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Public Law 106–511

106th Congress

An Act

To provide for equitable compensation for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and

for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

TITLE I—CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX

TRIBE EQUITABLE COMPENSATION

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

Equitable Compensation Act’’.

SEC. 102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

(1) by enacting the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat.

887, chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 701–1 et seq.), commonly known

as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 1944’’, Congress approved the

Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program (referred to in this

section as the ‘‘Pick-Sloan program’’)—

(A) to promote the general economic development of

the United States;

(B) to provide for irrigation above Sioux City, Iowa;

(C) to protect urban and rural areas from devastating

floods of the Missouri River; and

(D) for other purposes;

(2) the Oahe Dam and Reservoir project—

(A) is a major component of the Pick-Sloan program,

and contributes to the economy of the United States by

generating a substantial amount of hydropower and

impounding a substantial quantity of water;

(B) overlies the eastern boundary of the Cheyenne

River Sioux Indian Reservation; and

(C) has not only contributed little to the economy of

the Tribe, but has severely damaged the economy of the

Tribe and members of the Tribe by inundating the fertile,

wooded bottom lands of the Tribe along the Missouri River

that constituted the most productive agricultural and pastoral lands of the Tribe and the homeland of the members

of the Tribe;

(3) the Secretary of the Interior appointed a Joint Tribal

Advisory Committee that examined the Oahe Dam and Reservoir project and concluded that—

Cheyenne River

Sioux Tribe

Equitable

Compensation

Act.

South Dakota.

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(A) the Federal Government did not justify, or fairly

compensate the Tribe for, the Oahe Dam and Reservoir

project when the Federal Government acquired 104,492

acres of land of the Tribe for that project; and

(B) the Tribe should be adequately compensated for

the land acquisition described in subparagraph (A);

(4) after applying the same method of analysis as is used

for the compensation of similarly situated Indian tribes, the

Comptroller General of the United States (referred to in this

title as the ‘‘Comptroller General’’) determined that the appropriate amount of compensation to pay the Tribe for the land

acquisition described in paragraph (3)(A) would be

$290,723,000;

(5) the Tribe is entitled to receive additional financial compensation for the land acquisition described in paragraph (3)(A)

in a manner consistent with the determination of the Comptroller General described in paragraph (4); and

(6) the establishment of a trust fund to make amounts

available to the Tribe under this title is consistent with the

principles of self-governance and self-determination.

(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are as follows:

(1) To provide for additional financial compensation to the

Tribe for the acquisition by the Federal Government of 104,492

acres of land of the Tribe for the Oahe Dam and Reservoir

project in a manner consistent with the determinations of the

Comptroller General described in subsection (a)(4).

(2) To provide for the establishment of the Cheyenne River

Sioux Tribal Recovery Trust Fund, to be managed by the Secretary of the Treasury in order to make payments to the Tribe

to carry out projects under a plan prepared by the Tribe.

SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

In this title:

(1) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Cheyenne River

Sioux Tribe, which is comprised of the Itazipco, Siha Sapa,

Minniconjou, and Oohenumpa bands of the Great Sioux Nation

that reside on the Cheyenne River Reservation, located in central South Dakota.

(2) TRIBAL COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Tribal Council’’ means

the governing body of the Tribe.

SEC. 104. CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBAL RECOVERY TRUST FUND.

(a) CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBAL RECOVERY TRUST FUND.—

There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund

to be known as the ‘‘Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Recovery Trust

Fund’’ (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Fund’’). The Fund shall

consist of any amounts deposited into the Fund under this title.

(b) FUNDING.—On the first day of the 11th fiscal year that

begins after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of

the Treasury shall, from the General Fund of the Treasury, deposit

into the Fund established under subsection (a)— (1) $290,722,958; and

(2) an additional amount that equals the amount of interest

that would have accrued on the amount described in paragraph

(1) if such amount had been invested in interest-bearing obligations of the United States, or in obligations guaranteed as

to both principal and interest by the United States, on the

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first day of the first fiscal year that begins after the date

of enactment of this Act and compounded annually thereafter.

(c) INVESTMENT OF TRUST FUND.—It shall be the duty of the

Secretary of the Treasury to invest such portion of the Fund as

is not, in the Secretary of the Treasury’s judgment, required to

meet current withdrawals. Such investments may be made only

in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations

guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States.

The Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit interest resulting from

such investments into the Fund.

