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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3962

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

MARCH 3, 1994

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred

jointly to the Committees on Education and Labor, Natural Resources,

Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology

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 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lower Mississippi

5 Delta Initiatives Act of 1994’’.

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Sec. 1. Short Title.

Sec. 2. Table of Contents.

Sec. 3. Findings.
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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.

1 SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

2 (a) 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;

11 (2) the Commission conducted a thorough in12 vestigation to assess these needs, problems, and op13 portunities, and held several public hearings

14 throughout the Delta Region;
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1 (3) on the basis of these investigations, the

2 Commission issued the Delta Initiatives Report,

3 which included recommendations on natural resource

4 protection, historic preservation, and the enhance5 ment of educational and other opportunities in the

6 areas of mathematics and science and technology

7 transfer for Delta residents;

8 (4) the Delta Initiatives Report recommended—

9 (A) the implementation of pre-college edu10 cation programs in mathematics and science as

11 well as other initiatives to enhance the edu12 cational and technical capabilities of the Delta

13 Region’s workforce;

14 (B) that States and local school systems

15 seek ways to expand the pool of qualified edu16 cators in mathematics and sciences;

17 (C) that institutions of higher education in

18 the Delta Region work with local school dis19 tricts to promote mathematics and science edu20 cation;

21 (D) that Federal grant-making agencies

22 target more research and development monies

23 in selected areas to institutions of higher edu24 cation in the Delta Region, including Histori25 cally Black Colleges and Universities;
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1 (E) that institutions of higher education

2 establish a regional consortium to provide tech3 nical assistance and training to increase inter4 national trade between businesses in the Delta

5 Region and foreign countries;

6 (F) designating the Great River Road as a

7 scenic byway, and designating other hiking and

8 motorized trails throughout the Delta Region;

9 (G) that the Federal Government identify

10 sites and structures of historic and prehistoric

11 importance throughout the Delta Region;

12 (H) the further study of potential new

13 units of the National Park System within the

14 Delta Region;

15 (I) that the Federal Government should

16 create economic incentives to encourage the lo17 cation of value-added facilities for processing

18 agricultural products within the Delta Region;

19 and

20 (J) that Congress provide practical incen21 tives to encourage the construction of alter22 native fuel production facilities in the Delta Re23 gion.

24 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

25 As used in this Act, the term—
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1 (1) ‘‘Commission’’ means the Lower Mississippi

2 Delta Development Commission established pursuant

3 to Public Law 100–460;

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

5 14, 1990 Final Report of the Commission entitled

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

7 Fulfilling the Potential’’;

8 (3) ‘‘Delta Region’’ means the Lower Mis9 sissippi Delta Region including the 219 counties and

10 parishes within the States of Arkansas, Illinois, Ken11 tucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Ten12 nessee, as defined in the Delta Initiatives Report,

13 except that, for any State for which the Delta Re14 gion was defined in such report comprises more than

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

16 State shall be considered part of the Delta Region

17 for purposes of this Act;

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

19 means a college or university that would be consid20 ered a ‘‘part B institution’’ by section 322(2) of the

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

22 and

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

24 Historically Black College or University that would

25 be considered a ‘‘part B institution’’ by section
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1 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20

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

3 term is defined in section 1046 of the Higher Edu4 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1135d–5(3)).

5 TITLE I—INITIATIVES WITHIN

6 THE DEPARTMENT OF THE

7 INTERIOR

8 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

9 As used in this title, the term—

10 (1) ‘‘Department’’ means the United States De11 partment of the Interior, unless otherwise specifi12 cally stated; and

13 (2) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the In14 terior, unless otherwise specifically stated.

15 SEC. 102. NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL

16 EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES.

17 (a) OFFICE OF EDUCATION.—(1) There shall be es18 tablished within the Department an Office of Education

19 to encourage, support, and coordinate education programs

20 of the Department at the elementary, secondary, college

21 and university, and graduate levels.

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

23 (A) enhance the quality of education in the

24 areas of natural resources, the environment, the

25 sciences, cultural resources management, historic
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1 preservation, archeology, aquaculture, and related

2 subjects;

3 (B) establish initiatives at minority colleges or

4 universities;

5 (C) encourage the consideration of careers in

6 the areas of natural resources, the environment, the

7 sciences, cultural resource management, historic

8 preservation, archeology, aquaculture, and related

9 subjects;

10 (D) enhance teacher development and recruit11 ment;

12 (E) increase research opportunities for teachers

13 and students;

14 (F) enhance curriculum development; and

15 (G) improve laboratory instrumentation and

16 equipment through purchase, loan, or other transfer

17 mechanisms.

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

19 the Office of Education, shall be to—

20 (1) coordinate the educational programs within

21 the Department, including implementation of pro22 grams established under this title, in order to ensure

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

24 (2) inventory existing education programs with25 in the Department.
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1 (c) The Secretary shall report to Congress, within one

2 year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annu3 ally thereafter, on an inventory of existing education pro4 grams of the Department, the status of such programs,

5 and progress toward meeting the goals of the Office of

6 Education as established in this Act.

7 (d) MINORITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY INITIA8 TIVE.—(1) Within one year after the date of enactment

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

10 through the Office of Education, shall submit to the Com11 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United

12 States Senate and to the United States House of Rep13 resentatives a report identifying opportunities for minority

14 colleges or universities to participate in programs and ac15 tivities carried out by the Department. The Secretary,

