former coal producing counties in western Kentucky.
The Committee encourages participating States and Tribes to
consider geographic proportionality when selecting projects to
receive AMLER grants.
Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative (ARRI).--The
Committee notes that the ARRI program is designed and
implemented to promote effective reforestation of mined lands
resulting in restored forested lands and ecosystems that
enhance economic and recreational opportunities throughout the
Appalachian Region. To support such efforts, of the funds
provided, the Committee provides no less than $500,000 for
ARRI.
Timely Review of Amendments.--Mine plans and mine plan
modifications for operations on Federal coal leases are subject
to review under the National Environmental Policy Act. The
Committee understands that there are over forty amendments from
twenty-eight state programs currently pending before OSMRE,
some of which have been pending since 2009. This has left
affected coal mines unable to expand operations on current
leases for which they have already paid bonus bid payments and
continue to pay royalties. The Committee directs the Office to
brief the Committee not later than 60 days following enactment
of this Act on the status of each mine plan modification
currently pending with the Office, including the timeline of
receiving each amendment, any agency actions that have been
taken on each amendment, and the projected timeline for making
a final decision on each amendment, and to provide regular
updates to the Committee until these mine plan modifications
are fully processed.
Indian Affairs
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Office of the
Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs (together, ``Indian
Affairs''') programs serve 574 federally recognized Indian
Tribes, a service population of approximately two million
American Indians and Alaska Natives in Tribal and Native
communities. BIA provides direct services and funding for
compacts and contracts for Tribes to provide Federal programs
for a wide range of activities necessary for community
development. Programs address Tribal government, natural
resource management, trust services, law enforcement, economic
development, and social service needs.
In preparation for the fiscal year 2026 appropriation bill,
the Subcommittee received oral testimony from approximately 95
witnesses on a variety of topics pertaining to American Indian
and Alaska Native (AI/AN) programs in three days of public
testimony and received written testimony from an additional 27
entities. The Federal Government has a legal obligation to
provide quality services to American Indians and Alaska
Natives. On a nonpartisan basis, the Committee continues to
protect and, where possible, strengthen the budgets for Indian
Country programs in this bill to address long-standing and
underfunded needs.
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $2,260,254,000 for Operation of
Indian Programs. The Committee acknowledges the significant
funding needs across Indian country, and the level of funding
provided reflects the Committee's commitment to upholding and
advancing the Federal Government's trust and treaty
obligations.
Tribal Government.--The recommendation includes
$442,571,000 for Tribal Government.
Road Maintenance.--The Committee remains concerned about
the poor condition of many roads on Tribal lands, which creates
substantial safety hazards and barriers to economic
development. The recommendation includes $43,814,000 for road
maintenance to improve and maintain roads and bridges.
Human Services.--The recommendation includes $183,172,000
for Human Services.
Social Services.--The recommendation includes $5,000,000
for Tribes that have not been able to receive BIA social
services activities pursuant to a self-determination contract
or self-governance compact. The Committee directs BIA to
provide a briefing not later than 120 days following the
enactment of this Act on Tribes meeting this requirement and
additional funding needs to provide parity.
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).--The recommendation
includes $20,230,000 for the Indian Child Welfare Act.
State child welfare agencies play an important role in
ensuring the safety of Indian children who come into contact
with the State child welfare system. The Committee directs BIA
to work closely with the Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to help
these State agencies maintain and improve upon their
responsibilities required by 42 U.S.C. 622(b)(9) to Indian
children under ICWA. The Committee directs BIA to provide a
briefing not later than 180 days following the enactment of
this Act on its interagency work with ACF and DOJ, and through
Tribal consultations, including identifying any hurdles and
obstacles to improving State agencies' compliance with ICWA.
Housing Improvement Program.--The recommendation includes
$15,981,000 to support additional housing units and applicants.
Trust-Natural Resources Management.--The recommendation
includes $352,037,000 for Trust-Natural Resources Management.
The Committee supports continued efforts to address
environmental changes affecting Tribal communities and
encourages BIA to continue to engage with Tribal youth in
efforts to ameliorate these impacts.
The Committee is aware of longstanding staff challenges
related to timber production in south-central Washington. The
Committee directs the Agency to brief the Committee not later
than 90 days following the enactment of this Act on efforts to
address these staffing needs and plans to ensure consistency
with Executive Order 14225.
Rights Protection Implementation.--The recommendation
includes $51,290,000 for Rights Protection Implementation,
including $7,792,000 for the Pacific Salmon Treaty. Within this
amount, the recommendation includes funding to support the
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Columbia River in-
lieu sites law enforcement, in-lieu sites operations and
maintenance, fisheries management, and construction to support
implementation of the Columbia River Basin Settlement
Agreement, and Salmon and Steelhead Inventory.
Tribal Management Development Program.--The recommendation
includes $25,696,000 for the Tribal Management Development
Program, including $2,523,000 for the Inter-Tribal Buffalo
Council to support their work returning buffalo to Indian
Country, including through the Bison Conservation Transfer
Program. The recommendation also includes $1,000,000 for the
Native American Fish & Wildlife Society and $1,500,000 for
conservation law enforcement to support Tribal fish and game
management programs and the enforcement of Tribal fish and
wildlife codes.
Agriculture and Range.--The Committee encourages BIA to
continue supporting efforts to address the problem of the
European Green Crab which impacts marine resources for Tribal
communities in the Pacific Northwest.
The Committee also encourages BIA to work with Tribal
nations to identify Native American seeds and provide support
to existing Native American seed banks and related facilities.
Water Resources.--The recommendation includes $21,312,000
for the Water Resources Program to adequately fund the Water
Management, Planning, and Pre-development program to ensure
protection and management of Tribal water resources.
Energy and Mineral.--The recommendation provides
$35,342,000 for Energy and Mineral Activities. The Committee
encourages BIA to support investments in new energy projects to
reduce the cost of electricity and support self-determined
energy priorities, including conventional energy projects.
Trust-Real Estate Services.--The recommendation provides
$178,925,000 for Trust-Real Estate Services. The Committee
encourages BIA to improve communication and processing times
for delivering real estate services to Tribes.
The Committee is concerned about the amount of time and
resources used to review trust land applications as a result of
the Carcieri v. Salazar decision. The Committee directs BIA to
develop and implement a plan to improve processes and
streamline efficiency for reviewing trust land applications to
reflect the Federal recognition of Tribes and their sovereign
authority to put land into trust, regardless of the date they
became federally recognized. The Committee directs BIA to
provide a briefing not later than 180 days following the
enactment of this Act on the status of this plan and how
reviewing trust land applications has become more efficient.
The Committee encourages BIA to coordinate with Tribal
governments to support their exercise of their full rights and
authorities in matters involving non-Tribal individuals and
entities operating on Tribal lands, to include land use,
enforcement, and jurisdictional issues. The Committee
encourages BIA to provide a briefing not later than 90 days
following the enactment of this Act on their work with Tribal
governments and their efforts to improve the timeliness of
pending reviews, including those involving a successor-in-
interest.
Public Safety and Justice.--The recommendation includes
$771,836,000 for Public Safety and Justice.
The Committee remains very concerned with reports of
international criminal cartels targeting Tribal communities for
human and drug trafficking. The Committee directs the Office of
Justice Services, in coordination with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) and Homeland Security Investigations, to
provide a report to the Committee not later than 180 days
following the enactment of this Act regarding resources
currently allocated, activities being conducted, and additional
resources needed to combat illegal criminal cartels targeting
communities located on Tribal lands. The report should also
provide recommended strategies for improving cross-
jurisdictional relationships between Tribes and Federal law-
enforcement agencies to combat international cartel activity on
Indian lands.
The Committee remains concerned about the Tribal law
enforcement and courts needs of Tribal governments in Public
Law 83-280 States and previously directed BIA to conduct
consultations with Tribes located in these States to determine
budgetary needs of Tribal law enforcement. The Committee is
concerned that there are Tribes subject to Public Law 83-280
that are currently providing law enforcement services without
any funding from BIA. The Committee directs BIA to provide a
briefing not later than 180 days following the enactment of
this Act on the identified needs. The Committee notes that to
address the challenges these Tribal governments face, any
funding received for law enforcement and courts needs may be
used to enter into agreements with local or State authorities
to provide eligible services.
The Committee directs BIA headquarters to coordinate
activities with field offices that serve affected Tribes within
the State of Texas, and consult with such affected Tribes, to
ensure State and Federal laws related to criminal jurisdiction
are interpreted consistently and address potential
inconsistencies in the treatment of Tribal eligibility to
receive Federal law enforcement funding. The Committee directs
BIA to provide a briefing not later than 120 days following the
enactment of this Act on the status of these consultations.
The Committee supports BIA's efforts to recruit, train, and
retain its Tribal law enforcement personnel, including the work
of the U.S. Indian Law Enforcement Advanced Training Center.
The Committee directs BIA to submit a report not later than 180
days following the enactment of this Act outlining plans,
estimated costs, and additional authorities needed to construct
a new advanced training facility.
Criminal Investigations and Police Services.--The Committee
recognizes that additional resources are needed to ensure safe
Tribal communities. The recommendation provides $425,478,000
for Criminal Investigations and Police Services, including
support for the Office of Justice Services and Tribal Police
Offices.
The Committee recognizes that there is a significant
outstanding need to implement public safety changes resulting
from the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision, creating an immediate and
severe shortage of police and investigative personnel in the
expanded Tribal criminal jurisdiction areas. The recommendation
provides $130,000,000 for these activities. With the additional
resources provided for McGirt, the Committee encourages BIA to
consult with impacted Tribes regarding the distribution of
funds.
The recommendation includes $2,295,677 for the National
School Resource Officer Program.
Consistent with the direction included in the front matter
of this report, the recommendation includes $5,000,000 to
support expanding the Agency's Opioid Reduction Task Force
created in March 2018 to establish a Narcotics Reduction Task
Force.
Detentions/Corrections Programs.--The recommendation
provides $158,463,000 for Detentions/Corrections Programs.
Law Enforcement Special Initiatives.--The recommendation
includes $42,441,000 for Law Enforcement Special Initiatives.
The recommendation includes $31,000,000 for the Missing and
Murdered Indigenous Women Initiative to address the crisis of
missing and murdered indigenous women, including for criminal
investigators, software platforms, and evidence recovery
equipment. The Committee directs BIA to work with Tribal and
Federal law enforcement agencies to facilitate sharing law
enforcement and public records data and other technological
tools to assist those agencies in finding missing individuals.
The Committee applauds the Missing and Murdered Unit's
commitment to addressing violence in Indian country through
Operation Not Forgotten. The Committee directs BIA to provide
quarterly updates on its progress and the additional resources
needed to maintain full operation of this initiative.
Facilities Operations and Maintenance.--The recommendation
provides $23,894,000.
Tribal Courts.--The recommendation includes $57,713,000 for
Tribal Courts.
The Committee notes that Tribes that are eligible to
contract or compact for law enforcement may reprogram a portion
of this funding to use it for law enforcement purposes and
therefore directs BIA to engage with Tribes on how they want
funds split between Tribal Courts and Law Enforcement so Tribes
can request a reprogramming.
Community and Economic Development.--The recommendation
includes $39,004,000, including $5,000,000 for Native
businesses and entrepreneurs to develop and grow their
businesses through the Indian Business Incubator Program.
The Committee highlights the success of the Job Placement
and Training program in assisting individuals in obtaining job
skills that support long-term employment. The Committee
provides $19,686,000 to support this program. Within the
funding provided, $5,000,000 is included for a Native American
Technology and Manufacturing Grant Pilot Program similar to the
former BIA Ironworker Training Grant Program. Funding should
support training for modern manufacturing, such as digital
fabrication workshops that provide a variety of off-the-shelf,
industrial-grade fabrication and electronics tools, with open-
source software and programs.
The Committee directs BIA to provide a briefing not later
than 180 days following the enactment of this Act on what would
be required to develop certifications for Tribal goods.
The Committee also supports grants and cooperative
agreements to implement the Native American Tourism and
Improving Visitor Experience Act (NATIVE Act) that strengthen
ongoing training and business development assistance provided
to Tribal and other Native-owned businesses embarking on or
expanding cultural tourism.
Executive Direction and Administrative Services.--The
recommendation includes $282,709,000.
The Committee directs the Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Indian Affairs to submit a report not later than 90 days
following the enactment of this Act detailing its current
policies and procedures for conducting background checks on all
Indian Affairs employees. The report shall include the
frequency of such checks, the standards used, and the process
for addressing findings of concern. Additionally, the report
must specify the date of the most recent background check
conducted for each category of employees and outline any gaps
or delays in implementation.
The Committee appreciates the work of the Federal Indian
Boarding School Initiative and recommends BIA consider
establishing an Indian Boarding School Commission to formally
investigate, document, and report on the histories of Indian
boarding schools, Indian boarding school policies, and the
long-term effect those schools and policies have had on Native
Americans. The Commission would include 10 individuals who are
survivors of Indian boarding schools, have experience in
indigenous human rights law, Tribal court justice systems,
traditional and cultural resources and practices in Tribal
communities, and providing and coordinating trauma-informed
care. The Committee directs BIA to provide a briefing not later
than 90 days following the enactment of this Act identifying
additional resources needed to support the establishment of
this Commission.
Tiwahe.--The report ``Tiwahe: Final Report to Congress''
documents significant achievements, including a reduction in
suicides, recidivism, and removal of children from the
community. It also notes earlier parent/child reunifications,
language revitalization, and improvements to housing and
homelessness, among other improvements. The recommendation
provides $44,583,000 to continue funding existing Tiwahe
program sites for the same activities, including funding to
support women's and children's shelters.
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS
The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation
estimated to be $350,000,000 for contract support costs
incurred by Indian Affairs as required by law. The bill
includes language making available for two years such sums as
are necessary to meet the Federal Government's full legal
obligation and prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other
account for any other purpose.
PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES
The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation
estimated to be $53,000,000 for Payments for Tribal Leases
incurred by Indian Affairs as required by law. The bill
includes language making available for two years such sums as
are necessary to meet the Federal Government's full legal
obligation and prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other
account for any other purpose.
CONSTRUCTION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $167,096,000 for Bureau of Indian
Affairs Construction.
Public Safety and Justice.--The Committee provides
$69,591,000 for Public Safety and Justice Construction and
encourages BIA to continue to support Tribe's ability to
construct detention and correction facilities.
The recommendation also includes $25,459,000 for Other
Program Construction, including support for replacing aging
tower infrastructure and the safety of dams.
INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO
INDIANS
Bill language provides $58,897,000 to be used to implement
settlements pursuant to Public Laws 99-264, 101-618, and 117-
349.
INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
The Committee recommends $25,000,000 for the Indian
Guaranteed Loan Program Account. This level assumes
$450,524,470 in loan volume and $2,850,000 in administrative
expenses.
BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION
OPERATION OF INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) manages a school
system with 183 elementary and secondary schools providing
educational services to approximately 46,000 students in 23
States. BIE also operates two post-secondary institutions and
provides operating grants for 29 Tribally controlled colleges
and universities and two Tribal technical colleges.
The Committee acknowledges the significant funding needs
across Indian country, and the level of funding provided
reflects the Committee's commitment to advancing the Federal
Government's trust and treaty obligations.
The Committee provides $1,235,516,000 for Operation of
Indian Education Programs. The bill continues forward funding
for portions of the elementary and secondary and post-secondary
programs that are identified at the end of this report. The
bill also includes language shifting the availability of
forward funded appropriations from July 1 to June 1.
Elementary and Secondary Programs (Forward Funded).--The
recommendation includes $749,102,000 for forward funded
Elementary and Secondary Programs, including $508,336,000 for
Indian School Equalization Program (ISEP) formula funds,
$23,028,000 for Education Program Enhancements, including the
Native Language Immersion Program, $75,247,000 for Student
Transportation, and $99,886,000 for Tribal Grant Support Costs.
Post Secondary Programs (Forward Funded).--The
recommendation includes $146,381,000 for forward funded Post
Secondary Programs.
The Committee understands that making post-secondary
education opportunities available to Tribal members is a top
priority of Congress and that the Federal Government should
support those seeking education as a path to economic
development and an enhanced quality of life. The recommendation
includes $99,926,000 for Tribal Colleges and Universities
(TCUs).
The recommendation includes $36,234,000 for Haskell Indian
Nations University (Haskell) and Southwestern Indian
Polytechnic Institute (SIPI).
The Committee encourages BIE to strengthen coordination and
communication with Haskell. The Tribally elected board plays an
important role in student and faculty representation, and
improved communication will support transparency,
accountability, and the long-term success of the university.
The Committee directs BIE, in cooperation with the Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, to evaluate the
potential benefits and implications of transferring governance
authority of Haskell to its Tribally elected Board of Regents.
The Committee directs BIE to provide a report not later than
180 days following the enactment of this Act outlining how such
a transfer would impact Tribal self-determination,
institutional accountability, and enhance student outcomes, as
well as outline the steps and necessary timelines to implement
the possible transition.
Elementary and Secondary Programs.--The recommendation
includes $192,171,000 for Elementary and Secondary Programs.
The recommendation includes $27,619,000 to assist with the
unique educational needs of Native students in public schools
through Johnson O'Malley Assistance Grants.
Post Secondary Programs.--The recommendation includes
$61,001,000 for Post Secondary Programs.
Education Management.--The recommendation includes
$86,861,000 for Education Management, including $57,722,000 for
Education Program Management.
EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION
Education Construction.--The recommendation provides
$295,367,000 for Education Construction, including $120,342,000
for Replacement School Construction and $21,000,000 for Tribal
Colleges Facilities Improvement and Repair.
The Committee is concerned about the deferred maintenance
backlog and the number of schools that remain on the list of
BIE schools in poor condition. The Committee directs BIE to
consult with the Department of Defense Education Activity
(DoDEA) and develop a plan to address the backlog. The
Committee directs BIA to provide a briefing on its progress not
later than 180 days following the enactment of this Act.
The Committee recognizes the significant and long-standing
deferred maintenance needs that can directly affect student
safety and education across not only BIE K-12 schools, but also
at Haskell Indian Nations University and the Southwestern
Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI). The Committee directs BIE
to provide a report not later than 180 days following the
enactment of this Act identifying existing maintenance
backlogs, estimated costs associated with clearing the backlog,
and other possible funding sources that could help address
unmet and ongoing maintenance needs.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The bill continues language allowing the use of funds for
direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements,
compacts, and grants.
The bill continues language allowing contracting for the
San Carlos Irrigation Project.
The bill continues language excluding certain
administrative funds from Tribal contracts, grants, compacts,
and cooperative agreements.
The bill continues language allowing Tribes to return
appropriated funds.
The bill continues language prohibiting funding of Alaska
schools.
The bill continues language limiting expansion of grades
and schools in the BIE system allowing for the expansion of
additional grades to schools that meet certain criteria.
The bill continues language specifying the distribution of
indirect and administrative costs for certain Tribes.
The bill continues language providing the Secretary with
the authority to approve satellite locations of existing BIE
schools if a Tribe can demonstrate that establishment of such
locations would provide comparable levels of education as are
being offered at such existing BIE schools and would not
significantly increase costs to the Federal Government.
The bill continues language that allows the funds provided
in Tribal priority allocations to be adjusted if requested by a
Tribe.
Bureau of Trust Funds Administration
FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Congress has designated the Secretary of the Interior as
the trustee delegate with responsibility for approximately 55
million surface acres of land, 57 million acres of subsurface
mineral interests, and management of approximately $8.2 billion
held in trust by the Federal Government on behalf of American
Indians, Alaska Natives, and federally recognized Indian
Tribes. The Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA) has
assumed the fiduciary functions previously managed by the
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians. BTFA is
responsible for the financial management of these trust funds
as well as the disbursement of funds and the day-to-day
management on behalf of Tribes and individuals.
The recommendation includes $105,753,000 for Trust and
Program Operations and $2,324,000 for Executive Direction.
Departmental Offices
Office of the Secretary
DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $114,012,000 for the Office of the
Secretary, Departmental Operations appropriation. Within the
funds provided, the recommendation includes funding for
implementation of the NATIVE Act at the fiscal year 2024
enacted level and not less than $500,000 to carry out land
assessments, appraisals, surveys and other activities in
support of the Secretary's responsibilities under the Hawaiian
Home Lands Recovery Act, including up to $200,000 to add
capacity related to infrastructure programs. Additionally, the
recommendation includes funding for the Department to continue
its efforts related to the implementation of the Safeguard
Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act.
Archusa Dam.--The Committee notes that the Archusa Dam was
constructed by the then-Bureau of Outdoor Recreation in 1971
and is in need of repair. The Committee directs the Secretary
to brief the Committee not later than 60 days following the
enactment of this Act on any financial or management
responsibilities of the Department over the Archusa Dam as well
as any coordination with other relevant Federal agencies,
including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Department
of Agriculture, and with local sponsors.
Blockchain.--The Committee is aware that the Department of
the Interior, in coordination with the General Services
Administration (GSA), manages, rents, and oversees thousands of
properties and that the integration and management of the
related government records for such real estate is often
cumbersome. The Committee encourages the Department to consult
with the Office of Science and Technology Policy--which was
authorized in Public Law 117-263 to develop a strategy using
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to maintain a central
depository database on U.S. real estate--to investigate how
emerging technologies could improve the recording of these
assets, including how DLT and federated blockchain might be
employed. The Committee directs the Department to provide a
briefing not later than 180 days following the enactment of
this Act on how these technologies could be employed to improve
the business processes of the Department.
Orphaned Wells.--The Committee directs the Department to
implement Section 40601(c) of Public Law 117-58 in accordance
with the language of the law. The Department's guidance on
State formula grants deviates from the language of the law by
adding unauthorized and unintended requirements. The Committee
recognizes the law does not require a State to use funding for
any specific listed purpose, such as measuring and tracking
emissions of methane. Instead, the law defers to each State to
determine, in the best interests of that State, which of the
listed authorized purposes to address with the awarded funds.
The Committee reaffirms the Department is prohibited from
requiring a State to use funds awarded under Section 40601(c)
to address any particular purpose listed in Section
40601(c)(2)(A) or requiring a State to report data on any of
the listed authorized purposes the State chooses not to address
with awarded funds.
Closeout of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian
Relocation.--The Committee directs the Department, including
the Interior Business Center, to take over any outstanding
duties and responsibilities of the Office of Navajo and Hopi
Indian Relocation to support its closure, including but not
limited to the management of open and eligible cases and other
essential administrative duties.
Vehicle Fleet.--The Committee supports creating further
efficiencies and cost-savings throughout the Department,
including improvements to the management of the Department's
vehicle fleet through telematics by using small, U.S.-based
companies, when practicable. Within available funding, the
Committee directs the Secretary to establish a pilot program--
which should include all light-duty, non-law enforcement trucks
and SUVs owned by the Department--to determine how standard-
compliant telematics through domestic small business can help
improve efficiency and decrease costs for the Federal
Government. Not later than 180 days following the enactment of
this Act, the Committee directs the Secretary to provide a
briefing outlining implementation plans for the pilot program,
including how the Secretary will consider improvements in
driver safety, productivity, maintenance costs, fuel
consumption, finance management, and vehicle health.
Wild Horse and Burro Task Force.--In fiscal year 2022,
Congress directed the Secretary to establish a Task Force to
bring experts from all relevant agencies together to address
the challenge of wild horses and burros, as outlined in the
report accompanying Public Law 117-103. The Committee expects
the Task Force to continue holding its monthly meetings. The
Committee has also included additional direction in the Bureau
of Land Management section of this report specifying areas in
which the Task Force should be engaged. The Committee directs
the Bureau of Land Management to continue reporting to the
Committee quarterly on the status of this program and the work
of the Task Force.
Insular Affairs
ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES
The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) has administrative
responsibility for coordinating Federal policy in the
territories of American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and
oversight of Federal programs and funds in the freely
associated states of the Federated States of Micronesia, the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
The Committee recommends $117,029,000 for Assistance to
Territories.
Brown Tree Snake Control.--The recommendation includes
$4,000,000 for Brown Tree Snake Control activities and the
Committee encourages the Office of Insular Affairs, in
coordination with the Brown Tree Snake Technical Working Group,
to utilize these resources to continue seeking innovative
solutions to manage, control, and eradicate brown tree snakes
in Guam.
American Samoa Operations Grants.--The recommendation
includes $29,000,000 for American Samoa Operations Grants and
the Committee encourages that not less than $3,000,000 be
allocated for the community college.
Additional Guidance.--The Committee includes the following
additional guidance:
Damage Assessments.--Not later than 180 days following the
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Office of
Insular Affairs, in coordination with the Department of
Homeland Security and other relevant agencies, to provide a
report assessing the damage impacts Typhoon Mawar had on Guam
in May 2023. The report should outline estimated costs of
damages to facilities, structures, property, and
infrastructure, as well as plans to prepare for and address
damages from future natural disasters, including to Federal
buildings.
Energy Assurance.--Not later than 180 days following the
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Office of
Insular Affairs, in collaboration with the Department of
Defense (DOD) and U.S. Department of Energy, to provide a
report to the Committee outlining alternatives to provide
reliable and resilient power to the Northern Mariana Islands,
American Samoa, and Guam in the event of an extended commercial
fuel disruption. The alternatives should include need, siting,
required investment, timing, and operations of portable and
deployable nuclear power reactors currently under development
by DOD and private industry which would eliminate the need for
fuel resupply for up to ten years.
Excess Federal Lands.--Not later than 120 days following
the enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the Office of
Insular Affairs, in coordination with the Department of
Defense, to provide a briefing to the Committee discussing the
potential feasibility of returning excess Federal lands under
the control of the military to the person, or heirs of such
person, who originally owned the land in Guam.
Pacific Policy Reports.--Not later than 180 days following
the enactment of this Act, the Committee encourages the Office
of Insular Affairs to provide a briefing to the Committee
discussing the potential benefits of reinstating and
modernizing the Pacific Policy Reports, as authorized under
Section 302 of Public Law 99-239.
Stray Animal Populations.--The Committee notes there are
large populations of stray dogs and cats throughout the U.S.
Territories, particularly in Guam. To control and potentially
reduce these populations, the Committee encourages the Office
of Insular Affairs to provide a briefing to the Committee not
later than 120 days following the enactment of this Act
regarding agency resources available to address the stray dog
and cat populations in Guam.
Territorial Federal Data Coordination.--In light of the
findings outlined in GAO Report 24-106574--titled U.S.
Territories: Coordinated Federal Approach Needed to Better
Address Data Gaps--that recommends that U.S.'s Chief
Statistician develop ways to address territorial data gaps, the
Committee encourages the Office of Insular Affairs to provide a
briefing to the Committee not later than 180 days following the
enactment of this Act discussing how OIA understands the
current state of the territorial data gap issue, and the
Agency's ongoing actions and additional recommendations that
could help the stakeholders at large address data gaps for the
U.S. Territories.
COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION
The Committee recommends $813,000 for Compact of Free
Association.
Office of the Solicitor
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $70,212,000 for the salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Solicitor.
Office of the Inspector General
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $57,500,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Office of Inspector General.
Department-Wide Programs
WILDLAND FIRE
The Department's Wildland Fire Management account supports
fire activities for the Bureau of Land Management, the National
Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and
the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $1,195,086,000 for Wildland Fire
Management at the Department of the Interior.
Fire Operations.--The recommendation includes $910,086,000
for Wildfire Preparedness and Suppression. This amount includes
$526,429,000 for preparedness, including the funding needed for
the Department to continue to execute the new pay table passed
as a part of Public Law 119-4 as a permanent fix ensuring the
Federal agencies' ability to recruit and retain wildland
firefighters and maintain current firefighter capacity. The
Department will allocate a portion of this funding to the
Bureau of Indian Affairs for Tribal nations to provide Tribal
wildland firefighters pay parity with Federal wildland
firefighters. The Committee recommends $383,657,000 for fire
suppression operations.
Other Operations.--The bill provides $285,000,000 for other
wildland fire management operations. This includes $255,000,000
for fuels management, $10,000,000 for burned area
rehabilitation, $14,000,000 for fire facilities, and $6,000,000
for joint fire science, which when combined with funding in the
U.S. Forest Service, provides $12,000,000 in total.
The Department shall use fire facilities funding to address
the problem of inadequate or unaffordable housing facing
wildland firefighters working in certain geographic locations.
WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The bill recommends $370,000,000 for the Department of the
Interior Wildfire Suppression Operations Reserve Fund for
fiscal year 2026.
CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FUND
The Committee recommends $8,200,000 for the Central
Hazardous Materials Fund appropriation.
ENERGY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $4,800,000 for the Energy
Community Revitalization Program. The detailed allocation of
funding by activity is included in the table accompanying this
report.
Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation.--Of the funds
provided, no less than $3,000,000 shall be for State grants for
western States that do not qualify for funding through the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement and have
significant hard rock legacy mines that need to be reclaimed,
but do not have a significant presence of coal mines or oil and
gas legacy infrastructure.
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FUND
The Committee recommends $5,485,000 for the Natural
Resource Damage Assessment Fund appropriation.
Working Capital Fund
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $88,775,000 for the Working
Capital Fund.
Office of Natural Resources and Revenue
NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE
The Committee recommends $158,446,000 for the Office of
Natural Resources Revenue.
Distribution of Public Law 109-432 Revenues.--The Committee
directs the Office to distribute revenues from Gulf Coast
operations in a manner consistent with Public Law 109-432. The
Committee clarifies that the disbursement of funds under Public
Law 109-432, as revenue sharing amounts, are not to be treated
as an award or grant by the United States. It is the intent of
the Committee that the single audit requirements under 2 CFR
200 do not apply for revenues disbursed under Public Law 109-
432.
General Provisions, Department of the Interior
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Section 101 continues a provision providing for emergency
transfer authority (intra-Bureau) with the approval of the
Secretary when all other emergency funds have been exhausted.
Section 102 continues a provision providing for emergency
transfer authority (Department-wide) with the approval of the
Secretary.
Section 103 continues a provision providing for the use of
appropriations for certain services with the approval of the
Secretary.
Section 104 continues a provision permitting the transfer
of funds between the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian
Education, and the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration, and
includes a notification requirement.
Section 105 continues a provision permitting the
redistribution of Tribal priority allocation and Tribal base
funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment,
overlapping services or inaccurate distribution methodologies.
Section 106 continues a provision allowing Outer
Continental Shelf inspection fees to be collected by the
Secretary of the Interior.
Section 107 continues a provision allowing the Bureau of
Land Management to enter into long-term cooperative agreements
for long-term care and maintenance of excess wild horses and
burros on private land.
Section 108 continues a provision dealing with the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service's responsibilities for mass marking
of salmonid stocks.
Section 109 continues a provision allowing the Bureau of
Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education to perform
reimbursable work more efficiently and effectively.
Section 110 continues bill language establishing a
Department of the Interior Experienced Services Program.
Section 111 continues a provision requiring funds to be
available for obligation and expenditure not later than 60 days
following the enactment of this Act.
Section 112 provides the Secretary of the Interior the
ability to transfer funds among and between the Bureau of
Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education.
Section 113 continues a provision providing funding for the
Payments in Lieu of Taxes program.
Section 114 continues a provision authorizing Tribally
controlled schools access to interagency motor vehicles in the
same manner as if performing activities under the Indian Self
Determination and Education Assistance Act.
Section 115 continues a provision providing the Secretary
of the Interior with certain pay authority for the Appraisal
and Valuation Services Office.
Section 116 prohibits the Secretary from writing or issuing
a proposed or final rule for greater sage-grouse or any
distinct population segment; or to implement any threatened
species or endangered species status of the greater sage-grouse
or any distinct population segment.
Section 117 prohibits funds to implement the Draft Resource
Management Plan Amendment or Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning referenced
in the Notice titled ``Notice of Availability of the Draft
Resource Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact
Statement for Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning''.
Section 118 continues a provision authorizing the National
Park Service to use up to seven percent of State assistance
funds as grants to States for indirect costs.
Section 119 extends the authorization of deposits into the
Historic Preservation Fund.
Section 120 continues a provision providing the Secretary
of the Interior the ability to authorize and execute agreements
to achieve operating efficiencies.
Section 121 amends 54 U.S. Code 103101 to increase the
National Park Service emergency law enforcement ceiling from
$250,000 to $500,000.
Section 122 amends division G of Public Law 113-76 to
continue allowing public and private sources to contribute
money and services to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
(BSEE) through 2030.
Section 123 prohibits funds for processing or approving any
notice to proceed with any construction activities relating to
the Lava Ridge Wind Project right-of-way authorization unless
and until the Secretary of the Interior has completed a review
of the Record of Decision and, as appropriate, conducted a new
analysis in accordance with Section 2(b) of the Presidential
Memorandum titled ``Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the
Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing and Review
of the Federal Government's Leasing and Permitting Practices
for Wind Projects''.
Section 124 requires the Bureau of Land Management to
prioritize completion of a validity determination if requested
by the claimant of any mining claim located within the area
covered by Public Land Order 7921, and to strive to complete
any such validity determination not later than 3 years of
receipt of the request.
Section 125 prohibits funds to ban the use of lead
ammunition or tackle on Federal land or water that is made
available for hunting or fishing activities or to issue
regulations relating to the level of lead in ammunition or
tackle to be used on Federal land or water with certain
exceptions.
Section 126 prohibits funds to implement the final the rule
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser
Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for
the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status
for the Southern Distinct Population Segment''.
Section 127 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;
Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat''.
Section 128 requires the Secretary of the Interior to
reissue the final rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From
the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife''.
Section 129 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;
Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for North
American Wolverine''.
Section 130 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;
Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of
Grizzly Bear in the North Cascades Ecosystem, Washington
State''.
Section 131 prohibits funds for the Secretary of the
Interior to establish an experimental population of the grizzly
bear within the Bitterroot Ecosystem of Montana and Idaho.
Section 132 prohibits funds for the Secretary of the
Interior to implement a proposed or final rule pursuant to the
Endangered Species Act with regard to a fish legally held in
captivity or in a controlled environment in a manner that
maintains physical separation of such fish from any wild
population of the same species.
Section 133 prohibits the introduction of American bison on
the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge.
Section 134 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;
Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants''; the final rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species
and Designating Critical Habitat''; and the final rule titled
``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations
for Interagency Cooperation''.
Section 135 requires the Secretary of the Interior to
reissue Order No. 3368 regarding consent decrees and settlement
agreements.
Section 136 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Conservation and Landscape Health''.
Section 137 prohibits funds for the management of the Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monument except in compliance with
the approved resource management plan dated February 2020.
Section 138 requires the Secretary of the Interior to issue
the final rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and
Plants; Regulations for Interagency Cooperation'', published in
the Federal Register on January 12, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 2373) to
address the Cottonwood decision.
Section 139 prohibits funds for the National Park Service
to provide housing to an alien without lawful status under the
immigration laws.
Section 140 requires the Secretary of the Interior to
prepare an environmental impact statement prior to approving a
permit within the Big Cypress National Preserve.
Section 141 requires oil and gas lease sales in the Central
Gulf of America Planning Area, the Western Gulf of America
Planning Area, and in the Alaska region.
Section 142 reiterates that nothing in this Act shall
affect the Presidential memorandum titled ``Memorandum on
Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer
Continental Shelf From Leasing Disposition'' and dated
September 8, 2020; the Presidential memorandum titled
``Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United
States Outer Continental Shelf From Leasing Disposition'' and
dated September 25, 2020; the Presidential memorandum titled
``Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas off the Atlantic
Coast on the Outer Continental Shelf From Leasing Disposition''
and dated December 20, 2016; or the ban on oil and gas
development in the Great Lakes described in Section 386 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15941).
Section 143 requires the Secretary of the Interior to
conduct quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales.
Section 144 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Ten-Day Notices and Corrective Action for State
Regulatory Program Issues''.
Section 145 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Management and Protection of the National Petroleum
Reserve in Alaska'' or any successor or substantially similar
rule.
Section 146 extends the operation of an existing
hydroelectric project in California.
Section 147 requires the Secretary of the Interior to
reissue the final rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Population of Grizzly Bears From the Federal List of Endangered
and Threatened Wildlife''.
Section 148 prohibits funds for the National Park Service
to designate or manage Big Cypress National Preserve as
wilderness.
TITLE II--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) was
created by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970, which
consolidated nine programs from five different agencies and
departments. Major EPA programs include air and water quality,
drinking water, hazardous waste, research, pesticides,
radiation, toxic substances, enforcement and compliance
assurance, pollution prevention, Inland oil spill, Superfund,
Brownfields, and the Leaking Underground Storage Tank program.
For fiscal year 2026, the Committee recommends
$7,012,792,000 for the Environmental Protection Agency.
The Committee directs the Agency to follow all guidance in
House Report 117-83 under the headings titled
``Reprogramming'', ``Congressional Budget Justification'',
``Operating Plan'', and ``Workforce and Staffing Plans''.
Consistent with the budget request, the Committee does not
provide funding for the following activities, in addition to
those mentioned in the front matter of this report: Interagency
Working Group on the Social Cost of Carbon; Interagency Working
Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases; and the Justice,
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Workgroup.
The recommendation supports the Agency's proposed Workforce
Reshaping to right-size the Agency and effectively carry out
the Agency's statutory authorities.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The Science and Technology (S&T) account funds all EPA
research (including Superfund research activities paid for with
funds transferred into this account from the Hazardous
Substance Superfund account).
The Committee recommends $522,413,000 for Science and
Technology and recommends that $17,607,000 be transferred to
this account from the Hazardous Substance Superfund account for
ongoing research activities.
Clean Air.--The Committee encourages the Agency to consider
partnerships with non-Federal entities, such as those in
building sciences and engineering, for its work on wildfire
smoke.
Pesticide Licensing.--The Committee directs the Agency to
provide a briefing not later than 180 days following the
enactment of this Act on the Agency's work under Title 40 of
the Code of Federal Regulations to determine the type of data
needed for assessments of pesticides and identify acceptable
alternative tests to vertebrate testing, particularly
alternatives to testing on dogs.
Research: Air and Energy.--Within available funds, the
Committee continues funding for the study outlined under the
heading ``Partnership Research'' contained in the explanatory
statement accompanying Public Law 115-141.
Research: Chemical Safety for Sustainability.--The
Committee is aware of private sector efforts to develop
potential 6PPD alternatives. The Committee supports the
Agency's work to develop the necessary testing protocol and
data requirements in order to evaluate a new chemical
application for a potential alternative to 6PPD. The Committee
encourages the Agency to communicate these requirements to
known interested manufacturers as soon as available. The
Committee directs the Agency to provide a briefing not later
than 60 days following the enactment of this Act on its
progress to develop toxicity testing and data requirements.
Research: National Priorities.--The bill provides
$10,000,000 for extramural research grants, independent of the
Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grant program, to fund high-
priority water quality and availability research by not-for-
profit organizations who often partner with the Agency. Because
these grants are independent of the STAR grant program, the
Agency should strive to award grants in as large an amount as
is possible to achieve the most scientifically significant
research. Funds shall be awarded competitively with priority
given to partners proposing research of national scope and who
provide a 25 percent match. The Agency is directed to allocate
funds to grantees not later than 180 days following the
enactment of this Act.
The Committee remains supportive of the Agency's effort to
prioritize new Federal research that will help farmers,
ranchers, and rural communities manage PFAS impacts in
agricultural settings and communities and provides $9,000,000
to continue this work. The Committee directs the Agency to
continue working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to
invest in agronomic research to better understand PFAS uptake
into plants and animals to help reduce PFAS exposure in our
food supply and promote farm viability. This research should
include the investigation of PFAS uptake from residual treated
soils and soil-to-groundwater modeling, as well as the
investigation of PFAS tolerant crops that can grow safely on
contaminated land. The Committee directs the Agency to provide
a briefing not later than 90 days following the enactment of
this Act on these ongoing efforts.
The bill provides $2,475,000 for advancing full scale
applied research and testing capabilities to address threats to
drinking water and drinking water infrastructure, including
cybersecurity research, weatherization equipment, SCADA control
systems, and water tanks at Water Security Test Bed facilities.
Specifically, funding is provided for continuing and ongoing
operations as well as the Agency's proposed Phase 1 and Phase 2
projects to expand capabilities to support cybersecurity
research at the Water Security Test Bed facility.
Research: Safe and Sustainable Water Resources.--The
Committee directs that up to $5,000,000 be used for grants
under section 2007 of America's Water Infrastructure Act
(Public Law 115-270).
Additionally, given the prevalence and impact of drought
across the country, the Committee's recommendation includes
funding for the Agency to continue its work at labs
specializing in groundwater research.
Ensure Safe Water.--The Committee encourages the Agency to
consider including monodemethylated, didemethylated, and
hydroxylated metabolites of mifepristone in its Unregulated
Contaminant Monitoring Rule 6 and to study, monitor, and track
active metabolites in wastewater and drinking water.
Additional Guidance.--The Committee includes the following
additional guidance:
Harmful Algal Blooms.--The Committee encourages the Agency
to conduct and support research that promotes scientific
progress towards preventing and controlling harmful algal
blooms (HABs), including research to: (1) develop methods to
monitor, characterize, and predict HABs for early action; (2)
identify and evaluate existing excess nutrient prevention and
treatment technologies; (3) identify emerging nutrient
treatment technologies capable of being scaled up and to evolve
those technologies; and (4) develop best management practices
to help both rural and urban communities reduce excess
nutrients in their watersheds. The Committee provides
$6,000,000 to investigate adverse health effects from exposure
to HABs and cyanobacteria toxins and to develop methods to
monitor, predict, and characterize blooms to allow for early
action.
Additionally, the Committee encourages the Agency to
continue its efforts as a member agency of the Harmful Algal
Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act Interagency Working
Group.
IRIS Program Integrity.--The Committee directs that no IRIS
assessment shall be used as the basis of any regulatory,
permitting, or enforcement action. Further, no IRIS assessment,
including but not limited to assessments for inorganic arsenic
and formaldehyde, shall be finalized that has a reference dose,
reference concentration, or inhalation unit risk at or below
background concentration levels in air, water, soil, or
sediment.
The bill also includes a provision prohibiting funding for
finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing the
proposed interim registration review decision and draft risk
assessment addendum for ethylene oxide described in the notice
titled ``Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed Interim
Decision and Draft Risk Assessment Addendum for Ethylene Oxide;
Notice of Availability'' (88 Fed. Reg. 22447) unless the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs certifies that, as relevant,
finalization, implementation, administration, or enforcement of
such rule, decision, or addendum for ethylene oxide will not
adversely impact the availability of ethylene oxide to
sterilize medical products in the United States or result in
the movement of any sterilization capacity of such products
outside of the United States. The Committee reiterates the
essential role of sterile medical devices, and sterilization
capacity, in the United States in ensuring public health and
reliable domestic supply chains. The Committee is aware that
NASEM is currently reviewing the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality's Ethylene Oxide Development Support
Document and expects that the Agency will evaluate the results
of that review prior to making any regulatory decisions using
the IRIS assessment.
