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 123STA T .6 1 9PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11, 2 0 09 provide d 7.5 per c e nt o f t h ef u nd s provided sh al l b e m ade available to affected units of local g overnment in C alifornia w ith the balance made available to affected units of local government in N evada for distribution as determined b y the Nevada units of local govern - ment
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d fu r th er ,T hat this funding shall be provided to affected units of local government , as defined in the N WPA
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- vided further, That $ 5 0 0,000 shall be provided to the Timbisha- S hoshone Tribe solely for e x penditures, other than salaries and expenses of tribal employees, to conduct appropriate activities and participate in licensing activities under section 1 1 8( b ) of the NWPA: Provided further, That notwithstanding the provisions of chapters 6 5 and 75 of title 3 1, U nited States Code, the D epartment shall have no monitoring, auditing or other oversight rights or respon- sibilities over amounts provided to affected units of local govern- ment: Provided further, That the funds for the State of Nevada shall be made available solely to the O ffice of the Attorney G eneral by direct payment and to units of local government by direct pay- ment: Provided further, That within 9 0 days of the completion of each F ederal fiscal year, the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Nevada and each of the affected units of local government shall provide certification to the Department of E nergy that all funds expended from such payments have been expended for activities authori z ed by the NWPA and this Act: Provided fur- ther, That failure to provide such certification shall cause such entity to be prohibited from any further funding provided for similar activities: Provided further, That none of the funds herein appro- priated may be: (1) used directly or indirectly to influence legislative action, except for normal and recognized executive-legislative communications, on any matter pending before Congress or a State legislature or for lobbying activity as provided in 18 U.S.C. 1913 ( 2 ) used for litigation expenses; or (3) used to support multi-State efforts or other coalition building activities inconsistent with the restrictions contained in this Act: Provided further, That all pro- ceeds and recoveries realized by the Secretary in carrying out activities authorized by the NWPA, including but not limited to, any proceeds from the sale of assets, shall be available without further appropriation and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That no funds provided in this Act or any previous Act may be used to pursue repayment or collection of funds provided in any fiscal year to affected units of local government for oversight activities that had been previously approved by the Department of Energy, or to withhold payment of any such funds: Provided further, That, of the amount appropriated in this paragraph, $1,855, 4 25 shall be used for pro j ects specified in the table that appears under the heading ‘ ‘Congressionally Directed Nuclear Waste Disposal Projects ’ ’ in the text and table under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). T ITLE 17 IN N OVA TIVE TE CH NOLO GYL OAN G U A R ANTEE PROGRA M Subject to section 502 of the Congressional B udget Act of 1974, commitments to guarantee loans under title XV II of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, shall not exceed a total principal amount of $47,000,000,000 for eligible projects, to remain available until com- mitted, and of which $18,500,000,000 shall be for nuclear power facilities: Provided, That these amounts are in addition to the Lob b ying.Deadl ine. C e rt i f i c ation. N ati v e Am erican s .