106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 964

AMENDMENT

In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

October 18, 2000.

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 964) entitled

‘‘An Act to provide for equitable compensation for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes’’, do pass

with the following

AMENDMENT:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

1 TITLE I—CHEYENNE RIVER

2 SIOUX TRIBE EQUITABLE

3 COMPENSATION

4 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

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

6 Tribe Equitable Compensation Act’’.

7 SEC. 102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

9 (1) by enacting the Act of December 22, 1944,

10 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 701–1 et seq.),

11 commonly known as the ‘‘Flood Control Act of 1944’’,

12 Congress approved the Pick-Sloan Missouri River

13 Basin program (referred to in this section as the

14 ‘‘Pick-Sloan program’’)—
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1 (A) to promote the general economic devel2 opment of the United States;

3 (B) to provide for irrigation above Sioux

4 City, Iowa;

5 (C) to protect urban and rural areas from

6 devastating floods of the Missouri River; and

7 (D) for other purposes;

8 (2) the Oahe Dam and Reservoir project—

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

10 program, and contributes to the economy of the

11 United States by generating a substantial

12 amount of hydropower and impounding a sub13 stantial quantity of water;

14 (B) overlies the eastern boundary of the

15 Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation; and

16 (C) has not only contributed little to the

17 economy of the Tribe, but has severely damaged

18 the economy of the Tribe and members of the

19 Tribe by inundating the fertile, wooded bottom

20 lands of the Tribe along the Missouri River that

21 constituted the most productive agricultural and

22 pastoral lands of the Tribe and the homeland of

23 the members of the Tribe;

24 (3) the Secretary of the Interior appointed a

25 Joint Tribal Advisory Committee that examined the
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1 Oahe Dam and Reservoir project and concluded

2 that—

3 (A) the Federal Government did not justify,

4 or fairly compensate the Tribe for, the Oahe

5 Dam and Reservoir project when the Federal

6 Government acquired 104,492 acres of land of

7 the Tribe for that project; and

8 (B) the Tribe should be adequately com9 pensated for the land acquisition described in

10 subparagraph (A);

11 (4) after applying the same method of analysis

12 as is used for the compensation of similarly situated

13 Indian tribes, the Comptroller General of the United

14 States (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Comptroller

15 General’’) determined that the appropriate amount of

16 compensation to pay the Tribe for the land acquisi17 tion described in paragraph (3)(A) would be

18 $290,723,000;

19 (5) the Tribe is entitled to receive additional fi20 nancial compensation for the land acquisition de21 scribed in paragraph (3)(A) in a manner consistent

22 with the determination of the Comptroller General de23 scribed in paragraph (4); and

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

25 amounts available to the Tribe under this title is con-
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1 sistent with the principles of self-governance and self2 determination.

3 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are as fol4 lows:

5 (1) To provide for additional financial com6 pensation to the Tribe for the acquisition by the Fed7 eral Government of 104,492 acres of land of the Tribe

8 for the Oahe Dam and Reservoir project in a manner

9 consistent with the determinations of the Comptroller

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

11 (2) To provide for the establishment of the Chey12 enne River Sioux Tribal Recovery Trust Fund, to be

13 managed by the Secretary of the Treasury in order to

14 make payments to the Tribe to carry out projects

15 under a plan prepared by the Tribe.

16 SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

17 In this title:

18 (1) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Chey19 enne River Sioux Tribe, which is comprised of the

20 Itazipco, Siha Sapa, Minniconjou, and Oohenumpa

21 bands of the Great Sioux Nation that reside on the

22 Cheyenne River Reservation, located in central South

23 Dakota.

24 (2) TRIBAL COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Tribal Coun25 cil’’ means the governing body of the Tribe.
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1 SEC. 104. CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBAL RECOVERY

2 TRUST FUND.

3 (a) CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBAL RECOVERY

4 TRUST FUND.—There is established in the Treasury of the

5 United States a fund to be known as the ‘‘Cheyenne River

6 Sioux Tribal Recovery Trust Fund’’ (referred to in this title

7 as the ‘‘Fund’’). The Fund shall consist of any amounts

8 deposited into the Fund under this title.

