In the Senate of the United States,

October 19 (legislative day, September 22), 2000.

Resolved, That the Senate agree to the amendment of

the House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 150) entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the

Secretary of Agriculture to convey National Forest System

lands for use for educational purposes, and for other purposes.’’, with the following

SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO

SENATE AMENDMENT:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the

House amendment, insert:

1 SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

2 The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Table of contents.

TITLE I—CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS FOR

EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES

Sec. 101. Short title.

Sec. 102. Conveyance of National Forest System lands for educational purposes.

TITLE II—ALA KAHAKAI NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL

Sec. 201. Short title.

Sec. 202. Findings.

Sec. 203. Authorization and administration.
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TITLE III—ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AREAS

Sec. 301. Addition to Sequoia National Park.

Sec. 302. Boundary adjustment to include Cat Island.

TITLE IV—PECOS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK LAND EXCHANGE

Sec. 401. Short title.

Sec. 402. Definitions.

Sec. 403. Land exchange.

Sec. 404. Boundary adjustment and maps.

TITLE V—NEW AREA STUDIES

Sec. 501. Vicksburg Campaign Trail study.

Sec. 502. Miami Circle special resource study.

Sec. 503. Apostle Islands wilderness study.

Sec. 504. Harriet Tubman special resource study.

Sec. 505. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission.

Sec. 506. Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area study.

Sec. 507. Study of the Washington-Rochambeau revolutionary route.

TITLE VI—PEOPLING OF AMERICA THEME STUDY

Sec. 601. Short title.

Sec. 602. Findings and purposes.

Sec. 603. Definitions.

Sec. 604. Theme study.

Sec. 605. Cooperative agreements.

Sec. 606. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE VII—BIG HORN AND WASHAKIE COUNTIES, WYOMING LAND

CONVEYANCE

Sec. 701. Conveyance.

TITLE VIII—COAL ACREAGE LIMITATIONS

Sec. 801. Short title.

Sec. 802. Findings.

Sec. 803. Coal mining on Federal land.

TITLE IX—KENAI MOUNTAINS–TURNAGAIN ARM NATIONAL

HERITAGE AREA

Sec. 901. Short title.

Sec. 902. Findings and purposes.

Sec. 903. Definitions.

Sec. 904. Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area.

Sec. 905. Management entity.

Sec. 906. Authorities and duties of management entity.

Sec. 907. Duties of the Secretary.

Sec. 908. Savings provisions.

Sec. 909. Prohibition on the acquisition of real property.

Sec. 910. Authorization of appropriations.
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1 TITLE I—CONVEYANCE OF NA2 TIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

3 LANDS FOR EDUCATIONAL

4 PURPOSES

5 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

6 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Education Land Grant

7 Act’’.

8 SEC. 102. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

9 LANDS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

10 (a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—Upon written applica11 tion, the Secretary of Agriculture may convey National For12 est System lands to a public school district for use for edu13 cational purposes if the Secretary determines that—

14 (1) the public school district seeking the convey15 ance will use the conveyed land for a public or pub16 licly funded elementary or secondary school, to pro17 vide grounds or facilities related to such a school, or

18 for both purposes;

19 (2) the conveyance will serve the public interest;

20 (3) the land to be conveyed is not otherwise need21 ed for the purposes of the National Forest System;

22 (4) the total acreage to be conveyed does not ex23 ceed the amount reasonably necessary for the proposed

24 use;
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1 (5) the land is to be used for an established or

2 proposed project that is described in detail in the ap3 plication to the Secretary, and the conveyance would

4 serve public objectives (either locally or at large) that

5 outweigh the objectives and values which would be

6 served by maintaining such land in Federal owner7 ship;

8 (6) the applicant is financially and otherwise

9 capable of implementing the proposed project;

10 (7) the land to be conveyed has been identified

11 for disposal in an applicable land and resource man12 agement plan under the Forest and Rangeland Re13 newable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C.

14 1600 et seq.); and

15 (8) An opportunity for public participation in a

16 disposal under this section has been provided, includ17 ing at least one public hearing or meeting, to provide

18 for public comments.

19 (b) ACREAGE LIMITATION.—A conveyance under this

20 section may not exceed 80 acres. However, this limitation

21 shall not be construed to preclude an entity from submitting

22 a subsequent application under this section for an addi23 tional land conveyance if the entity can demonstrate to the

24 Secretary a need for additional land.
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1 (c) COSTS AND MINERAL RIGHTS.—(1) A conveyance

2 under this section shall be for a nominal cost. The convey3 ance may not include the transfer of mineral or water

4 rights.

5 (2) If necessary, the exact acreage and legal description

6 of the real property conveyed under this title shall be deter7 mined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary and the

8 applicant. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the appli9 cant.

10 (d) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—When the Secretary

11 receives an application under this section, the Secretary

12 shall—

13 (1) before the end of the 14-day period beginning

14 on the date of the receipt of the application, provide

15 notice of that receipt to the applicant; and

16 (2) before the end of the 120-day period begin17 ning on that date—

18 (A) make a final determination whether or

19 not to convey land pursuant to the application,

20 and notify the applicant of that determination;

21 or

22 (B) submit written notice to the applicant

23 containing the reasons why a final determina24 tion has not been made.
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1 (e) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—If at any time after

2 lands are conveyed pursuant to this section, the entity to

3 whom the lands were conveyed attempts to transfer title to

4 or control over the lands to another or the lands are devoted

5 to a use other than the use for which the lands were con6 veyed, title to the lands shall revert to the United States.

7 TITLE II—ALA KAHAKAI

8 NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL

9 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

10 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Ala Kahakai National

11 Historic Trail Act’’.

12 SEC. 202. FINDINGS.

13 Congress finds that—

14 (1) the Ala Kahakai (Trail by the Sea) is an im15 portant part of the ancient trail known as the ‘‘Ala

16 Loa’’ (the long trail), which circumscribes the island

17 of Hawaii;

18 (2) the Ala Loa was the major land route con19 necting 600 or more communities of the island king20 dom of Hawaii from 1400 to 1700;

21 (3) the trail is associated with many prehistoric

22 and historic housing areas of the island of Hawaii,

23 nearly all the royal centers, and most of the major

24 temples of the island;
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1 (4) the use of the Ala Loa is also associated with

2 many rulers of the kingdom of Hawaii, with battle3 fields and the movement of armies during their

4 reigns, and with annual taxation;

5 (5) the use of the trail played a significant part

6 in events that affected Hawaiian history and culture,

7 including—

8 (A) Captain Cook’s landing and subsequent

9 death in 1779;

10 (B) Kamehameha I’s rise to power and con11 solidation of the Hawaiian Islands under mo12 narchical rule; and

13 (C) the death of Kamehameha in 1819, fol14 lowed by the overthrow of the ancient religious

15 system, the Kapu, and the arrival of the first

16 western missionaries in 1820; and

17 (6) the trail—

18 (A) was used throughout the 19th and 20th

19 centuries and continues in use today; and

20 (B) contains a variety of significant cul21 tural and natural resources.

22 SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION.

23 Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16

24 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol25 lowing:
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1 ‘‘(22) ALA KAHAKAI NATIONAL HISTORIC

2 TRAIL.—

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Ala Kahakai Na4 tional Historic Trail (the Trail by the Sea), a

5 175 mile long trail extending from ’Upolu Point

6 on the north tip of Hawaii Island down the west

7 coast of the Island around Ka Lae to the east

8 boundary of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park at

9 the ancient shoreline temple known as

10 ‘Waha’ula’, as generally depicted on the map en11 titled ‘Ala Kahakai Trail’, contained in the re12 port prepared pursuant to subsection (b) entitled

13 ‘Ala Kahakai National Trail Study and Envi14 ronmental Impact Statement’, dated January

15 1998.