Student Contracting.--The bill includes language in Title
II Administrative Provisions providing authority for the Office
of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention and the Office of
Water to contract directly with individuals or indirectly with
institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41
U.S.C. 5, for the temporary or intermittent personal services
of students or recent graduates. The Committee encourages the
Agency to evaluate ways that this authority could be used to
increase efficiencies in the relevant program offices, such as
addressing the backlog of chemical and pesticide reviews,
groundwater research, or administering Community Project
Funding.
Testing Alternatives.--Public Law 114-182 requires the
Agency to reduce and replace the use of vertebrate animals in
the testing of chemical substances with scientifically
justified alternative test methods. The Committee recognizes
the Agency's work on New Approach Methods (NAMs) and supports
efforts to continue and accelerate this work, including
providing information on how NAMs can be used to meet statutory
requirements, ensuring relevant Agency staff are appropriately
trained on NAMs, and continuing collaborations to advance NAMs.
The Committee directs the Agency to submit a report within one
year of enactment of this Act detailing the progress the Agency
has made to reduce animal testing.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT
The Environmental Programs and Management (EPM) account
encompasses a broad range of abatement, prevention,
enforcement, and compliance activities, and personnel
compensation, benefits, travel, and expenses for all programs
of the Agency except Science and Technology, Hazardous
Substance Superfund, Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust
Fund, Inland Oil Spill Programs, and the Office of Inspector
General.
The Committee recommends $2,272,083,000 for Environmental
Programs and Management.
Clean Air.--Within the funds provided, at least $32,000,000
is for the Energy Star program as described in Section 131 of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 6294a).
Compliance.--The Committee directs the Agency to submit a
report not later than one year following the enactment of this
Act on the status of the Agency's implementation of the
memorandum titled ``PFAS Enforcement Discretion and Settlement
Policy Under CERCLA''.
Environmental Protection: National Priorities.--The bill
provides $35,000,000. The Committee directs that funds be used
for a competitive grant program for qualified non-profit
organizations to provide technical assistance for improved
water quality or safe drinking water, adequate wastewater to
small systems, or individual private well owners. The Agency
shall provide $26,000,000 for Grassroots Rural and Small
Community Water Systems Assistance Act, for activities
specified under Section 1442(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act
(42 U.S.C. 300j-1(e)(8)). The Agency is directed to provide
funding to the most qualified and experienced non-profit
organizations in providing technical assistance to small water
systems and to issue the grant awards from this program on an
annual basis. The Agency is also directed to provide $3,450,000
for grants to qualified not-for-profit organizations for
technical assistance for individual private well owners, with
priority given to organizations that currently provide
technical and educational assistance to individual private well
owners. The Agency is directed to provide on a national and
multi-State regional basis, $1,250,000 for grants to qualified
organizations, for the sole purpose of providing on-site
training and technical assistance for wastewater systems. The
Agency is directed to provide $4,300,000 for grants that may be
awarded on a non-competitive basis to qualified non-profit
national and multistate regional organizations with
demonstrated experience in providing technical assistance
support to small and rural systems and communities for the
purpose of providing technical assistance to small and rural
communities that have been recipients of Community Project
Funding in fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, or in this Act, for
assistance that includes, but is not limited to, preparing
necessary documentation or application materials, complying
with program requirements, and obtaining additional financial
or technical resources. The Agency shall require each grantee
to provide a minimum 10 percent match, including in-kind
contributions. The Agency is directed to allocate funds to
grantees within 180 days following the enactment of this Act.
Geographic Programs.--The bill provides $651,226,000. In
addition to the amounts provided under this heading, the
Committee notes that fiscal year 2026 funding is also provided
to the Geographic Programs through the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58).
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).--The Committee
remains concerned about the persistence of harmful algal blooms
(HABs) throughout the Great Lakes, including in the western
Lake Erie basin, Green Bay, and Saginaw Bay. The Committee
urges the Agency to focus program funds on HAB reduction
efforts in Great Lakes regions where nutrient loading
contributes the most to HABs and by investing in innovative
projects such as wetland and other natural infrastructure
projects. The Committee directs the Agency to provide a
briefing on its current and historical allocation of funds
among the five focus areas, with a focus on Area 3 (nutrients)
and Area 4 (habitat). Additionally, as the Agency distributes
funds across the five focus areas, Tribal-related activities
should be maintained at not less than $15,000,000.
Chesapeake Bay.--From within the amount provided, at least
$11,000,000 is for nutrient and sediment removal grants, at
least $11,000,000 is for small watershed grants to control
polluted runoff from urban, suburban, and agricultural lands,
and at least $9,000,000 is for state-based implementation in
the most effective basins.
Puget Sound.--The Committee recommends $54,000,000 for
Puget Sound, which shall be allocated in the same manner as
directed in House Report 112-331.
South Florida.--Within the funds provided, $1,000,000 shall
be for the expansion of the water quality and ecosystem health
monitoring and prediction network which uses cutting-edge
technologies for long-term monitoring of Florida waters,
including molecular, algal, ocean floor, and seagrasses.
Lake Champlain.--The Committee recommends $25,000,000 for
the Lake Champlain program. Funds should be allocated through
the Lake Champlain Basin Program Process to support
implementation of Section 120 of the Clean Water Act, including
partnering with States, local organizations, and other
stakeholders working to address challenges in the area such as
phosphorous pollution, toxic substances, biodiversity, and
aquatic invasive species, and to make the lake and surrounding
communities and ecosystems more resilient.
Additionally, the Committee directs the Agency to evaluate
the performance of NEIWPCC in its role of administering the
funds provided for the Lake Champlain Basin program, including
timeliness in awarding and completing projects and cost
effectiveness, and provide a report to the Committee not later
than 180 days following the enactment of this Act on the
Agency's findings.
Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Program.--
The Committee expects the Agency to continue to use funds from
the appropriate Geographic Programs to address invasive species
in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.
Information Exchange/Outreach.--Section 7351 of Public Law
116-92 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2020) requires the Agency to develop reporting requirements
under Section 8(a)(7) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA). The Committee expects the Agency will adhere to the
specific chemicals authorized under Section 7352. The Committee
also encourages the Agency to consider appropriate reporting
periods given the resource and system needs for regulated
entities to comply with such reporting.
Additionally, Section 7321 of Public Law 116-92 (National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) requires the
Agency to develop new reporting requirements for the Toxic
Release Inventory (TRI). The Committee directs the Agency to
implement this section in a manner that is consistent with the
purpose and intent of the Emergency Planning and Community
Right to Know Act (EPCRA).
Pesticide Licensing.--The Committee encourages the Agency
to continue to review and update strategy guidance documents
promulgated under the Endangered Species Act Workplan to
include improvements based on stakeholder input. The Committee
also directs the Agency to consider pesticide usage data,
existing conservation practice data, real-world studies on the
impact of spray drift on ground water and surface water, and
sub-county level species range maps when conducting Endangered
Species Act reviews of pesticides. Additionally, the Committee
encourages the Agency to coordinate with and seek input from
the U.S. Department of Agriculture and impacted stakeholders
when designing pilot projects or mitigation actions related to
impacts of pesticides on listed species and their designated
critical habitat before publishing any proposed interim
decision or interim decision. The Committee also directs the
Agency to allow applicants or other third parties to develop
biological assessments as part of their application. The
Committee also recommends that the Agency ensure that any
epidemiological study or data considered by the Agency for
regulatory decision making in the pesticide review process
meets existing data quality requirements and can be verified
and independently reviewed by the Agency. The Committee
encourages the Agency to update its guidance to ensure the
above criteria are met.
Additionally, the Committee appreciates the Agency's
commitment to completing the third-party assessment, as
required by the Pesticide Registration and Review Act (PRIA 5),
and notes that the planned date of completion is the end of
fiscal year 2026.
Finally, the Committee encourages continued efforts by the
Agency to address the backlog of applications and reduce the
timeline for application reviews while ensuring decisions are
based on sound science. Such efforts can include using a wide
range of technologies, tools, and data to more efficiently and
effectively review applications. Additionally, the Committee
directs the Agency to identify resource needs, including
adequate staffing levels within each of the regulatory and
science divisions of the Office of Pesticide Programs in order
to meet statutory obligations in a transparent manner and
address the backlog. The Committee directs the Agency to
provide quarterly briefings to the Committee regarding its
resource evaluation and efforts to improve application reviews.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).--Of the
funds provided under this program area, not less than
$9,000,000 is for implementation of a Federal permit program
for coal combustion residuals in non-participating States and
Tribes, as authorized under section 4005(d)(2)(B) of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6945(d)(2)(B)), or to provide
technical assistance to States or Tribes establishing their own
permitting program under section 4005(d) of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6945(d)). The Committee directs the
Agency to finalize the Federal permit program as soon as
possible, and to review State and Tribal applications for
primacy in a timely manner.
Additionally, the bill includes language to prohibit
funding from implementing, administering, or enforcing the
final rule titled ``Hazardous and Solid Waste Management
System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric
Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments'' (89 Fed. Reg.
38950). The Committee recognizes the Agency's announcement to
review the rule and encourages the Agency to consider a range
of alternatives in its review. The Committee further
acknowledges information from the Agency that companies choose
beneficial use of coal ash because it can ``produce positive
environmental, economic, and performance benefits such as
reduced use of virgin resources, lower greenhouse gas
emissions, reduced cost of coal ash disposal, and improved
strength and durability of materials'' and encourages the
continued beneficial use of coal ash in lieu of disposal.
The Committee also encourages the Agency to further efforts
to limit waste and reduce the need for new landfills by
encouraging the reuse of materials, which can improve resource
conservation and sustainability.
The Committee recognizes the critical role plastics and
other recyclable materials play in modern society. Advanced
recycling enables more of the plastics we rely upon today to be
diverted from landfills and reused. The Committee encourages
the Agency to incorporate advanced recycling and substances
manufactured from recycling processes into its programs and
strategies to improve collection and reuse of materials and
expand markets for recycled materials. The Committee further
encourages the Agency to consider ways to increase recycling
rates and address hard-to-recycle plastics, such as utilizing
new and innovative technologies. Finally, the Committee
encourages the Agency to consider advanced recycling as a
manufacturing process under Clean Air Act Sections 111 and 112
rather than waste management subject to Clean Air Act Section
129.
The Committee encourages the Agency to continue efforts to
track textile waste and notes that the Agency has previously
measured the generation, recycling, composting, combustion with
energy recovery and landfilling of textile material in
municipal solid waste. The Committee directs the Agency to
provide a briefing not later than 90 days following the
enactment of this Act regarding past and current efforts on
textile waste. The Committee also encourages the Agency to
incorporate textiles as a material into subsequent work
stemming from the National Recycling Strategy.
Toxics Risk Review and Prevention.--The Committee remains
concerned that the statutory deadline for reviewing new
chemical applications is not being met under the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) and directs the Agency to address
these delays. The Committee notes that the budget request
prioritizes realigning resources, expertise, and FTE to more
efficiently evaluate chemical reviews, and is encouraged by
this effort. Additionally, Public Law 119-4 provided
$17,000,000 for IT modernization within the Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention and the Committee looks forward
to the resulting improvements and efficiencies that will result
from this modernization.
The Committee supports the Agency's reconsideration of the
final rule titled ``Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation
under the Toxic Substances Control Act'' (TSCA) (89 Fed. Reg.
37028), specifically the Agency's reconsideration of issuing a
single risk determination rather than a risk evaluation based
on the conditions of use, as well as whether and how the use of
personal protective equipment (PPE) in an occupational setting
should be incorporated into risk evaluations. In its
reconsideration, the Committee encourages the Agency to also
consider its authority under Section 9 of TSCA (15 U.S.C. 2608)
regarding other appropriate Federal agency involvement in the
risk evaluation process; evaluate the treatment of de minimis
levels of chemicals; and reconsider the decision to include
aggregate exposure in Agency risk assessments.
Relatedly, the Committee is aware of concerns with the
Agency's implementation of Section 9 of TSCA, which requires
the Agency to first engage with other Federal entities with
relevant statutory authority on a risk evaluation prior to
initiating Agency regulatory action that is covered under
Section 9(a)(1). Therefore, the Committee directs the Agency
to: (1) revise the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to
meaningfully delineate between each Agency's role and clearly
articulate the areas of collaboration between the agencies; (2)
only consider regulating worker exposure limits if the other
relevant Federal agencies have responded under Section 9 of
TSCA that regulation by the Agency is warranted; and (3)
refrain from finalizing a worker exposure limit that is below
background levels or is not above the quantification level for
a validated analytical test method.
Finally, the Agency is encouraged to robustly implement the
tiered testing approach.
Protecting Estuaries and Wetlands: National Estuary
Program/Coastal Waterways.--From within the amount provided,
the Committee provides $850,000 per estuary for National
Estuary Program (NEP) grants funded under Section 320 of the
Clean Water Act. An additional $2,500,000 is provided for
competitive grants. The Committee encourages the Agency to work
in consultation with the NEP directors to identify worthy
projects and activities. In addition to the amount provided
under this heading, Public Law 117-58 provides $26,400,000 for
the NEP for fiscal year 2026.
Additionally, the Committee is aware that Public Law 118-
152 amended Section 320(a)(2)(B) of the Clean Water Act to
include the Pensacola and Perdido Bays and encourages the
Agency to take the necessary steps to consider a National
Estuary Program determination for Pensacola and Perdido Bays.
Ensure Safe Water.--Within available funds, the Committee
provides no less than $5,000,000 for the Agency's continued
work within the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program
related to Class VI wells for geologic sequestration to help
develop expertise and capacity at the Agency. These funds
should be used by the Agency to expeditiously review and
process Class VI permits and primacy applications from States
and Tribes. In addition, the Committee provides no less than
$1,800,000 to support regulator education and training programs
in conjunction with States or an association of States.
Additionally, the Committee directs the Agency to promptly
undertake necessary improvements to promote process
efficiencies that increase the number of completed reviews and
decisions on the Class VI applications and primacy applications
related to Class VI. Doing so will allow greater predictability
for applicants, investors, and States and Tribes seeking to
address emissions, particularly for projects with higher
volumes, that are in an advanced state of readiness planning,
and have signed off-take agreements.
In addition to the amount provided under this heading, the
Committee notes that Public Law 117-58 provides $5,000,000 for
fiscal year 2026 for this effort.
Additionally, the Committee continues the directive from
House Report 117-400 requiring the Agency to provide an annual
report to the Committee on the status of Class VI injection
well primacy applications within the UIC Program. The report
shall include the status and progress of current primacy
applications, including a projected timeline for final
decisions on the applications.
Ensure Clean Water.--The Committee supports the work of the
WaterSense, Urban Waters, and Trash Free Waters programs and
encourages the continuance of these programs.
Additionally, the Committee directs the Agency to continue
and expand its work coordinating with Federal, State, local,
and Tribal agencies to monitor and reduce transboundary
hazardous contaminants in U.S.-British Columbia transboundary
watersheds, including the Kootenai watershed. These efforts
should be funded at no less than the enacted level.
Finally, the Committee is aware of efforts by the Agency to
address barriers to providing temporary water during an
emergency or natural disaster. As part of these efforts, the
Committee encourages the Agency to evaluate new mobile water
treatment technologies for pre-approval. The Committee directs
the Agency to provide a briefing not later than 60 days
following the enactment of this Act on the Agency's work to
pre-approve mobile water treatment systems, including testing
requirements and coordination with States.
Additional Guidance.--The Committee has included the
following additional guidance with respect to funding provided
under this account:
Administrator Priorities.--The Agency is directed to submit
a report not later than 90 days following the enactment of this
Act that identifies how any fiscal year 2022, 2023, 2024 and
2025 funding was used, by account, program area, and program
project. Each activity funded should include a justification
for the effort and any anticipated results.
Analysis of Rulemaking.--The bill includes a provision
prohibiting funding for finalizing, implementing,
administering, or enforcing the proposed rule titled ``Clean
Water Act Effluent Limitation Guidelines and Standards for the
Meat and Poultry Products Point Source Category'' (89 Fed. Reg.
4474). Instead, the Committee directs the Agency, in
coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to
contract with land grant universities that have expertise with
each of the livestock processing sectors likely to be impacted
by the proposed rule to conduct an economic analysis of each of
the three options in the proposed rule. The report should also
include an analysis of the economic impact on the farmers and
ranchers who utilize the meat and poultry processing
facilities.
Asthma Rates.--The Committee encourages the Agency to
submit a report on resources and data the Agency has related to
trends in asthma rates, including information on causes or
geographic-specific trends, such as the influences of wildfire
smoke and other air pollutants.
Drinking Water Quality.--The Committee directs the Agency
to provide a briefing not later than 60 days following the
enactment of this Act on resources available for the Agency to
assist States and counties with a high prevalence of violations
of drinking water regulations, such as Wyoming County and
McDowell County in southern West Virginia.
Efforts to Combat Citrus Greening.--The Committee is aware
that citrus greening is one of the most serious diseases
affecting citrus and has caused citrus production to drop
catastrophically by 90 percent in Florida alone since 2005.
Therefore, the Committee urges the Agency to explore all
available, scientifically sound options to address citrus
greening.
Labeling.--The bill includes language prohibiting any
policy, regulatory action, or labeling change for a product
registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that is inconsistent with, or in any
respect different from the conclusion of a FIFRA human health
assessment or a carcinogenicity classification for a pesticide.
The Committee reiterates that this language does not preclude
or prevent a review or re-review of a registered product. The
Committee further reiterates that this language does not impact
a State's ability under current law to regulate the sale or use
of any federally registered pesticide.
Monitoring Data.--The Committee directs the Agency to
provide a briefing not later than 90 days following the
enactment of this Act on monitoring data in the Coachella
Valley, California.
National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and
Recycling Organics.--The Committee is aware of several comments
submitted to the National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and
Waste and Recycling Organics expressing concern that the
importance of rendering as a way to reduce food waste was not
adequately captured. The Committee notes that prior Agency
strategies on food waste included rendering as a key waste
management strategy. The Committee encourages the Agency to
revise the final National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and
Waste and Recycling Organics, as well as the Wasted Food Scale,
to include rendering.
Nonattainment Petitions.--The Committee directs the Agency
to provide a briefing not later than 90 days following the
enactment of this Act on the process to petition for an
exemption from a nonattainment area, including allowable
petitioners and exemptions of particular areas within the
nonattainment area.
Nonattainment Report.--The Committee directs the Agency to
provide a report not later than 60 days following the enactment
of this Act on the resources and funding the Agency believes
are necessary to address extreme nonattainment areas, and how
the Agency will work with local, State, and relevant Federal
agencies in nonattainment areas where Federal sources are
significant cause for nonattainment.
Outstanding Permits and Requests for Technical
Assistance.--The Committee reminds the Agency that it is
directed to review, as quickly as possible, all outstanding
permits for activities in the U.S. Territories. Additionally,
the Committee directs the Agency to coordinate with the
Department of Defense and provide technical assistance as
requested for such activities. This effort is important for
U.S. national security interests in order to deter aggression
by China in the area and to promote responsible economic
development locally.
Pre-Commercial Thinning.--The Committee directs the Agency
to follow the guidance included in the joint explanatory
statement accompanying Public Law 117-103.
Prescribed Burns.--The Committee is aware that there are
various local, State, and Federal standards, and cross-
jurisdictional activities, including prescribed burns on
Federal forestland, that impact a local air district's
compliance with air quality standards and encourages the Agency
to identify and appropriately consider these various inputs
when evaluating compliance. Additionally, the Committee directs
the Agency to identify ways to reduce the administrative burden
on States and Tribes that use the exceptional events rule for
prescribed burns. The Committee directs the Agency to provide a
briefing on all of these efforts not later than 60 days
following the enactment of this Act.
Project Review Backlog.--The Committee is aware of
outstanding environmental reviews for projects in Guam and
encourages the Agency to review its Memorandum of Understanding
with the Guam Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate the
resources needed in order to address the backlog of project
reviews.
Review of Rules.--The Committee supports the budget request
prioritizing actions that unleash American energy, ensure an
affordable and reliable supply of energy, address regulatory
uncertainty, and encourage American innovation and
manufacturing. This includes reviewing all National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) rules, some of
which have resulted in infeasible technology and standard
requirements.
Rulemakings.--The bill includes a funding prohibition on
the Agency's final rule titled ``Standards of Performance for
New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions
Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector
Climate Review''. The Committee is aware of concerns related to
the impact of this rule on marginal wells and encourages the
Agency to revisit aspects of the rule regarding reporting
requirements, timelines for compliance, and any exemption
petition process for marginal wells.
Small Refinery Relief.--The Committee recognizes that the
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) under Clean Air Act Section
211(o)(9) provides that the Agency may exempt small refineries
from compliance with the RFS in certain circumstances and that
a small refinery ``may at any time petition the Administrator
for an extension of the exemption . . . for the reason of
disproportionate economic hardship''. The Committee directs
that the Agency make determinations about small refinery
exemption petitions consistent with the findings of the impact
of compliance costs on small refiners in the November 3, 2022,
GAO report titled ``Renewable Fuel Standard: Actions Needed to
Improve Decision-Making in the Small Refinery Exemption
Program''.
Terminated Agreements and Grants.--The Committee directs
the Agency to provide a report no later than 60 days following
the enactment of the Act providing details on all agreements
and grants terminated since January 2025. For each terminated
agreement and contract, the report shall include the basis for
the termination and the status of the funds. Additionally,
going forward the Committee directs the agency to provide the
Committee such a report prior to terminating agreements or
grants.
Tier 4 Standards.--The Committee encourages the Agency to
continue efforts to replace or retrofit rail yard switcher
locomotives with Tier 4 engines and acknowledges that efforts
to reduce emissions are not limited to electrification
alternatives.
Water Quality.--The Committee encourages the Agency to
provide technical assistance to water systems to understand
compliance requirements associated with the final rule titled
``PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation'' (89 Fed.
Reg. 32532), and to consult with the Department of Defense on
emerging technologies for treating PFAS contamination.
Additionally, the Committee is aware of the Agency's work
on the final rule titled ``National Primary Drinking Water
Regulations for Lead and Copper: Improvements (LCRI)'' (89 Fed.
Reg. 86418) and will be following the Agency's efforts.
Waters of the United States (WOTUS).--The Committee is
pleased that the Agency and the United States Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps) are working together to review and reissue a
new definition of ``waters of the United States'' to conform
with the Supreme Court's decision in Sackett v. Environmental
Protection Agency. The committee urges the Agency to prioritize
this review and reissuance in order to provide clarity and
regulatory certainty for farmers, ranchers, developers, and
landowners. In the interim, the Committee encourages the Agency
to work with the Corps to ensure timely processing of
jurisdictional determinations.
Wildfire Smoke.--The Committee encourages the Agency to
coordinate with the Department of the Interior and U.S. Forest
Service on strategies for addressing wildfire risks, including
ways to improve wildfire smoke monitoring and evaluating what
resources may be required to integrate ground-level smoke and
health data with existing wildfire data at the National
Interagency Fire Center.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) provides audit,
evaluation, and investigation products and advisory services
for EPA programs and operations.
The Committee recommends $43,250,000 for the Office of
Inspector General (OIG). In addition, the Committee recommends
$11,328,000 as a transfer to this account from the Hazardous
Substance Superfund account.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
The Buildings and Facilities account provides for the
design and construction of EPA-owned facilities as well as for
the repair, extension, alteration, and improvement of
facilities used by the Agency. The funds are used to correct
unsafe conditions, protect health and safety of employees and
Agency visitors, and prevent deterioration of structures and
equipment.
The Committee recommends $40,676,000 for Buildings and
Facilities.
The Committee strongly encourages the Agency to continue
prioritizing funding for projects that reduce the Agency's use
of commercially leased space. Additionally, given the
prevalence and impact of drought across the country, the
Committee supports the prioritization of funding for building
repairs at facilities that specialize in groundwater research.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The Superfund program is operated by EPA subject to annual
appropriations from a dedicated trust fund and from general
revenues. Funds are transferred from this account to the Office
of Inspector General (OIG) and Science and Technology accounts
for Superfund related activities.
The Committee recommends $282,749,000 for the Hazardous
Substance Superfund program. The Committee recommends that
$11,328,000 be transferred to the Office of Inspector General,
and $17,607,000 be transferred to the Science and Technology
account.
In addition to amounts provided under this heading, the
Committee notes that the OMB's budget request estimates that
the Superfund program will receive $1,600,000,000 in tax
receipts authorized by Public Law 117-58 and Public Law 117-
169.
Superfund Cleanup.--The Committee recommends $76,632,000.
Additional Guidance.--The Committee includes the following
additional guidance with respect to funding provided under this
account:
Hudson River.--The Committee directs the Agency to brief
the Committee not later than 90 days following the enactment of
this Act on the cleanup of the Hudson River Superfund site,
including the status of the sediment programs, five-year
review, and future development of plans for cleanup.
Ordot Landfill.--The Committee directs the Agency to brief
the Committee not later than 90 days following the enactment of
this Act on the status and timeline of activities at the Ordot
Landfill Superfund Site.
New and Emerging Technologies.--Consistent with prior-year
guidance to collaborate with the private sector to use the best
available technologies to increase the rate of cleanups of
Superfund sites around the country, the Committee directs the
Agency to provide a report, not later than 60 days following
the enactment of this Act, outlining progress made toward
incorporating in situ remediation technologies to restore
Superfund sites and return them to productive use, as well as
related water quality remediation projects.
Upper Columbia River.--The Committee is concerned that the
Agency listed the Upper Columbia River Site on the National
Priorities List in December 2024 without the support of State
and local government officials and urges the Agency to consider
the potential impact, on economic development and agriculture
in the region, of using a broad geographic area as the listing
name rather than more specific impacted sites.
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND PROGRAM
In addition to State resources, the Leaking Underground
Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund provides funding to clean up
sites, enforces necessary corrective actions, and recovers
costs expended from the Fund for cleanup activities.
The Committee recommends $59,885,000 for the Leaking
Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund Program.
INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAMS
This appropriation provides funds to prepare for and
prevent releases of oil and other petroleum products in
navigable waterways. In addition, EPA is reimbursed for
incident specific response costs through the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund managed by the United States Coast Guard.
The Committee recommends $17,560,000 for the Inland Oil
Spill Program.
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
The State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) account
provides grant funds for programs operated primarily by State,
Tribal, local, and other governmental partners.
The Committee recommends $3,701,902,000.
Community Project Funding (CPF) Grants.--From within funds
provided for capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund (SRF) and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund
(SRF), the Committee recommends $558,237,373 from the Clean
Water SRF and $490,670,627 from the Drinking Water SRF for
special project grants for the construction of drinking water,
wastewater, and storm water infrastructure and for water
quality protection. Each project shall provide not less than 20
percent matching funds from non-Federal sources, unless
approved for a waiver. Applicable Federal requirements that
would apply to a Clean Water SRF or Drinking Water SRF project
grant recipient shall apply to a grantee receiving a special
project grant under this section. The Committee notes that the
following funding sources are to be treated as non-Federal
funds and can be used to meet the non-Federal matching fund
requirement: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Community Development Block Grant program; U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Rural Development Program; Appalachian Regional
Commission grants; and Delta Regional Authority grants. Funding
made available to jurisdictions through the American Rescue
Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-92) are considered Federal
funds and may not be applied towards the non-Federal cost share
requirement. A detailed list of projects is located in the
table titled ``Interior and Environment Incorporation of
Community Project Funding Items'' at the end of this report.
The Committee remains frustrated by the large number of CPF
recipients that have still not received funding and directs the
Agency to continue to provide updates to the Committee on plans
to provide funding in a more timely manner.
Brownfields Program.--In addition to the amount provided
under this heading, Public Law 117-58 provides $300,000,000 for
the Brownfields program for fiscal year 2026.
Targeted Airshed Grants.--The Committee directs that these
grants shall be distributed on a competitive basis to
nonattainment areas that the Agency determines are ranked as
the top five most polluted areas relative to annual ozone or
particulate matter 2.5 standards, as well as the top five areas
based on the 24-hour particulate matter 2.5 standard where the
design values exceed the 35 mg/m3 standard. To determine these
areas, the Agency shall use the most recent design values
calculated from validated air quality data. The Committee notes
that these funds are available for emission reduction
activities deemed necessary for compliance with national
ambient air quality standards and included in a State
Implementation Plan submitted to EPA.
Technical Assistance for Wastewater Treatment Works.--The
Agency is directed to issue awards on an annual basis to the
most qualified and experienced applicants necessary to provide
quality uninterrupted training and technical assistance. The
Agency is encouraged to allocate funds to grantees within 180
days of enactment of this Act.
Stormwater Centers of Excellence.--The Committee recognizes
the importance of addressing stormwater and stormwater runoff
in the different regions of the country. To address both the
near- and long-term issues, the bill provides $2,000,000 for
the grant program authorized in section 50217(b) of Public Law
117-58 and the Committee encourages the Agency to prioritize
awarding the funds to establish the centers of excellence as
expeditiously as possible.
Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure
Resilience and Sustainability.--The Committee is aware of the
importance of regional drinking water projects that service
three or more counties.
Categorical Grant: Resource Recovery and Hazardous Waste
Grants.--The bill includes a provision to spend categorical
grant funds for the purpose of providing grants to assist
States in the development and implementation of State programs
for the control of coal combustion residuals under section 2301
of the Water and Waste Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-322). The
Committee directs the Agency to allocate at least $6,000,000
from the Hazardous Waste Financial Assistance categorical
grants program project for this purpose. The Committee also
notes that funds awarded under the authority provided by this
Act are not subject to section 3011 of the Solid Waste Disposal
Act (Public Law 89-272).
Additionally, the Committee recommends that categorical
grant funding be used for a pilot program to improve recycling
in rural communities with a priority on communities in which
there is not more than one material recovery facility located
within a 75-mile radius. The pilot should consider solutions
such as increasing the number of transfer stations, expanding
curbside recycling collection, and leveraging public-private
partnerships for collecting and transporting recyclable
material.
Additional Guidance.--The Committee includes the following
additional guidance with respect to funding provided under this
account:
Authorities.--The Committee directs the Agency to provide a
briefing not later than 60 days following the enactment of this
Act on the Agency's current authorities to transfer funding to
binational financial institutions to address needs in the
United States.
Class 8 Trucks.--The Committee is aware of several programs
to reduce emissions from the transportation sector and
encourages the Agency to coordinate with the Department of
Transportation and the Department of Energy in administering
funding for reducing emissions in the transportation sector.
Clean Water SRF Projects.--The Committee encourages the
Agency to encourage States to use Clean Water State Revolving
Fund assistance to support eligible projects that help
homeowners transition from failing septic systems to municipal
sewer connections.
Drinking Water SRF Projects.--The Committee encourages the
Agency to encourage States to use Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund assistance to support eligible water system
projects that prevent or treat nitrate and arsenic
contamination in drinking water. Additionally, the Agency is
directed to brief the Committee not later than 90 days
following the enactment of this Act on the feasibility of a
pilot program, using existing resources, to address nitrate and
arsenic contamination in drinking water.
Small and Rural Water Systems.--The Committee is aware of
water infrastructure needs within small and rural communities
and directs the Agency to work with States to encourage
prioritizing Federal funding in rural areas and for small water
systems.
Stormwater Systems Service Life.--The Committee notes that
plans to address the service life of sewer systems can be an
important component of infrastructure planning and recommends
that that the Agency continue encouraging States to consider
the benefits of projects that incorporate plans to extend the
useful life of the system when utilizing Federal funding.
Tijuana River.--The Committee supports the Agency's work to
address the Tijuana River Sewage Crisis and encourages
continued engagement with relevant stakeholders to permanently
address the discharge and contamination flowing into the United
States.
Use of Iron and Steel.--The Committee emphasizes that any
coating processes that are applied to the external surface of
iron and steel components that otherwise qualify under the
procurement preference shall not render such products
ineligible for the procurement preference regardless of where
the coating processes occur, provided that final assembly of
the products occur in the United States.
Water Infrastructure Projects.--The Committee notes that
the Agency is authorized to provide funding for architectural,
engineering, planning, design, construction, and related
activities in connection with the construction of high priority
water and wastewater facilities in the area of the United
States-Mexico Border, and that projects related to water supply
like desalination plants, irrigation lining, stormwater
draining, and other water availability projects are authorized
to be funded by this program should they be determined as high
priority.
Additionally, the Committee is aware of water quality
issues in colonias, including lack of access to safe drinking
water and proper sanitation and directs the Agency to brief the
Committee not later than 180 days following the enactment of
this Act on the current and future needs to address the
drinking water and wastewater quality issues along the United
States-Mexico Border.
Water Pipe Leak Detection.--The Committee is concerned
about the impact of water loss from pipeline leaks on the
availability of affordable drinking water and on the long-term
integrity of water and wastewater infrastructure and encourages
the Agency to consider the best available leak prevention
technologies as part of its State and Tribal Assistance Grants
decision-making processes.
Water Technologies.--The Committee recommends that the
Agency encourage States to consider innovative and cost-
effective technologies for water treatment, leak detection, and
monitoring needs solutions, such as by including such
technologies in guidance documents for relevant funding
opportunities, where appropriate.
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION PROGRAM
The Committee recommends $72,274,000 for the Water
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The bill continues a provision authorizing the
Administrator to assist Tribes with their environmental program
implementation and to enter into cooperative agreements.
The bill continues a provision authorizing the
Administrator to collect and obligate certain pesticide fees in
accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act.
The bill continues a provision authorizing the
Administrator to assess certain fees under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
The bill continues a provision authorizing the
Administrator to collect and obligate certain hazardous waste
electronic manifest fees in accordance with the Solid Waste
Disposal Act.
The bill continues a provision authorizing the
Administrator to transfer funds appropriated for the Great
Lakes Restoration Initiative to other Federal agencies in
support of restoration activities.
The bill continues a provision authorizing the use of
certain accounts for construction, alteration, repair,
rehabilitation, and restoration of facilities, up to $300,000
per project.
The bill continues a provision authorizing the
Administrator to make certain Clean Water Act grants to tribes.
The bill continues a provision authorizing the
Administrator to provide grants to implement the Southeast New
England Watershed Restoration Program.
The bill directs the availability of $2,500,000 of funds
for the National Estuary program as competitive grants.
The bill continues a provision authorizing the Office of
Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention and the Office of
Water to use up to $2,000,000 to hire students and recent
graduates as contractors on a temporary or intermittent basis.
The bill requires quarterly certifications of trust fund
receipts collected from section 13601 of Public Law 117-169 and
section 80201 of Public Law 117-58, an annual operating plan
for such receipts showing amounts allocated by program area and
program project, and quarterly reports for such receipts of
obligated balances by program area and program project.
TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES
Department of Agriculture
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
The Committee recommends $750,000 for the Office of the
Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment.
FOREST SERVICE
The U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service) manages 193
million acres of National Forests, Grasslands, and a Tallgrass
Prairie, across 44 States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
and cooperates with States, other Federal agencies, Tribes, and
private landowners to sustain the Nation's forests and
grasslands. The Forest Service administers a wide variety of
programs and activities that sustain the health, diversity, and
productivity of forests and grasslands to include forest and
rangeland research, State and private forestry assistance,
cooperative forest health management, international operations,
National Forest System management, and wildland fire
management.
Federal Response Areas.--The Committee encourages the
Forest Service to review the efficiency and cost-effectiveness
of existing Federal Response Area boundaries nationwide.
Helicopters.--The Committee directs the Forest Service to
provide a report, not later than 120 days following the
enactment of this Act, on its efforts to continually modernize
the helicopter fleet and related equipment.
Ignition Reduction for Transportation Corridors.--The
Committee urges the Forest Service to work with the relevant
Federal agencies to continue and expand initiatives like the
Southern California Ignition Reduction Program to mitigate
unplanned ignitions, reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires,
and enhance community safety.
Invasive Species.--The Committee strongly encourages the
Forest Service to address high priority invasive species,
pests, and diseases, including the Emerald Ash Borer,
Goldspotted Oak Borer, glossy buckthorne, amur honeysuckle,
Callery pear, Spotted Lanternfly, Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, and
bark beetles including the Southern Pine bark beetle.
Mutual Aid Agreement.--The Committee urges the Forest
Service, in collaboration with the Department of the Interior,
to provide a briefing to the Committee not later than 120 days
following the enactment of this Act identifying impediments
hindering Department of Defense mutual aid assistance from
Department of Defense fire services, like the Vandenberg Space
Force Base and others, from participating in the emergency
response to active wildland fires occurring on Department of
the Interior or Forest Service controlled forests or parklands.
Procurement Forecasting.--The Committee directs the Forest
Service to provide a briefing not later than 90 days following
the enactment of this Act regarding the Forest Service's
methods and approach to procurement forecasting.
Remote Automated Weather Stations (RAWS).--The Committee is
aware that the current RAWS network has not had a coverage
analysis done for several years. The recommendation includes
$1,000,000 for the Forest Service and its interagency partners
to conduct a coverage analysis including factors such as recent
National Fire Danger Rating System upgrades and proposals to
determine a more appropriate network coverage. The analysis
shall also include how newer remote sensing technologies could
augment or replace the fixed RAWS network and provide a 10-year
budget plan. The Forest Service shall report the findings of
the analysis to the Committee not later than one year following
the enactment of this Act.
Virtual Fencing.--The Committee is aware of the Forest
Service's previous pilot projects utilizing virtual fencing to
improve grazing and riparian area management, seed and reseed
native plants for forage and wildlife, and identify
opportunities for targeted grazing to reduce hazardous fuels.
The Committee supports continued investment in virtual fencing
and directs the Forest Service to provide a briefing not later
than 90 days following the enactment of this Act on rangeland
improvements, benefits to wildlife habitat, and cost savings
resulting from the use of virtual fencing technologies on
Forest Service lands.
White Oak.--The Committee is aware that the Forest Service
is actively engaged in developing research and management
strategies to ensure the sustainability of the White Oak
species. The Committee directs the Forest Service to continue
working with various land managers to improve upon strategies
for white oak regeneration and update the Committee on the
agency's ongoing efforts to develop a strategy to regenerate
white oak.
FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $1,035,000,000 for Forest Service
Operations.
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH
The Committee recommends $301,760,000 for Forest and
Rangeland Research.
Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA).--The recommendation
includes $34,000,000 for FIA.
Joint Fire Science.--The Committee directs the Forest
Service to provide $6,000,000 to the Joint Fire Science
program, which combined with funding in the Department of the
Interior, includes $12,000,000 in total.
Research and Development Programs.--The recommendation
includes $54,000,000 for base research activities. The
Committee encourages the Forest Service to focus its efforts on
research and development related to wildfire, watersheds, and
wood products.
National Agroforestry Center.--The Committee provides
$2,000,000 to support the work of the National Agroforestry
Center to advance the health, diversity, and productivity of
working lands, waters, and communities through agroforestry.
Northwest Wildland and Rangeland Fire Science Research.--
The Committee recognizes the growing economic and ecological
threat wildfires pose to communities in the Northwest. The
Committee directs the Forest Service to partner with a land-
grant institution with a demonstrated history of forest and
rangeland wildfire research in the Northwest region to advance
the design and implementation of geographically, ecologically,
and culturally relevant science-based treatments at scale
across public, private, and Tribal forests and rangelands. The
Committee provides $5,000,000 to develop this initiative and
expects that all stakeholders, including industry, be included
in this effort.
Nurseries.--The Committee is concerned by the lack of seed
and nursery stock in the U.S and directs the Forest Service to
work with states and partners to collect seed, expand stock and
capacity at existing nurseries, and assist in opening new
nurseries.
University Research.--The Committee supports partnering
with a university in the South on new and existing research
focusing on advancing sustainable forestry practices,
innovating wood-based materials, wood testing, synthetics, and
enhancing the economic impact of forest-related industries.
The Committee recognizes there is potential for alternate
uses of forest residue that limits emissions and promotes
forest resilience. The Committee encourages the Forest Service
to consider collaborative research to promote biocarbon
manufacturing from forest residues for applications as forest
soil amendment to increase forest productivity and enhance
rural community resilience in the Southeast.
Research Funding Priorities.--For the following research
initiatives, funding for geographically-based items are in
addition to funds otherwise provided to individual research
stations and therefore not to be factored into base
allocations.
--$3,000,000 for university-led research and partnerships
to better understand fires in the wildland-urban interface,
improve workforce development for wildfire management
professionals, and improve the safety and efficiency of
wildland firefighting techniques.
--$1,500,000 to continue Forest Products Laboratory
university partnerships to optimize biomass commercialization,
including lumber standards, mass timber construction, and
durability.
STATE, PRIVATE, AND TRIBAL FORESTRY
The Committee recommends $280,960,000 for State, Private,
and Tribal Forestry. The detailed allocation of funding by
program and activity is included in the table accompanying this
report. Program directives and specific funding requirements
are noted in the following narrative. All funding for specific
programs or directives is in addition to funds otherwise
provided to States and regions through the formula and
competitive grant process and therefore is not to be factored
into those allocations.
Lake Tahoe Basin.--The Committee recognizes the Service's
efforts to create fire-resilient communities through a
combination of active fuel reduction treatments and
collaboration with municipal water and fire agencies to improve
critical infrastructure and expand wildfire response
capabilities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, including the lake's
under-resourced communities.
Of the funds provided for Forest Health Management and
State Fire Assistance, the Committee directs the Forest Service
to support the implementation of Public Law 106-506, as
amended, at no less than the fiscal year 2024 enacted levels.
Urban Agroforestry.--The Committee encourages the Forest
Service to explore opportunities to support urban agroforestry
efforts that combine food and tree cultivation to improve
carbon storage, public health, and local food access.
Urban Heat Vulnerabilities.--The Committee is concerned
that shrinking urban tree canopies result in unsafe heat
vulnerabilities and encourages the Forest Service to engage in
multi-organizational collaborations that prioritize tree
plantings to increase canopy cover in areas that are most
vulnerable and severely affected by urban heat.
Weed Management Areas.--The Committee urges the Forest
Service to support collaborative efforts with local
stakeholders to manage and control unwanted vegetation, which,
if left unmanaged, increases the intensity, rate of spread, and
total annual acreage of forested areas burned.
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM
The Committee recommends $1,866,465,000 for the National
Forest System.