16 through the Office of Education, shall consult with rep17 resentatives of minority colleges or universities in prepar18 ing the report. Such report shall—

19 (A) describe ongoing education and training

20 programs carried out by the Department with re21 spect to, or in conjunction with, minority colleges or

22 universities in the areas of natural resources, the en23 vironment, the sciences, cultural resource manage24 ment, historic preservation, archeology, aquaculture,

25 and related subjects;
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1 (B) describe ongoing research, development or

2 demonstration programs involving the Department

3 and minority colleges or universities;

4 (C) describe funding levels for the programs re5 ferred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B);

6 (D) include specific proposals and recommenda7 tions for providing assistance to minority colleges

8 and universities to enter into memoranda of under9 standing and other appropriate forms of agreement

10 with the Department in order to plan and develop

11 programs to foster greater involvement of these

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

13 and recruitment activities of the Department;

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

15 the Department in providing minority colleges or

16 universities with—

17 (i) increased research opportunities for fac18 ulty and students;

19 (ii) assistance in faculty department and

20 recruitment;

21 (iii) curriculum enhancement and develop22 ment; and

23 (iv) improved laboratory instrumentation

24 and equipment, through purchase, loan, or

25 other transfer mechanisms;
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1 (F) address the need for, and potential role of,

2 the Department in providing financial and technical

3 assistance for the development of infrastructure fa4 cilities, including buildings and laboratory facilities,

5 at minority colleges or universities; and

6 (G) include specific proposals and recommenda7 tions, together with estimates of necessary funding

8 levels, for initiatives to be carried out by the Depart9 ment in order to assist minority colleges or univer10 sities in providing education and training in the

11 areas of natural resources, the environment, the

12 sciences, cultural resource management, historic

13 preservation, archeology, aquaculture, and related

14 subjects.

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

16 shall encourage memoranda of understanding and other

17 appropriate forms of agreement between the Department

18 and minority colleges or universities directed at jointly

19 planning and developing programs to foster greater in20 volvement of minority colleges or universities in the re21 search, education, training, and recruitment activities of

22 the Department.

23 (e) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—The Secretary,

24 through the Office of Education, shall establish a scholar25 ship program for students pursuing undergraduate or
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1 graduate degrees in natural resource and environmental

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

3 biology, forestry, botany, horticulture, historic preserva4 tion, cultural resource management, archeology, anthro5 pology, aquaculture, geology, engineering, the environ6 ment, the sciences, and ecology at minority colleges and

7 universities in the Delta Region. The scholarship program

8 shall include tuition assistance. Recipients of such scholar9 ships shall be students deemed by the Secretary to have

10 demonstrated (1) a need for such assistance; and (2) aca11 demic potential in the particular area of study.

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

13 through the Office of Education, shall undertake activities

14 to encourage pre-college education programs in subjects

15 relating to natural resources, the environment, the

16 sciences, cultural resource management, historic preserva17 tion, archeology, aquaculture, and related subjects, for

18 students in the Delta Region. Such activities shall include,

19 but not be limited to, the following:

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

21 departments of education and local school districts

22 in the Delta Region to develop and carry out after

23 school and summer education programs for elemen24 tary, middle, and secondary school students.
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1 (2) Cooperation with, and assistance to, institu2 tions of higher education in the Delta Region to de3 velop and carry out pre-college education programs

4 for elementary, middle, and secondary school stu5 dents.

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

7 departments of education and local school districts

8 in the Delta Region in the development and use of

9 curriculum and educational materials.

10 (4) The establishment of education programs

11 for elementary, middle, and secondary school teach12 ers in the Delta Region at research facilities of the

13 Department.

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

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

16 program to encourage the involvement on a voluntary

17 basis of qualified employees of the Department in edu18 cational enrichment programs relating to natural re19 sources, the environment, the sciences, cultural resource

20 management, historic preservation, archeology, aqua21 culture, and related subjects, in cooperation with State de22 partments of education and local school districts in the

23 Delta Region.

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

25 The Secretary, through the Office of Education, shall es-
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1 tablish a Center for Excellence in the Sciences at Alcorn

2 State in Lorman, Mississippi, in cooperation with South3 ern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the Uni4 versity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and other

5 minority colleges or universities for purposes of encourag6 ing women and minority students in the Delta Region to

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

8 enter into cooperative agreements with Southern Univer9 sity in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the University of Ar10 kansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and other minority col11 leges and universities in the Delta Region, to carry out

12 affiliated programs and coordinate programs activities at

13 such colleges and universities. The Secretary is authorized

14 to provide grants and other forms of financial assistance

15 to the Center.

16 (i) CENTER FOR AQUACULTURE STUDIES.—The Sec17 retary, through the Office of Education, shall establish a

18 Center for Aquaculture Studies at the University of Ar19 kansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in cooperation with

20 Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and

21 Alcorn State in Lorman, Mississippi, and other minority

22 colleges or universities for purposes of encouraging women

23 and minority students in the Delta Region to study and

24 pursue careers in the field of aquaculture. The Center

25 shall enter into cooperative agreements with Southern
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1 University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Alcorn State

2 in Lorman, Mississippi, and other minority colleges or uni3 versities in the Delta Region to carry out affiliated pro4 grams and coordinate program activities at such colleges

5 or universities.