(d) PAYMENT OF INTEREST TO TRIBE.— (1) WITHDRAWAL OF INTEREST.—Beginning on the first day

of the 11th fiscal year after the date of enactment of this

Act and, on the first day of each fiscal year thereafter, the

Secretary of the Treasury shall withdraw the aggregate amount

of interest deposited into the Fund for that fiscal year and

transfer that amount to the Secretary of the Interior for use

in accordance with paragraph (2). Each amount so transferred

shall be available without fiscal year limitation.

(2) PAYMENTS TO TRIBE.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall

use the amounts transferred under paragraph (1) only for

the purpose of making payments to the Tribe, as such

payments are requested by the Tribe pursuant to tribal

resolution.

(B) LIMITATION.—Payments may be made by the Secretary of the Interior under subparagraph (A) only after

the Tribe has adopted a plan under subsection (f).

(C) USE OF PAYMENTS BY TRIBE.—The Tribe shall use

the payments made under subparagraph (B) only for carrying out projects and programs under the plan prepared

under subsection (f).

(e) TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS.—Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d)(1), the Secretary of the Treasury may not

transfer or withdraw any amount deposited under subsection (b).

(f) PLAN.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date

of enactment of this Act, the governing body of the Tribe

shall prepare a plan for the use of the payments to the Tribe

under subsection (d) (referred to in this subsection as the

‘‘plan’’).

(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan shall provide for the

manner in which the Tribe shall expend payments to the Tribe

under subsection (d) to promote—

(A) economic development;

(B) infrastructure development;

(C) the educational, health, recreational, and social

welfare objectives of the Tribe and its members; or

(D) any combination of the activities described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).

(3) PLAN REVIEW AND REVISION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Tribal Council shall make available for review and comment by the members of the Tribe

a copy of the plan before the plan becomes final, in accordance with procedures established by the Tribal Council.

(B) UPDATING OF PLAN.—The Tribal Council may, on

an annual basis, revise the plan to update the plan. In

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revising the plan under this subparagraph, the Tribal

Council shall provide the members of the Tribe opportunity

to review and comment on any proposed revision to the

plan.

(C) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the plan and any

revisions to update the plan, the Tribal Council shall consult with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary

of Health and Human Services.

(4) AUDIT.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—The activities of the Tribe in carrying

out the plan shall be audited as part of the annual singleagency audit that the Tribe is required to prepare pursuant

to the Office of Management and Budget circular numbered

A–133.

(B) DETERMINATION BY AUDITORS.—The auditors that

conduct the audit described in subparagraph (A) shall—

(i) determine whether funds received by the Tribe

under this section for the period covered by the audit

were expended to carry out the plan in a manner

consistent with this section; and

(ii) include in the written findings of the audit

the determination made under clause (i).

(C) INCLUSION OF FINDINGS WITH PUBLICATION OF PROCEEDINGS OF TRIBAL COUNCIL.—A copy of the written

findings of the audit described in subparagraph (A) shall

be inserted in the published minutes of the Tribal Council

proceedings for the session at which the audit is presented

to the Tribal Council.

(g) PROHIBITION ON PER CAPITA PAYMENTS.—No portion of any

payment made under this title may be distributed to any member

of the Tribe on a per capita basis.

SEC. 105. ELIGIBILITY OF TRIBE FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

No payment made to the Tribe under this title shall result

in the reduction or denial of any service or program with respect

to which, under Federal law—

(1) the Tribe is otherwise entitled because of the status

of the Tribe as a federally recognized Indian tribe; or

(2) any individual who is a member of the Tribe is entitled

because of the status of the individual as a member of the

Tribe.

SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated such funds as may

be necessary to cover the administrative expenses of the Fund.

SEC. 107. EXTINGUISHMENT OF CLAIMS.

Upon the deposit of funds (together with interest) into the

Fund under section 104(b), all monetary claims that the Tribe

has or may have against the United States for the taking, by

the United States, of the land and property of the Tribe for the

Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River

Basin program shall be extinguished.

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TITLE II—BOSQUE REDONDO

MEMORIAL

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Bosque Redondo Memorial

Act’’.