Recreation, Heritage, and Wilderness.--The recommendation
provides $3,000,000 to support infrastructure and trails
development and to build the capacity of local user groups and
partnership organizations for all National Recreation Areas
administered by the Forest Service and established after 1997;
$2,000,000 to continue implementation of the Native American
Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act and to
engage with Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian
organizations to promote sustainable native tourism activities
and to identify areas where technical assistance, training and
cultural tourism development support is needed; $750,000 for
the maintenance of rural airstrips; and $500,000 to support
infrastructure and trails development and to build airstrip
capacity of local user groups and partnership organizations.
Grazing Management.--The recommendation provides $6,300,000
for grazing management for the Forest Service to address the
backlog of allotments still requiring National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) analysis and documentation. Within the amount
provided, the Forest Service is expected to administer existing
permits to ensure grazing will be sustained at the appropriate
levels.
Additionally, the Committee encourages the Forest Service
to prioritize projects that seek to map and limit encroachment
of prairie dogs on National Forest grasslands.
Hazardous Fuels Management.--The recommendation provides
$202,000,000 for fuels management activities and does not
transfer the program to Wildland Fire Management as requested.
Of the funds made available for fuels management, $30,000,000
is provided for Wood Innovation Grants and $8,000,000 is
provided for the Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes
(SWERI), including no less than $1,400,000 to create a new
Interior West Institute in the State of Nevada, as directed by
the Committee the last two years and as is consistent with
Public Law 108-317. The Committee directs the current
institutes to coordinate with the State of Nevada and the
appropriate University of Nevada to provide an update to the
Committee not later than 60 days following the enactment of
this Act on the actions taken related to the creation of the
new institute.
The Committee recognizes the urgent need to significantly
increase fire resilience in the wildland urban interface,
especially in the Western United States. The Committee strongly
encourages the Forest Service to further public-private
partnerships using new and innovative technologies to
streamline forest stewardship project implementation and
wildfire mitigation.
Vegetation and Watershed Management.--The recommendation
provides $30,000,000 for Vegetation and Watershed Management.
The Committee encourages the Forest Service to conduct
additional outreach to water users to utilize existing
vegetation and watershed management funding to demonstrate the
value of restoring aquatic ecosystems to build resilience to
natural hazards in source watersheds.
Additional Guidance.--The Committee provides the following
additional guidance related to activities funded in this
account.
Agency Timber Target.--The Committee supports the
President's Executive Order titled ``Immediate Expansion of
Timber Production'' as a necessary step toward restoring
responsible forest management and reinvigorating the domestic
timber economy. The Committee underscores the importance of
meeting annual timber harvest targets to support rural
economies, reduce wildfire risk, and ensure the long-term
health and productivity of the National Forest System. The
Committee directs the Forest Service to set annual timber
targets at or near each forest's sustainable yield, ensuring
that federally managed forests are contributing to the full
extent of their capacity. The Committee directs the Forest
Service to fully utilize existing statutory authorities--such
as the Good Neighbor Authority and stewardship contracting--to
close production gaps and maximize the use of available
resources.
The Committee notes support for the personal use firewood
program as many rural residents rely on firewood cut and
gathered from National Forests to heat their homes. However,
the Committee directs the agency to separate personal use
firewood from commercial forest products when calculating
timber accomplishments and cut and sold reports.
The Committee is concerned that Region 1 has consistently
missed its board feet goals with over 500 million board feet
tied up in litigation last year. The Committee directs the
Forest Service to provide a report to the Committee not later
than 240 days following the enactment of this Act on efforts to
coordinate with the Department of Justice Environment and
Natural Resources Division and relevant stakeholders and state
agencies on pending litigation, steps during the NEPA process
to avoid litigation, and efforts to utilize authorities given
to the Forest Service by Congress.
Appalachian National Scenic Trail.--The Committee
encourages the Forest Service to coordinate internally across
forests and regions and externally with the National Park
Service for the administration of the Appalachian National
Scenic Trail.
Communication Sites Permitting.--The Committee urges the
Forest Service to continue to work with the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration to summarize,
simplify, and standardize permitting regulations and
requirements to ensure both timely action and responsible
stewardship in order to make progress toward national broadband
objectives. The bill includes language to permit the Forest
Service to collect funds to cover the costs of administering
the communications site program.
El Yunque National Forest.--The Committee commends ongoing
joint efforts between the Forest Service and Puerto Rico to
reduce traffic congestion areas surrounding the El Yunque
National Forest to ensure rural communities have equitable
access to the infrastructure.
Good Neighbor Authority (GNA).--The Committee recognizes
the positive impact of existing authorities, such as the GNA,
on National Forest System lands in areas at high risk of
wildfire. The Committee encourages the Forest Service to
continue engagement with States and Tribes on GNA projects
wherever applicable, especially in areas with high risk of
fire.
Lake Tahoe Basin.--The Committee directs the Forest Service
to support the implementation of Public Law 106-506, as
amended, and restoration efforts in the greater Lake Tahoe fire
shed, at no less than the fiscal year 2024 enacted levels.
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area (LBL).--The
Committee acknowledges the passage of Public Law 117-328 and
the unique role the LBL plays in protecting natural resources
and wildlife, promoting environmental conservation education,
and preserving over 170,000 acres of forests, wetlands, and
open lands on the peninsula between Kentucky and Barkley Lakes
in Kentucky and Tennessee. Therefore, the Committee encourages
the Forest Service to allocate annual appropriated funding at
least commensurate with the enacted level to accomplish
deferred maintenance projects, to support recreation and
heritage activities, and to improve transportation corridors
and bridges, consistent with Public Law 117-328. The Committee
directs the Forest Service to provide a list of deferred
maintenance projects and a cost estimate of these projects at
the National Recreation Area and brief the Committee not later
than 90 days following the enactment of this Act.
Law Enforcement and Investigations.--The Committee is aware
of the Forest Service's revision of criminal prohibitions to
enhance the consistency of its law enforcement practices with
those of state and other Federal land management agencies. The
Committee directs the Forest Service and its Special Agents in
Charge to meet with individual sheriffs to understand and
address local concerns or issues as the Forest Service
finalizes local agreements.
Seedling Supplies.--The Committee encourages the Forest
Service to work with States and partners to support activities
that increase regional seedling supplies across subprograms,
including establishment and expansion of Federal nurseries and
seed extractories.
Shaded Fuel Breaks.--The Committee notes that the American
Relief Act, which was signed into law on December 21, 2024,
provided $75,000,000 to the Forest Service to develop,
construct, and maintain shaded fuel break projects in the
Pacific Regions. This critical investment will enhance wildfire
resilience, protect vulnerable towns, and save significant
taxpayer dollars in the long term. The Committee appreciates
the quick action of the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and the
Chief of the Forest Service to enter into a stewardship
agreement to complete this work. The Committee directs the
Forest Service to update the Committee on a quarterly basis on
the status of this work and associated funding, any changes
made to initially selected fuel break project locations,
lessons learned, and instances in which the fuel breaks were
instrumental in stopping a wildfire's progression. Not later
than 240 days following the enactment of this Act, the
Committee directs the Forest Service to provide a briefing
regarding opportunities to expand this work to other high
priority areas across the Western United States that would
benefit from strategically connecting existing fuel treatments
to significantly increase wildfire resilience.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $157,000,000 for Capital
Improvement and Maintenance. As in previous years, this amount
is offset with a scoring credit related to the Roads and Trails
Fund.
National Scenic and Historic Trails.--The Committee directs
the Forest Service to continue to provide specific trail
operation, maintenance, and construction funding and
accomplishment data for the National Scenic and Historic Trails
in future budget justifications. The Committee recommends no
less than $15,000,000 for National Scenic and Historic Trails
funding.
Employee Housing.--The Committee directs the Forest Service
to prioritize, when possible, the maintenance of aging employee
housing facilities that lack direct access to clean water and
drinking water. This includes, but is not limited to, building
out infrastructure that allows for consistent access to water
utilities, such as the employee housing located in Bridgeport,
CA.
The Committee directs the Forest Service to provide a
briefing not later than 120 days following the enactment of
this Act on possible opportunities, using Administrative Site
Leasing authorities, to partner for investment in unused
facilities that may facilitate long-term leasing arrangements
to expand housing options for forest industry employees.
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS
The Committee recommends $664,000 for Acquisition of Lands
for National Forests Special Acts.
ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES
The Committee recommends $150,000 for Acquisition of Lands
to Complete Land Exchanges under the Act of December 4, 1967
(16 U.S.C. 484a).
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND
The Committee recommends $1,719,000 for the Range
Betterment Fund, to be derived from grazing receipts from
National Forests, pursuant to Public Law 94-579, and to be used
for range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements
including seeding, reseeding, fence construction, weed control,
water development, and fish and wildlife habitat enhancement in
16 western States.
GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH
The Committee recommends $45,000 for Gifts, Donations and
Bequests for Forest and Rangeland Research.
MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS FOR SUBSISTENCE USES
The Committee recommends $1,099,000 for the Management of
National Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses in Alaska.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $2,426,209,000 for Wildland Fire
Management.
Fire Operations.--The Committee recommends $192,000,000 for
preparedness, $1,011,000,000 for suppression operations, and
$1,223,209,000 for salaries and expenses, including the funding
needed for the Forest Service to continue to execute the new
pay table passed as a part of Public Law 119-4 as a permanent
fix ensuring the Federal agencies' ability to recruit and
retain wildland firefighters and maintain current firefighter
capacity.
Casualty Assistance Program.--The Committee understands the
need for a robust casualty assistance program for wildland
firefighters and support personnel who are critically injured,
ill, or deceased. The Committee encourages the Forest Service
to continue its efforts to provide support and build out its
casualty assistance program to meet the needs of its employees.
Firefighting Technologies.--The Committee directs the
Forest Service to evaluate new firefighting technologies,
including but not limited to flexible fiberglass-band mesh, to
support the safety and efficiency of wildland firefighters, as
well as emerging technologies for use in wildland fire
suppression efforts such as infrared technology. The Committee
directs the Forest Service to report back to the Committee on
this evaluation not later than one year following the enactment
of this Act.
The Committee also encourages the Forest Service to look at
proven technologies being developed by states and consider
utilizing new technologies to support wildfire detection, such
as those that can detect fire-starting lightning strikes.
Middle Fire Leaders Academy.--The Committee understands the
need to provide additional opportunities for retention and
growth of mid-career firefighters and support personnel. The
Committee encourages the Forest Service to determine the steps
necessary to establish a Middle Fire Leaders Academy as
outlined in the recent Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management
Commission Report, dated September 2023.
Wildfire Forecasting.--The Committee understands the
benefits of AI-based tools supporting the next generation of
wildland fire observations and how they can accomplish the
goals of early fire detection, prediction, and prevention.
These tools can help provide firefighters and commanders with
enhanced awareness using real time data while building a
database of observations to better predict the spread of fire,
shorten response times, and save lives and property. The
Committee includes $1,000,000 for the Forest Service to utilize
an existing partnership with a public research university in a
fire prone, western state with proximity to the National
Interagency Fire Center to develop AI-based wildfire activity
forecasting and modeling tools.
WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The bill includes $2,480,000,000 for the Wildfire
Suppression Operations Reserve Fund. Of the additional
$2,850,000,000 available for fire suppression operations,
$2,480,000,000 is provided to the Forest Service and the
remaining $370,000,000 is available through a transfer from the
Department of the Interior.
The Committee provides these additional funds and
authorities to ensure that sufficient funds are available to
protect American homes, lands, and wildlife from catastrophic
fires without requiring a transfer of funds from the very
activities that advance forest health and prevent wildland
fires. The Committee expects the Forest Service to use
suppression funds judiciously and continue to work closely with
the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of the
Interior to accurately account for expenditures and recover
costs.
COMMUNICATIONS SITE ADMINISTRATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The bill includes language permitting amounts collected in
fiscal year 2026 for Communications Site Administration to be
deposited and subsequently transferred to the ``National Forest
System'' account.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The Committee has included administrative provisions that
provide further direction on the use and transfer of
appropriated funds provided to the Forest Service including:
Permitting the purchase of passenger motor vehicles and
proceeds from the sale of aircraft may be used to purchase
replacement aircraft.
Allowing funds for certain employment contracts.
Allowing funds to be used for purchase and alteration of
buildings.
Allowing for acquisition of certain lands and interests.
Allowing expenses for certain volunteer activities.
Providing for the cost of uniforms.
Providing for debt collections on certain contracts.
Providing for the transfer of funds between accounts
affected by the Forest Service budget restructure.
Providing for the transfer of funds to the Wildland Fire
Management appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency
rehabilitation, and fire preparedness.
Limiting the transfer of Wildland Fire Management funds
between the Department of the Interior and the Department of
Agriculture.
Providing the transfer of funds for Hazardous Fuels
Management and urgent rehabilitation.
Allowing the Forest Service, acting for International
Programs and Trade, to sign certain funding agreements with
foreign governments and institutions as well as with certain
domestic agencies.
Authorizing the expenditure or transfer of funds for wild
horse and burro activities.
Prohibiting the transfer of funds under the Department of
Agriculture transfer authority under certain conditions.
Limiting the transfer of funds for the Working Capital Fund
and Department Reimbursable Program (also known as Greenbook
charges).
Limiting funds to support the Youth Conservation Corps and
Public Lands Corps.
Limiting the use of funds for official reception and
representation expenses.
Providing for matching funds for the National Forest
Foundation.
Allows funds to be advanced to the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation.
Allows for certain cooperative agreements to support the
work of forest or grassland collaboratives.
Permitting certain funds to be used for the purposes
contained within Public Law 109-54 related to the primary and
secondary education of children of transferred Forest Service
employees.
Allowing funds to be used for technical assistance for
rural communities.
Allowing funds for payments to counties in the Columbia
River Gorge National Scenic Area.
Allowing funds to be used for the Older Americans Act.
Prohibiting the assessment of funds for the purpose of
performing fire, administrative, and other facilities
maintenance, and decommissioning.
Limiting funds to reimburse the Office of General Counsel
at the Department of Agriculture.
Permitting eligible employees to be considered a Federal
employee.
Allowing the Forest Service to employ or contract with an
individual enrolled at a Civilian Conservation Center at
regular rates of pay for necessary hours of work on National
Forest System lands.
Allows funds to be used for salaries and expenses of
employees that carry out functions funded by other accounts.
Department of Health and Human Services
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
The provision of Federal health services to Indians is
based on a treaty and trust relationship between Indian Tribes
and the U.S. Government first set forth in the 1830s by the
United States Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall
and numerous treaties, statutes, constitutional provisions, and
international laws have reconfirmed this relationship.
Principal among these is the Snyder Act of 1921, which provides
the basic authority for most Indian health services provided by
the Federal Government to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
The Indian Health Service (IHS) provides primary health care
and disease prevention services to approximately 2.8 million
American Indians and Alaska Natives through a network of over
600 hospitals, clinics, and health stations on or near Indian
reservations. Facilities are predominantly located in rural
primary care settings and are managed by IHS, Tribal, and urban
Indian health programs.
The Committee acknowledges the significant funding needs
across Indian Country, and the level of funding provided
reflects the Committee's commitment to advancing the Federal
Government's trust and treaty obligations. The Committee
understands that fixed costs continue to rise and flat funding
results in a cut to programmatic dollars.
The Committee directs IHS to provide a detailed spend plan
for fixed costs not later than 60 days following the enactment
of this Act, including a timeline for when the funds will be
distributed.
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES
The recommendation includes $5,354,645,000 that is
available for obligation in fiscal year 2026 for the Indian
Health Services Account. This includes $4,722,738,000 provided
as a fiscal year 2026 advance and $631,907,000 recommended in
this bill and available in this fiscal year. These funds are
available for two years unless otherwise specified.
The recommendation provides $78,409,000 to fund the most
recent estimate of the cost of staffing at new facilities.
Funds may not be allocated to a facility until such facility
has achieved beneficial occupancy status. The Committee
understands that amounts required for staffing new facilities
continue to evolve, due in part to when facilities achieve
beneficial occupancy. The Committee expects IHS to provide an
update as beneficial occupancy dates or cost estimates change.
Clinical Services.--The recommendation includes
$4,801,826,000 in budget year appropriations for Clinical
Services.
Hospitals and Health Clinics.--The recommendation includes
$2,855,868,000 for Hospitals and Health Clinics.
The Committee recognizes the importance of Tribal
Epidemiology Centers (TEC) which conduct epidemiology and
public health functions critical to the delivery of health care
services for Tribal and urban Indian communities. The
recommendation includes $44,433,000 for TECs.
The recommendation includes $7,000,000 for IHS to expand,
in coordination with Tribes and Urban Indian Organizations
(UIOs), the Produce Prescription Pilot to implement a produce
prescription model to increase access to produce and other
traditional foods among its service population. The Committee
encourages IHS to provide a briefing to the Committee not later
than 90 days following the enactment of this Act on the
distribution of funds and implementation efforts.
The recommendation includes $6,000,000 to continue
Alzheimer's and related dementia activities. These funds will
enable awardees to continue to implement locally developed
models of culturally appropriate screening, diagnostics, and
management of people living with Alzheimer's and other related
dementia. This funding also supports the Dementia ECHO program,
designed to support clinicians and caregivers to strengthen
their knowledge and care around dementia for Tribal patients.
The recommendation also includes $3,000,000 for Improving
Maternal Health. The Committee also recognizes the importance
of in vitro diagnostics tools for the detection of diseases,
infections, and other medical conditions. These tools provide
valuable information to aid providers in accurate diagnostics,
treatment planning, and monitoring of patient health. The
Committee encourages the use of in vitro diagnostics in IHS
health clinics and medical facilities.
Dental Health.--The recommendation includes $287,085,000
for Dental Health services.
The Committee recognizes the importance of Dental Support
Centers (DSC) in providing technical support, training, and
assistance in clinical and preventive efforts of the dental
program. Many IHS dentists practice in isolated areas without
immediate access to specialty services. DSCs provide them with
the necessary expertise and experience they need to address
challenging oral health demands. The Committee includes
$8,000,000 to continue expanding DSCs to all 12 service areas
with the flexibility to regionalize DSC operations as needed.
The Committee directs IHS to provide a briefing not later than
90 days following the enactment of this Act on how IHS
allocated funds, including where and how it expanded DSCs
across its service areas and if it regionalized any DSC
operations to provide their services more efficiently.
The Committee commends IHS for its successful installation
of the dental records system. The Committee provides $6,500,000
for managing the current Electronic Dental Records (EDR)
system. The Committee directs IHS to provide a briefing not
later than 120 days following the enactment of this Act on the
impact of past funding to manage the EDR system, as well as the
challenges IHS is still facing as the program is being
implemented. The Committee also directs IHS to expand efforts
in planning and developing greater data and information
exchange between the electronic health records system and the
EDR system.
Mental Health.--The recommendation includes $144,946,000
for Mental Health/Social Services.
The recommendation includes $2,000,000 for a new behavioral
health pilot program to support no more than 10 pilots that
award grants to an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or
consortium of Indian Tribes to operate and implement special
behavioral health programs authorized by the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1665 et seq.) on or near an Indian
Reservation. The Committee directs that grants should be
awarded for two years and should be no less than $10,000 and no
more than $100,000 each year and should not increase State
administrative costs or the benefits provided in any program.
The Committee directs IHS to provide a report not later than
one year following the enactment of this Act on the status and
outcomes of the pilot.
Alcohol and Substance Abuse.--The recommendation includes
$286,389,000 for Alcohol and Substance Abuse programs.
Purchase and Referred Care.--The recommendation includes
$1,054,066,000 for Purchase and Referred Care (PRC).
The Committee is aware that some IHS areas are considered
Purchased and Referred Care Dependent and Tribes in PRC-
dependent areas must rely solely on PRC for emergency,
hospital, and special health care services. The Committee
recognizes the importance of these funds for PRC-dependent
areas and directs IHS to provide a report not later than 90
days following the enactment of this Act on the funding
distribution methodology and how PRC-dependent areas, including
those in California, are receiving the necessary PRC funds
needed to purchase lifesaving care for Tribal members.
Preventative Health.--The recommendation includes
$230,035,000 for Preventative Health.
Other Services.--The recommendation includes $322,784,000
for Other Services.
The Committee recognizes the Federal trust responsibility
to provide health care services to American Indian and Alaska
Native citizens and acknowledges that approximately seventy-one
percent live in urban areas. The recommendation includes
$105,992,000 for Urban Indian Health programs.
The recommendation includes $95,252,000 for Indian Health
Professions programs. The Committee continues to support Indian
Health Professions programs and expects IHS to allocate the
funding provided across all programs, including the Scholarship
Program, Loan Repayment Program, Indians Into Medicine Program
(INMED), American Indians into Nursing (RAIN) Program, and the
American Indians into Psychology Programs.
The Committee reminds IHS that any grant made under Sec.
112 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, as amended
(Public Law 94 437) to the Quentin N. Burdick American Indians
Into Nursing Program is not intended to reduce the eligibility
of any other applicants to receive grants under Sec. 112 of the
Indian Health Care Improvement Act, as amended. The Committee
directs IHS to provide a report not later than 30 days
following the enactment of this Act on actions taken to ensure
that the regional location of a Quentin N. Burdick American
Indians Into Nursing Program grant recipient does not
disqualify other applicants to receive grants under Sec. 112 of
the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, as amended.
The Committee appreciates the opportunities made available
through Indian Health Professions programs like the Loan
Repayment Program (LRP). The recommendation includes
$53,000,000 for LRP. LRP provides grants to help offset student
loan costs in exchange for two years of service at an Indian
health program. While the Committee greatly appreciates
programs like LRP, the Committee is concerned about the tax
assessments associated with this grant program. The Committee
directs IHS to provide a report not later than 180 days
following the enactment of this Act identifying the impact tax
liabilities have on the program. The report should calculate
the tax liability assessed to recipients, the impact this has
on program participation, the resources used by IHS to help
offset the tax owed by recipients, and how many additional
grants could be provided if a tax liability was not incurred.
The Committee directs IHS to work with other applicable Bureaus
or Agencies, like the Internal Revenue Service, to complete the
report.
The Committee directs IHS to continue its collaboration
with Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA) on graduate medical education
and provide quarterly reports updating the Committee on its
progress in bringing additional coordinated training
opportunities to Tribal communities.
Staffing.--While the Committee appreciates efforts to
increase efficiency across the Federal government, the
Committee also recognizes the vital role health care staff play
in Tribal communities across the nation. The Committee directs
IHS to provide a report not later than 90 days following the
enactment of this Act outlining programs and authorities being
used to increase staff numbers and retain permanent personnel
across IHS programs.
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS
The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation
estimated to be $1,819,000,000 for contract support costs
incurred by the agency as required by law. The bill continues
language making available such sums as are necessary to meet
the Federal Government's full legal obligation and prohibiting
the transfer of funds to any other account for any other
purpose. In addition, the bill includes language specifying
carryover funds may be applied to subsequent years' contract
support costs.
The Committee strongly encourages the Indian Health Service
to fully reimburse activities covered by contract support
costs, including activities normally carried out by the
Secretary, but not fully paid for in the Secretarial account.
PAYMENTS FOR TRIBAL LEASES
The Committee recommends an indefinite appropriation
estimated to be $366,000,000 for Payments for Tribal Leases
incurred by the agency as required by law. The bill includes
language making available such sums as necessary to meet the
Federal Government's full legal obligation and prohibits the
transfer of funds to any other account for any other purpose.
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES
The recommendation includes $865,864,000 that is available
for obligation in fiscal year 2026. This includes $510,774,000
provided as a fiscal year 2026 advance and $355,090,000
recommended in this bill and available in this fiscal year.
The Committee continues advance appropriations for programs
advanced in fiscal year 2025 and expands advance appropriations
to the Indian Health Facilities Sanitation Facilities
Construction and Health Care Facilities Construction accounts.
The recommendation provides $8,726,000 to fund the most
recent estimate of the cost of staffing at new facilities.
Funds may not be allocated to a facility until such facility
has achieved beneficial occupancy status. The Committee
understands that amounts required for staffing new facilities
continue to evolve, due in part to when facilities achieve
beneficial occupancy. IHS is expected to update the Committee
as beneficial occupancy dates or cost estimates change.
Sanitation Facilities Construction.--The recommendation
includes $130,968,000 for Sanitation Facilities Construction.
Health Care Facilities Construction.--The recommendation
includes $188,702,000 for Health Care Facilities Construction.
The recommendation includes $14,000,000 for Staff Quarters
for staff housing across the IHS health care delivery system to
support the recruitment and retention of quality healthcare
professionals across Indian country.
Equipment.--The Committee is aware that certain
jurisdictions have adopted de-energization protocols to reduce
the risks of catastrophic wildfires. While these protocols are
useful in limiting loss of life in affected communities, they
can also have dire consequences for Tribal Health Programs
located in impacted areas. To increase the resilience of these
facilities, the recommendation includes $8,000,000 to purchase
generators, including for IHS, Tribal Health Programs, and
Urban Indian Organizations located in areas impacted by de-
energization events. In procuring backup generators, the
Committee directs the Indian Health Service to determine the
most cost-effective method, which may include leasing. In
determining the most cost-effective procurement method, the
Committee directs the Service to account for life-cycle
maintenance costs associated with direct ownership and clinics'
capabilities to maintain these generators.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The bill continues a provision providing services at
certain rates.
The bill continues a provision allowing the purchase of
motor vehicles, aircraft, and reprints.
The bill continues a provision allowing the purchase and
erection of modular buildings.
The bill continues a provision allowing payments for
telephone service in private residences in the field.
The bill continues a provision that provides funds for
uniforms.
The bill continues a provision allowing funding to be used
for attendance at professional meetings.
The bill continues a provision allowing health care to be
extended to non-Indians at Indian Health Service facilities,
subject to charges, and for the expenditure of collected funds.
The bill continues a provision allowing transfers of funds
from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the
Indian Health Service.
The bill continues the provision prohibiting limitations on
certain Federal travel and transportation expenses.
The bill continues the provision requiring that
Departmental assessments to be identified in annual budget
justifications.
The bill continues a provision allowing the de-obligation
and re-obligation of funds applied to self-governance funding
agreements.
The bill continues a prohibition on the expenditure of
funds to implement new eligibility regulations.
The bill continues a provision permitting certain
reimbursements for goods and services provided to Tribes.
The bill continues a provision providing that
reimbursements for training, technical assistance, or services
include total costs.
The bill continues a provision for housing allowances for
civilian medical personnel.
The bill continues a provision prohibiting changes in
organizational structure without advance notification to
Congress.
National Institutes of Health
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
(NIEHS), an agency within the National Institutes of Health,
was authorized in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(CERCLA) and in section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 to conduct certain research and
worker training activities associated with the Nation's
Hazardous Substance Superfund program.
The Committee recommends $51,814,000 for the National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
The Committee continues to support the Worker Training
Program, which trains workers to safely work in hazardous
environments and respond in emergency situations. NIEHS is
encouraged to continue its work supporting communities'
capacity to respond to pandemics and disasters.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR), an agency in the Department of Health and Human
Services, was created in section 104(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(CERCLA). The Agency's mission is to serve the public through
responsive public health actions to promote healthy and safe
environments and prevent harmful toxic exposures.
The Committee recommends $78,000,000 for the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES
Executive Office of the President
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) was established
by Congress under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA). The Office of Environmental Quality, which provides
professional and administrative staff for the Council, was
established in the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of
1970. CEQ has statutory responsibility for overseeing Federal
agency implementation of the requirements of NEPA and assists
in coordinating environmental programs among the Federal
agencies in the Executive Branch.
The Committee recommends $4,629,000 for the CEQ.
Streamlining.--The Committee encourages the Council to
identify ways to improve the federal permitting process,
including: evaluating ways to incorporate new technology and
tools such as artificial intelligence; issuing a Request for
Information to solicit feedback from stakeholders on obstacles
in the permitting process, including specifically for
categorical exemption requests; and examining NEPA review
timelines by project type to evaluate the effectiveness of the
FAST-41 process.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board is an
independent Federal agency charged with investigating
industrial chemical accidents.
The Committee recommends $8,235,000 for the Salaries and
Expenses appropriation.
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR) was
established by Public Law 93-531 to plan and conduct relocation
activities associated with the settlement of a land dispute
between the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe.
The Committee notes that the OMB's budget request proposed
to eliminate the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation.
Recognizing that ONHIR has largely completed its mission, the
Committee supports its closure and does not provide an
appropriation for fiscal year 2026. The Committee notes that
direction is included within the Department of the Interior
Office of the Secretary to take over any outstanding activities
to support the closure of ONHIR.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts
Development
PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE
The Committee recommends $12,000,000 for the Institute of
American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development.
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum
and research complex, with 21 museums and galleries, 8 research
centers, a library, archives, and the National Zoological Park,
and more than 200 Smithsonian Affiliates in nearly every State,
Puerto Rico, and Panama.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $841,250,000 for Salaries and
Expenses of the Smithsonian Institution.
Access to Smithsonian Programs.--The Committee encourages
the Smithsonian to continue efforts to build public engagement
and connect the public with knowledge, resources, and expertise
of the Smithsonian in communities across the Nation.
Accessibility.--The Committee recognizes the Smithsonian's
deployment of induction loop technology in several exhibits.
The Committee directs the Smithsonian to provide a report not
later than 180 days following the enactment of this Act on
plans for expanding induction loop technology, including a
timeline, estimated costs, and efforts for collaboration with
relevant stakeholders.
Folklife Festival.--The Committee appreciates the
Smithsonian's lead in hosting the annual Folklife Festival on
the National Mall, including the extended festival planned for
America's 250th anniversary celebration. The Committee strongly
encourages the Smithsonian to work with the National Park
Service on any approvals needed to support the extended
festival.
National Security Measures.--The Committee appreciates the
Smithsonian's effort to acquire robust and diverse collections
for the American people to enjoy. In doing so, the Committee
recommends the Smithsonian to consider the national security
implications of procuring objects from foreign adversary
nations and report back on efforts to ensure Federal resources
are being used responsibly.
New Museums.--The Committee supports the intent of Congress
that the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum and the
National Museum of the American Latino be located on or near
the National Mall, to the extent practicable, while preserving
the integrity of the Mall.
FACILITIES CAPITAL
The Committee recommends $120,000,000 for Facilities
Capital.
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art is one of the world's premier
galleries with millions of visitors annually.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $178,250,000 for Salaries and
Expenses of the National Gallery of Art, including not to
exceed $3,893,000 for the special exhibition program.
REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS
The Committee recommends $7,750,000 for Repair, Restoration
and Renovation of buildings at the National Gallery of Art. The
bill includes language allowing funds made available in prior
Acts under this heading for the design and construction of an
off-site art storage facility in partnership with the
Smithsonian Institution to be used for the repair, restoration,
and renovation of other National Gallery of Art buildings,
grounds, and facilities.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
The Committee recommends $32,340,000 for Operations and
Maintenance of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts.
CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION
The Committee recommends $4,860,000 for Capital Repair and
Restoration for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-637)
established the Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars as the official memorial to President Wilson and as a
non-partisan forum for tackling global issues through
independent research and open dialogue.
The Committee notes that the OMB's budget request proposed
to eliminate the Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars (Center). While the Committee supports efforts to
improve efficiency while reducing waste, fraud, and abuse
across the Federal Government, the Committee appreciates the
scholarly independent research conducted at the Center.
The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for Salaries and
Expenses to operate at levels that more closely align with the
statutory authority and mission of the Center. The Committee
directs the Center to maintain a proper capacity of fellows to
ensure this Federal investment results in the research,
counsel, insight, and publications outlined in its mission.
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
National Endowment for the Arts
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
The Committee notes that the OMB's budget request proposed
to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). While
the Committee appreciates the Administration's efforts to
remove waste and improve efficiency, the Committee supports
NEA's work in the areas of arts education, celebrating the
Nation's cultural heritage, and promoting access to the arts in
communities across the United States. The recommendation
includes $135,000,000 for the National Endowment for the Arts.
America 250 Activities.--The Committee appreciates NEA's
efforts leading up to America's Semiquincentennial and the
America 250 activities that educate and engage communities
about the past, present, and future of our Nation.
Collaboration with State and Regional Arts Councils.--The
Committee includes at least $72,000,000 to continue the
longstanding collaborative relationship between NEA and these
councils. State governments match NEA grant funds to support
programs that respond to local needs in arts education,
community development, cultural preservation, and arts access.
The Committee encourages that remaining funds that have not
been distributed for administrative functions or other grants
across NEA be used to support State and Regional partnerships.
Creative Forces.--The Committee commends NEA on its
partnership with the Departments of Defense and Veterans
Affairs, on the ``Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts
Network''. This partnership provides creative arts therapies
and arts engagement strategies that promote healing and support
the reintegration of service members and veterans recovering
from traumatic brain injuries and psychological health issues.
National Garden of American Heroes.--The Committee supports
the Administration's proposal to establish a statuary park to
honor 250 individuals that have embodied the American spirit of
daring and defiance, excellence and adventure, courage and
confidence, loyalty, and love. The Committee supports NEA's
role in the creation of the National Garden of American Heroes.
Program Direction.--As in previous years, the bill includes
language to provide grant program direction to NEA. With the
exception of established honorific programs, grant funding to
individual artists is strictly prohibited.
Rural Economic Development.--The Committee appreciates
NEA's Citizens' Institute on Rural Design (CIRD) leadership
initiative that assists small and rural communities with
economic development and community planning with a focus on
creative placemaking and encourages NEA to continue the
program.
Tribal Engagement.--The Committee encourages NEA to
continue support for projects that promote the culture,
language, and related arts of indigenous peoples' communities,
including American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native
Hawaiians.
National Endowment for the Humanities
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
The Committee notes that the OMB's budget request proposed
to eliminate the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
While the Committee supports the Administration's efforts to
remove waste and improve efficiency, the Committee appreciates
the work of NEH to provide cultural infrastructure projects,
education programs, and perform advanced scholarly research as
well as resources for exhibitions, documentaries, and the
preservation of historic collections. The Committee recommends
$135,000,000 for the National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH).
America 250 Activities.--The Committee appreciates support
for NEH's efforts leading up to America's Semiquincentennial
and the America 250 activities that educate and engage
communities about the past, present, and future of our Nation.
Artificial Intelligence.--The Committee appreciates NEH's
growing interest in examining human perspectives on Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. The
Committee supports NEH's efforts to examine humanities
perspectives and implications of these rapidly expanding
technology fields. Further, the Committee encourages NEH to
collaborate primarily with undergraduate and non-research-
intensive institutions in these efforts to provide a wider
workforce pipeline of students graduating with AI humanities
perspectives and literacy.
Collaboration with State and Regional Humanities
Councils.--The Committee commends NEH for its ongoing,
successful collaboration with State humanities councils in each
of the 50 states, Washington, D.C., the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. The
recommendation includes at least $72,000,000 to support Federal
and State partnerships. The Committee encourages that remaining
funds that have not been distributed for administrative
functions or other grants across NEH be used to support State
and Regional partnerships.
Diaspora Groups.--The Committee recognizes the cultural
contributions of diaspora groups from nations and communities
across the world to the United States and appreciates the value
in preserving their traditions. The Committee recognizes the
important work NEH is doing to support the archiving of
stories, documents, and other materials from cultural diasporas
worldwide. The Committee supports NEH's efforts to partner with
cultural organizations across the country to collect additional
stories, documents and materials from families and institutions
dedicated to diaspora communities, particularly in Eastern
Europe.
Documenting the American Experience.--The Committee
recognizes the need to document the American experience,
including the production of books and pamphlets similar to the
American Guide Series, and supports NEH's efforts to chronicle
American life across the country.
National Garden of American Heroes.--The Committee supports
the Administration's proposal to establish a statuary park to
honor 250 individuals that have embodied the American spirit of
daring and defiance, excellence and adventure, courage and
confidence, loyalty, and love. The Committee supports NEA's
role in the creation of the National Garden of American Heroes.
Tribal and Native Hawaiian Heritage and Culture.--The
Committee commends NEH for its ongoing support to American
Indian and Alaska Native communities in preserving their
cultural and linguistic heritage through the Documenting
Endangered Languages program and the preservation and access
grants that enable American Indian and Alaska Native
communities to preserve and make their cultural artifacts
broadly accessible.
As part of the effort to preserve this history and culture,
the Committee encourages NEH to explore ways to increase its
efforts in local libraries, museums, or other historical
institutions related to local Tribal histories, particularly in
areas where few Tribal interests remain.
Veterans Programs.--The Committee commends NEH for its
support of grant programs to benefit wounded warriors and to
ensure educational opportunities for veterans and service
members transitioning to civilian life. The Committee supports
the programs that State humanities councils, in conjunction
with NEH, have developed and delivered to veterans, their
families, and caregivers.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE
HUMANITIES
The bill continues the prohibition on the use of funds for
grants and contracts which do not include the text of 18 U.S.C.
1913.
The bill continues the prohibition on the use of
appropriated funds but continues to permit the use of non-
appropriated funds for reception expenses.
The bill continues to allow the chairperson of the National
Endowment for the Arts to approve small grants under certain
circumstances.
Commission of Fine Arts
The Commission of Fine Arts was established in 1910 to
advise the government on questions of art and architecture and
preserve the symbolic significance of the nation's capital. The
Commission's work includes advice on designs for parks, public
buildings, public art, as well as the design of national
monuments, coins and medals, and overseas American military
cemeteries. The Commission also administers the National
Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $3,461,000 for Salaries and
Expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts.
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs
The National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program was
established in Public Law 99-190 to support organizations that
perform, exhibit, and/or present the arts in the nation's
capital. The Committee recommends $4,000,000.
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)
promotes the preservation, enhancement, and productive use of
our Nation's historic resources and advises the President and
Congress on national historic preservation policy.
The Committee recommends $5,700,000 for Salaries and
Expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
Sec. 106 Digital Map.--The Committee notes that Section 106
of the National Historic Preservation Act can often be a
cumbersome process. To inform the Advisory Council's decision-
making, reduce timelines on environmental reviews, and
accelerate the pace of permitting, the Committee directs the
Advisory Council to provide a briefing not later than 180 days
following the enactment of this Act on the scope of work and
estimated cost to develop a geospatial framework for, and
protocols of, an integrated map of sites eligible for the
National Register under Section 106. As part of the briefing,
the Council should discuss how the map will not publicly
display historic properties Federal agencies must withhold from
disclosure or historic properties on Tribal lands. The Council
should also discuss any efforts to address the maintained
integrity of historic properties.
National Capital Planning Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The National Capital Planning Act of 1952 designated the
National Capital Planning Commission as the central planning
agency for the Federal Government in the National Capital
Region. The three major functions of the Commission are
preparing the Federal elements of the National Capital
Comprehensive Plan; preparing the Federal Capital Improvement
Program; and reviewing plans and proposals submitted to the
Commission.
The Committee recommends $8,750,000 for Salaries and
Expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
In 1980, Congress passed legislation creating a 65-member
Holocaust Memorial Council with the mandate to create and
oversee a living memorial/museum to victims of the Holocaust.
The museum opened in April 1993. Construction costs for the
museum came solely from donated funds raised by the U.S.
Holocaust Memorial Museum Campaign, and appropriated funds were
used for planning and development of programmatic components,
overall administrative support, and annual commemorative
observances. Since the opening of the museum, appropriated
funds have been provided to pay for the ongoing operating costs
of the museum as authorized by Public Law 102-529 and Public
Law 106-292.
The Committee recommends $65,231,000 for the Holocaust
Memorial Museum.
Salaries and Expenses.--The recommendation includes
$58,967,000 for salaries and expenses, including $2,000,000 to
enhance the Museum's education programming on the Holocaust and
genocide prevention, as authorized by the Never Again Education
Act (Public Law 116-141). The Committee notes the importance of
understanding the state of Holocaust education across the
country and encourages the Museum to share sound methodologies
and approaches for educating students with State and local
education agencies, elementary schools and secondary schools,
and other organizations.
Repair and Rehabilitation.--The recommendation includes
$4,000,000 for Repair and Rehabilitation.
Outreach Initiatives.--The recommendation includes
$1,264,000 for Outreach Initiatives.
Equipment Replacement.--The recommendation includes
$1,000,000 for Equipment Replacement.
The Committee notes that funding provided for the Holocaust
Memorial Museum is made available for two years, as requested,
except for $1,000,000 for the Museum's equipment replacement
program which is available for three years.
Presidio Trust
The Committee does not recommend funding for the Presidio
Trust.
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for the United States
Semiquincentennial Commission.
TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 401 continues a provision prohibiting activities to
promote public support or opposition to legislative proposals.
Section 402 continues a provision making funds available
only for the current fiscal year unless expressly provided
otherwise in this Act.
Section 403 continues a provision providing restrictions on
departmental assessments unless approved by the Committee on
Appropriations.
Section 404 continues a limitation on accepting and
processing applications for patents and on the patenting of
Federal lands.
Section 405 continues a provision regarding the payment of
contract support costs for prior fiscal years.
Section 406 continues a provision addressing the payment of
contract support costs for fiscal year 2026.
Section 407 continues a provision providing that the
Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered in violation
of certain provisions of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Planning Act solely because more than 15 years have
passed without revision of a forest plan, provided that the
Secretary is working in good faith to complete the plan
revision.
Section 408 continues a provision limiting preleasing,
leasing, and related activities within the boundaries of
National Monuments, except where such activities are allowed
under Presidential proclamation establishing such monument.
Section 409 continues a provision which restricts funding
for acquisition of lands or interests in lands from being used
for declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation.
Section 410 continues a provision which prohibits no-bid
contracts and grants except under certain circumstances.
Section 411 continues a provision which requires public
disclosure of certain reports.
Section 412 continues a provision which delineates the
grant guidelines for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Section 413 continues a provision which delineates the
program priorities for programs managed by the National
Endowment for the Arts.
Section 414 continues a provision requiring the Department
of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Forest
Service, and Indian Health Service to provide the Committees on
Appropriations quarterly reports on the status of balances of
appropriations.
Section 415 continues a provision extending certain
authorities through fiscal year 2026 allowing the Forest
Service to renew grazing permits.
Section 416 continues a provision prohibiting the use of
funds to maintain or establish a computer network unless such
network is designed to block access to pornography websites.
Section 417 continues a provision requiring the humane
treatment of wild horses and burros.
Section 418 continues a provision to extend the authority
of the Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act.
Section 419 continues a provision setting requirements for
the use of American iron and steel for certain loans and
grants.
Section 420 continues a provision providing authority for
the Secretary of the Interior to enter into training agreements
and to transfer excess equipment and supplies for wildfires.