16 ‘‘(B) MAP.—A map generally depicting the

17 trail shall be on file and available for public in18 spection in the Office of the National Park Serv19 ice, Department of the Interior.

20 ‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.—The trail shall be

21 administered by the Secretary of the Interior.

22 ‘‘(D) LAND ACQUISITION.—No land or in23 terest in land outside the exterior boundaries of

24 any federally administered area may be acquired

25 by the United States for the trail except with the
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1 consent of the owner of the land or interest in

2 land.

3 ‘‘(E) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; CONSULTA4 TION.—The Secretary of the Interior shall—

5 ‘‘(i) encourage communities and own6 ers of land along the trail, native Hawai7 ians, and volunteer trail groups to partici8 pate in the planning, development, and

9 maintenance of the trail; and

10 ‘‘(ii) consult with affected Federal,

11 State, and local agencies, native Hawaiian

12 groups, and landowners in the administra13 tion of the trail.’’.

14 TITLE III—ADDITIONS TO

15 NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AREAS

16 SEC. 301. ADDITION TO SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the

18 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior

19 shall acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appro20 priated funds, or exchange, all interest in and to the land

21 described in subsection (b) for addition to Sequoia National

22 Park, California.

23 (b) LAND ACQUIRED.—The land referred to in sub24 section (a) is the land depicted on the map entitled
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1 ‘‘Dillonwood’’, numbered 102/80,044, and dated September

2 1999.

3 (c) ADDITION TO PARK.—Upon acquisition of the land

4 under subsection (a)—

5 (1) the Secretary of the Interior shall—

6 (A) modify the boundaries of Sequoia Na7 tional Park to include the land within the park;

8 and

9 (B) administer the land as part of Sequoia

10 National Park in accordance with all applicable

11 laws; and

12 (2) the Secretary of Agriculture shall modify the

13 boundaries of the Sequoia National Forest to exclude

14 the land from the forest boundaries.

15 SEC. 302. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT TO INCLUDE CAT IS16 LAND.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The first section of Public Law 91–

18 660 (16 U.S.C. 459h) is amended—

19 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘That, in’’

20 and inserting the following:

21 ‘‘SECTION 1. GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE.

22 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In’’; and

23 (2) in the second sentence—
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1 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1)

2 through (6) as subparagraphs (A) through (F),

3 respectively, and indenting appropriately;

4 (B) by striking ‘‘The seashore shall com5 prise’’ and inserting the following:

6 ‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The seashore shall comprise

8 the areas described in paragraphs (2) and (3).

9 ‘‘(2) AREAS INCLUDED IN BOUNDARY PLAN NUM10 BERED NS–GI–7100J.—The areas described in this

11 paragraph are’’: and

12 (C) by adding at the end the following:

13 ‘‘(3) CAT ISLAND.—Upon its acquisition by the

14 Secretary, the area described in this paragraph is the

15 parcel consisting of approximately 2,000 acres of land

16 on Cat Island, Mississippi, as generally depicted on

17 the map entitled ‘Boundary Map, Gulf Islands Na18 tional Seashore, Cat Island, Mississippi’, numbered

19 635/80085, and dated November 9, 1999 (referred to

20 in this Act as the ‘Cat Island Map’).

21 ‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Cat Island

22 Map shall be on file and available for public inspec23 tion in the appropriate offices of the National Park

24 Service.’’.
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1 (b) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—Section 2 of Public

2 Law 91–660 (16 U.S.C. 459h–1) is amended—

3 (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by

4 striking ‘‘lands,’’ and inserting ‘‘submerged land,

5 land,’’; and

6 (2) by adding at the end the following:

7 ‘‘(e) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire,

9 from a willing seller only—

10 ‘‘(A) all land comprising the parcel de11 scribed in subsection (b)(3) that is above the

12 mean line of ordinary high tide, lying and being

13 situated in Harrison County, Mississippi;

14 ‘‘(B) an easement over the approximately

15 150-acre parcel depicted as the ‘Boddie Family

16 Tract’ on the Cat Island Map for the purpose of

17 implementing an agreement with the owners of

18 the parcel concerning the development and use of

19 the parcel; and

20 ‘‘(C)(i) land and interests in land on Cat

21 Island outside the 2,000-acre area depicted on

22 the Cat Island Map; and

23 ‘‘(ii) submerged land that lies within 1 mile

24 seaward of Cat Island (referred to in this Act as

25 the ‘buffer zone’), except that submerged land
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1 owned by the State of Mississippi (or a subdivi2 sion of the State) may be acquired only by dona3 tion.

4 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Land and interests in

6 land acquired under this subsection shall be ad7 ministered by the Secretary, acting through the

8 Director of the National Park Service.

9 ‘‘(B) BUFFER ZONE.—Nothing in this Act

10 or any other provision of law shall require the

11 State of Mississippi to convey to the Secretary

12 any right, title, or interest in or to the buffer

13 zone as a condition for the establishment of the

14 buffer zone.

15 ‘‘(3) MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARY.—The bound16 ary of the seashore shall be modified to reflect the ac17 quisition of land under this subsection only after com18 pletion of the acquisition.’’.

19 (c) REGULATION OF FISHING.—Section 3 of Public

20 Law 91–660 (16 U.S.C. 459h–2) is amended—

21 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before

22 ‘‘The Secretary’’; and

23 (2) by adding at the end the following:

24 ‘‘(b) NO AUTHORITY TO REGULATE MARITIME ACTIVI25 TIES.—Nothing in this Act or any other provision of law
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1 shall affect any right of the State of Mississippi, or give

2 the Secretary any authority, to regulate maritime activi3 ties, including nonseashore fishing activities (including

4 shrimping), in any area that, on the date of enactment of

5 this subsection, is outside the designated boundary of the

6 seashore (including the buffer zone).’’.

7 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF MANAGEMENT AGREE8 MENTS.—Section 5 of Public Law 91–660 (16 U.S.C. 459h–

9 4) is amended—

10 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before

11 ‘‘Except’’; and

12 (2) by adding at the end the following:

13 ‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS.—

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter

15 into agreements—

16 ‘‘(A) with the State of Mississippi for the

17 purposes of managing resources and providing

18 law enforcement assistance, subject to authoriza19 tion by State law, and emergency services on or

20 within any land on Cat Island and any water

21 and submerged land within the buffer zone; and

22 ‘‘(B) with the owners of the approximately

23 150-acre parcel depicted as the ‘Boddie Family

24 Tract’ on the Cat Island Map concerning the de25 velopment and use of the land.
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1 ‘‘(2) NO AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE CERTAIN REG2 ULATIONS.—Nothing in this subsection authorizes the

3 Secretary to enforce Federal regulations outside the

4 land area within the designated boundary of the sea5 shore.’’.

6 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 11

7 of Public Law 91–660 (16 U.S.C. 459h–10) is amended—

8 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before

9 ‘‘There’’; and

10 (2) by adding at the end the following:

11 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION FOR ACQUISITION OF LAND.—

12 In addition to the funds authorized by subsection (a), there

13 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec14 essary to acquire land and submerged land on and adjacent

15 to Cat Island, Mississippi.’’.

16 TITLE IV—PECOS NATIONAL HIS17 TORICAL PARK LAND EX18 CHANGE

19 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

20 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Pecos National Histor21 ical Park Land Exchange Act of 2000’’.

22 SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.

23 As used in this title—

24 (1) the term ‘‘Secretaries’’ means the Secretary

25 of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture;
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1 (2) the term ‘‘landowner’’ means Harold and

2 Elisabeth Zuschlag, owners of land within the Pecos

3 National Historical Park; and

4 (3) the term ‘‘map’’ means a map entitled ‘‘Pro5 posed Land Exchange for Pecos National Historical

6 Park’’, numbered 430/80,054, and dated November 19,

7 1999, revised September 18, 2000.