6 (j) COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGEN7 CIES.—The Secretary, through the Office of Education,

8 shall ensure that the programs authorized in this section

9 are coordinated with, and complimentary to, educational

10 assistance programs administered by other Federal agen11 cies. These agencies include, but are not limited to, the

12 Department of Energy, the Department of Agriculture,

13 the Department of Education, the Department of Defense,

14 the National Science Foundation, and the National Aero15 nautics and Space Administration.

16 SEC. 103. LOWER MISSISSIPPI DELTA REGION HERITAGE

17 STUDY.

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

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

20 Delta Development Center, and other appropriate Delta

21 Region institutions, is directed to prepare and transmit

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

23 enactment of this Act, a study of significant natural, rec24 reational, historical or prehistorical, and cultural lands,

25 waters, sites, and structures located within the Delta Re-
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1 gion. This study shall take into consideration the research

2 and inventory of resources conducted by the Mississippi

3 River Heritage Corridor Study Commission.

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

5 include recommendations on appropriate designation and

6 interpretation of historically significant roads, trails, by7 ways, waterways, or other routes within the Delta Region.

8 (2) In order to provide for public appreciation, edu9 cation, understanding, interpretation, and enjoyment of

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

11 which are accessible by public roads, the Secretary shall

12 recommend in the study vehicular tour routes along exist13 ing public roads linking such sites within the Delta Re14 gion.

15 (3) Such recommendations shall include an analysis

16 of designating the Great River Road (as depicted on the

17 map entitled ‘‘Proposed Delta Transportation Network’’

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

19 other sections of the Great River Road between Baton

20 Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana and an analysis of

21 designating that portion of the Old Antonio Road and the

22 Louisiana Natchez Trace which extends generally along

23 Highway 84 from Vidalia, Louisiana, to Clarence, Louisi24 ana, and Louisiana Highway 6 from Clarence, Louisiana,

25 to the Toledo Bend Reservoir, Louisiana, as a National
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1 Scenic Byway, or as a component of the National Trails

2 System, or such other designation as the Secretary deems

3 appropriate.

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

5 an appropriate route along existing public roads to com6 memorate the importance of timber production and trade

7 to the economic development of the Delta Region in the

8 early twentieth century, and to highlight the continuing

9 importance of timber production and trade to the eco10 nomic life of the Delta Region. Recommendations shall in11 clude an analysis of designating that portion of US 165

12 which extends from Alexandria, Louisiana, to Monroe,

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

14 of the National Trails System, or such other designation

15 as the Secretary deems appropriate.

16 (5) The study shall also include a comprehensive

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

18 described in the above paragraphs, including bicycle and

19 hiking paths, and make specific recommendations for the

20 acquisition and construction of related interpretive and

21 visitor information facilities at selected sites along such

22 routes.

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

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

25 public roads to allow for adequate access to the nationally
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1 significant sites and structures identified by the study, to

2 allow for proper use of the vehicular tour route, trails, by3 ways, including the routes defined in paragraphs (3) and

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

5 implement the comprehensive recreation, interpretive, and

6 visitor use plan required in paragraph (5).

7 (c) LISTING.—On the basis of the study, and in con8 sultation with the National Trust for Historic Preserva9 tion, the Secretary shall inventory significant structures

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

11 recommend and encourage cooperative preservation and

12 economic development efforts such as the establishment

13 of preservation districts linking groups of contiguous

14 counties or parishes, especially those that lie along the

15 aforementioned designated routes. The Secretary shall

16 prepare a list of the sites and structures for possible inclu17 sion by the National Park Service as National Historic

18 Landmarks of such other designation as the Secretary

19 deems appropriate.

20 SEC. 104. DELTA REGION HERITAGE CORRIDORS AND HER21 ITAGE AND CULTURAL CENTERS.

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

23 (1) in 1990, the Congress authorized the Insti24 tute of Museum Services to prepare a report assess25 ing the needs of small, emerging, minority, and rural
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1 museums in order to identify the resources such mu2 seums needed to meet their education mission, to

3 identify the areas of museum operation in which the

4 needs were greatest, and to make recommendations

5 on how these needs could best be met;

6 (2) the Institute of Museum Services undertook

7 a comprehensive eighteen month study of such needs

8 with the assistance of two advisory groups, surveyed

9 524 museums from throughout the Nation, held dis10 cussion groups in which representatives of 25 mu11 seum groups participated, and conducted case stud12 ies of 12 museum facilities around the Nation;

13 (3) on the basis of this assessment, the Insti14 tute of Museum Services issued a report in Septem15 ber 1992, entitled, ‘‘National Needs Assessment of

16 Small, Emerging, Minority and Rural Museums in

17 the United States’’ (hereinafter ‘‘National Needs As18 sessment’’) which found that small, emerging, mi19 nority, and rural museums provide valuable edu20 cational and cultural resources for their communities

21 and contain a reservoir of the Nation’s material, cul22 tural and scientific heritage, but due to inadequate

23 resources are unable to meet their full potential or

24 the demands of the surrounding communities;
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1 (4) the needs of these institutions are not being

2 met through existing Federal programs;

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

4 survey had applied for Federal assistance in the past

5 two years and that many small, emerging, minority

6 and rural museums believe existing Federal pro7 grams do not meet their needs;

8 (6) based on the National Needs Assessment,

9 that funding agencies should increase support avail10 able to small, emerging, minority, and rural muse11 ums and make specific recommendations for increas12 ing technical assistance in order to identify such in13 stitutions and provide assistance to facilitate their

14 participation in Federal programs;