SEC. 202. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— (1) in 1863, the United States detained nearly 9,000 Navajo

and forced their migration across nearly 350 miles of land

to Bosque Redondo, a journey known as the ‘‘Long Walk’’;

(2) Mescalero Apache people were also incarcerated at

Bosque Redondo;

(3) the Navajo and Mescalero Apache people labored to

plant crops, dig irrigation ditches and build housing, but

drought, cutworms, hail, and alkaline Pecos River water created

severe living conditions for nearly 9,000 captives;

(4) suffering and hardships endured by the Navajo and

Mescalero Apache people forged a new understanding of their

strengths as Americans;

(5) the Treaty of 1868 was signed by the United States

and the Navajo tribes, recognizing the Navajo Nation as it

exists today;

(6) the State of New Mexico has appropriated a total of

$123,000 for a planning study and for the design of the Bosque

Redondo Memorial;

(7) individuals and businesses in DeBaca County donated

$6,000 toward the production of a brochure relating to the

Bosque Redondo Memorial;

(8) the Village of Fort Sumner donated 70 acres of land

to the State of New Mexico contiguous to the existing 50 acres

comprising Fort Sumner State Monument, contingent on the

funding of the Bosque Redondo Memorial;

(9) full architectural plans and the exhibit design for the

Bosque Redondo Memorial have been completed;

(10) the Bosque Redondo Memorial project has the

encouragement of the President of the Navajo Nation and the

President of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, who have each

appointed tribal members to serve as project advisors;

(11) the Navajo Nation, the Mescalero Tribe and the

National Park Service are collaborating to develop a symposium

on the Bosque Redondo Long Walk and a curriculum for inclusion in the New Mexico school curricula;

(12) an interpretive center would provide important educational and enrichment opportunities for all Americans; and

(13) Federal financial assistance is needed for the construction of a Bosque Redondo Memorial.

(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are as follows:

(1) To commemorate the people who were interned at

Bosque Redondo.

(2) To pay tribute to the native populations’ ability to

rebound from suffering, and establish the strong, living communities that have long been a major influence in the State

of New Mexico and in the United States.

Bosque Redondo

Memorial Act.

New Mexico.

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(3) To provide Americans of all ages a place to learn about

the Bosque Redondo experience and how it resulted in the

establishment of strong American Indian Nations from once

divergent bands.

(4) To support the construction of the Bosque Redondo

Memorial commemorating the detention of the Navajo and

Mescalero Apache people at Bosque Redondo from 1863 to

1868.

SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.

In this title:

(1) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘Memorial’’ means the building

and grounds known as the Bosque Redondo Memorial.

(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary

of Defense.

SEC. 204. BOSQUE REDONDO MEMORIAL.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— Upon the request of the State of New

Mexico, the Secretary is authorized to establish a Bosque Redondo

Memorial within the boundaries of Fort Sumner State Monument

in New Mexico. No memorial shall be established without the

consent of the Navajo Nation and the Mescalero Tribe.

(b) COMPONENTS OF THE MEMORIAL.—The memorial shall

include—

(1) exhibit space, a lobby area that represents design elements from traditional Mescalero and Navajo dwellings,

administrative areas that include a resource room, library,

workrooms and offices, restrooms, parking areas, sidewalks,

utilities, and other visitor facilities;

(2) a venue for public education programs; and

(3) a location to commemorate the Long Walk of the Navajo

people and the healing that has taken place since that event.

SEC. 205. CONSTRUCTION OF MEMORIAL.

(a) GRANT.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award a grant to

the State of New Mexico to provide up to 50 percent of the

total cost of construction of the Memorial.

(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share of

construction costs for the Memorial shall include funds previously expended by the State for the planning and design

of the Memorial, and funds previously expended by non-Federal

entities for the production of a brochure relating to the Memorial.

(b) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to receive a grant under

this section, the State shall—

(1) submit to the Secretary a proposal that—

(A) provides assurances that the Memorial will comply

with all applicable laws, including building codes and regulations; and

(B) includes such other information and assurances

as the Secretary may require; and

(2) enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the

Secretary that shall include—

(A) a timetable for the completion of construction and

the opening of the Memorial;

(B) assurances that construction contracts will be

competitively awarded;

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(C) assurances that the State or Village of Fort Sumner

will make sufficient land available for the Memorial;

(D) the specifications of the Memorial which shall

comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local building

codes and laws;

(E) arrangements for the operation and maintenance

of the Memorial upon completion of construction;

(F) a description of Memorial collections and educational programming;

(G) a plan for the design of exhibits including the

collections to be exhibited, security, preservation, protection, environmental controls, and presentations in accordance with professional standards;

(H) an agreement with the Navajo Nation and the

Mescalero Tribe relative to the design and location of the

Memorial; and

(I) a financing plan developed by the State that outlines

the long-term management of the Memorial, including— (i) the acceptance and use of funds derived from

public and private sources to minimize the use of

appropriated or borrowed funds;

(ii) the payment of the operating costs of the

Memorial through the assessment of fees or other

income generated by the Memorial;

(iii) a strategy for achieving financial self-sufficiency with respect to the Memorial by not later than

5 years after the date of enactment of this Act; and

(iv) a description of the business activities that

would be permitted at the Memorial and appropriate

vendor standards that would apply.

SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to

carry out this title— (1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and

(2) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002.

(b) CARRYOVER.—Any funds made available under this section

that are unexpended at the end of the fiscal year for which those

funds are appropriated, shall remain available for use by the Secretary through September 30, 2002 for the purposes for which

those funds were made available.

TITLE III—SENSE OF THE CONGRESS

REGARDING THE NEED FOR CATALOGING AND MAINTAINING CERTAIN

PUBLIC MEMORIALS

SEC. 301. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

(1) There are many thousands of public memorials scattered

throughout the United States and abroad that commemorate

military conflicts of the United States and the service of individuals in the Armed Forces.

(2) These memorials have never been comprehensively cataloged.

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(3) Many of these memorials suffer from neglect and disrepair, and many have been relocated or stored in facilities

where they are unavailable to the public and subject to further

neglect and damage.

(4) There exists a need to collect and centralize information

regarding the location, status, and description of these memorials.

(5) The Federal Government maintains information on

memorials only if they are federally funded.

(6) Remembering Veterans Who Earned Their Stripes (a

nonprofit corporation established as RVETS, Inc. under the

laws of the State of Nevada) has undertaken a self-funded

program to catalogue the memorials located in the United

States that commemorate military conflicts of the United States

and the service of individuals in the Armed Forces, and has

already obtained information on more than 7,000 memorials

in 50 States.

(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress

that— (1) the people of the United States owe a debt of gratitude

to veterans for their sacrifices in defending the Nation during

times of war and peace;

(2) public memorials that commemorate military conflicts

of the United States and the service of individuals in the

Armed Forces should be maintained in good condition, so that

future generations may know of the burdens borne by these

individuals;

(3) Federal, State, and local agencies responsible for the

construction and maintenance of these memorials should

cooperate in cataloging these memorials and providing the

resulting information to the Department of the Interior; and

(4) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director

of the National Park Service, should— (A) collect and maintain information on public memorials that commemorate military conflicts of the United

States and the service of individuals in the Armed Forces;

(B) coordinate efforts at collecting and maintaining

this information with similar efforts by other entities, such

as Remembering Veterans Who Earned Their Stripes (a

nonprofit corporation established as RVETS, Inc. under

the laws of the State of Nevada); and

(C) make this information available to the public.

TITLE IV—CONVEYANCE OF KINIKLIK

VILLAGE

SEC. 401. CONVEYANCE OF KINIKLIK VILLAGE.

(a) That portion of the property identified in United States

Survey Number 628, Tract A, containing 0.34 acres and Tract

B containing 0.63 acres located in Section 26, Township 9 North,

Range 10 East, Seward Meridian, containing 0.97 acres, more or

less, and further described as Tracts A and B Russian Greek Church

Mission Reserve according to United States Survey 628 shall be

offered for a period of 1 year for sale by quitclaim deed from

the United States by and through the Forest Service to Chugach

Alaska Corporation under the following terms:

Chugach Alaska

Corporation.

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(1) Chugach Alaska Corporation shall pay consideration

in the amount of $9,000.00.

(2) In order to protect the historic values for which the

Forest Service acquired the land, Chugach Alaska Corporation

shall agree to and the conveyance shall contain the same reservations required by sections 2653.5(a) and 2653.11(b) of title

43, Code of Federal Regulations, for protection of historic and

cemetery sites conveyed to a Regional Corporation pursuant

to section 14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement

Act.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Forest

Service shall deposit the proceeds from the sale to the Natural

Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund established

by Public Law 102–154 and may be expended without further

appropriation in accordance with Public Law 102–229.

TITLE V—REVISION OF RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK BOUNDARIES

SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the ‘‘Richmond

National Battlefield Park Act of 2000’’. (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this title:

(1) BATTLEFIELD PARK.—The term ‘‘battlefield park’’ means

the Richmond National Battlefield Park.

(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary

of the Interior.

SEC. 502. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:

(1) In the Act of March 2, 1936 (Chapter 113; 49 Stat.

