Calendar No. 71

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 719

[Report No. 104–49]

A BILL

To provide for the conservation, management, and

other areas, and for other purposes.administration of certain parks, forests, and

APRIL 18, 1995

Read twice and placed on the calendar
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Calendar No. 71

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 719

[Report No. 104–49]

To provide for the conservation, management, and administration of certain

parks, forests, and other areas, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

APRIL 18, 1995

Mr. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, reported the following original bill under authority of the order of the Senate of April 6 (legislative day, April 5), 1995; which was read twice and

placed on the calendar

A BILL

To provide for the conservation, management, and administration of certain parks, forests, and other areas, 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,
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1 TITLE I—ANAKTUVUK PASS LAND EX2 CHANGE AND WILDERNESS REDESIG3 NATION

4 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Anaktuvuk Pass Land

6 Exchange and Wilderness Redesignation Act of 1995’’.

7 SEC. 102. FINDINGS.

8 The Congress makes the following findings:

9 (1) The Alaska National Interest Lands Con10 servation Act (94 Stat. 2371), enacted on December

11 2, 1980, established Gates of the Arctic National

12 Park and Preserve and Gates of the Arctic Wilder13 ness. The village of Anaktuvuk Pass, located in the

14 highlands of the central Brooks Range, is virtually

15 surrounded by these national park and wilderness

16 lands and is the only Native village located within

17 the boundary of a National Park System unit in

18 Alaska.

19 (2) Unlike most other Alaskan Native commu20 nities, the village of Anaktuvuk Pass is not located

21 on a major river, lake, or coastline that can be used

22 as a means of access. The residents of Anaktuvuk

23 Pass have relied increasingly on snow machines in

24 winter and all-terrain vehicles in summer as their
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1 primary means of access to pursue caribou and

2 other subsistence resources.

3 (3) In a 1983 land exchange agreement, linear

4 easements were reserved by the Inupiat Eskimo peo5 ple for use of all-terrain vehicles across certain na6 tional parklands, mostly along stream and river

7 banks. These linear easements proved unsatisfactory,

8 because they provided inadequate access to subsist9 ence resources while causing excessive environmental

10 impact from concentrated use.

11 (4) The National Park Service and the

12 Nunamiut Corporation initiated discussions in 1985

13 to address concerns over the use of all-terrain vehi14 cles on park and wilderness land. These discussions

15 resulted in an agreement, originally executed in

16 1992 and thereafter amended in 1993 and 1994,

17 among the National Park Service, Nunamiut Cor18 poration, the City of Anaktuvuk Pass, and Arctic

19 Slope Regional Corporation. Full effectuation of this

20 agreement, as amended, by its terms requires ratifi21 cation by the Congress.

22 SEC. 103. RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENT.

23 (a) RATIFICATION.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The terms, conditions, pro25 cedures, covenants, reservations and other provisions
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1 set forth in the document entitled ‘‘Donation, Ex2 change of Lands and Interests in Lands and Wilder3 ness Redesignation Agreement Among Arctic Slope

4 Regional Corporation, Nunamiut Corporation, City

5 of Anaktuvuk Pass and the United States of Amer6 ica’’ (hereinafter referred to in this title as ‘‘the

7 Agreement’’), executed by the parties on December

8 17, 1992, as amended, are hereby incorporated in

9 this title, are ratified and confirmed, and set forth

10 the obligations and commitments of the United

11 States, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation,

12 Nunamiut Corporation and the City of Anaktuvuk

13 Pass, as a matter of Federal law.

14 (2) LAND ACQUISITION.—Lands acquired by

15 the United States pursuant to the Agreement shall

16 be administered by the Secretary of the Interior

17 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) as part

18 of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve,

19 subject to the laws and regulations applicable there20 to.

21 (b) MAPS.—The maps set forth as Exhibits C1,

22 C2, and D through I to the Agreement depict the

23 lands subject to the conveyances, retention of sur24 face access rights, access easements and all-terrain

25 vehicle easements. These lands are depicted in great-
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1 er detail on a map entitled ‘‘Land Exchange Actions,

2 Proposed Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange and Wil3 derness Redesignation, Gates of the Arctic National

4 Park and Preserve’’, Map No. 185/80,039, dated

5 April 1994, and on file at the Alaska Regional Office

6 of the National Park Service and the offices of

7 Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in

8 Fairbanks, Alaska. Written legal descriptions of

9 these lands shall be prepared and made available in

10 the above offices. In case of any discrepancies, Map

11 No. 185/80,039 shall be controlling.

12 SEC. 104. NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM WILDERNESS.

13 (a) GATES OF THE ARCTIC WILDERNESS.—

14 (1) REDESIGNATION.—Section 701(2) of the

15 Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

16 (94 Stat. 2371, 2417) establishing the Gates of the

17 Arctic Wilderness is hereby amended with the addi18 tion of approximately 56,825 acres as wilderness

19 and the rescission of approximately 73,993 acres as

20 wilderness, thus revising the Gates of the Arctic Wil21 derness to approximately 7,034,832 acres.

22 (2) MAP.—The lands redesignated by para23 graph (1) are depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Wilder24 ness Actions, Proposed Anaktuvuk Pass Land Ex25 change and Wilderness Redesignation, Gates of the
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1 Arctic National Park and Preserve’’, Map No. 185/

2 80,040, dated April 1994, and on file at the Alaska

3 Regional Office of the National Park Service and the

4 office of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Pre5 serve in Fairbanks, Alaska.

6 (b) NOATAK NATIONAL PRESERVE.—Section

7 201(8)(a) of the Alaska National Interest Land Conserva8 tion Act (94 Stat. 2380) is amended by—

9 (1) striking ‘‘approximately six million four

10 hundred and sixty thousand acres’’ and inserting in

11 lieu thereof ‘‘approximately 6,477,168 acres’’; and

12 (2) inserting ‘‘and the map entitled ‘Noatak

13 National Preserve and Noatak Wilderness Addition’

14 dated September 1994’’ after ‘‘July 1980’’.

15 (c) NOATAK WILDERNESS.—Section 701(7) of the

16 Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (94

17 Stat. 2417) is amended by striking ‘‘approximately five

18 million eight hundred thousand acres’’ and inserting in

19 lieu thereof ‘‘approximately 5,817,168 acres’’.

20 SEC. 105. CONFORMANCE WITH OTHER LAW.

21 (a) ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT.—All

22 of the lands, or interests therein, conveyed to and received

23 by Arctic Slope Regional Corporation or Nunamiut Cor24 poration pursuant to the Agreement shall be deemed con25 veyed and received pursuant to exchanges under section
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1 22(f) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as

2 amended (43 U.S.C. 1601, 1621(f)). All of the lands or

3 interests in lands conveyed pursuant to the Agreement

4 shall be conveyed subject to valid existing rights.

