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## SEC. 109 ###
(a)When allocating the additional funding provided in this title under the headings “Construction” and “Mississippi River and Tributaries”, the Secretary shall initiate a total of seven new construction starts during fiscal year 2021. ###
(b)For new construction projects, project cost sharing agreements shall be executed as soon as practicable but no later than December 31, 2021. ###
(c)No allocation for a new start shall be considered final and no work allowance shall be made until the Secretary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an out-year funding scenario demonstrating the affordability of the selected new starts and the impacts on other projects. ###
(d)The Secretary shall not deviate from the new starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. # TITLE II DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Central Utah Projectcentral utah project completion accountFor carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah Project Completion Act, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $1,800,000 shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission: * Provided*, That of the amount provided under this heading, $1,500,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, for expenses necessary in carrying out related responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior: * Provided further*, That for fiscal year 2021, of the amount made available to the Commission under this Act or any other Act, the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for administrative expenses. Bureau of ReclamationThe following appropriations shall be expended to execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation:water and related resources(including transfers of funds)For management, development, and restoration of water and related natural resources and for related activities, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of reclamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Americans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements with, State and local governments, federally recognized Indian Tribes, and others, $1,521,125,000, to remain available until expended, of which $58,476,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and $5,584,000 shall be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; of which such amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund: * Provided*, That $25,882,000 shall be available for transfer into the Blackfeet Water Settlement Implementation Fund established by section 3717 of Public Law 114-322: * Provided further*, That such transfers may be increased or decreased within the overall appropriation under this heading: * Provided further*, That of the total appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account established by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that Fund or account: * Provided further*, That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until expended for the purposes for which the funds were contributed: * Provided further*, That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this account and are available until expended for the same purposes as the sums appropriated under this heading: * Provided further*, That of the amounts provided herein, funds may be used for high-priority projects which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706: * Provided further*, That within available funds, $250,000 shall be for grants and financial assistance for educational activities: * Provided further*, That in accordance with section 4007 of Public Law 114-322, funding provided for such purpose in fiscal years 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 shall be made available for the construction, pre-construction, or study of the Friant-Kern Canal Capacity Correction Resulting from Subsidence, the Boise River Basin—Anderson Ranch Dam Raise, the North-of-the-Delta Off Stream Storage (Sites Reservoir Project), the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Phase 2 Expansion Project, and the Cle Elum Pool Raise (Yakima), as recommended by the Secretary in the letters dated June 22, 2020, and December 3, 2020, inclusive; the Delta Mendota Canal Subsidence Correction, the Del Puerto Water District, the San Luis Low Point Improvement Project, and the Sacramento Regional Water Bank, as recommended by the Secretary in the letter dated June 22, 2020: * Provided further*, That in accordance with section 4009(c) of Public Law 114-322, and as recommended by the Secretary in a letter dated December 3, 2020, funding provided for such purpose in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 shall be made available to the El Paso Aquifer Storage and Recovery Using Reclaimed Water Project, the Pure Water Monterey: A Groundwater Replenishment Project, the Pure Water Soquel: Groundwater Replenishment and Seawater Intrusion Prevention Project, the Magna Water District Water Reclamation and Reuse Project, the Pure Water Oceanside: Mission Basin Groundwater Purification Facility Project, the Groundwater Reliability Improvement Program Recycled Water Project, and the Palmdale Regional Groundwater Recharge and Recovery Project: * Provided further*, That in accordance with section 4009(a) of Public Law 114-322, and as recommended by the Secretary in a letter dated December 3, 2020, funding provided for such purpose in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 shall be made available to the Doheny Ocean Desalination Project, the North Pleasant Valley Desalter Facility, and the Energy-Efficient Brackish Groundwater Desalination Project.central valley project restoration fundFor carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, $55,875,000, to be derived from such sums as may be collected in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 102-575, to remain available until expended: * Provided*, That the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount of the additional mitigation and restoration payments authorized by section 3407(d) of Public Law 102-575: * Provided further*, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water is already committed to in-stream purposes by a court adopted decree or order.california bay-delta restoration(including transfers of funds)For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, $33,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate accounts of other participating Federal agencies to carry out authorized purposes: * Provided*, That funds appropriated herein may be used for the Federal share of the costs of CALFED Program management: * Provided further*, That CALFED implementation shall be carried out in a balanced manner with clear performance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals and objectives of the Program.policy and administrationFor expenses necessary for policy, administration, and related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, and offices in the six regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, to remain available until September 30, 2022, $60,000,000, to be derived from the Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377: * Provided*, That no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or functions budgeted as policy and administration expenses.administrative provisionAppropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles, which are for replacement only. GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR201.