DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is charged with the multiple use management of natural resources on 253 million acres of surface estate of public land, about one-eighth of the land in the United States. BLM also administers approximately 700 million acres of onshore Federal mineral estate underlying BLM and other surface ownerships. In addition, BLM has trust responsibilities on 53 million acres of Indian trust lands for mineral operations and cadastral (land) survey. The lands managed by BLM provide important natural resources, recreational and scenic values to the American people, as well as resource commodities and revenue to the Federal Government, States, and counties. It is the mission of BLM to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Federal Funds

For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general administration of the Bureau, [and] the assessment of mineral potential of public lands pursuant to Public Law 96-487 (16 U. S. C. 3150(a)), and the operation and maintenance of wild horse preserves, [$959,571,000] $923,559,000, to remain available until expended; of which $3,000,000 shall be available in fiscal year 2010 subject to a match by at least an equal amount by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for cost-shared projects supporting conservation of Bureau lands; and such funds shall be advanced to the Foundation as a lump sum grant without regard to when expenses are incurred.

In addition, $45,500,000 is for the processing of applications for permit to drill and related use authorizations, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation that shall be derived from $6,500 per new application for permit to drill that the Bureau shall collect upon submission of each new application, and in addition, $10,000,000 is for conducting oil and gas inspection activities, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation that shall be derived from fees that the Bureau shall collect to offset inspection costs, as provided for in this Act, and in addition, $36,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration program operations, including the cost of administering the mining claim fee program; to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby authorized for fiscal year [2010] 2011 so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at not more than [$959,571,000] $923,559,000, and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from communication site rental fees established by the Bureau for the cost of administering communication site activities[: Provided, That notwithstanding section 430 of division E of Public Law 111-8, the amount of $1,000,000 made available to the Bureau of Land Management for the shipment and storage of oil shale core samples in the State of Colorado, as described in the table entitled "Congressionally Designated Spending'' contained in the joint explanatory statement, is rescinded]. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.)

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Land resources.—Provides for management of rangeland and forest resources; riparian areas; soil, water, and air activities; wild horses and burros; and cultural resources.

Wildlife and fisheries management.—Provides for maintenance, improvement, or enhancement of fish and wildlife habitats as part of the management of public lands and ecosystems.

Threatened and endangered species management.—Provides for protection, conservation, consultation, recovery, and evaluation of populations and habitats of threatened, endangered and special status animal and plant species.

Recreation management.—Provides for management and protection of recreational resource values, designated and potential wilderness areas, and collection and expenditure of recreation user fees.

Energy and minerals management.—Provides for management of onshore oil and gas, coal, geothermal resources and other leasable minerals; mineral materials activities; and the administration of encumbrances on the mineral estate on Federal and Indian lands. The Budget continues to fund oil and gas management activities through a combination of direct appropriations and offsetting collections generated from assessing a fee for processing applications for permits to drill. The 2011 President's Budget proposes to increase the use of offsetting collections by assessing a new fee for conducting oil and gas inspections, which is consistent with fees charged in offshore inspections.

Realty and ownership management.—Provides for management and non-reimbursable processing of authorizations and compliance for realty actions and rights-of-way (including Alaska), administration of land title records and completion of cadastral surveys on public lands.

Resource protection.—Provides for management of the land use planning and National Environmental Policy Act processes, including monitoring activities. Also ensures the health and safety of users of the public lands through protection from criminal and other unlawful activities; the effects of hazardous material and/or waste; and physical safety hazards.

Transportation and facilities maintenance.—Provides for maintenance of administrative and recreation sites, roads, trails, bridges and dams, including compliance with building codes and standards and environmental protection requirements. These funds allow for the systematic management of facilities with critical health and safety concerns, and ensure the protection of natural and cultural resources and the environment.

Land and resource information systems.—Provides for the operation and maintenance of existing bureau-wide automated systems and for the development and bureau-wide implementation of Land and Resource Information Systems.

