Pub. L. 109-54, tit. IV, sec. 428

Sec. 428. Section 330 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–291; 114 Stat. 996; 43 U.S.C. 1701 note), is amended—(1) in the first sentence, by striking “2005” and inserting “2008”;(2) in the first sentence by striking “may pilot test agency-wide joint permitting and leasing programs” and inserting after “Congress,” the following: “may establish pilot programs involving the land management agencies referred to in this section to conduct projects, planning, permitting, leasing, contracting and other activities, either jointly or on behalf of one another; may co-locate in Federal offices and facilities leased by an agency of either Department;”;119 STAT. 556(3) in the third sentence, by inserting “, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service,” after “Bureau of Land Management”; and (4) by adding at the end the following new sentence: “To facilitate the sharing of resources under the Service First initiative, the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture may make transfers of funds and reimbursement of funds on an annual basis, including transfers and reimbursements for multi-year projects, except that this authority may not be used to circumvent requirements and limitations imposed on the use of funds.”.