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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4224

To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Energy to

undertake initiatives to address certain needs in the Lower Mississippi

Delta Region, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 14, 1994

Ms. LAMBERT (for herself, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. BARLOW, Mr. THORNTON, Mr.

WHITTEN, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr.

BAKER of Louisiana, Mr. MCCRERY, and Mr. TANNER) introduced the

following bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Natural

Resources, Energy and Commerce, Science, Space, and Technology, and

Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs and Education and Labor and Public Works and Transportation

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary

of Energy to undertake initiatives to address certain

needs in the Lower Mississippi Delta Region, and for

other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 That this Act may be referred to as the ‘‘Lower Mis4 sissippi Delta Initiatives Act of 1994’’.

5 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Sec. 1. Short title.
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Sec. 2. Table of contents.

Sec. 3. Findings.

Sec. 4. Definitions.

TITLE I—INITIATIVES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE

INTERIOR

Sec. 101. Definitions.

Sec. 102. Natural resources and environmental educational initiatives.

Sec. 103. Lower Mississippi Delta Region Heritage study.

Sec. 104. Delta Region Heritage Corridors and Heritage and Cultural Centers.

Sec. 105. Historic and prehistoric structures and sites survey.

Sec. 106. Delta antiquities survey.

Sec. 107. Historic and archeological resources program.

Sec. 108. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE II—INITIATIVES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Sec. 201. Definitions.

Sec. 202. Delta Energy Technology and Business Development Center.

Sec. 203. Institutional conservation program for the Delta Region.

Sec. 204. Energy related educational initiatives.

Sec. 205. Integrated biomass energy systems.

Sec. 206. Weatherization assistance program for the Delta Region.

Sec. 207. Renewable energy production incentives.

TITLE III—LOWER MISSISSIPPI DELTA DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Sec. 301. Grant to the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Center.

Sec. 302. Use of funds.

Sec. 303. Report.

Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations.

1 SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

2 The Congress finds that—

3 (1) in 1988, Congress enacted Public Law 100–

4 460, establishing the Lower Mississippi Delta Devel5 opment Commission, to assess the needs, problems,

6 and opportunities of people living in the Lower Mis7 sissippi Delta Region that includes 219 counties and

8 parishes within the States of Arkansas, Illinois, Ken9 tucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Ten10 nessee;
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1 (2) the Commission conducted a thorough in2 vestigation to assess these needs, problems, and op3 portunities, and held several public hearings

4 throughout the Delta Region;

5 (3) on the basis of these investigations, the

6 Commission issued the Delta Initiatives Report,

7 which included recommendations on natural resource

8 protection, historic preservation, and the enhance9 ment of educational and other opportunities in the

10 areas of mathematics and science and technology

11 transfer for Delta residents;

12 (4) the Delta Initiatives Report recommended—

13 (A) the implementation of pre-college edu14 cation programs in mathematics and science as

15 well as other initiatives to enhance the edu16 cational and technical capabilities of the Delta

17 Region’s workforce;

18 (B) that States and local school systems

19 seek ways to expand the pool of qualified edu20 cators in mathematics and sciences;

21 (C) that institutions of higher education in

22 the Delta Region work with local school dis23 tricts to promote mathematics and science edu24 cation;
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1 (D) that Federal grant-making agencies

2 target more research and development monies

3 in selected areas to institutions of higher edu4 cation in the Delta Region, including Histori5 cally Black Colleges and Universities;

6 (E) that institutions of higher education

7 establish a regional consortium to provide tech8 nical assistance and training to increase inter9 national trade between businesses in the Delta

10 Region and foreign countries;

11 (F) designating the Great River Road as a

12 scenic byway, and designating other hiking and

13 motorized trails throughout the Delta Region;

14 (G) that the Federal Government identify

15 sites and structures of historic and prehistoric

16 importance throughout the Delta Region;

17 (H) the further study of potential new

18 units of the National Park System within the

19 Delta Region;

20 (I) that the Federal Government should

21 create economic incentives to encourage the lo22 cation of value-added facilities for processing

23 agricultural products within the Delta Region;

24 and
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1 (J) that Congress provide practical incen2 tives to encourage the construction of alter3 native fuel production facilities in the Delta Re4 gion.

5 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

6 As used in this Act, the term—

7 (1) ‘‘Commission’’ means the Lower Mississippi

8 Delta Development Commission established pursuant

9 to Public Law 100–460;

10 (2) ‘‘Delta Initiatives Report’’ means the May

11 14, 1990 Final Report of the Commission entitled

12 ‘‘The Delta Initiatives: Realizing the Dream * * *

13 Fulfilling the Potential’’;

14 (3) ‘‘Delta Region’’ means the Lower Mis15 sissippi Delta Region including the 219 counties and

16 parishes within the States of Arkansas, Illinois, Ken17 tucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Ten18 nessee, as defined in the Delta Initiatives Report,

19 except that, for any State for which the Delta Re20 gion was defined in such report comprises more than

21 half of the geographic area of such State, the entire

22 State shall be considered part of the Delta Region

23 for purposes of this Act;

24 (4) ‘‘Historically Black College or University’’

25 means a college or university that would be consid-
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1 ered a ‘‘part B institution’’ by section 322(2) of the

2 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2));

3 and

4 (5) ‘‘minority college or university’’ means a

5 Historically Black College or University that would

6 be considered a ‘‘part B institution’’ by section

7 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20

8 U.S.C. 1061(2)) or a ‘‘minority institution’’ as that

9 term is defined in section 1046 of the Higher Edu10 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1135d–5(3)).

11 TITLE I—INITIATIVES WITHIN THE

12 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

13 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

14 As used in this title, the term—

15 (1) ‘‘Department’’ means the United States De16 partment of the Interior, unless otherwise specifi17 cally stated; and

18 (2) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the In19 terior, unless otherwise specifically stated.

20 SEC. 102. NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL

21 EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES.

22 (a) OFFICE OF EDUCATION.—(1) There shall be es23 tablished within the Department an Office of Education

24 to encourage, support, and coordinate education programs
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1 of the Department at the elementary, secondary, college

2 and university, and graduate levels.

3 (2) The goals of the Office of Education shall be to—

4 (A) enhance the quality of education in the

5 areas of natural resources, the environment, the

6 sciences, cultural resources management, historic

7 preservation, archeology, aquaculture, and related

8 subjects;

9 (B) establish initiatives at minority colleges or

10 universities;

11 (C) encourage the consideration of careers in

12 the areas of natural resources, the environment, the

13 sciences, cultural resource management, historic

14 preservation, archeology, aquaculture, and related

15 subjects;

16 (D) enhance teacher development and recruit17 ment;

18 (E) increase research opportunities for teachers

19 and students;

20 (F) enhance curriculum development; and

21 (G) improve laboratory instrumentation and

22 equipment through purchase, loan, or other transfer

23 mechanisms.

