123STA T .7 2 9PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11 , 2 0 09 thefundsav a il a b le unde r this title f o r g rants m a y be used to p ay for the salaries of individual c onsultants at more than the daily e q uivalent of the rate paid for level IV of the Ex ecutive S chedule .N one of the funds made available by this A ct may be used in contravention of , or to delay the implementation of, Executive O rder No. 1289 8of F ebruary 11, 199 4(5 9 Fed. R eg. 76 29
relating to Federal actions to address environmental j ustice in minority populations and lo w- income populations ) . T itle II of P ublic L aw1 0 9 – 54, under the heading Administrative Provisions, is amended
in the fourth paragraph, stri k e ‘ ‘make not to exceed five appointments in any fiscal year under the authority provided in 42 U .S. C . 209 for the Office of Research and D evelop- ment ’ ’ and insert ‘‘employ up to thirty persons at any one time in the Office of Research and Development under the authority provided in 42 U.S.C. 209’’. From unobligated balances to carry out projects and activities funded through the State and Tribal Assistance G rants Account, $ 10,000,000 are permanently rescinded. Of the funds provided in the Environmental Programs and M anagement Account, not less than $6,500,000 shall be used for activities to develop and publish a final rule not later than J une 26, 2009, and to begin implementation, to require mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions above appropriate thresholds in all sectors of the economy of the United States, as required by Public Law 110–161. For fiscal year 2009 and thereafter, the Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and Management, Office of Inspector Gen- eral, H a z ardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities provided that the cost does not exceed $85,000 per project. TITLE III RELATED AGENCIES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE F OREST SER VIC E F OREST AND RAN G E L AND RESEARC H For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as authorized by law, $296, 3 80,000, to remain available until expended: Provide d , That of the funds provided, $60,770,000 is for the forest inventory and analysis program. STATE AND P RIVATE FORESTR Y For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing tech- nical and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions, and others, and for forest health management, including treatments of pests, pathogens, and invasive or noxious plants and for restoring and rehabilitating forests damaged by pests or invasive plants, cooperative forestry, and education and land conservation activities and conducting an international program as authorized, $265,861,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized 42USC 4 370h.Publicat i on . Reg ulation s . D ea d line. Gr eenhouse gas e m issions. 1 1 9 Stat. 5 31.
