H.R. 9171 — Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

This section authorizes the use of appropriations made in this title, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, for emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes. It conditions such use on exhaustion of funds specifically made available to the Department of the Interior for emergencies and requires replenishment through a promptly requested supplemental appropriation.

This section authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to expend or transfer no-year appropriations for wildland fire suppression and prevention, emergency rehabilitation of burned lands, responses to earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or oil spills, grasshopper and Mormon cricket control, and emergency reclamation projects under section 410 of Public Law 95–87. It permits transfers from the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to assume regulatory authority if a primacy state fails to implement the Surface Mining Act, requires that wildland fire funds be used only after suppression appropriations are projected to exhaust within 30 days, and mandates prompt replenishment of transferred amounts by supplemental appropriation on a pro rata basis.

This section authorizes the Department of the Interior to use appropriations for expert and consultant services up to $500,000 total, purchase and replacement of motor vehicles including specially equipped law enforcement vehicles, hire maintenance and operation of aircraft, hire of passenger motor vehicles, purchase of reprints, payment for telephone service in private field residences, and payment of dues for library memberships in societies or associations that issue publications only to members or at reduced member prices.

This section permits appropriations and unobligated balances under the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and Bureau of Trust Funds Administration headings to be expended or transferred for Indian trust management and reform activities. It limits total funding for settlement support activities to amounts designated in the Act and requires the Secretary to notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 60 days of any expenditure or transfer, including the amount and planned use.

This section authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to redistribute Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including base funds, to address identified unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas, or inaccurate distribution methodologies. No tribe may receive a reduction exceeding 10 percent in fiscal year 2027, except under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas, or inaccurate distribution methodologies.

This section establishes nonrefundable inspection fees for offshore facilities subject to inspection under 43 U.S.C. 1348(c) in fiscal year 2027, deposited into the Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement account. (1) Annual fees for above-waterline facilities (excluding drilling rigs) are set at $10,500 for facilities with no wells but with processing equipment or gathering lines, $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, and $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells. (2) Per-inspection fees for drilling rigs are set at $30,500 in water depths of 500 feet or more and $16,700 in shallower depths. (3) Per-inspection fees for non-rig units are set at $13,260 in water depths of 2,500 feet or more, $11,530 between 500 and 2,499 feet, and $4,470 in shallower depths. (4) Annual fees for offshore wind facilities are set at $7,300 for a control center, $15,400 for visual inspection of a wind turbine generator, and $15,400 for visual inspection of a substation facility, with physical inspections at $72,800 each. (5) Billing and payment deadlines are specified by facility type.

This section authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into multiyear cooperative agreements and contracts with nonprofit organizations and other entities for the long-term care and maintenance of excess wild free-roaming horses and burros on private land. Agreements and contracts may last up to 10 years, subject to renewal at the Secretary's discretion, and are exempt from the 5-year term limit under section 3903 of title 41, United States Code.

This section requires the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to implement a system of mass marking for salmonid stocks intended for harvest that are released from federally operated or federally financed hatcheries, including coho, chinook, and steelhead. The marks must be visible and readily identifiable by commercial and recreational fishers.

This section authorizes Indian Affairs to record obligations against accounts receivable from State, local, and Tribal governments during fiscal year 2027 for cooperative work, provided total obligations at year-end do not exceed total available budgetary resources.

This section authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to or enter into cooperative agreements with private nonprofit organizations designated by the Secretary of Labor under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to employ older Americans in programs administered by the Department. It prohibits any such agreement from displacing current Department employees, using program participants in jobs held by laid-off federal employees, or affecting existing service contracts.

This section authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to transfer funds among offices and bureaus affected by the reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education to establish separate accounts, but only in conformance with the reprogramming guidelines in this Act.

This section authorizes federally recognized Indian Tribes and authorized Tribal organizations receiving Tribally Controlled School Grants to obtain interagency motor vehicles and related services for grant activities to the same extent as tribes contracting under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.

This section authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, for fiscal year 2027, to set minimum basic pay rates up to 15 percent above the standard schedule for Department of the Interior employees in the Appraiser (GS–1171) job series at grades 11 through 15 who conduct real property appraisals and appraisal reviews for the Department’s realty programs.

This section prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from using any funds made available by this or any other Act to write, issue, implement, administer, or enforce a proposed or final rule or any threatened or endangered species status for the greater sage-grouse or any of its distinct population segments under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

This section authorizes the National Park Service to retain up to 7 percent of the State Conservation Grants program and provide those amounts as matching grants to States, the District of Columbia, and insular areas for state program administrative costs.