24 (b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Secretary, through

25 the Office of Education, shall be to—
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1 (1) coordinate the educational programs within

2 the Department, including implementation of pro3 grams established under this title, in order to ensure

4 the goals of the Office of Education are met; and

5 (2) inventory existing education programs with6 in the Department.

7 (c) The Secretary shall report to Congress, within one

8 year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annu9 ally thereafter, on an inventory of existing education pro10 grams of the Department, the status of such programs,

11 and progress toward meeting the goals of the Office of

12 Education as established in this Act.

13 (d) MINORITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY INITIA14 TIVE.—(1) Within one year after the date of enactment

15 of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary,

16 through the Office of Education, shall submit to the Com17 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United

18 States Senate and to the United States House of Rep19 resentatives a report identifying opportunities for minority

20 colleges or universities to participate in programs and ac21 tivities carried out by the Department. The Secretary,

22 through the Office of Education, shall consult with rep23 resentatives of minority colleges or universities in prepar24 ing the report. Such report shall—
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1 (A) describe ongoing education and training

2 programs carried out by the Department with re3 spect to, or in conjunction with, minority colleges or

4 universities in the areas of natural resources, the en5 vironment, the sciences, cultural resource manage6 ment, historic preservation, archeology, aquaculture,

7 and related subjects;

8 (B) describe ongoing research, development or

9 demonstration programs involving the Department

10 and minority colleges or universities;

11 (C) describe funding levels for the programs re12 ferred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B);

13 (D) include specific proposals and recommenda14 tions for providing assistance to minority colleges

15 and universities to enter into memoranda of under16 standing and other appropriate forms of agreement

17 with the Department in order to plan and develop

18 programs to foster greater involvement of these

19 schools in the contract, research, education, training,

20 and recruitment activities of the Department;

21 (E) address the need for, and potential role of,

22 the Department in providing minority colleges or

23 universities with—

24 (i) increased research opportunities for fac25 ulty and students;
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1 (ii) assistance in faculty department and

2 recruitment;

3 (iii) curriculum enhancement and develop4 ment; and

5 (iv) improved laboratory instrumentation

6 and equipment, through purchase, loan, or

7 other transfer mechanisms;

8 (F) address the need for, and potential role of,

9 the Department in providing financial and technical

10 assistance for the development of infrastructure fa11 cilities, including buildings and laboratory facilities,

12 at minority colleges or universities; and

13 (G) include specific proposals and recommenda14 tions, together with estimates of necessary funding

15 levels, for initiatives to be carried out by the Depart16 ment in order to assist minority colleges or univer17 sities in providing education and training in the

18 areas of natural resources, the environment, the

19 sciences, cultural resource management, historic

20 preservation, archeology, aquaculture, and related

21 subjects.

22 (2) The Secretary, through the Office of Education,

23 shall encourage memoranda of understanding and other

24 appropriate forms of agreement between the Department

25 and minority colleges or universities directed at jointly
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1 planning and developing programs to foster greater in2 volvement of minority colleges or universities in the re3 search, education, training, and recruitment activities of

4 the Department.

5 (e) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—The Secretary,

6 through the Office of Education, shall establish a scholar7 ship program for students pursuing undergraduate or

8 graduate degrees in natural resource and environmental

9 related fields including, but not limited to: biology, wildlife

10 biology, forestry, botany, horticulture, historic preserva11 tion, cultural resource management, archeology, anthro12 pology, aquaculture, geology, engineering, the environ13 ment, the sciences, and ecology at minority colleges and

14 universities in the Delta Region. The scholarship program

15 shall include tuition assistance. Recipients of such scholar16 ships shall be students deemed by the Secretary to have

17 demonstrated (1) a need for such assistance; and (2) aca18 demic potential in the particular area of study.

19 (f) PRE-COLLEGE EDUCATION.—The Secretary,

20 through the Office of Education, shall undertake activities

21 to encourage pre-college education programs in subjects

22 relating to natural resources, the environment, the

23 sciences, cultural resource management, historic preserva24 tion, archeology, aquaculture, and related subjects, for
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1 students in the Delta Region. Such activities shall include,

2 but not be limited to, the following:

3 (1) Cooperation with, and assistance to, State

4 departments of education and local school districts

5 in the Delta Region to develop and carry out after

6 school and summer education programs for elemen7 tary, middle, and secondary school students.

8 (2) Cooperation with, and assistance to, institu9 tions of higher education in the Delta Region to de10 velop and carry out pre-college education programs

11 for elementary, middle, and secondary school stu12 dents.

13 (3) Cooperation with, and assistance to, State

14 departments of education and local school districts

15 in the Delta Region in the development and use of

16 curriculum and educational materials.

17 (4) The establishment of education programs

18 for elementary, middle, and secondary school teach19 ers in the Delta Region at research facilities of the

20 Department.

21 (g) VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.—The Secretary, through

22 the Office of Education, shall establish and carry out a

23 program to encourage the involvement on a voluntary

24 basis of qualified employees of the Department in edu25 cational enrichment programs relating to natural re-
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1 sources, the environment, the sciences, cultural resource

2 management, historic preservation, archeology, aqua3 culture, and related subjects, in cooperation with State de4 partments of education and local school districts in the

5 Delta Region.

6 (h) WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN THE SCIENCES.—

7 The Secretary, through the Office of Education, shall es8 tablish a Center for Excellence in the Sciences at Alcorn

9 State in Lorman, Mississippi, in cooperation with South10 ern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the Uni11 versity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and other

12 minority colleges or universities for purposes of encourag13 ing women and minority students in the Delta Region to

14 study and pursue careers in the sciences. The Center shall

15 enter into cooperative agreements with Southern Univer16 sity in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the University of Ar17 kansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and other minority col18 leges and universities in the Delta Region, to carry out

19 affiliated programs and coordinate programs activities at

20 such colleges and universities. The Secretary is authorized

21 to provide grants and other forms of financial assistance

22 to the Center.