1155; 16 U.S.C. 423j), Congress authorized the establishment

of the Richmond National Battlefield Park, and the boundaries

of the battlefield park were established to permit the inclusion

of all military battlefield areas related to the battles fought

during the Civil War in the vicinity of the City of Richmond,

Virginia. The battlefield park originally included the area then

known as the Richmond Battlefield State Park.

(2) The total acreage identified in 1936 for consideration

for inclusion in the battlefield park consisted of approximately

225,000 acres in and around the City of Richmond. A study

undertaken by the congressionally authorized Civil War Sites

Advisory Committee determined that of these 225,000 acres,

the historically significant areas relating to the campaigns

against and in defense of Richmond encompass approximately

38,000 acres.

(3) In a 1996 general management plan, the National Park

Service identified approximately 7,121 acres in and around

the City of Richmond that satisfy the National Park Service

criteria of significance, integrity, feasibility, and suitability for

inclusion in the battlefield park. The National Park Service

later identified an additional 186 acres for inclusion in the

battlefield park.

16 USC 423l–2.

16 USC 423l–1.

Richmond

National

Battlefield Park

Act of 2000.

Virginia.

Historic

preservation.

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(4) There is a national interest in protecting and preserving

sites of historical significance associated with the Civil War

and the City of Richmond.

(5) The Commonwealth of Virginia and its local units of

government have authority to prevent or minimize adverse

uses of these historic resources and can play a significant

role in the protection of the historic resources related to the

campaigns against and in defense of Richmond.

(6) The preservation of the New Market Heights Battlefield

in the vicinity of the City of Richmond is an important aspect

of American history that can be interpreted to the public.

The Battle of New Market Heights represents a premier landmark in black military history as 14 black Union soldiers

were awarded the Medal of Honor in recognition of their valor

during the battle. According to National Park Service historians, the sacrifices of the United States Colored Troops in

this battle helped to ensure the passage of the Thirteenth

Amendment to the United States Constitution to abolish

slavery.

(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title— (1) to revise the boundaries for the Richmond National

Battlefield Park based on the findings of the Civil War Sites

Advisory Committee and the National Park Service; and

(2) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to work in cooperation with the Commonwealth of Virginia, the City of Richmond,

other political subdivisions of the Commonwealth, other public

entities, and the private sector in the management, protection,

and interpretation of the resources associated with the Civil

War and the Civil War battles in and around the City of

Richmond, Virginia.

SEC. 503. RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK; BOUNDARIES.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—For the purpose of protecting, managing, and interpreting the resources associated with

the Civil War battles in and around the City of Richmond, Virginia,

there is established the Richmond National Battlefield Park consisting of approximately 7,307 acres of land, as generally depicted

on the map entitled ‘‘Richmond National Battlefield Park Boundary

Revision’’, numbered 367N.E.F.A.80026A, and dated September

2000. The map shall be on file in the appropriate offices of the

National Park Service.

(b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary may make minor

adjustments in the boundaries of the battlefield park consistent

with section 7(c) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act

of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9(c)).

SEC. 504. LAND ACQUISITION.

(a) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire lands, waters,

and interests in lands within the boundaries of the battlefield

park from willing landowners by donation, purchase with

donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. In acquiring lands

and interests in lands under this title, the Secretary shall

acquire the minimum interest necessary to achieve the purposes

for which the battlefield is established.

(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR PRIVATE LANDS.—Privately owned

lands or interests in lands may be acquired under this title

only with the consent of the owner.

16 USC 423l–4.

Virginia.

16 USC 423l–3.

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(b) EASEMENTS.—

(1) OUTSIDE BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary may acquire an

easement on property outside the boundaries of the battlefield

park and around the City of Richmond, with the consent of

the owner, if the Secretary determines that the easement is

necessary to protect core Civil War resources as identified

by the Civil War Sites Advisory Committee. Upon acquisition

of the easement, the Secretary shall revise the boundaries

of the battlefield park to include the property subject to the

easement.

(2) INSIDE BOUNDARIES.—To the extent practicable, and

if preferred by a willing landowner, the Secretary shall use

permanent conservation easements to acquire interests in land

in lieu of acquiring land in fee simple and thereby removing

land from non-Federal ownership.

(c) VISITOR CENTER.—The Secretary may acquire the Tredegar

Iron Works buildings and associated land in the City of Richmond

for use as a visitor center for the battlefield park.