Section 421 continues a provision requiring advanced
approval of the reprogramming of funds in this Act.
Section 422 continues a provision through fiscal year 2026
authorizing the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture to consider local contractors when awarding
contracts for certain activities on public lands.
Section 423 extends the authority for the Shasta-Trinity
Marina fee for one year.
Section 424 continues a provision extending for one year
the Interpretive Association authority.
Section 425 continues a provision extending the Forest
Botanical Products Fee Collection authority.
Section 426 continues a provision regarding Tribal leases.
Section 427 continues a provision extending the Forest
Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund.
Section 428 includes direction regarding the allocation of
funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Section 429 continues a provision addressing carbon
emissions from forest biomass.
Section 430 continues a provision regarding small remote
incinerators in Alaska.
Section 431 continues a provision regarding timber sales in
Alaska.
Section 432 continues a provision providing transfer
authority to the Federal Highway Administration for the
National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund.
Section 433 continues a provision prohibiting the use of
funds to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the
issuance of permits under Title V of the Clean Air Act for
carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane
emissions resulting from biological processes associated with
livestock production.
Section 434 continues a provision prohibiting the use of
funds to implement any provision in a rule if that provision
requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from
manure management systems.
Section 435 continues a provision prohibiting the use of
funds to regulate the lead content of ammunition or fishing
tackle.
Section 436 continues a provision providing for a wildland
firefighter pay cap waiver.
Section 437 continues a provision extending authorization
for Alaska Native regional health entities.
Section 438 modifies the Wildfire Funding and Forest
Management Act to extend the reporting requirement timeline
from 90 days to 180 days and to require an accounting of all
spending in the first two quarters of the succeeding fiscal
year attributable to suppression operations in the report year.
Section 439 prohibits the use of funds to limit
recreational shooting, fishing, and hunting on Federal lands
except for public safety.
Section 440 prohibits funds for offices, programs, or
activities for the purposes of diversity, equity, and inclusion
training or implementation.
Section 441 prohibits funds to promote or advance Critical
Race Theory.
Section 442 prohibits funds to discriminate against a
person who speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held
religious belief, or moral conviction, that marriage is, or
should be recognized as, a union of one man and one woman.
Section 443 amends Section 42 of Title 30 of the United
States Code regarding the use of mining claims for ancillary
activities.
Section 444 prohibits funds to enforce Public Land Order
7917 (88 Fed. Reg. 6308 (January 31, 2023)).
Section 445 requires the Secretary of the Interior to
reinstate certain hardrock mineral leases.
Section 446 prohibits funds to consider or incorporate the
Social Cost of Carbon.
Section 447 incorporates by reference H.R. 226 (Eastern
Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act).
Section 448 prohibits funds to require or request, as a
condition of the issuance, renewal, or extension of any Forest
Service or Bureau of Land Management permit, lease, allotment,
easement, or other land use and occupancy, arrangement, the
transfer, or relinquishment of any water right, in whole, or in
part, granted under State law.
Section 449 allows for a land conveyance to provide flood
protection for March Air Force Base and surrounding areas.
Section 450 prohibits funds to withdraw any Federal land
from any form of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the
public land laws, location, entry, or patent under the general
mining laws, or disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral
materials, or geothermal leasing laws unless such withdrawal is
authorized by an Act of Congress.
Section 451 prohibits funds to revise any regulation
pursuant to section 17(o) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.
226(o)) relating to oil and gas development of outstanding and
reserved mineral rights on the Allegheny National Forest.
Section 452 amends the Thye-Blatnik Act to address
appraisal values.
Section 453 prohibits funds for certain labeling activities
that are inconsistent with a human health assessment performed
pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide
Act.
Section 454 prohibits funds to approve a waiver submitted
to the Environmental Protection Agency by the State of
California pursuant to Section 209(e) of the Clean Air Act for
the State of California's Amendments to its rule titled ``Small
Off-Road Engine Regulations: Transition to Zero Emissions''.
Section 455 prohibits funds for the final rule titled
``Federal `Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National
Ambient Air Quality Standards''.
Section 456 prohibits funds for the final rule titled ``New
Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From
New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric
Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas
Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating
Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule''.
Section 457 prohibits funds to finalize the proposed
interim registration review decision and draft risk assessment
addendum for ethylene oxide described in the notice titled
``Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed Interim Decision and
Draft Risk Assessment Addendum for Ethylene Oxide; Notice of
Availability'' unless the Commissioner of Food and Drugs
certifies the rule will not adversely impact the availability
of ethylene oxide to sterilize medical products in the United
States.
Section 458 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years
2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles''.
Section 459 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty
Vehicles-Phase 3''.
Section 460 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality
Certification Improvement Rule''.
Section 461 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and
Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources:
Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review''.
Section 462 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revisions and
Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas
Systems''.
Section 463 prohibits funds to implement the proposed rule
titled ``Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations Guidelines and
Standards for the Meat and Poultry Products Point Source
Category''.
Section 464 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal
of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy
CCR Surface Impoundments''.
Section 465 prohibits funds to ban the use of aerially
applied fire retardant.
Section 466 prohibits funds to implement a regulation
issued by the State of California that regulates metal
shredding facilities in a manner that is inconsistent with or
in any respect different from the requirements of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act (RCRA).
Section 467 requires the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to submit a report outlining a plan to
qualify any fuel derived from waste plastic or waste tires as
cellulosic biofuel under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act.
Section 468 prohibits funds to enforce regulations to
implement subsection (c) of section 136 of the Clean Air Act or
otherwise enforce a charge on methane emissions under section
136.
Section 469 codifies the State of Florida's Clean Water Act
section 404 program.
Section 470 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Particulate Matter''.
TITLE V--OTHER MATTERS
Section 501 prohibits funds made available for payments to
States and federally recognized Indian Tribes for reclamation
of abandoned mine lands under the heading ``Office of Surfacing
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement'' to implement section
200.311 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations.
Section 502 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;
Endangered Species Status With Critical Habitat for Guadalupe
Fatmucket, Texas Fatmucket, Guadalupe Orb, Texas Pimpleback,
Balcones Spike, and False Spike, and Threatened Species Status
With Section 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat for Texas
Fawnsfoot''.
Section 503 prohibits funds to implement the Land
Protection Plan described in the document titled ``Final Land
Protection Plan & Environmental Assessment Muleshoe National
Wildlife Refuge''.
Section 504 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process''.
Section 505 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Determinations of Attainment by the Attainment Date,
Extensions of the Attainment Date, and Reclassification of
Areas Classified as Marginal for the 2015 Ozone National
Ambient Air Quality Standards'' in Allegan County, Berrien
County, and Muskegon County, Michigan.
Section 506 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles:
Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards''.
Section 507 prohibits funds to implement, administer, or
enforce the draft risk assessment titled ``Draft Sewage Sludge
Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and
Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS)''.
Section 508 extends a provision mandating the exhaustion of
administrative review regarding challenges to Bureau of Land
Management decisions on grazing on public land before bringing
a civil action challenging the decision in a Federal district
court.
Section 509 prohibits funds from being obligated, expended,
or used in any manner to restrict or impede access to the Hetch
Hetchy Reservoir and Lake Eleanor Basin areas for public
recreation, benefit, and use.
Section 510 addresses the procurement of office equipment.
Section 511 prohibits funds to develop, finalize, issue, or
use assessments under the Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS).
Section 512 prohibits funds for the Smithsonian to move a
space shuttle.
Section 513 establishes a Spending Reduction Account.
ALLOCATION OF FUNDS: LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND FISCAL YEAR 2026
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State Agency--Account--Activity--Project Amount
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Office of the Secretary...................................
Departmental Operations.................................
Appraisal and Valuation Services--Federal Lands....... $19,000,000
Total, Office of the Secretary...................... 19,000,000
Total Net Budget Authority, Office of the Secretary. 19,000,000
Total 2025 Sequestered Budget Authority............. 1,083,000
Total New Budget Authority, Office of the Secretary. 19,000,000
Total 2026 Sequester................................ (1,083,000)
Bureau of Land Management.................................
Land Acquisition........................................
Acquisition Management................................ 8,527,000
Recreational Access................................... 20,500,000
Inholdings, Emergencies & Hardships................... 13,900,000
Land Acquisition Projects............................. 26,400,003
Total Net Budget Authority, Bureau of Land 69,327,003
Management.
Total 2025 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority.. 4,210,198
Total New Budget Authority, Bureau of Land 69,052,815
Management.
Total 2026 Sequester................................ (3,936,010)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service............................
Land Acquisition........................................
Highlands Conservation Act (P.L. 108-421)............. 10,000,000
Land Acquisition Management........................... 18,028,000
Sportsmen/Recreational Access......................... 15,500,000
Inholdings/Emergencies and Hardships.................. 14,000,000
Exchanges............................................. 1,591,000
Land Protection Planning.............................. 493,000
Land Acquisition Projects............................. 52,300,000
Total Net Budget Authority, Fish and Wildlife 111,912,000
Service--Land Acquisition.
Total 2025 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority.. 6,779,220
Total New Budget Authority, Fish and Wildlife 111,487,572
Service--Land Acquisition.
Total 2026 Sequester................................ (6,354,792)
Cooperative Endangered Species Fund.....................
Species Recovery Land Acquisition..................... 14,161,995
Habitat Conservation Plan Acquisition................. 26,000,002
Total, Cooperative Endangered Species Fund.......... 40,161,997
Total Net Budget Authority, Fish and Wildlife
Service--Cooperative
Endangered Species Fund........................... 40,161,997
Total 2025 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority.. 2,287,701
Total New Budget Authority, Fish and Wildlife
Service--Cooperative
Endangered Species Fund........................... 40,163,622
Total 2026 Sequester................................ (2,289,326)
Total, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service............... 152,073,997
Total Net Budget Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 152,073,997
Service.
Total 2025 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority.. 9,066,921
Total New Budget Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 151,651,194
Service.
Total 2026 Sequester................................ (8,644,118)
National Park Service.....................................
Land Acquisition and State Assistance...................
State Conservation Grants............................. 175,000,000
LWCF Outdoor Recreation Legacy Grants................. 125,000,000
State Conservation Grants Administration.............. 14,500,000
Subtotal, State Assistance............................ 314,500,000
American Battlefield Protection Program (P.L. 113-287) 20,000,000
Acquisition Management................................ 18,500,000
Recreational Access................................... 14,500,000
Emergencies, Hardships, Relocations, and Deficiencies. 5,000,000
Inholdings, Donations, and Exchanges.................. 14,500,000
Land Acquisition Projects............................. 45,203,550
Total Net Budget Authority, National Park Service... 432,203,550
Total 2025 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority.. 24,509,184
Total New Budget Authority, National Park Service... 432,337,610
Total 2026 Sequester................................ (24,643,244)
U.S. Forest Service.......................................
Land Acquisition........................................
Acquisition Management................................ 13,508,000
Recreational Access................................... 12,000,000
Critical Inholdings/Wilderness........................ 13,500,000
Cash Equalization..................................... 250,000
WA.................................. Okanogan--Wenatchee National Forest................... 17,000,000
CO.................................. Rio Grande National Forest............................ 5,000,000
CO.................................. White River National Forest........................... 18,000,000
MT.................................. Lolo National Forest.................................. 7,500,000
CO.................................. San Juan National Forest.............................. 6,250,000
PR.................................. El Yunque National Forest............................. 3,213,000
IN.................................. Hoosier National Forest............................... 2,089,450
GA.................................. Chattahoochee--Oconee National Forest (Hurley and 1,400,000
Shippen Tracts).
TN.................................. Cherokee National Forest (Gates--Tobes Creek Tract)... 450,000
MT.................................. Beaverhead--Deerlodge National Forest................. 1,500,000
AL.................................. National Forests in Alabama........................... 8,000,000
NC.................................. National Forests in North Carolina.................... 3,400,000
WA.................................. Okanogan--Wenatchee National Forest................... 5,000,000
CO.................................. White River National Forest........................... 16,000,000
SD.................................. Black Hills National Forest........................... 1,080,000
Land Acquisition Projects........................... 95,882,450
Total Net Budget Authority, Forest Service--Land 135,140,450
Acquisition.
Total 2025 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority.. 7,054,253
Total New Budget Authority, Forest Service--Land 135,828,417
Acquisition.
Total 2026 Sequester................................ (7,742,220)
Forest Legacy Program...................................
Administrative Funds.................................. 7,980,000
HI.................................. East Maui Rainforest.................................. 9,930,000
ME.................................. Barnard Forest........................................ 3,885,000
MI.................................. Little Huron River.................................... 3,525,000
SC.................................. Historic Snows Island................................. 8,500,000
NC.................................. Little Snowbird....................................... 8,780,000
AZ.................................. The Sonoita Creek Wildlife Corridor................... 2,040,000
MT.................................. Foy's to Blacktail Forest............................. 2,895,000
OR.................................. Lostine Forest........................................ 3,750,000
AR.................................. Maumelle Water Excellence 3........................... 7,000,000
NC.................................. Roanoke River at Scotland Neck........................ 3,600,000
ID.................................. McNall Family Forest.................................. 3,000,000
OR.................................. Madrone Ridge Forest.................................. 5,560,000
ID.................................. Selkirk Water & Wildlife.............................. 10,505,000
ID.................................. Curley Creek Woodland................................. 5,880,000
IA.................................. Heritage Valley Phase 2............................... 4,675,000
UT.................................. Nine Mile Canyon...................................... 750,000
Subtotal, Forest Legacy Projects.................... 84,275,000
Total Net Budget Authority, Forest Service--Forest 92,255,000
Legacy Program.
Total 2025 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority.. 5,376,444
Total New Budget Authority, Forest Service--Forest 92,129,964
Legacy.
Total 2026 Sequester................................ (5,251,408)
Total Net Budget Authority, U.S. Forest Service..... 227,395,450
Total 2025 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority.. 12,430,697
Total New Budget Authority, U.S. Forest Service..... 227,958,381
Total 2026 Sequester................................ (12,993,628)
Total, Land and Water Conservation Fund Net Budget 900,000,000
Authority Fiscal Year 2025.
Total 2025 Previously Sequestered Budget Authority.. 51,300,000
Total New Budget Authority.......................... 900,000,000
Total 2026 Sequester................................ (51,300,000)
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House of Representatives Reporting Requirements
The following items are included in accordance with various
requirements of the Rules of the House of Representatives:
STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following is a statement of
general performance goals and objectives for which this measure
authorizes funding:
The Committee on Appropriations considers program
performance, including a program's success in developing and
attaining outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing
funding recommendations.
PROGRAM DUPLICATION
No provision of this bill establishes or reauthorizes a
program of the Federal Government known to be duplicative of
another Federal program, a program that was included in any
report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress
pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139, or a program
related to a program identified in the most recent Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance.
TRANSFERS OF FUNDS
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following table is submitted
describing the transfer of funds in the accompanying bill.
APPROPRIATION TRANSFERS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL
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Account to which
Account from which transfer is made Amount transfer is made Amount
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Department of the Interior, National not specified.......... Department of not specified
Park Service, Administrative Transportation,
Provisions. Federal Highway
Administration.
Department of the Interior, BIA, not specified.......... Indian forest land not specified
Operation of Indian Programs. assistance accounts.
Department of the Interior, BIA, up to $7,664,000....... Office of the up to $7,664,000
Operations of Indian Programs. Secretary,
Departmental
Operations.
United States Customs and Border not specified.......... Department of the not specified
Protection. Interior, BIA,
Operations of Indian
Programs.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of not specified.......... Bureau of Reclamation.. not specified
Indian Affairs, Construction.
Bureau of Trust Funds Administration, not specified.......... BIA, Operation of not specified
Federal Trust Programs. Indian Programs; BIE,
Operation of Indian
Education Programs;
Office of the
Solicitor, Salaries
and Expenses; Office
of the Secretary,
Departmental
Operations.
Department of the Interior, Office of not specified.......... BIA, Operation of not specified
the Secretary. Indian Programs; BIE,
Operation of Indian
Education Programs;
Bureau of Trust Funds
Administration,
Federal Trust Programs.
Department of the Interior, not specified.......... Secretary of not specified
Administrative Provisions. Agriculture.
Department of the Interior, Wildland not specified.......... Department of the not specified
Fire Management. Interior, for
repayment of advances
made during
emergencies.
Department of the Interior, Wildland $50,000,000............ Secretary of $50,000,000
Fire Management. Agriculture.
Department of the Interior, Wildfire $370,000,000........... Department of $370,000,000
Suppression Operations Reserve Fund. Agriculture, Forest
Service, Wildland Fire
Management, and
Department of the
Interior, Wildland
Fire Management.
Department of the Interior, Energy not specified.......... Any Department of the not specified
Community Revitalization Program. Interior account.
Department of the Interior, Intra- not specified.......... Department of the not specified
Bureau (sec. 101). Interior, Intra-
Bureau, for emergency
purposes as specified.
Department of the Interior, not specified.......... Department of the not specified
Department-Wide (sec. 102). Interior, Department-
Wide, for emergency
purposes as specified.
Transfer prior appropriations from not specified.......... Indian trust management not specified
BIA, BIE, and BTFA (sec. 104). and reform.
Tribal priority allocations (sec. not specified.......... Address tribal funding not specified
105). inequities.
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau not specified.......... Orderly transition to not specified
of Indian Education (sec. 112). separate accounts.
Environmental Protection Agency, not specified.......... Other Federal Agencies. not specified
Hazardous Substance Superfund.
Environmental Protection Agency, $11,328,000............ Environmental $11,328,000
Hazardous Substance Superfund. Protection Agency,
Office of Inspector
General.
Environmental Protection Agency, $17,607,000............ Environmental $17,607,000
Hazardous Substance Superfund. Protection Agency,
Science and Technology.
Environmental Protection Agency, up to $368,000,000..... Any Federal Department up to $368,000,000
Administrative Provisions. or Agency for Great
Lakes Restoration
Initiative and Great
Lakes Water Quality
Agreement.
Forest Service, Capital Improvement not specified.......... General Treasury....... not specified
and Maintenance.
Forest Service, Wildland Fire not specified.......... Other appropriations not specified
Management. accounts previously
transferred.
Forest Service, Wildland Fire not specified.......... Forest Service, not specified
Management. National Forest System.
Forest Service, Wildfire Suppression $2,480,000,000......... Forest Service, $2,480,000,000
Operations Reserve Fund. Wildland Fire
Management, and
Department of the
Interior, Wildland
Fire Management.
Forest Service, Communications Site not specified.......... Forest Service, not specified
Administration, Fees. National Forest System.
Forest Service appropriations........ not specified.......... Effects of budget not specified
restructuring.
Forest Service, All Accounts......... not specified.......... Forest Service, not specified
Wildland Fire
Management.
Forest Service, Wildland Fire up to $50,000,000...... Department of the up to $50,000,000
Management, Administrative Provision. Interior.
Forest Service, All Accounts......... not specified.......... Forest Service, not specified
National Forest System.
Forest Service, Administrative not specified.......... Department of the not specified
Provisions. Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, for
wild horse and burro
management.
Forest Service, Administrative up to $82,000,000...... Department of up to $82,000,000
Provisions. Agriculture, Working
Capital Fund.
Forest Service, Administrative up to $14,500,000...... Department of up to $14,500,000
Provisions. Agriculture,
Department
Reimbursable Programs
(Greenbook).
Forest Service, Administrative up to $3,000,000....... National Forest up to $3,000,000
Provisions. Foundation.
Forest Service, Administrative up to $3,000,000....... National Fish and up to $3,000,000
Provisions. Wildlife Foundation.
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RESCISSION OF FUNDS
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following describes rescissions
recommended in the accompanying bill:
The bill does not contain any rescission of funds from
amounts appropriated by prior Acts.
Compliance With Rule XIII, Cl. 3(e) (Ramseyer Rule)
In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new
matter is printed in italics, existing law in which no change
is proposed is shown in roman):
400 YEARS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY COMMISSION ACT
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SEC. 7. PLANS; REPORTS.
(a) Strategic Plan.--The Commission shall prepare a strategic
plan for the activities of the Commission carried out under
this Act.
(b) Final Report.--Not later than [July 1, 2025] July 1,
2027, the Commission shall complete and submit to Congress a
final report that contains--
(1) a summary of the activities of the Commission;
(2) a final accounting of funds received and expended
by the Commission; and
(3) the findings and recommendations of the
Commission.
SEC. 8. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.
(a) Date of Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on
[July 1, 2025] July 1, 2027.
(b) Transfer of Documents and Materials.--Before the date of
termination specified in subsection (a), the Commission shall
transfer all documents and materials of the Commission to the
National Archives or another appropriate Federal entity.
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TITLE 54, UNITED STATES CODE
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SUBTITLE I--NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
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CHAPTER 1031--APPROPRIATIONS AND ACCOUNTING
* * * * * * *
Sec. 103101. Availability and use of appropriations
(a) Credits of Receipts for Meals and Quarters Furnished
Federal Government Employees in the Field.--Cash collections
and payroll deductions made for meals and quarters furnished by
the Service to employees of the Federal Government in the field
and to cooperating agencies may be credited as a reimbursement
to the current appropriation for the administration of the
System unit in which the accommodations are furnished.
(b) Availability for Expense of Recording Donated Land.--
Appropriations made for the Service shall be available for any
expenses incident to the preparation and recording of title
evidence covering land to be donated to the United States for
administration by the Service.
(c) Use of Funds for Law Enforcement and Emergencies.--
(1) In general.--Funds, not to exceed [$250,000]
$500,000 per incident, available to the Service may be
used, with the approval of the Secretary, to--
(A) maintain law and order in emergency and
other unforeseen law enforcement situations;
and
(B) conduct emergency search and rescue
operations in the System.
(2) Replenishment of funds.--If the Secretary expends
funds under paragraph (1), the funds shall be
replenished by a supplemental appropriation for which
the Secretary shall make a request as promptly as
possible.
(d) Contribution for Annuity Benefits.--
(1) In general.--Necessary amounts are appropriated
for reimbursement, pursuant to the Policemen and
Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act amendments of
1957 (Public Law 85-157, 71 Stat. 391), to the District
of Columbia on a monthly basis for benefit payments by
the District of Columbia to United States Park Police
annuitants under section 12 of the Policemen and
Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act (ch. 433, 39
Stat. 718), to the extent that those payments exceed
contributions made by active Park Police members
covered under the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement
and Disability Act.
(2) Nonavailability of appropriations to the
service.--Appropriations made to the Service are not
available for the purpose of making reimbursements
under paragraph (1).
(e) Waterproof Footwear.--Appropriations for the Service that
are available for the purchase of equipment may be used for
purchase of waterproof footwear, which shall be regarded and
listed as System equipment.
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CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014
(Public Law 113-76)
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DIVISION G--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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CONTRIBUTION AUTHORITY
Sec. 113. In fiscal years 2014 through [2024] 2030, the
Secretary of the Interior may accept from public and private
sources contributions of money and services for use by the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management or the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement to conduct work in support of the
orderly exploration and development of Outer Continental Shelf
resources, including preparation of environmental documents
such as impact statements and assessments, studies, and related
research.
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MINERAL LEASING ACT
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Sec. 17. (a) All lands subject to disposition under this Act
which are known or believed to contain oil or gas deposits may
be leased by the Secretary.
(b)(1)(A) All lands to be leased which are not subject to
leasing under paragraph (2) shall be leased as provided in this
paragraph to the highest responsible qualified bidder by
competitive bidding under general regulations in units of not
more than 2,560 acres, except in Alaska, where units shall be
not more than 5,760 acres. Such units shall be as nearly
compact as possible. Lease sales shall be conducted by oral
bidding, except as provided in subparagraph (C). Lease sales
shall be held for each State where eligible lands are available
at least quarterly and more frequently if the Secretary of the
Interior determines such sales are necessary. Eligible lands
comprise all lands subject to leasing under this Act and not
excluded from leasing by a statutory or regulatory prohibition.
Available lands are those lands that have been designated as
open for leasing under a land use plan developed under section
202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and
that have been nominated for leasing through the submission of
an expression of interest, are subject to drainage in the
absence of leasing, or are otherwise designated as available
pursuant to regulations adopted by the Secretary. A lease shall
be conditioned upon the payment of a royalty at a rate of not
less than 16\2/3\ percent in amount or value of the production
removed or sold from the lease or, in the case of a lease
issued during the 10-year period beginning on the date of
enactment of the Act titled ``An Act to provide for
reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14'', 16\2/
3\ percent in amount or value of the production removed or sold
from the lease. The Secretary shall accept the highest bid from
a responsible qualified bidder which is equal to or greater
than the national minimum acceptable bid, without evaluation of
the value of the lands proposed for lease. Leases shall be
issued within 60 days following payment by the successful
bidder of the remainder of the bonus bid, if any, and the
annual rental for the first lease year. All bids for less than
the national minimum acceptable bid shall be rejected.
(B) The national minimum acceptable bid shall be $10 per acre
during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of
the Act titled ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant
to title II of S. Con. Res. 14''. Thereafter, the Secretary,
subject to paragraph (2)(B), may establish by regulation a
higher national minimum acceptable bid for all leases based
upon a finding that such action is necessary: (i) to enhance
financial returns to the United States; and (ii) to promote
more efficient management of oil and gas resources on Federal
lands. Ninety days before the Secretary makes any change in the
national minimum acceptable bid, the Secretary shall notify the
Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the United States Senate. The proposal or
promulgation of any regulation to establish a national minimum
acceptable bid shall not be considered a major Federal action
subject to the requirements of section 102(2)(C) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
(C) In order to diversify and expand the Nation's onshore
leasing program to ensure the best return to the Federal
taxpayer, reduce fraud, and secure the leasing process, the
Secretary may conduct onshore lease sales through Internet-
based bidding methods. Each individual Internet-based lease
sale shall conclude within 7 days.
(2)(A)(i) If the lands to be leased are within a special tar
sand area, they shall be leased to the highest responsible
qualified bidder by competitive bidding under general
regulations in units of not more than 5,760 acres, which shall
be as nearly compact as possible, upon the payment by the
lessee of such bonus as may be accepted by the Secretary.
(ii) Royalty shall be 16\2/3\ percent in amount of value of
production removed or sold from the lease subject to section
17(k)(1)(c).
(iii) The Secretary may lease such additional lands in
special tar sand areas as may be required in support of any
operations necessary for the recovery of tar sands.
(iv) No lease issued under this paragraph shall be
included in any chargeability limitation associated
with oil and gas leases.
(B) For any area that contains any combination of tar sand
and oil or gas (or both), the Secretary may issue under this
Act, separately--
(i) a lease for exploration for and extraction of tar
sand; and
(ii) a lease for exploration for and development of
oil and gas.
(C) A lease issued for tar sand shall be issued using the
same bidding process, annual rental, and posting period as a
lease issued for oil and gas, except that the minimum
acceptable bid required for a lease issued for tar sand shall
be $10 per acre.
(D) The Secretary may waive, suspend, or alter any
requirement under section 26 that a permittee under a permit
authorizing prospecting for tar sand must exercise due
diligence, to promote any resource covered by a combined
hydrocarbon lease.
(c) Additional Rounds of Competitive Bidding.--Land made
available for leasing under subsection (b)(1) for which no bid
is accepted or received, or the land for which a lease
terminates, expires, is cancelled, or is relinquished, may be
made available by the Secretary of the Interior for a new round
of competitive bidding under that subsection.
(d) All leases issued under this section, as amended by the
Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act of 1987, shall
be conditioned upon payment by the lessee of a rental of not
less than $3 per acre per year during the 2-year period
beginning on the date the lease begins for new leases, and
after the end of that 2-year period, $5 per acre per year for
the following 6-year period, and not less than $15 per acre per
year thereafter, or, in the case of a lease issued during the
10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the Act
titled ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title
II of S. Con. Res. 14'', $3 per acre per year during the 2-year
period beginning on the date the lease begins, and after the
end of that 2-year period, $5 per acre per year for the
following 6-year period, and $15 per acre per year thereafter.
A minimum royalty in lieu of rental of not less than the rental
which otherwise would be required for that lease year shall be
payable at the expiration of each lease year beginning on or
after a discovery of oil or gas in paying quantities on the
lands leased.
(e) Term of Lease.--
(1) In general.--Any lease issued under this section,
including a lease for tar sand areas, shall be for a
primary term of 10 years.
(2) Continuation of lease.--A lease described in
paragraph (1) shall continue after the primary term of
the lease for any period during which oil or gas is
produced in paying quantities.
(3) Additional extensions.--Any lease issued under
this section for land on which, or for which under an
approved cooperative or unit plan of development or
operation, actual drilling operations were commenced
and diligently prosecuted prior to the end of the
primary term of the lease shall be extended for 2 years
and for any period thereafter during which oil or gas
is produced in paying quantities.
(f) At least 45 days before offering lands for lease under
this section, and at least 30 days before approving
applications for permits to drill under the provisions of a
lease or substantially modifying the terms of any lease issued
under this section, the Secretary shall provide notice of the
proposed action. Such notice shall be posted in the appropriate
local office of the leasing and land management agencies. Such
notice shall include the terms or modified lease terms and maps
or a narrative description of the affected lands. Where the
inclusion of maps in such notice is not practicable, maps of
the affected lands shall be made available to the public for
review. Such maps shall show the location of all tracts to be
leased, and of all leases already issued in the general area.
The requirements of this subsection are in addition to any
public notice required by other law.
(g) The Secretary of the Interior, or for National Forest
lands, the Secretary of Agriculture, shall regulate all
surface-disturbing activities conducted pursuant to any lease
issued under this Act, and shall determine reclamation and
other actions as required in the interest of conservation of
surface resources. No permit to drill on an oil and gas lease
issued under this Act may be granted without the analysis and
approval by the Secretary concerned of a plan of operations
covering proposed surface-disturbing activities within the
lease area. The Secretary concerned shall, by rule or
regulation, establish such standards as may be necessary to
ensure that an adequate bond, surety, or other financial
arrangement will be established prior to the commencement of
surface-disturbing activities on any lease, to ensure the
complete and timely reclamation of the lease tract, and the
restoration of any lands or surface waters adversely affected
by lease operations after the abandonment or cessation of oil
and gas operations on the lease. The Secretary shall not issue
a lease or leases or approve the assignment of any lease or
leases under the terms of this section to any person,
association, corporation, or any subsidiary, affiliate, or
person controlled by or under common control with such person,
association, or corporation, during any period in which, as
determined by the Secretary of the Interior or Secretary of
Agriculture, such entity has failed or refused to comply in any
material respect with the reclamation requirements and other
standards established under this section for any prior lease to
which such requirements and standards applied. Prior to making
such determination with respect to any such entity the
concerned Secretary shall provide such entity with adequate
notification and an opportunity to comply with such reclamation
requirements and other standards and shall consider whether any
administrative or judicial appeal is pending. Once the entity
has complied with the reclamation requirement or other standard
concerned an oil or gas lease may be issued to such entity
under this Act.
(h) The Secretary of the Interior may not issue any lease on
National Forest System Lands reserved from the public domain
over the objection of the Secretary of Agriculture.
(i) No lease issued under this section which is subject to
termination because of cessation of production shall be
terminated for this cause so long as reworking or drilling
operations which were commenced on the land prior to or within
sixty days after cessation of production are conducted thereon
with reasonable diligence, or so long as oil or gas is produced
in paying quantities as a result of such operations. No lease
issued under this section shall expire because operations or
production is suspended under any order, or with the consent,
of the Secretary. No lease issued under this section covering
lands on which there is a well capable of producing oil or gas
in paying quantities shall expire because the lessee fails to
produce the same unless the lessee is allowed a reasonable
time, which shall be not less than sixty days after notice by
registered or certified mail, within which to place such well
in producing status or unless, after such status is
established, production is discontinued on the leased premises
without permission granted by the Secretary under the
provisions of this Act.
(j) Whenever it appears to the Secretary that lands owned by
the United States are being drained of oil or gas by wells
drilled on adjacent lands, he may negotiate agreements whereby
the United States, or the United States and its lessees, shall
be compensated for such drainage. Such agreements shall be made
with the consent of the lessees, if any, affected thereby. If
such agreement is entered into, the primary term of any lease
for which compensatory royalty is being paid, or any extension
of such primary term, shall be extended for the period during
which such compensatory royalty is paid and for a period of one
year from discontinuance of such payment and so long thereafter
as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities.
(k) If, during the primary term or any extended term of any
lease issued under this section, a verified statement is filed
by any mining claimant pursuant to subsection (c) of section 7
of the Multiple Mineral Development Act of August 13, 1954 (68
Stat. 708), as amended (30 U.S.C. 527), whether such filing
occur prior to enactment of the Mineral Leasing Act Revision of
1960 or thereafter, asserting the existence of a conflicting
unpatented mining claim or claims upon which diligent work is
being prosecuted as to any lands covered by the lease, the
running of time under such lease shall be suspended as to the
lands involved from the first day of the month following the
filing of such verified statement until a final decision is
rendered in the matter.
(l) The Secretary of the Interior shall, upon timely
application therefor, issue a new lease in exchange for any
lease issued for a term of twenty years, or any renewal
thereof, or any lease issued prior to August 8, 1946, in
exchange for a twenty-year lease, such new lease to be for a
primary term of five years and so long thereafter as oil or gas
is produced in paying quantities and at a royalty rate of not
less than 16\2/3\ percent in amount of value of the production
removed or sold from such leases, except that the royalty rate
shall be 16\2/3\ percent in amount or value of the production
removed or sold from said leases as to (1) such leases, or such
parts of the lands subject thereto and the deposits underlying
the same, as are not believed to be within the productive
limits of any producing oil or gas deposit, as such productive
limits are found by the Secretary to have existed on August 8,
1946; and (2) any production on a lease from an oil or gas
deposit which was discovered after May 27, 1941, by a well or
wells drilled within the boundaries of the lease, and which is
determined by the Secretary to be a new deposit; and (3) any
production on or allocated to a lease pursuant to an approved
cooperative or unit plan of development or operation from an
oil or gas deposit which was discovered after May 27, 1941, on
land committed to such plan, and which is determined by the
Secretary to be a new deposit, where such lease, or a lease for
which it is exchanged, was included in such plan at the time of
discovery or was included in a duly executed and filed
application for the approval of such plan at the time of
discovery.
(m) For the purpose of more properly conserving the natural
resources of any oil or gas pool, field, or like area, or any
part thereof (whether or not any part of said oil or gas pool,
field, or like area, is then subject to any cooperative or unit
plan of development or operation), lessees thereof and their
representatives may unite with each other, or jointly or
separately with others, in collective adopting and operating
under a cooperative or unit plan of development or operation of
such pool, field, or like area, or any part thereof, whenever
determined and certified by the Secretary of the Interior to be
necessary or advisable in the public interest. The Secretary is
thereunto authorized, in his discretion, with the consent of
the holders of leases involved, to establish, alter, change, or
revoke drilling, producing, rental, minimum royalty, and
royalty requirements of such leases and to make such
regulations with reference to such leases, with like consent on
the part of the lessees, in connection with the institution and
operation of any such cooperative or unit plan as he may deem
necessary or proper to secure the proper protection of the
public interest. The Secretary may provide that oil and gas
leases hereafter issued under this Act shall contain a
provision requiring the lessee to operate under such a
reasonable cooperative or unit plan, and he may prescribe such
a plan under which such lessee shall operate, which shall
adequately protect the rights of all parties in interest,
including the United States.
Any plan authorized by the preceding paragraph which includes
lands owned by the United States may, in the discretion of the
Secretary, contain a provision whereby authority is vested in
the Secretary of the Interior, or any such person, committee,
or State or Federal officer or agency as may be designated in
the plan, to alter or modify from time to time the rate of
prospecting and development and the quantity and rate of
production under such plan. All leases operated under any such
plan approved or prescribed by the Secretary shall be excepted
in determining holdings or control under the provisions of any
section of this Act.
When separate tracts cannot be independently developed and
operated in conformity with an established well-spacing or
development program, any lease, or a portion thereof, may be
pooled with other lands, whether or not owned by the United
States, under a communitization or drilling agreement providing
for an apportionment of production or royalties among the
separate tracts of land comprising the drilling or spacing unit
when determined by the Secretary of the Interior to be in the
public interest, and operations or production pursuant to such
an agreement shall be deemed to be operations or production as
to each such lease committed thereto.
Any lease issued for a term of twenty years, or any renewal
thereof, or any portion of such lease that has become the
subject of a cooperative or unit plan of development or
operation of a pool, field, or like area, which plan has the
approval of the Secretary of the Interior, shall continue in
force until the termination of such plan. Any other lease
issued under any section of this Act which has heretofore or
may hereafter be committed to any such plan that contains a
general provision for allocation of oil or gas shall continue
in force and effect as to the land committed so long as the
lease remains subject to the plan: Provided, That production is
had in paying quantities under the plan prior to the expiration
date of the term of such lease. Any lease heretofore or
hereafter committed to any such plan embracing lands that are
in part within and in part outside of the area covered by any
such plan shall be segregated into separate leases as to the
lands committed and the lands not committed as of the effective
date of unitization: Provided, however, That any such lease as
to the nonunitized portion shall continue in force and effect
for the term thereof but for not less than two years from the
date of such segregation and so long thereafter as oil or gas
is produced in paying quantities. The minimum royalty or
discovery rental under any lease that has become subject to any
cooperative or unit plan of development or operation, or other
plan that contains a general provision for allocation of oil or
gas, shall be payable only with respect to the lands subject to
such lease to which oil or gas shall be allocated under such
plan. Any lease which shall be eliminated from any such
approved or prescribed plan, or from any communitization or
drilling agreement authorized by this section, and any lease
which shall be in effect at the termination of any such
approved or prescribed plan, or at the termination of any such
communitization or drilling agreement, unless relinquished,
shall continue in effect for the original term thereof, but for
not less than two years, and so long thereafter as oil or gas
is produced in paying quantities.
The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, on such
conditions as he may prescribe, to approve operating, drilling,
or development contracts made by one or more lessees of oil or
gas leases, with one or more persons, associations, or
corporations whenever, in his discretion, the conservation of
natural products or the public convenience or necessity may
require it or the interests of the United States may be best
subserved thereby. All leases operated under such approved
operating, drilling, or development contracts, and interests
thereunder, shall be excepted in determining holdings or
control under the provisions of this Act.
The Secretary of the Interior, to avoid waste or to promote
conservation of natural resources, may authorize the subsurface
storage of oil or gas, whether or not produced from federally
owned lands, in lands leased or subject to lease under this
Act. Such authorization may provide for the payment of a
storage fee or rental on such stored oil or gas or, in lieu of
such fee or rental, for a royalty other than that prescribed in
the lease when such stored oil or gas is produced in
conjunction with oil or gas not previously produced. Any lease
on which storage is so authorized shall be extended at least
for the period of storage and so long thereafter as oil or gas
not previously produced is produced in paying quantities.
(n)(1)(A) The owner of (1) an oil and gas lease issued prior
to the date of enactment of the Combined Hydrocarbon Leasing
Act of 1981 or (2) a valid claim to any hydrocarbon resources
leasable under this section based on a mineral location made
prior to January 21, 1926, and located within a special tar
sand area shall be entitled to convert such lease or claim to a
combined hydrocarbon lease for a primary term of ten years upon
the filing of an application within two years from the date of
enactment of that Act containing an acceptable plan of
operations which assures reasonable protection of the
environment and diligent development of those resources
requiring enhanced recovery methods of development or mining.
For purposes of conversion, no claim shall be deemed invalid
solely because it was located as a placer location rather than
a lode location or vice versa, notwithstanding any previous
adjudication on that issue.
(B) The Secretary shall issue final regulations to implement
this section within six months of the effective date of this
Act. If any oil and gas lease eligible for conversion under
this section would otherwise expire after the date of this Act
and before six months following the issuance of implementing
regulations, the lessee may preserve his conversion right under
such lease for a period ending six months after the issuance of
implementing regulations by filing with the Secretary, before
the expiration of the lease, a notice of intent to file an
application for conversion. Upon submission of a complete plan
of operations in substantial compliance with the regulations
promulgated by the Secretary for the filing of such plans, the
Secretary shall suspend the running of the term of any oil and
gas lease proposed for conversion until the plan is finally
approved or disapproved. The Secretary shall act upon a
proposed plan of operations within fifteen months of its
submittal.
(C) When an existing oil and gas lease is converted to a
combined hydrocarbon lease, the royalty shall be that provided
for in the original oil and gas lease and for a converted
mining claim, 16\2/3\ percent in amount or value of production
removed or sold from the lease.
(2) Except as provided in this section, nothing in the
Combined Hydrocarbon Leasing Act of 1981 shall be construed to
diminish or increase the rights of any lessee under any oil and
gas lease issued prior to the enactment of such Act.
(o) Certain Outstanding Oil and Gas.--(1) Prior to the
commencement of surface-disturbing activities relating to the
development of oil and gas deposits on lands described under
paragraph (5), the Secretary of Agriculture shall require,
pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Secretary, that such
activities be subject to terms and conditions as provided under
paragraph (2).
(2) The terms and conditions referred to in paragraph (1)
shall require that reasonable advance notice be furnished to
the Secretary of Agriculture at least 60 days prior to the
commencement of surface disturbing activities.
(3) Advance notice under paragraph (2) shall include each of
the following items of information:
(A) A designated field representative.
(B) A map showing the location and dimensions of all
improvements, including but not limited to, well sites
and road and pipeline accesses.
(C) A plan of operations, of an interim character if
necessary, setting forth a schedule for construction
and drilling.
(D) A plan of erosion and sedimentation control.
(E) Proof of ownership of mineral title.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect any
authority of the State in which the lands concerned are located
to impose any requirements with respect to such oil and gas
operations.
(4) The person proposing to develop oil and gas deposits on
lands described under paragraph (5) shall either--
(A) permit the Secretary to market merchantable
timber owned by the United States on lands subject to
such activities; or
(B) arrange to purchase merchantable timber on lands
subject to such surface disturbing activities from the
Secretary of Agriculture, or otherwise arrange for the
disposition of such merchantable timber, upon such
terms and upon such advance notice of the items
referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of
paragraph (3) as the Secretary may accept.
(5)(A) The lands referred to in this subsection are those
lands referenced in subparagraph (B) which are under the
administration of the Secretary of Agriculture where the United
States acquired an interest in such lands pursuant to the Act
of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961 and following), but does not
have an interest in oil and gas deposits that may be present
under such lands. This subsection does not apply to any such
lands where, under the provisions of its acquisition of an
interest in the lands, the United States is to acquire any oil
and gas deposits that may be present under such lands in the
future but such interest has not yet vested with the United
States.