Workforce and organizational support.—Provides for the management of specified bureau business practices, such as human resources, Equal Employment Opportunity, financial resources, procurement, property, general use automated systems, and fixed costs.

Communication sites.—Provides for the processing of communication site use authorization requests.

Mining law administration.—Provides for exploration and development of minerals on public lands pursuant to the General Mining Law of 1872, including validity examinations, patent application reviews, enforcement of environmental and bonding requirements, and recordation of mining claims. Program costs are expected to be fully offset by claim maintenance and other fees.

Challenge Cost Share (CCS).—This program leverages non-Federal funding, in-kind services, and materials with Federal funding to conduct on-the-ground projects that improve conditions of the public lands. These conservation, restoration, and enhancement projects benefit forestry, range, riparian, fish, wildlife, threatened and endangered species, recreation, and cultural resources.

National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS).—Provides for the management of National Monuments, National Conservation Areas, and other Congressional conservation designations, key units in the NLCS. The program provides for the recurring operational (base) budgets of these NLCS units.

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For construction of buildings, recreation facilities, roads, trails, and appurtenant facilities, [$8,626,000] $3,590,000, to remain available until expended. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.)

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Construction.—Provides for the construction of buildings, recreation facilities, bridges, roads, and trails necessary for effective multiple use management of the public lands and resources.

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For expenses necessary for management, protection, and development of resources and for construction, operation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein, including existing connecting roads on or adjacent to such grant lands; [$111,557,000] $105,573,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 25 percent of the aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year from the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands is hereby made a charge against the Oregon and California land-grant fund and shall be transferred to the General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the second paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 876). (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.)

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Western Oregon resources management.—Provides for the management of 2.2 million acres of lands that are primarily forested ecosystems in western Oregon. These lands support a number of resource management activities including timber management, grazing management, and recreation management. In support of these management activities, BLM is involved in improving critical watersheds, restoring wildlife and fish habitat, providing safe recreation opportunities, and preserving cultural resources.

Western Oregon information and resource data systems.—Provides for the acquisition, operation and maintenance of the automated data support systems required for the management of the Oregon and California programs.

Western Oregon transportation and facilities maintenance.—Provides for the maintenance of office buildings, warehouse and storage structures, shops, greenhouses, recreation sites and the transportation system that is necessary to assure public safety and effective management of the lands in western Oregon.

Western Oregon construction and acquisition.—Provides for the acquisition of road easements and road use agreements for timber site access and for other resource management activities including recreation use. This activity also provides for transportation planning, survey and design of access and other resource management roads and construction projects.

National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS).—Provides for the management of National Monuments, National Conservation Areas, and other Congressional conservation designations, key units in the NLCS. The program provides for the recurring operational (base) budgets of these NLCS units.

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For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, and 318(d) of Public Law 94-579, including administrative expenses and acquisition of lands or waters, or interests therein, [$29,650,000] $83,650,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That[, notwithstanding the joint explanatory statement of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives accompanying Public Law 111-8 (123 Stat. 524), the amount of $2,000,000 made available for the Henry's Lake ACEC in the State of Idaho (as described in the table entitled "Congressionally Designated Spending'' contained in section 430 of that joint explanatory statement) shall be made available for the Upper Snake/South Fork River ACEC/SRMA in the State of Idaho] funds are available for acquisition of land or interests in land to establish wild horse preserves to provide for the humane care and maintenance of excess animals: Provided further, That such preserves may be established in locations to be determined at the discretion of the Secretary. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.)

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This appropriation provides for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands, by purchase or exchange, when necessary for public recreation use, preservation of open space, resource protection, and/or other purposes related to the management of public lands.

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For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands and interests therein, and improvement of Federal rangelands pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U. S. C. 1701), notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year under sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U. S. C. 315 et seq. ) and the amount designated for range improvements from grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Department of the Interior pursuant to law, but not less than $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.)