5 (b) ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVA6 TION ACT.—Except to the extent specifically set forth in

7 this title or the Agreement, nothing in this title or in the

8 Agreement shall be construed to enlarge or diminish the

9 rights, privileges, or obligations of any person, including

10 specifically the preference for subsistence uses and access

11 to subsistence resources provided under the Alaska Na12 tional Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101

13 et seq.).

14 TITLE II—ALASKA PENINSULA

15 SUBSURFACE CONSOLIDATION

16 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

17 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Alaska Peninsula Sub18 surface Consolidation Act of 1995’’.

19 SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

20 As used in this title:

21 (1) AGENCY.—The term agency—

22 (A) means—

23 (i) any instrumentality of the United

24 States; and
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1 (ii) any Government corporation (as

2 defined in section 9101(1) of title 31,

3 United States Code); and

4 (B) includes any element of an agency.

5 (2) ALASKA NATIVE CORPORATION.—The term

6 ‘‘Alaska Native Corporation’’ has the same meaning

7 as is provided for ‘‘Native Corporation’’ in section

8 3(m) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act

9 (43 U.S.C. 1602(m)).

10 (3) KONIAG.—The term ‘‘Koniag’’ means

11 Koniag, Incorporated, which is a Regional Corpora12 tion.

13 (4) KONIAG ACCOUNT.—The term ‘‘Koniag Ac14 count’’ means the account established under section

15 204.

16 (5) PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘property’’ has the

17 same meaning as is provided in section 12(b)(7)(vii)

18 of Public Law 94–204 (43 U.S.C. 1611 note).

19 (6) REGIONAL CORPORATION.—The term ‘‘Re20 gional Corporation’’ has the same meaning as is pro21 vided in section 3(g) of the Alaska Native Claims

22 Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(g)).

23 (7) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise provided,

24 the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the In25 terior.
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1 (8) SELECTION RIGHTS.—The term ‘‘selection

2 rights’’ means those rights granted to Koniag, pur3 suant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 12, and

4 section 14(h)(8), of the Alaska Native Claims Settle5 ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1611 and 1613(h)(8)), to re6 ceive title to the oil and gas rights and other inter7 ests in the subsurface estate of the approximately

8 275,000 acres of public lands in the State of Alaska

9 identified as ‘‘Koniag Selections’’ on the map enti10 tled ‘‘Koniag Interest Lands, Alaska Peninsula’’,

11 dated May 1989.

12 SEC. 203. ACQUISITION OF KONIAG SELECTION RIGHTS.

13 (a) The Secretary shall determine, pursuant to sub14 section (b) hereof, the value of Selection Rights which

15 Koniag possesses within the boundaries of Aniakchak Na16 tional Monument and Preserve, Alaska Peninsula National

17 Wildlife Refuge, and Becharof National Wildlife Refuge.

18 (b) VALUE.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The value of the selection

20 rights shall be equal to the fair market value of—

21 (A) the oil and gas interests in the lands

22 or interests in lands that are the subject of the

23 selection rights; and

24 (B) in the case of the lands or interests in

25 lands for which Koniag is to receive the entire
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1 subsurface estate, the subsurface estate of the

2 lands or interests in lands that are the subject

3 of the selection rights.

4 (2) APPRAISAL.—

5 (A) SELECTION OF APPRAISER.—

6 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90

7 days after the date of enactment of this

8 title, the Secretary and Koniag shall meet

9 to select a qualified appraiser to conduct

10 an appraisal of the selection rights. Sub11 ject to clause (ii), the appraiser shall be se12 lected by the mutual agreement of the Sec13 retary and Koniag.

14 (ii) FAILURE TO AGREE.—If the Sec15 retary and Koniag fail to agree on an ap16 praiser by the date that is 60 days after

17 the date of the initial meeting referred to

18 in clause (i), the Secretary and Koniag

19 shall, by the date that is not later than 90

20 days after the date of the initial meeting,

21 each designate an appraiser who is quali22 fied to perform the appraisal. The 2 ap23 praisers so identified shall select a third

24 qualified appraiser who shall perform the

25 appraisal.
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1 (B) STANDARDS AND METHODOLOGY.—

2 The appraisal shall—

3 (i) be conducted in conformity with

4 the standards of the Appraisal Foundation

5 (as defined in section 1121(9) of the Fi6 nancial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and

7 Enforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C.

8 3350(9)); and

9 (ii) utilize risk adjusted discounted

10 cash flow methodology.

11 (C) SUBMISSION OF APPRAISAL REPORT.—

12 Not later than 180 days after the selection of

13 an appraiser pursuant to subparagraph (A), the

14 appraiser shall submit to the Secretary and to

15 Koniag a written appraisal report specifying the

16 value of the selection rights and the methodol17 ogy used to arrive at the value.

18 (3) DETERMINATION OF VALUE.—

19 (A) DETERMINATION BY THE SEC20 RETARY.—Not later than 60 days after the date

21 of the receipt of the appraisal report under

22 paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall determine

23 the value of the selection rights and shall notify

24 Koniag of the determination.
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1 (B) ALTERNATIVE DETERMINATION OF

2 VALUE.—

3 (i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause

4 (ii), if Koniag does not agree with the

5 value determined by the Secretary under

6 subparagraph (A), the procedures specified

7 in section 206(d) of the Federal Land Pol8 icy and Management Act of 1976 (43

9 U.S.C. 1716(d)) shall be used to establish

10 the value.

11 (ii) AVERAGE VALUE LIMITATION.—

12 The average value per acre of the selection

13 rights shall not be more than $300.

14 SEC. 204. KONIAG ACCOUNT.

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—

16 (1) The Secretary shall enter into negotiations

17 for an agreement or agreements to exchange Federal

18 lands or interests therein which are in the State of

19 Alaska for the Koniag Selection Rights referred to

20 in section 203.

21 (2) If the value of the Federal lands to be ex22 changed is less than the value of the Koniag Selec23 tion Rights established in section 203, then the Sec24 retary may exchange the Federal lands for an equiv25 alent portion of the Koniag Selection Rights. The re-
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1 maining selection rights shall remain available for

2 additional exchanges.

3 (3) For purposes of this section, the term

4 ‘‘Federal lands’’ means lands or interests therein lo5 cated in Alaska, administered by the Secretary and

6 the title to which is in the United States but exclud7 ing all lands and interests therein which are located

8 within a conservation system unit as defined in the

9 Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

10 section 102(4).