This section authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in fiscal years 2027 and 2028, to execute agreements among component bureaus and offices for co-locating in shared facilities, detailing staff on a nonreimbursable basis for up to 5 business days, and sharing staff and equipment to achieve operating efficiencies where mission alignment or geographic proximity exists. It requires participating bureaus to bear costs in proportion to their benefit and permits advance or reimbursable fund transfers.

This section prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds made available by this Act to issue a right-of-way or to process or approve any notice to proceed or related action for construction or operational activities under the Lava Ridge Wind Project right-of-way authorization.

This section directs the Bureau of Land Management to prioritize validity determinations for mining claims located within the area covered by Public Land Order 7921 upon request by the claimant and to complete any such determination within 3 years of receipt.

This section prohibits the use of any federal funds to ban lead ammunition or tackle, or to regulate lead levels in them, on federal land or water open to hunting or fishing. The prohibition applies unless the Secretary of the Interior determines, based on field data from that specific unit, that lead caused a wildlife population decline and the restriction is consistent with or approved by the state fish and wildlife department. The Secretary must publish an explanation of the determination in the Federal Register.

This section prohibits the use of any federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce the November 25, 2022, final rule that lists the southern distinct population segment of the lesser prairie-chicken as endangered and the northern distinct population segment as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

This section prohibits the use of any federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce the November 30, 2022, final rule listing the northern long-eared bat as an endangered species.

This section directs the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rule removing the gray wolf (Canis lupus) from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife within 60 days of enactment. It exempts the reissuance from judicial review.

This section prohibits the use of any federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce the November 30, 2023, final rule granting threatened species status with a Section 4(d) rule to the North American Wolverine.

This section prohibits the use of any federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce the May 3, 2024, final rule establishing a nonessential experimental population of grizzly bears in the North Cascades Ecosystem in Washington State.

This section prohibits the use of any federal funds by the Secretary of the Interior to establish an experimental population of grizzly bears under the Endangered Species Act within the Bitterroot Ecosystem of Montana and Idaho.

This section prohibits the use of funds made available by this or any other Act to implement, administer, or enforce any proposed or final Endangered Species Act rule regarding fish that are legally held in captivity or a controlled environment and maintained in physical separation from any wild population of the same species.

This section prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from using funds made available by this or any other Act to facilitate or allow the introduction of American bison on the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge.

This section prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act to implement, administer, or enforce three final rules issued April 5, 2024: the rule on regulations pertaining to endangered and threatened wildlife and plants (89 Fed. Reg. 23919); the rule on listing endangered and threatened species and designating critical habitat (89 Fed. Reg. 24300); and the rule on regulations for interagency cooperation (89 Fed. Reg. 24268).

This section directs the Secretary of the Interior to reissue and implement Order No. 3368 on promoting transparency and accountability in consent decrees and settlement agreements within 60 days of enactment. It prohibits the use of funds made available by the Act to rescind that order, to enforce or implement Order No. 3408 rescinding it, or to issue any substantially similar order.

This section prohibits the obligation or expenditure of any funds made available by this Act to implement or enforce the Bureau of Land Management final rule entitled “Conservation and Landscape Health,” published on May 9, 2024.

This section prohibits the use of funds made available by this or any other Act for management of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument except in compliance with the February 2020 Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plans.

This section directs the Secretary of the Interior to issue the final rule titled “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency Cooperation” (86 Fed. Reg. 2373 (January 12, 2021)) within 60 days of enactment.

This section prohibits the National Park Service from using any funds made available by this Act to provide housing to individuals without lawful immigration status.

This section requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to prepare an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 before approving any operations permit for non-federal oil or gas operations within the Big Cypress National Preserve.

This section preserves the September 8, 2020, presidential memorandum withdrawing certain areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from oil and gas leasing disposition.

This section prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from using any funds made available by this or any other Act to implement, enforce, or finalize the changes to the Ten-Day Notice rule announced on April 9, 2024, or to make any further changes to the rule.

This section prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this or any other Act to implement, administer, or enforce the Bureau of Land Management final rule titled “Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska,” published May 7, 2024, or any successor or substantially similar rule.

This section directs the Secretary of the Interior to reissue within 180 days the 2017 final rule removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and exempts the reissuance from judicial review.

This section prohibits the National Park Service from using any funds to designate or manage Big Cypress National Preserve as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

This section increases the maximum duration of temporary appointments by the National Park Service to 9 months (1,560 hours) (from 6 months (1,040 hours)).