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

10 that begins after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary of the Treasury shall, from the General Fund of the

12 Treasury, deposit into the Fund established under sub13 section (a)—

14 (1) $290,722,958; and

15 (2) an additional amount that equals the

16 amount of interest that would have accrued on the

17 amount described in paragraph (1) if such amount

18 had been invested in interest-bearing obligations of

19 the United States, or in obligations guaranteed as to

20 both principal and interest by the United States, on

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

22 the date of enactment of this Act and compounded an23 nually thereafter.

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

25 duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to invest such portion

26 of the Fund as is not, in the Secretary of Treasury’s judg-
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1 ment, required to meet current withdrawals. Such invest2 ments may be made only in interest-bearing obligations of

3 the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both

4 principal and interest by the United States. The Secretary

5 of the Treasury shall deposit interest resulting from such

6 investments into the Fund.

7 (d) PAYMENT OF INTEREST TO TRIBE.—

8 (1) WITHDRAWAL OF INTEREST.—Beginning on

9 the first day of the 11th fiscal year after the date of

10 enactment of this Act and, on the first day of each

11 fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury

12 shall withdraw the aggregate amount of interest de13 posited into the Fund for that fiscal year and transfer

14 that amount to the Secretary of the Interior for use

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

16 transferred shall be available without fiscal year limi17 tation.

18 (2) PAYMENTS TO TRIBE.—

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the In20 terior shall use the amounts transferred under

21 paragraph (1) only for the purpose of making

22 payments to the Tribe, as such payments are re23 quested by the Tribe pursuant to tribal resolu24 tion.
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1 (B) LIMITATION.—Payments may be made

2 by the Secretary of the Interior under subpara3 graph (A) only after the Tribe has adopted a

4 plan under subsection (f).

5 (C) USE OF PAYMENTS BY TRIBE.—The

6 Tribe shall use the payments made under sub7 paragraph (B) only for carrying out projects

8 and programs under the plan prepared under

9 subsection (f).

10 (e) TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS.—Except as pro11 vided in subsections (c) and (d)(1), the Secretary of the

12 Treasury may not transfer or withdraw any amount depos13 ited under subsection (b).

14 (f) PLAN.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months

16 after the date of enactment of this Act, the governing

17 body of the Tribe shall prepare a plan for the use of

18 the payments to the Tribe under subsection (d) (re19 ferred to in this subsection as the ‘‘plan’’).

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

21 for the manner in which the Tribe shall expend pay22 ments to the Tribe under subsection (d) to promote—

23 (A) economic development;

24 (B) infrastructure development;
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1 (C) the educational, health, recreational,

2 and social welfare objectives of the Tribe and its

3 members; or

4 (D) any combination of the activities de5 scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (C).

6 (3) PLAN REVIEW AND REVISION.—

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Tribal Council shall

8 make available for review and comment by the

9 members of the Tribe a copy of the plan before

10 the plan becomes final, in accordance with proce11 dures established by the Tribal Council.

12 (B) UPDATING OF PLAN.—The Tribal Coun13 cil may, on an annual basis, revise the plan to

14 update the plan. In revising the plan under this

15 subparagraph, the Tribal Council shall provide

16 the members of the Tribe opportunity to review

17 and comment on any proposed revision to the

18 plan.

19 (C) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the plan

20 and any revisions to update the plan, the Tribal

21 Council shall consult with the Secretary of the

22 Interior and the Secretary of Health and

23 Human Services.

24 (4) AUDIT.—
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The activities of the

2 Tribe in carrying out the plan shall be audited

3 as part of the annual single-agency audit that

4 the Tribe is required to prepare pursuant to the

5 Office of Management and Budget circular num6 bered A–133.

7 (B) DETERMINATION BY AUDITORS.—The

8 auditors that conduct the audit described in sub9 paragraph (A) shall—

10 (i) determine whether funds received by

11 the Tribe under this section for the period

12 covered by the audit were expended to carry

13 out the plan in a manner consistent with

14 this section; and

15 (ii) include in the written findings of

16 the audit the determination made under

17 clause (i).