23 (i) CENTER FOR AQUACULTURE STUDIES.—The Sec24 retary, through the Office of Education, shall establish a

25 Center for Aquaculture Studies at the University of Ar-
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1 kansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in cooperation with

2 Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and

3 Alcorn State in Lorman, Mississippi, and other minority

4 colleges or universities for purposes of encouraging women

5 and minority students in the Delta Region to study and

6 pursue careers in the field of aquaculture. The Center

7 shall enter into cooperative agreements with Southern

8 University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Alcorn State

9 in Lorman, Mississippi, and other minority colleges or uni10 versities in the Delta Region to carry out affiliated pro11 grams and coordinate program activities at such colleges

12 or universities.

13 (j) COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGEN14 CIES.—The Secretary, through the Office of Education,

15 shall ensure that the programs authorized in this section

16 are coordinated with, and complimentary to, educational

17 assistance programs administered by other Federal agen18 cies. These agencies include, but are not limited to, the

19 Department of Energy, the Department of Agriculture,

20 the Department of Education, the Department of Defense,

21 the National Science Foundation, and the National Aero22 nautics and Space Administration.
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1 SEC. 103. LOWER MISSISSIPPI DELTA REGION HERITAGE

2 STUDY.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation

4 with the States of the Delta Region, the Lower Mississippi

5 Delta Development Center, and other appropriate Delta

6 Region institutions, is directed to prepare and transmit

7 to the Congress within three years after the date of the

8 enactment of this Act, a study of significant natural, rec9 reational, historical or prehistorical, and cultural lands,

10 waters, sites, and structures located within the Delta Re11 gion. This study shall take into consideration the research

12 and inventory of resources conducted by the Mississippi

13 River Heritage Corridor Study Commission.

14 (b) TRANSPORTATION ROUTES.—(1) The study shall

15 include recommendations on appropriate designation and

16 interpretation of historically significant roads, trails, by17 ways, waterways, or other routes within the Delta Region.

18 (2) In order to provide for public appreciation, edu19 cation, understanding, interpretation, and enjoyment of

20 the significant sites identified pursuant to subsection (a),

21 which are accessible by public roads, the Secretary shall

22 recommend in the study vehicular tour routes along exist23 ing public roads linking such sites within the Delta Re24 gion.

25 (3) Such recommendations shall include an analysis

26 of designating the Great River Road (as depicted on the
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1 map entitled ‘‘Proposed Delta Transportation Network’’

2 on pages 102–103 of the Delta Initiatives Report) and

3 other sections of the Great River Road between Baton

4 Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana and an analysis of

5 designating that portion of the Old Antonio Road and the

6 Louisiana Natchez Trace which extends generally along

7 Highway 84 from Vidalia, Louisiana, to Clarence, Louisi8 ana, and Louisiana Highway 6 from Clarence, Louisiana,

9 to the Toledo Bend Reservoir, Louisiana, as a National

10 Scenic Byway, or as a component of the National Trails

11 System, or such other designation as the Secretary deems

12 appropriate.

13 (4) The Secretary shall also recommend in the study

14 an appropriate route along existing public roads to com15 memorate the importance of timber production and trade

16 to the economic development of the Delta Region in the

17 early twentieth century, and to highlight the continuing

18 importance of timber production and trade to the eco19 nomic life of the Delta Region. Recommendations shall in20 clude an analysis of designating that portion of US 165

21 which extends from Alexandria, Louisiana, to Monroe,

22 Louisiana, as a National Scenic Byway, or as a component

23 of the National Trails System, or such other designation

24 as the Secretary deems appropriate.
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1 (5) The study shall also include a comprehensive

2 recreation, interpretive, and visitor use plan for the routes

3 described in the above paragraphs, including bicycle and

4 hiking paths, and make specific recommendations for the

5 acquisition and construction of related interpretive and

6 visitor information facilities at selected sites along such

7 routes.

8 (6) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to

9 States for work necessary to stabilize, maintain, and widen

10 public roads to allow for adequate access to the nationally

11 significant sites and structures identified by the study, to

12 allow for proper use of the vehicular tour route, trails, by13 ways, including the routes defined in paragraphs (3) and

14 (4) or other public roads within the Delta Region and to

15 implement the comprehensive recreation, interpretive, and

16 visitor use plan required in paragraph (5).

17 (c) LISTING.—On the basis of the study, and in con18 sultation with the National Trust for Historic Preserva19 tion, the Secretary shall inventory significant structures

20 and sites in the Delta Region. The Secretary shall further

21 recommend and encourage cooperative preservation and

22 economic development efforts such as the establishment

23 of preservation districts linking groups of contiguous

24 counties or parishes, especially those that lie along the

25 aforementioned designated routes. The Secretary shall
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1 prepare a list of the sites and structures for possible inclu2 sion by the National Park Service as National Historic

3 Landmarks of such other designation as the Secretary

4 deems appropriate.

5 SEC. 104. DELTA REGION HERITAGE CORRIDORS AND HER6 ITAGE AND CULTURAL CENTERS.

7 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

8 (1) in 1990, the Congress authorized the Insti9 tute of Museum Services to prepare a report assess10 ing the needs of small, emerging, minority, and rural

11 museums in order to identify the resources such mu12 seums needed to meet their education mission, to

13 identify the areas of museum operation in which the

14 needs were greatest, and to make recommendations

15 on how these needs could best be met;

16 (2) the Institute of Museum Services undertook

17 a comprehensive eighteen month study of such needs

18 with the assistance of two advisory groups, surveyed

19 524 museums from throughout the Nation, held dis20 cussion groups in which representatives of 25 mu21 seum groups participated, and conducted case stud22 ies of 12 museum facilities around the Nation;

23 (3) on the basis of this assessment, the Insti24 tute of Museum Services issued a report in Septem25 ber 1992, entitled, ‘‘National Needs Assessment of
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1 Small, Emerging, Minority and Rural Museums in

2 the United States’’ (hereinafter ‘‘National Needs As3 sessment’’) which found that small, emerging, mi4 nority, and rural museums provide valuable edu5 cational and cultural resources for their communities

6 and contain a reservoir of the Nation’s material, cul7 tural and scientific heritage, but due to inadequate

8 resources are unable to meet their full potential or

9 the demands of the surrounding communities;

10 (4) the needs of these institutions are not being

11 met through existing Federal programs;

12 (5) fewer than half of the participants in the

13 survey had applied for Federal assistance in the past

14 two years and that many small, emerging, minority

15 and rural museums believe existing Federal pro16 grams do not meet their needs;

17 (6) based on the National Needs Assessment,

18 that funding agencies should increase support avail19 able to small, emerging, minority, and rural muse20 ums and make specific recommendations for increas21 ing technical assistance in order to identify such in22 stitutions and provide assistance to facilitate their

