PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 110 STAT. 3009-192
non-Federal share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal
Government for the purpose of environmental restoration related
to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage from abandoned
mines: Provided farther, That such projects must be consistent
with the purposes and priorities of the Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Act: Provided further. That the State of Maryland
may set aside the greater of $1,000,000 or 10 percent of the total
of the grants made available to the State under title IV of the
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended
(30 U.S.C. 1231 et. seq.), if the amount set aside is deposited
in an acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund established
under a State law, pursuant to which law the amount (together
with all interest earned on the amount) is expended by the State
to undertake acid mine drainage abatement and treatment projects,
except that before any amounts greater than 10 percent of its
title rV grants are deposited in an acid mine drainage abatement
and treatment fund, the State of Maryland must first complete
all Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act priority one
projects.
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS
For operation of Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants including
expenses necessary to provide education and welfare services for
Indians, either directly or in cooperation with States and other
organizations, including payment of care, tuition, assistance, and
other expenses of Indians in boarding homes, or institutions, or
schools; grants and other assistance to needy Indians; maintenance
of law and order; management, development, improvement, and
protection of resources and appurtenant facilities under the jurisdiction of the Bureau, including payment of irrigation assessments
and charges; acquisition of water rights; advances for Indian industrial and business enterprises; operation of Indian arts and crafts
shops and museums; development of Indian arts and crafts, as
authorized by law; for the general administration of the Bureau,
including such expenses in field offices; maintaining of Indian reservation roads as defined in 23 U.S.C. 101; and construction, repair,
and improvement of Indian housing, $1,436,902,000, of which not
to exceed $86,520,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments
and not to exceed $90,829,000 shall be for pa5anents to tribes
and tribal organizations for contract support costs associated with
ongoing contracts or grants or compacts entered into with the
Bureau prior to fiscal year 1997, as authorized by the Indian
Self-Determination Act of 1975, as amended, and up to $5,000,000
shall be for the Indian Self-Determination Fund, which shall be
available for the transitional cost of initial or expanded tribal contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau
under such Act; and of which not to exceed $365,124,000 for school
operations costs of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall become available on July 1, 1997, and shall remain
available until September 30, 1998; and of which not to exceed
$53,805,000 for higher education scholarships, adult vocational
training, and assistance to public schools under 25 U.S.C. 452
et seq., shall remain available until September 30, 1998; and of
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