11 (b) ACCOUNT.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any Koniag

13 Selection Rights for which an exchange has not been

14 completed by October 1, 2004 (hereafter in this sec15 tion referred to as ‘‘remaining selection rights’’), the

16 Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the

17 Secretary, shall, notwithstanding any other provision

18 of law, establish in the Treasury of the United

19 States, an account to be known as the Koniag Ac20 count. Upon the relinquishment of the remaining se21 lection rights to the United States, the Secretary

22 shall credit the Koniag Account in the amount of the

23 appraised value of the remaining selection rights.

24 (2) INITIAL BALANCE.—The initial balance of

25 the Koniag Account shall be equal to the value of
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1 the selection rights as determined pursuant to sec2 tion 203(b).

3 (3) USE OF ACCOUNT.—

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the Koniag

5 Account shall—

6 (i) be made available by the Secretary

7 of the Treasury to Koniag for bidding on

8 and purchasing property sold at public

9 sale, subject to the conditions described in

10 this paragraph; and

11 (ii) remain available until expended.

12 (B) ASSIGNMENT.—

13 (i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause

14 (ii) and notwithstanding any other provi15 sion of law, the right to request the Sec16 retary of the Treasury to withdraw funds

17 from the Koniag Account shall be assign18 able in whole or in part by Koniag.

19 (ii) NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT.—No as20 signment shall be recognized by the Sec21 retary of the Treasury until Koniag files

22 written notice of the assignment with the

23 Secretary of the Treasury and the Sec24 retary.

25 (C) BIDDING AND PURCHASING.—
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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—Koniag may use

2 the Koniag Account to—

3 (I) bid, in the same manner as

4 any other bidder, for any property at

5 any public sale by an agency; and

6 (II) purchase the property in ac7 cordance with applicable laws, includ8 ing the regulations of the agency of9 fering the property for sale.

10 (ii) REQUIREMENTS FOR AGENCIES.—

11 In conducting a transaction described in

12 clause (i), an agency shall accept, in the

13 same manner as cash, an amount tendered

14 from the Koniag Account.

15 (iii) ADJUSTMENT OF BALANCE.—The

16 Secretary of the Treasury shall adjust the

17 balance of the Koniag Account to reflect

18 each transaction under clause (i).

19 (4) SPECIAL PROCEDURES.—The Secretary of

20 the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary,

21 shall establish procedures to permit the Koniag Ac22 count to—

23 (A) receive deposits;
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1 (B) make deposits into escrow when an es2 crow is required for the sale of any property;

3 and

4 (C) reinstate to the Koniag Account any

5 unused escrow deposits if a sale is not con6 summated.

7 (c) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS FROM ACCOUNT.—

8 The Secretary of the Treasury shall—

9 (1) deem as a cash payment any amount ten10 dered from the Koniag Account and received by an

11 agency as a proceed from a public sale of property;

12 and

13 (2) make any transfer necessary to permit the

14 agency to use the proceed in the event an agency is

15 authorized by law to use the proceed for a specific

16 purpose.

17 (d) REQUIREMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF

18 SALES.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),

20 the Secretary of the Treasury and the heads of

21 agencies shall administer sales described in sub22 section (a)(3)(C) in the same manner as is provided

23 for any other Alaska Native Corporation that—

24 (A) is authorized by law as of the date of

25 enactment of this title; and
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1 (B) has an account similar to the Koniag

2 Account for bidding on and purchasing property

3 sold for public sale.

4 (2) PROHIBITION.—Amounts in an account es5 tablished for the benefit of a specific Alaska Native

6 Corporation may not be used to satisfy the property

7 purchase obligations of any other Alaska Native Cor8 poration.

9 (e) REVENUES.—The Koniag Account shall be

10 deemed to be an interest in the subsurface for purposes

11 of section 7(i) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act

12 (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).

13 SEC. 205. CERTAIN CONVEYANCES.

14 (a) INTERESTS IN LAND.—For the purpose of section

15 21(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43

16 U.S.C. 1620(c)), the following shall be deemed to be an

17 interest in land:

18 (1) The establishment of the Koniag Account

19 and the right of Koniag to request the Secretary of

20 the Treasury to withdraw funds from the Koniag

21 Account.

22 (2) The receipt by a Settlement Trust (as de23 fined in section 3(t) of such Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(t))

24 of a conveyance by Koniag of any right in the

25 Koniag Account.
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1 (b) AUTHORITY TO APPOINT TRUSTEES.—In estab2 lishing a Settlement Trust under section 39 of such Act

3 (43 U.S.C. 1629e), Koniag may delegate the authority

4 granted to Koniag under subsection (b)(2) of such section

5 to any entity that Koniag may select without affecting the

6 status of the Settlement Trust under this section.

7 TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO ALASKA

8 NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT

9 SEC. 301. PURCHASE OF SETTLEMENT COMMON STOCK OF

10 COOK INLET REGION.

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7(h) of the Alaska Native

12 Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1606(h)) is amended

13 by adding at the end the following:

14 ‘‘(4) COOK INLET REGIONAL CORPORATION.—

15 (A) In this paragraph:

16 ‘‘(i) The term ‘Cook Inlet Regional Cor17 poration’ means Cook Inlet Region, Incor18 porated.

19 ‘‘(ii) The term ‘nonresident distribution

20 right’ means the right of owners of nonvillage

21 shares to share in distributions made to share22 holders pursuant to subsections (j) and (m).

23 ‘‘(iii) The term ‘nonvillage shares’ means

24 shares of Settlement Common Stock owned by
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1 stockholders who are not residents of a Native

2 village.

3 ‘‘(iv) The term ‘nonvoting security’ means

4 a security, for only the nonresident rights that

5 attach to a share of Settlement Common Stock,

6 that does not have attached voting rights.

7 ‘‘(B) Cook Inlet Regional Corporation may, by

8 an amendment to its articles of incorporation made

9 in accordance with the voting standards under sec10 tion 36(d)(1), purchase Settlement Common Stock

11 of Cook Inlet Regional Corporation and all rights as12 sociated with the stock from the shareholders of

13 Cook Inlet Regional Corporation in accordance with

14 any provisions included in the amendment that re15 late to the terms, procedures, number of offers to

16 purchase, and timing of offers to purchase.

17 ‘‘(C) Subject to subparagraph (D), and notwith18 standing paragraph (1)(B), the shareholders of Cook

19 Inlet Regional Corporation may, in accordance with

20 an amendment made pursuant to subparagraph (B),

21 sell Settlement Common Stock of the Cook Inlet Re22 gional Corporation to the Corporation.