8 SEC. 403. LAND EXCHANGE.

9 (a) In General.—Upon the conveyance by the land10 owner to the Secretary of the Interior of the lands identified

11 in subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey

12 the following lands and interests to the landowner, subject

13 to the provisions of this title:

14 (1) Approximately 160 acres of Federal lands

15 and interests therein within the Santa Fe National

16 Forest in the State of New Mexico, as generally de17 picted on the map; and

18 (2) The Secretary of the Interior shall convey an

19 easement for water pipelines to two existing well sites,

20 located within the Pecos National Historical Park, as

21 provided in this paragraph.

22 (A) The Secretary of the Interior shall de23 termine the appropriate route of the easement

24 through Pecos National Historical Park and

25 such route shall be a condition of the easement.
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1 The Secretary of the Interior may add such ad2 ditional terms and conditions relating to the use

3 of the well and pipeline granted under this ease4 ment as he deems appropriate.

5 (B) The easement shall be established, oper6 ated, and maintained in compliance with all

7 Federal laws.

8 (b) CONVEYANCE.—The lands to be conveyed by the

9 landowner to the Secretary of the Interior comprise ap10 proximately 154 acres within the Pecos National Historical

11 Park as generally depicted on the map.

12 (c) ACCEPTABILITY.—The Secretary of Agriculture

13 shall convey the lands and interests identified in subsection

14 (a) only if the landowner conveys a deed of title to the

15 United States, that is acceptable to and approved by the

16 Secretary of the Interior.

17 (d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided

19 in this title, the exchange of lands and interests pur20 suant to this title shall be in accordance with the pro21 visions of section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and

22 Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1716) and other applica23 ble laws including the National Environmental Policy

24 Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
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1 (2) VALUATION AND APPRAISALS.—The values of

2 the lands and interests to be exchanged pursuant to

3 this title shall be equal, as determined by appraisals

4 using nationally recognized appraisal standards in5 cluding the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal

6 Land Acquisition. The Secretaries shall obtain the

7 appraisals and insure they are conducted in accord8 ance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Fed9 eral Land Acquisition. The appraisals shall be paid

10 for in accordance with the exchange agreement be11 tween the Secretaries and the landowner.

12 (3) COMPLETION OF THE EXCHANGE.—The ex13 change of lands and interests pursuant to this title

14 shall be completed not later than 180 days after Na15 tional Environmental Policy Act requirements have

16 been met and after the Secretary of the Interior ap17 proves the appraisals. The Secretaries shall report to

18 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of

19 the United States Senate and the Committee on Re20 sources of the United States House of Representatives

21 upon the successful completion of the exchange.

22 (4) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The

23 Secretaries may require such additional terms and

24 conditions in connection with the exchange of lands

25 and interests pursuant to this title as the Secretaries
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1 consider appropriate to protect the interests of the

2 United States.

3 (5) EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.—

4 (A) EQUALIZATION.—The Secretary of Agri5 culture shall equalize the values of Federal land

6 conveyed under subsection (a) and the land con7 veyed to the Federal Government under sub8 section (b)—

9 (i) by the payment of cash to the Sec10 retary of Agriculture or the landowner, as

11 appropriate, except that notwithstanding

12 section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy

13 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.

14 1716(b)), the Secretary of Agriculture may

15 accept a cash equalization payment in ex16 cess of 25 percent of the value of the Federal

17 land; or

18 (ii) if the value of the Federal land is

19 greater than the land conveyed to the Fed20 eral Government, by reducing the acreage of

21 the Federal land conveyed.

22 (B) DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.—Any funds

23 received by the Secretary of Agriculture as cash

24 equalization payment from the exchange under

25 this section shall be deposited into the fund es-
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1 tablished by Public Law 90–171 (commonly

2 known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a) and

3 shall be available for expenditure, without fur4 ther appropriation, for the acquisition of land

5 and interests in the land in the State of New

6 Mexico.

7 SEC. 404. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT AND MAPS.

8 (a) Upon acceptance of title by the Secretary of the

9 Interior of the lands and interests conveyed to the United

10 States pursuant to section 403 of this title, the boundaries

11 of the Pecos National Historical Park shall be adjusted to

12 encompass such lands. The Secretary of the Interior shall

13 administer such lands in accordance with the provisions of

14 law generally applicable to units of the National Park Sys15 tem, including the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a Na16 tional Park Service, and for other purposes’’, approved Au17 gust 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1, 2–4).

18 (b) The map shall be on file and available for public

19 inspection in the appropriate offices of the Secretaries.

20 (c) Not later than 180 days after completion of the ex21 change described in section 403, the Secretaries shall trans22 mit the map accurately depicting the lands and interests

23 conveyed to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re24 sources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of

25 the House of Representatives.
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1 TITLE V—NEW AREA STUDIES

2 SEC. 501. VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN TRAIL STUDY.

3 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the

4 ‘‘Vicksburg Campaign Trail Battlefields Preservation Act

5 of 2000’’.

6 (b) FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.—

7 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

8 (A) there are situated along the Vicksburg

9 Campaign Trail in the States of Mississippi,

10 Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee the sites of

11 several key Civil War battles;

12 (B) the battlefields along the Vicksburg

13 Campaign Trail are collectively of national sig14 nificance in the history of the Civil War; and

15 (C) the preservation of those battlefields

16 would vitally contribute to the understanding of

17 the heritage of the United States.

18 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to

19 authorize a feasibility study to determine what meas20 ures should be taken to preserve certain Civil War

21 battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail.

22 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

23 (1) CAMPAIGN TRAIL STATE.—The term ‘‘Cam24 paign Trail State’’ means each of the States of Mis-
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1 sissippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee, includ2 ing political subdivisions of those States.

3 (2) CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELD.—The term ‘‘Civil

4 War battlefield’’ includes the following sites (includ5 ing related structures adjacent to or thereon)—

6 (A) the battlefields at Helena and Arkansas

7 Post, Arkansas;

8 (B) Goodrich’s Landing near Transylvania,

9 and sites in and around Lake Providence, East

10 Carroll Parish, Louisiana;

11 (C) the battlefield at Milliken’s Bend, Madi12 son Parish, Louisiana;

13 (D) the route of Grant’s march through

14 Louisiana from Milliken’s Bend to Hard Times,

15 Madison and Tensas Parishes, Louisiana;

16 (E) the Winter Quarters at Tensas Parish,

17 Louisiana;

18 (F) Grant’s landing site at Bruinsburg, and

19 the route of Grant’s march from Bruinsburg to

20 Vicksburg, Claiborne, Hinds, and Warren Coun21 ties, Mississippi;

22 (G) the battlefield at Port Gibson (including

23 Shaifer House, Bethel Church, and the ruins of

24 Windsor), Claiborne County, Mississippi;
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1 (H) the battlefield at Grand Gulf, Claiborne

2 County, Mississippi;

3 (I) the battlefield at Raymond (including

4 Waverly (the Peyton House)), Hinds County,

5 Mississippi;

6 (J) the battlefield at Jackson, Hinds Coun7 ty, Mississippi;

8 (K) the Union siege lines around Jackson,

9 Hinds County, Mississippi;

10 (L) the battlefield at Champion Hill (in11 cluding Coker House), Hinds County, Mis12 sissippi;

13 (M) the battlefield at Big Black River

14 Bridge, Hinds and Warren Counties, Mis15 sissippi;

16 (N) the Union fortifications at Haynes

17 Bluff, Confederate fortifications at Snyder’s

18 Bluff, and remnants of Federal exterior lines,

19 Warren County, Mississippi;

20 (O) the battlefield at Chickasaw Bayou,

21 Warren County, Mississippi;

22 (P) Pemberton’s Headquarters at Warren

23 County, Mississippi;
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1 (Q) the site of actions taken in the Mis2 sissippi Delta and Confederate fortifications

3 near Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi;

4 (R) the site of the start of Greirson’s Raid

5 and other related sites, LaGrange, Tennessee;

6 and

7 (S) any other sites considered appropriate

8 by the Secretary.

