123STA T . 2 908PUBLIC LA W 111 – 88 —O CT. 30 , 2009 30,UnitedS t a te sCo de,isa m ended by st r i k in g t h e p hrase ‘ ‘and be f ore September 30, 2 00 8 , ’ ’ and rep l a c ing it w ith‘‘, tothee x tent pro v ided in advance in A ppropriations Acts,’’ . Section 28i of title 30, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘28k’’ and replacing it with ‘‘28l’’. U NITED ST A TE SF IS H AND W I L DLI F ESE RV I C E RES OU RCE M ANA G EMENT For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as a u thori z ed by law, and for scientific and economic studies, general administration, and for the performance of other authorized functions related to such resources, $1 ,2 69 , 4 06,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011 except as otherwise provided herein
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d ,T hat $2, 5 00,000 is for high priority pro j ects, which shall be carried out by the Y outh Conservation Corps: Provided fu r th er, That not to exceed $22,103,000 shall be used for implementing subsections ( a ) , (b), (c), and (e) of section 4ofthe E ndangered Species Act, as amended, (except for processing petitions, developing and issuing proposed and final regulations, and taking any other steps to implement actions described in sub - section (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)( B )(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)), of which not to exceed $11,632,000 shall be used for any activity regarding the designation of critical habitat, pursuant to subsection (a)(3), excluding litigation support, for species listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) prior to O ctober 1, 2009: Provided further, That of the amount available for law enforcement, up to $400,000, to remain available until expended, may at the discretion of the Secretary be used for pay- ment for information, rewards, or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by the Service, and miscellaneous and emer- gency expenses of enforcement activity, authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate: Provided further, That of the amount provided for environmental contaminants, up to $1,000,000 may remain avail- able until expended for contaminant sample analyses. CONSTRUCTION For construction, improvement, ac q uisition, or removal of buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, manage- ment, investigation, protection, and utilization of fishery and wild- life resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein
$3 7 ,439,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds provided under this heading in P ublic L aw 111 – 8, division E for K ealia Pond N ational Wildlife R efuge, Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Patuxent Research Refuge, Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge, and M ammoth Springs National Fish H atchery may be reallocated to acquire migratory bird survey aircraft and for construction at Neosho National Fish Hatchery. LAND AC Q UISITION For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water Con- servation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 through 11), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