15 (7) the Delta Initiatives Report made specific

16 recommendations for the creation and development

17 of centers for the preservation of the cultural, histor18 ical, scientific and literary heritage of the Delta Re19 gion, including recommendations for the establish20 ment of a Delta Region Native American Heritage

21 and Cultural Center and a Delta Region African

22 American Heritage and Cultural Center with addi23 tional satellite centers or museums linked through24 out the Delta Region;
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1 (8) the Delta Initiatives Report stated that new

2 ways of coordinating, preserving, and promoting the

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

4 established including the creation of a network to

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

6 musical heritage; and

7 (9) wholesale destruction and attrition of ar8 cheological sites and structures has eliminated a sig9 nificant portion of Native American heritage as well

10 as the interpretive potential of the Delta Region’s

11 parks and museums. Furthermore, site and struc12 ture destruction is so severe that an ambitious pro13 gram of site and structure acquisition in the Delta

14 Region is necessary.

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

16 the States of the Delta Region, the Chairman of the Na17 tional Endowment for the Arts, the Chairman of the Na18 tional Endowment for the Humanities, the Director of the

19 Smithsonian Institution, the Lower Mississippi Delta De20 velopment Center, Historically Black Colleges and Univer21 sities, other Delta Regional educational institutions, and

22 appropriate African American and Native American orga23 nizations in the Delta Region, is further directed to pre24 pare and transmit to the Congress a plan outlining specific

25 recommendations, including recommendations for nec-
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1 essary funding, for the establishment of a Delta Region

2 Native American Heritage Corridor and Heritage and Cul3 tural Center with a network of satellite or cooperative

4 units.

5 (c) DELTA REGION NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE

6 CORRIDOR AND CULTURAL CENTER.—(1) The plan re7 ferred to in subsection (b) of this section shall include rec8 ommendations for establishing a network of parks, muse9 ums, and other centers to interpret Native American cul10 ture and heritage in the Delta Region, including a ten year

11 development strategy for such a network.

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

13 development of a Native American Heritage Corridor and

14 Heritage and Cultural Center in the Delta Region, along

15 with recommendations for the appropriate Federal role in

16 such a center including matching grants, technical and

17 interpretive assistance.

18 (3) Such plan shall be conducted in consultation with

19 tribal leaders in the Delta Region.

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

21 educational and training assistance for Delta Region Na22 tive Americans to carry out the recommendations provided

23 in the study.

24 (d) DELTA REGION AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE

25 CORRIDOR AND HERITAGE AND CULTURAL CENTER.—(1)
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1 The plan referred to in subsection (b) of this section shall

2 include recommendations for establishing a heritage cor3 ridor or trail system, consisting of one or two major north4 south routes and several east-west-spur loops to preserve,

5 interpret and commemorate the African American herit6 age and culture in the Delta Region during all significant

7 historical periods.

8 (2) Such plan shall make specific recommendations

9 for representing all forms of expressive culture including

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

11 educational, and political contributions and accomplish12 ments of African Americans in the Delta Region.

13 (3) Such plan shall make specific recommendations

14 for implementing the findings of the Delta Initiatives Re15 port with respect to establishing an African American

16 Heritage Corridor and Heritage and Cultural Center and

17 related satellite museums in the Delta Region, together

18 with specific funding levels necessary to carry out these

19 recommendations and shall also include recommendations

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

21 museums to technical and financial assistance.

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

23 institutions of higher education in the Delta Region with

24 expertise in African American studies, Southern studies,

25 archeology, anthropology, history and other relevant fields.
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1 (5) Such plan shall make specific recommendations

2 for improving educational programs offered by existing

3 cultural facilities and museums as well as establishing new

4 outreach programs for elementary, middle and secondary

5 schools, including summer programs for youth in the

6 Delta Region.

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

8 the Secretary is authorized to make planning grants to

9 State Humanities Councils in the Delta Region to assist

10 small, emerging, minority and rural museums selected on

11 a financial needs basis in the development of a comprehen12 sive long term plan for these institutions. The Secretary

13 is also authorized to make implementation grants to State

14 Humanities Councils in the Delta Region who, in consulta15 tions with State Museum Associations, shall make grants

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

17 purpose of carrying out an approved plan for training per18 sonnel, improving exhibits or other steps necessary to as19 sure the integrity of collections in their facilities, for edu20 cational outreach programs, or for other activities the Sec21 retary deems appropriate including the promotion of tour22 ism in the region. Such institutions shall be selected com23 petitively and on the basis of demonstrated financial need.

24 The Secretary is also authorized to make grants to State

25 Humanities Councils to update, simplify and coordinate
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1 the respective State Works Progress Administration

2 guides and to develop a single comprehensive guide for the

3 Delta Region.

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

5 other appropriate technical assistance to State Human6 ities Councils, State Museum Associations, and State Arts

7 Councils in the Delta Region for the purpose of assessing

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

9 by these institutions to undertake such an assessment and

10 to provide other technical, administrative and planning as11 sistance to small, emerging, minority or rural institutions

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

13 and musical heritage.

14 (f) MUSIC HERITAGE PROGRAM.—(1) The plan re15 ferred to in subsection (b) of this section shall include rec16 ommendations for establishing a Music Heritage Program,

17 with specific emphasis on the Mississippi Delta Blues. The

18 plan shall include specific recommendations for developing

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

20 and festivals in the Delta Region.

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

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

23 participation of musicians, festival developers, museum

24 operators, universities, and other relevant individuals and

25 organizations.
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1 (g) COMPLETION DATE.—The plan authorized in this

2 section shall be completed not later than three years after

3 the date funds are made available for such plan.

