Bill > HR5171

This bill, titled the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, makes appropriations for various federal agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and includes several provisions related to their operations and funding. Key provisions include authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to use appropriated funds for emergency reconstruction, repair, or replacement of damaged facilities, and to expend funds for wildland fire suppression and emergency actions related to natural disasters or oil spills. The bill also outlines authorized uses of funds for the Department of the Interior, including services, vehicle purchases, and aircraft operations, and specifies that appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education can be used for Indian trust management and reform activities. Furthermore, it addresses the acquisition of lands for visitor facilities at Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands, establishes fees for Outer Continental Shelf inspections, and permits the Secretary of the Interior to implement an oil and gas leasing internet program. The bill also includes provisions for the reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, allows for multiyear contracts for wild horse and burro holding facilities, mandates mass marking of salmonids released from federally operated hatcheries, and prohibits the use of funds to implement Secretarial Order No. 3310. It also reauthorizes the Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund and includes restrictions on the use of funds related to ivory, the valley elderberry longhorn beetle, and sage-grouse. The bill allocates significant funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for science and technology, environmental programs, hazardous waste management, and state and tribal assistance grants, with specific directives on how these funds can be used, including for water infrastructure and pollution control. It also includes administrative provisions for the EPA, such as the collection and obligation of pesticide registration service fees and the transfer of funds for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. For the Forest Service, the bill appropriates funds for research, state and private forestry, national forest system management, capital improvements, and land acquisition, with specific allocations for forest products, restoration programs, and road decommissioning. It also addresses wildland fire management, including funding for suppression, hazardous fuels management, and research, and establishes the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund. The bill also appropriates funds for the Indian Health Service for health services and facilities, with provisions for purchased/referred care, loan repayment programs, and various health initiatives, and includes administrative provisions for the Indian Health Service. Additionally, it appropriates funds for related agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the Council on Environmental Quality, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, the Commission of Fine Arts, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the National Capital Planning Commission, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Finally, Title IV contains general provisions that restrict the use of funds for lobbying, mandate the disclosure of administrative expenses, limit the processing of mining applications, clarify contract support costs for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Service, and impose various prohibitions and limitations on the use of funds related to environmental regulations, hunting and fishing, water rights, invasive species, and the use of American iron and steel in certain projects.