23 ‘‘(D) No purchase or sale may be made pursu24 ant to this paragraph without the prior approval of

25 the board of directors of Cook Inlet Regional Cor-
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1 poration. Except as provided in subparagraph (E),

2 each purchase and sale made under this paragraph

3 shall be made pursuant to an offer made on the

4 same terms to all holders of Settlement Common

5 Stock of the Cook Inlet Regional Corporation.

6 ‘‘(E) To recognize the different rights that ac7 crue to any class or series of nonvillage shares, an

8 amendment made pursuant to subparagraph (B)

9 shall authorize the board of directors (at the option

10 of the board) to offer to purchase—

11 ‘‘(i) nonvillage shares, including non12 resident distribution rights, at a price that in13 cludes a premium, in addition to the amount

14 that is offered for the purchase of other village

15 shares of Settlement Common Stock of the

16 Cook Inlet Regional Corporation, that reflects

17 the value of the nonresident distribution rights;

18 or

19 ‘‘(ii) nonvillage shares without the non20 resident distribution rights associated with the

21 shares.

22 ‘‘(F) Any shareholder who accepts an offer

23 made by the board of directors pursuant to subpara24 graph (E)(ii) shall receive, with respect to each
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1 nonvillage share sold by the shareholder to the Cook

2 Inlet Regional Corporation—

3 ‘‘(i) the consideration for a share of Settle4 ment Common Stock offered to shareholders of

5 village shares; and

6 ‘‘(ii) a nonvoting security.

7 ‘‘(G) An amendment made pursuant to sub8 paragraph (B) shall authorize the issuance of a

9 nonvoting security that—

10 ‘‘(i) shall, for purposes of subsections (j)

11 and (m), be treated as a nonvillage share with

12 respect to—

13 ‘‘(I) computing distributions under

14 those subsections; and

15 ‘‘(II) entitling the holder of the share

16 to the proportional share of the distribu17 tions made under those subsections;

18 ‘‘(ii) may be sold to Cook Inlet Regional

19 Corporation; and

20 ‘‘(iii) shall otherwise be subject to the re21 strictions under paragraph (1)(B).

22 ‘‘(H) A share of Settlement Common Stock

23 purchased pursuant to this paragraph shall be can24 celed on the conditions that—
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1 ‘‘(i) a nonvillage share with the non2 resident rights that attach to such a share that

3 is purchased pursuant to this paragraph shall

4 be considered to be—

5 ‘‘(I) an outstanding share; and

6 ‘‘(II) for the purposes of subsection

7 (m), a share of stock registered on the

8 books of the Cook Inlet Regional Corpora9 tion in the name of a stockholder who is

10 not a resident of a Native village;

11 ‘‘(ii) any amount of funds that would be

12 distributable with respect to a nonvillage share

13 or nonvoting security pursuant to subsection (j)

14 or (m) shall be distributed by Cook Inlet Re15 gional Corporation to the Corporation; and

16 ‘‘(iii) a village share that is purchased pur17 suant to this paragraph shall be considered to

18 be—

19 ‘‘(I) an outstanding share; and

20 ‘‘(II) for the purposes of subsection

21 (k), shares of stock registered on the books

22 of the Cook Inlet Regional Corporation in

23 the name of a resident of a Native village.
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1 ‘‘(I) Any offer to purchase Settlement Common

2 Stock made pursuant to this paragraph shall exclude

3 from the offer—

4 ‘‘(i) any share of Settlement Common

5 Stock held, at the time the offer is made, by an

6 officer (including a member of the board of di7 rectors) of Cook Inlet Regional Corporation or

8 a member of the immediate family of the offi9 cer; and

10 ‘‘(ii) any share of Settlement Common

11 Stock held by any custodian, guardian, trustee,

12 or attorney representing a shareholder of Cook

13 Inlet Regional Corporation in fact or law, or

14 any other similar person, entity, or representa15 tive.

16 ‘‘(J)(i) The board of directors of Cook Inlet Re17 gional Corporation, in determining the terms of an

18 offer to purchase made under this paragraph, in19 cluding the amount of any premium paid with re20 spect to a nonvillage share, may rely upon the good

21 faith opinion of a recognized firm of investment

22 bankers or valuation experts.

23 ‘‘(ii) Notwithstanding any other law, Cook Inlet

24 Regional Corporation, a member of the board of di25 rectors of Cook Inlet Regional Corporation, and any
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1 firm or member of a firm of investment bankers or

2 valuation experts who assists in a determination

3 made under this subparagraph shall not be liable for

4 damages resulting from terms made in an offer

5 made in connection with any purchase of Settlement

6 Common Stock if the offer was made—

7 ‘‘(I) in good faith;

8 ‘‘(II) in reliance on a determination made

9 pursuant to clause (i); and

10 ‘‘(III) otherwise in accordance with this

11 paragraph.

12 ‘‘(K) The consideration given for the purchase

13 of Settlement Common Stock made pursuant to an

14 offer to purchase that provides for the consideration

15 may be in the form of cash, securities, or a combina16 tion of cash and securities, as determined by the

17 board of directors of Cook Inlet Regional Corpora18 tion, in a manner consistent with an amendment

19 made pursuant to subparagraph (B).

20 ‘‘(L) Sale of Settlement Common Stock in ac21 cordance with this paragraph shall not diminish a

22 shareholder’s status as a Native or descendant of a

23 Native for the purpose of qualifying for those pro24 grams, benefits and services or other rights or privi25 leges set out for the benefit of Natives and Native
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1 Americans. Proceeds from the sale of Settlement

2 Common Stock shall not be excluded in determining

3 eligibility for any needs-based program that may be

4 provided by a Federal, State, or local agency.’’.

5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 8(c) of the

6 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1607(c))

7 is amended by striking ‘‘(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘(h) (other

8 than paragraph (4))’’.

9 TITLE IV—BUTTE COUNTY LAND

10 CONVEYANCE

11 SEC. 401. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

12 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds and declares

13 that—

14 (1) certain landowners in Butte County, Cali15 fornia who own property adjacent to the Plumas Na16 tional Forest have been adversely affected by certain

17 erroneous surveys;

18 (2) these landowners have occupied or improved

19 their property in good faith and in reliance on erro20 neous surveys of their properties that they believed

21 were accurate; and

22 (3) the 1992 Bureau of Land Management de23 pendent resurvey of the Plumas National Forest will

24 correctly establish accurate boundaries between such

25 forest and private lands.
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1 (b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to au2 thorize and direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey,

3 without consideration, certain lands in Butte County, Cali4 fornia, to persons claiming to have been deprived of title

5 to such lands.