4 SEC. 105. HISTORIC AND PREHISTORIC STRUCTURES AND

5 SITES SURVEY.

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

7 provide technical and financial assistance to Historically

8 Black Colleges and Universities to undertake a com9 prehensive survey of historic and prehistoric structures

10 and sites located on their campuses, including rec11 ommendations as to the inclusion of appropriate struc12 tures and sites on the National Register of Historic

13 Places, designation as National Historic Landmarks, or

14 other appropriate designation as determined by the Sec15 retary. The Secretary shall also make specific proposals

16 and recommendations, together with estimates of nec17 essary funding levels, for a Comprehensive Plan to be car18 ried out by the Department to assist Historically Black

19 Colleges and Universities in the preservation and interpre20 tation of such sites and structures.

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

22 section, the Secretary is authorized to provide technical

23 and financial assistance to Historically Black Colleges and

24 Universities for stabilization, preservation and interpreta25 tion of such sites and structures.
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1 SEC. 106. DELTA ANTIQUITIES SURVEY.

2 (a) GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary is directed to pre3 pare and transmit to the Congress, in cooperation with

4 the States of the Delta Region, State Archeological Sur5 veys and Regional Archeological Centers, a study of the

6 feasibility of establishing a Delta Antiquities Trail or

7 Delta Antiquities Heritage Corridor in the Delta Region.

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

9 nonintrusive methods of identifying, surveying,

10 inventorying, and stabilizing ancient archeological sites

11 and structures.

12 (3) In undertaking this study, the Secretary is di13 rected to enter into cooperative agreements with the

14 States of the Delta Region, the State Archeological Sur15 veys, and Regional Archeological Centers located in Delta

16 Region institutions of higher education for on-site activi17 ties including surveys, inventories, and stabilization and

18 other activities which the Secretary deems appropriate.

19 (4) In addition to the over 100 known ancient archeo20 logical sites located in the Delta Region including Wat21 son’s Brake, Frenchman’s Bend, Hedgepeth, Monte Sano,

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

23 Eaker, Blytheville Mound, Nodena, Taylor Mounds,

24 DeSoto Mound and others, such study shall also employ

25 every practical means possible, including assistance from

26 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the
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1 Forest Service and Soil Conservation Service of the De2 partment of Agriculture, the Army Corps of Engineers of

3 the Department of Defense, and other appropriate Federal

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

5 known as Balbansha in southern Louisiana and a site

6 known as Autiamque in Arkansas. The heads of these

7 Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Secretary as the

8 Secretary requires on a non-reimbursable basis.

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

10 Secretary is authorized to provide technical assistance and

11 grants to private landowners for necessary stabilization

12 activities of identified sites and for preparing rec13 ommendations for designating such sites as National

14 Landmarks or other appropriate designations as the Sec15 retary, with the concurrence of the landowners, determines

16 to be appropriate.

17 (c) The Secretary is authorized to enter into coopera18 tive agreements with the States, State Archeological Sur19 veys, and Regional Archeological Centers of the Delta Re20 gion to develop a ten-year plan for the stabilization, pres21 ervation and interpretation of those sites and structures

22 as may be identified by the Secretary.
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1 SEC. 107. HISTORIC AND ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES

2 PROGRAM.

3 (a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall conduct a com4 prehensive program for the research, interpretation, and

5 preservation of significant historic and archeological re6 sources in the Delta Region.

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

8 shall include, but not be limited to—

9 (1) identification of research projects related to

10 historic and archeological resources in the Delta Re11 gion and a proposal for the regular publication of re12 lated research materials and publications;

13 (2) the development of a survey program to in14 vestigate, inventory and further evaluate known his15 toric and archeological sites and structures and iden16 tify those sites and structures that require additional

17 study;

18 (3) identification of a core system of interpre19 tive sites and structures that would provide a com20 prehensive overview of historic and archeological re21 sources of the Delta Region;

22 (4) preparation of educational materials to in23 terpret the historical and archeological resources of

24 the Delta Region; and

25 (5) preparation of surveys and archeological

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1 artifacts relating to the Delta Region, including the

2 preparation of reports, maps, and other related ac3 tivities.

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

5 Secretary is authorized to award grants to qualified tribal,

6 governmental and non-governmental entities and individ7 uals to assist the Secretary in carrying out those elements

8 of the program which the Secretary deems appropriate.

9 (2) The Secretary is further authorized to award

10 grants and provide other types of technical and financial

11 assistance to such entities and individuals to conserve and

12 protect historic and archeological sites and structures in

13 the Delta Region identified in the program prepared pur14 suant to this section.

15 (d) The Secretary shall establish a national dem16 onstration project for the conservation and curation of the

17 archeological records and collections of Federal and State

18 management agencies in the Delta Region.

19 SEC. 108. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

20 There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as

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

22 TITLE II—INITIATIVES WITHIN

23 THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

24 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

25 As used in this title, the term—
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1 (1) ‘‘Center’’ means the Delta Energy Tech2 nology and Business Development Center established

3 under section 202 of this Act;

4 (2) ‘‘Department’’ means the United States De5 partment of Energy, unless otherwise specifically

6 stated;

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

8 operated by or on behalf of the Department of En9 ergy that would be considered a laboratory as that

10 term is defined in section 12 of the Stevenson11 Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15

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

13 the Secretary designates;

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

15 entity primarily located in the Delta Region, the

16 controlling interest (as defined by the Secretary) of

17 which is held by persons of the United States, in18 cluding—

19 (A) a for-profit entity;

20 (B) a private foundation or corporation ex21 empt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal

22 Revenue Code;

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

24 public trust;

25 (D) a trade or professional society;
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1 (E) a tribal government;

2 (F) institutions of higher education; or

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

4 and

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

6 unless otherwise specifically stated.