(B) This subsection shall only apply in the Allegheny
National Forest.
(p) Deadlines for Consideration of Applications for
Permits.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 10 days after the
date on which the Secretary receives an application for
any permit to drill, the Secretary shall--
(A) notify the applicant that the application
is complete; or
(B) notify the applicant that information is
missing and specify any information that is
required to be submitted for the application to
be complete.
(2) Issuance or deferral.--Not later than 30 days
after the applicant for a permit has submitted a
complete application, the Secretary shall--
(A) issue the permit, if the requirements
under the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 and other applicable law have been
completed within such timeframe; or
(B) defer the decision on the permit and
provide to the applicant a notice--
(i) that specifies any steps that the
applicant could take for the permit to
be issued; and
(ii) a list of actions that need to
be taken by the agency to complete
compliance with applicable law together
with timelines and deadlines for
completing such actions.
(3) Requirements for deferred applications.--
(A) In general.--If the Secretary provides
notice under paragraph (2)(B), the applicant
shall have a period of 2 years from the date of
receipt of the notice in which to complete all
requirements specified by the Secretary,
including providing information needed for
compliance with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969.
(B) Issuance of decision on permit.--If the
applicant completes the requirements within the
period specified in subparagraph (A), the
Secretary shall issue a decision on the permit
not later than 10 days after the date of
completion of the requirements described in
subparagraph (A), unless compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
other applicable law has not been completed
within such timeframe.
(C) Denial of permit.--If the applicant does
not complete the requirements within the period
specified in subparagraph (A) or if the
applicant does not comply with applicable law,
the Secretary shall deny the permit.
(q) Fee for Expression of Interest.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall assess a
nonrefundable fee against any person that, in
accordance with procedures established by the Secretary
to carry out this subsection, submits an expression of
interest in leasing land available for disposition
under this section for exploration for, and development
of, oil or gas.
(2) Amount of fee.--
(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
the fee assessed under paragraph (1) shall be
$5 per acre of the area covered by the
applicable expression of interest.
(B) Adjustment of fee.--The Secretary shall,
by regulation, not less frequently than every 4
years, adjust the amount of the fee under
subparagraph (A) to reflect the change in
inflation.
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PUBLIC LAW 99-338
AN ACT To authorize the continued use of certain lands within the
Sequoia National Park by portions of an existing hydroelectric project.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to issue a
permit for ten years, and may issue not more than [3] 7
renewals of equivalent duration, for portions of an existing
hydroelectric project, known as the Kaweah Project [of Southern
California Edison Company], to continue to occupy and use lands
of the United States within Sequoia National Park as necessary
for continued operation and maintenance.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006
(Public Law 109-54)
TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal
year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor
vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess
sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation,
maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft from excess sources to
maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service wildland
fire programs and other Forest Service programs;
notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft
being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in
value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement
aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to
exceed $100,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3)
purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other
public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (4) acquisition of land,
waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5)
for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National Forest
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost
of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; and (7) for
debt collection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c).
None of the funds made available under this Act shall be
obligated or expended to abolish any region, to move or close
any regional office for National Forest System administration
of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture without the
consent of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service
may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management
appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency rehabilitation
of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under its
jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe burning
conditions upon notification of the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations and if and only if all previously
appropriated emergency contingent funds under the heading
``Wildland Fire Management'' have been released by the
President and apportioned and all wildfire suppression funds
under the heading ``Wildland Fire Management'' are obligated.
The first transfer of funds into the Wildland Fire Management
account shall include unobligated funds, if available, from the
Land Acquisition account and the Forest Legacy program within
the State and Private Forestry account.
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available
for assistance to or through the Agency for International
Development and the Foreign Agricultural Service in connection
with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and
assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to
support forestry and related natural resource activities
outside the United States and its territories and possessions,
including technical assistance, education and training, and
cooperation with United States and international organizations.
None of the funds made available to the Forest Service under
this Act shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of
section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of
1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or 7 U.S.C. 147b, except that in fiscal
year 2006 the Forest Service may transfer funds to the
``National Forest System'' account from other agency accounts
to enable the agency's law enforcement program to pay full
operating costs including overhead.
None of the funds available to the Forest Service may be
reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the
reprogramming procedures contained in the report accompanying
this Act.
Not more than $72,646,000 of funds available to the Forest
Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the
Department of Agriculture. Nothing in this paragraph shall
prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested
by the Forest Service in order to obtain services from the
Department of Agriculture's National Information Technology
Center.
Funds available to the Forest Service shall be available to
conduct a program of not less than $2,500,000 for high priority
projects within the scope of the approved budget which shall be
carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps.
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is
available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official
reception and representation expenses.
Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101-593,
of the funds available to the Forest Service, $3,000,000 may be
advanced in a lump sum to the National Forest Foundation to aid
conservation partnership projects in support of the Forest
Service mission, without regard to when the Foundation incurs
expenses, for administrative expenses or projects on or
benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest
Service programs: Provided, That of the Federal funds made
available to the Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be
available for administrative expenses: Provided further, That
the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of
Federal financial assistance, private contributions to match on
at least one-for-one basis funds made available by the Forest
Service: Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer
Federal funds to a non-Federal recipient for a project at the
same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal
matching funds: Provided further, That authorized investments
of Federal funds held by the Foundation may be made only in
interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in
obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the
United States.
Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98-244, $2,650,000
of the funds available to the Forest Service shall be advanced
to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a lump sum to
aid cost-share conservation projects, without regard to when
expenses are incurred, on or benefitting National Forest System
lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, That
such funds shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by
the Foundation or its subrecipients.
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available
for interactions with and providing technical assistance to
rural communities for sustainable rural development purposes.
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available
for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge
National Scenic Area, pursuant to sections 14(c)(1) and (2),
and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99-663.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service not to
exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of the
General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for travel
and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assistance or
participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings,
training sessions, management reviews, land purchase
negotiations and similar non-litigation related matters. Future
budget justifications for both the Forest Service and the
Department of Agriculture should clearly display the sums
previously transferred and the requested funding transfers.
Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service
may be used for necessary expenses in the event of law
enforcement emergencies as necessary to protect natural
resources and public or employee safety: Provided, That such
amounts shall not exceed $500,000.
An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded
under title V of the Older American Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056
et seq.) and administered by the Forest Service shall be
considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of chapter 171
of title 28, United States Code.
Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to
meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of the
Older American Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)).
For each fiscal year through 2019, funds available to the
Forest Service in this Act and future Acts may be used for the
purpose of expenses associated with primary and secondary
schooling for dependents of agency personnel stationed in
Puerto Rico [prior to the date of enactment of this Act], who
are subject to transfer and reassignment to other locations in
the United States, at a cost not in excess of those authorized
for the Department of Defense for the same area, when it is
determined by the Chief of the Forest Service that public
schools available in the locality are unable to provide
adequately for the education of such dependents. Congress
hereby ratifies and approves payments by the Forest Service
made in accordance with this paragraph to agency employees
stationed in Puerto Rico after August 2, 2005.
Funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed
$35,000,000, shall be assessed for the purpose of performing
facilities maintenance. Such assessments shall occur using a
square foot rate charged on the same basis the agency uses to
assess programs for payment of rent, utilities, and other
support services.
In support of management of the National Wildlife Refuge
System, Lot 6C of United States Survey 2538-A, containing 2.39
acres and the residential triplex situated thereon, located in
Kodiak, Alaska, is hereby transferred from the USDA Forest
Service to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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EXTENDING GOVERNMENT FUNDING AND DELIVERING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT
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DIVISION B--DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022
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TITLE VII--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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GENERAL PROVISION--THIS TITLE
Sec. 1701. (a)(1) If services performed by the designated
employees under paragraph (2) of this subsection at the
Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture
during 2021 or 2022 or 2023 or 2024 are determined by the
Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as
applicable, to be primarily related to emergency wildland fire
suppression activities, any premium pay for such services shall
be disregarded in calculating the aggregate of such employee's
basic pay and premium pay for purposes of a limitation under
section 5547(a) of title 5, United States Code, or under any
other provision of law, whether such employee's pay is paid on
a biweekly or calendar year basis. [Any Services during a given
calendar year that generate payments payable in the subsequent
calendar year shall be disregarded in applying this subsection]
Any Services during a given calendar year that generate
payments payable in the subsequent calendar year shall be
disregarded in applying this subsection
(2) The premium pay waiver under paragraph (1) of this
subsection shall apply to individuals serving as wildland
firefighters and as fire management response officials,
including regional fire directors, deputy regional fire
directors, agency officials who directly oversee fire
operations, and fire management officers, and individuals
serving on incident management teams (IMTs), at the National
Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), at Geographic Area Coordinating
Centers (GACCs), and at Operations centers.
(3) The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture shall
provide a report to Congress detailing the number of positions,
including by occupation, grade, and the aggregate pay by type
of pay for each individual who receives pay authorized under
subsection (a)(1).
(b) Any overtime pay for services described in subsection (a)
that is payable under an authority outside of title 5, United
States Code, shall be disregarded in calculating any annual
limit on the amount of overtime pay payable in 2021 or 2022 or
2023 or 2024.
(c) Any pay that is disregarded under either subsection (a)
or (b) shall be disregarded in calculating such employee's
aggregate pay for purposes of applying the limitation in
section 5307 of title 5, United States Code, during 2021 or
2022 or 2023 or 2024.
(d)(1) Pay that is disregarded under subsection (a) or (b)
shall not cause the aggregate of the employee's basic pay and
premium pay for the applicable calendar year to exceed the rate
of basic pay payable for a position at level II of the
Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States
Code, as in effect at the end of such calendar year.
(2) For purposes of applying this subsection to an employee
who would otherwise be subject to the premium pay limits
established under section 5547 of title 5, United States Code,
``premium pay'' means the premium pay paid under the provisions
of law cited in section 5547(a).
(3) For purposes of applying this subsection to an employee
under a premium pay limit established under an authority other
than section 5547 of title 5, United States Code, the agency
responsible for administering such limit shall determine what
payments are considered premium pay.
(4) For the purpose of applying this subsection, ``basic
pay'' includes any applicable locality-based comparability
payment under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, any
applicable special rate supplement under section 5305 of such
title, or any equivalent payment under a similar provision of
law.
(e) This section shall take effect as if enacted on January
1, 2021.
(f) If application of this section results in the payment of
additional premium pay to a covered employee of a type that is
normally creditable as basic pay for retirement or any other
purpose, that additional pay shall not--
(1) be considered to be basic pay of the covered
employee for any purpose; or
(2) be used in computing a lump-sum payment to the
covered employee for accumulated and accrued annual
leave under section 5551 or section 5552 of title 5,
United States Code, or other similar provision of law.
(g) Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of
Agriculture shall jointly provide to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate,
the Senate Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry, the
House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, the Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the House of
Representatives Committee on Natural Resources, Senate
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and
the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform,
a framework to modernize the wildland firefighting workforce
beginning in fiscal year 2022.
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WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION FUNDING AND FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ACT
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DIVISION O--WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION FUNDING AND FOREST MANAGEMENT
ACTIVITIES ACT
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TITLE I--WILDFIRE AND DISASTER FUNDING ADJUSTMENT
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SEC. 104. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Not later than [90] 180 days after the end
of the fiscal year for which additional new budget authority is
used, pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(F)(i) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
901(b)(2)(F)(i)), as added by section 102 of this division, the
Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (as
applicable), in consultation with the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, shall--
(1) prepare an annual report with respect to the
additional new budget authority;
(2) submit to the Committees on Appropriations, the
Budget, and Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations,
the Budget, and Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate the annual report prepared under paragraph (1);
and
(3) make the report prepared under paragraph (1)
available to the public.
(b) Components.--The annual report prepared under subsection
(a)(1) shall--
(1) document obligations and outlays of the
additional new budget authority for wildfire
suppression operations;
(2) identify risk-based factors that influenced
management decisions with respect to wildfire
suppression operations;
(3) analyze a statistically significant sample of
large fires, including an analysis for each fire of--
(A) cost drivers;
(B) the effectiveness of risk management
techniques and whether fire operations strategy
tracked the risk assessment;
(C) any resulting ecological or other
benefits to the landscape;
(D) the impact of investments in wildfire
suppression operations preparedness;
(E) effectiveness of wildfire suppression
operations, including an analysis of resources
lost versus dollars invested;
(F) effectiveness of any fuel treatments on
fire behavior and suppression expenditures;
(G) levels of exposure experienced by
firefighters;
(H) suggested corrective actions; and
(I) any other factors the Secretary of the
Interior or Secretary of Agriculture (as
applicable) determines to be appropriate;
(4) include an accounting of overall fire management
and spending by the Department of the Interior or the
Department of Agriculture, which shall be analyzed by
fire size, cost, regional location, and other factors,
and shall include an accounting of any spending in the
first two quarters of the succeeding fiscal year that
is attributable to suppression operations in the fiscal
year for which the report was prepared;
(5) describe any lessons learned in the conduct of
wildfire suppression operations; and
(6) include any other elements that the Secretary of
the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (as
applicable) determines to be necessary.
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SECTION 2337 OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES
Sec. 2337. (a) Where non-mineral land not contiguous to the
vein or lode is used or occupied by the proprietor of such vein
or lode for mining or milling purposes, such non-adjacent
surface-ground may be embraced and included in an application
for a patent for such vein or lode, and the same may be
patented therewith, subject to the same preliminary
requirements as to survey and notice as are applicable to veins
or lodes; but no location hereafter made of such non-adjacent
land shall exceed five acres, and payment for the same must be
made at the same rate as fixed by this chapter for the
superficies of the lode. The owner of a quartz-mill or
reduction-works, not owning a mine in connection therewith, may
also receive a patent for his mill-site, as provided in this
section.
(b) Where nonmineral land is needed by the proprietor of a
placer claim for mining, milling, processing, beneficiation, or
other operations in connection with such claim, and is used or
occupied by the proprietor for such purposes, such land may be
included in an application for a patent for such claim, and may
be patented therewith subject to the same requirements as to
survey and notice as are applicable to placers. No location
made of such nonmineral land shall exceed five acres and
payment for the same shall be made at the rate applicable to
placer claims which do not include a vein or lode.
(c) Additional Mill Sites.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Mill site.--The term `mill site' means a
location of public land that is reasonably
necessary for waste rock or tailings disposal
or other operations reasonably incident to
mineral development on, or production from land
included in a plan of operations.
(B) Operations; operator.--The terms
`operations' and `operator' have the meanings
given those terms in section 3809.5 of title
43, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect
on the date of enactment of this subsection).
(C) Plan of operations.--The term `plan of
operations' means a plan of operations that an
operator must submit and the Secretary of the
Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as
applicable, must approve before an operator may
begin operations, in accordance with, as
applicable--
(i) subpart 3809 of title 43, Code of
Federal Regulations (or successor
regulations establishing application
and approval requirements); and
(ii) part 228 of title 36, Code of
Federal Regulations (or successor
regulations establishing application
and approval requirements).
(D) Public land.--The term `public land'
means land owned by the United States that is
open to location under sections 2319 through
2344 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 22 et
seq.), including--
(i) land that is mineral-in-character
(as defined in section 3830.5 of title
43, Code of Federal Regulations (as in
effect on the date of enactment of this
subsection));
(ii) nonmineral land (as defined in
section 3830.5 of title 43, Code of
Federal Regulations (as in effect on
the date of enactment of this
subsection)); and
(iii) land where the mineral
character has not been determined.
(2) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and
(b), where public land is needed by the proprietor of a
lode or placer claim for operations in connection with
any lode or placer claim within the proposed plan of
operations, the proprietor may--
(A) locate and include within the plan of
operations as many mill site claims under this
subsection as are reasonably necessary for its
operations; and
(B) use or occupy public land in accordance
with an approved plan of operations.
(3) Mill sites convey no mineral rights.--A mill site
under this subsection does not convey mineral rights to
the locator.
(4) Size of mill sites.--A location of a single mill
site under this subsection shall not exceed 5 acres.
(5) Mill site and lode or placer claims on same
tracts of public land.--A mill site may be located
under this subsection on a tract of public land on
which the claimant or operator maintains a previously
located lode or placer claim.
(6) Effect on mining claims.--The location of a mill
site under this subsection shall not affect the
validity of any lode or placer claim, or any rights
associated with such a claim.
(7) Patenting.--A mill site under this section shall
not be eligible for patenting.
(8) Savings provisions.--Nothing in this subsection--
(A) diminishes any right (including a right
of entry, use, or occupancy) of a claimant;
(B) creates or increases any right (including
a right of exploration, entry, use, or
occupancy) of a claimant on land that is not
open to location under the general mining laws;
(C) modifies any provision of law or any
prior administrative action withdrawing land
from location or entry;
(D) limits the right of the Federal
Government to regulate mining and mining-
related activities (including requiring claim
validity examinations to establish the
discovery of a valuable mineral deposit) in
areas withdrawn from mining, including under--
(i) the general mining laws;
(ii) the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.);
(iii) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.);
(iv) sections 100731 through 100737
of title 54, United States Code;
(v) the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
(vi) division A of subtitle III of
title 54, United States Code (commonly
referred to as the `National Historic
Preservation Act'); or
(vii) section 4 of the Act of July
23, 1955 (commonly known as the
`Surface Resources Act of 1955') (69
Stat. 368, chapter 375; 30 U.S.C. 612);
(E) restores any right (including a right of
entry, use, or occupancy, or right to conduct
operations) of a claimant that--
(i) existed prior to the date on
which the land was closed to, or
withdrawn from, location under the
general mining laws; and
(ii) that has been extinguished by
such closure or withdrawal; or
(F) modifies section 404 of division E of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public
Law 118-42).
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OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1993
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TITLE X--NATURAL RESOURCE PROVISIONS
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Subtitle B--Hardrock Mining Claim Maintenance Fee
SEC. 10101. FEE.
(a) Claim Maintenance Fee.--
(1) Lode mining claims, mill sites, and tunnel
sites.--[The holder of]
(A) In general._The holder of each
unpatented lode mining claim, mill site, or
tunnel site, located pursuant to the mining
laws of the United States before, on, or after
August 10, 1993, shall pay to the Secretary of
the Interior, on or before September 1 of each
year, to the extent provided in advance in
appropriations Acts, a claim maintenance fee of
$100 per claim or site, respectively. [Such
claim maintenance fee]
(B) Fee._The claim maintenance fee under
subparagraph (A) shall be in lieu of the
assessment work requirement contained in [the
Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 28-28e)] sections
2319 through 2344 of the Revised Statutes (30
U.S.C. 22 et seq.) and the related filing
requirements contained in section 314 (a) and
(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1744 (a) and (c)).
(2) Placer mining claims.--[The holder of]
(A) In general._The holder of each
unpatented placer mining claim located pursuant
to the mining laws of the United States before,
on, or after August 10, 1993, shall pay to the
Secretary of the Interior, on or before
September 1 of each year, the claim maintenance
fee described in subsection (a)(1), for each 20
acres of the placer claim or portion thereof.
[Such claim maintenance fee]
(B) Fee._The claim maintenance fee under
subparagraph (A) shall be in lieu of the
assessment work requirement contained in the
Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 28 to 28e) and
the related filing requirements contained in
section 314(a) and (c) of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1744(a) and (c)).
(b) Time of Payment.--[The claim maintenance fee]--
(1) In General.--The claim maintenance fee under
subsection (a) shall be paid for the year in which the
location is made, at the time the location notice is
recorded with the Bureau of Land Management. [The
location fee]
(2) Fee._The location fee imposed under section
10102 shall be payable not later than 90 days after the
date of location.
(c) Oil Shale Claims Subject to Claim Maintenance Fees Under
Energy Policy Act of 1992.--This section shall not apply to any
oil shale claims for which a fee is required to be paid under
section 2511(e)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law
102-486; 106 Stat. 3111; 30 U.S.C. 242).
(d) Waiver.--(1) The claim maintenance fee required under
this section may be waived for a claimant who certifies in
writing to the Secretary that on the date the payment was due,
the claimant and all related parties--
(A) held not more than 10 mining claims, mill sites,
or tunnel sites, or any combination thereof, on public
lands; and
(B) have performed assessment work required under
[the Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 28-28e)] sections
2319 through 2344 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 22
et seq.) to maintain the mining claims held by the
claimant and such related parties for the assessment
year ending on noon of September 1 of the calendar year
in which payment of the claim maintenance fee was due.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), with respect to any
claimant, the term ``related party'' means--
(A) the spouse and dependent children (as defined in
section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), of
the claimant; and
(B) a person who controls, is controlled by, or is
under common control with the claimant.
For purposes of this section, the term control includes actual
control, legal control, and the power to exercise control,
through or by common directors, officers, stockholders, a
voting trust, or a holding company or investment company, or
any other means.
(3) If a small miner waiver application is determined
to be defective for any reason, the claimant shall have
a period of 60 days after receipt of written
notification of the defect or defects by the Bureau of
Land Management to: (A) cure such defect or defects, or
(B) pay the $100 claim maintenance fee due for such
period.
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ACT OF JUNE 22, 1948 (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE THYE-BLATNIK ACT)
AN ACT To safeguard and consolidate certain areas of exceptional public
value within the Superior National Forest, State of Minnesota, and for
other purpose
Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Treasury, upon the certification
of the Secretary of Agriculture, shall pay to the State of
Minnesota, at the close of each fiscal year from any national-
forest receipts not otherwise appropriated a sum of money
equivalent to three-quarters of 1 per centum [of the fair
appraised value of such] of the highest fair appraised value,
including the historical fair appraised value, as determined by
the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with this section,
of such national-forest lands as may be situated within the
area described in section 2 of this Act at the end of each
fiscal year; and the payments made hereunder shall be
distributed to each of the three aforesaid counties in
conformity with the fair appraised value of such national-
forest lands in each county: Provided, That the fair appraised
value of the lands shall be determined by the Secretary of
Agriculture at ten-year intervals and his determination shall
be conclusive and final: Provided further, That the first
payment to the State of Minnesota under the provisions of this
section shall not be due until the close of the first full
fiscal year after approval of this Act: And provided further,
That the provisions of the Act of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. 260),
and of section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911, as amended (36
Stat. 961; 38 Stat. 441), shall not be applicable to the
national-forest lands to which this section applies.
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CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012
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DIVISION E--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012
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Sec. 122. (a) Exhaustion of Administrative Review Required.--
(1) For fiscal years 2012 through 2024. a person may
bring a civil action challenging a decision of the
Bureau of Land Management concerning grazing on public
lands (as defined in section 103(e) of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e)))
in a Federal district court only if the person has
exhausted the administrative hearings and appeals
procedures established by the Department of the
Interior, including having filed a timely appeal and a
request for stay.
(2) An issue may be considered in the judicial review
of a decision referred to in paragraph (1) only if the
issue was raised in the administrative review process
described in such paragraph.
(3) An exception to the requirement of exhausting the
administrative review process before seeking judicial
review shall be available if a Federal court finds that
the agency failed or was unable to make information
timely available during the administrative review
process for issues of material fact. For the purposes
of this paragraph, the term ``timely'' means within 120
calendar days after the date that the challenge to the
agency action or amendment at issue is received for
administrative review.
(b) Acceptance of Donation of Certain Existing Permits or
Leases.--
(1) During fiscal year 2012 and thereafter, the
Secretary of the Interior shall accept the donation of
any valid existing permits or leases authorizing
grazing on public lands within the California Desert
Conservation Area. With respect to each permit or lease
donated under this paragraph, the Secretary shall
terminate the grazing permit or lease, ensure a
permanent end (except as provided in paragraph (2)), to
grazing on the land covered by the permit or lease, and
make the land available for mitigation by allocating
the forage to wildlife use consistent with any
applicable Habitat Conservation Plan, section
10(a)(1)(B) permit, or section 7 consultation under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
(2) If the land covered by a permit or lease donated
under paragraph (1) is also covered by another valid
existing permit or lease that is not donated under such
paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall reduce
the authorized grazing level on the land covered by the
permit or lease to reflect the donation of the permit
or lease under paragraph (1). To ensure that there is a
permanent reduction in the level of grazing on the land
covered by a permit or lease donated under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall not allow grazing use to
exceed the authorized level under the remaining valid
existing permit or lease that is not donated.
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CHANGES IN APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the following statements are
submitted describing the effect of provisions in the
accompanying bill, which directly or indirectly change the
application of existing law. In most instances these provisions
have been included in prior appropriations Acts.
The bill includes the following changes in application of
existing law:
OVERALL BILL
Providing that certain appropriations remain available
until expended, or extending the availability of funds beyond
the fiscal year where programs or projects are continuing but
for which legislation does not specifically authorize such
extended availability.
Limiting, in certain instances, the obligation of funds for
particular functions or programs. These limitations include
restrictions on the obligation of funds for administrative
expenses, travel expenses, the use of consultants, and
programmatic areas within the overall jurisdiction of a
particular agency.
Limiting official entertainment or reception and
representation expenses for selected agencies in the bill.
Continuing ongoing activities of certain critical Federal
agencies or programs, which require reauthorization or other
legislation which has not been enacted.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES
Providing funds to the Bureau for the management of lands
and resources.
Permitting the use of fees for processing applications for
permit to drill.
Permitting the use of mining fee collections for program
operations.
Permitting the use of fees from communication site rentals.
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS
Providing funds for the Oregon and California Grant Lands.
Authorizing the transfer of certain collections from the
Oregon and California Land Grants Fund to the Treasury.
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS
Allowing certain funds to be used for range improvements.
SERVICE CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND FORFEITURES
Allowing the use of certain collected funds for certain
administrative costs and operation of termination of certain
facilities.
Allowing the use of funds on any damaged public lands.
Authorizing the Secretary to use monies from forfeitures,
compromises or settlements for improvement, protection, and
rehabilitation of public lands under certain conditions.
MISCELLANEOUS TRUST FUNDS
Allowing certain contributed funds to be advanced for
administrative costs and other activities of the Bureau.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Permitting the Bureau to enter into agreements with public
and private entities, including States.
Permitting the Bureau to manage improvements to which the
United States has title.
Permitting the payment of rewards for information on
violations of law on Bureau lands.
Providing for cost-sharing arrangements for printing
services.
Permitting the Bureau to conduct certain projects for State
governments on a reimbursable basis.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Limits funding for Endangered Species Act programs.
STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS
Designating funding for grant programs.
Apportioning funding to States and territories.
Establishing cost shares.
Reapportioning unobligated balances.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Providing that programs may be carried out by direct
expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and
reimbursable agreements with public and private entities.
Providing for repair of damage to public roads.
Providing options for the purchase of land not to exceed
$1.
Permitting cost-shared arrangements for printing services.
Permitting the acceptance of donated aircraft.
Providing that fees collected for non-toxic shot review and
approval shall be available without further appropriation for
the expenses of non-toxic shot review related expenses.
National Park Service
Designating funds for various programs.
Providing for National Park Medical Service Fund.
NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION
Providing for expenses not otherwise provided for.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Providing funding by program.
Requiring a match in the Save America's Treasures program.
Provides that individual projects are only available for
one grant.
Provides for approval of projects.
Providing for expenses derived from the Historic
Preservation Fund.
Provides for semiquincentennial anniversary competitive
grants.
CONSTRUCTION
Providing that a single procurement may be issued for any
project funded in fiscal year 2026 with a future phase
indicated in the National Park Service 5-year Line Item
Construction Plan.
Providing that the solicitation and contract shall contain
the availability of funds clause.
Providing that fees may be made available for the cost of
adjustments and changes within the original scope of effort for
projects funded by the Construction appropriation.
Providing that the Secretary of the Interior shall consult
with the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with
reprogramming thresholds prior to making any changes authorized
by this section.
CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE
Providing funds for Centennial Challenge projects with no
less than 50 percent of the cost of each project derived from
non-Federal sources.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Allowing certain franchise fees to be available for
expenditure without further appropriation to extinguish or
reduce liability for certain possessory interests.
Providing for the retention of administrative costs under
certain Land and Water Conservation Fund programs.
Allowing National Park Service funds to be transferred to
the Federal Highway Administration for purposes authorized
under 23 U.S.C. 204 for reasonable administrative support
costs.
United States Geological Survey
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH
Providing funds to classify lands as to their mineral and
water resources.
Providing funds to give engineering supervision to power
permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees.
Providing funds to administer the minerals exploration
program, conduct inquiries into economic conditions affecting
mining and materials processing industries and related
activities.
Providing funds to publish and disseminate data relative to
the foregoing activities.
Limiting funds for the conduct of new surveys on private
property without permission.
Limiting funds for cooperative topographic mapping or water
resource data collection and investigations.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Providing funds for contracting for topographic maps and
surveys.
Allowing funds to be used for certain contracting,
construction, maintenance, acquisition, and representation
expenses.
Providing for payment of compensation and expenses of
persons employed by the Survey in the negotiation and
administration of interstate compacts.
Permitting the use of certain contracts, grants, and
cooperative agreements, including agreements with Tribes.
Recognizing students and recent graduates as Federal
employees for the purposes of travel and work injury
compensation.
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Providing that certain fees offset appropriations.
Limiting funding for reasonable expenses related to
volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities.
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Providing that certain fees offset appropriations.
Requiring that not less than 50 percent of inspection fees
expended be used on personnel, expanding capacity, and
reviewing applications for permit to drill.
OIL SPILL RESEARCH
Providing that funds shall be derived from the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Permitting payment to State and Tribal personnel for travel
and per diem expenses for training.
Permitting the use of certain offsetting collections from
permit fees.
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND
Allowing the use of debt recovery to pay for debt
collection.
Allowing that certain funds made available under title IV
of Public Law 95-987 may be used for any required non-Federal
share of the cost of certain projects.
Allowing funds to be used for travel expenses of State and
Tribal personnel while attending certain OSM training.
Providing that funds shall be paid to certain qualifying
entities for economic and community development in conjunction
with reclamation priorities.
Requiring payments within 90 days of enactment.
Reduced salaries and expenses funding if payments are not
made.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS
Limiting funds for official reception and representation
expenses.
Limiting funds for welfare assistance payments, except for
disaster relief.
Allowing Tribal priority allocation funds to be used for
unmet welfare assistance costs.
Limiting funds for housing improvement, land acquisition,
road maintenance, attorney fees, litigation support, land
records improvement, hearings and appeals, and the Navajo-Hopi
Settlement Program.
Allowing the transfer of certain forestry funds.
Allowing the use of funds to purchase uniforms or other
identifying articles of clothing for personnel.
Allowing the transfer of funds to the Office of the
Secretary for trust, probate, and administrative functions.
Allowing BIA to accept transfers from U.S. Customs and
Border Protection for reconstruction or repair of roads.
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS
Prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other account.
PAYMENT FOR TRIBAL LEASES
Prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other account.
CONSTRUCTION
Providing for the transfer of Navajo irrigation project
funds to the Bureau of Reclamation.
Providing Safety of Dams funds on a non-reimbursable basis.
Allowing reimbursement of construction costs from the
Bureau of Trust Funds Administration.
Providing that funds are available for Federal field
communication capabilities.
INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Limiting funds for administrative expenses and for
subsidizing total loan principal.
Bureau of Indian Education
OPERATION OF INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Allowing Tribal Priority Allocation funds to be used for
unmet welfare assistance costs.
Providing forward-funding for school operations of Bureau-
funded schools and other education programs.
Limiting funds for education-related administrative cost
grants.
Allowing the use of funds to purchase uniforms or other
identifying articles of clothing for personnel.
EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION
Limiting the control of construction projects when certain
timeframes have not been met.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Allowing the use of funds for direct expenditure,
contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants.
Allowing contracting for the San Carlos Irrigation Project.
Limiting the use of funds for certain contracts, grants,
and cooperative agreements.
Providing that there is no impact on the trust
responsibility for Tribes that return appropriations.
Prohibiting funding of Alaska schools.
Limiting the number of schools and the expansion of grade
levels in individual schools.
Specifying distribution of indirect and administrative
costs for certain Tribes.
Limiting the expansion of satellite school locations.
Allowing Tribal Priority Allocation funds to be used to
execute adjustments requested by Indian Tribes.
Bureau of Trust Fund Administration
FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS
Limiting the amount of funding available for the settlement
support.
Allowing transfers to other Department of the Interior
accounts.
Providing no-year funding for certain Indian Self-
Determination Act grants.
Exempting quarterly statements for Indian trust accounts
$15 or less.
Requiring annual statements and records maintenance for
Indian trust accounts.
Limiting use of funds to correct administrative errors in
Indian trust accounts.
Permitting the use of recoveries from erroneous payments
pursuant to Indian trust accounts.
Exempting reconciliation of Special Deposit Accounts with
low balances in certain circumstances.
Allowing for limited aggregation of trust accounts of
individuals whose whereabouts are unknown.
Departmental Offices
Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses
Allowing the use of certain funds for official reception
and representation expenses.
Permitting payments to former Bureau of Mines workers.
Designating funds for Indian land, mineral, and resource
valuation activities.
Permitting funds for Indian land, mineral, and resource
valuation activities to be transferred to and merged with the
Bureau of Indian Affairs ``Operation of Indian Programs'' and
Bureau of Indian Education ``Operation of Indian Education
Programs'' account and the Bureau of Trust Funds
Administration, ``Federal Trust Programs'' account.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Allowing certain payments authorized for the Payments in
Lieu of Taxes Program to be retained for administrative
expenses.
Providing that the amounts provided are the only amounts
available for payments authorized under chapter 69 of title 31,
United States Code.
Providing that in the event sums appropriated are
insufficient to make the full payments then the payment to each
local government shall be made proportionally.
Providing that the Secretary may make adjustments to
payment to individual units of local government to correct for
prior overpayments or underpayments.
Providing that no Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program payment
be made to otherwise eligible units of local government if the
computed amount of the payment is less than $100.
Insular Affairs
ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES
Designating funds for various programs and for salaries and
expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs.
Allowing audits of the financial transactions of the
Territorial and Insular governments by the GAO.
Providing grant funding under certain terms of the
Agreement of the Special Representatives on Future United
States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands.
Providing for capital infrastructure in various
Territories.
Allowing appropriations for disaster assistance to be used
as non-Federal matching funds for hazard mitigation grants.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, INSULAR AFFAIRS
Allowing, at the request of the Governor of Guam, for
certain discretionary or mandatory funds to be used to assist
securing certain rural electrification loans through the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
DEPARTMENT-WIDE PROGRAMS
Wildland Fire Management
Permitting the repayments of funds transferred from other
accounts for firefighting.
Designating funds for hazardous fuels and burned area
rehabilitation.
Permitting the use of funds for lodging and subsistence of
firefighters.
Permitting the use of grants, contracts, and cooperative
agreements for hazardous fuels reduction, including cost-
sharing and local assistance.
Permitting cost-sharing of cooperative agreements with non-
Federal entities under certain circumstances.
Providing for local competition for hazardous fuels
reduction activities.
Permitting reimbursement to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for
consultation activities under the Endangered Species Act.
Providing certain terms for leases of real property with
local governments.
Providing for the transfer of funds between the Department
of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture for wildland
fire management.
Providing funds for support of Federal emergency response
actions.
Allowing for international forestry assistance to or
through the Department of State.
WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND
Providing for the transfer of funds for wildfire
suppression operations.
ENERGY COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM
Providing that funds are available for program management
and oversight.
Providing that funds may be expended for directly or
through grants.
Providing that funds are not available for CERCLA
obligations.
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
Prohibiting use of funds to establish reserves in the
working capital fund except for limited exceptions.
Allowing assessments for reasonable charges for training
services at the National Indian Program Center and use of these
funds under certain conditions.
Providing space and related facilities or the lease of
related facilities, equipment or professional services of the
National Indian Program Training Center to State, local and
Tribal employees or other persons for cultural, educational or
recreational activities.
Providing that the Secretary may enter into grants and
cooperative agreements to support the Office of Natural
Resource Revenue's collection and disbursement of royalties,
fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by law.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
Allowing acquisition and sale of certain aircraft.
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
Designating funds for mineral revenue management
activities.
Allowing certain refunds of overpayments in connection with
certain Indian leases.
General Provisions, Department of the Interior
Section 101 continues a provision providing for emergency
transfer authority (intra-Bureau) with the approval of the
Secretary when all other emergency funds have been exhausted.
Section 102 continues a provision providing for emergency
transfer authority (Department-wide) with the approval of the
Secretary.
Section 103 continues a provision providing for the use of
appropriations for certain services with the approval of the
Secretary.
Section 104 continues a provision permitting the transfer
of funds between the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian
Education, and the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration, and
includes a notification requirement.
Section 105 continues a provision permitting the
redistribution of Tribal priority allocation and Tribal base
funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment,
overlapping services or inaccurate distribution methodologies.
Section 106 continues a provision allowing Outer
Continental Shelf inspection fees to be collected by the
Secretary of the Interior.
Section 107 continues a provision allowing the Bureau of
Land Management to enter into long-term cooperative agreements
for long-term care and maintenance of excess wild horses and
burros on private land.
Section 108 continues a provision dealing with the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service's responsibilities for mass marking
of salmonid stocks.
Section 109 continues a provision allowing the Bureau of
Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education to perform
reimbursable work more efficiently and effectively.
Section 110 continues bill language establishing a
Department of the Interior Experienced Services Program.
Section 111 continues a provision requiring funds to be
available for obligation and expenditure not later than 60 days
following the enactment of this Act.
Section 112 provides the Secretary of the Interior the
ability to transfer funds among and between the Bureau of
Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education.
Section 113 continues a provision providing funding for the
Payments in Lieu of Taxes program.
Section 114 continues a provision authorizing Tribally
controlled schools access to interagency motor vehicles in the
same manner as if performing activities under the Indian Self
Determination and Education Assistance Act.
Section 115 continues a provision providing the Secretary
of the Interior with certain pay authority for the Appraisal
and Valuation Services Office.
Section 116 prohibits the Secretary from writing or issuing
a proposed or final rule for greater sage-grouse or any
distinct population segment; or to implement any threatened
species or endangered species status of the greater sage-grouse
or any distinct population segment.
Section 117 prohibits funds to implement the Draft Resource
Management Plan Amendment or Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning referenced
in the Notice titled ``Notice of Availability of the Draft
Resource Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact
Statement for Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning''.
Section 118 continues a provision authorizing the National
Park Service to use up to seven percent of State assistance
funds as grants to States for indirect costs.
Section 119 extends the authorization of deposits into the
Historic Preservation Fund.
Section 120 continues a provision providing the Secretary
of the Interior the ability to authorize and execute agreements
to achieve operating efficiencies.
Section 121 amends 54 U.S. Code 103101 to increase the
National Park Service emergency law enforcement ceiling from
$250,000 to $500,000.
Section 122 amends division G of Public Law 113-76 to
continue allowing public and private sources to contribute
money and services to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
(BSEE) through 2030.
Section 123 prohibits funds for processing or approving any
notice to proceed with any construction activities relating to
the Lava Ridge Wind Project right-of-way authorization unless
and until the Secretary of the Interior has completed a review
of the Record of Decision and, as appropriate, conducted a new
analysis in accordance with Section 2(b) of the Presidential
Memorandum titled ``Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the
Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing and Review
of the Federal Government's Leasing and Permitting Practices
for Wind Projects''.
Section 124 requires the Bureau of Land Management to
prioritize completion of a validity determination if requested
by the claimant of any mining claim located within the area
covered by Public Land Order 7921, and to strive to complete
any such validity determination not later than 3 years of
receipt of the request.
Section 125 prohibits funds to ban the use of lead
ammunition or tackle on Federal land or water that is made
available for hunting or fishing activities or to issue
regulations relating to the level of lead in ammunition or
tackle to be used on Federal land or water with certain
exceptions.
Section 126 prohibits funds to implement the final the rule
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser
Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for
the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status
for the Southern Distinct Population Segment''.
Section 127 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;
Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat''.
Section 128 requires the Secretary of the Interior to
reissue the final rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From
the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife''.
Section 129 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;
Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for North
American Wolverine''.
Section 130 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;
Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of
Grizzly Bear in the North Cascades Ecosystem, Washington
State''.
Section 131 prohibits funds for the Secretary of the
Interior to establish an experimental population of the grizzly
bear within the Bitterroot Ecosystem of Montana and Idaho.
Section 132 prohibits funds for the Secretary of the
Interior to implement a proposed or final rule pursuant to the
Endangered Species Act with regard to a fish legally held in
captivity or in a controlled environment in a manner that
maintains physical separation of such fish from any wild
population of the same species.
Section 133 prohibits the introduction of American bison on
the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge.
Section 134 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;
Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants''; the final rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species
and Designating Critical Habitat''; and the final rule titled
``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations
for Interagency Cooperation''.
Section 135 requires the Secretary of the Interior to
reissue Order No. 3368 regarding consent decrees and settlement
agreements.
Section 136 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Conservation and Landscape Health''.
Section 137 prohibits funds for the management of the Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monument except in compliance with
the approved resource management plan dated February 2020.
Section 138 requires the Secretary of the Interior to issue
the final rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and
Plants; Regulations for Interagency Cooperation'', published in
the Federal Register on January 12, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 2373) to
address the Cottonwood decision.
Section 139 prohibits funds for the National Park Service
to provide housing to an alien without lawful status under the
immigration laws.
Section 140 requires the Secretary of the Interior to
prepare an environmental impact statement prior to approving a
permit within the Big Cypress National Preserve.
Section 141 requires oil and gas lease sales in the Central
Gulf of America Planning Area, the Western Gulf of America
Planning Area, and in the Alaska region.
Section 142 reiterates that nothing in this Act shall
affect the Presidential memorandum titled ``Memorandum on
Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer
Continental Shelf From Leasing Disposition'' and dated
September 8, 2020; the Presidential memorandum titled
``Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United
States Outer Continental Shelf From Leasing Disposition'' and
dated September 25, 2020; the Presidential memorandum titled
``Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas off the Atlantic
Coast on the Outer Continental Shelf From Leasing Disposition''
and dated December 20, 2016; or the ban on oil and gas
development in the Great Lakes described in Section 386 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15941).
Section 143 requires the Secretary of the Interior to
conduct quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales.
Section 144 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Ten-Day Notices and Corrective Action for State
Regulatory Program Issues''.
Section 145 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Management and Protection of the National Petroleum
Reserve in Alaska'' or any successor or substantially similar
rule.
Section 146 extends the operation of an existing
hydroelectric project in California.
Section 147 requires the Secretary of the Interior to
reissue the final rule titled ``Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Population of Grizzly Bears From the Federal List of Endangered
and Threatened Wildlife''.
Section 148 prohibits funds for the National Park Service
to designate or manage Big Cypress National Preserve as
wilderness.
