Supplemental American Relief Act (P.L. 118-158)

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surveying, classification, acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of the Alaska available until September 30, 2028; of which $31,386,000 for annual maintenance and deferred maintenance programs and $106,769,000 for the wild horse and burro program, as authorized by the Wild remain available until expended: Provided, That amounts in the fee account of the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund may be used for any bureau-related expenses associated with the processing of oil and gas applications for permits to drill and related use of authorizations: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to $1,000,000 may be made available for the purposes described in section 122(e)(1)(A) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations made available under this heading, not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and representation In addition, $42,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration program operations, including the cost of administering the mining claim fee program, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2027, so as to result in a final appropriation communication site rental fees established by the Bureau for the cost of administering communication site Chapter III - Management of Lands and Resources Page - III - 1 Bureau of Land Management 2027 Budget Justification surveying, classification, acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, including the Appropriates funds to implement the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for management of the public lands on a multiple use and sustained yield basis and such laws applicable to the management of the public lands. 2. and assessment of mineral potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of the Alaska The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, P.L. 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)) established the Alaska mineral resource assessment program to assess the oil, gas, and other mineral potential on all public lands in the State of Alaska in order to expand the data base with respect to the mineral potential of such lands. The appropriations language provision allows the funds appropriated under this section to also be used for the Alaska mineral resource assessment program to assess the oil, gas, and other mineral potential on all public lands in the State of Alaska in order to expand the database with respect to the mineral potential maintenance and deferred maintenance programs and $106,769,000 for the wild horse and burro program, as authorized by the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, Public Law 92-195, as The language makes the appropriations to the account available for a two-year basis, with an exception for Wild Horse & Burro Management and Annual Maintenance and Deferred Maintenance. Funding for these programs remain available until expended, allowing the BLM a valuable degree of flexibility needed 4. Provided, That amounts in the fee account of the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund may be used for any bureau-related expenses associated with the processing of oil and gas applications for permits to drill and related use of authorizations. Provides the BLM with flexibility to allocate these fee revenues to where they are most needed, rather than having their allocation be prescribed by Section 3021 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 113-291). Section 3021 requires that BLM transfer at least 75 percent of the fee revenue collected by a BLM office to the State Office of the State in which the fees are collected. To best ensure timely processing, flexibility to move resources among States and field offices in response to demand and workload shifts and surges is needed. Chapter III - Management of Lands and Resources Page - III - 2 Bureau of Land Management 2027 Budget Justification 5. Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to $1,000,000 may be made available for the purposes described in section 122(e)(1)(A) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, division G of Public Law 115-31 (43 This provision allows BLM to provide up to $1,000,000 of the MLR appropriation amount in direct funding to the BLM Foundation established in P.L. 115-31. 6. In addition, $42,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration program operations, including the cost of administering the mining claim fee program, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2027, This continued provision appropriates the BLM an amount to be offset by revenues generated by a mining claim fees (maintenance fees and location fees) to offset the cost of providing access to mineral resources in an environmentally responsible manner on public lands managed by the BLM. The 2027 budget 7. so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at not more than $830,900,000, This is the final budget authority, net of offsetting collections for mining law administration. 8. and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from communication site rental fees established by the Bureau for the cost of administering communication site activities. This continued provision authorizes the BLM to spend revenues (actual collections, but not to exceed $2.0 million) generated by a rental fee on rights-of-way authorizations under Title V of the Federal Land Policy Chapter III - Management of Lands and Resources Page - III - 3 Bureau of Land Management 2027 Budget Justification General Authorizing Legislation - The following authorize the general activities of the Bureau of Land Management or govern the manner in which the BLM's activities are conducted. Reorganization Plan No. 3 Establishes the BLM. Chapter III - Management of Lands and Resources Page - III - 4 Bureau of Land Management 2027 Budget Justification Federal Land Policy and Outlines functions of the BLM, provides for administration of public Management Act of 1976, lands through the BLM, provides for management of the public lands as amended (43 U.S.C. on a multiple use basis, and requires land-use planning, including 1701 et seq.) public involvement and a continuing inventory of resources. The Act establishes as public policy that, in general, the public lands will remain in Federal ownership, and also authorizes: ' Acquisition of land or interests in lands

Extracted from Bureau of Land Management, p. 53. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

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