18 (C) INCLUSION OF FINDINGS WITH PUBLICA19 TION OF PROCEEDINGS OF TRIBAL COUNCIL.—A

20 copy of the written findings of the audit de21 scribed in subparagraph (A) shall be inserted in

22 the published minutes of the Tribal Council pro23 ceedings for the session at which the audit is pre24 sented to the Tribal Council.
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1 (g) PROHIBITION ON PER CAPITA PAYMENTS.—No

2 portion of any payment made under this title may be dis3 tributed to any member of the Tribe on a per capita basis.

4 SEC. 105. ELIGIBILITY OF TRIBE FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS

5 AND SERVICES.

6 No payment made to the Tribe under this title shall

7 result in the reduction or denial of any service or program

8 with respect to which, under Federal law—

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

10 status of the Tribe as a federally recognized Indian

11 tribe; or

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

13 is entitled because of the status of the individual as

14 a member of the Tribe.

15 SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

16 There are authorized to be appropriated such funds as

17 may be necessary to cover the administrative expenses of

18 the Fund.

19 SEC. 107. EXTINGUISHMENT OF CLAIMS.

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

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

22 the Tribe has or may have against the United States for

23 the taking, by the United States, of the land and property

24 of the Tribe for the Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project of the
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1 Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program shall be extin2 guished.

3 TITLE II—BOSQUE REDONDO

4 MEMORIAL

5 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

6 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Bosque Redondo Memo7 rial Act’’.

8 SEC. 202. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

9 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

10 (1) in 1863, the United States detained nearly

11 9,000 Navajo and forced their migration across near12 ly 350 miles of land to Bosque Redondo, a journey

13 known as the ‘‘Long Walk’’;

14 (2) Mescalero Apache people were also incarcer15 ated at Bosque Redondo;

16 (3) the Navajo and Mescalero Apache people la17 bored to plant crops, dig irrigation ditches and build

18 housing, but drought, cutworms, hail, and alkaline

19 Pecos River water created severe living conditions for

20 nearly 9,000 captives;

21 (4) suffering and hardships endured by the Nav22 ajo and Mescalero Apache people forged a new under23 standing of their strengths as Americans;
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1 (5) the Treaty of 1868 was signed by the United

2 States and the Navajo tribes, recognizing the Navajo

3 Nation as it exists today;

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

5 total of $123,000 for a planning study and for the de6 sign of the Bosque Redondo Memorial;

7 (7) individuals and businesses in DeBaca Coun8 ty donated $6,000 toward the production of a bro9 chure relating to the Bosque Redondo Memorial;

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

11 of land to the State of New Mexico contiguous to the

12 existing 50 acres comprising Fort Sumner State

13 Monument, contingent on the funding of the Bosque

14 Redondo Memorial;

15 (9) full architectural plans and the exhibit de16 sign for the Bosque Redondo Memorial have been com17 pleted;

18 (10) the Bosque Redondo Memorial project has

19 the encouragement of the President of the Navajo Na20 tion and the President of the Mescalero Apache Tribe,

21 who have each appointed tribal members to serve as

22 project advisors;

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

24 the National Park Service are collaborating to develop

25 a symposium on the Bosque Redondo Long Walk and
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1 a curriculum for inclusion in the New Mexico school

2 curricula;

3 (12) an interpretive center would provide impor4 tant educational and enrichment opportunities for all

5 Americans; and

6 (13) Federal financial assistance is needed for

7 the construction of a Bosque Redondo Memorial.

8 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are as fol9 lows:

10 (1) To commemorate the people who were in11 terned at Bosque Redondo.

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

13 ability to rebound from suffering, and establish the

14 strong, living communities that have long been a

15 major influence in the State of New Mexico and in

16 the United States.

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

18 learn about the Bosque Redondo experience and how

19 it resulted in the establishment of strong American

20 Indian Nations from once divergent bands.

21 (4) To support the construction of the Bosque

22 Redondo Memorial commemorating the detention of

23 the Navajo and Mescalero Apache people at Bosque

24 Redondo from 1863 to 1868.
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1 SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.

2 In this title:

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

4 the building and grounds known as the Bosque Re5 dondo Memorial.

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

7 the Secretary of Defense.

8 SEC. 204. BOSQUE REDONDO MEMORIAL.

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

10 of New Mexico, the Secretary is authorized to establish a

11 Bosque Redondo Memorial within the boundaries of Fort

12 Sumner State Monument in New Mexico. No memorial

13 shall be established without the consent of the Navajo Nation

14 and the Mescalero Tribe.