23 participation in Federal programs;

24 (7) the Delta Initiatives Report made specific

25 recommendations for the creation and development
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1 of centers for the preservation of the cultural, histor2 ical, scientific and literary heritage of the Delta Re3 gion, including recommendations for the establish4 ment of a Delta Region Native American Heritage

5 and Cultural Center and a Delta Region African

6 American Heritage and Cultural Center with addi7 tional satellite centers or museums linked through8 out the Delta Region;

9 (8) the Delta Initiatives Report stated that new

10 ways of coordinating, preserving, and promoting the

11 Delta Region’s literature, art, and music should be

12 established including the creation of a network to

13 promote the Delta Region’s literary, artistic, and

14 musical heritage; and

15 (9) wholesale destruction and attrition of ar16 cheological sites and structures has eliminated a sig17 nificant portion of Native American heritage as well

18 as the interpretive potential of the Delta Region’s

19 parks and museums. Furthermore, site and struc20 ture destruction is so severe that an ambitious pro21 gram of site and structure acquisition in the Delta

22 Region is necessary.

23 (b) GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with

24 the States of the Delta Region, the Chairman of the Na25 tional Endowment for the Arts, the Chairman of the Na-
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1 tional Endowment for the Humanities, the Director of the

2 Smithsonian Institution, the Lower Mississippi Delta De3 velopment Center, Historically Black Colleges and Univer4 sities, other Delta Regional educational institutions, and

5 appropriate African American and Native American orga6 nizations in the Delta Region, is further directed to pre7 pare and transmit to the Congress a plan outlining specific

8 recommendations, including recommendations for nec9 essary funding, for the establishment of a Delta Region

10 Native American Heritage Corridor and Heritage and Cul11 tural Center with a network of satellite or cooperative

12 units.

13 (c) DELTA REGION NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE

14 CORRIDOR AND CULTURAL CENTER.—(1) The plan re15 ferred to in subsection (b) of this section shall include rec16 ommendations for establishing a network of parks, muse17 ums, and other centers to interpret Native American cul18 ture and heritage in the Delta Region, including a ten year

19 development strategy for such a network.

20 (2) Such plan shall include specific proposals for the

21 development of a Native American Heritage Corridor and

22 Heritage and Cultural Center in the Delta Region, along

23 with recommendations for the appropriate Federal role in

24 such a center including matching grants, technical and

25 interpretive assistance.
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1 (3) Such plan shall be conducted in consultation with

2 tribal leaders in the Delta Region.

3 (4) Such plan shall also include specific proposals for

4 educational and training assistance for Delta Region Na5 tive Americans to carry out the recommendations provided

6 in the study.

7 (d) DELTA REGION AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE

8 CORRIDOR AND HERITAGE AND CULTURAL CENTER.—(1)

9 The plan referred to in subsection (b) of this section shall

10 include recommendations for establishing a heritage cor11 ridor or trail system, consisting of one or two major north12 south routes and several east-west-spur loops to preserve,

13 interpret and commemorate the African American herit14 age and culture in the Delta Region during all significant

15 historical periods.

16 (2) Such plan shall make specific recommendations

17 for representing all forms of expressive culture including

18 the musical, folklore, literary, artistic, scientific, historical,

19 educational, and political contributions and accomplish20 ments of African Americans in the Delta Region.

21 (3) Such plan shall make specific recommendations

22 for implementing the findings of the Delta Initiatives Re23 port with respect to establishing an African American

24 Heritage Corridor and Heritage and Cultural Center and

25 related satellite museums in the Delta Region, together
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1 with specific funding levels necessary to carry out these

2 recommendations and shall also include recommendations

3 for improving access of small, emerging, minority or rural

4 museums to technical and financial assistance.

5 (4) Such plan shall be conducted in consultation with

6 institutions of higher education in the Delta Region with

7 expertise in African American studies, Southern studies,

8 archeology, anthropology, history and other relevant fields.

9 (5) Such plan shall make specific recommendations

10 for improving educational programs offered by existing

11 cultural facilities and museums as well as establishing new

12 outreach programs for elementary, middle and secondary

13 schools, including summer programs for youth in the

14 Delta Region.

15 (e)(1) In furtherance of the purposes of this section,

16 the Secretary is authorized to make planning grants to

17 State Humanities Councils in the Delta Region to assist

18 small, emerging, minority and rural museums selected on

19 a financial needs basis in the development of a comprehen20 sive long term plan for these institutions. The Secretary

21 is also authorized to make implementation grants to State

22 Humanities Councils in the Delta Region who, in consulta23 tions with State Museum Associations, shall make grants

24 to small, emerging, minority or rural museums for the

25 purpose of carrying out an approved plan for training per-
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1 sonnel, improving exhibits or other steps necessary to as2 sure the integrity of collections in their facilities, for edu3 cational outreach programs, or for other activities the Sec4 retary deems appropriate including the promotion of tour5 ism in the region. Such institutions shall be selected com6 petitively and on the basis of demonstrated financial need.

7 The Secretary is also authorized to make grants to State

8 Humanities Councils to update, simplify and coordinate

9 the respective State Works Progress Administration

10 guides and to develop a single comprehensive guide for the

11 Delta Region.

12 (2) The Secretary is authorized to provide grants and

13 other appropriate technical assistance to State Human14 ities Councils, State Museum Associations, and State Arts

15 Councils in the Delta Region for the purpose of assessing

16 the needs of such institutions. Such grants may be used

17 by these institutions to undertake such an assessment and

18 to provide other technical, administrative and planning as19 sistance to small, emerging, minority or rural institutions

20 seeking to preserve the Delta Region’s literary, artistic,

21 and musical heritage.

22 (f) MUSIC HERITAGE PROGRAM.—(1) The plan re23 ferred to in subsection (b) of this section shall include rec24 ommendations for establishing a Music Heritage Program,

25 with specific emphasis on the Mississippi Delta Blues. The
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1 plan shall include specific recommendations for developing

2 a network of heritage sites, structures, small museums,

3 and festivals in the Delta Region.

4 (2) The plan shall include an economic strategy for

5 the promotion of the Delta Region’s music, through the

6 participation of musicians, festival developers, museum

7 operators, universities, and other relevant individuals and

8 organizations.

9 (g) COMPLETION DATE.—The plan authorized in this

10 section shall be completed not later than three years after

11 the date funds are made available for such plan.