(a)None of the funds provided in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided by previous or subsequent appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2021, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—(1)initiates or creates a new program, project, or activity;(2)eliminates a program, project, or activity;(3)increases funds for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress;(4)restarts or resumes any program, project or activity for which funds are not provided in this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress;(5)transfers funds in excess of the following limits, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:(A)15 percent for any program, project or activity for which $2,000,000 or more is available at the beginning of the fiscal year; or(B)$400,000 for any program, project or activity for which less than $2,000,000 is available at the beginning of the fiscal year;(6)transfers more than $500,000 from either the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category or the Resources Management and Development category to any program, project, or activity in the other category, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress; or(7)transfers, where necessary to discharge legal obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than $5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate deficiency judgments, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.(b)Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category.(c)For purposes of this section, the term "transfer" means any movement of funds into or out of a program, project, or activity.(d)The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress detailing all the funds reprogrammed between programs, projects, activities, or categories of funding. The first quarterly report shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.202.(a)None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to determine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior and the State of California of a plan, which shall conform to the water quality standards of the State of California as approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis drainage waters.(b)The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully repaid pursuant to the "Cleanup Program—Alternative Repayment Plan" and the "SJVDP—Alternative Repayment Plan" described in the report entitled "Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, February 1995", prepared by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds by the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation law.203.Section 9504(e) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10364(e)) is amended by striking " $530,000,000" and inserting " $610,000,000".204.Title I of Public Law 108-361 (the CALFED Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as amended by section 4007(k) of Public Law 114-322, is amended by striking "2020" each place it appears and inserting "2021".205.Section 9106(g)(2) of Public Law 111-11 (Omnibus PublicLand Management Act of 2009) is amended by striking "2020" and inserting "2021".206.16 U.S.C. 1015aSection 6002(g)(4) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11) is amended by striking "2020" and inserting "2021".207.(a)Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214(c)) is amended by striking "2020" and inserting "2021".(b)Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2241) is amended by striking "2020" and inserting "2021".208.None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for pre-construction or construction activities for any project recommended after enactment of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 and prior to enactment of this Act by the Secretary of the Interior and transmitted to the appropriate committees of Congress pursuant to section 4007, section 4009(a), or section 4009(c) of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114-322) if such project is not named in this Act. # TITLE III DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ENERGY PROGRAMSEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy(including rescissions of funds)For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy efficiency and renewable energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $2,864,000,293, to remain available until expended: * Provided*, That of such amount, $165,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, for program direction: * Provided further*, That of the unobligated balances available from amounts appropriated in Public Law 111-8 under this heading, $806,831 is hereby rescinded: * Provided further*, That of the unobligated balances available from amounts appropriated in Public Law 111-85 under this heading, $1,433,462 is hereby rescinded: * Provided further*, That no amounts may be rescinded under the previous two provisos from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency ResponseFor Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy sector cybersecurity, energy security, and emergency response activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $156,000,000, to remain available until expended: * Provided*, That of such amount, $12,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, for program direction.ElectricityFor Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for electricity activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $211,720,000, to remain available until expended: * Provided*, That of such amount, $18,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, for program direction.Nuclear EnergyFor Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,507,600,000, to remain available until expended: * Provided*, That of such amount, $75,131,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, for program direction.Fossil Energy Research and DevelopmentFor Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out fossil energy research and development activities, under the authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition of interest, including defeasible and equitable interests in any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting inquiries, technological investigations and research concerning the extraction, processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without objectionable social and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 1603), $750,000,000, to remain available until expended: * Provided*, That of such amount $61,500,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, for program direction.Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale ReservesFor Department of Energy expenses necessary to carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, $13,006,000, to remain available until expended: * Provided*, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities.Strategic Petroleum ReserveFor Department of Energy expenses necessary for Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility development and operations and program management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $188,000,000, to remain available until expended.SPR Petroleum AccountFor the acquisition, transportation, and injection of petroleum products, and for other necessary expenses pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), sections 403 and 404 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 6241, 6239 note), and section 5010 of the 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law 114-255), $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.Northeast Home Heating Oil ReserveFor Department of Energy expenses necessary for Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $6,500,000, to remain available until expended.Energy Information AdministrationFor Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the activities of the Energy Information Administration, $126,800,000, to remain available until expended.Non-defense Environmental CleanupFor Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $319,200,000, to remain available until expended: * Provided*, That, in addition, fees collected pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of section 6939f of title 42, United States Code, and deposited under this heading in fiscal year 2021 pursuant to section 309 of title III of division C of Public Law 116-94 are appropriated, to remain available until expended, for mercury storage costs.Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning FundFor Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $841,000,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until expended, of which $5,000,000 shall be available in accordance with title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.ScienceFor Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 35 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, $7,026,000,000, to remain available until expended: * Provided*, That of such amount, $192,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, for program direction: * Provided further*, That of the amount provided under this heading in this Act, $2,300,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.Nuclear Waste DisposalFor Department of Energy expenses necessary for nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Public Law 97-425, as amended, including interim storage activities, $27,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which $7,500,000 shall be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund.Advanced Research Projects AgencyFor Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act (Public Law 110-69), $427,000,000, to remain available until expended: * Provided*, That of such amount, $35,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, for program direction.Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program(including rescission of funds)Such sums as are derived from amounts received from borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: * Provided*, That for necessary administrative expenses of the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program, as authorized, $32,000,000 is appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2022: * Provided further*, That up to $32,000,000 of fees collected in fiscal year 2021 pursuant to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall be credited as offsetting collections under this heading and used for necessary administrative expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2022: * Provided further*, That to the extent that fees collected in fiscal year 2021 exceed $32,000,000, those excess amounts shall be credited as offsetting collections under this heading and available in future fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts: * Provided further*, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced
(1)as such fees are received during fiscal year 2021 (estimated at $3,000,000) and
(2)to the extent that any remaining general fund appropriations can be derived from fees collected in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2021 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: * Provided further*, That the Department of Energy shall not subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in violation of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or other debt obligations in violation of section 609.10 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations: * Provided further*, That, of the unobligated balances available under the heading "Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Title 17—Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program" in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) for the cost of guaranteed loans authorized by section 1705 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, $392,000,000 are hereby rescinded: * Provided further*, That the amounts rescinded pursuant to the preceding proviso that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress) and section 301(b)(2) of S. Con. Res. 70 (110th Congress), the concurrent resolutions on the budget for fiscal years 2008 and 2009, are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program(including rescission of funds)For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: * Provided*, That, of the unobligated balances available from amounts appropriated for the costs of direct loans in section 129 of division A of the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 110-329), $1,908,000,000 are hereby rescinded: * Provided further*, That the amounts rescinded pursuant to the preceding proviso that were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress) and section 301(b)(2) of S. Con. Res. 70 (110th Congress), the concurrent resolutions on the budget for fiscal years 2008 and 2009, are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee ProgramFor Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in carrying out the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program, $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022.Office of Indian Energy Policy and ProgramsFor necessary expenses for Indian Energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $22,000,000, to remain available until expended: * Provided*, That, of the amount appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, for program direction.Departmental AdministrationFor salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy necessary for departmental administration in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $259,378,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus such additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the estimated amount of cost of work for others notwithstanding the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.): * Provided*, That such increases in cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same or greater amount: * Provided further*, That moneys received by the Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total $93,378,000 in fiscal year 2021 may be retained and used for operating expenses within this account, as authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95-238, notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: * Provided further*, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2021 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $166,000,000.Office of the Inspector GeneralFor expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $57,739,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022. ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIESNATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATIONWeapons ActivitiesFor Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed one aircraft, one ambulance, and two passenger buses, for replacement only, $15,345,000,000, to remain available until expended: * Provided*, That of such amount, $75,000,000 shall be available for the Uranium Reserve Program: * Provided further*, That of such amount, $123,684,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, for program direction.Defense Nuclear NonproliferationFor Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $2,260,000,000, to remain available until expended.Naval Reactors(including transfer of funds)For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval reactors activities to carry out the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construction, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, $1,684,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which, $91,000,000 shall be transferred to "Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy", for the Advanced Test Reactor: * Provided*, That of such amount, $51,700,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, for program direction.Federal Salaries and ExpensesFor expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Expenses in the National Nuclear Security Administration, $443,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, including official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $17,000. ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIESDefense Environmental CleanupFor Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed 1 passenger minivan for replacement only, $6,426,000,000, to remain available until expended: * Provided*, That of such amount, $289,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, for program direction.Other Defense ActivitiesFor Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense activities, and classified activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $920,000,000, to remain available until expended: * Provided*, That of such amount, $334,948,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, for program direction. POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONSBonneville Power Administration FundExpenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93-454, are approved for official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $5,000: * Provided*, That during fiscal year 2021, no new direct loan obligations may be made.Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power AdministrationFor expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and for marketing electric power and energy, including transmission wheeling and ancillary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southeastern power area, $7,246,000, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended: * Provided*, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $7,246,000 collected by the Southeastern Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southeastern Power Administration: * Provided further*, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2021 appropriation estimated at not more than $0: * Provided further*, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $52,000,000 collected by the Southeastern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: * Provided further*, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).Operation and Maintenance, Southwestern Power AdministrationFor expenses necessary for operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and for marketing electric power and energy, for construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the Southwestern Power Administration, $47,540,000, to remain available until expended: * Provided*, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to $37,140,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power Administration: * Provided further*, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2021 appropriation estimated at not more than $10,400,000: * Provided further*, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $34,000,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: * Provided further*, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power AdministrationFor carrying out the functions authorized by title III, section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7152), and other related activities including conservation and renewable resources programs as authorized, $259,126,000, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended, of which $259,126,000 shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Reclamation Fund: * Provided*, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), and section 1 of the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 392a), up to $169,754,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western Area Power Administration: * Provided further*, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2021 appropriation estimated at not more than $89,372,000, of which $89,372,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: * Provided further*, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $192,000,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: * Provided further*, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance FundFor operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, $5,776,000, to remain available until expended, and to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Administration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255): * Provided*, That notwithstanding the provisions of that Act and of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $5,548,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and related services from the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facilities of these Dams and associated Western Area Power Administration activities: * Provided further*, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2021 appropriation estimated at not more than $228,000: * Provided further*, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred: * Provided further*, That for fiscal year 2021, the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration may accept up to $1,526,000 in funds contributed by United States power customers of the Falcon and Amistad Dams for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available for the purpose for which contributed in like manner as if said sums had been specifically appropriated for such purpose: * Provided further*, That any such funds shall be available without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation for use by the Commissioner of the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission for the sole purpose of operating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or upgrading the hydroelectric facilities at these Dams in accordance with agreements reached between the Administrator, Commissioner, and the power customers.Federal Energy Regulatory Commissionsalaries and expensesFor expenses necessary for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $3,000, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $404,350,000, to remain available until expended: * Provided*, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $404,350,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal year 2021 shall be retained and used for expenses necessary in this account, and shall remain available until expended: * Provided further*, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues are received during fiscal year 2021 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2021 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0. GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY(including transfer of funds)301.(a)No appropriation, funds, or authority made available by this title for the Department of Energy shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project, or activity or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals or similar arrangements (including Requests for Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Opportunity Announcements) for a program, project, or activity if the program, project, or activity has not been funded by Congress.(b)(1)Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds made available in this title may be used to—(A)make a grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more;(B)make a discretionary contract award or Other Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more, including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation;(C)issue a letter of intent to make an allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph
(A)or (B); or(D)announce publicly the intention to make an allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph
(A)or (B).(2)The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within 15 days of the conclusion of each quarter a report detailing each grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling less than $1,000,000 provided during the previous quarter.(3)The notification required by paragraph
(1)and the report required by paragraph
(2)shall include the recipient of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal year for which the funds for the award were appropriated, the account and program, project, or activity from which the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and a brief description of the activity for which the award is made.(c)The Department of Energy may not, with respect to any program, project, or activity that uses budget authority made available in this title under the heading "Department of Energy—Energy Programs", enter into a multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into a multiyear cooperative agreement unless—(1)the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is funded for the full period of performance as anticipated at the time of award; or(2)the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement includes a clause conditioning the Federal Government’s obligation on the availability of future year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 3 days in advance.(d)Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), the amounts made available by this title shall be expended as authorized by law for the programs, projects, and activities specified in the "Final Bill" column in the "Department of Energy" table included under the heading "Title III—Department of Energy" in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).(e)The amounts made available by this title may be reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and the Department shall notify, and obtain the prior approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would cause any program, project, or activity funding level to increase or decrease by more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period covered by this Act.(f)None of the funds provided in this title shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—(1)creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, project, or activity;(2)increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this Act; or(3)reduces funds that are directed to be used for a specific program, project, or activity by this Act.(g)(1)The Secretary of Energy may waive any requirement or restriction in this section that applies to the use of funds made available for the Department of Energy if compliance with such requirement or restriction would pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or national security.(2)The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any waiver under paragraph
(1)as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied. Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial risk under paragraph
(1)that permitted such waiver.(h)The unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities in this Act may be available to the same appropriation accounts for such activities established pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged with funds in the applicable established accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted.302.Funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) during fiscal year 2021 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2021.303.None of the funds made available in this title shall be used for the construction of facilities classified as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830 unless independent oversight is conducted by the Office of Enterprise Assessments to ensure the project is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements.304.None of the funds made available in this title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or any successive departmental guidance, for construction projects where the total project cost exceeds $100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate has been developed for the project for that critical decision.305.Notwithstanding section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), upon a determination by the President in this fiscal year that a regional supply shortage of refined petroleum product of significant scope and duration exists, that a severe increase in the price of refined petroleum product will likely result from such shortage, and that a draw down and sale of refined petroleum product would assist directly and significantly in reducing the adverse impact of such shortage, the Secretary of Energy may draw down and sell refined petroleum product from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Proceeds from a sale under this section shall be deposited into the SPR Petroleum Account established in section 167 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6247), and such amounts shall be available for obligation, without fiscal year limitation, consistent with that section.306.(a)Of the offsetting collections, including unobligated balances of such collections, in the "Department of Energy—Power Marketing Administration—Colorado River Basins Power Marketing Fund, Western Area Power Administration", $21,400,000 shall be transferred to the "Department of the Interior—Bureau of Reclamation—Upper Colorado River Basin Fund" for the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out environmental stewardship and endangered species recovery efforts.(b)No funds shall be transferred directly from "Department of Energy—Power Marketing Administration—Colorado River Basins Power Marketing Fund, Western Area Power Administration" to the general fund of the Treasury in the current fiscal year. # TITLE IV INDEPENDENT AGENCIES Appalachian Regional CommissionFor expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, and for expenses necessary for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment of the Federal share of the administrative expenses of the Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $180,000,000, to remain available until expended. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Boardsalaries and expensesFor expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 100-456, section 1441, $31,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022. Delta Regional Authoritysalaries and expensesFor expenses necessary for the Delta Regional Authority and to carry out its activities, as authorized by the Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwithstanding sections 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended. Denali CommissionFor expenses necessary for the Denali Commission including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment as necessary and other expenses, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998: * Provided*, That funds shall be available for construction projects in an amount not to exceed 80 percent of total project cost for distressed communities, as defined by section 307 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (division C, title III, Public Law 105-277), as amended by section 701 of appendix D, title VII, Public Law 106-113 (113 Stat. 1501A-280), and an amount not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed communities: * Provided further*, That notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding payment of a non-Federal share in connection with a grant-in-aid program, amounts under this heading shall be available for the payment of such a non-Federal share for programs undertaken to carry out the purposes of the Commission. Northern Border Regional CommissionFor expenses necessary for the Northern Border Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended: * Provided*, That such amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, notwithstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United States Code. Southeast Crescent Regional CommissionFor expenses necessary for the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. Southwest Border Regional CommissionFor expenses necessary for the Southwest Border Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $250,000, to remain available until expended. Nuclear Regulatory Commissionsalaries and expensesFor expenses necessary for the Commission in carrying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, $830,900,000, including official representation expenses not to exceed $25,000, to remain available until expended: * Provided*, That of the amount appropriated herein, not more than $9,500,000 may be made available for salaries, travel, and other support costs for the Office of the Commission, to remain available until September 30, 2022: * Provided further*, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $710,293,000 in fiscal year 2021 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain available until expended: * Provided further*, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2021 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2021 appropriation estimated at not more than $120,607,000.office of inspector generalFor expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $13,499,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: * Provided*, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $11,106,000 in fiscal year 2021 shall be retained and be available until September 30, 2022, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: * Provided further*, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2021 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2021 appropriation estimated at not more than $2,393,000: * Provided further*, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $1,206,000 shall be for Inspector General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Boardsalaries and expensesFor expenses necessary for the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100-203, section 5051, $3,600,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2022. GENERAL PROVISIONS—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES401.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of its Internal Commission Procedures when responding to Congressional requests for information, consistent with Department of Justice guidance for all Federal agencies.402.(a)The amounts made available by this title for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may be reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and the Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would cause any program funding level to increase or decrease by more than $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period covered by this Act.(b)(1)The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may waive the notification requirement in subsection
(a)if compliance with such requirement would pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or national security.(2)The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any waiver under paragraph
(1)as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied. Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial risk under paragraph
(1)that permitted such waiver and shall provide a detailed report to the Committees of such waiver and changes to funding levels to programs, projects, or activities.(c)Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and (d), the amounts made available by this title for "Nuclear Regulatory Commission—Salaries and Expenses" shall be expended as directed in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).(d)None of the funds provided for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this Act.(e)The Commission shall provide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, which includes the following for each program, project, or activity, including any prior year appropriations—(1)total budget authority;(2)total unobligated balances; and(3)total unliquidated obligations. # TITLE V GENERAL PROVISIONS (including transfer of funds)
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- Special account and distribution of fees and revenues§ 6806
- Contributions by State, municipality, etc.§ 395
- Advances for operation and maintenance of projects§ 397a
- Authorization of appropriations§ 1706
- General expenses of Bureau of Reclamation chargeable to general reclamation fund§ 377
- Water management improvement§ 10364
- Applicable period of drought program§ 2214
- Authorization of appropriations§ 2241
- Definitions§ 7101
- Duties of United States Bureau of Mines§ 3
- Congressional statement of purpose§ 6201
- Drawdown and sale of petroleum products§ 6241
- Definition and application§ 1511
- Custodians of money§ 3302
- Sale of electric power from reservoir projects; rate schedules; preference in sale; construction of transmission lines; disposition of moneys§ 825s
- Transfers from Department of the Interior§ 7152
- Payment into reclamation fund of receipts from irrigation projects; transfer of power revenues to General Treasury after repayment of construction costs§ 392a
- Employment of experts and consultants; temporary or intermittent§ 3109
- Funding of intelligence activities§ 3094
- SPR Petroleum Account§ 6247
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- Pub. L. 102-575
- Pub. L. 108-361
- 118 Stat. 1681
- Pub. L. 111-11
- 16 USC 1015aSection
- Pub. L. 111-8
- Pub. L. 111-85
- Pub. L. 97-425
- Pub. L. 110-69
- Pub. L. 111-5
- Pub. L. 110-329
- Pub. L. 95-238
- Pub. L. 93-454
- 68 Stat. 255
- 10 CFR 830
- Pub. L. 100-456
- Pub. L. 105-277
- Pub. L. 106-113
- Pub. L. 100-203
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