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 123STA T . 2 85 8 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 85 —O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9ortheF o unda t i on deter m ine s to b e the most bene f i c ia l to —’ ’ and (B) in sub p ara g raph ( A ) , b y stri k ing ‘ ‘paragraph ( 1 )(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)(ii)’’ .SEC . 207 . Section 2 5 07(b) of the Farm Security and R ural I n v estment Act of 2002 ( 43U .S. C . 2211 note; P ublic L a w 107 – 171) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following ‘‘(3) for efforts consistent with researching, supporting, and conserving fish, wildlife, plant, and habitat resources in the W alker River Basin.’’. SEC. 20 8 . (a) O f the amounts made available under section 2507 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (43 U.S.C. 2211 note; Public Law 107–171), the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, shall— (1) provide, sub j ect to subsection (b), $6 6,200,000 to estab - lish the Walker Basin Restoration Program for the primary purpose of restoring and maintaining Walker Lake, a natural desert terminal lake in the State of N evada, consistent with protection of the ecological health of the Walker River and the riparian and watershed resources of the West, E ast, and M ain Walker Rivers; and (2) allocate— (A) acting through a nonprofit conservation organi z a- tion that is acting in consultation with the T ruckee Meadows Water Authority, $2,000,000, to remain available until e x pended, for— (i) the ac q uisition of land surrounding Independ- ence Lake; and (ii) protection of the native fishery and water quality of Independence Lake, as determined by the nonprofit conservation organization; (B) $5,000,000 to provide grants of equal amounts to the State of Nevada, the State of California, the Truckee Meadows Water Authority, the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, and the Federal Watermaster of the Truckee River to imple- ment the Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act (Public Law 101–618; 104 Stat. 32 9 4); (C) $1,500,000, to be divided equally by the city of Fernley, Nevada, and the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, for joint planning and development activities for water, waste- water, and sewer facilities; ( D ) $1,000,000 to the United States G eological Survey to design and implement, in consultation and cooperation with other Federal departments and agencies, State and tribal governments, and other water management and con- servation organizations, a water monitoring program for the Walker River Basin; and (E) $45,000,000 to implement the 1996 Truckee River Water Q uality Settlement Agreement by acquiring water rights for the benefit of the Truckee River and Pyramid Lake. (b)(1) The amount made available under subsection (a)(1) shall be— Contrac t s.Nev a d a. G rants. Nevada. Ca lif ornia. Nevada.