12 SEC. 105. HISTORIC AND PREHISTORIC STRUCTURES AND

13 SITES SURVEY.

14 (a) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary is authorized to

15 provide technical and financial assistance to Historically

16 Black Colleges and Universities to undertake a com17 prehensive survey of historic and prehistoric structures

18 and sites located on their campuses, including rec19 ommendations as to the inclusion of appropriate struc20 tures and sites on the National Register of Historic

21 Places, designation as National Historic Landmarks, or

22 other appropriate designation as determined by the Sec23 retary. The Secretary shall also make specific proposals

24 and recommendations, together with estimates of nec25 essary funding levels, for a Comprehensive Plan to be car-
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1 ried out by the Department to assist Historically Black

2 Colleges and Universities in the preservation and interpre3 tation of such sites and structures.

4 (b) GRANTS.—In furtherance of the purposes of this

5 section, the Secretary is authorized to provide technical

6 and financial assistance to Historically Black Colleges and

7 Universities for stabilization, preservation and interpreta8 tion of such sites and structures.

9 SEC. 106. DELTA ANTIQUITIES SURVEY.

10 (a) GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary is directed to pre11 pare and transmit to the Congress, in cooperation with

12 the States of the Delta Region, State Archeological Sur13 veys and Regional Archeological Centers, a study of the

14 feasibility of establishing a Delta Antiquities Trail or

15 Delta Antiquities Heritage Corridor in the Delta Region.

16 (2) Such study shall, to the extent practicable, use

17 nonintrusive methods of identifying, surveying,

18 inventorying, and stabilizing ancient archeological sites

19 and structures.

20 (3) In undertaking this study, the Secretary is di21 rected to enter into cooperative agreements with the

22 States of the Delta Region, the State Archeological Sur23 veys, and Regional Archeological Centers located in Delta

24 Region institutions of higher education for on-site activi-
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1 ties including surveys, inventories, and stabilization and

2 other activities which the Secretary deems appropriate.

3 (4) In addition to the over 100 known ancient archeo4 logical sites located in the Delta Region including Wat5 son’s Brake, Frenchman’s Bend, Hedgepeth, Monte Sano,

6 Banana Bayou, Hornsby, Parkin, Toltec, Menard-Hodges,

7 Eaker, Blytheville Mound, Nodena, Taylor Mounds,

8 DeSoto Mound and others, such study shall also employ

9 every practical means possible, including assistance from

10 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the

11 Forest Service and Soil Conservation Service of the De12 partment of Agriculture, the Army Corps of Engineers of

13 the Department of Defense, and other appropriate Federal

14 agencies, to locate and confirm the existence of a site

15 known as Balbansha in southern Louisiana and a site

16 known as Autiamque in Arkansas. The heads of these

17 Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Secretary as the

18 Secretary requires on a non-reimbursable basis.

19 (b) In furtherance of the purposes of this section, the

20 Secretary is authorized to provide technical assistance and

21 grants to private landowners for necessary stabilization

22 activities of identified sites and for preparing rec23 ommendations for designating such sites as National

24 Landmarks or other appropriate designations as the Sec-
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1 retary, with the concurrence of the landowners, determines

2 to be appropriate.

3 (c) The Secretary is authorized to enter into coopera4 tive agreements with the States, State Archeological Sur5 veys, and Regional Archeological Centers of the Delta Re6 gion to develop a ten-year plan for the stabilization, pres7 ervation and interpretation of those sites and structures

8 as may be identified by the Secretary.

9 SEC. 107. HISTORIC AND ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES

10 PROGRAM.

11 (a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall conduct a com12 prehensive program for the research, interpretation, and

13 preservation of significant historic and archeological re14 sources in the Delta Region.

15 (b) ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM.—The program

16 shall include, but not be limited to—

17 (1) identification of research projects related to

18 historic and archeological resources in the Delta Re19 gion and a proposal for the regular publication of re20 lated research materials and publications;

21 (2) the development of a survey program to in22 vestigate, inventory and further evaluate known his23 toric and archeological sites and structures and iden24 tify those sites and structures that require additional

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1 (3) identification of a core system of interpre2 tive sites and structures that would provide a com3 prehensive overview of historic and archeological re4 sources of the Delta Region;

5 (4) preparation of educational materials to in6 terpret the historical and archeological resources of

7 the Delta Region; and

8 (5) preparation of surveys and archeological

9 and historical investigations of sites, structures, and

10 artifacts relating to the Delta Region, including the

11 preparation of reports, maps, and other related

12 activities.

13 (c) GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—(1) The

14 Secretary is authorized to award grants to qualified tribal,

15 governmental and non-governmental entities and individ16 uals to assist the Secretary in carrying out those elements

17 of the program which the Secretary deems appropriate.

18 (2) The Secretary is further authorized to award

19 grants and provide other types of technical and financial

20 assistance to such entities and individuals to conserve and

21 protect historic and archeological sites and structures in

22 the Delta Region identified in the program prepared pur23 suant to this section.

24 (d) The Secretary shall establish a national dem25 onstration project for the conservation and curation of the
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1 archeological records and collections of Federal and State

2 management agencies in the Delta Region.

3 SEC. 108. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

4 There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as

5 may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this title.

6 TITLE II—INITIATIVES WITHIN THE

7 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

8 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

9 As used in this title, the term—

10 (1) ‘‘Center’’ means the Delta Energy Tech11 nology and Business Development Center established

12 under section 202 of this Act;

13 (2) ‘‘Department’’ means the United States De14 partment of Energy, unless otherwise specifically

15 stated;

16 (3) ‘‘departmental laboratory’’ means a facility

17 operated by or on behalf of the Department of En18 ergy that would be considered a laboratory as that

19 term is defined in section 12 of the Stevenson20 Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15

21 U.S.C. 3710(d)(2)) or other laboratory or facility

22 the Secretary designates;

23 (4) ‘‘persons in the Delta Region’’ means an

24 entity primarily located in the Delta Region, the

25 controlling interest (as defined by the Secretary) of
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1 which is held by persons of the United States, in2 cluding—

3 (A) a for-profit entity;

4 (B) a private foundation or corporation ex5 empt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal

6 Revenue Code;

7 (C) a non-profit organization such as a

8 public trust;

9 (D) a trade or professional society;

10 (E) a tribal government;

11 (F) institutions of higher education; or

12 (G) a unit of State or local government;

13 and

14 (5) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Energy,

15 unless otherwise specifically stated.