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

10 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di11 rector of the National Park Service.

12 (d) FEASIBILITY STUDY.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after

14 the date funds are made available for this section, the

15 Secretary shall complete a feasibility study to deter16 mine what measures should be taken to preserve Civil

17 War battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail.

18 (2) COMPONENTS.—In completing the study, the

19 Secretary shall—

20 (A) review current National Park Service

21 programs, policies and criteria to determine the

22 most appropriate means of ensuring the Civil

23 War battlefields and associated natural, cultural,

24 and historical resources are preserved;
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1 (B) evaluate options for the establishment of

2 a management entity for the Civil War battle3 fields consisting of a unit of government or a

4 private nonprofit organization that—

5 (i) administers and manages the Civil

6 War battlefields; and

7 (ii) possesses the legal authority to—

8 (I) receive Federal funds and

9 funds from other units of government

10 or other organizations for use in man11 aging the Civil War battlefields;

12 (II) disburse Federal funds to

13 other units of government or other non14 profit organizations for use in man15 aging the Civil War battlefields;

16 (III) enter into agreements with

17 the Federal Government, State govern18 ments, or other units of government

19 and nonprofit organizations; and

20 (IV) acquire land or interests in

21 land by gift or devise, by purchase

22 from a willing seller using donated or

23 appropriated funds, or by donation;

24 (C) make recommendations to the Cam25 paign Trail States for the management, preser-
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1 vation, and interpretation of the natural, cul2 tural, and historical resources of the Civil War

3 battlefields;

4 (D) identify appropriate partnerships

5 among Federal, State, and local governments, re6 gional entities, and the private sector, including

7 nonprofit organizations and the organization

8 known as ‘‘Friends of the Vicksburg Campaign

9 and Historic Trail’’, in furtherance of the pur10 poses of this section; and

11 (E) recommend methods of ensuring contin12 ued local involvement and participation in the

13 management, protection, and development of the

14 Civil War battlefields.

15 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date

16 of completion of the study under this section, the Secretary

17 shall submit a report describing the findings of the study

18 to—

19 (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re20 sources of the Senate; and

21 (2) the Committee on Resources of the House of

22 Representatives.

23 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

24 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

25 $1,500,000.
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1 SEC. 502. MIAMI CIRCLE SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.

2 (a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.—

3 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

4 (A) the Tequesta Indians were one of the

5 earliest groups to establish permanent villages in

6 southeast Florida;

7 (B) the Tequestas had one of only two North

8 American civilizations that thrived and devel9 oped into a complex social chiefdom without an

10 agricultural base;

11 (C) the Tequesta sites that remain preserved

12 today are rare;

13 (D) the discovery of the Miami Circle, occu14 pied by the Tequesta approximately 2,000 years

15 ago, presents a valuable new opportunity to

16 learn more about the Tequesta culture; and

17 (E) Biscayne National Park also contains

18 and protects several prehistoric Tequesta sites.

19 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to

20 direct the Secretary to conduct a special resource

21 study to determine the national significance of the

22 Miami Circle site as well as the suitability and feasi23 bility of its inclusion in the National Park System as

24 part of Biscayne National Park.

25 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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1 (1) MIAMI CIRCLE.—The term ‘‘Miami Circle’’

2 means the property in Miami-Dade County of the

3 State of Florida consisting of the three parcels de4 scribed in Exhibit A in the appendix to the summons

5 to show cause and notice of eminent domain pro6 ceedings, filed February 18, 1999, in Miami-Dade

7 County v. Brickell Point, Ltd., in the circuit court of

8 the 11th judicial circuit of Florida in and for Miami9 Dade County.

10 (2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means Biscayne

11 National Park in the State of Florida.

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

13 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di14 rector of the National Park Service.

15 (c) SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after

17 the date funds are made available, the Secretary shall

18 conduct a special resource study as described in para19 graph (2). In conducting the study, the Secretary

20 shall consult with the appropriate American Indian

21 tribes and other interested groups and organizations.

22 (2) COMPONENTS.—In addition to a determina23 tion of national significance, feasibility, and suit24 ability, the special resource study shall include the
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1 analysis and recommendations of the Secretary with

2 respect to—

3 (A) which, if any, particular areas of or

4 surrounding the Miami Circle should be included

5 in the Park;

6 (B) whether any additional staff, facilities,

7 or other resources would be necessary to admin8 ister the Miami Circle as a unit of the Park; and

9 (C) any impact on the local area that

10 would result from the inclusion of Miami Circle

11 in the Park.

12 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after completion

13 of the study, the Secretary shall submit a report describing

14 the findings and recommendations of the study to the Com15 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and

16 the Committee on Resources of the United States House of

17 Representatives.

18 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

19 authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary

20 to carry out this section.

21 SEC. 503. APOSTLE ISLANDS WILDERNESS STUDY.

22 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the

23 ‘‘Gaylord Nelson Apostle Islands Stewardship Act of 2000’’.

24 (b) DECLARATIONS.—Congress declares that—
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1 (1) the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is a

2 national and a Wisconsin treasure;

3 (2) the State of Wisconsin is particularly in4 debted to former Senator Gaylord Nelson for his lead5 ership in the creation of the Lakeshore;

6 (3) after more than 28 years of enjoyment, some

7 issues critical to maintaining the overall ecological,

8 recreational, and cultural vision of the Lakeshore

9 need additional attention;

10 (4) the general management planning process for

11 the Lakeshore has identified a need for a formal wil12 derness study;

13 (5) all land within the Lakeshore that might be

14 suitable for designation as wilderness are zoned and

15 managed to protect wilderness characteristics pending

16 completion of such a study;

17 (6) several historic lighthouses within the Lake18 shore are in danger of structural damage due to se19 vere erosion;

20 (7) the Secretary of the Interior has been unable

21 to take full advantage of cooperative agreements with

22 Federal, State, local, and tribal governmental agen23 cies, institutions of higher education, and other non24 profit organizations that could assist the National
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1 Park Service by contributing to the management of

2 the Lakeshore;

3 (8) because of competing needs in other units of

4 the National Park System, the standard authorizing

5 and budgetary process has not resulted in updated

6 legislative authority and necessary funding for im7 provements to the Lakeshore; and

8 (9) the need for improvements to the Lakeshore

9 and completion of a wilderness study should be ac10 corded a high priority among National Park Service

11 activities.

12 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

13 (1) LAKESHORE.—The term ‘‘Lakeshore’’ means

14 the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

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

16 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di17 rector of the National Park Service.

18 (d) WILDERNESS STUDY.—In fulfillment of the re19 sponsibilities of the Secretary under the Wilderness Act (16

20 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and of applicable agency policy, the

21 Secretary shall evaluate areas of land within the Lakeshore

22 for inclusion in the National Wilderness System.

23 (e) APOSTLE ISLANDS LIGHTHOUSES.—The Secretary

24 shall undertake appropriate action (including protection of

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1 bank face, and dewatering of the area immediately shore2 ward of the bluffs) to protect the lighthouse structures at

3 Raspberry Lighthouse and Outer Island Lighthouse on the

4 Lakeshore.

5 (f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Section 6 of Public

6 Law 91–424 (16 U.S.C. 460w–5) is amended—

7 (1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 6. The lakeshore’’ and in8 serting the following:

9 ‘‘SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT.

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The lakeshore’’; and

11 (2) by adding at the end the following:

12 ‘‘(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary

13 may enter into a cooperative agreement with a Federal,

14 State, tribal, or local government agency or a nonprofit pri15 vate entity if the Secretary determines that a cooperative

16 agreement would be beneficial in carrying out section 7.’’.