6 SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.

7 For the purpose of this title—

8 (1) the term ‘‘affected lands’’ means those Fed9 eral lands located in the Plumas National Forest in

10 Butte County, California, in sections 11, 12, 13, and

11 14, township 21 north, range 5 East, Mount Diablo

12 Meridian, as described by the dependent resurvey by

13 the Bureau of Land Management conducted in

14 1992, and subsequent Forest Service land line loca15 tion surveys, including all adjoining parcels where

16 the property line as identified by the 1992 BLM de17 pendent resurvey and National Forest boundary

18 lines before such dependent resurvey are not coinci19 dent;

20 (2) the term ‘‘claimant’’ means an owner of real

21 property in Butte County, California, whose real

22 property adjoins Plumas National Forest lands de23 scribed in subsection (a), who claims to have been

24 deprived by the United States of title to property as

25 a result of previous erroneous surveys; and
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1 (3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary

2 of Agriculture.

3 SEC. 403. CONVEYANCE OF LANDS.

4 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec5 retary is authorized and directed to convey, without con6 sideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States

7 in and to affected lands as described in section 402(1),

8 to any claimant or claimants, upon proper application

9 from such claimant or claimants, as provided in section

10 404.

11 SEC. 404. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONVEYANCE.

12 (a) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 2 years after the

13 date of enactment of this title, claimants shall notify the

14 Secretary, through the Forest Supervisor of the Plumas

15 National Forest, in writing of their claim to affected lands.

16 Such claim shall be accompanied by—

17 (1) a description of the affected lands claimed;

18 (2) information relating to the claim of owner19 ship of such lands; and

20 (3) such other information as the Secretary

21 may require.

22 (b) ISSUANCE OF DEED.—(1) Upon a determination

23 by the Secretary that issuance of a deed for affected lands

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1 title, the Secretary shall issue a quitclaim deed to such

2 claimant for the parcel to be conveyed.

3 (2) Prior to the issuance of any such deed as provided

4 in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that—

5 (A) the parcel or parcels to be conveyed have

6 been surveyed in accordance with the Memorandum

7 of Understanding between the Forest Service and

8 the Bureau of Land Management, dated November

9 11, 1989;

10 (B) all new property lines established by such

11 surveys have been monumented and marked; and

12 (C) all terms and conditions necessary to pro13 tect third party and Government rights-of-way or

14 other interests are included in the deed.

15 (3) The Federal Government shall be responsible for

16 all surveys and property line markings necessary to imple17 ment this subsection.

18 (c) NOTIFICATION TO BLM.—The Secretary shall

19 submit to the Secretary of the Interior an authenticated

20 copy of each deed issued pursuant to this title no later

21 than 30 days after the date such deed is issued.

22 SEC. 405. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

23 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

24 as necessary to carry out the purposes of this title.
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1 TITLE V—CHACOAN OUTLIERS

2 PROTECTION

3 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

4 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Chacoan Outliers Pro5 tection Act of 1995’’.

6 SEC. 502. PURPOSES.

7 Section 501(b) of Public Law 96–550 (16 U.S.C.

8 410ii(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘San Juan Basin;’’ and

9 inserting ‘‘San Juan Basin and surrounding areas;’’.

10 SEC. 503. ADDITIONS TO CHACO CULTURE ARCHEOLOGI11 CAL PROTECTION SITES.

12 Subsection 502(b) of Public Law 96–550 (16 U.S.C.

13 410ii–1(b)) is amended to read as follows:

14 ‘‘(b)(1) Thirty-nine outlying sites as generally de15 picted on a map entitled ‘Chaco Culture Archeological

16 Protection Sites’, numbered 310/80,033–B and dated Sep17 tember 1991, are designated as ‘Chaco Culture Archeolog18 ical Protection Sites’. The 39 archeological protection sites

19 totaling approximately 14,372 acres are identified as fol20 lows:

‘‘Name: Acres:

Allentown ........................................................................................... 380

Andrews Ranch .................................................................................. 950

Bee Burrow ........................................................................................ 480

Bisa’ani .............................................................................................. 131

Casa del Rio ....................................................................................... 40

Casamero ............................................................................................ 160

Chimney Rock .................................................................................... 3,160

Coolidge .............................................................................................. 450

Dalton Pass ........................................................................................ 135

Dittert ................................................................................................ 480

Great Bend ......................................................................................... 26
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Greenlee Ruin .................................................................................... 60

Grey Hill Spring ................................................................................ 23

Guadalupe .......................................................................................... 115

Halfway House ................................................................................... 40

Haystack ............................................................................................ 565

Hogback ............................................................................................. 453

Indian Creek ...................................................................................... 100

Jaquez ................................................................................................ 66

Kin Nizhoni ........................................................................................ 726

Lake Valley ........................................................................................ 30

Manuelito-Atsee Nitsaa ...................................................................... 60

Manuelito-Kin Hochoi ........................................................................ 116

Morris 41 ........................................................................................... 85

Muddy Water ..................................................................................... 1,090

Navajo Springs ................................................................................... 260

Newcomb ............................................................................................ 50

Peach Springs .................................................................................... 1,046

Pierre’s Site ....................................................................................... 440

Raton Well ......................................................................................... 23

Salmon Ruin ...................................................................................... 5

San Mateo .......................................................................................... 61

Sanostee ............................................................................................. 1,565

Section 8 ............................................................................................ 10

Skunk Springs/Crumbled House ........................................................ 533

Standing Rock .................................................................................... 348

Toh-la-kai ........................................................................................... 10

Twin Angeles ...................................................................................... 40

Upper Kin Klizhin ............................................................................. 60.

1 ‘‘(2) The map referred to in paragraph (1) shall be—

2 ‘‘(A) kept on file and available for public in3 spection in—

4 ‘‘(i) appropriate offices of the National

5 Park Service;

6 ‘‘(ii) the office of the State Director of the

7 Bureau of Land Management in Santa Fe, New

8 Mexico; and

9 ‘‘(iii) the office of the Area Director of the

10 Bureau of Indian Affairs in Window Rock, Ari11 zona; and
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1 ‘‘(B) made available for the purposes described

2 in subparagraph (A) to the offices of the Arizona

3 and New Mexico State Historic Preservation Offi4 cers.’’.

5 SEC. 504. DEFINITION.

6 Section 503 of Public Law 96–550 (16 U.S.C. 410ii–

7 2) is amended by inserting ‘‘(referred to in this title as

8 the ‘Secretary’)’’ after ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’.

9 SEC. 505. LAND ACQUISITIONS.

10 Section 504(c)(2) of Public Law 96–550 (16 U.S.C.

11 410ii–3(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows:

12 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall seek to use a combination

13 of land acquisition authority under this section and coop14 erative agreements under section 505 to protect archeolog15 ical resources at such sites described in section 502(b) as

16 remain in private ownership.’’.