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This appropriation is derived from a percentage of receipts from grazing of livestock on the public lands and from grazing and mineral leasing receipts on Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act lands transferred from the Department of Agriculture by various Executive Orders. These funds are used for the planning, construction, development, and monitoring of range improvements.

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For administrative expenses and other costs related to processing application documents and other authorizations for use and disposal of public lands and resources, for costs of providing copies of official public land documents, for monitoring construction, operation, and termination of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts as may be collected under Public Law 94-579, as amended, and Public Law 93-153, to remain available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of section 305(a) of Public Law 94-579 (43 U. S. C. 1735(a)), any moneys that have been or will be received pursuant to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act (43 U. S. C. 1735(c)), shall be available and may be expended under the authority of this Act by the Secretary to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands administered through the Bureau of Land Management which have been damaged by the action of a resource developer, purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without regard to whether all moneys collected from each such action are used on the exact lands damaged which led to the action: Provided further, That any such moneys that are in excess of amounts needed to repair damage to the exact land for which funds were collected may be used to repair other damaged public lands. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.)

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This appropriation is derived from: 1) revenues received to offset administrative and other costs incurred to process applications for rights-of-way, and the monitoring of construction, operation, and termination of rights-of-ways; 2) recovery of costs associated with the adopt-a-horse program; 3) revenues received for rehabilitation of damages to lands, resources, and facilities; 4) fees for processing specified categories of realty actions under the Federal Land Policy Management Act; 5) deposits received from contractors in lieu of completing contract requirements such as slash burning and timber extension expenses; 6) fees for costs of reproduction and administrative services involved in providing requested copies of materials; 7) fixed fees for energy and minerals lease applications, assignments, and transfers, 8) costs of processing applications and administering permits, including environmental analysis and monitoring of special recreation permits, and 9) rents received for permits to do commercial filming and photography on public lands.

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[In addition to the purposes authorized in Public Law 102-381, funds made available in the Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund can be used through fiscal year 2015 for the purpose of planning, preparing, implementing and monitoring salvage timber sales and forest ecosystem health and recovery activities, such as release from competing vegetation and density control treatments. The Federal share of receipts (defined as the portion of salvage timber receipts not paid to the counties under 43 U. S. C. 1181f and 43 U. S. C. 1181f-1 et seq. , and Public Law 106-393) derived from treatments funded by this account shall be deposited through fiscal year 2015 into the Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund.] (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.)

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Permanent operating funds accounts include:

Operations and maintenance of quarters.—Funds in this account are used to maintain and repair BLM employee-occupied quarters from which rental charges are collected. Agencies are required to collect quarters rentals from employees who occupy Government-owned housing and quarters. This housing is provided only in isolated areas or where an employee is required to live on-site at a Federally owned facility or reservation.

Forest ecosystems health and recovery.—Funds in this account are derived from revenue generated from the Federal share of receipts from the sale of salvage timber from the Oregon and California grant lands, public domain lands, and Coos Bay Wagon Road lands. This account was established to allow BLM to more efficiently and effectively address forest health issues. Funds can be used for other forest health purposes, including release from competing vegetation and density control treatments.

Timber sale pipeline restoration fund.—This fund provides for the deposit and use of fees collected by BLM for sales of non-salvage timber pursuant to the timber salvage provisions of Public Law 104-19 and Public Law 105-83. Of the total deposited into this account, 75 percent is to be used for preparation of timber sales to fill the timber pipeline on lands administered by BLM, and 25 percent is to be expended on the backlog of recreation projects on BLM lands.

Expenses, road maintenance deposits.—Users of certain roads under BLM's jurisdiction make deposits for maintenance purposes. Moneys collected are appropriated for necessary road maintenance. Moneys collected on Oregon and California grant lands are available only for those lands (43 U.S.C. 1762(c), 43 U.S.C. 1735(b)).

Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, BLM.—The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA) was enacted on December 8, 2004 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2005. FLREA replaces the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program, and most current BLM sites will transition to the new program. All receipts collected under this authority will be deposited to this account. BLM returns 100 percent of these receipts back to the site where the fees were generated. FLREA authorizes this program through 2014.

Acquisitions in Deschutes, Oregon from land sale receipts.—Pursuant to Public Law 105-221, the Oregon Public Lands Transfer Act, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to use the proceeds from sales in Deschutes County to purchase environmentally sensitive lands.

Operations and acquisitions in Nevada from land sale receipts.—Pursuant to Public Law 105-263, 85 percent of receipts from sales of public domain lands in southern Nevada are used to acquire environmentally sensitive land in the State, implement certain conservation initiatives on Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, make capital improvements to areas administered by the National Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and BLM in Clark County, Nevada, and develop parks, trails, and natural areas in Clark County, Nevada.

Lincoln County Land Sales Act.—Public Law 106-298 authorizes the Secretary to dispose of certain lands in Lincoln County, Nevada, and distribute the proceeds as follows: five percent to the State of Nevada; 10 percent to the County; and 85 percent to an interest bearing account that is available for expenditure without further appropriation.

White Pine County Land Sales Act.—Public Law 109-432 authorizes the Secretary to dispose of certain lands in White Pine County, Nevada, distribute the proceeds as follows: five percent to the State of Nevada; 10 percent to the County; and 85 percent to an account that is available for expenditure without further appropriation for the management of archaeological resources, wilderness protection, recreation activities, preparation of a management plan, reimbursement for sale costs, and other purposes.

Leases from Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 2.—The 2005 Energy Policy Act established this fund for environmental investigation and restoration on that site. A portion of revenue from new leases on the site is authorized to be deposited to this account.

BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund.—The 2005 Energy Policy Act established this pilot program. Fifty-percent of the rents from non-geothermal onshore mineral leases are authorized to be deposited in this fund through 2015 and used to increase BLM oil and gas permit processing.

Geothermal Lease Revenue Fund.—The 2005 Energy Policy Act established this fund. Twenty-five percent of geothermal bonuses, rents, and royalties are authorized to be deposited to this account through 2010 and used to expedite geothermal leasing activities.

Federal land disposal.—The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, P.L. 106-248 (114 Stat. 613), provides authority for BLM to sell public lands that were classified as suitable for disposal under resource management plans in effect at the time of enactment. This law provides that receipts from such sales may be used to acquire non-Federal lands with significant resource values that fall within the boundaries of areas now managed by DOI. This authority expires on July 25, 2010. The 2011 President's Budget includes a legislative proposal to expand and extend this authority, as described in the following section.
Owyhee Land Acquisition Account.|95|The 2009 Omnibus Public Land Management Act, P.L. 111-11 (123 STAT. 1039), provides that the Secretary may sell public land located within the Boise District of the Bureau of Land Management that, as of July 25, 2000, has been identified for disposal in appropriate resource management plans. Amounts in the account shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, to purchase land or interests in land in, or adjacent to, certain the wilderness areas.
Washington County, Utah Land Acquisition Account.|95|The 2009 Omnibus Public Land Management Act, P.L. 111-11 (123 STAT. 1091), authorizes the sale of public land located within Washington County, Utah, that, as of July 25, 2000, has been identified for disposal in appropriate resource management plans. Amounts in the account shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, to purchase land or interests in land in, or adjacent to, certain the wilderness areas.
Silver Saddle Endowment Account.|95|The 2009 Omnibus Public Land Management Act, P.L. 111-11 (123 STAT. 1114), requires Carson City to deposit twenty-five percent of the difference between what the Secretary of Interior and the City paid for the 62 acre Bernhard parcel before the Secretary conveys the land to the City. Amounts deposited in the account established by paragraph (1) shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, for the oversight and enforcement of a certain conservation easement.
Carson City Special Account.|95|The 2009 Omnibus Public Land Management Act, P.L. 111-11 (123 STAT. 1113), authorizes the sale of 158 acres of public land described in the statute. Five percent of the proceeds are paid to State of Nevada for use for public education. The remainder is deposited to this account and used to acquire environmentally sensitive land or an interest in environmentally sensitive land in Carson City; to cover the cost of surveys and appraisals; and to reimburse the Bureau of Land Management for administrative expenses.