17 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

18 authorized to be appropriated—

19 (1) $200,000 to carry out subsection (d); and

20 (2) $3,900,000 to carry out subsection (e).

21 SEC. 504. HARRIET TUBMAN SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.

22 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the

23 ‘‘Harriet Tubman Special Resource Study Act’’.

24 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
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1 (1) Harriet Tubman was born into slavery on a

2 plantation in Dorchester County, Maryland, in 1821;

3 (2) in 1849, Harriet Tubman escaped the plan4 tation on foot, using the North Star for direction and

5 following a route through Maryland, Delaware, and

6 Pennsylvania to Philadelphia, where she gained her

7 freedom;

8 (3) Harriet Tubman is an important figure in

9 the history of the United States, and is most famous

10 for her role as a ‘‘conductor’’ on the Underground

11 Railroad, in which, as a fugitive slave, she helped

12 hundreds of enslaved individuals to escape to freedom

13 before and during the Civil War;

14 (4) during the Civil War, Harriet Tubman

15 served the Union Army as a guide, spy, and nurse;

16 (5) after the Civil War, Harriet Tubman was an

17 advocate for the education of black children;

18 (6) Harriet Tubman settled in Auburn, New

19 York, in 1857, and lived there until 1913;

20 (7) while in Auburn, Harriet Tubman dedicated

21 her life to caring selflessly and tirelessly for people

22 who could not care for themselves, was an influential

23 member of the community and an active member of

24 the Thompson Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, and es25 tablished a home for the elderly;
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1 (8) Harriet Tubman was a friend of William

2 Henry Seward, who served as the Governor of and a

3 Senator from the State of New York and as Secretary

4 of State under President Abraham Lincoln;

5 (9) 4 sites in Auburn that directly relate to Har6 riet Tubman and are listed on the National Register

7 of Historic Places are—

8 (A) Harriet Tubman’s home;

9 (B) the Harriet Tubman Home for the

10 Aged;

11 (C) the Thompson Memorial A.M.E. Zion

12 Church; and

13 (D) Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged

14 and William Henry Seward’s home in Auburn

15 are national historic landmarks.

16 (c) SPECIAL RESOURCES STUDY OF SITES ASSOCI17 ATED WITH HARRIET TUBMAN.—

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

19 shall conduct a special resource study of the national

20 significance, feasibility of long-term preservation, and

21 public use of the following sites associated with Har22 riet Tubman:

23 (A) Harriet Tubman’s birthplace, located on

24 Greenbriar Road, off of Route 50, in Dorchester

25 County, Maryland.
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1 (B) Bazel Church, located 1 mile south of

2 Greenbriar Road in Cambridge, Maryland.

3 (C) Harriet Tubman’s home, located at 182

4 South Street, Auburn, New York.

5 (D) The Harriet Tubman Home for the

6 Aged, located at 180 South Street, Auburn, New

7 York.

8 (E) The Thompson Memorial A.M.E. Zion

9 Church, located at 33 Parker Street, Auburn,

10 New York.

11 (F) Harriet Tubman’s grave at Fort Hill

12 Cemetery, located at 19 Fort Street, Auburn,

13 New York.

14 (G) William Henry Seward’s home, located

15 at 33 South Street, Auburn, New York.

16 (2) INCLUSION OF SITES IN THE NATIONAL PARK

17 SYSTEM.—The study under subsection (a) shall in18 clude an analysis and any recommendations of the

19 Secretary concerning the suitability and feasibility

20 of—

21 (A) designating one or more of the sites

22 specified in paragraph (1) as units of the Na23 tional Park System; and

24 (B) establishing a national heritage cor25 ridor that incorporates the sites specified in
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1 paragraph (1) and any other sites associated

2 with Harriet Tubman.

3 (d) STUDY GUIDELINES.—In conducting the study au4 thorized by this section, the Secretary shall use the criteria

5 for the study of areas for potential inclusion in the National

6 Park System contained in section 8 of Public Law 91–383,

7 as amended by section 303 of the National Park Omnibus

8 Management Act ((P.L. 105–391), 112 Stat. 3501).

9 (e) CONSULTATION.—In preparing and conducting the

10 study under subsection (c), the Secretary shall consult

11 with—

12 (1) the Governors of the States of Maryland and

13 New York;

14 (2) a member of the Board of County Commis15 sioners of Dorchester County, Maryland;

16 (3) the Mayor of the city of Auburn, New York;

17 (4) the owner of the sites specified in subsection

18 (c); and

19 (5) the appropriate representatives of—

20 (A) the Thompson Memorial A.M.E. Zion

21 Church;

22 (B) the Bazel Church;

23 (C) the Harriet Tubman Foundation; and

24 (D) the Harriet Tubman Organization, Inc.
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1 (f) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date on

2 which funds are made available for the study under sub3 section (c), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report

4 describing the results of the study.

5 SEC. 505. CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL NATIONAL HIS6 TORICAL PARK COMMISSION.

7 Section 6(g) of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Devel8 opment Act (16 U.S.C. 410y–4(g)) is amended by striking

9 ‘‘thirty’’ and inserting ‘‘40’’.

10 SEC. 506. UPPER HOUSATIONIC VALLEY NATIONAL HERIT11 AGE AREA STUDY.

12 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the

13 ‘‘Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Study

14 Act of 2000’’.

15 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

16 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

17 the Secretary of the Interior.

18 (2) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘Study Area’’

19 means the Upper Housatonic Valley National Herit20 age Area, comprised of—

21 (A) the part of the watershed of the

22 Housatonic River, extending 60 miles from

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1 (B) the towns of Canaan, Cornwall, Kent,

2 Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, and

3 Warren, Connecticut; and

4 (C) the towns of Alford, Dalton, Egremont,

5 Great Barrington, Hinsdale, Lanesboro, Lee,

6 Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marl7 boro, Pittsfield, Richmond, Sheffield, Stock8 bridge, Tyringham, Washington, and West Stock9 bridge, Massachusetts.

10 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after

12 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary

13 shall complete a study of the Study Area.

14 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The study shall determine,

15 through appropriate analysis and documentation,

16 whether the Study Area—

17 (A) includes an assemblage of natural, his18 torical, and cultural resources that represent dis19 tinctive aspects of the heritage of the United

20 States that—

21 (i) are worthy of recognition, conserva22 tion, interpretation, and continued use; and

23 (ii) would best be managed—

24 (I) through partnerships among

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1 (II) by combining diverse and, in

2 some cases, noncontiguous resources

3 and active communities;

4 (B) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and

5 folklife that are a valuable part of the story of

6 the United States;

7 (C) provides outstanding opportunities to

8 conserve natural, historical, cultural, or scenic

9 features;

10 (D) provides outstanding recreational and

11 educational opportunities;

12 (E) contains resources important to any

13 theme of the Study Area that retains a degree of

14 integrity capable of supporting interpretation;

15 (F) includes residents, business interests,

16 nonprofit organizations, and State and local

17 governments that—

18 (i) are involved in the planning of the

19 Study Area;

20 (ii) have developed a conceptual finan21 cial plan that outlines the roles of all par22 ticipants for development and management

23 of the Study Area, including the Federal

24 Government; and
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1 (iii) have demonstrated support for the

2 concept of a national heritage area;

3 (G) has a potential management entity to

4 work in partnership with residents, business in5 terests, nonprofit organizations, and State and

6 local governments to develop a national heritage

7 area consistent with continued State and local

8 economic activity; and

9 (H) is depicted on a conceptual boundary

10 map that is supported by the public.

11 (3) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study,

12 the Secretary shall consult with—

13 (A) State historic preservation officers;

14 (B) State historical societies; and

15 (C) other appropriate organizations.