17 SEC. 506. ASSISTANCE TO THE NAVAJO NATION.

18 Section 506 of Public Law 96–550 (16 U.S.C. 410ii–

19 5) is amended by adding at the end the following new sub20 section:

21 ‘‘(f)(1) The Secretary, acting through the Director of

22 the National Park Service, shall assist the Navajo Nation

23 in the protection and management of such Chaco Culture

24 Archeological Protection Sites as are located on lands

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1 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement entered into

2 under the Indian Self-Determination and Education As3 sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).

4 ‘‘(2) The assistance provided under paragraph (1)

5 shall—

6 ‘‘(A) consist of assistance in site planning, re7 source protection, interpretation, resource manage8 ment actions, and such other activities as may be

9 identified in the grant, contract, or cooperative

10 agreement; and

11 ‘‘(B) include assistance with the development of

12 a Navajo facility to serve persons who seek to appre13 ciate the Chacoan Outlier Sites.’’.

14 TITLE VI—COLONIAL NATIONAL

15 HISTORICAL PARK

16 SEC. 601. COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

17 (a) TRANSFER AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The Sec18 retary of the Interior (hereinafter in this title referred to

19 as the ‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized to transfer, without re20 imbursement, to York County, Virginia, that portion of

21 the existing sewage disposal system, including related im22 provements and structures, owned by the United States

23 and located within the Colonial National Historical Park,

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1 Secretary to be necessary to maintain and operate such

2 system.

3 (b) REPAIR AND REHABILITATION OF SYSTEM.—The

4 Secretary is authorized to enter into a cooperative agree5 ment with York County, Virginia, under which the Sec6 retary will pay a portion, not to exceed $110,000, of the

7 costs of repair and rehabilitation of the sewage disposal

8 system referred to in subsection (a).

9 (c) FEES AND CHARGES.—In consideration for the

10 rights-of-way granted under subsection (a), and in rec11 ognition of the National Park Service’s contribution au12 thorized under subsection (b), the cooperative agreement

13 under subsection (b) shall provide for a reduction in, or

14 the elimination of, the amounts charged to the National

15 Park Service for its sewage disposal. The cooperative

16 agreement shall also provide for minimizing the impact of

17 the sewage disposal system on the park and its resources.

18 Such system may not be enlarged or substantially altered

19 without National Park Service concurrence.

20 SEC. 602. INCLUSION OF LAND IN COLONIAL NATIONAL

21 HISTORICAL PARK.

22 Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of June 28,

23 1938 (52 Stat. 1208; 16 U.S.C. 81b et seq.), limiting the

24 average width of the Colonial Parkway, the Secretary is

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1 National Historical Park and acquire by donation, ex2 change, or purchase with donated or appropriated funds—

3 (1) the lands or interests in lands described as

4 lots 30 to 48, inclusive;

5 (2) the portion of lot 49 that is 200 feet in

6 width from the existing boundary of Colonial Na7 tional Historical Park;

8 (3) a 3.2-acre archaeological site, as shown on

9 the plats titled ‘‘Page Landing At Jamestown being

10 a subdivision of property of Neck O Land Limited

11 Partnership’’ dated June 21, 1989, sheets 2 and 3

12 of 3 sheets and bearing National Park Service

13 Drawing Number 333.80031; and

14 (4) all or a portion of the adjoining lot number

15 11 of the Neck O Land Hundred Subdivision, with

16 or without improvements.

17 SEC. 603. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

18 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

19 as are necessary to carry out this title.

20 TITLE VII—ACQUISITION OF FRANKLIN D.

21 ROOSEVELT FAMILY LANDS

22 SEC. 701. ACQUISITION OF LANDS.

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary of the Interior

24 (hereinafter in this title referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’)

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1 propriated funds, donation, or otherwise, lands and inter2 ests therein in the following properties located at Hyde

3 Park, New York identified as lands critical for protection

4 as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Roosevelt Family Es5 tate’’ and dated September 1994:

6 (A) the ‘‘Open Park Hodhome Tract’’, consist7 ing of approximately 40 acres, which shall be the

8 highest priority for acquisition;

9 (B) the ‘‘Top Cottage Tract’’, consisting of ap10 proximately 30 acres; and

11 (C) the ‘‘Poughkeepsie Shopping Center, Inc.

12 Tract’’, consisting of approximately 55 acres.

13 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—Lands and interests therein

14 acquired by the Secretary pursuant to this title shall be

15 added to, and administered by the Secretary as part of

16 the Franklin Delano Roosevelt National Historic Site or

17 the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, as appro18 priate.

19 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

20 hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed

21 $3,000,000 to carry out this title.
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1 TITLE VIII—ESTABLISHMENT OF THE

2 GREAT FALLS HISTORIC DISTRICT

3 SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

4 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Great Falls Preserva5 tion and Redevelopment Act’’.

6 SEC. 802. FINDINGS.

7 Congress finds that—

8 (1) the Great Falls Historic District in the

9 State of New Jersey is an area of historical signifi10 cance as an early site of planned industrial develop11 ment, and has remained largely intact, including

12 architecturally significant structures;

13 (2) the Great Falls Historic District is listed on

14 the National Register of Historic Places and has

15 been designated a National Historic Landmark;

16 (3) the Great Falls Historic District is situated

17 within a one-half hour’s drive from New York City

18 and a 2 hour’s drive from Philadelphia, Hartford,

19 New Haven, and Wilmington;

20 (4) the District was developed by the Society of

21 Useful Manufactures, an organization whose leaders

22 included a number of historically renowned individ23 uals, including Alexander Hamilton; and

24 (5) the Great Falls Historic District has been

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1 that the District possesses a combination of historic

2 significance and natural beauty worthy of and

3 uniquely situated for preservation and redevelop4 ment.

5 SEC. 803. PURPOSES.

6 The purposes of this title are—

7 (1) to preserve and interpret, for the edu8 cational and inspirational benefit of the public, the

9 contribution to our national heritage of certain his10 toric and cultural lands and edifices of the Great

11 Falls Historic District, with emphasis on harnessing

12 this unique urban environment for its educational

13 and recreational value; and

14 (2) to enhance economic and cultural redevelop15 ment within the District.

16 SEC. 804. DEFINITIONS.

17 As used in this title:

18 (1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the

19 Great Falls Historic District established by section

20 805.

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

22 the Secretary of the Interior.
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1 SEC. 805. GREAT FALLS HISTORIC DISTRICT.