TITLE II--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Providing for operating expenses in support of research and
development.
Designating funding for National Priorities research as
specified in the report accompanying this Act.
Allowing for the operation of aircraft.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT
Allowing hire and maintenance of passenger motor vehicles
and operation of aircraft and purchase of reprints and library
memberships in societies or associations which issue
publications to members only or at a price to members lower
than to subscribers who are not members.
Limiting amounts for official representation and reception
expenses.
Designating funding for National Priorities as specified in
the report accompanying this Act.
Designating funding for Geographical programs as specified
in the report accompanying this Act.
Allocation of certain appropriated funds for the Chemical
Risk Review and Reduction program project.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND
Allowing distribution of funds to purchase services from
other agencies under certain circumstances.
Allowing for the operation of aircraft.
Providing for the transfer of funds within certain agency
accounts.
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Providing for grants to federally recognized Indian Tribes.
INLAND OIL SPILL PROGRAM
Allowing for the operation of aircraft.
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
Specifying funding for capitalization grants for the Clean
Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds.
Specifying funding for Community Project Funding grants.
Designating funds for specific sections of law.
Providing waivers for certain uses of Clean Water and
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for State administrative
costs for grants to federally recognized Indian Tribes and
grants to specific Territories and Freely Associated States.
Requiring that 10 percent of Clean Water and 14 percent of
Drinking Water funds shall be used by States for forgiveness of
principal or negative interest loans.
Prohibiting the use of funds for jurisdictions that permit
development or construction of additional colonia areas.
Requiring State matching funds for certain grants to Alaska
Native Villages and specifying certain allocation of funds.
Requiring a portion of grant funding for brownfields grants
for persistent poverty communities and territories.
Providing for targeted airshed grants in accordance with
report accompanying the Act.
Designating Save Our Seas 2.0 Act funding for
administrative expenses and providing for certain grants.
Providing that America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
grants may be awarded to Tribes.
Providing for additional funding for Solid Waste Disposal
Act.
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Requiring loans and commitments to be in accordance with
law and regulation.
Prohibiting the use of funds for loans unless certain
certifications are made.
Allowing for the collection, transfer, and obligation of
certain fees.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Allowing awards for grants to federally recognized Indian
Tribes.
Authorizing the collection and obligation of pesticide
registration service fees.
Allowing the transfer of funds from the ``Environmental
Programs and Management'' account to support the Great Lakes
Restoration Initiative and providing for certain interagency
agreements and grants to various entities in support of this
effort.
Providing amounts for construction, alteration, repair,
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities.
Authorizing the collection and obligation of Electronic
Manifest fees.
Providing for grants to federally recognized Tribes.
Authorizing grants to implement certain watershed
restoration.
Providing amounts for competitive grants under the National
Estuary Program.
Authorizing certain temporary hiring of contractors.
Requiring quarterly certifications of trust fund receipts
collected from section 13601 of Public Law 117-169 and section
80201 of Public Law 117-58, an annual operating plan for such
receipts showing amounts allocated by program area and program
project, and quarterly reports for such receipts of obligated
balances by program area and program project.
TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES
Forest Service
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Providing funds for one administrative support staff for
the office.
FOREST SERVICE OPERATIONS
Providing funds for Forest Service Operations.
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH
Designating funds for the forest inventory and analysis
program.
Providing for the use of funds for Fire Science Research.
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM
Depositing funds for certain purposes.
Provides for fee grazing credits.
Provides for certain base salaries and expenses.
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS
Requiring that funding for the program is derived from
forest receipts.
ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES
Requiring that funding for the program is derived from
funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments and
non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and Exchange Acts.
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND
Providing that fifty percent of monies received from
grazing fees shall be used for range improvements and limiting
administrative expenses to six percent.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
Permitting the use of funds for emergency rehabilitation
and to support emergency response and wildfire suppression.
Allowing the use of wildland fire funds to repay advances
from other accounts.
Allowing for the transfer of prior year balances.
Allowing reimbursement of States for certain wildfire
emergency activities.
Allowing funding to support to Federal emergency response.
Providing for cooperative agreements.
Designating funds for suppression.
WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS RESERVE FUND
Allowing for the transfer of funds.
COMMUNICATIONS SITE ADMINISTRATION
Allowing for the deposit and transfer of amounts collected.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Permitting the purchase of passenger motor vehicles and
proceeds from the sale of aircraft may be used to purchase
replacement aircraft.
Allowing funds for certain employment contracts.
Allowing funds to be used for purchase and alteration of
buildings.
Allowing for acquisition of certain lands and interests.
Allowing expenses for certain volunteer activities.
Providing for the cost of uniforms.
Providing for debt collections on certain contracts.
Providing for the transfer of funds between accounts
affected by the Forest Service budget restructure.
Providing for the transfer of funds to the Wildland Fire
Management appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency
rehabilitation, and fire preparedness.
Limiting the transfer of wildland fire management funds
between the Department of the Interior and the Department of
Agriculture.
Providing the transfer of funds for hazardous fuels
management and urgent rehabilitation.
Allowing for international forestry assistance to or
through the Department of State.
Allowing the Forest Service, acting for the International
Program, to sign certain funding agreements with foreign
governments and institutions as well as with certain domestic
agencies.
Authorizing the expenditure or transfer of funds for wild
horse and burro activities.
Prohibiting the transfer of funds under the Department of
Agriculture transfer authority under certain conditions.
Limiting the transfer of funds for the Working Capital Fund
and Department Reimbursable Program (also known as Greenbook
charges).
Limiting funds to support the Youth Conservation Corps and
Public Lands Corps.
Limiting the use of funds for official reception and
representation expenses.
Providing for matching funds for the National Forest
Foundation.
Allows funds to be advanced to the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation.
Allows for certain cooperative agreements to support the
work of forest or grassland collaboratives.
Permitting certain funds to be used for the purposes
contained within Public Law 109-54 related to the primary and
secondary education of children of transferred Forest Service
employees.
Allowing funds to be used for technical assistance for
rural communities.
Allowing funds for payments to counties in the Columbia
River Gorge National Scenic Area.
Allowing funds to be used for the Older Americans Act.
Prohibiting the assessment of funds for the purpose of
performing fire, administrative, and other facilities
maintenance and decommissioning.
Limiting funds to reimburse the Office of General Counsel
at the Department of Agriculture.
Permitting eligible employees to be considered Federal
employees.
Allows funds to be used for salaries and expenses of
employees that carry out functions funded by other accounts.
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES
Provides advance appropriations for fiscal year 2027.
Providing that Tribal contract and grant funding is deemed
obligated at the time of grant or contract award and remains
available until expended.
Designating funding for certain purposes and time periods.
Allowing funds available for two fiscal years to be used in
the second year of availability.
Requiring certain amounts received by Tribes and Tribal
organizations to be reported and accounted for.
Providing for the collection of individually identifiable
health information relating to the Americans with Disabilities
Act by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Tribes and Tribal
organizations.
Permitting the use of Indian Health Care Improvement Fund
resources for facilities improvement and providing no-year
funding availability.
Requiring reporting to Congress before funds made available
for the Electronic Health Record system may be obligated.
CONTRACT SUPPORT COSTS
Prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other account.
Providing funds obligated but not expended to be used for
subsequent fiscal year costs.
PAYMENT FOR TRIBAL LEASES
Prohibiting the transfer of funds to any other account.
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES
Providing advance appropriations for fiscal year 2027.
Allowing funds to be used for purchase of land.
Providing for TRANSAM equipment to be purchased from the
Department of Defense.
Prohibiting the use of funds for sanitation facilities for
new homes funded by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Providing services at certain rates.
Allowing payments for telephone service in private
residences in the field, purchase of motor vehicles, aircraft,
and reprints.
Allowing the purchase and erection of modular buildings.
Allowing funds to be used for uniforms.
Allowing funding to be used for attendance at professional
meetings.
Allowing health care to be extended to non-Indians at
Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and for
the expenditure of collected funds.
Allowing transfers of funds from the Department of Housing
and Urban Development to the Indian Health Service.
Prohibiting limitations on certain Federal travel and
transportation expenses.
Requiring departmental assessments to be identified in
annual budget justifications.
Allowing de-obligation and re-obligation of funds applied
to self-governance funding agreements.
Prohibiting the expenditure of funds to implement new
eligibility regulations.
Permitting certain reimbursements for goods and services
provided to Tribes.
Providing that reimbursements for training, technical
assistance, or services include total costs.
Allowing housing allowances for civilian medical personnel.
Prohibiting changes in organizational structure without
advance notification to Congress.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH
Providing for the conduct of health studies, testing, and
monitoring.
Limiting the number of toxicological profiles.
Executive Office of the President
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Limiting the use of funds for official reception and
representation expenses.
Designating the appointment and duties of the chairman.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Permitting use of funds for hire of passenger vehicles,
uniforms, or allowances with per diem rate limitations.
Limiting the number of senior level positions.
Designating the individual appointed to the position of
Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency as the
Inspector General of the Board.
Directing use of personnel and limiting position
appointments.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts
Development
Providing funds to become available on July 1, 2026.
Smithsonian Institution
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Limiting certain lease terms.
Providing for purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of
uniforms.
Designating funds for certain programs and providing no-
year funds.
Providing that funds may be used to support American
overseas research centers.
Allowing for advance payments to independent contractors
performing research services or participating in official
Smithsonian presentations.
Providing for Federal appropriations designated for lease
or rent payments to be expended as rent payable and deposited
into the general trust funds for expenses associated with the
purchase of a portion of a building and not to be construed as
Federal debt service or an obligation of the Federal
Government.
Providing no appropriated funds may be used to directly
service debt incurred to finance the cost of acquiring a
portion of a building and specifying notification requirements
if the acquisition is sold.
Requiring advance notification to the Appropriations
Committees prior to building acquisition.
FACILITIES CAPITAL
Designating funds for certain services.
National Gallery of Art
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Allowing payment in advance for membership in library,
museum, and art associations or societies.
Allowing for purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for
guards and employees and allowances therefor.
Allowing purchase or rental of devices for protecting
buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration,
improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds.
Providing for restoration and repair of works of art by
contract under certain circumstances.
REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS
Providing lease agreements of no more than 10 years
addressing space needs created by renovations under the Master
Facilities Plan.
Permitting the Gallery to perform work by contract under
certain circumstances.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
Providing funds for the operation, maintenance, and
security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION
Providing funds for capital repair and restoration of the
existing features of the building and site of the John F.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Allowing for hire of passenger vehicles and services.
National Foundation of the Arts and the Humanities
National Endowment for the Arts
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
Providing funds for the support of projects and productions
in the arts, including arts education and public outreach
activities.
National Endowment for the Humanities
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
Allowing obligation of National Endowment for the
Humanities current and prior year funds from gifts, bequests,
and devises of money for which equal amounts have not
previously been appropriated.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE
HUMANITIES
Prohibiting the use of funds for grants and contracts which
do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913.
Prohibiting the use of appropriated funds and permitting
the use of non-appropriated funds for reception expenses.
Allowing the chairperson of the National Endowment for the
Arts to approve small grants under certain circumstances.
Commission of Fine Arts
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Permitting the charging and use of fees for its
publications and accepting gifts related to the history of the
Nation's Capital.
Providing that one-tenth of one percent of funds provided
may be used for official reception and representation expenses.
NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Providing funding for the National Capital Arts and
Cultural Affairs program.
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Providing funding for the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation.
National Capital Planning Commission
Providing that one-quarter of one percent may be used for
official reception and representational expenses.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Designating funds for certain purposes.
Extending the availability of appropriations.
United States Semiquincentennial Commission
Designating funds for certain purposes.
TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 401 continues a provision prohibiting activities to
promote public support or opposition to legislative proposals.
Section 402 continues a provision making funds available
only for the current fiscal year unless expressly provided
otherwise in this Act.
Section 403 continues a provision providing restrictions on
departmental assessments unless approved by the Committee on
Appropriations.
Section 404 continues a limitation on accepting and
processing applications for patents and on the patenting of
Federal lands.
Section 405 continues a provision regarding the payment of
contract support costs for prior fiscal years.
Section 406 continues a provision addressing the payment of
contract support costs for fiscal year 2026.
Section 407 continues a provision providing that the
Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered in violation
of certain provisions of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Planning Act solely because more than 15 years have
passed without revision of a forest plan, provided that the
Secretary is working in good faith to complete the plan
revision.
Section 408 continues a provision limiting preleasing,
leasing, and related activities within the boundaries of
National Monuments, except where such activities are allowed
under Presidential proclamation establishing such monument.
Section 409 continues a provision which restricts funding
for acquisition of lands or interests in lands from being used
for declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation.
Section 410 continues a provision which prohibits no-bid
contracts and grants except under certain circumstances.
Section 411 continues a provision which requires public
disclosure of certain reports.
Section 412 continues a provision which delineates the
grant guidelines for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Section 413 continues a provision which delineates the
program priorities for programs managed by the National
Endowment for the Arts.
Section 414 continues a provision requiring the Department
of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Forest
Service, and Indian Health Service to provide the Committees on
Appropriations quarterly reports on the status of balances of
appropriations.
Section 415 continues a provision extending certain
authorities through fiscal year 2026 allowing the Forest
Service to renew grazing permits.
Section 416 continues a provision prohibiting the use of
funds to maintain or establish a computer network unless such
network is designed to block access to pornography websites.
Section 417 continues a provision requiring the humane
treatment of wild horses and burros.
Section 418 continues a provision to extend the authority
of the Forest Service Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act.
Section 419 continues a provision setting requirements for
the use of American iron and steel for certain loans and
grants.
Section 420 continues a provision providing authority for
the Secretary of the Interior to enter into training agreements
and to transfer excess equipment and supplies for wildfires.
Section 421 continues a provision requiring advanced
approval of the reprogramming of funds in this Act.
Section 422 continues a provision through fiscal year 2026
authorizing the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture to consider local contractors when awarding
contracts for certain activities on public lands.
Section 423 extends the authority for the Shasta-Trinity
Marina fee for one year.
Section 424 continues a provision extending for one year
the Interpretive Association authority.
Section 425 continues a provision extending the Forest
Botanical Products Fee Collection authority.
Section 426 continues a provision regarding Tribal leases.
Section 427 continues a provision extending the Forest
Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund.
Section 428 includes direction regarding the allocation of
funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Section 429 continues a provision addressing carbon
emissions from forest biomass.
Section 430 continues a provision regarding small remote
incinerators in Alaska.
Section 431 continues a provision regarding timber sales in
Alaska.
Section 432 continues a provision providing transfer
authority to the Federal Highway Administration for the
National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund.
Section 433 continues a provision prohibiting the use of
funds to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the
issuance of permits under Title V of the Clean Air Act for
carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane
emissions resulting from biological processes associated with
livestock production.
Section 434 continues a provision prohibiting the use of
funds to implement any provision in a rule if that provision
requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from
manure management systems.
Section 435 continues a provision prohibiting the use of
funds to regulate the lead content of ammunition or fishing
tackle.
Section 436 continues a provision providing for a wildland
firefighter pay cap waiver.
Section 437 continues a provision extending authorization
for Alaska Native regional health entities.
Section 438 modifies the Wildfire Funding and Forest
Management Act to extend the reporting requirement timeline
from 90 days to 180 days and to require an accounting of all
spending in the first two quarters of the succeeding fiscal
year attributable to suppression operations in the report year.
Section 439 prohibits the use of funds to limit
recreational shooting, fishing, and hunting on Federal lands
except for public safety.
Section 440 prohibits funds for offices, programs, or
activities for the purposes of diversity, equity, and inclusion
training or implementation.
Section 441 prohibits funds to promote or advance Critical
Race Theory.
Section 442 prohibits funds to discriminate against a
person who speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held
religious belief, or moral conviction, that marriage is, or
should be recognized as, a union of one man and one woman.
Section 443 amends Section 42 of Title 30 of the United
States Code regarding the use of mining claims for ancillary
activities.
Section 444 prohibits funds to enforce Public Land Order
7917 (88 Fed. Reg. 6308 (January 31, 2023)).
Section 445 requires the Secretary of the Interior to
reinstate certain hardrock mineral leases.
Section 446 prohibits funds to consider or incorporate the
Social Cost of Carbon.
Section 447 incorporates by reference H.R. 226 (Eastern
Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act).
Section 448 prohibits funds to require or request, as a
condition of the issuance, renewal, or extension of any Forest
Service or Bureau of Land Management permit, lease, allotment,
easement, or other land use and occupancy, arrangement, the
transfer, or relinquishment of any water right, in whole, or in
part, granted under State law.
Section 449 allows for a land conveyance to provide flood
protection for March Air Force Base and surrounding areas.
Section 450 prohibits funds to withdraw any Federal land
from any form of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the
public land laws, location, entry, or patent under the general
mining laws, or disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral
materials, or geothermal leasing laws unless such withdrawal is
authorized by an Act of Congress.
Section 451 prohibits funds to revise any regulation
pursuant to section 17(o) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.
226(o)) relating to oil and gas development of outstanding and
reserved mineral rights on the Allegheny National Forest.
Section 452 amends the Thye-Blatnik Act to address
appraisal values.
Section 453 prohibits funds for certain labeling activities
that are inconsistent with a human health assessment performed
pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide
Act.
Section 454 prohibits funds to approve a waiver submitted
to the Environmental Protection Agency by the State of
California pursuant to Section 209(e) of the Clean Air Act for
the State of California's Amendments to its rule titled ``Small
Off-Road Engine Regulations: Transition to Zero Emissions''.
Section 455 prohibits funds for the final rule titled
``Federal `Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National
Ambient Air Quality Standards''.
Section 456 prohibits funds for the final rule titled ``New
Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From
New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric
Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas
Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating
Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule''.
Section 457 prohibits funds to finalize the proposed
interim registration review decision and draft risk assessment
addendum for ethylene oxide described in the notice titled
``Pesticide Registration Review; Proposed Interim Decision and
Draft Risk Assessment Addendum for Ethylene Oxide; Notice of
Availability'' unless the Commissioner of Food and Drugs
certifies the rule will not adversely impact the availability
of ethylene oxide to sterilize medical products in the United
States.
Section 458 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years
2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles''.
Section 459 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty
Vehicles--Phase 3''.
Section 460 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality
Certification Improvement Rule''.
Section 461 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and
Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources:
Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review''.
Section 462 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revisions and
Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas
Systems''.
Section 463 prohibits funds to implement the proposed rule
titled ``Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations Guidelines and
Standards for the Meat and Poultry Products Point Source
Category''.
Section 464 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal
of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy
CCR Surface Impoundments''.
Section 465 prohibits funds to ban the use of aerially
applied fire retardant.
Section 466 prohibits funds to implement a regulation
issued by the State of California that regulates metal
shredding facilities in a manner that is inconsistent with or
in any respect different from the requirements of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act (RCRA).
Section 467 requires the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency to submit a report outlining a plan to
qualify any fuel derived from waste plastic or waste tires as
cellulosic biofuel under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act.
Section 468 prohibits funds to enforce regulations to
implement subsection (c) of section 136 of the Clean Air Act or
otherwise enforce a charge on methane emissions under section
136.
Section 469 codifies the State of Florida's Clean Water Act
section 404 program.
Section 470 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Particulate Matter''.
TITLE V--OTHER MATTERS
Section 501 prohibits funds made available for payments to
States and federally recognized Indian Tribes for reclamation
of abandoned mine lands under the heading ``Office of Surfacing
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement'' to implement section
200.311 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations.
Section 502 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;
Endangered Species Status With Critical Habitat for Guadalupe
Fatmucket, Texas Fatmucket, Guadalupe Orb, Texas Pimpleback,
Balcones Spike, and False Spike, and Threatened Species Status
With Section 4(d) Rule and Critical Habitat for Texas
Fawnsfoot''.
Section 503 prohibits funds to implement the Land
Protection Plan described in the document titled ``Final Land
Protection Plan & Environmental Assessment Muleshoe National
Wildlife Refuge''.
Section 504 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process''.
Section 505 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Determinations of Attainment by the Attainment Date,
Extensions of the Attainment Date, and Reclassification of
Areas Classified as Marginal for the 2015 Ozone National
Ambient Air Quality Standards'' in Allegan County, Berrien
County, and Muskegon County, Michigan.
Section 506 prohibits funds to implement the final rule
titled ``Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles:
Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards''.
Section 507 prohibits funds to implement, administer, or
enforce the draft risk assessment titled ``Draft Sewage Sludge
Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and
Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS)''.
Section 508 extends a provision mandating the exhaustion of
administrative review regarding challenges to Bureau of Land
Management decisions on grazing on public land before bringing
a civil action challenging the decision in a Federal district
court.
Section 509 prohibits funds from being obligated, expended,
or used in any manner to restrict or impede access to the Hetch
Hetchy Reservoir and Lake Eleanor Basin areas for public
recreation, benefit, and use.
Section 510 addresses the procurement of office equipment.
Section 511 prohibits funds to develop, finalize, issue, or
use assessments under the Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS).
Section 512 prohibits funds for the Smithsonian to move a
space shuttle.
Section 513 establishes a Spending Reduction Account.
Appropriations Not Authorized by Law
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(B) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the following table lists the
appropriations in the accompanying bill which are not
authorized by law:
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Appropriation in
(Amounts in thousands) Last year of Authorization last year of Appropriation in
authorization level authorization this bill
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Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management-- 2002............... such sums......... $1,681,437........ $1,265,558
all discretionary
appropriation accounts.
United States Fish and
Wildlife Service
Resource Management..... NA................. NA................ NA................ 1,374,576
Construction............ NA................. NA................ NA................ 13,709
National Park Service
Operation of the various............ various........... NA................ 2,718,124
National Park System*.
National Recreation and various............ various........... NA................ 89,593
Preservation*.
Historic Preservation 2025............... NA................ 168,900........... 168,900
Fund.
Construction............ NA................. NA................ NA................ 135,616
Centennial Challenge.... NA................. NA................ NA................ 12,000
United States Geological NA................. NA................ NA................ 1,368,385
Survey*.
Bureau of Ocean Energy NA................. NA................ NA................ 124,200
Management.
Bureau of Safety and NA................. NA................ NA................ 132,345
Environmental Enforcement.
Office of Surface Mining NA................. NA................ NA................ 288,017
Reclamation and Enforcement.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Operation of Indian various............ various........... NA................ 2,260,254
Programs*.
Construction*........... various............ various........... NA................ 167,096
Indian Guaranteed Loan NA................. NA................ NA................ 25,000
Program Account*.
Bureau of Indian Education*. various............ various........... NA................ 1,530,883
Bureau of Trust Funds NA................. NA................ NA................ 108,077
Administration.
Department of the Interior NA................. NA................ NA................ 114,012
Office of the Secretary.
Office of the Solicitor..... NA................. NA................ NA................ 70,212
Department of the Interior NA................. NA................ NA................ 57,500
Office of Inspector General.
Insular Affairs............. various............ various........... NA................ 90,122
Central Hazards Materials NA................. NA................ NA................ 8,200
Fund.
Energy Community various............ various........... NA................ 4,800
Revitalization Act.
Natural Resource Damage various............ various........... NA................ 5,485
Assessment and Restoration.
Working Capital Fund........ NA................. NA................ NA................ 88,775
Office of Natural Resources NA................. NA................ NA................ 158,446
Revenue.
Environmental Protection Agency
Science and Technology**.... various............ various........... NA................ 522,413
Environmental Programs and various............ various........... NA................ 2,272,083
Management***.
Office of Inspector General. NA................. NA................ NA................ 43,250
Building and Facilities..... NA................. NA................ NA................ 40,676
Hazardous Substance 1994............... 5,100,000......... 1,480,853......... 282,749
Superfund.
State and Tribal Assistance various............ various........... NA................ 2,614,136
Grants--Infrastructure
Assistance Grants****.
State and Tribal Assistance various............ various........... NA................ 1,087,766
Grants--Categorical
Grants**.
Under Secretary for Natural NA................. NA................ NA................ 750
Resources and Environment
(USDA).
Forest Service
Forest Service Operations*.. NA................. NA................ NA................ 1,035,000
Forest and Rangeland Research* NA................. NA................ NA................ 301,760
National Forest System*..... NA................. NA................ NA................ 1,866,465
Capital Improvement and NA................. NA................ NA................ 141,000
Maintenance*.
Management of National NA................. NA................ NA................ 1,099
Forest Lands for
Subsistence Uses*.
National Institute of NA................. NA................ NA................ 51,814
Environmental Health Sciences.
Agency for Toxic Substances and NA................. NA................ NA................ 78,000
Disease Registry.
Council on Environmental 1986............... 480............... 670............... 4,629
Quality, Office of
Environmental Quality.
Chemical Safety and Hazard NA................. NA................ NA................ 8,235
Investigation Board.
Institute of American Indian and NA................. NA................ NA................ 12,000
Alaska Native Culture and Arts
Development.
Smithsonian Institution......... various............ various........... NA................ 961,250
John F. Kennedy Center for the 2024............... 51,000............ 44,926............ 37,200
Performing Arts.
National Endowment for the Arts. 1993............... such sums......... 174,460........... 135,000
National Endowment for the 1993............... such sums......... 177,403........... 135,000
Humanities.
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*While there is legislation directing certain agency activities funded under these headings, there is not an
amount authorized for this appropriation account in total.
**Several laws such as the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Safe Drinking Water Act, have expired
authorizations of appropriations for certain activities under this appropriation. There is no authorized
amount to be appropriated for this account in total.
***Several laws such as the Clean Water Act, and the Safe Drinking Water Act, have expired authorizations of
appropriations for certain activities under this appropriation. While there are some activities funded under
this heading that are authorized, such as the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, there is no authorized
amount to be appropriated for this account in total.
****Several laws such as the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Safe Drinking Water Act, have expired
authorizations of appropriations for certain activities under this appropriation. While there are some
activities funded under this heading that are authorized, such as the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund
and the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund, there is no authorized amount to be appropriated for this
account in total.
BUDGETARY IMPACT OF THE FY 2026 INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED
AGENCIES BILL PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET
OFFICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 308(A) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF
1974
[In millions of dollars]
COMPARISON WITH BUDGET RESOLUTION
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives and section 308(a)(1)(A) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the following table compares
the levels of new budget authority provided in the bill with
the appropriate allocation under section 302(b) of the Budget
Act.
[In millions of dollars]
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302(b) Allocation This Bill
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Budget Budget
Authority Outlays Authority Outlays
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee
allocations to its subcommittees: Subcommittee
on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies:
Discretionary............................... 40,821 .............. 40,821 121,561
Mandatory................................... .............. .............. 64 145
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\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
FIVE-YEAR OUTLAY PROJECTIONS
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section
308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
following table contains five-year projections associated with
the budget authority provided in the accompanying bill as
provided to the Committee by the Congressional Budget Office.
[In millions of dollars]
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Outlays
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Projection of outlays associated with the
recommendation:
2026............................................. 121,561
2027............................................. 12,861
2028............................................. 4,905
2029............................................. 1,268
2030 and future years............................ 740
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\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section
308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
Congressional Budget Office has provided the following
estimates of new budget authority and outlays provided by the
accompanying bill for financial assistance to State and local
governments.
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget Authority Outlays
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Financial assistance to State and 5,769 11,582
local governments for 2026.......
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\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
COMMITTEE HEARINGS
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(6) of rule XIII the following
hearings were used to develop the Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026:
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Date Title of Hearing Witnesses
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February 25, 2025............... Tribal Witness Donna Thompson,
Days. Vice-Chair, Fort
Hall Business
Council of the
Shoshone-Bannock
Tribes
.................. Chief Allen,
Chairman, Coeur
d'Alene Tribe
.................. Stacy Shepherd,
Executive Officer
of Member
Services, Choctaw
Nation of
Oklahoma
.................. Audrey Lee, Second
Chief, Sac and
Fox Nation
.................. Mike Natchees,
Councilman, Ute
Indian Tribe
.................. Kirk Francis,
Chief, Penobscot
Indian Nation
.................. Brian Harris,
Chief, Catawba
Nation
.................. John Johnson,
President, Lac du
Flambeau Band of
Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians
.................. Kathleen Wooden
Knife, President,
Rosebud Sioux
Tribe
.................. Frank Star Comes
Out, President,
Oglala Sioux
Tribe
.................. Ryman Lebeau,
Chairman,
Cheyenne River
Sioux Tribe
.................. Janet Alkire,
Chairwoman,
Standing Rock
Sioux Tribe
.................. Steven Oriheula,
Chairman, Bishop
Paiute Tribe
.................. Charles Martin,
Chairman, Morongo
Band of Mission
Indians
.................. Erica Pinto,
Chairwoman, Jamul
Indian Village
.................. Cecilia Flores,
Tribal Council
Chairwoman,
Alabama-Coushatta
Tribe
.................. Jeffrey Stiffarm,
President, Fort
Belknap Indian
Community
.................. Harlan Baker,
Chairman,
Chippewa Cree
Tribe Business
Committee and
Rocky Boy Health
Center
.................. Dana Buckles,
Councilman,
Assiniboine and
Sioux Tribes of
Fort Peck
.................. Carole Lankford,
Councilwoman,
Confederated
Salish and
Kootenai Tribes
of the Flathead
Reservation
.................. Gene Small,
President,
Northern Cheyenne
Tribe
.................. Bruce Savage,
Chairman, Fond du
Lac Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa
.................. Darrell Seki, Sr.,
Chairman, Red
Lake Band
Chippewa Indians
.................. Leonard Fineday,
Secretary,
Treasurer, Leech
Lake Band of
Ojibwe
.................. Virgil Wind, Chief
Executive, Mille
Lacs Band of
Ojibwe
.................. J. Conrad ``JC''
Seneca,
President, Seneca
Nation
.................. Wena Supernaw,
Business
Committee Chair,
Quapaw Nation
.................. Jeff Wacoche,
Chief, United
Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians
.................. Ken Ahmann, Tribal
Utility Authority
Director, Colusa
Indian Community
Council
.................. Jose Simon, III,
Chairman,
Middletown
Rancheria of Pomo
Indians
.................. Josh Cook,
Director of
Intergovernmental
Affairs,
Mooretown
Rancheria of
Maidu Indians
.................. Lester Shine
Nieto, Chairman,
Tule River Indian
Tribe of
California
.................. James Naranjo,
Governor, Pueblo
of Santa Clara
February 26, 2025............... Tribal Witness Harry Antonio,
Days. Governor, Pueblo
of Laguna
.................. Myron Armijo,
Governor, Pueblo
of Santa Ana
.................. Charles Riley,
Governor, Pueblo
of Acoma
.................. Chuck Hoskin, Jr.,
Principal Chief,
Cherokee Nation
.................. Jonodev Chaudhuri,
Ambassador,
Muscogee (Creek)
Nation
.................. Rodney Butler,
Chairman,
Mashantucket
Pequot Tribal
Nation and Native
American Finance
Officers
Association
.................. Michell Hicks,
Principal Chief,
Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians
.................. Cheyenne Robinson,
Secretary, Omaha
Tribe of Nebraska
.................. Victoria
Kitcheyan.,
Chairwoman,
Winnebago Tribe
of Nebraska
.................. Doreen Leavitt,
Tribal Council
Secretary, Iupiat
Community of the
Artic Slope
.................. David Boxley,
Councilman,
Metlakatla Indian
Community
.................. Cynthia Petersen,
President,
Yakutat Tlingit
Tribe
.................. Stephen Roe Lewis,
Governor, Gila
River Indian
Community
.................. Duane Clarke,
Chairman,
Hualapai Tribe
.................. Martin Harvier,
President, Salt
River Pima-
Maricopa Indian
Community
.................. Terry Rambler,
Chairman, San
Carlos Apache
Tribe
.................. Verlon Jose,
Chairman, Tohono
O'odham Nation of
Arizona
.................. Tanya Lewis,
Chairwoman,
Yavapai-Apache
Nation of Arizona
.................. Grant Johnson,
President,
Prairie Island
Indian Community
.................. Anna Miller,
Tribal Council
Secretary, Grand
Traverse Band of
Ottawa and
Chippewa Indians,
Grand Traverse
Tribal Council
.................. Stephen Selam,
Executive
Secretary,
Confederated
Tribes and Bands
of the Yakama
Nation
.................. Sheilah Bray, Vice-
Chair,
Confederated
Tribes of the
Chehalis
Reservation
.................. Jarred-Michael
Erickson,
Chairman,
Confederated
Tribes of the
Colville
Reservation
.................. William ``Bill''
lyall, Chairman,
Cowlitz Indian
Tribe
.................. W. Ron Allen,
Tribal Chairman,
Jamestown
S'Klallam Tribe
and Pacific
Salmon Commission
.................. Quintin Swanson,
Chairman,
Shoalwater Bay
Indian Tribe
.................. Tom Strong, Vice-
Chairman,
Skokomish Indian
Tribe
.................. Steve De Los
Angeles, Vice-
Chairman,
Snoqualmie Tribe
.................. Eric White,
Chairman,
Stillaguamish
Tribe of Indians
.................. Glen Gobin,
Council Member,
Tulalip Tribes
.................. Edwina ``Winnie''
Johnson-Graham,
Vice Chairwoman,
Mashpee Wampanoag
Tribe
.................. Robert Blanchard,
Executive
Director/Tribal
Chairman, Bad
River Tribe
.................. Buu Nygren,
President, Navajo
.................. Tehassi Hill,
Chairman, Oneida
Nation
.................. Guy Capoeman,
President,
Quinault Indian
Nation
February 27, 2025............... Tribal Witness Crystal Williams,
Days. Treasurer, United
South and Eastern
Tribes
Sovereignty
Protection Fund
.................. Abigail Echo-Hawk,
Director, Urban
Indian Health
Institute
.................. Jason Schlender,
Executive
Administrator,
Great Lakes
Indian Fish and
Wildlife
Commission
.................. Monique Martin,
Vice President of
Intergovernmental
Affairs, Alaska
Native Tribal
Health Consortium
.................. Ileen Sylvester,
Executive Vice
President for
Executive and
Tribal Services,
Southcentral
Foundation
.................. Reno Franklin,
Chair, California
Rural Indian
Health Board
.................. Inder Wadhwa,
Chief Executive
Officer, Northern
Valley Indian
Health
.................. Teresa Sanchez,
Health Board
Delegate,
Riverside-San
Bernardino County
Indian Health
Inc.
.................. Jerilyn Church,
President/Chief
Executive
Officer, Great
Plains Tribal
Leaders Health
Board
.................. Anthony Locklear,
Interim Chief
Executive
Officer, National
Indian Health
Board
.................. Robyn Sunday-
Allen, Chief
Executive
Officer, National
Council of Urban
Indian Health
.................. Ahniwake Rose,
President/Chief
Executive
Officer, American
Indian Higher
Education
Consortium
.................. Jason Dropik,
Executive
Director,
National Indian
Education
Association
.................. Toni Tsatoke-Mule,
Executive
Director, Kiowa
Education Agency
and Higher
Education
.................. Cecilia Fire
Thunder,
Chairwoman,
Oglala Lakota
Nation Education
Coalition
.................. Jordan Etcitty,
Executive
Director, Dine bi
Olta School Board
Association
.................. Aurene Martin,
Board of
Directors Member,
National Indian
Child Welfare
Association
.................. Greg Abrahamson,
Vice Chair,
Northwest
Portland Area
Indian Health
Board, Northwest
Portland Area
Indian Health
Board
.................. Esther Lucero,
President/Chief
Executive
Officer, Seattle
Indian Health
Board
.................. Lloyd Miller,
Council, National
Tribal Contract
Support Coalition
.................. Jeremy Takala,
Chair, Columbia
River Inter-
Tribal Fish
Commission
.................. Ed Johnstone,
Chairman,
Northwest Indian
Fisheries
Commission
.................. Heather Dawn
Thompson, Vice
President of
Native Nations
Conservation and
Food Systems,
Native Nations
Conservation
.................. Austin Lowes,
Tribal Chairman,
Chippewa Ottawa
Resource
Authority/Sault
Ste. Marie Tribe
of Chippewa
Indians
.................. Mark Macarro,
President,
National Congress
of American
Indians
.................. Cody Desautel,
President,
Intertribal
Timber Council
.................. Cory Blankenship,
Executive
Director, Native
American Finance
Officers
Association
March 25, 2025.................. Member Day........ The Honorable H.
Morgan Griffith,
Member of
Congress (VA-09)
.................. The Honorable
Marcy Kaptur,
Member of
Congress (OH-09)
May 15, 2025.................... Budget Hearing-- The Honorable Lee
Environmental Zeldin,
Protection Agency. Administrator,
Environmental
Protection Agency
May 20, 2025.................... Budget Hearing-- The Honorable Doug
Department of the Burgum,
Interior. Secretary,
Department of the
Interior
June 5, 2025.................... Budget Hearing-- Jillian Curtis,
Indian Health Director, Office
Service. of Finance and
Accounting,
Indian Health
Service
.................. Benjamin Smith,
Acting Director,
Indian Health
Service
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DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS
The following table is submitted in compliance with clause
9 of rule XXI and lists the congressional earmarks (as defined
in paragraph (e) of clause 9) contained in the bill or in this
report. Neither the bill nor the report contain any limited tax
benefits or limited tariff benefits as defined in paragraphs
(f) or (g) of clause 9 of rule XXI.
INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT INCORPORATION OF COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING ITEMS
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Agency Account State Project Recipient and Name Amount Requestor
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State AL City of Guntersville for Sanitary Sewer $2,174,898 Aderholt
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA San Bernardino County for Bloomington Septic 1,092,000 Aguilar
Revolving Fund Conversion Project, Phase 1
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA Cucamonga Valley Water District for Baseline 1,092,000 Aguilar
Revolving Fund Waterline Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA West Valley Water District for Cybersecurity 1,092,000 Aguilar
Revolving Fund and Water Reliability Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State RI Town of Middletown for Sewer System 1,092,000 Amo
Revolving Fund Reconfiguration
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State RI Town of North Providence for Sewer Lining 343,413 Amo
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State RI City of Newport for Reducing Lead in 1,092,000 Amo
Revolving Fund Drinking Water Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NV Reno-Sparks Indian Colony for Wastewater 2,224,000 Amodei
Revolving Fund Treatment Facility Design and Engineering
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NV City of Fernley for Water Treatment Plant 2,000,000 Amodei
Revolving Fund Upgrade
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NV City of West Wendover for Water Transmission 2,000,000 Amodei
Revolving Fund System Pipeline Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NV Lyon County for Sewer Rehabilitation Project 1,937,766 Amodei
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NV City of Elko for Water Storage Tank 2,000,000 Amodei
Revolving Fund Reconstruction
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NV Gardnerville Ranchos General Improvement 2,000,000 Amodei
Revolving Fund District for Pipeline Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State AZ City of Tolleson for Wastewater Digester 1,092,000 Ansari
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of Dighton for Pump Station Project 350,000 Auchincloss
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of Needham for Stormwater Management 1,092,000 Auchincloss
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of Swansea for Route 6 Corridor Sewer 1,092,000 Auchincloss
Revolving Fund Collection Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA City of Fall River for Lead Service Line 1,092,000 Auchincloss
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Foxborough for PFAS Treatment Plant 1,092,000 Auchincloss
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Freetown for Water Line Extension 1,000,000 Auchincloss
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Mendon for Water System Expansion 960,000 Auchincloss
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Plainville for Water Treatment Plant 1,092,000 Auchincloss
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Sharon for Water Main Replacement 906,560 Auchincloss
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Beaumont for Wastewater Interceptor 1,000,000 Babin
Revolving Fund Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NE Sarpy County for Sewer Extension Project 2,000,000 Bacon
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH City of Cambridge for Waterline Project 2,000,000 Balderson
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH Village of Thornville for Regional 1,000,000 Balderson
Revolving Fund Wastewater Plant Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH Muskingum County for Waterline Expansion 900,000 Balderson
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH Village of Fredericktown for Water 900,000 Balderson
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH Village of McConnelsville for Sewer Line 900,000 Balderson
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH Village of Millersburg for Waterline Project 400,000 Balderson
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH Tuscarawas County for Water System 900,000 Balderson
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH Village of Stockport for Water Treatment 650,000 Balderson
Revolving Fund Plant Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH Village of New Lexington for Waterline 650,000 Balderson
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH Village of Chauncey for Sewer System 600,000 Balderson
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH Village of Junction City for Wastewater 750,000 Balderson
Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State VT City of Burlington for South End Wastewater 1,000,000 Balint
Revolving Fund Storage Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State VT Town of Berlin for Wastewater Treatment 1,092,000 Balint
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State VT Town of Highgate for Wastewater Discharge 750,000 Balint
Revolving Fund System Construction
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State VT Town of Troy for Waterline Replacement 1,040,000 Balint
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State KY Nicholas County for Water Improvements 1,000,000 Barr
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State KY Clark County for Sanitary Sewer Improvements 1,000,000 Barr
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State KY Winchester Municipal Utilities for Sanitary 1,000,000 Barr
Revolving Fund Sewer Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State KY City of Lancaster for Sanitary Sewer 1,000,000 Barr
Revolving Fund Extension Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State KY Bourbon County for Water Tank Project 750,000 Barr
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WA City of Republic for Water Tank Replacement 934,965 Baumgartner
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WA City of College Place for Water Storage 1,000,000 Baumgartner
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WA City of Palouse for Wastewater Treatment 1,000,000 Baumgartner
Revolving Fund Plant Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WA City of Ritzville for Sewer Collection 750,000 Baumgartner
Revolving Fund System Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WA Town of Springdale for Storage Capacity 750,000 Baumgartner
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State AK City of Homer for Water Transmission Main 937,868 Begich
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA Carmichael Water District for Ranney 1,092,000 Bera
Revolving Fund Collector Well Screens Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA Sacramento County for Arden Service Area 1,092,000 Bera
Revolving Fund Water Supply Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI Charter Township of Grayling for Municipal 1,750,000 Bergman
Revolving Fund Water Service Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI City of Escanaba for Water Infrastructure 750,000 Bergman
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI City of Escanaba for Water Main and Service 750,000 Bergman
Revolving Fund Line Upgrade Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI Village of Beulah for Wastewater Treatment 1,000,000 Bergman
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI City of Tawas City for Primary Transmission 1,000,000 Bergman
Revolving Fund Main Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State VA City of Alexandria for Bellefonte Ave. Storm 1,092,000 Beyer
Revolving Fund Drain Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State VA City of Falls Church for Cavalier Trail Park 1,092,000 Beyer
Revolving Fund Sewage Flow Equalization Basin
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OK City of Wewoka for Wastewater Treatment 2,250,000 Bice
Revolving Fund Facility Upgrade
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OK City of Bethany for Wastewater System Repair 1,280,000 Bice
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OK City of Konawa for Water Distribution Line 1,500,000 Bice
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OK City of Yukon for Wastewater Facility 1,640,000 Bice
Revolving Fund Repairs and Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OK City of Seminole for Wastewater Lift Station 1,250,000 Bice
Revolving Fund Upgrade
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OK City of Piedmont for Water Distribution Line 1,250,000 Bice
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OK City of Spencer for Water Distribution Line 500,000 Bice
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Brooksville for Wastewater Treatment 1,000,000 Bilirakis
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State FL Pasco County for Chlorine Booster Station 750,000 Bilirakis
Revolving Fund Construction Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Citrus County for Lift Station Improvements 750,000 Bilirakis
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Crystal River for Wastewater 750,000 Bilirakis
Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Hernando County for Centralized Sewer 750,000 Bilirakis
Revolving Fund Transition Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State GA City of Attapulgus for Water Main 478,420 Bishop (GA)
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State GA City of Blakely for Water System 960,000 Bishop (GA)
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State GA Lee County Board of Commissioners for Water 1,092,000 Bishop (GA)
Revolving Fund Supply and Treatment Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CO Castle Rock Water for Water Supply Project 1,750,000 Boebert
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CO Prairie View Ranch Water District for Water 1,750,000 Boebert
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Consolidation Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CO Town of Severance for Regional Water 1,750,000 Boebert
Revolving Fund Treatment Plant and Transmission Line
Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CO City of Lamar for Wastewater Treatment Plant 1,000,000 Boebert
Revolving Fund Improvements Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CO Louviers Water and Sanitation District for 1,000,000 Boebert
Revolving Fund Drinking Water Distribution Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CO Town of Ovid for Water Treatment Plant 1,000,000 Boebert
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CO Town of Kiowa for Well Redundancy Project 1,000,000 Boebert
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CO City of Brush for Water Treatment Facility 1,000,000 Boebert
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CO City of Yuma for Water Infrastructure 750,000 Boebert
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CO Town of Walsh for Water System Improvement 750,000 Boebert
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OR City of Hillsboro for Seismically Resilient 1,092,000 Bonamici
Revolving Fund Water Treatment Plant Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of West Salem for Watermain 1,200,000 Bost
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL Village of Maeystown for Wastewater 1,636,000 Bost
Revolving Fund Treatment Facility Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL City of Anna for Sewer Improvement Project 1,000,000 Bost
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Robinson Palestine Water Commission for New 1,000,000 Bost
Revolving Fund Water Treatment Plant
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL City of Casey for Sanitary Sewer Relining 1,000,000 Bost
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL City of Sparta for Raw Water Transmission 750,000 Bost
Revolving Fund Line Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State PA Milford Borough for Sewer Extension Project 1,250,000 Bresnahan
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State PA Monroe County for Wastewater Treatment 1,250,000 Bresnahan
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State PA Dallas Area Municipal Authority for 1,000,000 Bresnahan
Revolving Fund Wastewater Infrastructure Expansion Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH City of University Heights for Manhole 1,092,000 Brown
Revolving Fund Separation Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH Cleveland Metroparks for Stormwater Project 1,092,000 Brown
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District for 1,092,000 Brown
Revolving Fund Big Creek West Branch Culvert Repair
Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA Calleguas Municipal Water District for Lake 1,092,000 Brownley
Revolving Fund Bard Pump Station Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Oxnard for Cast Iron Pipe 1,092,000 Brownley
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Santa Paula for Cross-Town Pipeline 1,092,000 Brownley
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Hillsborough County for Sewer Expansion 2,000,000 Buchanan
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Hillsborough County for Aquifer Recharge 750,000 Buchanan
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of Glen Carbon for Drinking Water 1,092,000 Budzinski
Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Installation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TN Knoxville Utilities Board for Wastewater 750,000 Burchett
Revolving Fund Treatment Plant
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OR Marion County for North Santiam Sewer 1,092,000 Bynum
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OR Oak Lodge Water Services Authority for 1,092,000 Bynum
Revolving Fund Clarifier Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OR City of Bend for Drinking Water Protection 992,250 Bynum
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OR City of Halsey for Municipal Water Well and 700,000 Bynum
Revolving Fund Water Treatment Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OR City of Molalla for Water Intake Project 1,092,000 Bynum
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OR City of Oregon City for Water Transmission 1,092,000 Bynum
Revolving Fund Main Project, Phase 3
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH Village of Jeffersonville for Wastewater 1,936,000 Carey
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH City of Columbus for Wastewater Treatment 750,000 Carey
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IN City of Indianapolis for Lead Service Line 1,092,000 Carson
Revolving Fund Replacement Program
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State GA City of Port Wentworth for Water 1,750,000 Carter (GA)
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State GA City of Rincon for Waterline Extension 1,000,000 Carter (GA)
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State LA City of Kenner for Wastewater Treatment 1,092,000 Carter (LA)
Revolving Fund Plant Stabilization and Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State LA City of Westwego for Wastewater Treatment 1,092,000 Carter (LA)
Revolving Fund Plant Modernization Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State LA St. Bernard Parish for Culvert Drainage 1,092,000 Carter (LA)
Revolving Fund Improvements Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX City of Georgetown for Waterline Upgrade 3,500,000 Carter (TX)
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Marble Falls for Wastewater Line 2,000,000 Carter (TX)
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX City of Gatesville for Storage Tank 775,840 Carter (TX)
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX City of Hamilton for Service Line 2,000,000 Carter (TX)
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX City of San Marcos for Main Replacement 1,092,000 Casar
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State HI Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for 1,092,000 Case
Revolving Fund Papakolea Sewer Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL City of Palos Heights for 80th Ave Pump 1,092,000 Casten
Revolving Fund Station Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Hillsborough County for Ruskin Septic-to- 1,092,000 Castor
Revolving Fund Sewer Project, Phase 1
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX San Antonio River Authority for Woodlawn 80,000 Castro
Revolving Fund Lake Storm Quality Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of North Lauderdale for Storm Water 750,000 Cherfilus-
Revolving Fund Culvert Replacements McCormick
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Town of Lake Park for Final Septic To Sewer 1,092,000 Cherfilus-
Revolving Fund Conversion Project McCormick
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State FL City of Riviera Beach for Construction of 1,092,000 Cherfilus-
Revolving Fund Water Treatment Facilities McCormick
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State FL City of Tamarac for Water Treatment Plant 1,092,000 Cherfilus-
Revolving Fund Project McCormick
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA Los Angeles County Department of Public 1,092,000 Chu
Revolving Fund Works for Public Sewer Enhancement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State AZ City of Tombstone for Water Reclamation 989,786 Ciscomani
Revolving Fund Facility Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State AZ Town of Marana for Source Water System 2,250,000 Ciscomani
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State AZ Town of Marana for PFAS Treatment Project 1,750,000 Ciscomani
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State AZ Graham County for Water Line Project 1,200,000 Ciscomani
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA San Gabriel River Watershed Management 1,092,000 Cisneros
Revolving Fund Authority for Stormwater Capture Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MA City of Melrose for Stormwater Improvement 852,500 Clark
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of Arlington for Mystic River Watershed 1,092,000 Clark
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA City of Woburn for Horn Pond Plant PFAS 1,092,000 Clark
Revolving Fund Removal Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Natick for PFAS Removal Project 1,036,000 Clark
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State SC County of Orangeburg for Wastewater 1,092,000 Clyburn
Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Expansion
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OK Moore Public Works Authority for Water 5,000,000 Cole
Revolving Fund Transmission Line Construction
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State KY Paducah McCracken County Joint Sewer Agency 1,750,000 Comer
Revolving Fund for Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State KY City of Madisonville for Lift Station 1,000,000 Comer
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State KY City of Eddyville for Wastewater Treatment 1,000,000 Comer
Revolving Fund Plant Construction Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State KY Henderson Water Utility for Raw Water Intake 1,000,000 Comer
Revolving Fund and Pipeline Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State KY City of Adairville for Wastewater Treatment 750,000 Comer
Revolving Fund Plant Improvement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State KY Franklin County Fiscal Court for Wastewater 750,000 Comer
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State KY South Hopkins Water District for Waterline 750,000 Comer
Revolving Fund and Building Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Township of Burlington for Sludge Dewatering 1,092,000 Conaway
Revolving Fund Project, Phase 2
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Borough of Freehold for Water Tower Tanks 1,092,000 Conaway
Revolving Fund Refurbishment Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Township of Freehold for Water Main 1,092,000 Conaway
Revolving Fund Replacements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Willingboro Municipal Utilities Authority 1,092,000 Conaway
Revolving Fund for PFOS/PFOA Water Treatment Plant Upgrade
Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Santa Ana for PFAS Treatment 1,092,000 Correa
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Woodlake for Storm Drain Enhancement 1,092,000 Costa
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Dinuba for Water Tower Replacement 1,092,000 Costa
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CT Town of Killingly for Water Pollution 1,000,000 Courtney
Revolving Fund Control Facility Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Newport for Inflow and Infiltration 1,092,000 Craig
Revolving Fund Mitigation Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Hastings for PFAS and Nitrates 1,092,000 Craig
Revolving Fund Treatment Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX Newport Municipal Utility District for Sewer 750,000 Crenshaw
Revolving Fund System Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX Harris County Flood Control District for 1,000,000 Crenshaw
Revolving Fund Woodridge Stormwater Detention Basin
Construction Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX The City of Woodbranch Village for Water and 1,000,000 Crenshaw
Revolving Fund Wastewater Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX Montgomery County Municipal Utility District 1,000,000 Crenshaw
Revolving Fund 84 for Bentwood Drainage Channel
Improvement Project Phase II
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX Harris County Flood Control District for 750,000 Crenshaw
Revolving Fund Kuykendahl Stormwater Detention Basin
Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX Montgomery County Precinct 4 for Drainage 750,000 Crenshaw
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Glenn Height for Wastewater 1,092,000 Crockett
Revolving Fund Treatment Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Grand Prairie for Waterford Lift 1,092,000 Crockett
Revolving Fund Station Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX City of Glenn Heights for Citywide 325,000 Crockett
Revolving Fund Infiltration and Inflow Study Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State KS City of Bonner Springs for Lonestar 1,092,000 Davids
Revolving Fund Interceptor Sanitary Sewer Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State KS City of Olathe for Olathe Basin C16 Sanitary 884,466 Davids
Revolving Fund Sewer Rehabilitation Improvement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State KS City of Princeton for Stormwater 610,680 Davids
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL Village of Oak Park for Relief Sewer Project 1,092,000 Davis (IL)
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of Bellwood for Water Infrastructure 1,092,000 Davis (IL)
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of Forest Park for Water System 1,092,000 Davis (IL)
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of Hillside for Drinking Water 1,092,000 Davis (IL)
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of Maywood for Water Main 1,092,000 Davis (IL)
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of North Riverside for Water Main 1,092,000 Davis (IL)
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of River Forest for Drinking Water 1,092,000 Davis (IL)
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NC Northampton County Government for the Town 1,092,000 Davis (NC)
Revolving Fund of Garysburg Wastewater Infrastructure
Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NC Town of Sharpsburg for Sewer Infrastructure 1,092,000 Davis (NC)
Revolving Fund Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NC Town of Tarboro for Wastewater Treatment 1,092,000 Davis (NC)
Revolving Fund Plant Denitrification Upgrade
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NC Hertford County for Water System 1,092,000 Davis (NC)
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX City of McAllen for Remote Groundwater Well 1,000,000 De La Cruz
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX City of Edinburg for Water Treatment Plant 750,000 De La Cruz
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State PA Upper Merion Township for Water Pollution 1,092,000 Dean
Revolving Fund Control Center Hydrothermal Carbonization
Equipment
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State PA Upper Providence Township for Second Avenue 1,092,000 Dean
Revolving Fund Force Main and Gravity Main Replacement
Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State PA West Norriton Township for Rittenhouse Pump 1,092,000 Dean
Revolving Fund Station Force Main Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CT Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments for 1,093,276 DeLauro
Revolving Fund Kinneytown Dam Sewer Relocation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CT Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments for 1,093,276 DeLauro
Revolving Fund Kinneytown Water Sediment Removal
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WA City of Bellevue for Lake Washington 500,000 DelBene
Revolving Fund Sanitary Sewer Lake Lines Program
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WA City of Bothell for Woodcrest Utility 1,092,000 DelBene
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WA City of Redmond for AC Water Main 1,092,000 DelBene
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State PA Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa for 900,000 Deluzio
Revolving Fund WWTP Final Clarifier Rehabilitation Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA Central Contra Costa Sanitary District for 1,092,000 DeSaulnier
Revolving Fund Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection Replacement
Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OR City of Gresham for Wastewater Treatment 1,092,000 Dexter
Revolving Fund Nitrification Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OR City of Portland for Wastewater Treatment 1,092,000 Dexter
Revolving Fund Plant and Pump Reliability Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OR City of Sandy for Wastewater Station 1,092,000 Dexter
Revolving Fund Pipeline Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Town of Medley for Wastewater Pump Station 1,200,000 Diaz-Balart
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI City of Rockwood for Wastewater Treatment 1,092,000 Dingell
Revolving Fund Plant Infrastructure Improvement Plan
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI City of Trenton for Sewage Retention Basin 1,092,000 Dingell
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI Multi Lakes Water and Sewer Authority for 580,000 Dingell
Revolving Fund Pollution Prevention Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority for 1,092,000 Dingell
Revolving Fund Water Main Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Austin for Waterloo Greenway Creek 1,092,000 Doggett
Revolving Fund Restoration and Water Quality Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX Travis County for McNeil Drive Drainage 1,092,000 Doggett
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MT City of Billings for Flume Replacement 1,000,000 Downing
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of DeFuniak Springs for Wastewater 1,000,000 Dunn
Revolving Fund System Upgrade
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Washington County Board of County 750,000 Dunn
Revolving Fund Commissioners for Water and Sewer
Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State FL Gadsden County for Water System Improvement 750,000 Dunn
Revolving Fund and Expansion Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NC Town of Spruce Pine for Water Storage Tank 2,250,000 Edwards
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NC Town of Elk Park for Water Infrastructure 528,000 Edwards
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NC Town of Franklin for High Service Pump 2,000,000 Edwards
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Sartell for Force Main Project 2,000,000 Emmer
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Norwood Young America for Water 1,600,000 Emmer
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Montrose for Wastewater Treatment 2,000,000 Emmer
Revolving Fund Plant Regionalization Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of St. Francis for Water and Sewer 2,000,000 Emmer
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Foley for Water Treatment Plant and 2,000,000 Emmer
Revolving Fund Well Construction
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Gilman for Infrastructure 2,000,000 Emmer
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN Laketown Township for Community Sewer 2,000,000 Emmer
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Big Lake for Wastewater Treatment 2,000,000 Emmer
Revolving Fund Plant Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX El Paso County for East Montana Water Tower 1,092,000 Escobar
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MS City of Petal for Wastewater Infrastructure 1,750,000 Ezell
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State LA Lafayette Consolidated Government for Water 1,092,000 Fields
Revolving Fund and Wastewater Laboratories Replacement
Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State AL City of Phenix for Waste Water Collection 492,880 Figures
Revolving Fund System Rehabilitation, Part 2
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State AL The Water Works and Sewer Board of the City 1,092,000 Figures
Revolving Fund of Greenville for Water Supply District
Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Manchester for Watermain Replacement 1,750,000 Finstad
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Eagle Lake for Water Treatment 1,050,000 Finstad
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Butterfield for Wastewater Treatment 1,050,000 Finstad
Revolving Fund Facility Repairs
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Rochester for Sanitary Sewer 1,000,000 Finstad
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Pine Island for Wastewater Treatment 1,000,000 Finstad
Revolving Fund Facility
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Trimont for Water Infrastructure 1,000,000 Finstad
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Blooming Prairie for Water 1,000,000 Finstad
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Okabena for Water Distribution 750,000 Finstad
Revolving Fund System Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Pemberton for Distribution System 800,000 Finstad
Revolving Fund Repairs
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Dennison for Water Infrastructure 1,000,000 Finstad
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Nerstrand for Water Infrastructure 1,000,000 Finstad
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of West Union for Wastewater 1,000,000 Fischbach
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN Lake Henry for Sewer System Replacement 500,000 Fischbach
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Elizabeth for Sanitary Sewer 1,750,000 Fischbach
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Ruthton for Water Tower Replacement 750,000 Fischbach
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN Lake Lillian for Water System Updates 750,000 Fischbach
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN Hanley Falls for Sewer and Water Main 750,000 Fischbach
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN Henderson for Water Filtration Plant 750,000 Fischbach
Revolving Fund Construction
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Wheaton for Water Main Pipe 750,000 Fischbach
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN Barnesville for Water Improvement Project 750,000 Fischbach
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN Polk County for Water Improvement Project 750,000 Fischbach
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TN City of Oak Ridge for Water Infrastructure 3,000,000 Fleischmann
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TN Athens Utilities Board for Water System 2,000,000 Fleischmann
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Southside Place for Edloe/Auden 909,909 Fletcher
Revolving Fund Sanitary Sewer Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NE City of Scribner for Wastewater Treatment 750,000 Flood
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Visalia for Groundwater Recharge 2,000,000 Fong
Revolving Fund Basin Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA Tule River Indian Tribe of California for 1,250,000 Fong
Revolving Fund Water Transmission Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Ridgecrest for Wastewater Treatment 1,000,000 Fong
Revolving Fund Plant
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Lemoore for Water Meter Project 1,000,000 Fong
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL City of Crystal Lake for Lead Service Line 1,092,000 Foster
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL City of Naperville for Springbrook Water 1,092,000 Foster
Revolving Fund Reclamation Center Expansion
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL Northern Moraine Wastewater Reclamation 1,092,000 Foster
Revolving Fund District for Darrell Road Collection System
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL Northern Moraine Wastewater Reclamation 1,092,000 Foster
Revolving Fund District for Village of Holiday Hills
Sanitary Sewer Extension Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of Wauconda for Lead Service Line 1,092,000 Foster
Revolving Fund Replacement, Phase 1
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL City of Aurora for Lead Service Line 1,092,000 Foster /
Revolving Fund Replacement Project Underwood
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NC City of Mebane for GE Pump Station and Force 1,092,000 Foushee
Revolving Fund Main Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NC Durham County for Page Park Lift Station 1,092,000 Foushee
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NC Orange Water and Sewer Authority for 1,092,000 Foushee
Revolving Fund Clearwell Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NC Orange Water and Sewer Authority for PFAS 1,092,000 Foushee
Revolving Fund Treatment Facility Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NC Town of Fuquay-Varina for Water Storage Tank 1,092,000 Foushee
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NC Town of Holly Springs for Harnett Regional 1,092,000 Foushee
Revolving Fund Water Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Boynton Beach for Sanitary Sewer 800,000 Frankel
Revolving Fund Collection System Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State FL Town of Lantana for Water Treatment Plant 1,092,000 Frankel
Revolving Fund Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL DeSoto County for Wastewater Treatment 1,500,000 Franklin
Revolving Fund Facility Expansion
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Town of Lake Placid for Septic-to-Sewer 2,500,000 Franklin
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Town of Lake Hamilton for Wastewater 1,500,000 Franklin
Revolving Fund Treatment Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Auburndale for Sewer Infrastructure 2,500,000 Franklin
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Bartow for Sewer Lining Project 1,250,000 Franklin
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Polk County for Water Supply Project 2,500,000 Franklin
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Lakeland for Sewer Main Replacement 1,250,000 Franklin
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Burbank for Potable Reservoir 1,092,000 Friedman
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Pasadena for Water and Wastewater 1,092,000 Friedman
Revolving Fund System Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Orlando for Stormwater Management 800,000 Frost
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Orange County Utilities Department for 1,092,000 Frost
Revolving Fund Aquifer Storage and Injection Feasibility
Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State SC City of Florence for Water Treatment 2,250,000 Fry
Revolving Fund Facility Expansion
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State SC Town of Pawleys Island for Stormwater 1,000,000 Fry
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA Contra Costa Sanitary District for Central 1,092,000 Garamendi
Revolving Fund Sanitation Air Diffuser System Upgrade
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA Delta Diablo for Wastewater Pipeline 1,000,000 Garamendi
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District for 1,092,000 Garamendi
Revolving Fund Mare Island Sewer Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Village of Amityville for Sewer Pump Project 800,000 Garbarino
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Nassau County for Outfall Diffuser Project 1,000,000 Garbarino
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Town of Brookhaven for Sanitary Sewer 1,000,000 Garbarino
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY County of Suffolk for West Babylon Sewer 1,000,000 Garbarino
Revolving Fund Expansion Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY County of Suffolk for Wise County Sewer 1,000,000 Garbarino
Revolving Fund Expansion Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL Village of Hinsdale for Sixth Street 1,092,000 Garcia (IL)
Revolving Fund Reconstruction and Utility Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Leyden Township for Water Main and Lead 1,092,000 Garcia (IL)
Revolving Fund Service Line Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Town of Cicero for South Side Water Pumping 1,092,000 Garcia (IL)
Revolving Fund Station Improvement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of Berkeley for Section 2 Lead 1,024,207 Garcia (IL)
Revolving Fund Service Line Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of Melrose Park for Winston Park 1,092,000 Garcia (IL)
Revolving Fund Water Main Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX Harris County Pollution Control Services for 1,000,000 Garcia (TX)
Revolving Fund Satellite Location
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX Jacinto City for Safe Drinking Water Project 1,092,000 Garcia (TX)
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX Wise County Water Control and Improvement 240,000 Gill
Revolving Fund District 1 for Regional Wastewater Study
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX Wise County Water Control and Improvement 1,300,000 Gill
Revolving Fund District 1 for Water Supply Study
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY City of Long Beach for Sand Filter Tank 1,092,000 Gillen
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Village of Hempstead for Water Treatment 1,092,000 Gillen
Revolving Fund Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State FL Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority for Water 750,000 Gimenez
Revolving Fund Transmission Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State ME Town of Wilton for Water Main System Upgrade 1,092,000 Golden
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Somerset for Wastewater System 1,250,000 Gonzales
Revolving Fund Expansion
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX Uvalde County for New Wells Project 1,250,000 Gonzales
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX City of San Benito for Storage Tank at San 1,092,000 Gonzalez
Revolving Fund Benito Water Treatment Plant No. 2, Phase 2
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX North Alamo Water Supply Corporation for 1,000,000 Gonzalez
Revolving Fund Water Distribution Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Kaufman for Wastewater Treatment 1,000,000 Gooden
Revolving Fund Plant Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NH Town of Newport for Water Distribution 640,000 Goodlander
Revolving Fund System Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Borough of Cresskill for Tenakill Brook 1,092,000 Gottheimer
Revolving Fund Watershed Clean Water Initiative
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Borough of Dumont for Sewer Integrity 1,043,120 Gottheimer
Revolving Fund Support Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Borough of Fair Lawn for Sewer Pipeline 1,092,000 Gottheimer
Revolving Fund Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Borough of Fort Lee for Sewer Improvements 184,000 Gottheimer
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Borough of Palisades Park for Grand Avenue 1,000,000 Gottheimer
Revolving Fund Sewer Main Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority 1,092,000 Gottheimer
Revolving Fund for Wastewater Treatment Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Township of Washington for Stream 600,000 Gottheimer
Revolving Fund Restoration Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Dos Palos for Wastewater Treatment 1,092,000 Gray
Revolving Fund Facility Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Coalinga for Sodium Hydroxide 1,092,000 Gray
Revolving Fund Storage and Injection Facility Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX Missouri City for Well Capacity Expansion 1,092,000 Green
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State GA Walker County Water and Sewerage Authority 700,000 Greene
Revolving Fund for Water Infrastructure Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State GA Whitfield County for Sewer System Expansion 650,000 Greene
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State GA Floyd County for Well Design and 650,000 Greene
Revolving Fund Construction Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State GA Paulding County Board of Commissioners for 750,000 Greene
Revolving Fund Wastewater Reroute Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State VA Bedford Regional Water Authority for 750,000 Griffith
Revolving Fund Sanitary Sewer System Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MS Town of Sanderville for Water Infrastructure 2,080,000 Guest
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MS City of Meridian for Water Storage Facility 1,500,000 Guest
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MS City of Starkville for Wastewater Treatment 1,500,000 Guest
Revolving Fund Plant Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MS City of Brandon for Water Storage Tank 1,250,000 Guest
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State KY City of Vine Grove for Water Line 817,491 Guthrie
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State KY City of Greenville for Wastewater Treatment 854,400 Guthrie
Revolving Fund Plant Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State KY City of Auburn for Water Line Replacement 656,000 Guthrie
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State KY Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan 750,000 Guthrie
Revolving Fund Sewer District for Wastewater Collection
System Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WY City of Casper for Sanitary Sewer Project 1,750,000 Hageman
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WY Northern Arapaho Tribe for Wastewater System 1,000,000 Hageman
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WY City of Mills for Water Distribution 1,000,000 Hageman
Revolving Fund Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WY Town of Jackson for Sewer Infrastructure 1,000,000 Hageman
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Escalon for SSJID Surface Water 1,092,000 Harder
Revolving Fund Connection Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State FL City of West Melbourne for Reverse Osmosis 1,250,000 Haridopolos
Revolving Fund Water Production Facility
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Space Florida for Wastewater Treatment Plant 800,000 Haridopolos
Revolving Fund Expansion
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Brevard County for Sewer Expansion 800,000 Haridopolos
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Cocoa for Septic-to-Sewer Conversion 1,250,000 Haridopolos
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Brevard County for Water Quality Improvement 1,000,000 Haridopolos
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Palm Bay for Water Quality 1,800,000 Haridopolos
Revolving Fund Improvement Projects
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Brevard County for Stormwater Drainage 1,000,000 Haridopolos
Revolving Fund Improvements Phase IV
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NC Lincoln County for Transmission Line Project 2,000,000 Harrigan
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MD City of Aberdeen for Water Infrastructure 2,000,000 Harris (MD)
Revolving Fund Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MD Worcester County for Water Treatment Plant 2,550,000 Harris (MD)
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MD Town of North East for Pump Station Project 1,950,000 Harris (MD)
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TN City of Elizabethton for Water Main 828,576 Harshbarger
Revolving Fund Extension
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TN Town of Mosheim for Wastewater Treatment 750,000 Harshbarger
Revolving Fund Plant Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TN Bloomingdale Utility District for Water 800,000 Harshbarger
Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CT City of Torrington for Toro Field Siphon 1,092,000 Hayes
Revolving Fund Abandonment and Sewer Replacement
Technology
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State LA Lafayette Consolidated Government for Water 1,000,000 Higgins
Revolving Fund Line Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State LA Jefferson Davis Parish for Rural Water 750,000 Higgins
Revolving Fund District Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State LA City of New Iberia for Pump Station 750,000 Higgins
Revolving Fund Construction
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CT City of Stamford for Stormwater Management 1,092,000 Himes
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CT Town of New Canaan for Wastewater Treatment 1,092,000 Himes
Revolving Fund UV System Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CT Town of Trumbull for Beardsley Pump Station 1,092,000 Himes
Revolving Fund and Force Main Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IA City of Dubuque for Water Improvement 2,000,000 Hinson
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IA City of Independence for Wastewater 2,000,000 Hinson
Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Modernization
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IA City of Dyersville for Westlinden Lift 1,200,000 Hinson
Revolving Fund Station Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NV City of North Las Vegas for Losee Wash 1,092,000 Horsford
Revolving Fund Diversion Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NV Clark County Water Reclamation District for 1,092,000 Horsford
Revolving Fund Wastewater Treatment Facility Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NV Las Vegas Valley Water District for Kyle 1,092,000 Horsford
Revolving Fund Canyon Discharge Line Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NV Moapa Valley Water District for Water 1,092,000 Horsford
Revolving Fund Transmission Line Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NV Virgin Valley Water District for Main 1,092,000 Horsford
Revolving Fund Transmission Line Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IN Brown County Regional Sewer District for 3,700,000 Houchin
Revolving Fund Wastewater Treatment Plant Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IN City of Bloomington Utilities for Water 1,250,000 Houchin
Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IN City of Madison for Stormwater Management 1,000,000 Houchin
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MD Town of Indian Head for Anchor Point Booster 1,092,000 Hoyer
Revolving Fund Station Wellhouse Design and Construction
Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MD Town of Indian Head for Mattawoman Woods and 800,000 Hoyer
Revolving Fund Dogwood Lift Station Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MD City of Bowie for Drinking Water Pipe 1,092,000 Hoyer
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX Harris County Flood Control District for 1,000,000 Hunt
Revolving Fund Cypress Creek Regional Stormwater Detention
Basin
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX Harris County Flood Control District for 1,000,000 Hunt
Revolving Fund Schiel Road Stormwater Detention Basin
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX City of Jersey Village for Water Improvement 1,000,000 Hunt
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CO Pueblo County for Drinking Water 1,000,000 Hurd
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CO Norwood Water Commission for Water Line 1,250,000 Hurd
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CO Town of De Beque for Secondary Water Source 320,000 Hurd
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA Fallbrook Public Utility District for Water 1,000,000 Issa
Revolving Fund Line Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Poway for Water Supply Project 1,000,000 Issa
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA Eastern Municipal Water District for Sewer 1,000,000 Issa
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA Padre Dam Municipal Water District for Water 1,000,000 Issa
Revolving Fund Purification Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA Borrego Water District for Water Line 750,000 Issa
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA Rancho California Water District for Water 1,000,000 Issa
Revolving Fund Treatment Facility Construction
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MD Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission for 1,092,000 Ivey
Revolving Fund Sewer Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Amarillo for Wastewater Treatment 1,750,000 Jackson (TX)
Revolving Fund Plant Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Runaway Bay for Wastewater 1,000,000 Jackson (TX)
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX Red River Authority of Texas for Foard 768,000 Jackson (TX)
Revolving Fund County Water System Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX Red River Authority of Texas for Truscott 896,000 Jackson (TX)
Revolving Fund Gilliland Water System Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WA Southwest Suburban Sewer District for Sewer 1,092,000 Jayapal
Revolving Fund Rehabilitation Project, Phase 1
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State GA DeKalb County for Lithonia Booster Pump 726,625 Johnson (GA)
Revolving Fund Station Standby Power Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State GA DeKalb County for Water Storage Tank Fill 561,150 Johnson (GA) /
Revolving Fund Valve Replacement Project Williams (GA)
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX City of Farmers Branch for Waterline 1,092,000 Johnson (TX)
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH Ravenna Township for Wastewater Collection 2,000,000 Joyce (OH)
Revolving Fund System
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH Ashtabula County for Water Infrastructure 1,488,000 Joyce (OH)
Revolving Fund Extension
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH Village of Andover for Water Tower 1,000,000 Joyce (OH)
Revolving Fund Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH City of Kirtland for Sanitary Sewer 2,000,000 Joyce (OH)
Revolving Fund Extension
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH City of Chardon for Water Tank Upgrade 1,280,000 Joyce (OH)
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH Fairport Harbor Village for Water System 929,600 Joyce (OH)
Revolving Fund Upgrade
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State PA Guilford Township Municipal Authority for 2,000,000 Joyce (PA)
Revolving Fund Sewer Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State PA Fairfield Municipal Authority for Sanitary 1,000,000 Joyce (PA)
Revolving Fund Sewer Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH City of Defiance for Water Distribution 960,000 Kaptur
Revolving Fund Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Borough of Mount Arlington for Stormwater 560,000 Kean
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Borough of Hopatcong for Lead Service Line 1,000,000 Kean
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Sparta Township for Pump Station 400,000 Kean
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of Rockland for Wastewater Treatment 1,092,000 Keating
Revolving Fund Plant and Collection System Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of Wareham for Sewer Improvements, 1,092,000 Keating
Revolving Fund Phase 2
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of Westport for Trunk Water and Sewer-- 1,092,000 Keating
Revolving Fund Sections 2 and 3
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Southland Water Agency for Water Intake Pipe 1,092,000 Kelly (IL)
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MS City of Oxford for Water Infrastructure 1,000,000 Kelly (MS)
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State PA Hermitage Municipal Authority for Sewer 913,600 Kelly (PA)
Revolving Fund Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State PA Cranberry Township for Water Line 1,000,000 Kelly (PA)
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State PA City of Meadville for Force Main Replacement 750,000 Kelly (PA)
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State PA Chicora Borough Water Department for Water 1,250,000 Kelly (PA)
Revolving Fund Plant Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Buffalo Sewer Authority for Lead Service 1,092,000 Kennedy (NY)
Revolving Fund Line Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Erie County Water Authority for Lead Service 1,092,000 Kennedy (NY)
Revolving Fund Line Replacement Program
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Town of Grand Island for Water Treatment 1,092,000 Kennedy (NY)
Revolving Fund Plant Filter Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Town of Tonawanda for Old Town Waterline 1,092,000 Kennedy (NY)
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State UT Draper City Waterline Transmission and 2,000,000 Kennedy (UT)
Revolving Fund Distribution Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of San Jose for Restoration Project 1,092,000 Khanna
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Sunnyvale for Cleanwater Center 1,092,000 Khanna
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA Santa Clara Valley Water District for 1,092,000 Khanna
Revolving Fund Silicon Valley Regional Purified Water
Facility
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State VA City of Suffolk for Sanitary Sewer 1,250,000 Kiggans
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State VA City of Virginia Beach for Stormwater 1,000,000 Kiggans
Revolving Fund Storage Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State VA City of Suffolk for Sanitary Sewer 1,000,000 Kiggans
Revolving Fund Relocation Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State VA Hampton Roads Sanitation District for 750,000 Kiggans
Revolving Fund Onancock Pump Station Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State VA Town of Parksley for Water Storage 750,000 Kiggans
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA South Tahoe Public Utility District for 1,200,000 Kiley
Revolving Fund Water Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA Tahoe City Public Utility District for Water 1,250,000 Kiley
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA Orange County Water District for PFAS 750,000 Kim
Revolving Fund Treatment Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA Santa Margarita Water District for Water 750,000 Kim
Revolving Fund Treatment Plant
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL DuPage County for Newton & Second Ave Flood 240,000 Krishnamoorthi
Revolving Fund Reduction Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL Fox River Water Reclamation District for 1,092,000 Krishnamoorthi
Revolving Fund Influent Bar Screen Installation Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL DuPage Water Commission for Regional Source 1,000,000 Krishnamoorthi
Revolving Fund Water Project Stage 1
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of Elk Grove for Water Main Lining 1,092,000 Krishnamoorthi
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TN Town of Arlington for Wastewater Treatment 1,000,000 Kustoff
Revolving Fund Plant Expansion
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TN City of Bartlett for Sewer Equalization Tank 1,000,000 Kustoff
Revolving Fund Installation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TN Jackson Energy Authority for Water and 750,000 Kustoff
Revolving Fund Wastewater Extension Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TN City of Henderson for Water Main Replacement 750,000 Kustoff
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TN City of Selmer for Sewer System Upgrade 750,000 Kustoff
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL City of Dixon for Flooding Mediation Project 2,000,000 LaHood
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL City of South Beloit for Lift Station and 750,000 LaHood
Revolving Fund Force Main Improvements Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Town of Riverhead for Water Service 2,250,000 LaLota
Revolving Fund Expansion
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Town of Smithtown for Water Service 1,086,400 LaLota
Revolving Fund Expansion
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Town of Brookhaven for Water Infrastructure 1,250,000 LaLota
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Suffolk County for Outfall Pipe Replacement 1,000,000 LaLota
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Suffolk County for Wastewater Treatment 1,000,000 LaLota
Revolving Fund Plant Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Williams for Water Infrastructure 1,000,000 LaMalfa
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY City of Corning for Wastewater Treatment 984,000 Langworthy
Revolving Fund Plant Boiler Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Allegany County for Water System 1,250,000 Langworthy
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY City of Jamestown for Stormwater Channel 1,250,000 Langworthy
Revolving Fund Maintenance
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY City of Olean for Water Filtration Plant 1,000,000 Langworthy
Revolving Fund Exterior Wall Reconstruction
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Town of Ellicott for Water Service Extension 1,000,000 Langworthy
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Town of Elma for Consolidated Wastewater 1,000,000 Langworthy
Revolving Fund Treatment Plant
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Town of Randolph for Sanitary Sewer System 1,000,000 Langworthy
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Town of Dix for Water and Sewer Service 1,000,000 Langworthy
Revolving Fund Extension
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CT Southington Water Department for Wells 9 and 1,092,000 Larson
Revolving Fund 10 PFAS Treatment
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Village of Bronxville for Stormwater 1,092,000 Latimer
Revolving Fund Drainage Improvement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Village of Hastings-on-Hudson for Stormwater 1,092,000 Latimer
Revolving Fund Management Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY City of Yonkers for Water Main Replacement 1,092,000 Latimer
Revolving Fund Under I-87
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH City of Elyria for Sewer Extension Project 2,000,000 Latta
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Village of Pleasantville for Water Tank 2,250,000 Lawler
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Town of Carmel for Water Plant Improvements 1,250,000 Lawler
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Town of Yorktown for Sewer Service Expansion 1,250,000 Lawler
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Town of North Salem for Sewer Installation 1,250,000 Lawler
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Village of Sleepy Hollow for Water Main 983,200 Lawler
Revolving Fund Lining Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Town of Ossining for Water Distribution 1,000,000 Lawler
Revolving Fund System Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State FL Pasco County for Booster Station Project 1,000,000 Lee (FL)
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State FL Hillsborough County for Water Infrastructure 500,000 Lee (FL)
Revolving Fund Assessment
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State FL City of Lakeland for Water Treatment Plant 800,000 Lee (FL)
Revolving Fund Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NV Clark County Water Reclamation District for 1,092,000 Lee (NV)
Revolving Fund Laughlin Lift Station No. 2 Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State PA Municipality of Bethel Park for Piney Fork 520,000 Lee (PA)
Revolving Fund Interceptor Lining Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State PA Monroeville Municipal Authority for Transite 1,092,000 Lee (PA)
Revolving Fund Water Line Replacements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State LA City of Baton Rouge for Stormwater Quality 2,000,000 Letlow
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State LA Town of Amite City for Regional Wastewater 2,000,000 Letlow
Revolving Fund Treatment and Transmission Facilities
Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA Montara Water and Sanitary District for 1,092,000 Liccardo
Revolving Fund Water and Sewer Line Relocation Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Beverly Hills for Water Main 1,092,000 Lieu
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Manhattan Beach for Cybersecurity of 1,040,000 Lieu
Revolving Fund Critical Infrastructure Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Watsonville for Pump Station 1,092,000 Lofgren
Revolving Fund Facilities Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of San Juan Bautista for Drinking Water 1,092,000 Lofgren
Revolving Fund Supply Regionalization
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA County of Monterey for San Lucas Water 1,092,000 Lofgren
Revolving Fund Treatment Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OK City of Woodward for Wastewater Plant 1,150,000 Lucas
Revolving Fund Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OK City of Stillwater for Transmission Line 1,000,000 Lucas
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OK City of Guymon for Water System Improvements 1,150,000 Lucas
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OK City of Enid for Solids Plant Relocation 850,000 Lucas
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Clearwater for Stormwater 1,750,000 Luna
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Treasure Island for Wastewater 1,600,000 Luna
Revolving Fund Collection System Lining Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Pinellas County Board of Commissioners for 750,000 Luna
Revolving Fund Pump Station Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX Harris County Flood Control District for 1,250,000 Luttrell
Revolving Fund West Little York Stormwater Detention Basin
Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX Harris County Flood Control District for 750,000 Luttrell
Revolving Fund Stormwater Detention Basin Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State RI City of Cranston for Stormwater Management 1,092,000 Magaziner
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State RI Town of Westerly for Sewer Relining Project 680,000 Magaziner