SEC. 505. PARK ADMINISTRATION.

(a) APPLICABLE LAWS.—The Secretary, acting through the

Director of the National Park Service, shall administer the battlefield park in accordance with this title and laws generally applicable

to units of the National Park System, including the Act of August

25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) and the Act of August 21, 1935

(16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).

(b) NEW MARKET HEIGHTS BATTLEFIELD.—The Secretary shall

provide for the establishment of a monument or memorial suitable

to honor the 14 Medal of Honor recipients from the United States

Colored Troops who fought in the Battle of New Market Heights.

The Secretary shall include the Battle of New Market Heights

and the role of black Union soldiers in the battle in historical

interpretations provided to the public at the battlefield park.

(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into

cooperative agreements with the Commonwealth of Virginia, its

political subdivisions (including the City of Richmond), private property owners, and other members of the private sector to develop

mechanisms to protect and interpret the historical resources within

the battlefield park in a manner that would allow for continued

private ownership and use where compatible with the purposes

for which the battlefield is established.

(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide technical assistance to the Commonwealth of Virginia, its political subdivisions, nonprofit entities, and private property owners for the

development of comprehensive plans, land use guidelines, special

studies, and other activities that are consistent with the identification, protection, interpretation, and commemoration of historically

significant Civil War resources located inside and outside of the

boundaries of the battlefield park. The technical assistance does

not authorize the Secretary to own or manage any of the resources

outside the battlefield park boundaries.

SEC. 506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are

necessary to carry out this title.

16 USC 423l–6.

16 USC 423l–5.

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SEC. 507. REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED LAW.

The Act of March 2, 1936 (chapter 113; 16 U.S.C. 423j–423l)

is repealed.

TITLE VI—SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA

INTERTIE SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION;

NAVAJO ELECTRIFICATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

SEC. 601. SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA INTERTIE AUTHORIZATION LIMIT.

Upon the completion and submission to the United States Congress by the Forest Service of the ongoing High Voltage Direct

Current viability analysis pursuant to United States Forest Service

Collection Agreement #00CO–111005–105 or no later than February

1, 2001, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy such sums as may be necessary to assist in

the construction of the Southeastern Alaska Intertie system as

generally identified in Report #97–01 of the Southeast Conference.

Such sums shall equal 80 percent of the cost of the system and

may not exceed $384,000,000. Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit or waive any otherwise applicable State or Federal

law.

SEC. 602. NAVAJO ELECTRIFICATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy shall establish

a 5-year program to assist the Navajo Nation to meet its electricity

needs. The purpose of the program shall be to provide electric

power to the estimated 18,000 occupied structures on the Navajo

Nation that lack electric power. The goal of the program shall

be to ensure that every household on the Navajo Nation that

requests it has access to a reliable and affordable source of electricity by the year 2006.

(b) SCOPE.—In order to meet the goal in subsection (a), the

Secretary of Energy shall provide grants to the Navajo Nation

to—

(1) extend electric transmission and distribution lines to

new or existing structures that are not served by electric power

and do not have adequate electric power service;

(2) purchase and install distributed power generating facilities, including small gas turbines, fuel cells, solar photovoltaic

systems, solar thermal systems, geothermal systems, wind

power systems, or biomass-fueled systems;

(3) purchase and install other equipment associated with

the generation, transmission, distribution, and storage of electric power;

(4) provide training in the installation, operation, or

maintenance of the lines, facilities, or equipment in paragraphs

(1) through (3); or

(5) support other activities that the Secretary of Energy

determines are necessary to meet the goal of the program.

(c) TECHNICAL SUPPORT.—At the request of the Navajo Nation,

the Secretary of Energy may provide technical support through

Department of Energy laboratories and facilities to the Navajo

Nation to assist in achieving the goal of this program.

Deadline.

PUBLIC LAW 106–511—NOV. 13, 2000 114 STAT. 2377

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 964:

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106–944 (Comm. on Resources).

SENATE REPORTS: No. 106–217 (Comm. on Indian Affairs).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:

Vol. 145 (1999): Nov. 19, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 146 (2000): Oct. 18, considered and passed House, amended.

Oct. 24, Senate concurred in House amendment.

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(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than February 1, 2002 and

for each of the five succeeding years, the Secretary of Energy

shall submit a report to Congress on the status of the programs

and the progress towards meeting its goal under subsection (a).

(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized

to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy to carry out this

section $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2006.

Approved November 13, 2000.

Deadline.