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the

3 Great Falls Historic District in the city of Paterson, in

4 Passaic County, New Jersey.

5 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the District

6 shall be the boundaries specified for the Great Falls His7 toric District listed on the National Register of Historic

8 Places.

9 SEC. 806. DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

10 (a) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The

11 Secretary may make grants and enter into cooperative

12 agreements with the State of New Jersey, local govern13 ment, and private nonprofit entities under which the Sec14 retary agrees to pay not more than 50 percent of the costs

15 of—

16 (1) preparation of a plan for the development of

17 historic, architectural, natural, cultural, and inter18 pretive resources within the District; and

19 (2) implementation of projects approved by the

20 Secretary under the development plan.

21 (b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The development plan

22 shall include—

23 (1) an evaluation of—

24 (A) the physical condition of historic and

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1 (B) the environmental and flood hazard

2 conditions within the District; and

3 (2) recommendations for—

4 (A) rehabilitating, reconstructing, and

5 adaptively reusing the historic and architectural

6 resources;

7 (B) preserving viewsheds, focal points and

8 streetscapes;

9 (C) establishing gateways to the District;

10 (D) establishing and maintaining parks

11 and public spaces;

12 (E) developing public parking areas;

13 (F) improving pedestrian and vehicular cir14 culation within the District;

15 (G) improving security within the District,

16 with an emphasis on preserving historically sig17 nificant structures from arson; and

18 (H) establishing a visitors’ center.

19 SEC. 807. RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, AND INTERPRE20 TATION OF PROPERTIES.

21 (a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary

22 may enter into cooperative agreements with the owners of

23 properties within the District that the Secretary deter24 mines to be of historical or cultural significance, under

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1 (1) pay not more than 50 percent of the cost

2 of restoring and improving the properties;

3 (2) provide technical assistance with respect to

4 the preservation and interpretation of the properties;

5 and

6 (3) mark and provide interpretation of the

7 properties.

8 (b) PROVISIONS.—A cooperative agreement under

9 subsection (a) shall provide that—

10 (1) the Secretary shall have the right of access

11 at reasonable times to public portions of the prop12 erty for interpretive and other purposes;

13 (2) no change or alteration may be made in the

14 property except with the agreement of the property

15 owner, the Secretary, and any Federal agency that

16 may have regulatory jurisdiction over the property;

17 and

18 (3) if at any time the property is converted,

19 used, or disposed of in a manner that is contrary to

20 the purposes of this title, as determined by the Sec21 retary, the property owner shall be liable to the Sec22 retary for the greater of—

23 (A) the amount of assistance provided by

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1 (B) the portion of the increased value of

2 the property that is attributable to that assist3 ance, determined as of the date of the conver4 sion, use, or disposal.

5 (c) APPLICATIONS.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—A property owner that de7 sires to enter into a cooperative agreement under

8 subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary an ap9 plication describing how the project proposed to be

10 funded will further the purposes of the District.

11 (2) CONSIDERATION.—In making such funds

12 available under this section, the Secretary shall give

13 consideration to projects that provide a greater le14 verage of Federal funds.

15 SEC. 808. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

16 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec17 retary to carry out this title—

18 (1) $250,000 for grants and cooperative agree19 ments for the development plan under section 806;

20 and

21 (2) $50,000 for the provision of technical as22 sistance and $3,000,000 for the provision of other

23 assistance under cooperative agreements under sec24 tion 807.
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1 TITLE IX—WOMEN’S RIGHTS NATIONAL

2 HISTORICAL PARK

3 SEC. 901. INCLUSION OF OTHER PROPERTIES.

4 Section 1601(c) of Public Law 96–607 (16 U.S.C.

5 410ll) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘To carry out the

6 purposes of this section there is hereby established the

7 Women’s Rights National Historical Park (hereinafter in

8 this section referred to as the ‘‘park’’). The park shall con9 sist of the following designated sites in Seneca Falls and

10 Waterloo, New York:

11 ‘‘(1) Stanton House, 32 Washington Street,

12 Seneca Falls;

13 ‘‘(2) dwelling, 30 Washington Street, Seneca

14 Falls;

15 ‘‘(3) dwelling, 34 Washington Street, Seneca

16 Falls;

17 ‘‘(4) lot, 26–28 Washington Street, Seneca

18 Falls;

19 ‘‘(5) former Wesleyan Chapel, 126 Fall Street,

20 Seneca Falls;

21 ‘‘(6) theater, 128 Fall Street, Seneca Falls;

22 ‘‘(7) McClintock House, 16 East Williams

23 Street, Waterloo;

24 ‘‘(8) Hunt House, 401 East Williams Street,

25 Waterloo;
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1 ‘‘(9) not to exceed 1 acre, plus improvements,

2 as determined by the Secretary, in Seneca Falls for

3 development of a maintenance facility;

4 ‘‘(10) dwelling, 1 Seneca Street, Seneca Falls;

5 ‘‘(11) dwelling, 10 Seneca Street, Seneca Falls;

6 ‘‘(12) parcels adjacent to Wesleyan Chapel

7 Block, including Clinton Street, Fall Street, and

8 Mynderse Street, Seneca Falls; and

9 ‘‘(13) dwelling, 12 East Williams Street, Water10 loo’’.

11 SEC. 902. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS.

12 Section 1601 of Public Law 96–607 (16 U.S.C.

13 401ll) is amended by redesignating subsection (i) as

14 ‘‘(i)(1)’’ and inserting at the end thereof the following new

15 paragraph:

16 ‘‘(2) In addition to those sums appropriated prior to

17 the date of enactment of this paragraph for land acquisi18 tion and development, there is hereby authorized to be ap19 propriated an additional $2,000,000.’’.

20 TITLE X—STERLING FOREST PROTECTION

21 SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

22 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sterling Forest Pro23 tection Act of 1995’’.

