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ette Meridian, Stevens County, Washington, and further
identified in the records of the Bureau of Reclamation, De-
partment of the Interior, as Tract No. GC–19858 and Tract
No. GC–19859, respectively.
SEC. 2602. APPRAISAL.
The properties so exchanged either shall be approxi-
mately equal in fair market value or if they are not ap-
proximately equal, shall be equalized by the payment of
cash to the Corporation or to the Secretary as required or
in the event the value of the Corporation’s lands is greater,
the acreage may be reduced so that the fair market value
is approximately equal: Provided, That the Secretary shall
order appraisals made of the fair market value of each tract
of land included in the exchange without consideration for
improvements thereon: Provided further, That any cash
payment received by the Secretary shall be covered in the
Reclamation Fund and credited to the Columbia Basin
project.
SEC. 2603. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
Costs of conducting the necessary land surveys, prepar-
ing the legal description of the lands to be conveyed, per-
forming the appraisals, and administrative costs incurred
in completing the exchange shall be borne by the Corpora-
tion.
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SEC. 2604. LIABILITY FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.
(a) The Secretary shall not acquire any lands under
this title if the Secretary determines that such lands, or any
portion thereof, have become contaminated with hazardous
substances (as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C.
9601)).
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
United States shall have no responsibility or liability with
respect to any hazardous wastes or other substances placed
on any of the lands covered by this title after their transfer
to the ownership of any party, but nothing in this Act shall
be construed as either diminishing or increasing any re-
sponsibility or liability of the United States based on the
condition of such lands on the date of their transfer to the
ownership of another party. The Corporation shall indem-
nify the United States for liabilities arising under the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601), and the Resource Conserva-
tion Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).
SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this title.
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TITLE XXVII—GRAND LAKE CEMETERY
SEC. 2701. MAINTENANCE OF CEMETERY IN ROCKY MOUN-
TAIN NATIONAL PARK.
(a) AGREEMENT.—Notwithstanding any other law, not
later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an appropriate
form of agreement with the town of Grand Lake, Colorado,
authorizing the town to maintain permanently, under ap-
propriate terms and conditions, a cemetery within the
boundaries of the Rocky Mountain National Park.
(b) CEMETERY BOUNDARIES.—The cemetery shall be
comprised of approximately 5 acres of land, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Grand Lake Cemetery’’ and
dated February 1995.
(c) AVAILABILITY FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall place the map described in sub-
section (b) on file, and make the map available for public
inspection, in the headquarters office of the Rocky Mountain
National Park.
(d) LIMITATION.—The cemetery shall not be extended
beyond the boundaries of the cemetery shown on the map
described in subsection (b).
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TITLE XXVIII—OLD SPANISH TRAIL
SEC. 2801. DESIGNATION.
Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16
U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(36) The Old Spanish Trail, beginning in
Santa Fe, New Mexico, proceeding through Colorado
and Utah, and ending in Los Angeles, California,
and the Northern Branch of the Old Spanish Trail,
beginning near Espanola, New Mexico, proceeding
through Colorado, and ending near Crescent Junction,
Utah.’’.
TITLE XXIX—BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY
NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR
SEC. 2901. BOUNDARY CHANCES.
Section 2 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish the
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in
Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’, approved November 10,
1986 (Public Law 99–647; 16 U.S.C. 461 note), is amended
by striking the first sentence and inserting the following
new sentence: ‘‘The boundaries shall include the lands and
water generally depicted on the map entitled Blackstone
River Valley National Heritage Corridor Boundary Map,
numbered BRV–80–80,011, and dated May 2, 1993.’’.