This section terminates the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation effective September 30, 2026 (from when the President determines its functions are fully discharged). It transfers to the Secretary of the Interior all remaining functions, including certified relocation applications and appeals pending on the date of enactment, beneficiary support services, warranty and repair obligations for relocation homes, and records management.

This section directs the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the January 15, 2021, final rule revising the designation of critical habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl within 60 days of enactment.

This section prohibits the use of any federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce the proposed rule revising critical habitat for the contiguous U.S. distinct population segment of the Canada lynx, published November 29, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 94656).

This section authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to directly appoint qualified individuals who maintain a permanent and exclusive residence near a field unit to any position at or below GS-9 or WG-15 (or equivalent) within that unit. Appointments must comply with merit system principles under 5 U.S.C. 2301, public notice requirements under 5 U.S.C. 3327, and chapter 33 of title 5.

This section directs the Secretary of the Interior to issue a final rule within 180 days removing the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, without regard to any other applicable law. The rule and this section are exempt from judicial review.

This section prohibits the use of any funds appropriated in this Act for activities or the publication or distribution of literature that promotes public support or opposition to legislative proposals on which Congress has not completed action, except for communications to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.

This section requires the amount and basis of estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves, or holdbacks—including working capital fund charges—from programs, projects, activities, and subactivities to support government-wide, departmental, agency, or bureau administrative functions to be presented in annual budget justifications and approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. Changes to such estimates must also be presented for approval.

This section prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds to accept or process applications for patents on mining or mill site claims, except for those filed with the Secretary of the Interior by September 30, 1994, where all statutory requirements were met by that date. It directs the Secretary to submit a report on September 30, 2028, on actions taken under the 1997 mineral examination plan, and permits applicants to fund qualified third-party contractors selected and paid by the Bureau of Land Management to conduct required examinations.

This section limits contract support cost funding for fiscal year 2027 to the amounts provided under the specified Indian Health Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs headings. It prohibits use of those amounts for claims, settlements, or judgments arising from prior years.

This section exempts the Secretary of Agriculture from violation of the 15-year revision requirement for National Forest System plans under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act solely due to the passage of more than 15 years without revision. It preserves all other statutory requirements and voids the exemption if the Secretary fails to act expeditiously and in good faith within available funding, allowing a court to order accelerated completion.

This section prohibits the use of funds provided in this Act for preleasing, leasing, and related activities under the Mineral Leasing Act or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act within National Monuments established under the Antiquities Act, using boundaries as they existed on January 20, 2001, except where permitted by the establishing proclamation.

This section prohibits the use of funds appropriated in this Act for land acquisitions through declarations of taking or condemnation complaints without prior approval from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. The restriction does not apply to funds for implementing the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 or to federal assistance to Florida for Everglades restoration.

This section prohibits executive branch agencies from using funds appropriated by this Act to enter into federal contracts unless the contracts follow the requirements of Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Exceptions apply to contracts authorized by specific federal law, including formula grants and those under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, or awarded before the date of enactment of this Act.

This section requires agencies receiving funds under this Act to post on their public websites any reports submitted to Congress, if the agency head determines that posting serves the national interest. Posting is prohibited if it would compromise national security or reveal proprietary information, and may occur only after the report has been available to the requesting congressional committee or committees for at least 45 days.

This section limits National Endowment for the Arts grants to individuals to literature fellowships, National Heritage Fellowships, or American Jazz Masters Fellowships. It requires procedures to bar grant funds from supporting independent activities by other organizations or individuals, except for grants to state or local arts agencies or regional groups, and prohibits seasonal support grants unless applications specify the season's programs or projects.

This section directs the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts to prioritize funding for projects serving underserved populations, defined as urban minorities or groups historically excluded due to poverty or geographic isolation, and for projects that promote public knowledge, education, and appreciation of the arts. It establishes a grant category for projects of national impact or that tour multiple states, caps any single state at 15 percent of section 5 funds excluding those grants, requires annual congressional reports by state and grant category, and encourages grants supporting community-based music performance and education.

This section requires the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Indian Health Service to submit quarterly reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the status of balances of appropriations, including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds in each program and activity, within 60 days of enactment of this Act.

This section extends the terms and conditions of section 325 of Public Law 108–108 for grazing permits issued by the Forest Service on lands not subject to administration under section 402 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act through fiscal year 2027.

This section prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act to maintain or establish a computer network unless the network blocks access to pornography websites. It exempts funds used by Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agencies or other entities for criminal investigations, prosecutions, or adjudications.