7 SEC. 202. DELTA ENERGY TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS DE8 VELOPMENT CENTER.

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

10 an agreement with Louisiana State University in partner11 ship with Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,

12 to establish the Delta Energy Technology and Business

13 Development Center. The agreement shall provide for co14 operative agreements with the University of Arkansas at

15 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and Alcorn State University in

16 Lorman, Mississippi, and other universities and institu17 tions in the Delta Region, to carry out affiliated programs

18 and coordinate program activities at such universities and

19 institutions.

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

21 to—

22 (1) foster the creation and retention of energy

23 resource and manufacturing and related energy serv24 ice jobs in the Delta Region;
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1 (2) encourage the export of energy resources

2 and technologies, including services related thereto,

3 from the Delta Region;

4 (3) develop markets for energy resources and

5 technologies manufactured in the Delta Region for

6 use in meeting the energy resource and technology

7 needs for foreign countries;

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

9 penetration of energy resources and technologies

10 manufactured in the Delta Region into foreign coun11 tries;

12 (5) encourage participation in energy-related

13 projects in foreign countries by persons in the Delta

14 Region as well as the utilization in such projects of

15 energy resources and technologies significantly devel16 oped, demonstrated, or manufactured in the Delta

17 Region; and

18 (6) assist in the establishment of technology

19 transfer programs in cooperation with Federal lab20 oratories to create businesses in energy resources

21 and technology in the Delta Region.

22 (c) GENERAL.—The Center, in cooperation with par23 ticipating universities and institutions in the Delta Re24 gion, shall—
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1 (1) identify and foster the establishment of

2 flexible manufacturing networks in consultation with

3 the States of the Delta Region to promote the devel4 opment of energy resources and technologies that

5 have the potential to expand technology development

6 and manufacturing in, and exports from, the Delta

7 Region;

8 (2) provide technical, business, training, mar9 keting, and other assistance to persons in the Delta

10 Region;

11 (3) develop a comprehensive database and infor12 mation dissemination system, that will provide de13 tailed information on the specific energy resources

14 and technologies of the Delta Region itself, as well

15 as domestic and international market opportunities

16 for businesses in the Delta Region, and electronically

17 link the Center with other institutions of higher edu18 cation in the Delta Region;

19 (4) establish a network of business and tech20 nology incubators to promote the design, manufac21 ture, and sale of energy resources and technologies

22 from the Delta Region;

23 (5) enter into contracts, cooperative agree24 ments, and other arrangements with the Federal

25 Government, international development agencies, or
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1 persons in the Delta Region to carry out these objec2 tives; and

3 (6) coordinate existing Department and other

4 Federal programs having comparable goals and pur5 poses.

6 (d) ASSISTANCE FROM THE SECRETARY.—The Sec7 retary is authorized to provide the Center assistance in

8 obtaining such personnel, equipment, and facilities as may

9 be needed by the Center and affiliated participating uni10 versities and institutions to carry out its activities under

11 this section.

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

13 grants and other forms of financial assistance to the Cen14 ter for the Center and participating universities and insti15 tutions to (1) support the creation of flexible manufactur16 ing networks as identified in subsection (c)(1); and (2)

17 develop the comprehensive database described in para18 graph (c)(3); and (3) support the training, marketing, and

19 other related activities of the Center.

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

21 Center may accept—

22 (1) grants and donations from private individ23 uals, groups, organizations, corporations, founda24 tions, State and local governments, and other enti25 ties; and
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1 (2) transfers of funds from other Federal agen2 cies.

3 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

4 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be

5 necessary to carry out the programs under this section and

6 for the establishment, operation, construction, and main7 tenance of the Center and facilities of participating univer8 sities and institutions.

9 SEC. 203. INSTITUTIONAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR

10 THE DELTA REGION.

11 Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act

12 (42 U.S.C. 6371, et seq.) is amended by adding a new

13 section 400K as follows:

14 ‘‘INSTITUTIONAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR THE

15 DELTA REGION

16 ‘‘SEC. 400K. (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this sec17 tion is to encourage the use of energy conservation meas18 ures in the schools and hospitals of the Delta Region.

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

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

21 of the Lower Mississippi Delta Initiatives Act of 1994, the

22 Secretary is authorized to provide grants to schools or hos23 pitals, or to consortiums consisting of a school or hospital

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

25 government; local education agency; State hospital facili26 ties agency; or State school facilities agency. Such grants
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1 shall be for purposes of conducting innovative energy con2 servation projects and providing Federal financing for en3 ergy conservation projects at schools and hospitals in the

4 Delta Region.

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

6 hospitals for grants under this section shall be made not

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

8 be submitted to the State energy agency, in consultation

9 with the Planning and Development Districts in the Delta

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

11 submittal to the Secretary containing all applications

12 which comply with subsection (e).

13 ‘‘(2) Applications for grants shall contain, or be ac14 companied by, such information as the Secretary may rea15 sonably require in accordance with regulations governing

16 institutional conservation programs under this part; pro17 vided, however, that the Secretary shall encourage flexible

18 and innovative approaches consistent with this Act.