16 SEC. 202. DELTA ENERGY TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS DE17 VELOPMENT CENTER.

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall enter into

19 an agreement with Louisiana State University in partner20 ship with Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,

21 to establish the Delta Energy Technology and Business

22 Development Center. The agreement shall provide for co23 operative agreements with the University of Arkansas at

24 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and Alcorn State University in

25 Lorman, Mississippi, and other universities and institu-
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1 tions in the Delta Region, to carry out affiliated programs

2 and coordinate program activities at such universities and

3 institutions.

4 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Center shall be

5 to—

6 (1) foster the creation and retention of energy

7 resource and manufacturing and related energy serv8 ice jobs in the Delta Region;

9 (2) encourage the export of energy resources

10 and technologies, including services related thereto,

11 from the Delta Region;

12 (3) develop markets for energy resources and

13 technologies manufactured in the Delta Region for

14 use in meeting the energy resource and technology

15 needs for foreign countries;

16 (4) encourage the successful, long-term market

17 penetration of energy resources and technologies

18 manufactured in the Delta Region into foreign coun19 tries;

20 (5) encourage participation in energy-related

21 projects in foreign countries by persons in the Delta

22 Region as well as the utilization in such projects of

23 energy resources and technologies significantly devel24 oped, demonstrated, or manufactured in the Delta

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1 (6) assist in the establishment of technology

2 transfer programs in cooperation with Federal lab3 oratories to create businesses in energy resources

4 and technology in the Delta Region.

5 (c) GENERAL.—The Center, in cooperation with par6 ticipating universities and institutions in the Delta Re7 gion, shall—

8 (1) identify and foster the establishment of

9 flexible manufacturing networks in consultation with

10 the States of the Delta Region to promote the devel11 opment of energy resources and technologies that

12 have the potential to expand technology development

13 and manufacturing in, and exports from, the Delta

14 Region;

15 (2) provide technical, business, training, mar16 keting, and other assistance to persons in the Delta

17 Region;

18 (3) develop a comprehensive database and infor19 mation dissemination system, that will provide de20 tailed information on the specific energy resources

21 and technologies of the Delta Region itself, as well

22 as domestic and international market opportunities

23 for businesses in the Delta Region, and electronically

24 link the Center with other institutions of higher edu25 cation in the Delta Region;
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1 (4) establish a network of business and tech2 nology incubators to promote the design, manufac3 ture, and sale of energy resources and technologies

4 from the Delta Region;

5 (5) enter into contracts, cooperative agree6 ments, and other arrangements with the Federal

7 Government, international development agencies, or

8 persons in the Delta Region to carry out these objec9 tives; and

10 (6) coordinate existing Department and other

11 Federal programs having comparable goals and pur12 poses.

13 (d) ASSISTANCE FROM THE SECRETARY.—The Sec14 retary is authorized to provide the Center assistance in

15 obtaining such personnel, equipment, and facilities as may

16 be needed by the Center and affiliated participating uni17 versities and institutions to carry out its activities under

18 this section.

19 (e) GRANTS.—The Secretary is authorized to provide

20 grants and other forms of financial assistance to the Cen21 ter for the Center and participating universities and insti22 tutions to (1) support the creation of flexible manufactur23 ing networks as identified in subsection (c)(1); and (2)

24 develop the comprehensive database described in para-
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1 graph (c)(3); and (3) support the training, marketing, and

2 other related activities of the Center.

3 (f) ACCEPTANCE OF GRANTS AND TRANSFERS.—The

4 Center may accept—

5 (A) grants and donations from private individ6 uals, groups, organizations, corporations, founda7 tions, State and local governments, and other enti8 ties; and

9 (B) transfers of funds from other Federal agen10 cies.

11 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

12 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be

13 necessary to carry out the programs under this section and

14 for the establishment, operation, construction, and main15 tenance of the Center and facilities of participating univer16 sities and institutions.

17 SEC. 203. INSTITUTIONAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR

18 THE DELTA REGION.

19 Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act

20 (42 U.S.C. 6371, et seq.) is amended by adding a new

21 section 400K as follows:

22 ‘‘INSTITUTIONAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR THE

23 DELTA REGION

24 ‘‘SEC. 400K. (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this sec25 tion is to encourage the use of energy conservation meas26 ures in the schools and hospitals of the Delta Region.
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1 ‘‘(b) GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—

2 Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment

3 of the Lower Mississippi Delta Initiatives Act of 1993, the

4 Secretary is authorized to provide grants to schools or hos5 pitals, or to consortiums consisting of a school or hospital

6 and one or more of the following: State or unit of local

7 government; local education agency; State hospital facili8 ties agency; or State school facilities agency. Such grants

9 shall be for purposes of conducting innovative energy con10 servation projects and providing Federal financing for en11 ergy conservation projects at schools and hospitals in the

12 Delta Region.

13 ‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—(1) Applications of schools or

14 hospitals for grants under this section shall be made not

15 more than once for any fiscal year. Such applications shall

16 be submitted to the State energy agency, in consultation

17 with the Planning and Development Districts in the Delta

18 Region, and the State energy agency shall make a single

19 submittal to the Secretary containing all applications

20 which comply with subsection (e).

21 ‘‘(2) Applications for grants shall contain, or be ac22 companied by, such information as the Secretary may rea23 sonably require in accordance with regulations governing

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1 vided, however, that the Secretary shall encourage flexible

2 and innovative approaches consistent with this Act.

3 ‘‘(d) SELECTION OF APPLICATIONS.—(1) Not later

4 than six months after the receipt of applications under

5 subsection (c), the Secretary shall select at least seven,

6 but not more than 21, proposals from States to receive

7 grants under subsection (b).

8 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may select more than 21 applica9 tions under this subsection, if the Secretary determines

10 that the total amount of available funds is not likely to

11 be otherwise utilized.

12 ‘‘(3) No one State shall receive less than one, or more

13 than four, grants under subsection (b).

14 ‘‘(4) Such grants shall be in addition to such grants

15 as would otherwise be provided under Part G of this Act.

16 ‘‘(5) No one grant recipient under this section shall

17 receive Federal funds in excess of $2,000,000.

18 ‘‘(e) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall se19 lect recipients of grants under this section on the basis

20 of the following criteria:

21 ‘‘(1) The location of the grant recipient in the

22 Delta Region.

23 ‘‘(2) The demonstrated or potential resources

24 available to the grant applicant for carrying out the

25 purposes of this section.
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1 ‘‘(3) The demonstrated or potential ability of

2 the grant applicant to improve energy conservation

3 measures in the designated school or hospital.

