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affected by reliance on erroneous surveys as described in
subsection (a).
SEC. 135. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of the Interior is directed to accept full title to approxi-
mately 84 acres of land located in Prince Georges County, Maryland,
adjacent to Oxon Cove Park, and bordered generally by the Potomac
River, Interstate 295 and the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, and in
exchange therefor shall convey to the Corrections Corporation of
America all of the interest of the United States in approximately
42 acres of land located in Oxon Cove Park in the District of
Columbia, and bordered generally by Oxon Cove, Interstate 295
and the District of Columbia Impound Lot.
(b) The Secretary shall not acquire any lands under this section
if the Secretary determines that the 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)).
(c) 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 section after their transfer to any party, but nothing
in this section shall be construed as either diminishing or increasing
any responsibility 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: Provided, That the Corrections Corporation of
America shall indemnify the United States for liabilities arising
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601) and the Resource Conservation
Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
(d) The properties so exchanged shall be equal in fair market
value or if they are not approximately equal, the Corrections Cor-
poration of America shall equalize the values by the payment of
cash to the Secretary and any such payments shall be deposited
to credit of ‘‘Miscellaneous Trust Funds, National Park Service’’
and shall be available without further appropriation until expended
for the acquisition of land within the National Park System. No
equalization shall be required if the value of the property received
by the Secretary is more than that transferred by the Secretary.
(e) Costs of conducting necessary land surveys, preparing the
legal descriptions of the lands to be conveyed, appraisals, deeds,
other necessary documents, and administrative costs shall be borne
by the Corporation. The required appraisals shall be conducted
in accordance with 43 CFR 2201.3–1, 2201.3–3, and 2201.3–4.
(f) Following any exchange authorized by this provision, the
boundaries of the Park System of the Nation’s Capital are hereby
amended to reflect the property added to and deleted from that
System.
SEC. 136. The National Park Service shall, within 30 days
of enactment of this Act, begin negotiations with the University
of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Mineral Engineering, to determine
the compensation that shall be paid by the National Park Service,
within funds appropriated to the National Park Service in this
Act, or within unobligated balances of funds appropriated in prior
appropriations Acts, to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, School
of Mineral Engineering, for facilities, equipment, and interests
owned by the University that were destroyed by the Federal Govern-
ment at the Stampede Mine Site within the boundaries of Denali
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National Park and Preserve: Provided, That if the National Park
Service and the University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Mineral
Engineering, fail to reach a negotiated settlement within 90 days
of commencing negotiations, then the National Park Service shall
submit a formal request to the Director of the Office of Hearings
and Appeals, Department of the Interior, for the purpose of entering
into third-party mediation to be conducted in accordance with the
Department of the Interior’s final policy applicable to alternative
dispute resolution: Provided further, That any payment made by
the National Park Service to the University of Alaska Fairbanks,
School of Mineral Engineering, shall fully satisfy the claims of
the University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Mineral Engineering;
and that the University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Mineral
Engineering, shall convey to the Secretary of the Interior all prop-
erty rights in such facilities, equipment and interests: Provided
further, That the Secretary of the Army shall provide, at no cost,
two six-by-six vehicles, in excellent operating condition, or equiva-
lent equipment to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of
Mineral Engineering, and shall construct a bridge across the Bull
River to the Golden Zone Mine Site to allow ingress and egress
for the activities conducted by the School of Mineral Engineering.
TITLE II—RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as
authorized by law, $187,944,000, to remain available until
expended.
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing tech-
nical and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions,
and others, and for forest health management, cooperative forestry,
and education and land conservation activities, $161,237,000, to
remain available until expended, as authorized by law: Provided,
That of funds available under this heading for Pacific Northwest
Assistance in this or prior appropriations Acts, $800,000 shall be
provided to the World Forestry Center for purposes of continuing
scientific research and other authorized efforts regarding the land
exchange efforts in the Umpqua River Basin region: Provided fur-
ther, That activities conducted pursuant to funds provided herein
for the Alaska Spruce Bark Beetle task force shall be exempt
from the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise
provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and utiliza-
tion of the National Forest System, for forest planning, inventory,
and monitoring, and for administrative expenses associated with
the management of funds provided under the headings ‘‘Forest
and Rangeland Research’’, ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’, ‘‘National
Forest System’’, ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’, ‘‘Reconstruction and
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Construction’’, and ‘‘Land Acquisition’’, $1,348,377,000, to remain
available until expended, which shall include 50 percent of all
moneys received during prior fiscal years as fees collected under
the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended,
in accordance with section 4 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 460l–6a(i)):
Provided, That up to $10,000,000 of the funds provided herein
for road maintenance shall be available for the planned obliteration
of roads which are no longer needed: Provided further, That funds
may be used to construct or reconstruct facilities of the Forest
Service: Provided further, That no more than $250,000 shall be
used on any single project, exclusive of planning and design costs:
Provided further, That any such project must be approved by the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in compliance
with the reprogramming procedures contained in House Report
105–163: Provided further, That the Forest Service shall report
annually to Congress the amount obligated for each project, and
the total dollars obligated during the year.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities
on National Forest System lands, for emergency fire suppression
on or adjacent to such lands or other lands under fire protection
agreement, and for emergency rehabilitation of burned-over
National Forest System lands, $584,707,000 to remain available
until expended: Provided, That such funds are available for repay-
ment of advances from other appropriations accounts previously
transferred for such purposes.
RECONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise
provided for, $166,045,000 to remain available until expended for
construction, reconstruction and acquisition of buildings and other
facilities, and for construction, reconstruction and repair of forest
roads and trails by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C.
532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205.
LAND ACQUISITION
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Land
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C.
460l–4 through 11), including administrative expenses, and for
acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance
with statutory authority applicable to the Forest Service,
$52,976,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation
Fund, to remain available until expended.
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS
For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the
Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe
National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San Bernardino, Sequoia,
and Cleveland National Forests, California, as authorized by law,
$1,069,000, to be derived from forest receipts.
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ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES
For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from funds
deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, public school
districts, or other public school authorities pursuant to the Act
of December 4, 1967, as amended (16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain
available until expended.
RANGE BETTERMENT FUND
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and
improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior
fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on lands in
National Forests in the sixteen Western States, pursuant to section
401(b)(1) of Public Law 94–579, as amended, to remain available
until expended, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available
for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground range
rehabilitation, protection, and improvements.
GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND RANGELAND
RESEARCH
For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), $92,000, to
remain available until expended, to be derived from the fund estab-
lished pursuant to the above Act.
MIDEWIN NATIONAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE RESTORATION FUND
All funds collected for admission, occupancy, and use of the
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, and the salvage value proceeds
from sale of any facilities and improvements pursuant to sections
2915(d) and (e) of Public Law 104–106, are hereby appropriated
and made available until expended for the necessary expenses of
restoring and administering the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
in accordance with section 2915(f) of the Act.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year
shall be available for: (1) purchase of not to exceed 159 passenger
motor vehicles of which 22 will be used primarily for law enforce-
ment purposes and of which 156 shall be for replacement; acquisi-
tion of 25 passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire
of such vehicles; operation and maintenance of aircraft, the purchase
of not to exceed two for replacement only, and acquisition of 20
aircraft from excess sources notwithstanding other provisions of
law, existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds
derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for
the replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225,
and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109;
(3) purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other public
improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (4) acquisition of land, waters, and
interests therein, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursu-
ant to the Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and (7) for debt collection contracts in
accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c).
None of the funds made available under this Act shall be
obligated or expended to change the boundaries of any region,