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252 APPROPRIATIONS
123 STAT. 705 PUBLIC LAW 111–8—MAR. 11, 2009
123 STAT. 706
LAND ACQUISITION
For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water Con- servation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 through 11), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, $42,455,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended, of which, notwith- standing 16 U.S.C. 460l–9, not more than $1,500,000 shall be for land conservation partnerships authorized by the Highlands Con- servation Act of 2004: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated for specific land acquisition projects can be used to pay for any administrative overhead, planning or other management costs.
COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), as amended, $80,001,000, to remain available until expended, of which $25,307,000 is to be derived from the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, of which $5,145,706 shall be for the Idaho Salmon and Clearwater River Basins Habitat Account pursu- ant to the Snake River Water Rights Act of 2004; and of which $54,694,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund: Provided, That of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $4,500,000 are permanently rescinded.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $14,100,000.
NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 4401– 4414), $42,647,000, to remain available until expended.
NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION
For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), $4,750,000, to remain available until expended.
MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant Con- servation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201–4203, 4211–4214, 4221–4225, 4241– 4246, and 1538), the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261–4266), the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301–5306), the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301–6305), and the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601–6606), $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.