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

16 shall include—

17 (1) exhibit space, a lobby area that represents de18 sign elements from traditional Mescalero and Navajo

19 dwellings, administrative areas that include a re20 source room, library, workrooms and offices, rest21 rooms, parking areas, sidewalks, utilities, and other

22 visitor facilities;

23 (2) a venue for public education programs; and

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

25 the Navajo people and the healing that has taken

26 place since that event.
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1 SEC. 205. CONSTRUCTION OF MEMORIAL.

2 (a) GRANT.—

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

4 grant to the State of New Mexico to provide up to 50

5 percent of the total cost of construction of the Memo6 rial.

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

8 share of construction costs for the Memorial shall in9 clude funds previously expended by the State for the

10 planning and design of the Memorial, and funds pre11 viously expended by non-Federal entities for the pro12 duction of a brochure relating to the Memorial.

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

14 under this section, the State shall—

15 (1) submit to the Secretary a proposal that—

16 (A) provides assurances that the Memorial

17 will comply with all applicable laws, including

18 building codes and regulations; and

19 (B) includes such other information and as20 surances as the Secretary may require; and

21 (2) enter into a Memorandum of Understanding

22 with the Secretary that shall include—

23 (A) a timetable for the completion of con24 struction and the opening of the Memorial;

25 (B) assurances that construction contracts

26 will be competitively awarded;
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1 (C) assurances that the State or Village of

2 Fort Sumner will make sufficient land available

3 for the Memorial;

4 (D) the specifications of the Memorial which

5 shall comply with all applicable Federal, State,

6 and local building codes and laws;

7 (E) arrangements for the operation and

8 maintenance of the Memorial upon completion of

9 construction;

10 (F) a description of Memorial collections

11 and educational programming;

12 (G) a plan for the design of exhibits includ13 ing the collections to be exhibited, security, pres14 ervation, protection, environmental controls, and

15 presentations in accordance with professional

16 standards;

17 (H) an agreement with the Navajo Nation

18 and the Mescalero Tribe relative to the design

19 and location of the Memorial; and

20 (I) a financing plan developed by the State

21 that outlines the long-term management of the

22 Memorial, including—

23 (i) the acceptance and use of funds de24 rived from public and private sources to
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1 minimize the use of appropriated or bor2 rowed funds;

3 (ii) the payment of the operating costs

4 of the Memorial through the assessment of

5 fees or other income generated by the Memo6 rial;

7 (iii) a strategy for achieving financial

8 self-sufficiency with respect to the Memorial

9 by not later than 5 years after the date of

10 enactment of this Act; and

11 (iv) a description of the business ac12 tivities that would be permitted at the Me13 morial and appropriate vendor standards

14 that would apply.

15 SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro17 priated to carry out this title—

18 (1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and

19 (2) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 and

20 2002.

21 (b) CARRYOVER.—Any funds made available under

22 this section that are unexpended at the end of the fiscal

23 year for which those funds are appropriated, shall remain

24 available for use by the Secretary through September 30,
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1 2002 for the purposes for which those funds were made

2 available.

3 TITLE III—SENSE OF THE CON4 GRESS REGARDING THE NEED

5 FOR CATALOGING AND MAIN6 TAINING CERTAIN PUBLIC

7 MEMORIALS

8 SEC. 301. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

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

10 (1) There are many thousands of public memo11 rials scattered throughout the United States and

12 abroad that commemorate military conflicts of the

13 United States and the service of individuals in the

14 Armed Forces.

15 (2) These memorials have never been comprehen16 sively cataloged.

17 (3) Many of these memorials suffer from neglect

18 and disrepair, and many have been relocated or

19 stored in facilities where they are unavailable to the

20 public and subject to further neglect and damage.

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

22 information regarding the location, status, and de23 scription of these memorials.

24 (5) The Federal Government maintains informa25 tion on memorials only if they are Federally funded.
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1 (6) Remembering Veterans Who Earned Their

2 Stripes (a nonprofit corporation established as

3 RVETS, Inc. under the laws of the State of Nevada)

4 has undertaken a self-funded program to catalogue the

5 memorials located in the United States that com6 memorate military conflicts of the United States and

7 the service of individuals in the Armed Forces, and

8 has already obtained information on more than 7000

9 memorials in 50 States.

