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123STA T .7 22 PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11 , 2 0 0 9to ot herF e d er al a g e nci e sf or destr u ction of v ehicles , aircraft, or other e q ui pm ent in connection w ith their use for wildland fire operations, such reim b ursement to be credited to appropriations currentl y available at the time of receipt thereof

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d fu r th er, T hat for wildland fire operations, no funds shall be made available under this authority until the S ecretary determines that funds appropriated for ‘ ‘wildland fire operations ’ ’ shallbee x hausted within 30 days: Provided further, That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as promptly as possible: Provided further, That such replenishment funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emergency funds were trans - ferred . S EC . 1 03. A ppropriations made to the D epartment of the I nterior in this title shall be available for services as authori z ed by 5U .S. C . 310 9 , when authorized by the Secretary, in total amount not to exceed $ 500,000

purchase and replacement of motor vehicles, including specially equipped law enforcement vehicles; hire, mainte- nance, and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone service in private resi- dences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members. SEC. 10 4 . Appropriations made in this Act under the headings B ureau of Indian Affairs and O ffice of the Special Trustee for American Indians and any unobligated balances from prior appro- priations Acts made under the same headings shall be available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust management and reform activities. Total funding for historical accounting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically designated in this Act for such purpose. SEC. 105. N otwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any Tribal P riority Allocation funds, including tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inac- curate distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal year 2 009. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlap- ping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not apply. SEC. 10 6 . Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in con- veying the Twin Cities R esearch Center under the authority pro- vided by Public L aw 104 – 134, as amended by Public Law 104– 20 8 , the Secretary may accept and retain land and other forms of reimbursement: Provided , That the Secretary may retain and use any such reimbursement until expended and without further appropriation: ( 1 ) for the benefit of the National W ildlife Refuge System within the State of M innesota; and (2) for all activities authorized by 16 U.S.C. 460zz. SEC. 10 7 . The Secretary of the Interior may use discretionary funds to pay private attorney fees and costs for employees and former employees of the Department of the Interior reasonably incurred in connection with Cobell v. K empthorne to the extent that such fees and costs are not paid by the Department of J ustice Det e rmina ti o n .