4 ‘‘(4) Such other criteria as the Secretary deems

5 appropriate for carrying out the purposes of this

6 section.

7 ‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the

8 term ‘Delta Region’ means the Lower Mississippi Delta

9 Region including the 219 counties and parishes within the

10 States of Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mis11 sissippi, Missouri, and Tennessee, as defined in the May

12 14, 1990 Final Report of the Lower Mississippi Delta De13 velopment Commission entitled ‘The Delta Initiatives: Re14 alizing the Dream * * * Fulfilling the Potential’.

15 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

16 is authorized to be appropriated for purposes of carrying

17 out this section, to remain available until expended, not

18 more than $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995, and

19 1996, and 1997.’’.

20 SEC. 204. ENERGY RELATED EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES.

21 (a) MINORITY COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITY INITIA22 TIVE.—(1) Within one year after the date of the enact23 ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary

24 shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re25 sources of the United States Senate and to the United
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1 States House of Representatives a report identifying op2 portunities for minority colleges and universities to par3 ticipate in programs and activities carried out by the De4 partment or the departmental laboratories. The Secretary

5 shall consult with representatives of minority colleges or

6 universities in preparing the report. Such report shall—

7 (A) describe ongoing education and training

8 programs carried out by the Department or the de9 partmental laboratories with respect to, or in con10 junction with, minority colleges or universities in the

11 areas of mathematics, science, and engineering;

12 (B) describe ongoing research, development,

13 demonstration, or commercial application activities

14 involving the Department or the departmental lab15 oratories and minority colleges or universities;

16 (C) describe funding levels for the programs re17 ferred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B);

18 (D) identify ways for the Department or the de19 partmental laboratories to assist minority colleges or

20 universities in providing education and training in

21 the fields of mathematics, science, and engineering;

22 (E) identify ways for the Department or the de23 partmental laboratories to assist minority colleges

24 and universities in entering into partnerships;
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1 (F) address the need for, and potential role of,

2 the Department or the departmental laboratories in

3 providing minority colleges or universities with—

4 (i) increased research opportunities for fac5 ulty and students;

6 (ii) assistance in faculty development and

7 recruitment;

8 (iii) curriculum enhancement and develop9 ment; and

10 (iv) improved laboratory instrumentation

11 and equipment, including computer equipment,

12 through purchase, loan, or other transfer mech13 anisms;

14 (G) address the need for, and potential role of,

15 the Department or departmental laboratories in pro16 viding financial and technical assistance for the de17 velopment of infrastructure facilities; including

18 buildings and laboratory facilities, at minority col19 leges and universities; and

20 (H) make specific proposals and recommenda21 tions, together with estimates of necessary funding

22 levels, for initiatives to be carried out by the Depart23 ment or the departmental laboratories in order to

24 assist minority colleges or universities in providing

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1 science, and engineering, and in entering into part2 nerships with the Department or departmental lab3 oratories.

4 (2) The Secretary shall encourage memoranda of un5 derstanding and other appropriate forms of agreement be6 tween the Department and minority colleges and univer7 sities directed at jointly planning and developing programs

8 to foster greater involvement of minority colleges and uni9 versities in research, education, training, and recruitment

10 activities of the Department.

11 (b) MINORITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR12 SHIP PROGRAMS FOR THE DELTA REGION.—The Sec13 retary shall establish a scholarship program for students

14 pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in energy-re15 lated scientific, mathematical, engineering, and technical

16 disciplines at minority colleges and universities in the

17 Delta Region. The scholarship program shall include tui18 tion assistance. Recipients of such scholarships shall be

19 students deemed by the Secretary to have demonstrated

20 (1) a need for such assistance and (2) academic potential

21 in the particular area of study.

22 (c) PRE-COLLEGE EDUCATION.—The Secretary shall

23 undertake activities to encourage pre-college education

24 programs in energy-related scientific, mathematical, engi25 neering, and technical disciplines for students in the Delta
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1 Region. Such activities shall include, but not be limited

2 to the following:

3 (1) Cooperation with, and assistance to, State

4 departments of education and local school districts

5 in the Delta Region to develop and carry out after

6 school and summer education programs for elemen7 tary, middle, and secondary school students in en8 ergy-related scientific, mathematical, engineering,

9 and technical disciplines.

10 (2) Cooperation with, and assistance to, institu11 tions of higher education in the Delta Region to de12 velop and carry out pre-college education programs

13 in energy related scientific, mathematical, engineer14 ing, and technical disciplines for middle and second15 ary school students.

16 (3) Cooperation with, and assistance to, State

17 departments of education and local school districts

18 in the development and use of curriculum and edu19 cational materials in energy-related scientific, mathe20 matical, engineering, and technical disciplines for

21 middle and secondary students.

22 (4) The establishment of education programs in

23 subjects relating to energy-related scientific, mathe24 matical, engineering, and technical disciplines for el-
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1 ementary, middle, and secondary school teachers in

2 the Delta Region.

3 (d) VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall

4 carry out a program to encourage the involvement on a

5 voluntary basis of qualified employees of the Department

6 in educational programs relating to energy-related sci7 entific, mathematical, engineering, and technical dis8 ciplines, in cooperation with State departments of edu9 cation and local school districts in the Delta Region.

10 (e) WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN THE SCIENCES.—

11 The Secretary shall establish a Center for Excellence in

12 the Sciences at Alcorn State in Lorman, Mississippi, in

13 cooperation with Southern University in Baton Rouge,

14 Louisiana, and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff,

15 Arkansas, and other minority colleges or universities for

16 purposes of encouraging women and minority students in

17 the Delta Region to study and pursue careers in the

18 sciences, mathematics, engineering and technical dis19 ciplines. The Center shall enter into cooperative agree20 ments with Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisi21 ana, and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkan22 sas, and other minority colleges and universities in the

23 Delta Region, to carry out affiliated programs and coordi24 nate programs activities at such colleges and universities.
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1 The Secretary is authorized to provide grants and other

2 forms of financial assistance to the Center.

3 (f) COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGEN4 CIES.—The Secretary shall ensure that the programs au5 thorized in this section are coordinated with, and com6 plimentary to, education assistance programs adminis7 tered by the Department and by other Federal agencies

8 in the Delta Region. These agencies include, but are not

9 limited to, the Department of the Interior, the Depart10 ment of Agriculture, and Department of Education, the

11 National Science Foundation, and the National Aero12 nautics and Space Administration.

13 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

14 hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may

15 be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

16 SEC. 205. INTEGRATED BIOMASS ENERGY SYSTEMS

17 (a) PROGRAM DIRECTION.—The Secretary, in con18 sultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall conduct

19 a research, development and demonstration program to

20 determine the economic viability of integrated biomass en21 ergy systems within the Delta Region.