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

11 Congress that—

12 (1) the people of the United States owe a debt of

13 gratitude to veterans for their sacrifices in defending

14 the Nation during times of war and peace;

15 (2) public memorials that commemorate military

16 conflicts of the United States and the service of indi17 viduals in the Armed Forces should be maintained in

18 good condition, so that future generations may know

19 of the burdens borne by these individuals;

20 (3) Federal, State, and local agencies responsible

21 for the construction and maintenance of these memo22 rials should cooperate in cataloging these memorials

23 and providing the resulting information to the De24 partment of the Interior; and
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1 (4) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through

2 the Director of the National Park Service, should—

3 (A) collect and maintain information on

4 public memorials that commemorate military

5 conflicts of the United States and the service of

6 individuals in the Armed Forces;

7 (B) coordinate efforts at collecting and

8 maintaining this information with similar ef9 forts by other entities, such as Remembering Vet10 erans Who Earned Their Stripes (a nonprofit

11 corporation established as RVETS, Inc. under

12 the laws of the State of Nevada); and

13 (C) make this information available to the

14 public.

15 TITLE IV—CONVEYANCE OF

16 KINIKLIK VILLAGE

17 SEC. 401. CONVEYANCE OF KINIKLIK VILLAGE.

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

19 States Survey Number 628, Tract A, containing 0.34 acres

20 and Tract B containing 0.63 acres located in Section 26,

21 Township 9 North, Range 10 East, Seward Meridian, con22 taining 0.97 acres, more or less, and further described as

23 Tracts A and B Russian Greek Church Mission Reserve ac24 cording to United States Survey 628 shall be offered for

25 a period of 1 year for sale by quitclaim deed from the
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1 United States by and through the Forest Service to Chugach

2 Alaska Corporation under the following terms:

3 (1) Chugach Alaska Corporation shall pay con4 sideration in the amount of $9,000.00.

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

6 which the Forest Service acquired the land, Chugach

7 Alaska Corporation shall agree to and the conveyance

8 shall contain the same reservations required by 43

9 CFR 2653.5(a) and 2653.11(b) for protection of his10 toric and cemetery sites conveyed to a Regional Cor11 poration pursuant to section 14(h)(1) of the Alaska

12 Native Claims Settlement Act.

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

14 Forest Service shall deposit the proceeds from the sale to

15 the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration

16 Fund established by Public Law 102–154 and may be ex17 pended without further appropriation in accordance with

18 Public Law 102–229.

19 TITLE V—REVISION OF RICH20 MOND NATIONAL BATTLE21 FIELD PARK BOUNDARIES

22 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.

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

24 ‘‘Richmond National Battlefield Park Act of 2000’’.

25 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this title:
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1 (1) BATTLEFIELD PARK.—The term ‘‘battlefield

2 park’’ means the Richmond National Battlefield

3 Park.

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

5 the Secretary of the Interior.

6 SEC. 502. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

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

8 (1) In the Act of March 2, 1936 (Chapter 113;

9 49 Stat. 1155; 16 U.S.C. 423j), Congress authorized

10 the establishment of the Richmond National Battle11 field Park, and the boundaries of the battlefield park

12 were established to permit the inclusion of all mili13 tary battlefield areas related to the battles fought dur14 ing the Civil War in the vicinity of the City of Rich15 mond, Virginia. The battlefield park originally in16 cluded the area then known as the Richmond Battle17 field State Park.

18 (2) The total acreage identified in 1936 for con19 sideration for inclusion in the battlefield park con20 sisted of approximately 225,000 acres in and around

21 the City of Richmond. A study undertaken by the con22 gressionally authorized Civil War Sites Advisory

23 Committee determined that of these 225,000 acres, the

24 historically significant areas relating to the cam-
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1 paigns against and in defense of Richmond encom2 pass approximately 38,000 acres.

3 (3) In a 1996 general management plan, the Na4 tional Park Service identified approximately 7,121

5 acres in and around the City of Richmond that sat6 isfy the National Park Service criteria of significance,

7 integrity, feasibility, and suitability for inclusion in

8 the battlefield park. The National Park Service later

9 identified an additional 186 acres for inclusion in the

10 battlefield park.