This section authorizes the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to transfer excess wild horses and burros removed from Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service lands to Federal, State, and local government agencies for use as work animals, effective immediately upon request. Transferred animals lose their status as wild free-roaming horses or burros under the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act. Recipient agencies may not destroy or sell the animals for commercial products or euthanize them except on the recommendation of a licensed veterinarian for severe injury, illness, or advanced age. The section prohibits the use of appropriated funds to destroy healthy unadopted wild horses or burros or to sell them for commercial processing.

This section requires that projects for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of public water systems or treatment works funded by State water pollution control revolving funds use only iron and steel products produced in the United States. It defines covered products to include pipes and fittings, valves, hydrants, tanks, manhole covers, structural steel, and reinforced precast concrete; authorizes waivers when domestic products are unavailable, would raise project costs by more than 25 percent, or are inconsistent with the public interest; mandates a 15-day public comment period on waiver requests; and allows the Environmental Protection Agency to retain up to 0.25 percent of appropriated funds for oversight.

This section authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with volunteer fire departments, rural fire departments, rangeland fire protection associations, and similar organizations to provide wildland fire training and equipment, including supplies and communication devices. It also authorizes the transfer of title to excess Department of the Interior firefighting equipment to such organizations.

This section prohibits reprogramming of any funds made available in this Act or prior fiscal years without advance approval from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, following the procedures in the accompanying report.

This section extends through fiscal year 2027 (from fiscal year 2019) the applicability of section 339 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000, which addresses certain administrative authorities for the management of national forest system lands.

This section requires that the initial term of any lease under section 105(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act commence no earlier than the date the lease proposal is received. It directs the Secretaries of the Interior and Health and Human Services to consult with Tribes and Tribal organizations during fiscal year 2027, through public solicitation and other means, on implementing a consistent and transparent process for payment of such leases.

This section extends the authority for the Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund through FY2027 (from FY2020).

This section directs the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to allocate Land and Water Conservation Fund amounts for fiscal year 2027 to specified agencies, accounts, and projects within 45 days of enactment. It requires 30 days' written notice to the Appropriations Committees before expending funds on projects outside designated tracts. It prohibits presidential allocations outside those specified except for continuing administration. It also requires supplementary project lists, data sheets, and quarterly reports on fund balances with the fiscal year 2028 budget submission, limited to projects with willing sellers and appraisals initiated.

This section directs the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the EPA Administrator to jointly ensure consistent federal policy across agencies that recognizes the benefits of forest biomass for energy, conservation, and forest management. It also requires them to establish policies that treat forest bioenergy as carbon neutral and renewable (absent forest conversion), encourage private investment in the biomass supply chain, promote forest health improvements, and recognize state biomass initiatives.

This section prohibits the use of funds to implement or enforce the March 21, 2011 regulation at 40 CFR part 60 subparts CCCC and DDDD for small, remote incinerator units in Alaska. It directs the Administrator to apply the law and regulations in effect prior to that date until a subsequent regulation is issued.

This section prohibits advertising any timber sale in Alaska’s Region 10 if the indicated rate is deficit under a residual value appraisal. It requires surplus western red cedar from those sales to be offered first to domestic processors in the contiguous 48 states at prevailing domestic prices, permits export of any remaining western red cedar volume, and allows all Alaska yellow cedar to be sold at export prices.

This section permits funds made available to the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, which are subject to the allocations, limitations, and prohibitions under the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund, to be reallocated to the Federal Highway Administration for transportation projects of covered agencies.

This section prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act or any other Act to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring Title V permits under the Clean Air Act for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions from biological processes associated with livestock production.

This section prohibits the use of any funds made available in this or any other Act to implement rules requiring mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems.

This section prohibits the use of any federal funds to regulate the lead content of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act or any other law.

This section extends the exemption from the aggregate pay cap on basic and premium pay under 5 U.S.C. 5547 for employees performing emergency work or critical agency mission work to calendar years 2021 through 2026 and each calendar year thereafter (from calendar years 2021 through 2024).

This section prohibits the use of funds to bar hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting on federal land if those activities were allowed as of January 1, 2013, and complied with the applicable resource management plan. It authorizes the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to impose temporary closures of up to 30 days, extendable once by 90 days, for special events or public safety, while preserving state authority over fish and resident wildlife.

This section prohibits the use of any funds made available by this Act for offices, programs, or activities involving diversity, equity, and inclusion training or implementation.

This section prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act for any program, project, or activity that promotes or advances Critical Race Theory or any associated concept.

This section prohibits the use of funds from this Act or prior appropriations Acts to take any discriminatory action against a person based on a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction that marriage is or should be a union of one man and one woman. It defines discriminatory actions to include altering federal tax treatment, denying tax exemptions or charitable deductions, withholding grants, contracts, loans, licenses, certifications, or other federal benefits or entitlements, and restricting access to federal property or facilities. The section requires the federal government to recognize the accreditation, licensure, or certification of such persons for purposes of federal law.