24 SEC. 1002. FINDINGS.

25 The Congress finds that—
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1 (1) the Palisades Interstate Park Commission

2 was established pursuant to a joint resolution of the

3 75th Congress approved in 1937 (Public Resolution

4 No. 65; ch. 706; 50 Stat. 719), and chapter 170 of

5 the Laws of 1937 of the State of New York and

6 chapter 148 of the Laws of 1937 of the State of

7 New Jersey;

8 (2) the Palisades Interstate Park Commission

9 is responsible for the management of 23 parks and

10 historic sites in New York and New Jersey, compris11 ing over 82,000 acres;

12 (3) over 8,000,000 visitors annually seek out13 door recreational opportunities within the Palisades

14 Park System;

15 (4) Sterling Forest is a biologically diverse open

16 space on the New Jersey border comprising

17 approximatley 17,500 acres, and is a highly signifi18 cant watershed area for the State of New Jersey,

19 providing the source for clean drinking water for 25

20 percent of the State;

21 (5) Sterling Forest is an important outdoor rec22 reational asset in the northeastern United States,

23 within the most densely populated metropolitan re24 gion in the Nation;
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1 (6) Sterling Forest supports a mixture of hard2 wood forests, wetlands, lakes, glaciated valleys, is

3 strategically located on a wildlife migratory route,

4 and provides important habitat for 27 rare or en5 dangered species;

6 (7) the protection of Sterling Forest would

7 greatly enhance the Appalachian National Scenic

8 Trail, a portion of which passes through Sterling

9 Forest, and would provide for enhanced recreational

10 opportunities through the protection of lands which

11 are an integral element of the trail and which would

12 protect important trail viewsheds;

13 (8) stewardship and management costs for

14 units of the Palisades Park System are paid for by

15 the States of New York and New Jersey; thus, the

16 protection of Sterling Forest through the Palisades

17 Interstate Park Commission will involve a minimum

18 of Federal funds;

19 (9) given the nationally significant watershed,

20 outdoor recreational, and wildlife qualities of Ster21 ling Forest, the demand for open space in the north22 eastern United States, and the lack of open space in

23 the densely populated tri-state region, there is a

24 clear Federal interest in acquiring the Sterling For25 est for permanent protection of the watershed, out-
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1 door recreational resources, flora and fauna, and

2 open space; and

3 (10) such an acquisition would represent a cost

4 effective investment, as compared with the costs that

5 would be incurred to protect drinking water for the

6 region should the Sterling Forest be developed.

7 SEC. 1003. PURPOSES.

8 The purposes of this title are—

9 (1) to establish the Sterling Forest Reserve in

10 the State of New York to protect the significant wa11 tershed, wildlife, and recreational resources within

12 the New York-New Jersey highlands region;

13 (2) to authorize Federal funding, through the

14 Department of the Interior, for a portion of the ac15 quisition costs for the Sterling Forest Reserve;

16 (3) to direct the Palisades Interstate Park

17 Commission to convey to the Secretary of the Inte18 rior certain interests in lands acquired within the

19 Reserve; and

20 (4) to provide for the management of the Ster21 ling Forest Reserve by the Palisades Interstate Park

22 Commission.

23 SEC. 1004. DEFINITIONS.

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1 (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’

2 means the Palisades Interstate Park Commission es3 tablished pursuant to Public Resolution No. 65 ap4 proved August 19, 1937 (ch. 707; 50 Stat. 719).

5 (2) RESERVE.—The term ‘‘Reserve’’ means the

6 Sterling Forest Reserve.

7 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

8 the Secretary of the Interior.

9 SEC. 1005. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STERLING FOREST

10 RESERVE.

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Upon the certification by the

12 Commission to the Secretary that the Commission has ac13 quired sufficient lands or interests therein to constitute

14 a manageable unit, there is established the Sterling Forest

15 Reserve in the State of New York.

16 (b) MAP.—

17 (1) COMPOSITION.—The Reserve shall consist

18 of lands and interests therein acquired by the Com19 mission within the approximately 17,500 acres of

20 lands as generally depicted on the map entitled

21 ‘‘Boundary Map, Sterling Forest Reserve’’, num22 bered SFR–60,001 and dated July 1, 1994.

23 (2) AVAILABILITY FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.—

24 The map described in paragraph (1) shall be on file

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1 the Commission and the appropriate offices of the

2 National Park Service.

3 (c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Subject to subsection

4 (d), the Secretary shall transfer to the Commission such

5 funds as are appropriated for the acquisition of lands and

6 interests therein within the Reserve.

7 (d) CONDITIONS OF FUNDING.—

8 (1) AGREEMENT BY THE COMMISSION.—Prior

9 to the receipt of any Federal funds authorized by

10 this title, the Commission shall agree to the follow11 ing:

12 (A) CONVEYANCE OF LANDS IN EVENT OF

13 FAILURE TO MANAGE.—If the Commission fails

14 to manage the lands acquired within the Re15 serve in a manner that is consistent with this

16 title, the Commission shall convey fee title to

17 such lands to the United States, and the agree18 ment stated in this subparagraph shall be re19 corded at the time of purchase of all lands ac20 quired within the Reserve.

21 (B) CONSENT OF OWNERS.—No lands or

22 interest in land may be acquired with any Fed23 eral funds authorized or transferred pursuant

24 to this title except with the consent of the

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1 (C) INABILITY TO ACQUIRE LANDS.—If the

2 Commission is unable to acquire all of the lands

3 within the Reserve, to the extent Federal funds

4 are utilized pursuant to this title, the Commis5 sion shall acquire all or a portion of the lands

6 identified as ‘‘National Park Service Wilderness

7 Easement Lands’’ and ‘‘National Park Service

8 Conservation Easement Lands’’ on the map de9 scribed in section 1005(b) before proceeding

10 with the acquisition of any other lands within

11 the Reserve.

12 (D) CONVEYANCE OF EASEMENT.—Within

13 30 days after acquiring any of the lands identi14 fied as ‘‘National Park Service Wilderness

15 Easement Lands’’ and ‘‘National Park Service

16 Conservation Easement Lands’’ on the map de17 scribed in section 1005(b), the Commission

18 shall convey to the United States—

19 (i) conservation easements on the

20 lands described as ‘‘National Park Service

21 Wilderness Easement Lands’’ on the map

22 described in section 1005(b), which ease23 ments shall provide that the lands shall be

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1 (ii) conservation easements on the

2 lands described as ‘‘National Park Service

3 Conservation Easement Lands’’ on the

4 map described in section 1005(b), which

5 easements shall restrict and limit develop6 ment and use of the property to that devel7 opment and use that is—

8 (I) compatible with the protection

9 of the Appalachian National Scenic

10 Trail; and

11 (II) consistent with the general

12 management plan prepared pursuant

13 to section 1006(b).

14 (2) MATCHING FUNDS.—Funds may be trans15 ferred to the Commission only to the extent that

16 they are matched from funds contributed by non17 Federal sources.

18 SEC. 1006. MANAGEMENT OF THE RESERVE.

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall manage the

20 lands acquired within the Reserve in a manner that is con21 sistent with the Commission’s authorities and with the

22 purposes of this title.

23 (b) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Within 3 years

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1 shall prepare a general management plan for the Reserve

2 and submit the plan to the Secretary for approval.

3 SEC. 1007. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro5 priated such sums as are necessary to carry out this title,

6 to remain available until expended.

7 (b) LAND ACQUISITION.—Of amounts appropriated

8 pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary may transfer to

9 the Commission not more than $17,500,000 for the acqui10 sition of lands and interests in land within the Reserve.

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