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Reauthorize the Federal Lands Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA). The Administration's proposal includes eliminating the Act's July 2010 sunset date and allowing lands identified as suitable for disposal in recent land use plans to be sold using the FLTFA authority. FLTFA sales revenues would continue to be used to fund the acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands and the administrative costs associated with conducting sales.

Terminate the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund. The 2005 Energy Policy Act (EPAct) established a pilot program to improve oil and gas permit processing. To fund the pilot program, 50 percent of the rents from non-geothermal onshore mineral leases are authorized to be deposited into this account through 2015. The mandatory nature of this funding reduces the agencys administrative flexibility to reallocate funding between programs and field offices. The Administration will submit legislation to eliminate this fund starting in 2012 and to substitute new cost recovery fees that will be put in place through an administrative rulemaking. In the meantime, for fiscal year 2011, the Budget assumes the mandatory fund will continue, resulting in a reduced need for discretionary appropriations. In 2011, BLM will also continue to rely on the oil and gas permit processing fees imposed by appropriations language and credited as offsetting collections to the Management of Lands and Resources account.

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Miscellaneous permanent payments include:

Payments for Oregon and California and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands, receipts.—The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-393), as amended by P.L. 110-343, provides annual transition payments to the 18 O&C counties. These payments are derived from revenues from federal activities on O&C lands funds in the previous fiscal year that are not deposited to permanent operating funds, and, to the extent of any shortfall, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. The Act, as amended, is structured to phase out these payments. In 2009 through 2011, Secure Rural Schools payments are a declining percentage of the payments made in 2006; the payment in 2009 is 90% of the amount paid in 2006, 2010 is 81%, and 2011 is 73%. In 2012, a new payment formula calculates payments using multiple factors including acres of O&C grant land within a county, the average 3 highest 50-percent adjusted share and safety net payments made to each county for the eligibility period, and an income adjustment based on the per capita personal income for each county.

Payments to States (proceeds of sales).—States are paid five percent of the net proceeds from the sale of public land and public land products (31 U.S.C. 1305).

Payments to States from grazing receipts, etc., public lands outside grazing districts.—States are paid 50 percent of the grazing receipts from public lands outside of grazing districts (43 U.S.C. 315i, 315m).

Payments to States from grazing receipts, etc., public lands within districts.—States are paid 12.5 percent of grazing receipts from public lands inside grazing districts (43 U.S.C. 315b, 315i).

Payments to States from grazing receipts, etc., public lands within grazing districts, miscellaneous.—States are paid specifically determined amounts from grazing receipts derived from miscellaneous lands within grazing districts when payment is not feasible on a percentage basis (43 U.S.C. 315).

Payments to counties, National Grasslands.—Of the revenues received from the use of Bankhead-Jones Act lands administered by BLM, 25 percent is paid to the counties in which such lands are situated, for school and road purposes (7 U.S.C. 1012).