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

20 than six months after the receipt of applications under

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

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

23 grants under subsection (b).

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

2 be otherwise utilized.

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

4 than four, grants under subsection (b).

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

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

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

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

9 ‘‘(e) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall se10 lect recipients of grants under this section on the basis

11 of the following criteria:

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

13 Delta Region.

14 ‘‘(2) The demonstrated or potential resources

15 available to the grant applicant for carrying out the

16 purposes of this section.

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

18 the grant applicant to improve energy conservation

19 measures in the designated school or hospital.

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

21 appropriate for carrying out the purposes of this

22 section.

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

24 term ‘Delta Region’ means the Lower Mississippi Delta

25 Region including the 219 counties and parishes within the
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1 States of Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mis2 sissippi, Missouri, and Tennessee, as defined in the May

3 14, 1990 Final Report of the Lower Mississippi Delta De4 velopment Commission entitled ‘The Delta Initiatives: Re5 alizing the Dream * * * Fulfilling the Potential’.

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

7 is authorized to be appropriated for purposes of carrying

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

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

10 1996, and 1997.’’.

11 SEC. 204. ENERGY RELATED EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES.

12 (a) MINORITY COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITY INITIA13 TIVE.—(1) Within one year after the date of the enact14 ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary

15 shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re16 sources of the United States Senate and to the United

17 States House of Representatives a report identifying op18 portunities for minority colleges and universities to par19 ticipate in programs and activities carried out by the De20 partment or the departmental laboratories. The Secretary

21 shall consult with representatives of minority colleges or

22 universities in preparing the report. Such report shall—

23 (A) describe ongoing education and training

24 programs carried out by the Department or the de25 partmental laboratories with respect to, or in con-
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1 junction with, minority colleges or universities in the

2 areas of mathematics, science, and engineering;

3 (B) describe ongoing research, development,

4 demonstration, or commercial application activities

5 involving the Department or the departmental lab6 oratories and minority colleges or universities;

7 (C) describe funding levels for the programs re8 ferred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B);

9 (D) identify ways for the Department or the de10 partmental laboratories to assist minority colleges or

11 universities in providing education and training in

12 the fields of mathematics, science, and engineering;

13 (E) identify ways for the Department or the de14 partmental laboratories to assist minority colleges

15 and universities in entering into partnerships;

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

17 the Department or the departmental laboratories in

18 providing minority colleges or universities with—

19 (i) increased research opportunities for fac20 ulty and students;

21 (ii) assistance in faculty development and

22 recruitment;

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1 (iv) improved laboratory instrumentation

2 and equipment, including computer equipment,

3 through purchase, loan, or other transfer mech4 anisms;

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

6 the Department or departmental laboratories in pro7 viding financial and technical assistance for the de8 velopment of infrastructure facilities; including

9 buildings and laboratory facilities, at minority col10 leges and universities; and

11 (H) make specific proposals and recommenda12 tions, together with estimates of necessary funding

13 levels, for initiatives to be carried out by the Depart14 ment or the departmental laboratories in order to

15 assist minority colleges or universities in providing

16 education and training in the areas of mathematics,

17 science, and engineering, and in entering into part18 nerships with the Department or departmental lab19 oratories.

20 (2) The Secretary shall encourage memoranda of un21 derstanding and other appropriate forms of agreement be22 tween the Department and minority colleges and univer23 sities directed at jointly planning and developing programs

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1 versities in research, education, training, and recruitment

2 activities of the Department.

3 (b) MINORITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR4 SHIP PROGRAMS FOR THE DELTA REGION.—The Sec5 retary shall establish a scholarship program for students

6 pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in energy-re7 lated scientific, mathematical, engineering, and technical

8 disciplines at minority colleges and universities in the

9 Delta Region. The scholarship program shall include tui10 tion assistance. Recipients of such scholarships shall be

11 students deemed by the Secretary to have demonstrated

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

13 in the particular area of study.

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

15 undertake activities to encourage pre-college education

16 programs in energy-related scientific, mathematical, engi17 neering, and technical disciplines for students in the Delta

18 Region. Such activities shall include, but not be limited

19 to the following:

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

21 departments of education and local school districts

22 in the Delta Region to develop and carry out after

23 school and summer education programs for elemen24 tary, middle, and secondary school students in en-
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1 ergy-related scientific, mathematical, engineering,

2 and technical disciplines.

3 (2) Cooperation with, and assistance to, institu4 tions of higher education in the Delta Region to de5 velop and carry out pre-college education programs

6 in energy related scientific, mathematical, engineer7 ing, and technical disciplines for middle and second8 ary school students.

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

10 departments of education and local school districts

11 in the development and use of curriculum and edu12 cational materials in energy-related scientific, mathe13 matical, engineering, and technical disciplines for

14 middle and secondary students.

15 (4) The establishment of education programs in

16 subjects relating to energy-related scientific, mathe17 matical, engineering, and technical disciplines for el18 ementary, middle, and secondary school teachers in

19 the Delta Region.

20 (d) VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall

21 carry out a program to encourage the involvement on a

22 voluntary basis of qualified employees of the Department

23 in educational programs relating to energy-related sci24 entific, mathematical, engineering, and technical dis-
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1 ciplines, in cooperation with State departments of edu2 cation and local school districts in the Delta Region.