16 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 3 fiscal years after

17 the date on which funds are made available to carry

18 out this section, the Secretary shall submit to the

19 Committee on Resources of the House of Representa20 tives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re21 sources of the Senate a report on the findings, conclu22 sions, and recommendations of the study.

23 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

24 authorized to be appropriated $300,000 to carry out this

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1 SEC. 507. STUDY OF THE WASHINGTON-ROCHAMBEAU REV2 OLUTIONARY ROUTE.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the

4 date on which funds are made available to carry out this

5 title, the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this title

6 as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall submit to the Committee on Re7 sources of the House of Representatives and the Committee

8 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a resource

9 study of the approximately 600-mile route through Con10 necticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey,

11 New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia, used

12 by George Washington and General Jean Baptiste Donatien

13 de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, during the Revolu14 tionary War.

15 (b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the study under

16 subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with—

17 (1) State and local historical associations and

18 societies;

19 (2) State historic preservation agencies; and

20 (3) other appropriate organizations.

21 (c) CONTENTS.—The study under subsection (a)

22 shall—

23 (1) identify the full range of resources and his24 toric themes associated with the route referred to in

25 subsection (a), including the relationship of the route

26 to the Revolutionary War;
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1 (2) identify alternatives for involvement by the

2 National Park Service in the preservation and inter3 pretation of the route referred to in subsection (a);

4 and

5 (3) include cost estimates for any necessary ac6 quisition, development, interpretation, operation, and

7 maintenance associated with the alternatives identi8 fied under paragraph (2).

9 (d) COORDINATION WITH OTHER CONGRESSIONALLY

10 MANDATED ACTIVITIES.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The study under subsection

12 (a) shall be carried out in coordination with—

13 (A) the study authorized under section 603

14 of division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public

15 Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 1a–

16 5 note; Public Law 104–333); and

17 (B) the Crossroads of the American Revolu18 tion special resource study authorized by section

19 326(b)(3)(D) of H.R. 3423 of the 106th Congress,

20 as enacted by section 1000(a)(3) of Public Law

21 106–113 (113 Stat. 1535, 1501A–194).

22 (2) RESEARCH.—Coordination under paragraph

23 (1) shall—

24 (A) extend to—
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1 (i) any research needed to complete the

2 studies described in subparagraphs (A) and

3 (B) of paragraph (1); and

4 (ii) any findings and implementation

5 actions that result from completion of those

6 studies; and

7 (B) use available resources to the maximum

8 extent practicable to avoid unnecessary duplica9 tion of effort.

10 TITLE VI—PEOPLING OF

11 AMERICA THEME STUDY

12 SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

13 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Peopling of America

14 Theme Study Act’’.

15 SEC. 602. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

16 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

17 (1) an important facet of the history of the

18 United States is the story of how the United States

19 was populated;

20 (2) the migration, immigration, and settlement

21 of the population of the United States—

22 (A) is broadly termed the ‘‘peopling of

23 America’’; and

24 (B) is characterized by—
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1 (i) the movement of groups of people

2 across external and internal boundaries of

3 the United States and territories of the

4 United States; and

5 (ii) the interactions of those groups

6 with each other and with other populations;

7 (3) each of those groups has made unique, im8 portant contributions to American history, culture,

9 art, and life;

10 (4) the spiritual, intellectual, cultural, political,

11 and economic vitality of the United States is a result

12 of the pluralism and diversity of the American popu13 lation;

14 (5) the success of the United States in embracing

15 and accommodating diversity has strengthened the

16 national fabric and unified the United States in its

17 values, institutions, experiences, goals, and accom18 plishments;

19 (6)(A) the National Park Service’s official the20 matic framework, revised in 1996, responds to the re21 quirement of section 1209 of the Civil War Sites

22 Study Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5 note; Public Law

23 101–628), that ‘‘the Secretary shall ensure that the

24 full diversity of American history and prehistory are

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1 of historic properties by the National Park Service;

2 and

3 (B) the thematic framework recognizes that ‘‘peo4 ple are the primary agents of change’’ and establishes

5 the theme of human population movement and

6 change—or ‘‘peopling places’’—as a primary the7 matic category for interpretation and preservation;

8 and

9 (7) although there are approximately 70,000 list10 ings on the National Register of Historic Places, sites

11 associated with the exploration and settlement of the

12 United States by a broad range of cultures are not

13 well represented.

14 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are—

15 (1) to foster a much-needed understanding of the

16 diversity and contribution of the breadth of groups

17 who have peopled the United States; and

18 (2) to strengthen the ability of the National Park

19 Service to include groups and events otherwise not

20 recognized in the peopling of the United States.

21 SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS.

22 In this title:

23 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

24 the Secretary of the Interior.
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1 (2) THEME STUDY.—The term ‘‘theme study’’

2 means the national historic landmark theme study re3 quired under section 604.

4 (3) PEOPLING OF AMERICA.—The term ‘‘peopling

5 of America’’ means the migration to and within, and

6 the settlement of, the United States.

7 SEC. 604. THEME STUDY.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prepare and

9 submit to Congress a national historic landmark theme

10 study on the peopling of America.

11 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the theme study shall

12 be to identify regions, areas, trails, districts, communities,

13 sites, buildings, structures, objects, organizations, societies,

14 and cultures that—

15 (1) best illustrate and commemorate key events

16 or decisions affecting the peopling of America; and

17 (2) can provide a basis for the preservation and

18 interpretation of the peopling of America that has

19 shaped the culture and society of the United States.

20 (c) IDENTIFICATION AND DESIGNATION OF POTENTIAL

21 NEW NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The theme study shall identify

23 and recommend for designation new national historic

24 landmarks.
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1 (2) LIST OF APPROPRIATE SITES.—The theme

2 study shall—

3 (A) include a list in order of importance or

4 merit of the most appropriate sites for national

5 historic landmark designation; and

6 (B) encourage the nomination of other

7 properties to the National Register of Historic

8 Places.

9 (3) DESIGNATION.—On the basis of the theme

10 study, the Secretary shall designate new national his11 toric landmarks.

12 (d) NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.—

13 (1) IDENTIFICATION OF SITES WITHIN CURRENT

14 UNITS.—The theme study shall identify appropriate

15 sites within units of the National Park System at

16 which the peopling of America may be interpreted.

17 (2) IDENTIFICATION OF NEW SITES.—On the

18 basis of the theme study, the Secretary shall rec19 ommend to Congress sites for which studies for poten20 tial inclusion in the National Park System should be

21 authorized.

22 (e) CONTINUING AUTHORITY.—After the date of sub23 mission to Congress of the theme study, the Secretary shall,

24 on a continuing basis, as appropriate to interpret the peo25 pling of America—
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1 (1) evaluate, identify, and designate new na2 tional historic landmarks; and

3 (2) evaluate, identify, and recommend to Con4 gress sites for which studies for potential inclusion in

5 the National Park System should be authorized.

6 (f) PUBLIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.—

7 (1) LINKAGES.—

8 (A) ESTABLISHMENT.—On the basis of the

9 theme study, the Secretary may identify appro10 priate means for establishing linkages—

11 (i) between—

12 (I) regions, areas, trails, districts,

13 communities, sites, buildings, struc14 tures, objects, organizations, societies,

15 and cultures identified under sub16 sections (b) and (d); and

17 (II) groups of people; and

18 (ii) between—

19 (I) regions, areas, districts, com20 munities, sites, buildings, structures,

21 objects, organizations, societies, and

22 cultures identified under subsection (b);

23 and

24 (II) units of the National Park

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1 (B) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the linkages

2 shall be to maximize opportunities for public

3 education and scholarly research on the peopling

4 of America.