11 (4) There is a national interest in protecting

12 and preserving sites of historical significance associ13 ated with the Civil War and the City of Richmond.

14 (5) The Commonwealth of Virginia and its local

15 units of government have authority to prevent or

16 minimize adverse uses of these historic resources and

17 can play a significant role in the protection of the

18 historic resources related to the campaigns against

19 and in defense of Richmond.

20 (6) The preservation of the New Market Heights

21 Battlefield in the vicinity of the City of Richmond is

22 an important aspect of American history that can be

23 interpreted to the public. The Battle of New Market

24 Heights represents a premier landmark in black mili25 tary history as 14 black Union soldiers were awarded
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1 the Medal of Honor in recognition of their valor dur2 ing the battle. According to National Park Service

3 historians, the sacrifices of the United States Colored

4 Troops in this battle helped to ensure the passage of

5 the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Con6 stitution to abolish slavery.

7 (b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title—

8 (1) to revise the boundaries for the Richmond

9 National Battlefield Park based on the findings of the

10 Civil War Sites Advisory Committee and the Na11 tional Park Service; and

12 (2) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to work

13 in cooperation with the Commonwealth of Virginia,

14 the City of Richmond, other political subdivisions of

15 the Commonwealth, other public entities, and the pri16 vate sector in the management, protection, and inter17 pretation of the resources associated with the Civil

18 War and the Civil War battles in and around the

19 City of Richmond, Virginia.

20 SEC. 503. RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK;

21 BOUNDARIES.

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—For the purpose

23 of protecting, managing, and interpreting the resources as24 sociated with the Civil War battles in and around the City

25 of Richmond, Virginia, there is established the Richmond
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1 National Battlefield Park consisting of approximately

2 7,307 acres of land, as generally depicted on the map enti3 tled ‘‘Richmond National Battlefield Park Boundary Revi4 sion’’, numbered 367N.E.F.A.80026A, and dated September

5 2000. The map shall be on file in the appropriate offices

6 of the National Park Service.

7 (b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary may

8 make minor adjustments in the boundaries of the battlefield

9 park consistent with section 7(c) of the Land and Water

10 Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9(c)).

11 SEC. 504. LAND ACQUISITION.

12 (a) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire

14 lands, waters, and interests in lands within the

15 boundaries of the battlefield park from willing land16 owners by donation, purchase with donated or appro17 priated funds, or exchange. In acquiring lands and

18 interests in lands under this title, the Secretary shall

19 acquire the minimum interest necessary to achieve the

20 purposes for which the battlefield is established.

21 (2) SPECIAL RULE FOR PRIVATE LANDS.—Pri22 vately owned lands or interests in lands may be ac23 quired under this title only with the consent of the

24 owner.

25 (b) EASEMENTS.—
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1 (1) OUTSIDE BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary may

2 acquire an easement on property outside the bound3 aries of the battlefield park and around the City of

4 Richmond, with the consent of the owner, if the Sec5 retary determines that the easement is necessary to

6 protect core Civil War resources as identified by the

7 Civil War Sites Advisory Committee. Upon acquisi8 tion of the easement, the Secretary shall revise the

9 boundaries of the battlefield park to include the prop10 erty subject to the easement.

11 (2) INSIDE BOUNDARIES.—To the extent prac12 ticable, and if preferred by a willing landowner, the

13 Secretary shall use permanent conservation easements

14 to acquire interests in land in lieu of acquiring land

15 in fee simple and thereby removing land from non16 Federal ownership.

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

18 Tredegar Iron Works buildings and associated land in the

19 City of Richmond for use as a visitor center for the battle20 field park.

21 SEC. 505. PARK ADMINISTRATION.

22 (a) APPLICABLE LAWS.—The Secretary, acting

23 through the Director of the National Park Service, shall ad24 minister the battlefield park in accordance with this title

25 and laws generally applicable to units of the National Park
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1 System, including the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C.

2 1 et seq.) and the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461

3 et seq.).