Payments to Nevada from receipts on land sales.—(A) Public Law 96-586 authorizes and directs the Secretary to sell not more than 700 acres of public lands per calendar year in and around Las Vegas, Nevada, the proceeds of which are to be used to acquire environmentally sensitive lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin of California and Nevada. Annual revenues are distributed to the State of Nevada (five percent) and the county in which the land is located (10 percent). (B) Public Law 105-263, as amended by P.L. 107-282, authorizes the disposal through sale of approximately 49,000 acres in Clark County Nevada, the proceeds of which are to be distributed as follows: a) five percent for use in the general education program of the State of Nevada; b) 10 percent for use by the Southern Nevada Water Authority for water treatment and transmission facility infrastructure in Clark County, Nevada; and c) the remaining 85 percent to be used to acquire environmentally sensitive lands in Nevada; make capital improvements to areas administered by NPS, FWS and BLM in Clark County, Nevada; develop a multi-species habitat plan in Clark County, Nevada; develop parks, trails and natural areas and implement other conservation initiatives in Clark County, Nevada; and reimburse BLM for costs incurred arranging sales and exchanges under the Act. (C) Public Law 106-298 authorizes the sale of certain lands in Lincoln County, Nevada. The proceeds of these sales are to be distributed as follows: a) five percent to the State of Nevada for general education purposes; b) 10 percent to Lincoln County for general purposes with emphasis on supporting schools; and c) the remaining 85 percent to be used by the Secretary of the Interior to acquire environmentally sensitive lands in the State of Nevada, for identification and management of unique archaeological resources, for development of a multi-species habitat conservation plan in the county, and for other specified administrative purposes.

Cook Inlet Region Inc. property.—This account received funding appropriated by section 9102 of the fiscal year 1990 Department of Defense Appropriations Act for the acquisition of Federal real properties, improvements on such lands or rights to their use or exploitation, and any personal property related to the land purchased by the Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated as authorized by the provisions of section 12(b) of Public Law 94-204 (43 U.S.C. 1611). Funds are made available to BLM for administration and subsequent payment to accounts accepting Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated offers for Federal properties.
State 5% Share, Carson City Land Sales.|95|The 2009 Omnibus Public Land Management Act, Public Law 111-11, 123 STAT. 1113 requires that five percent of proceeds from the sale of 158 acres described in the statute shall be paid to the State of Nevada for general public education purposes.

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The Helium Act Amendments of 1960, Public Law 86-777 (50 U.S.C. 167), authorized activities necessary to provide sufficient helium to meet the current and foreseeable future needs of essential government activities.

The Helium Privatization Act of 1996, Public Law 104-273, provides for the eventual privatization of the program and its functions. In 2011, the Helium program will consist of:

(a) continued storage and transmission of crude helium;

(b) complete disposal of helium refining facilities and other excess property not needed for storage and transmission of crude helium;

(c) oversight of the production of helium on Federal lands; and

(d) administration of in-kind and open market crude helium gas sale program.

The estimates assume that the helium program will continue full implementation of the Helium Privatization Act.

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Section 306 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 authorizes a BLM working capital fund. The fund is managed as a self-sustaining revolving fund for purchase and maintenance of vehicles and equipment, purchase of materials for resource conservation projects, purchase of uniforms, and other business-type functions.

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The Department of Agriculture: Forest Service: "Forest Pest Management."

The Department of Transportation: Federal Highway Administration: "Federal-Aid Highways."

The Department of the Interior: Departmental Offices: "Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund."

The Department of the Interior: Departmental Offices: "Central Hazardous Materials Fund."

The Department of the Interior: Departmental Offices: "Wildland Fire Management."

Trust Funds

In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as may be contributed under section 307 of the Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U. S. C. 1701), and such amounts as may be advanced for administrative costs, surveys, appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands under section 211(b) of that Act, to remain available until expended. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.)

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Current Trust Fund includes:

Land and Resource Management Trust Fund.—Provides for the acceptance of contributed money or services for: 1) resource development, protection and management; 2) conveyance or acquisition of public lands (including omitted lands or islands) to States, their political subdivisions or individuals; and 3) conducting cadastral surveys, provided that estimated costs are paid prior to project initiation. (The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1721, 1737).) The Sikes Act of 1974, as amended provides for acceptance of contributions for conservation, restoration, and management of species and their habitats in cooperation with State wildlife agencies. (16 U.S.C. 670 et seq.).
Permanent Trust Funds include:

Range improvements.—Acceptance of contributions for rangeland improvements is authorized by the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315h and 315i). These funds are permanently appropriated as trust funds to the Secretary for such uses as specified by those Acts.

