118 STAT. 2846 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 SEC. 753. Not more than $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to carry out section 6029 of Public Law 107–171. SEC. 754. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act shall be expended to violate Public Law 105– 264. SEC. 755. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a ground and surface water conservation program authorized by section 2301 of Public Law 107–171 in excess of $51,000,000. SEC. 756. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to issue a final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise imple ment, the proposed rule on cost sharing for animal and plant health emergency programs of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published on July 8, 2003 (Docket No. 02–062–1; 68 Fed. Reg. 40541). SEC. 757. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to study, complete a study of, or enter into a contract with a private party to carry out, without specific authorization in a subsequent Act of Congress, a competitive sourcing activity of the Secretary of Agriculture, including support personnel of the Department of Agriculture, relating to rural development or farm loan programs. SEC. 758. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may use appropriations available to the Secretary for activities authorized under sections 426–426c of title 7, United States Code, under this or any other Act, to enter into cooperative agreements, with a State, political subdivision, or agency thereof, a public or private agency, organization, or any other person, to lease aircraft if the Secretary determines that the objectives of the agreement will: (1) serve a mutual interest of the parties to the agreement in carrying out the programs administered by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services; and (2) all parties will contribute resources to the accomplishment of these objectives; award of a cooperative agreement authorized by the Secretary may be made for an initial term not to exceed 5 years. SEC. 759. There is hereby appropriated $1,491,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006, to carry out section 6028 of Public Law 107–171: Provided, That notwithstanding section 383B(g)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb–1(g)(1)), the Federal share of the administrative expenses of the Northern Great Plains Regional Authority for fiscal year 2005 shall be 100 percent. SEC. 760. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out section 9010 of Public Law 107–171 in excess of $100,000,000. SEC. 761. (a) The matter under the heading ‘‘Rural Community Advancement Program’’ in division A—Agriculture, Rural Develop ment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Pro grams Appropriations, 2004, title III—Rural Development Pro grams, in Public Law 108–199 is amended by striking ‘‘$1,750,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.); and not less than $2,000,000 shall be available for grants
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