123STA T .7 1 0PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11 , 200 9ADMIN I STR ATI VEP R O VISIONS Inad d it i o ntoot herus es set f orth in se c tion 407( d ) of P u bl ic L a w1 0 5–39 1 , franchise fees credited to a sub - account shall be a v ailable for e xp enditure b y the S ecretary, without further appro- priation, for use at any unit within the N ational Par k Syste m to extin g uish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender interest . Such funds may only be used for this purpose to the extent that the benefiting unit anticipated franchise fee receipts over the term of the contract at that unit exceed the amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. F ranchise fees at the benefiting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the originating unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single contract at the benefiting unit, in the amount of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce liability. For fiscal year 2 009 and hereafter, a willing seller from whom the Service ac q uires title to real property may be considered a ‘ ‘displaced person ’ ’ for purposes of the U niform R elocation A ssist- ance and Real Property Acquisition Policy Act and its implementing regulations, whether or not the Service has the authority to acquire such property by eminent domain. For the costs of administration of the Land and W ater C on- servation Fund grants authori z ed by section 105(a)(2)( B ) of the G ulf of M exico E nergy Security Act of 200 6 (Public Law 109– 432), the National Park Service may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are authorized to be disbursed under such section, such retained amounts to remain available until expended. Section 3(f) of the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 463(f)), related to the National Park System Advisory Board, is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. UNITED STATES GEO L O G I C ALS U RVE Y SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARC H For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topog- raphy, geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and water resources of the United States, its territories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340
classify lands as to their mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees; administer the minerals exploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and materials processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 9 8 g(1)) and related purposes as author- ized by law; and to publish and disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; $ 1,043,803,000, to remain available until Sep- tember 30, 2010, of which $64,078,000 shall be available only for cooperation with States or municipalities for water resources inves- tigations; of which $40,150,000 shall remain available until expended for satellite operations; and of which $7,321,000 shall be available until expended for deferred maintenance and capital improvement pro j ects that exceed $100,000 in cost
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d ,T hat none of the funds provided for the biological research activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless specifi- cally authorized in writing by the property owner: Provided fu r th er, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay more 43USC50. 4 2 USC 4 6 0 1note .