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State UT Big Plains Water Special Service District 2,000,000 Maloy
Revolving Fund for Transmission Pipeline Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State UT Salt Lake County for Central Valley Water 1,000,000 Maloy
Revolving Fund Treatment Facility Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State UT Santa Clara City for Sewer Line Expansion 1,250,000 Maloy
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State UT Bountiful City for Water System Improvements 1,750,000 Maloy
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State UT Central Iron County Water Conservancy 1,750,000 Maloy
Revolving Fund District for Effluent Reuse Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Town of Verona for Durhamville Sewer 1,092,000 Mannion
Revolving Fund District Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Village of Elbridge for Water System 1,092,000 Mannion
Revolving Fund Improvements Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Village of Minoa for Wastewater Treatment 565,000 Mannion
Revolving Fund Plant Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY City of Syracuse for Lead Service Line 1,092,000 Mannion
Revolving Fund Replacements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Onondaga County Water Authority for Lead 1,092,000 Mannion
Revolving Fund Service Lines Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Town of Tully for Water Source Replacement 1,092,000 Mannion
Revolving Fund and Transmission Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Village of Aurora for Water Treatment Plant 1,092,000 Mannion
Revolving Fund and System Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Port St. Lucie for Stormwater 750,000 Mast
Revolving Fund Quality Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State GA City of South Fulton for Stormwater 1,092,000 McBath
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State GA City of East Point for PFAS Treatment 1,092,000 McBath
Revolving Fund Facility Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State GA City of Fairburn for Water Infrastructure 1,092,000 McBath
Revolving Fund Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State GA City of East Point for Norman Berry Drive 1,092,000 McBath /
Revolving Fund Stormwater Repairs Williams (GA)
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State GA City of College Park for Lead/Galvanized 1,092,000 McBath /
Revolving Fund Water Pipeline Replacement Williams (GA)
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State DE Town of Smyrna for Well and Water Treatment 1,092,000 McBride
Revolving Fund Plant Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Lago Vista for Wastewater Treatment 750,000 McCaul
Revolving Fund and Collection System Expansion Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Bryan for Wastewater Treatment Plant 1,500,000 McCaul
Revolving Fund Construction
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX City of College Station for Water and 750,000 McCaul
Revolving Fund Wastewater Line Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI City of Brown City for Sewer System 2,000,000 McClain (MI)
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI Village of Reese for Stormwater Mitigation 960,000 McClain (MI)
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI City of Bad Axe for Water Infrastructure 750,000 McClain (MI)
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI Charter Township of Chesterfield for Water 2,000,000 McClain (MI)
Revolving Fund Main Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI City of Harbor Beach for Transmission Main 2,000,000 McClain (MI)
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI Village of Millington for Water and Sewer 1,000,000 McClain (MI)
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI City of Imlay City for Lead Service Lines 1,750,000 McClain (MI)
Revolving Fund and Water Lines Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI Charter Township of Fort Gratiot for Sewer 1,000,000 McClain (MI)
Revolving Fund System Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI City of Sandusky for Water Infrastructure 925,000 McClain (MI)
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI Oakland County for Sanitary Sewer Extension 750,000 McClain (MI)
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI St. Clair Township for Sanitary Pump Station 1,220,000 McClain (MI)
Revolving Fund Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI Charter Township of Independence for Water 1,000,000 McClain (MI)
Revolving Fund Main Extension
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MD Town of Oakland for Water System 1,092,000 McClain
Revolving Fund Improvements Project Delaney
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State VA Charles City County for Sewer Collection 1,092,000 McClellan
Revolving Fund System Modernization Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State VA City of Hopewell for Hopewell Heretick 1,092,000 McClellan
Revolving Fund Avenue Stormwater Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State VA City of Petersburg for Poor Creek 1,092,000 McClellan
Revolving Fund Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State VA Surry County for Wastewater Improvements, 1,092,000 McClellan
Revolving Fund Phase 2
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State VA Town of Lawrenceville for Wastewater 1,092,000 McClellan
Revolving Fund Treatment Facility Expansion Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State VA City of Colonial Heights for Waterline 1,092,000 McClellan
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State VA Henrico County for White Oak Water System 1,092,000 McClellan
Revolving Fund Extensions
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State VA Prince George County for Beechwood Manor 800,000 McClellan
Revolving Fund Asbestos Pipe Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Gem Lake for Municipal Water Supply 1,092,000 McCollum
Revolving Fund Project, Phase 2
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Stillwater for PFAS Water Treatment 1,092,000 McCollum
Revolving Fund Facility
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State GA City of Roswell for Water Storage and 1,000,000 McCormick
Revolving Fund Redundancy Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI Charter Township of Fenton for Water Line 1,092,000 McDonald Rivet
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI City of Linden for Water Distribution System 1,092,000 McDonald Rivet
Revolving Fund Modernization
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI City of Midland for Pump Station Emergency 600,000 McDonald Rivet
Revolving Fund Power Generator Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NC Town of East Spencer for Water and Sewer 1,250,000 McDowell
Revolving Fund Line Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NC City of Greensboro for Water and Sewer Line 1,000,000 McDowell
Revolving Fund Extension Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State KY Louisville-Jefferson County Metropolitan 1,000,000 McGarvey
Revolving Fund Sewer District for Drainage Response
Initiative
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State KY Louisville-Jefferson County Metropolitan 1,092,000 McGarvey
Revolving Fund Sewer District for Odor Mitigation and
Catch Basin Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State KY Louisville Water Company for Lead Service 1,092,000 McGarvey
Revolving Fund Line Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of Holliston for Downtown Sewer 1,092,000 McGovern
Revolving Fund District Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA Leicester Water Supply District for 950,000 McGovern
Revolving Fund Interconnection Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ City of Orange Township for Water and Sewer 1,092,000 McIver
Revolving Fund Main Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Township of West Orange for Pumping Station 1,048,000 McIver
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NJ City of Orange Township for Drinking Water 1,092,000 McIver
Revolving Fund Main Relocation Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ North Hudson Sewerage Authority for 1,092,000 Menendez
Revolving Fund Wastewater Treatment Plant Reconstruction
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Town of Guttenberg for CSO Pipe Improvement 1,092,000 Menendez
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Township of North Bergen for Woodcliff 1,092,000 Menendez
Revolving Fund Drainage Improvements and Sewer
Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NJ City of Elizabeth for Lead Service Line 1,000,000 Menendez
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IN Greene County for Water and Wastewater 2,000,000 Messmer
Revolving Fund Expansion Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State PA Williamsport Municipal Water Authority for 1,000,000 Meuser
Revolving Fund Transmission Water Line Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH Cuyahoga County for Sewer Improvement 1,250,000 Miller (OH)
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH City of Parma for Sewer Improvements 1,000,000 Miller (OH)
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WV Town of West Hamlin for Water Treatment 1,000,000 Miller (WV)
Revolving Fund Plant Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WV Buffalo Creek Public Service District for 1,000,000 Miller (WV)
Revolving Fund Water Treatment Plant Upgrade and Expansion
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WV City of Welch for Combined Sewer Overflow 750,000 Miller (WV)
Revolving Fund Removal Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WV Boone County Public Service District for 750,000 Miller (WV)
Revolving Fund Water Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WV City of Lewisburg for Water Main 750,000 Miller (WV)
Revolving Fund Replacements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WV Region 2 Planning and Development Council 750,000 Miller (WV)
Revolving Fund for Water Treatment Plant
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WV North Beckley Public Service District for 750,000 Miller (WV)
Revolving Fund Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WV Webster County for Water Line Extension 750,000 Miller (WV)
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IA City of Knoxville for Sanitary and Storm 750,000 Miller-Meeks
Revolving Fund Sewer Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IA City of Muscatine for Force Main Project 2,000,000 Miller-Meeks
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Seminole County for Septic-to-Sewer Project 1,250,000 Mills
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Oviedo for the Restoration of 1,280,000 Mills
Revolving Fund Sweetwater Creek
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State FL City of Winter Springs for Mt. Greenwood 1,000,000 Mills
Revolving Fund Water Main Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Winter Springs for Winter Springs 640,000 Mills
Revolving Fund Village Reclaimed Water Main Extension
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State FL City of Lake Helen for Watermains 750,000 Mills
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Seal Beach for San Gabriel River 1,000,000 Min
Revolving Fund Water Quality Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Seal Beach for Stormwater 1,092,000 Min
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI The Charter Township of Caledonia for Water 2,000,000 Moolenaar
Revolving Fund Trunkline Water System Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI Lake Mitchell Sewer Authority for Sewer Pump 1,500,000 Moolenaar
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI City of Cadillac for Water Distribution 1,460,000 Moolenaar
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI City of Lowell for Water Treatment Plant 1,250,000 Moolenaar
Revolving Fund Expansion Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State AL City of Samson for Well Construction 1,840,000 Moore (AL)
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State AL City of Loxley for Water System Improvement 750,000 Moore (AL)
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NC City of Gastonia for Regional Sewer Project 2,000,000 Moore (NC)
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NC Town of Dallas for High Shoals/Dallas Water 1,250,000 Moore (NC)
Revolving Fund Interconnect Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NC City of Gastonia for Sewer Pump Station 825,000 Moore (NC)
Revolving Fund Project Phase I
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State UT City of Clinton for Sewer Improvements and 2,750,000 Moore (UT)
Revolving Fund Expansion
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State UT Bear River Water Conservancy District for 2,000,000 Moore (UT)
Revolving Fund Water Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State UT Weber Basin Water Conservancy District for 1,160,692 Moore (UT)
Revolving Fund Water Distribution Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State UT City of Logan for Water Reclamation Facility 1,750,000 Moore (UT)
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WV Clarksburg Water Board for Lead Line 2,250,000 Moore (WV)
Revolving Fund Replacement and Water Distribution System
Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WV Tucker County Commission for Regional Sewer 1,500,000 Moore (WV)
Revolving Fund System Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WV City of Weston for Sewer Extension and 1,500,000 Moore (WV)
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WV City of Pennsboro for Waterline Extension 1,000,000 Moore (WV)
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Monroe County for Northwest Quadrant Water 1,092,000 Morelle
Revolving Fund Resource Recovery Facility
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Town of Victor for County Road 9 Force Main 1,002,944 Morelle
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Village of Brockport for Sanitary Sewer 1,092,000 Morelle
Revolving Fund System Upgrade
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Monroe County Water Authority for System- 1,092,000 Morelle
Revolving Fund wide Cybersecurity Modernization and
Resiliency
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Bloomington for Booster Station Pump 1,092,000 Morrison
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Minnetrista for Manganese Mitigation 1,092,000 Morrison
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Mound for Water Treatment Plant 1,092,000 Morrison
Revolving Fund Manganese Removal Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Deerfield Beach for Martin Luther 1,092,000 Moskowitz
Revolving Fund King Jr. Avenue Stormwater Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State FL City of Coral Springs for Water Treatment 1,092,000 Moskowitz
Revolving Fund Plant Upgrade
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MA City of Gloucester for Pump Station Upgrades 1,092,000 Moulton
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of Marblehead for Sewer Infiltration 807,000 Moulton
Revolving Fund and Inflow Reduction
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of Merrimac for Wastewater Treatment 1,092,000 Moulton
Revolving Fund Plant Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of Nahant for Wastewater Infrastructure 1,092,000 Moulton
Revolving Fund Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA City of Newburyport for PFAS Water 1,092,000 Moulton
Revolving Fund Filtration System
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Essex for Drinking Water System 1,092,000 Moulton
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Hamilton for Hamilton-Wenham 1,092,000 Moulton
Revolving Fund Regional Drinking Water Connection
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Ipswich for Drinking Water 1,092,000 Moulton
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Middleton for PFAS Mitigation 1,092,000 Moulton
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Topsfield for Water Main Replacement 1,092,000 Moulton
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Daly City for Vista Grande Drainage 1,092,000 Mullin
Revolving Fund Basin Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MA City of Chicopee for Wastewater Treatment 1,092,000 Neal
Revolving Fund Plant Nitrogen Reduction Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MA City of Holyoke for River Terrace CSO Area 800,000 Neal
Revolving Fund 21B Sewer Separation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Blandford for Water Treatment & 1,092,000 Neal
Revolving Fund Distribution System Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA West Brookfield Water Department for Leland 1,092,000 Neal
Revolving Fund Road Water Treatment Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CO Town of Granby for Water Infrastructure 1,092,000 Neguse
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WA City of Othello for Regional Water Supply 1,000,000 Newhouse
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WA Town of Winthrop for Water Source and 1,500,000 Newhouse
Revolving Fund Distribution System Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WA City of Oroville for Water System 1,400,000 Newhouse
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Township of Voorhees for Las Brisas Sewer 1,092,000 Norcross
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Town of Maple Shade for Water Treatment 1,092,000 Norcross
Revolving Fund Plant Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Township of Winslow for W. Factory Rd Water 880,000 Norcross
Revolving Fund Storage Tank Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Adelanto for Wastewater Treatment 1,000,000 Obernolte
Revolving Fund Plant Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of California City for Water System 1,000,000 Obernolte
Revolving Fund Replacement Project Phase II
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Loma Linda for SCADA System 750,000 Obernolte
Revolving Fund Reliability Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA Hi-Desert Water District for Water Reuse 750,000 Obernolte
Revolving Fund Projects
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA San Bernardino County for Septic-to-Sewer 750,000 Obernolte
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MD Town of New Windsor for Sewer System 500,000 Olszewski
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MD City of Westminster for Advanced Water 1,092,000 Olszewski
Revolving Fund Purification System Project, Phase 3
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of New Hope for Sanitary Sewer Lining 1,092,000 Omar
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Spring Lake Park for Stormwater 896,000 Omar
Revolving Fund Resiliency Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Richfield for Emergency Water 1,092,000 Omar
Revolving Fund Interconnect Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State UT Granger-Hunter Improvement District for 1,000,000 Owens
Revolving Fund Water Main Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State UT City of Riverton for Waterline Replacement 750,000 Owens
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State UT Murray City Corporation for Drinking Water 750,000 Owens
Revolving Fund Well
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State UT City of Bluffdale for Storage Tank 750,000 Owens
Revolving Fund Construction
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ City of Asbury Park for Wastewater Treatment 1,092,000 Pallone
Revolving Fund Plant Screenings Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ City of Perth Amboy for Runyon Water 1,092,000 Pallone
Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Borough of Matawan for Lead Pipes Removal 1,000,000 Pallone
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Borough of Red Bank for Lead Service Line 1,000,000 Pallone
Revolving Fund Replacement Program
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NH City of Manchester for MS4 Drainage 1,092,000 Pappas
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NH City of Rochester for Wastewater Lagoon 1,092,000 Pappas
Revolving Fund Desludge, Phase II
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NH Town of Newmarket for Sewer Reliability 1,092,000 Pappas
Revolving Fund Improvements Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WA City of Vancouver for Wastewater Lagoon 1,092,000 Perez
Revolving Fund Aeration Blower Upgrade
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WA Clark Regional Wastewater District for 1,092,000 Perez
Revolving Fund Wallace Heights Septic Elimination Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WA City of Longview for Fill Line to Water 1,092,000 Perez
Revolving Fund Reservoir Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WA City of Ridgefield for Kennedy Well Project 1,092,000 Perez
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Coronado for Stormwater Mitigation 1,092,000 Peters
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of San Diego for Famosa Slough Alley 1,092,000 Peters
Revolving Fund Slope Restoration Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of San Diego for Pump Station Component 1,092,000 Peters
Revolving Fund D Upgrade
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CO City of Arvada for North Trunk Wastewater 1,092,000 Pettersen
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CO Teller County for Wastewater Expansion 1,092,000 Pettersen
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CO Town of Alma for Wastewater Treatment Plant 1,092,000 Pettersen
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Eden for Pump Station Replacement 300,000 Pfluger
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State ME Clinton Water District for Railroad and 1,093,276 Pingree
Revolving Fund Church Streets Utility Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State ME North Berwick Sanitary District for 1,093,276 Pingree
Revolving Fund Wastewater Treatment Facility and Pumping
Stations Reliability Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State ME South Berwick Sewer District for Wastewater 1,093,276 Pingree
Revolving Fund Treatment Facility Resiliency, Reliability,
and Nutrient Removal Optimization Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State ME Town of North Haven for Wastewater Treatment 1,093,276 Pingree
Revolving Fund Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State ME Town of Windham for Regional School Unit 14 1,000,000 Pingree
Revolving Fund Campus Wastewater Conveyance Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WI City of Mineral Point for Lead Service Line 1,000,000 Pocan
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Borough of Cliffside Park for Stormwater 1,092,000 Pou
Revolving Fund System Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Borough of Edgewater for Stormwater 1,092,000 Pou
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Improvements Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Borough of Hawthorne for Wastewater 1,092,000 Pou
Revolving Fund Management Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA City of Cambridge for Water Ozone Generators 1,092,000 Pressley
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Randolph for Water Standpipe 1,092,000 Pressley
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL Chicago Department of Transportation for 1,092,000 Quigley
Revolving Fund Graceland West Green Alleys
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL Village of Barrington for Wastewater 1,092,000 Quigley
Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Upgrade Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of Arlington Heights for Lead 1,092,000 Quigley
Revolving Fund Service Line Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL DuPage County for 3rd Avenue Storm Water 1,092,000 Ramirez
Revolving Fund Management Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WA Kitsap County for Wastewater Treatment Plant 1,092,000 Randall
Revolving Fund Upgrade
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MD City of Rockville for Orangeburg Lateral 1,092,000 Raskin
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MD City of Rockville for Wastewater Collection 1,092,000 Raskin
Revolving Fund System Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MD Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission for 1,092,000 Raskin
Revolving Fund Sewer Rehabilitation in Montgomery County
Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MD City of Rockville for Lead Service Line 500,000 Raskin
Revolving Fund Inventory Investigation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State PA Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County 2,250,000 Reschenthaler
Revolving Fund for Transmission Line Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State PA Ohiopyle Borough for Sewage Treatment Plant 937,000 Reschenthaler
Revolving Fund Expansion
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State PA North Fayette County Municipal Authority for 1,750,000 Reschenthaler
Revolving Fund Water Main Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State PA Greene County for Water Line Expansion 2,250,000 Reschenthaler
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Village of Bloomingburg for Wastewater 1,092,000 Riley
Revolving Fund Treatment Plant & Pump Station Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State AL City of Pell City for Wastewater Treatment 1,000,000 Rogers (AL)
Revolving Fund Plant Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State AL Coosa Valley Water Supply District for Water 1,000,000 Rogers (AL)
Revolving Fund Supply Expansion
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State AL City of Attalla for Sanitary Sewer 750,000 Rogers (AL)
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State AL City of Auburn for Sewer Expansion Project 750,000 Rogers (AL)
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NC City of Raleigh for Rocky Branch Tributary 1,092,000 Ross
Revolving Fund Enhancement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NC Town of Cary for Walnut Creek Stabilization 1,092,000 Ross
Revolving Fund and Restoration Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NC Town of White Lake for Sewer Improvements 2,000,000 Rouzer
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NC Columbus County for Water System 2,000,000 Rouzer
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NC Brunswick County Public Utilities for Water 1,000,000 Rouzer
Revolving Fund Line Extension
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NC Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer Authority 750,000 Rouzer
Revolving Fund for Raw Water Pump Station
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NC Cape Fear Public Utility Authority for Raw 750,000 Rouzer
Revolving Fund Water Transmission Main Extension
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA Coachella Valley Water District for North 1,092,000 Ruiz
Revolving Fund Cathedral City Regional Stormwater Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH Village of Wellsville for Storage Tank 750,000 Rulli
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH City of Struthers for Water Infrastructure 800,000 Rulli
Revolving Fund Facility Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH City of Dover for Sanitary Sewer Upgrades 600,000 Rulli
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH Village of Scio for Waterline Replacement 500,000 Rulli
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of St. Augustine Beach for Stormwater 800,000 Rutherford
Revolving Fund System and Outfall Resiliency Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Town of Cornwall for Shore Road Sewer 1,092,000 Ryan
Revolving Fund Treatment Plant, Phase 2
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Town of New Paltz for Ohioville Sewer 1,092,000 Ryan
Revolving Fund District #6 Sewer Treatment Plant
Regionalization
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY City of Middletown for Raw Water Line 1,092,000 Ryan
Revolving Fund Replacement, Phase 2
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Village of Kiryas Joel for Water Treatment 1,092,000 Ryan
Revolving Fund Facility Construction Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Village of Pinecrest for Storm Drainage 750,000 Salazar
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Village of Key Biscayne for Stormwater 2,000,000 Salazar
Revolving Fund System Upgrade
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Town of Cutler Bay for Drainage System 1,000,000 Salazar
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of South Miami for Septic-to-Sewer 1,000,000 Salazar
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OR City of Dallas for LaCreole Node Sewer 1,000,000 Salinas
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OR City of Newberg for Newberg Water Plant 750,000 Salinas
Revolving Fund Covering Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of La Habra for Foothill Zone 1,092,000 Sanchez
Revolving Fund Consolidation Water Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL Village of Algonquin for Sanitary Sewer 1,092,000 Schakowsky
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL Village of Buffalo Grove for Mill Creek 1,092,000 Schakowsky
Revolving Fund Subdivision Utility Resiliency Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL Village of Skokie for Storm Water 1,092,000 Schakowsky
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Enhancement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Lake County Public Works for Water System 1,092,000 Schakowsky
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of Cary for Water System Resiliency 1,092,000 Schakowsky
Revolving Fund and PFAS Mitigation Improvements Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of Morton Grove for Lead Service 1,092,000 Schakowsky
Revolving Fund Line Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State KS Leavenworth Waterworks for Water Treatment 1,250,000 Schmidt
Revolving Fund Plant Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State KS City of Caney for Water Distribution System 1,500,000 Schmidt
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL Lake County Public Works for Antioch 1,092,000 Schneider
Revolving Fund Township Sanitary Sewer Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL Village of Fox Lake for Northwest Regional 1,092,000 Schneider
Revolving Fund Water Reclamation Facility Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL Village of Spring Grove for Wastewater 1,092,000 Schneider
Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Construction
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL Village of Vernon Hills for Sediment 1,092,000 Schneider
Revolving Fund Pollution Control Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL City of Highland Park for George B Prindle 1,092,000 Schneider
Revolving Fund Water Treatment Plant Intake Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL City of North Chicago for Lead Service Line 1,092,000 Schneider
Revolving Fund Replacements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of Wilmette for Lead Service Line 1,092,000 Schneider
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI City of Grand Haven for Harbor Island 1,092,000 Scholten
Revolving Fund Drinking Water Treatment Remediation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI City of Grand Rapids for Water Resource 1,092,000 Scholten
Revolving Fund Recovery Facility UV Disinfection Upgrade
Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WA Town of Carbonado for Wastewater Treatment 1,092,000 Schrier
Revolving Fund Plant Relocation Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WA Covington Water District for Reservoir 1,092,000 Schrier
Revolving Fund Construction Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State GA City of Oxford for Water Main Replacement 1,092,000 Scott (GA)
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State GA Gwinnett County for Walton Court Booster 1,092,000 Scott (GA)
Revolving Fund Station Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State GA Newton County for Transmission Main 1,092,000 Scott (GA)
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Waco for Flat Creek Water Reuse 1,000,000 Sessions
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Nacogdoches for Storm Drainage 1,000,000 Sessions
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX City of Woodway for Drinking Water System 750,000 Sessions
Revolving Fund Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State TX City of Huntsville for Wastewater Treatment 750,000 Sessions
Revolving Fund Plant Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX City of Pflugerville for Pump Station and 750,000 Sessions
Revolving Fund Storage Tank Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Town of Millburn for Gilbert Place 1,092,000 Sherrill
Revolving Fund Stormwater Pump Station
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Township of Little Falls for Peckman 1,092,000 Sherrill
Revolving Fund Riverbank Stabilization Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Township of Pequannock for Pump Station 1,092,000 Sherrill
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Township of Montville for PFAS Treatment 1,092,000 Sherrill
Revolving Fund Implementation Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Town of Dover for Lead Service Line 1,092,000 Sherrill
Revolving Fund Replacements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Township of Nutley for Booster Pump Station 500,000 Sherrill
Revolving Fund Enhancement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IN Town of Glenwood for Water Line Project 1,250,000 Shreve
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IN Town of Dublin for Water Treatment Plant 1,250,000 Shreve
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of San Leandro for Water Infrastructure 1,092,000 Simon
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA East Bay Regional Park District for Martin 1,092,000 Simon
Revolving Fund Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline Water
Quality Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State ID Shoshone-Bannock Tribes for Water Tank 4,000,000 Simpson
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State ID City of Rigby for Drinking Water Improvement 2,500,000 Simpson
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State ID City of Bellevue for Drinking Water 4,000,000 Simpson
Revolving Fund Improvements Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State ID City of American Falls for Water Improvement 2,500,000 Simpson
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NE Village of Ohiowa for Well Replacement 344,000 Smith (NE)
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NE Village of Ewing for Water Management 716,000 Smith (NE)
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Township of Manchester for Water Supply and 1,750,000 Smith (NJ)
Revolving Fund Treatment Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Ocean County Utility Authority for Pump 2,000,000 Smith (NJ)
Revolving Fund Station Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Borough of Belmar Environmental Commission 1,000,000 Smith (NJ)
Revolving Fund for Stormwater Quality Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WA City of Renton for Kennydale Lakeline 1,092,000 Smith (WA)
Revolving Fund Sanitary Sewer and Water Quality
Preservation Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WA King County Water District 54 for Water 1,092,000 Smith (WA)
Revolving Fund Treatment Modernization
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL City of Bloomington for East Street Basin 1,092,000 Sorensen
Revolving Fund Stormwater Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL City of Elmwood for Wastewater Lagoon 1,000,000 Sorensen
Revolving Fund Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL City of Macomb for Storm Sewer Upgrades 1,092,000 Sorensen
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL City of Rock Island for Mill Street 1,092,000 Sorensen
Revolving Fund Wastewater Treatment Plant Maintenance
Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL City of Silvis for 3rd and 7th Street Sewer 1,092,000 Sorensen
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State IL Village of Maquon for Wastewater Plant 720,000 Sorensen
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL City of Freeport for Water Main Replacement 1,092,000 Sorensen
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of Coal Valley for Water Main 1,092,000 Sorensen
Revolving Fund Extension and Well #4 Water Tower
Construction Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NM Village of Corrales for Wastewater Main 1,092,000 Stansbury
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NM City of Santa Rosa for Wastewater 1,092,000 Stansbury
Revolving Fund Rehabilitation Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NM Town of Bernalillo for Wastewater Treatment 1,092,000 Stansbury
Revolving Fund Plant Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State AZ City of Mesa for Sewer Pipe Inspection and 1,092,000 Stanton
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State AZ City of Mesa for Vault Meter Rehabilitation 592,000 Stanton
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State AZ City of Tempe for Kyrene Recharge Well 1,092,000 Stanton
Revolving Fund Pipelines Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State AZ City of Chandler for New Wells Project 1,000,000 Stanton
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Duluth for Water Treatment Plant 1,750,000 Stauber
Revolving Fund Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Ely for Water System Improvements 2,000,000 Stauber
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Nashwauk for Water Infrastructure 1,061,000 Stauber
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN Hibbing Public Utilities Commission for 1,000,000 Stauber
Revolving Fund Water Main Replacement and Treatment Plant
Upgrade
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Kettle River for Water and 1,000,000 Stauber
Revolving Fund Wastewater Improvements Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Cook for Wastewater Treatment System 330,000 Stauber
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN Northern Township for Wastewater Project 750,000 Stauber
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Coleraine for Water and Sewer System 750,000 Stauber
Revolving Fund Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Keewatin for Water and Sewer 750,000 Stauber
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MN City of Pine City for Wastewater Treatment 750,000 Stauber
Revolving Fund System Upgrade
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MN City of Mountain Iron for Water Main Loop 750,000 Stauber
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Town of Richmondville for Wastewater 1,000,000 Stefanik
Revolving Fund Treatment Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Town of Lake Luzerne for Water Storage Tank 1,784,000 Stefanik
Revolving Fund Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Village of Evans Mills for Wastewater 2,000,000 Stefanik
Revolving Fund Treatment Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Village of Broadalbin for Storage Tank 2,000,000 Stefanik
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Village of Port Leyden for Water 2,000,000 Stefanik
Revolving Fund Distribution System Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Village of Hudson Falls for Water Main 2,000,000 Stefanik
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Town of Herkimer for Wastewater System 1,594,064 Stefanik
Revolving Fund Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Town of Longboat Key for Raw Wastewater 1,000,000 Steube
Revolving Fund Transmission Pipeline Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Easterseals Southwest Florida for Stormwater 750,000 Steube
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI City of Auburn Hills for Stormwater 723,200 Stevens
Revolving Fund Infrastructure
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI City of Farmington for Community Sanitary 1,092,000 Stevens
Revolving Fund System Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI City of Berkley for Lead Water Service Line 1,092,000 Stevens
Revolving Fund Replacements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI City of Ferndale for Lead Service Line 400,000 Stevens
Revolving Fund Verifications
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State AL Town of Rogersville for Elevated Water 1,500,000 Strong
Revolving Fund Storage Tank
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IN Huntington City Water Utility for Water Main 1,474,360 Stutzman
Revolving Fund Replacements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IN Fort Wayne City Utilities for Water and 2,000,000 Stutzman
Revolving Fund Stormwater Improvement Project Phase I
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State VA Upper Occoquan Service Authority for 1,092,000 Subramanyam
Revolving Fund Wastewater Facility Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State VA Town of Hamilton for Well 15 Development 650,000 Subramanyam
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State VA Town of Lovettsville for Water Tower 1,092,000 Subramanyam
Revolving Fund Installation Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Hicksville Water District for AOP Treatment 1,092,000 Suozzi
Revolving Fund at Plant No. 11
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Port Washington Water Pollution Control 1,092,000 Suozzi
Revolving Fund District for Wastewater Pump Stations
Upgrade
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Village of Manorhaven for Sanitary Sewer 1,092,000 Suozzi
Revolving Fund Channel Crossing Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Village of Roslyn for Sewer Pipe Inspection 864,000 Suozzi
Revolving Fund and Repair Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Village of Sea Cliff for Sanitary Sewer 1,092,000 Suozzi
Revolving Fund Expansion Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Bethpage Water District for Treatment 1,092,000 Suozzi
Revolving Fund Upgrades for PFAS and VOC at Plant No. 5
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Port Washington Water District for Longview 704,000 Suozzi
Revolving Fund Booster Station Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Village of Farmingdale for Water Treatment 1,092,000 Suozzi
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Village of Sands Point for Water Improvement 1,092,000 Suozzi
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Village of Williston Park for PFAS Treatment 1,092,000 Suozzi
Revolving Fund at Well 4
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Westbury Water District for Well 16 1,4- 1,092,000 Suozzi
Revolving Fund Dioxane Treatment/PFOS/PFOA Treatments
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA Alameda County Public Works for Livermore 1,000,000 Swalwell
Revolving Fund Sewer Extension to Protect Ground Water
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA Oro Loma Sanitary District for Digester 1,092,000 Swalwell
Revolving Fund Seismic Retrofit Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH Summit County for Peninsula Sanitary Sewer 1,092,000 Sykes
Revolving Fund Collection and Treatment Facilities
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH City of Cuyahoga Falls for Water Treatment 1,092,000 Sykes
Revolving Fund Plant Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH Village of Silver Lake for Water Main 725,223 Sykes
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District for 1,092,000 Takano
Revolving Fund Clean Water/Wastewater Infrastructure
Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA Eastern Municipal Water District for Well 1,092,000 Takano
Revolving Fund 84D Water Quality Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA Jurupa Community Services District for Well 1,092,000 Takano
Revolving Fund 29 Development
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA Western Municipal Water District for 1,092,000 Takano
Revolving Fund Reservoir Management Systems
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH City of Wellston for Water Treatment Plant 2,000,000 Taylor
Revolving Fund Construction Phase II
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH Brown County Rural Water Association for 2,000,000 Taylor
Revolving Fund Water Tank Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH City of Logan for Water Treatment Plant and 1,250,000 Taylor
Revolving Fund Water Tower Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH Village of Winchester for Wastewater 1,250,000 Taylor
Revolving Fund Treatment Plan Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH Clinton County Board of Commissioners for 949,566 Taylor
Revolving Fund Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH Village of McArthur for Waterline 1,000,000 Taylor
Revolving Fund Replacement Project Phase I
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State OH Village of Williamsburg for Sewer Extension 1,000,000 Taylor
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Town of Phelps for Sanitary Sewer 1,000,000 Tenney
Revolving Fund Distribution Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Village of Geneseo for Water and Sewer 1,000,000 Tenney
Revolving Fund System Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Village of Waterloo for Sewer System 750,000 Tenney
Revolving Fund Improvements and Wastewater Treatment Plant
Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Town of Throop for Water Supply Project 750,000 Tenney
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Village of Mexico for Water System 750,000 Tenney
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI Great Lakes Water Authority for 7 Mile Sewer 1,092,000 Thanedar
Revolving Fund Rehabilitation Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI Great Lakes Water Authority for Fox Creek 1,092,000 Thanedar
Revolving Fund Enclosure Condition Assessment
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI Great Lakes Water Authority for Freud and 1,092,000 Thanedar
Revolving Fund Conners Creek Pump Station Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI Great Lakes Water Authority for Oakwood 1,092,000 Thanedar
Revolving Fund District Intercommunity Relief Sewer
Modification
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI City of Allen Park for Allen Road Water Main 1,092,000 Thanedar
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI City of Wyandotte for Lead Service Line 1,092,000 Thanedar
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI Great Lakes Water Authority for Downriver 1,092,000 Thanedar
Revolving Fund Loop Water Main Construction
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA Solano Irrigation District for Vaca Valley 1,092,000 Thompson (CA)
Revolving Fund Public Water System Consolidation, Phase I
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State PA Borough of Ford City for Storm Sewer 1,940,928 Thompson (PA)
Revolving Fund Rehabilitation
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State PA Freeburg Borough for Sewer System 750,000 Thompson (PA)
Revolving Fund Rehabilitation Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State SC Commissioners of Public Works of the City of 1,750,000 Timmons
Revolving Fund Greenville for Transfer Pump Station
Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State SC MetroConnects for Sewer Replacement Project 1,750,000 Timmons
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NV City of Boulder City for Wastewater 980,000 Titus
Revolving Fund Treatment Plant Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI Garden City for Water System Rehabilitation 1,092,000 Tlaib
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI City of Lathrup Village for Eldorado Water 880,000 Tlaib
Revolving Fund Main Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State HI Kauai County Department of Water Supply for 1,092,000 Tokuda
Revolving Fund Kilauea Water Tank Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State HI Maui County for Lahaina Water Infrastructure 1,092,000 Tokuda
Revolving Fund Resiliency and Hardening
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Village of Altamont for Wastewater Treatment 1,092,000 Tonko
Revolving Fund Plant Disinfection Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NY Village of Menands for South End 1,092,000 Tonko
Revolving Fund Neighborhood Water System Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NY Town of Stillwater for Phase Three Water 1,092,000 Tonko
Revolving Fund Main Replacements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Chino Hills for Los Serranos Flood 1,092,000 Torres (CA)
Revolving Fund Protection Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Upland for Campus Avenue Storm Drain 1,092,000 Torres (CA)
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA Inland Empire Utilities Agency for Chino 1,092,000 Torres (CA)
Revolving Fund Basin Advanced Water Purification
Demonstration Facility
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Chino for Benson Emergency Power 1,092,000 Torres (CA)
Revolving Fund Generator Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA Monte Vista Water District for Pipeline 1,092,000 Torres (CA)
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MA City of Lowell for Centralville Sewer 1,092,000 Trahan
Revolving Fund Separation Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MA Town of Littleton for Common Sewer System 1,092,000 Trahan
Revolving Fund Expansion Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Groton for Groton/Dunstable/ 1,092,000 Trahan
Revolving Fund Pepperell Regional Water System Expansion
PFAS Mitigation Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MA Town of Westford for PFAS Treatment 1,092,000 Trahan
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Cypress for Stormwater Pump Station 1,092,000 Tran
Revolving Fund Upgrade
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State OH City of Dayton for Water Infrastructure 2,000,000 Turner
Revolving Fund Project Phase I
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Grand Prairie Water Commission for Water 1,092,000 Underwood
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Project in Northern Illinois
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL City of Oglesby for Water Main Replacement 1,020,800 Underwood
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State IL Village of Oswego for Drinking Water Supply 1,092,000 Underwood
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of Avenal for Water Storage Tank 4,000,000 Valadao
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA City of McFarland for Well Replacement 2,000,000 Valadao
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA County of Kings for New Well Project 2,000,000 Valadao
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Corcoran for Stormwater Enhancements 2,000,000 Valadao
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District for 2,000,000 Valadao
Revolving Fund Groundwater Recharge Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA Arvin-Edison Water Storage District for 2,000,000 Valadao
Revolving Fund Water Supply Expansion Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Borough of Swedesboro for Lead Pipe 1,000,000 Van Drew
Revolving Fund Abatement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NJ Long Beach Township for Sewer Main 750,000 Van Drew
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State TX City of Keller for Water Line Project 1,000,000 Van Duyne
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State WI City of Altoona for Water System 2,250,000 Van Orden
Revolving Fund Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State WI City of Prairie du Chien for Wastewater 1,250,000 Van Orden
Revolving Fund Treatment Facility Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of San Diego for Beta Street Channel 1,092,000 Vargas
Revolving Fund and Storm Drain Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of San Diego for Jamacha Drainage 1,092,000 Vargas
Revolving Fund Channel Upgrade Storm Water Drain Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA Sweetwater Authority for Sodium Hypochlorite 1,000,000 Vargas
Revolving Fund Chlorination Water Treatment System
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NM Anthony Water and Sanitation District for 1,092,000 Vasquez
Revolving Fund Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NM City of Belen for Wastewater Treatment 1,092,000 Vasquez
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State NM City of Truth or Consequences for Clancy 1,092,000 Vasquez
Revolving Fund Lift Station Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NM Ramah Navajo School Board for Drinking Water 1,092,000 Vasquez
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State VA Greene County for Stanardsville Water Main 1,092,000 Vindman
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State VA Town of Orange for Liquid Feed Building 800,000 Vindman
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI Whiteford Township for Water Plant Upgrades 2,000,000 Walberg
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State MI GRSD Sewer Authority for Tertiary Filter 2,000,000 Walberg
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI City of Jonesville for Lead Service Line and 1,000,000 Walberg
Revolving Fund Water Main Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI Summit Township for Water Supply Project 750,000 Walberg
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MI Village of Michiana for Water Main 1,000,000 Walberg
Revolving Fund Replacement
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Dania Beach for Wastewater 1,000,000 Wasserman
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Improvement Schultz
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Hallandale Beach for Water Main 1,092,000 Wasserman
Revolving Fund Rehabilitation Project Schultz
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Hollywood for Boulevard Heights 1,092,000 Wasserman
Revolving Fund Sewer Expansion Project Schultz
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Sunrise for Southwest Wastewater 1,092,000 Wasserman
Revolving Fund Treatment Plant New Deep Injection Well Schultz
Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Cooper City for Wastewater Treatment Plant 1,092,000 Wasserman
Revolving Fund New Headworks Facility Project Schultz
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State CA City of Compton for Willowbrook-Culver Sewer 1,092,000 Waters
Revolving Fund Replacement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State NJ Borough of Rocky Hill for Municipal Water 1,092,000 Watson Coleman
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Wildwood for Wastewater Capacity 2,000,000 Webster
Revolving Fund Upgrades
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Polk City for Wastewater Improvement 1,750,000 Webster
Revolving Fund Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL City of Clermont for Stormwater 750,000 Webster
Revolving Fund Infrastructure Improvements
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State FL Crest Avenue Wastewater Treatment Facility 750,000 Webster
Revolving Fund Capacity Expansion and Process Optimization
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State CA Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency for PFAS 1,092,000 Whitesides
Revolving Fund Treatment Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State FL City of North Miami for Water Plant 1,092,000 Wilson
Revolving Fund Modernization Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State VA City of Williamsburg for Water System 295,000 Wittman
Revolving Fund Improvement Project
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State AR City of Elkins for Water System Improvements 3,750,000 Womack
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Clean Water State AR Springdale Water Utilities for Trunk Line 3,000,000 Womack
Revolving Fund Construction
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MT Town of Alberton for Water Storage Project 1,000,000 Zinke
Revolving Fund
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MT Town of Philipsburg for Transmission Line 1,750,000 Zinke
Revolving Fund Upgrade
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Environmental Protection Agency STAG--Drinking Water State MT Missoula County for Water Well Upgrades 1,750,000 Zinke
Revolving Fund
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES
Statement of New Budget Authority
The following table provides the amounts recommended by the
Committee by account.
MINORITY VIEWS
The fiscal year 2026 Interior, Environment and Related
Agencies (Interior) Appropriations bill is deeply flawed. The
bill would raise utility bills and energy prices, worsen the
climate crisis, put polluters over public health, and abandon
stewardship of our National Parks, all to benefit billionaires
and big corporations.
The bill compounds the damage our agencies, states, and
communities are dealing with in wake of the President's illegal
funding freezes, rescissions, and the majority's unwillingness
to negotiate full-year funding bills.
The bill cuts funding to states for water infrastructure
through the State Revolving Funds by 62 percent. It also cuts
the grant programs that fund state environmental programs, and
slashes funding for EPA operating programs by 23 percent. The
Minority made multiple attempts to restore funding in the bill,
but the Majority strongly resisted these efforts. Both Ranking
Member DeLauro's amendment to restore State Revolving Funds and
Representative Watson Coleman's to restore Environmental
Justice funding failed along party lines.
Withdrawing federal funding will mean states and local
governments will be forced to raise their taxes or services
will be cut. Nobody benefits. Republicans just increased the
federal deficit by $3.4 trillion during reconciliation, and at
the same time, they are cutting funding for programs that
protect public health and the environment, maintain our
national parks, and support the arts and humanities.
The cuts in this bill, taken together with the rescissions
in H.R. 1, will debilitate America's ability to address the
climate crisis. It has become clear that the administration has
moved beyond climate change denial and into actively
dismantling the government's climate work.
If we are going to keep the public safe, building
resilience and fighting against the impact of climate change is
a commonsense measure. Yet Republicans clawed back those funds
so that they could give tax breaks to billionaires.
The bill cuts the National Park Service by $213 million.
That is on top of the nearly half a billion dollars Republicans
rescinded from national parks and public lands in H.R. 1. That
funding would have supported conservation projects, habitat
restoration, and staffing at our parks.
Making matters worse, the majority's failure to reauthorize
the Great American Outdoors Act means that the National Park
Service will no longer receive an annual $1.3 billion to
address deferred maintenance. Taken together, these cuts have
created a crisis that risks destroying the legacy of our
national park system.
This administration is trying to sideline anything it deems
artistically or culturally offensive, regardless of the effect
its decisions will have on people and communities.
The Trump Administration has illegally terminated thousands
of grants at both the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and
the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH). It fired nearly 80
percent of NEH staff and revoked funding for the State
Humanities Councils. In the wake of these assaults, it is
critical that Congress assert its support for the NEA and NEH,
but the bill cuts each endowment by $72 million or 35%. Ranking
Member Pingree's amendment would have restored funding for both
endowments to fiscal year 2025 enacted levels, but once again
it was rejected by the Majority.
The bill also cuts funding for cultural institutions, such
as the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian Institution.
This comes on the heels of the President accusing the
Smithsonian of promoting ``divisive, race-centered ideology,''
and not doing enough to ``promote American greatness.''
Attempting to recast entire agencies in one's own political
image, or silence expression one does not like, goes against
the values we hold dear: free speech, equal opportunity and the
idea that our democracy is strengthened when everyone has
access to knowledge, culture and a voice in the national story.
The President's attempt to dismantle our artistic and
cultural institutions will not ``Make America Great Again'',
and it must not be tolerated. Sadly, instead of condemning this
behavior, the Majority supported Chairman Simpson's amendment
to name the Opera House in the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts after a family member of the President.
Finally, the bill includes 73 poison pill riders that
cripple environmental protection, undermine climate change
policies, and add to the national deficit.
This bill has been considered during a time of remarkable
upheaval for the Committee. Since taking office in January
2025, the executive branch has been engaged in a rampant,
unlawful, and unconstitutional disregard for spending laws. In
particular, the Office of Management and Budget has been at the
center of a government-wide effort to thwart the intent of this
Committee's laws in its actions, while also unlawfully refusing
to publish the agency's legally-binding budget decisions (known
as apportionments) in contravention of an unambiguous and
constitutionally sound assertion of the Congress's authority to
impose transparency requirements upon the executive branch.
The current executive branch has contended--at times--an
inherent Presidential power to impound. However, while this
bill was approved over the objection of all Democrats on the
Committee, the debate and proceedings made unmistakably clear,
just as former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States William Rehnquist concluded (at the time an Assistant
Attorney General with the Department of Justice Office):
``With respect to the suggestion that the President
has a constitutional power to decline to spend
appropriated funds, we must conclude that existence of
such a broad power is supported by neither reason nor
precedent.''
The laws considered and enacted by this Committee reflect
the legally binding expression of Congress's constitutional
power of the purse, effectuated through the conditions and
permissions the Committee places on spending authority through
the Congress's Article I powers. Just as the Committee chooses
to allow or restrict the purpose for any funds in the bill, so
too does the Committee decide the amount for which an activity
shall be funded. When the Committee allows the flexibility of
merely mandating a ceiling (or upper limit) or a floor (lowest
required level) for an activity, it does so in contrast to
every other instance where it has included a specific amount,
which unless otherwise stated is Congress's clear intent to be
both a floor and a ceiling.
These perspectives are both uncontroversial and
longstanding principles on which all of the Committee's work
rests.
In its current form, this bill fails the American people by
cutting environmental protection; shredding safeguards that
protect our air, water, and endangered species; and allowing
rampant corruption in the Executive Branch to go unchecked.
Given these shortcomings, we cannot support this bill in its
current form. Despite our current opposition, we intend to
continue to work with Chairman Simpson through this year's
appropriations process to produce a responsible bill that both
parties can support.
Rosa L. DeLauro.
Chellie Pingree.
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