Public surveys.—Acceptance of contributions for public surveys is authorized by 43 U.S.C. 759, 761, and 31 U.S.C. 1321(a). These contributions are permanently appropriated as trust funds to the Secretary for such uses as specified by those Acts.

Trustee funds, Alaska townsites.—Amounts received from the sale of Alaska town lots are available for expenses incident to the maintenance and sale of townsites (31 U.S.C. 1321; Comp. Gen. Dec. of Nov. 18, 1935).

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The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations funded under this Act by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and private entities, including with States. [Projects funded pursuant to a written commitment by a State government to provide an identified amount of money in support of the project may be carried out by the bureau upon receipt of the written commitment.] Appropriations for the Bureau [of Land Management (BLM)] shall be available for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary structures, and alteration and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the United States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau; miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed $10,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 44 U. S. C. 501, the Bureau may, under cooperative cost-sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share the cost of printing either in cash or in services, and the Bureau determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: Provided further, That projects to be funded pursuant to a written commitment by a State government to provide an identified amount of money in support of the project may be carried out by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis. Appropriations herein made shall not be available for the destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild horses and burros in the care of the Bureau [of Land Management] or its contractors or for the sale of wild horses and burros that results in their destruction for processing into commercial products[: Provided further, That title I of division E of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, is further amended, under the heading "Department of the Interior—Bureau of Land Management—Administrative Provisions'' in the second paragraph: (1) by striking the phrase "mining law administration'' and inserting "from mining claim holders the mining claim maintenance fees and location''; and (2) by striking "those'': Provided further, That section 28f(a) of title 30, United States Code, is amended by striking the phrase "for years 2004 through 2008,'' and replacing it with ", to the extent provided in advance in Appropriations Acts,''. Section 28g of title 30, United States Code, is amended by striking the phrase "and before September 30, 2008,'' and replacing it with ", to the extent provided in advance in Appropriations Acts,''. Section 28i of title 30, United States Code, is amended by striking "28k'' and replacing it with "28l'']. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.)

Federal Funds

For expenses necessary for minerals leasing and environmental studies, regulation of industry operations, and collection of royalties, as authorized by law; for enforcing laws and regulations applicable to oil, gas, and other minerals leases, permits, licenses and operating contracts; for energy-related or other authorized marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, [$175,217,000] $183,587,000, to remain available until September 30, [2011] 2012, of which [$89,374,000] $100,404,000 shall be available for royalty management activities; and an amount not to exceed [$156,730,000] $154,890,000, to be credited to this appropriation and to remain available until expended, from additions to receipts resulting from increases to rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, in fiscal year [2010] 2011, such amounts as are assessed under 31 U.S.C. 9701 shall be collected and credited to this account and shall be available until expended for necessary expenses: Provided further, That to the extent [$156,730,000] $154,890,000 in addition to receipts are not realized from the sources of receipts stated above, the amount needed to reach [$156,730,000] $154,890,000 shall be credited to this appropriation from receipts resulting from rental rates for Outer Continental Shelf leases in effect before August 5, 1993: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter, the term "qualified Outer Continental Shelf revenues'', as defined in section 102(9)(A) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act, division C of Public Law 109-432, shall include only the portion of rental revenues that would have been collected at the rental rates in effect before August 5, 1993: Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses related to promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000 under this heading shall be available for refunds of overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases in which the Director of MMS concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable erroneous payments[: Provided further, That for the costs of administration of the Coastal Impact Assistance Program authorized by section 31 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1456a), in fiscal year 2010, MMS may retain up to 4 percent of the amounts which are disbursed under section 31(b)(1), such retained amounts to remain available until expended].