This section directs the Secretary of the Interior to reinstate hardrock mineral leases MNES-01352 and MNES-01353 in the Superior National Forest in Minnesota within 30 days of enactment, notwithstanding any other law and not subject to judicial review.

This section prohibits the use of any federal funds to consider or incorporate the social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses required under any law or the listed executive orders and Office of Management and Budget guidance, or in any rulemaking, guidance document, or other agency action.

This section enacts into law the Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act (H.R. 226), the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act (H.R. 1366), and legislation removing restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky (H.R. 1276). It requires the Archivist of the United States to include the full texts of these bills in the slip law and United States Statutes at Large.

This section prohibits the obligation of any federal funds to require or request the transfer or relinquishment of water rights granted under State law as a condition for the issuance, renewal, or extension of Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management permits, leases, allotments, easements, or other land use authorizations.

This section prohibits the use of funds provided in this Act to withdraw federal land from entry, appropriation, disposal, location, patent, or disposition under public land, mining, mineral leasing, mineral materials, or geothermal leasing laws, unless authorized by an Act of Congress.

This section prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act to issue or revise any regulation under Section 17(o) of the Mineral Leasing Act relating to oil and gas development of outstanding and reserved mineral rights in the Allegheny National Forest.

This section revises the formula for annual payments to Minnesota from national-forest receipts for lands described in 16 U.S.C. 577d. It requires the payment amount to equal three-quarters of 1 percent of the highest fair appraised value, including the historical fair appraised value as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture at ten-year intervals, instead of the current fair appraised value.

This section prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act to implement a regulation issued by California under its 2009 memorandum of agreement with EPA Region IX (or any successor agreement) that regulates metal shredding facilities in a manner inconsistent with or different from the requirements of the Solid Waste Disposal Act.

This section gives the force and effect of law to the Environmental Protection Agency notice published December 22, 2020, that approved Florida's assumption of authority to administer the section 404 permit program for discharges of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

This section prohibits the use of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund payments to states and federally recognized Indian tribes to implement, administer, or enforce 2 CFR 200.311.

This section prohibits the use of any federal funds to implement, administer, or enforce the June 4, 2024, final rule that lists the Guadalupe fatmucket, Texas fatmucket, Guadalupe orb, Texas pimpleback, Balcones spike, and false spike as endangered species and the Texas fawnsfoot as a threatened species, along with associated critical habitat designations.

This section prohibits the use of funds made available by this or any other Act to implement, administer, or enforce the Bureau of Land Management final rule titled “Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process” published on April 23, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 30916).

This section makes permanent the authority provided by section 122(a) of division E of Public Law 112–74 (from through FY2027).

This section prohibits the use of any funds made available by this Act to restrict or impede public access to the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and Lake Eleanor Basin areas for recreation, benefit, and use.

This section prohibits the use of funds to require testing on dogs or the submission of data derived from dog testing to approve applications for products regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act or the Toxic Substances Control Act, except when the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator determines that no viable alternative exists or that such use is inconsistent with the best available science.

This section directs the Secretary of the Interior to revise the maps of Unit L06 in the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System to exclude parcels in the town of North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, that local zoning ordinances designate for purposes other than conservation as of the date of enactment. The revisions take effect 30 days after enactment and apply only within that municipality.

This section redesignates Apostle Islands National Lakeshore as Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve, with the Park and Preserve boundaries as depicted on the map titled “Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Proposed Boundaries”, numbered 633/193,514, and dated October 2024. It prohibits hunting and trapping in the Park (except where permitted by treaty, statute, or executive order) while continuing prior administration of hunting, trapping, and fishing in the Preserve and throughout the unit; requires interpretive signage at principal visitor centers describing the history of Ojibwe tribes, European settlers, fur trade, logging, stone quarries, lighthouses, and commercial fishing; and preserves all treaty-reserved rights to hunt, trap, fish, and gather.

This section prohibits the Smithsonian Institution from using any funds provided in this Act to implement the amendments to chapter 203 of title 51, United States Code, relating to space vehicle transfers, as enacted in section 40005 of Public Law 119–21.

This section prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from using funds to declare forfeited, abandoned, or void any unpatented lode mining claim, mill site, or tunnel site for which the claim maintenance fee was paid on or before September 1, 2012, on the ground of noncompliance with assessment work or filing requirements for the assessment year ending on that date. The prohibition applies even if the fee was later refunded but does not apply if the fee was waived.