Bill > S4802

This bill makes appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for fiscal year 2025. Key provisions include: - Providing emergency transfer authority to the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture for emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of facilities damaged by natural disasters. - Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands, waters, or interests therein for the purpose of operating and maintaining facilities supporting transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands. - Requiring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to implement a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks released from federally operated or financed hatcheries. - Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to recruit and directly appoint qualified individuals into competitive service positions at or below GS-9 or WG-15 grade levels within field units. - Prohibiting the Secretary of the Interior from issuing rules for the greater sage-grouse or the Columbia basin distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act. - Providing authority for the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to achieve operating efficiencies through co-location, staff details, and shared resources.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4802/all-info