5 (2) COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.—On the

6 basis of the theme study, the Secretary shall, subject

7 to the availability of funds, enter into cooperative ar8 rangements with State and local governments, edu9 cational institutions, local historical organizations,

10 communities, and other appropriate entities to pre11 serve and interpret key sites in the peopling of Amer12 ica.

13 (3) EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES.—

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The documentation in

15 the theme study shall be used for broad edu16 cational initiatives such as—

17 (i) popular publications;

18 (ii) curriculum material such as the

19 Teaching with Historic Places program;

20 (iii) heritage tourism products such as

21 the National Register of Historic Places

22 Travel Itineraries program; and

23 (iv) oral history and ethnographic pro24 grams.
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1 (B) COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS.—On the

2 basis of the theme study, the Secretary shall im3 plement cooperative programs to encourage the

4 preservation and interpretation of the peopling

5 of America.

6 SEC. 605. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

7 The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements

8 with educational institutions, professional associations, or

9 other entities knowledgeable about the peopling of

10 America—

11 (1) to prepare the theme study;

12 (2) to ensure that the theme study is prepared in

13 accordance with generally accepted scholarly stand14 ards; and

15 (3) to promote cooperative arrangements and

16 programs relating to the peopling of America.

17 SEC. 606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

18 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as

19 are necessary to carry out this title.

20 TITLE VII—BIG HORN AND

21 WASHAKIE COUNTIES, WYO22 MING LAND CONVEYANCE.

23 SEC. 701. CONVEYANCE.

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—On completion of an environmental

25 analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act of
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1 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Secretary of the Interior,

2 acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage3 ment (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’), shall con4 vey to the Westside Irrigation District, Wyoming (referred

5 to in this title as ‘‘Westside’’), all right, title, and interest

6 (excluding the mineral interest) of the United States in and

7 to such portions of the Federal land in Big Horn County

8 and Washakie County, Wyoming, described in subsection

9 (c), as the district enters into an agreement with the Sec10 retary to purchase.

11 (b) PRICE.—The price of the land conveyed under sub12 section (a) shall be equal to the appraised value of the land,

13 as determined by the Secretary.

14 (c) LAND DESCRIPTION.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The land referred to in sub16 section (a) is the approximately 16,500 acres of land

17 in Big Horn County and Washakie County, Wyo18 ming, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Westside

19 Project’’ and dated May 9, 2000.

20 (2) ADJUSTMENT.—On agreement of the Sec21 retary and Westside, acreage may be added to or sub22 tracted from the land to be conveyed as necessary to

23 satisfy any mitigation requirements under the Na24 tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.

25 4321 et seq.).
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1 (d) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Proceeds of the sale of land

2 under subsection (a) shall be deposited in a special account

3 in the Treasury of the United States and shall be available

4 to the Secretary of the Interior, without further Act of ap5 propriation, for the acquisition of land and interests in

6 land in the Worland District of the Bureau of Land Man7 agement in the State of Wyoming that will benefit public

8 recreation, public access, fish and wildlife habitat, or cul9 tural resources.

10 TITLE VIII—COAL ACREAGE

11 LIMITATIONS

12 SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

13 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Coal Market Competi14 tion Act of 2000’’.

15 SEC. 802. FINDINGS.

16 Congress finds that—

17 (1) Federal land contains commercial deposits of

18 coal, the Nation’s largest deposits of coal being located

19 on Federal land in Utah, Colorado, Montana, and the

20 Powder River Basin of Wyoming;

21 (2) coal is mined on Federal land through Fed22 eral coal leases under the Act of February 25, 1920

23 (commonly known as the ‘‘Mineral Leasing Act’’) (30

24 U.S.C. 181 et seq.);
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1 (3) the sub-bituminous coal from these mines is

2 low in sulfur, making it the cleanest burning coal for

3 energy production;

4 (4) the Mineral Leasing Act sets for each leasable

5 mineral a limitation on the amount of acreage of

6 Federal leases any one producer may hold in any one

7 State or nationally;

8 (5)(A) the present acreage limitation for Federal

9 coal leases has been in place since 1976;

10 (B) currently the coal lease acreage limit of

11 46,080 acres per State is less than the per-State Fed12 eral lease acreage limit for potash (96,000 acres) and

13 oil and gas (246,080 acres);

14 (6) coal producers in Wyoming and Utah are op15 erating mines on Federal leaseholds that contain total

16 acreage close to the coal lease acreage ceiling;

17 (7) the same reasons that Congress cited in en18 acting increases for State lease acreage caps applica19 ble in the case of other minerals—the advent of mod20 ern mine technology, changes in industry economics,

21 greater global competition, and the need to conserve

22 Federal resources—apply to coal;

23 (8) existing coal mines require additional lease

24 acreage to avoid premature closure, but those mines

25 cannot relinquish mined-out areas to lease new acre-
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1 age because those areas are subject to 10-year rec2 lamation plans, and the reclaimed acreage is counted

3 against the State and national acreage limits;

4 (9) to enable them to make long-term business

5 decisions affecting the type and amount of additional

6 infrastructure investments, coal producers need cer7 tainty that sufficient acreage of leasable coal will be

8 available for mining in the future; and

9 (10) to maintain the vitality of the domestic coal

10 industry and ensure the continued flow of valuable

11 revenues to the Federal and State governments and of

12 energy to the American public from coal production

13 on Federal land, the Mineral Leasing Act should be

14 amended to increase the acreage limitation for Fed15 eral coal leases.

16 SEC. 803. COAL MINING ON FEDERAL LAND.

17 Section 27(a) of the Act of February 25, 1920 (30

18 U.S.C. 184(a)), is amended—

19 (1) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and all that follows through

20 ‘‘No person’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) COAL LEASES.—No

21 person’’;

22 (2) by striking ‘‘forty-six thousand and eighty

23 acres’’ and inserting ‘‘75,000 acres’’; and

24 (3) by striking ‘‘one hundred thousand acres’’

25 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘150,000 acres’’.
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1 TITLE IX—KENAI MOUNTAINS–

2 TURNAGAIN ARM NATIONAL

3 HERITAGE AREA.

4 SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Kenai Mountains6 Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area Act of 2000’’.

7 SEC. 902. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

9 (1) the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm trans10 portation corridor is a major gateway to Alaska and

11 includes a range of transportation routes used first by

12 indigenous people who were followed by pioneers who

13 settled the Nation’s last frontier;

14 (2) the natural history and scenic splendor of the

15 region are equally outstanding; vistas of nature’s

16 power include evidence of earthquake subsidence, re17 cent avalanches, retreating glaciers, and tidal action

18 along Turnagain Arm, which has the world’s second

19 greatest tidal range;

20 (3) the cultural landscape formed by indigenous

21 people and then by settlement, transportation, and

22 modern resource development in this rugged and often

23 treacherous natural setting stands as powerful testi24 mony to the human fortitude, perseverance, and re-
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1 sourcefulness that is America’s proudest heritage from

2 the people who settled the frontier;

3 (4) there is a national interest in recognizing,

4 preserving, promoting, and interpreting these re5 sources;

6 (5) the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm region

7 is geographically and culturally cohesive because it is

8 defined by a corridor of historical routes—trail,

9 water, railroad, and roadways through a distinct

10 landscape of mountains, lakes, and fjords;

11 (6) national significance of separate elements of

12 the region include, but are not limited to, the Iditarod

13 National Historic Trail, the Seward Highway Na14 tional Scenic Byway, and the Alaska Railroad Na15 tional Scenic Railroad;

16 (7) national heritage area designation provides

17 for the interpretation of these routes, as well as the

18 national historic districts and numerous historic

19 routes in the region as part of the whole picture of

20 human history in the wider transportation corridor

21 including early Native trade routes, connections by

22 waterway, mining trail, and other routes;

23 (8) national heritage area designation also pro24 vides communities within the region with the motiva25 tion and means for ‘‘grassroots’’ regional coordination
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1 and partnerships with each other and with borough,

2 State, and Federal agencies; and

3 (9) national heritage area designation is sup4 ported by the Kenai Peninsula Historical Association,

5 the Seward Historical Commission, the Seward City

6 Council, the Hope and Sunrise Historical Society, the

7 Hope Chamber of Commerce, the Alaska Association

8 for Historic Preservation, the Cooper Landing Com9 munity Club, the Alaska Wilderness Recreation and

10 Tourism Association, Anchorage Historic Properties,

11 the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau, the

12 Cook Inlet Historical Society, the Moose Pass Sports13 man’s Club, the Alaska Historical Commission, the

14 Gridwood Board of Supervisors, the Kenai River Spe15 cial Management Area Advisory Board, the Bird/In16 dian Community Council, the Kenai Peninsula Bor17 ough Trails Commission, the Alaska Division of

18 Parks and Recreation, the Kenai Peninsula Borough,

19 the Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council, and

20 the Anchorage Municipal Assembly.

