H.R. 9171

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

Sponsor: Michael K. Simpson · 0 cosponsors

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Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

This bill provides FY2027 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and several related agencies.

The bill provides appropriations to Interior for

  • the Bureau of Land Management,
  • the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
  • the National Park Service,
  • the U.S. Geological Survey,
  • the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
  • the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement,
  • the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
  • the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
  • the Bureau of Indian Education,
  • the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration,
  • the U.S. Wildland Fire Service,
  • Departmental Offices, and
  • Department-Wide Programs.

The bill also provides appropriations to the EPA and the Forest Service.

Within the Department of Health and Human Services, the bill provides appropriations for

  • the Indian Health Service,
  • the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and
  • the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

The bill provides appropriations to several related agencies, including

  • the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality,
  • the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board,
  • the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development,
  • the Smithsonian Institution,
  • the National Gallery of Art,
  • the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,
  • the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,
  • the National Endowment for the Arts,
  • the National Endowment for the Humanities,
  • the Commission of Fine Arts,
  • the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
  • the National Capital Planning Commission,
  • the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and
  • the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission.

Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

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I DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

II ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

III RELATED AGENCIES

IV GENERAL PROVISIONS

V

Sec. 510.

(a) In general. Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall make such corrections to the maps described in subsection (e) as are necessary to exclude from Unit L06 of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System each parcel in the town of North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, that is designated by local zoning ordinance for purposes other than conservation as of the date of the enactment of this Act.

(b) Application of correction. This Act applies only to areas of Unit L06 that are within the municipality of the town of North Topsail Beach.

(c) Defining of local zoning ordinance. ln this section, the term local zoning ordinance means zoning regulations in effect for the town of North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, as of the date of enactment of this Act.

(d) Effective date. The revised maps referred to in subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

(e) Maps described. The maps referred to in subsection (a) are entitled Onslow Beach Complex L05 (2 of 2) Topsail Unit L06 (1 of 2) and dated November 25, 2024, and Topsail Unit L06 (2 of 2) and dated December 21, 2018, and are included in the set of maps of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)).

(f) Availability. The Secretary of the Interior shall keep the revised maps referred to in subsection (a) on file and available for inspection in accordance with section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(b)).