22 (b) PROGRAM PLAN.—Not later than six months

23 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall

24 prepare and submit to the Congress a program plan to

25 guide the activities under this section.
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1 (c) SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS.—Not later than

2 one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary shall solicit proposals for conducting activities con4 sistent with the program plan. Such activities shall include

5 at least three demonstrations of integrated biomass energy

6 systems that—

7 (1) involve the production of dedicated energy

8 crops of not less than 25,000 acres per demonstra9 tion;

10 (2) include predominantly herbaceous energy

11 crops;

12 (3) include predominantly short-rotation woody

13 crops;

14 (4) demonstrate cost-effective methods for

15 growing, harvesting, storing, transporting, and pre16 paring energy crops for conversion to electricity or

17 transportation fuel; and

18 (5) result in the conversion of such crops to

19 electricity or transportation fuel by a non-Federal

20 energy producer or the Tennessee Valley Authority.

21 (d) COST SHARING.—(1) For research and develop22 ment programs carried out under this section, the Sec23 retary shall require a commitment from non-Federal

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1 (2) The Secretary shall require at least 50 percent

2 of the costs directly and specifically related to any dem3 onstration or commercial application project under this

4 section to be provided from non-Federal sources. The Sec5 retary may reduce the non-Federal requirement under this

6 section if the Secretary determines that the reduction is

7 necessary and appropriate considering the technological

8 risks involved in the project and is necessary to meet the

9 objectives of this section.

10 (3) In calculating the amount of the non-Federal

11 commitment under paragraph (1) or (2), the Secretary

12 shall include cash, personnel, services, equipment, and

13 other resources.

14 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

15 authorized to be appropriated for purposes of carrying out

16 this section, to remain available until expended, not more

17 than $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995, 1996, and

18 1997.

19 SEC. 206. WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR

20 THE DELTA REGION

21 Title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production

22 Act (42 U.S.C. 6851, 6861–6846) is further amended by

23 adding a new section 423 as follows:
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1 ‘‘WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE

2 DELTA REGION

3 ‘‘SEC. 423. (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this sec4 tion is to encourage the weatherization of low-income

5 dwelling units in the Delta Region.

6 ‘‘(b) GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—

7 Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment

8 of the Lower Mississippi Delta Initiatives Act of 1993, the

9 Secretary shall make grants to (1) States, and (2) in ac10 cordance with the provisions of subsection (413)(d), to In11 dian tribal organizations to serve Native Americans in the

12 Delta Region. Such grants shall be made for the purposes

13 of providing financial assistance for the weatherization of

14 low-income dwelling units.

15 ‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—(1) Applications of States or

16 Indian tribal organizations for grants under this section

17 shall be made not more than once for any fiscal year. Such

18 applications shall be submitted to the State weatherization

19 agency, in consultation with Community Action Agencies

20 and Planning and Development Districts in the Delta Re21 gion, and the State weatherization agency shall make a

22 single submittal to the Secretary containing all applica23 tions which comply with subsection (e).

24 ‘‘(2) Applications for grants for energy conservation

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1 mation as the Secretary may reasonably require in accord2 ance with regulations governing weatherization assistance

3 programs under this Part.

4 ‘‘(d) SELECTION OF APPLICATIONS.—(1) The Sec5 retary shall select applications from States to receive

6 grants under subsection (b).

7 ‘‘(2) Such grants shall be in addition to such grants

8 as would otherwise be provided under section 414 of this

9 Act.

10 ‘‘(3) No one grant recipient under this section shall

11 receive Federal funds in excess of $2,000,000.

12 ‘‘(e) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall se13 lect recipients of grants under this section in accordance

14 with the requirements of sections 414(b) and 415 of this

15 Act, and on the basis of the following criteria:

16 ‘‘(1) The location of the grant applicant in the

17 Delta Region.

18 ‘‘(2) The demonstrated or potential resources

19 available to the grant applicant for carrying out the

20 purposes of this section.

21 ‘‘(3) The demonstrated or potential ability of

22 the grant applicant to improve energy efficiency in

23 low-income dwelling units.

24 ‘‘(f) COORDINATION WITH OTHER WEATHERIZATION

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1 the programs authorized in this section are coordinated

2 with, and complimentary to, Department weatherization

3 assistance programs under sections 413, 414A and 414B

4 of this Act.

5 ‘‘(g) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the

6 term ‘Delta Region’ means the Lower Mississippi Delta

7 Region including the 219 counties and parishes within the

8 States of Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mis9 sissippi, Missouri, and Tennessee, as defined in the May

10 14, 1990 Final Report of the Lower Mississippi Delta De11 velopment Commission entitled ‘The Delta Initiatives: Re12 alizing the Dream * * * Fulfilling the Potential’.

13 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

14 is authorized to be appropriated for purposes of carrying

15 out this section, to remain available until expended, not

16 more than $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995,

17 1996, and 1997.’’.

18 SEC. 207. RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION INCENTIVES.

19 Section 1212 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992

20 (42 U.S.C. 13317) is amended by inserting immediately

21 after ‘‘foregoing,’’ the following: ‘‘by the Tennessee Valley

22 Authority,’’.
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1 TITLE III—LOWER MISSISSIPPI DELTA

2 DEVELOPMENT CENTER

3 SEC. 301. GRANT TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI DELTA DE4 VELOPMENT CENTER.

5 The Secretary of Agriculture shall, to the extent

6 amounts under section 304 are provided in appropriations

7 Acts, make a grant to the Lower Mississippi Delta Devel8 opment Center, an organization chartered in Arkansas.

9 SEC. 302. USE OF FUNDS.

10 Funds provided under section 301 may be used only

11 for the purpose of implementing the recommendations

12 made in the final report of the Lower Mississippi Delta

13 Development Commission, established pursuant to Public

14 Law 100–460 (102 Stat. 2246).

15 SEC. 303. REPORT.

16 The Lower Mississippi Delta Development Center

17 shall submit to the Secretary of Agriculture, for each fiscal

18 year in which such organization expends any portion of

19 the grant under this Act, a report describing the use of

20 the portion spent during that year and any other informa21 tion such Secretary determines to be appropriate.

22 SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

23 There is authorized to be appropriated $350,000 for

24 the grant specified under section 301, such funds to re25 main available until expended.
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