21 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are—

22 (1) to recognize, preserve, and interpret the his23 toric and modern resource development and cultural

24 landscapes of the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm
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1 historic transportation corridor, and to promote and

2 facilitate the public enjoyment of these resources; and

3 (2) to foster, through financial and technical as4 sistance, the development of cooperative planning and

5 partnerships among the communities and borough,

6 State, and Federal government entities.

7 SEC. 903. DEFINITIONS.

8 In this title:

9 (1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage

10 Area’’ means the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm

11 National Heritage Area established by section 904(a)

12 of this title.

13 (2) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘manage14 ment entity’’ means the 11-member Board of Direc15 tors of the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm Na16 tional Heritage Corridor Communities Association.

17 (3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage18 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Her19 itage Area.

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

21 the Secretary of the Interior.

22 SEC. 904. KENAI MOUNTAINS–TURNAGAIN ARM NATIONAL

23 HERITAGE AREA.

24 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Kenai

25 Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area.
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1 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The Heritage Area shall comprise

2 the lands in the Kenai Mountains and upper Turnagain

3 Arm region generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Kenai

4 Peninsula/Turnagain Arm National Heritage Corridor’’,

5 numbered ‘‘Map #KMTA–1’’, and dated ‘‘August 1999’’.

6 The map shall be on file and available for public inspection

7 in the offices of the Alaska Regional Office of the National

8 Park Service and in the offices of the Alaska State Heritage

9 Preservation Officer.

10 SEC. 905. MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

11 (a) The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agree12 ment with the management entity to carry out the purposes

13 of this title. The cooperative agreement shall include infor14 mation relating to the objectives and management of the

15 Heritage Area, including the following:

16 (1) A discussion of the goals and objectives of the

17 Heritage Area.

18 (2) An explanation of the proposed approach to

19 conservation and interpretation of the Heritage Area.

20 (3) A general outline of the protection measures,

21 to which the management entity commits.

22 (b) Nothing in this title authorizes the management

23 entity to assume any management authorities or respon24 sibilities on Federal lands.
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1 (c) Representatives of other organizations shall be in2 vited and encouraged to participate with the management

3 entity and in the development and implementation of the

4 management plan, including but not limited to: The State

5 Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation; the State Divi6 sion of Mining, Land and Water; the Forest Service; the

7 State Historic Preservation Office; the Kenai Peninsula

8 Borough; the Municipality of Anchorage; the Alaska Rail9 road; the Alaska Department of Transportation; and the

10 National Park Service.

11 (d) Representation of ex officio members in the non12 profit corporation shall be established under the bylaws of

13 the management entity.

14 SEC. 906. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT EN15 TITY.

16 (a) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after

18 the Secretary enters into a cooperative agreement

19 with the management entity, the management entity

20 shall develop a management plan for the Heritage

21 Area, taking into consideration existing Federal,

22 State, borough, and local plans.

23 (2) CONTENTS.—The management plan shall in24 clude, but not be limited to—
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1 (A) comprehensive recommendations for

2 conservation, funding, management, and devel3 opment of the Heritage Area;

4 (B) a description of agreements on actions

5 to be carried out by government and private or6 ganizations to protect the resources of the Herit7 age Area;

8 (C) a list of specific and potential sources

9 of funding to protect, manage, and develop the

10 Heritage Area;

11 (D) an inventory of resources contained in

12 the Heritage Area; and

13 (E) a description of the role and participa14 tion of other Federal, State, and local agencies

15 that have jurisdiction on lands within the Herit16 age Area.

17 (b) PRIORITIES.—The management entity shall give

18 priority to the implementation of actions, goals, and poli19 cies set forth in the cooperative agreement with the Sec20 retary and the heritage plan, including assisting commu21 nities within the region in—

22 (1) carrying out programs which recognize im23 portant resource values in the Heritage Area;

24 (2) encouraging economic viability in the af25 fected communities;
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1 (3) establishing and maintaining interpretive ex2 hibits in the Heritage Area;

3 (4) improving and interpreting heritage trails;

4 (5) increasing public awareness and apprecia5 tion for the natural, historical, and cultural resources

6 and modern resource development of the Heritage

7 Area;

8 (6) restoring historic buildings and structures

9 that are located within the boundaries of the Heritage

10 Area; and

11 (7) ensuring that clear, consistent, and appro12 priate signs identifying public access points and sites

13 of interest are placed throughout the Heritage Area.

14 (c) PUBLIC MEETINGS.—The management entity shall

15 conduct 2 or more public meetings each year regarding the

16 initiation and implementation of the management plan for

17 the Heritage Area. The management entity shall place a

18 notice of each such meeting in a newspaper of general cir19 culation in the Heritage Area and shall make the minutes

20 of the meeting available to the public.

21 SEC. 907. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

22 (a) The Secretary, in consultation with the Governor

23 of Alaska, or his designee, is authorized to enter into a coop24 erative agreement with the management entity. The cooper-
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1 ative agreement shall be prepared with public participa2 tion.

3 (b) In accordance with the terms and conditions of the

4 cooperative agreement and upon the request of the manage5 ment entity, and subject to the availability of funds, the

6 Secretary may provide administrative, technical, financial,

7 design, development, and operations assistance to carry out

8 the purposes of this title.

9 SEC. 908. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

10 (a) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this title

11 shall be construed to grant powers of zoning or management

12 of land use to the management entity of the Heritage Area.

13 (b) EFFECT ON AUTHORITY OF GOVERNMENTS.—Noth14 ing in this title shall be construed to modify, enlarge, or

15 diminish any authority of the Federal, State, or local gov16 ernments to manage or regulate any use of land as provided

17 for by law or regulation.

18 (c) EFFECT ON BUSINESS.—Nothing in this title shall

19 be construed to obstruct or limit business activity on private

20 development or resource development activities.

21 SEC. 909. PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL

22 PROPERTY.

23 The management entity may not use funds appro24 priated to carry out the purposes of this title to acquire

25 real property or interest in real property.
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1 SEC. 910. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 (a) FIRST YEAR.—For the first year $350,000 is au3 thorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this

4 title, and is made available upon the Secretary and the

5 management entity completing a cooperative agreement.

6 (b) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro7 priated not more than $1,000,000 to carry out the purposes

8 of this title for any fiscal year after the first year. Not more

9 than $10,000,000, in the aggregate, may be appropriated

10 for the Heritage Area.

11 (c) MATCHING FUNDS.—Federal funding provided

12 under this title shall be matched at least 25 percent by other

13 funds or in-kind services.

14 (d) SUNSET PROVISION.—The Secretary may not

15 make any grant or provide any assistance under this title

16 beyond 15 years from the date that the Secretary and man17 agement entity complete a cooperative agreement.

Attest:

Secretary.
106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 150

SENATE AMENDMENT TO

HOUSE AMENDMENT TO

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