Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 123.djvu/2947

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This page needs to be proofread.

123STA T . 2 9 2 7PUBLIC LA W 111 –8 8 —O CT. 3 0, 2009 TWINC ITI ESR ESE A RC H CENTER S EC .106 . Notwi t hs t and in g an y oth erp ro v ision o fl aw , in c on - veying the T win C ities R esearch Center u nder the authority pro- vided b y P ublic L aw 10 4– 1 3 4,asa m ended by Public Law 104– 2 0 8 , the Secretary may accept and retain land and other forms of reimbursement

Provide

d , That the Secretary may retain and use any such reimbursement until e x pended and without further appropriation: ( 1 ) for the benefit of the National W ildlife Refuge System within the State of M innesota

and (2) for all activities authori z edby16 U .S.C. 460zz. P A YM ENT OF FEES SEC. 10 7 . The Secretary of the I nterior may use discretionary funds to pay private attorney fees and costs for employees and former employees of the D epartment of the Interior reasonably incurred in connection with Cobell v. Salazar to the extent that such fees and costs are not paid by the Department of J ustice or by private insurance. In no case shall the Secretary ma k e pay- ments under this section that would result in payment of hourly fees in excess of the highest hourly rate approved by the District Court for the District of Columbia for counsel in Cobell v. Salazar. MASS MAR K IN G OF SA L MONI D S SEC. 108. The United States F ish and Wildlife Service shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened and endan- gered species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from federally operated or federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily identified by commercial and recreational fishers. ELLIS, GO V ERNORS, AND LI B ERTY ISLANDS SEC. 10 9 . Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to ac q uire lands, waters, or interests therein including the use of all or part of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of New Y ork and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose of operating and maintaining facili- ties in the support of transportation and accommodation of visitors to E llis, G overnors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program and administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated funds, including franchise fees (and other monetary consideration), or by exchange; and the Secretary is authorized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, concession contracts or other agree- ments for the use of such facilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine reasonable. PROHIBITION ON U SE OF FUNDS SEC. 110. (a) A ny proposed new use of the Arizona & California Railroad Company ’ s Right of Way for conveyance of water shall not proceed unless the Secretary of the Interior certifies that the proposed new use is within the scope of the Right of Way. Certif i ca ti on.N e wY or k . New J er s e y . Contracts.