For an additional amount, [$10,000,000] $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be derived from non-refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year [2010] 2011, as provided in this Act: Provided, That to the extent that such amounts are not realized from such fees, the amount needed to reach [$10,000,000] $20,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation from receipts resulting from rental rates for Outer Continental Shelf leases in effect before August 5, 1993. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.)

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The Minerals Management Service (MMS) manages the Nation's oil, natural gas, and other energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) as well as the mineral revenues from the OCS and from onshore Federal and American Indian lands. MMS's goal is to ensure that the Federal Government is realizing fair market value and that companies are in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and lease terms. Through all of its programs, MMS works to ensure that the public receives maximum benefit from America's OCS resources and mineral revenues.

Outer Continental Shelf Lands.—The Offshore Energy and Minerals Management program regulates OCS activities, including OCS leases, monitoring the safety of offshore facilities, and protecting our coastal and marine environments. As the Nation's designated steward of the mineral resources on the OCS, MMS has worked diligently for over 27 years to build a successful offshore program with a legal and regulatory framework that will provide for safe and environmentally sound OCS mineral resource development. Under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, MMS also acquired the responsibility of implementing a renewable energy program that will allow leasing on the OCS for the development of renewable energy resources such as wind, wave, and ocean current energy.

Minerals Revenue Management.—Through the Minerals Revenue Management program, MMS ensures that the Nation's Federal and Indian mineral revenues, whether received through in-kind or in-value royalties, are accurately reported and paid in compliance with laws, regulations, and lease terms. Revenues collected by MMS are one of the largest sources of non-tax revenue to the Federal Government. MMS disburses mineral revenues to states, the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, other Federal agencies, and the General Fund of the United States Treasury.

General Administration.—The General Administration program is responsible for providing leadership, securing resources, developing organizational capabilities, coordinating strategic planning efforts, building infrastructure and assuring the appropriate delivery of services for the entire MMS organization.

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For Mineral Leasing and Associated Payments (MLAP), the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA), 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq., provides that all States be paid 50 percent of the revenues resulting from the leasing of mineral resources on Federal public domain lands within their borders. In addition, under MLA, 40 percent of revenues are deposited in the Reclamation Fund, which funds western water projects, and the remaining 10 percent is deposited in the General Fund of the United States Treasury. By law, Alaska receives no funds from the Reclamation Fund, but receives a 90-percent share of mineral leasing receipts. In addition, the State of Oklahoma is paid 37.5 percent of the Red River oil and gas royalties in lieu of State and local taxes on Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Tribal lands, to be used for construction and maintenance of public roads and support of public schools (65 Stat. 252). Mineral leasing revenues are derived from royalties, rents, bonuses, and other revenues, including minimum royalties, late payment interest, settlement payments, gas storage fees, estimated royalty payments, and recoupments.

States receive 50 percent of Federal revenues generated from mineral production occurring on Federal lands within that State's boundaries. To partially cover the costs of administering the Federal mineral leasing program, the Budget proposes to amend the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA) to allow MMS to deduct two percent from the required payments to States under the Act. Until 2000, MMS was authorized to deduct a certain amount from State mineral revenue payments based on an assessment of the Federal Government's costs to manage and oversee mineral leasing and production. This was commonly referred to as "net receipts sharing," or NRS. The NRS authority was repealed in 2000, during a time of Federal budget surpluses. Since FY 2008, Congress has annually required a two-percent deduction from each year's State payments as part of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts. This two percent deduction (equivalent to one percent of total mineral revenues) is a simpler form of net receipts sharing that addresses concerns raised about the administrative complexity of the original NRS process. The Administration proposes continuing net receipts sharing through the appropriations process in 2011. Separate authorizing legislation to amend the Mineral Leasing Act would make this change in the Federal-State revenue allocation permanent starting in 2012.

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Payments to Alaska from oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). P.L. 96-514 requires that any revenues received from oil and gas leasing in the NPR-A be shared 50 percent with the State of Alaska.

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