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

4 The Secretary shall establish a Center for Excellence in

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

6 cooperation with Southern University in Baton Rouge,

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

8 Arkansas, and other minority colleges or universities for

9 purposes of encouraging women and minority students in

10 the Delta Region to study and pursue careers in the

11 sciences, mathematics, engineering and technical dis12 ciplines. The Center shall enter into cooperative agree13 ments with Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisi14 ana, and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkan15 sas, and other minority colleges and universities in the

16 Delta Region, to carry out affiliated programs and coordi17 nate programs activities at such colleges and universities.

18 The Secretary is authorized to provide grants and other

19 forms of financial assistance to the Center.

20 (f) COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGEN21 CIES.—The Secretary shall ensure that the programs au22 thorized in this section are coordinated with, and com23 plimentary to, education assistance programs adminis24 tered by the Department and by other Federal agencies

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1 limited to, the Department of the Interior, the Depart2 ment of Agriculture, and Department of Education, the

3 National Science Foundation, and the National Aero4 nautics and Space Administration.

5 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

6 hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may

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

8 SEC. 205. INTEGRATED BIOMASS ENERGY SYSTEMS.

9 (a) PROGRAM DIRECTION.—The Secretary, in con10 sultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall conduct

11 a research, development and demonstration program to

12 determine the economic viability of integrated biomass en13 ergy systems within the Delta Region.

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

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

16 prepare and submit to the Congress a program plan to

17 guide the activities under this section.

18 (c) SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS.—Not later than

19 one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec20 retary shall solicit proposals for conducting activities con21 sistent with the program plan. Such activities shall include

22 at least three demonstrations of integrated biomass energy

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1 (1) involve the production of dedicated energy

2 crops of not less than 25,000 acres per demonstra3 tion;

4 (2) include predominantly herbaceous energy

5 crops;

6 (3) include predominantly short-rotation woody

7 crops;

8 (4) demonstrate cost-effective methods for

9 growing, harvesting, storing, transporting, and pre10 paring energy crops for conversion to electricity or

11 transportation fuel; and

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

13 electricity or transportation fuel by a non-Federal

14 energy producer or the Tennessee Valley Authority.

15 (d) COST SHARING.—(1) For research and develop16 ment programs carried out under this section, the Sec17 retary shall require a commitment from non-Federal

18 sources of at least 20 percent of the cost of the project.

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

20 of the costs directly and specifically related to any dem21 onstration or commercial application project under this

22 section to be provided from non-Federal sources. The Sec23 retary may reduce the non-Federal requirement under this

24 section if the Secretary determines that the reduction is

25 necessary and appropriate considering the technological
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1 risks involved in the project and is necessary to meet the

2 objectives of this section.

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

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

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

6 other resources.

7 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

8 authorized to be appropriated for purposes of carrying out

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

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

11 1997.

12 SEC. 206. WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR

13 THE DELTA REGION.

14 Title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production

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

16 adding a new section 423 as follows:

17 ‘‘WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE

18 DELTA REGION

19 ‘‘SEC. 423. (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this sec20 tion is to encourage the weatherization of low-income

21 dwelling units in the Delta Region.

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

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

24 of the Lower Mississippi Delta Initiatives Act of 1994, the

25 Secretary shall make grants to (1) States, and (2) in ac26 cordance with the provisions of subsection (413)(d), to In-
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1 dian tribal organizations to serve Native Americans in the

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

3 of providing financial assistance for the weatherization of

4 low-income dwelling units.

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

6 Indian tribal organizations for grants under this section

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

8 applications shall be submitted to the State weatherization

9 agency, in consultation with Community Action Agencies

10 and Planning and Development Districts in the Delta Re11 gion, and the State weatherization agency shall make a

12 single submittal to the Secretary containing all applica13 tions which comply with subsection (e).

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

15 projects shall contain, or be accompanied by, such infor16 mation as the Secretary may reasonably require in accord17 ance with regulations governing weatherization assistance

18 programs under this Part.

19 ‘‘(d) SELECTION OF APPLICATIONS.—(1) The Sec20 retary shall select applications from States to receive

21 grants under subsection (b).

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

23 as would otherwise be provided under section 414 of this

24 Act.
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1 ‘‘(3) No one grant recipient under this section shall

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

3 ‘‘(e) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall se4 lect recipients of grants under this section in accordance

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

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

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

8 Delta Region.

9 ‘‘(2) The demonstrated or potential resources

10 available to the grant applicant for carrying out the

11 purposes of this section.

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

13 the grant applicant to improve energy efficiency in

14 low-income dwelling units.

15 ‘‘(f) COORDINATION WITH OTHER WEATHERIZATION

16 ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall ensure that

17 the programs authorized in this section are coordinated

18 with, and complimentary to, Department weatherization

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

20 of this Act.

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

22 term ‘Delta Region’ means the Lower Mississippi Delta

23 Region including the 219 counties and parishes within the

24 States of Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mis25 sissippi, Missouri, and Tennessee, as defined in the May
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1 14, 1990 Final Report of the Lower Mississippi Delta De2 velopment Commission entitled ‘The Delta Initiatives: Re3 alizing the Dream * * * Fulfilling the Potential’.

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

5 is authorized to be appropriated for purposes of carrying

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

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

8 1996, and 1997.’’.

9 SEC. 207. RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION INCENTIVES.

10 Section 1212 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42

11 U.S.C. 13317) is amended by inserting immediately after

12 ‘‘foregoing,’’ the following: ‘‘by the Tennessee Valley Au13 thority,’’.

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