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. 511.

(a) In general

(1) Redesignation. Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, established under Public Law 91–424 (16 U.S.C. 460w et seq.), shall be known and designated as “Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve”, comprised of—

(A) Apostle Islands National Park; and

(B) Apostle Islands National Preserve.

(2) Apostle islands national park

(A) Boundaries. The boundaries of Apostle Islands National Park are the boundaries of the area generally depicted as “Apostle Islands National Park Proposed Boundary” on the Map.

(B) Ashland harbor breakwater light. Nothing in this Act creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the boundary of the property labeled “Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light” on the Map.

(3) Apostle islands national preserve. The boundaries of Apostle Islands National Preserve are the boundaries of the area generally depicted as “Apostle Islands National Preserve Proposed Boundary” on the Map.

(b) Administration

(1) In general. The Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve shall be administered by the Secretary as a single unit of the National Park System in accordance with—

(A) this section;

(B) the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including—

(i) sections 100101(a), 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, United States Code; and

(ii) chapters 1003 and 3201 of title 54, United States Code; and

(C) except as provided in paragraph (2), Public Law 91–424 (16 U.S.C. 460w et seq.).

(2) Hunting, fishing, and trapping

(A) Hunting and trapping

(i) Apostle islands national park. Except where permitted under a treaty, statute, or executive order pertaining to a Tribe, hunting and trapping are prohibited within Apostle Islands National Park.

(ii) Apostle islands national preserve. The Secretary shall administer hunting and trapping within Apostle Islands National Preserve—

(I) in the same manner that hunting and trapping were administered on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act within the portion of Apostle Islands National Lakeshore that comprises Apostle Island National Preserve; and

(II) in accordance with section 5 of Public Law 91–424 (16 U.S.C. 460w–4) and other applicable laws.

(B) Fishing. The Secretary shall administer fishing within the Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve—

(i) in the same manner that fishing was administered within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on the day before the date of enactment of this Act; and

(ii) in accordance with section 5 of Public Law 91–424 (16 U.S.C. 460w–4) and other applicable laws.

(C) Private land. Nothing in this section prohibits hunting, fishing, or trapping on private land in accordance with applicable State and Federal laws.

(c) References and map

(1) References

(A) In general. Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to “Apostle Islands National Lakeshore” shall be deemed to be a reference to “Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve”.

(B) Public law 91–424. Any reference in Public Law 91–424 (16 U.S.C. 460w et seq.) to the “lakeshore” shall be deemed to be a reference to “Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve”.

(2) Map. The Map shall be—

(A) on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service; and

(B) made available on a publicly accessible website of the National Park Service.

(d) Interpretive features. The Secretary shall include at the principal visitor centers of the Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve the following interpretive features:

(1) Signage that describes the history of the region, including information about the Ojibwe tribes, early European settlers, fur trade, logging, stone quarries, lighthouses and commercial fishing.

(2) A copy of this Act.

(e) Treaty and reserved rights. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting any rights granted, reserved, or established pursuant to treaty, statute, or executive order pertaining to any Tribe, including, but not limited to, rights to hunt, trap, fish, and gather on lands included within the boundary of Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve or any other rights asserted by any Tribe.

(f) Definitions. In this Act:

(1) Map. The term “Map” means the map titled “Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Proposed Boundaries”, numbered 633/193,514, and dated October 2024.

(2) Secretary. The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.