4 (b) NEW MARKET HEIGHTS BATTLEFIELD.—The Sec5 retary shall provide for the establishment of a monument

6 or memorial suitable to honor the 14 Medal of Honor recipi7 ents from the United States Colored Troops who fought in

8 the Battle of New Market Heights. The Secretary shall in9 clude the Battle of New Market Heights and the role of black

10 Union soldiers in the battle in historical interpretations

11 provided to the public at the battlefield park.

12 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may

13 enter into cooperative agreements with the Commonwealth

14 of Virginia, its political subdivisions (including the City

15 of Richmond), private property owners, and other members

16 of the private sector to develop mechanisms to protect and

17 interpret the historical resources within the battlefield park

18 in a manner that would allow for continued private owner19 ship and use where compatible with the purposes for which

20 the battlefield is established.

21 (d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may

22 provide technical assistance to the Commonwealth of Vir23 ginia, its political subdivisions, nonprofit entities, and pri24 vate property owners for the development of comprehensive

25 plans, land use guidelines, special studies, and other activi-
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1 ties that are consistent with the identification, protection,

2 interpretation, and commemoration of historically signifi3 cant Civil War resources located inside and outside of the

4 boundaries of the battlefield park. The technical assistance

5 does not authorize the Secretary to own or manage any of

6 the resources outside the battlefield park boundaries.

7 SEC. 506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

8 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as

9 are necessary to carry out this title.

10 SEC. 507. REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED LAW.

11 The Act of March 2, 1936 (chapter 113; 16 U.S.C.

12 423j–423l) is repealed.

13 TITLE VI—SOUTHEASTERN ALAS14 KA INTERTIE SYSTEM CON15 STRUCTION; NAVAJO ELEC16 TRIFICATION DEMONSTRA17 TION PROGRAM

18 SEC. 601. SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA INTERTIE AUTHORIZA19 TION LIMIT.

20 Upon the completion and submission to the United

21 States Congress by the Forest Service of the ongoing High

22 Voltage Direct Current viability analysis pursuant to

23 United States Forest Service Collection Agreement #00CO–

24 111005–105 or no later than February 1, 2001, there is

25 hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
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1 Energy such sums as may be necessary to assist in the con2 struction of the Southeastern Alaska Intertie system as gen3 erally identified in Report #97–01 of the Southeast Con4 ference. Such sums shall equal 80 percent of the cost of the

5 system and may not exceed $384,000,000. Nothing in this

6 title shall be construed to limit or waive any otherwise ap7 plicable State or Federal law.

8 SEC. 602. NAVAJO ELECTRIFICATION DEMONSTRATION

9 PROGRAM.

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

11 establish a 5-year program to assist the Navajo Nation to

12 meet its electricity needs. The purpose of the program shall

13 be to provide electric power to the estimated 18,000 occupied

14 structures on the Navajo Nation that lack electric power.

15 The goal of the program shall be to ensure that every house16 hold on the Navajo Nation that requests it has access to

17 a reliable and affordable source of electricity by the year

18 2006.

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

20 (a), the Secretary of Energy shall provide grants to the Nav21 ajo Nation to—

22 (1) extend electric transmission and distribution

23 lines to new or existing structures that are not served

24 by electric power and do not have adequate electric

25 power service;
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1 (2) purchase and install distributed power gener2 ating facilities, including small gas turbines, fuel

3 cells, solar photovoltaic systems, solar thermal sys4 tems, geothermal systems, wind power systems, or bio5 mass-fueled systems;

6 (3) purchase and install other equipment associ7 ated with the generation, transmission, distribution,

8 and storage of electric power;

9 (4) provide training in the installation, oper10 ation, or maintenance of the lines, facilities, or equip11 ment in paragraphs (1) through (3); or

12 (5) support other activities that the Secretary of

13 Energy determines are necessary to meet the goal of

14 the program.

15 (c) TECHNICAL SUPPORT.—At the request of the Nav16 ajo Nation, the Secretary of Energy may provide technical

17 support through Department of Energy laboratories and fa18 cilities to the Navajo Nation to assist in achieving the goal

19 of this program.

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

21 2002 and for each of the five succeeding years, the Secretary

22 of Energy shall submit a report to Congress on the status

23 of the programs and the progress towards meeting its goal

24 under subsection (a).
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1 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

2 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy

3 to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal

4 years 2002 through 2006.

Attest:

Clerk.