123STA T .709PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11 , 2009 con n e c tiv it yb et w een t h e Park an d the W ater C on s ervation A reas .T he f easibi l ity st u dy and the reco m mendation of the S ecretary shall be submitted to the Con g ress no later than 12 months from the date of enactment of this Act
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d fu r th er , That for fiscal year 2 0 0 9 and hereafter , fees p aid by the N ational Park Service to the West Y ellowstone /H ebgen B asin Solid Waste D istrict will be restricted to operations and maintenance costs of the facility, given the capital contribution made by the National Park Service: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a single procurement for the construction pro j ect at the J efferson M emorial pla z a and seawall in Washington, DC, may be issued which includes the full scope of the project: Provided further, That the solicitation and the contract shall contain the clause ‘ ‘avail - ability of funds ’ ’ found at 48 C FR5 2.2 3 2.18: Provided further, That the National Park Service shall grant funds not to e x ceed $ 3,000,000 to the St. L ouis Metropolitan Park and Recreation Dis- trict for the purpose of planning and constructing a pedestrian bridge to provide safe visitor access to the Jefferson National E xpan- sion Memorial Arch: Provided further, That the unobligated bal- ances in the Federal I nfrastructure Improvement Fund under this heading are permanently rescinded. LAND AND W A TERCO N S ER V AT I ON FU ND ( RESCISSION ) The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2009 by 1 6U .S.C. 460l – 10a is rescinded. LAND AC Q UISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE (INCLUDIN G RESCISSION OF FUNDS) For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water Con- servation Act of 1965, as amended ( 16 U.S.C. 460l–4 through 11 ) , including administrative expenses, and for ac q uisition of lands or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with the statutory authority applicable to the National Park Service, $65,190,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended, of which $20,000,000 is for the State assistance program and of which $4,000,000 is available for grants, subject to a match by at least an equal amount, to States, regional entities, local communities, and the private sector for cost-shared fee simple acquisition of land or permanent, protec- tive interests in land, to preserve, conserve, and enhance nationally significant Civil War Battlefields: Provided, That of the unobligated balances under this heading for State Assistance, $1,000,000 are permanently rescinded. UR B AN P AR K AND RECREATION FUND (RESCISSION) O f the unobligated balances available under this heading, $1,300,000 are rescinded. 16USC4 6 0l– 10 anote. St udy . R e c o m menda - t i on s . D ead l ine.
