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(9) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Administrator
of the General Services Administration shall provide to the
Commission, without reimbursement, such administrative
support services as the Commission may request.
(10) FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request of the Commission,
the head of any Federal agency may detail to the Commission
or management entity, without reimbursement, personnel of
the agency to assist the commission or management entity
in carrying out its duties and such detail shall be without
interruption or loss of civil service status, benefits, or privileges.
(11) 
SUBPOENAS.—The 
Commission 
may 
not 
issue
subpoenas or exercise any subpoena authority.
(12) EXPENSES.—Members of the Commission shall serve
without compensation, but the Secretary may reimburse
members for expenses reasonably incurred in carrying out the
responsibilities of the Commission under this Act.
(13) MAILS.—The Commission may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions
as other departments and agencies of the United States.
(14) GIFTS.—The Commission may, for purposes of carrying
out the duties of the Commission, seek, accept, and dispose
of gifts, bequests, or donations of money, personal or real
property, or services received from any source.
(15) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate at
the expiration of the 45-day period beginning on the date on
which the Secretary approves the plan under subsection (f)(4).
(i) DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall—
(A) develop the plan and draft plan referred to in
subsection (f), in consultation with the Secretary;
(B) assist the Commonwealth of Virginia, and any
political 
subdivision 
thereof, 
in 
the 
management,
protection, and interpretation of the natural, cultural, and
historical resources within the District, except that the
Commission shall in no way infringe upon the authorities
and policies of the Commonwealth of Virginia or any
political subdivision; and
(C) take appropriate action to encourage protection
of the natural, cultural, and historic resources within the
District by landowners, local governments, organizations,
and businesses.
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—From the amounts made available to
carry out the National Historic Preservation Act, there are
authorized to be appropriated to the Commission not more
than $250,000 annually to remain available until expended.
(2) ASSISTANCE.—(A) From the amounts made available
to carry out the National Historic Preservation Act, there are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for grants and
technical assistance pursuant to subsections (g) (1), (2), and
(3) not more than $2,000,000 annually to remain available
until expended.
(B) The Federal share of any funds awarded under
subsection (g)(2) may not exceed the amount of non-Federal
funds provided for the preservation, interpretation, planning,
development, or implementation with respect to which the grant
is awarded.
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(3) LAND ACQUISITION.—From the amounts made available
to carry out the National Historic Preservation Act, there are
authorized to be appropriated for land acquisition pursuant
to subsection (g)(4) not more than $2,000,000 annually to
remain available until expended.
(4) MANAGEMENT
ENTITY.—From the amounts made
available to carry out the National Historic Preservation Act,
there are authorized to be appropriated to the management
entity not more than $500,000 annually to remain available
until expended.
SEC. 607. WASHITA BATTLEFIELD.
(a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.—
(1) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(A) the Battle of the Washita, November 27, 1868,
was one of the largest engagements between Plains tribes
and the United States Army on the Southern Great Plains.
The site is a registered National Historic Landmark;
(B) Lt. Colonel George A. Custer, leading the 7th
United States Cavalry, attacked the sleeping Cheyenne
village of peace chief Black Kettle. Custer’s attack resulted
in more than 150 Indian casualties, many of them women
and children;
(C) the Battle of the Washita symbolizes the struggle
of the Southern Great Plains tribes to maintain their
traditional lifeways and not to submit to reservation
confinement; and
(D) the Washita battle site possesses a high degree
of integrity and the cultural landscape is essentially intact.
The Cheyenne village site has not been altered substan-
tially except by periodic flooding of the Washita River.
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are to—
(A) recognize the importance of the Battle of the
Washita as a nationally significant element of frontier
military history and as a symbol of the struggles of the
Southern Great Plains tribes to maintain control of their
traditional use areas; and
(B) establish the site of the Battle of the Washita
as a national historic site and provide opportunities for
American Indian groups including the Cheyenne-Arapaho
Tribe to be involved in the formulation of plans and
educational programs for the national historic site.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to provide for the preservation
and interpretation of the Battle of the Washita, there is hereby
established the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site in
the State of Oklahoma (hereafter in this section referred to
as the ‘‘national historic site’’).
(2) BOUNDARY.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The national historic site shall
consist of—
(i) approximately 326 acres, as generally depicted
on the map entitled ‘‘Washita Battlefield National
Historic Site’’, numbered 22,000A and dated 12/95; and
(ii) the private lands subject to conservation ease-
ments referred to in subsection (d)(2).
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(B) MAP.—The map referred to in subparagraph (A)(i)
shall be on file in the offices of the Director of the National
Park Service, Department of the Interior, and other appro-
priate offices of the National Park Service. The Secretary
of the Interior (hereafter in this section referred to as
the ‘‘Secretary’’) may, from time to time, make minor
revisions in the boundary of the national historic site in
accordance with section 7(c) of the Land and Water Con-
servation Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 et seq.).
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the
Director of the National Park Service, shall manage the
national historic site in accordance with this section and the
provisions of law generally applicable to units of the National
Park System, including ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park
Service, and for other purposes’’, approved August 25, 1916
(39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1, 2–4), and the Act of August 21,
1935 (49 Stat. 666; U.S.C. 461–467).
(2) MANAGEMENT PURPOSES.—The Secretary shall manage
the national historic site for the following purposes, among
others:
(A) To protect and preserve the national historic site,
including the topographic features important to the battle
site, artifacts and other physical remains of the battle,
and the visual scene as closely as possible as it was at
the time of the battle.
(B) To interpret the cultural and natural resources
of the historic site, providing for public understanding and
appreciation of the area in such manner as to perpetuate
these qualities and values for future generations.
(3) CONSULTATION AND TRAINING.—The Secretary, acting
through the Director of the National Park Service, shall consult
regularly with the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribe on the formulation
of the management plan provisions referred to in subsection
(e)(5) and on preparation of educational programs provided
to the public. The Secretary is authorized to enter into
cooperative agreements with the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribe, its
subordinate boards, committees, enterprises, and traditional
leaders to further the purposes of this Act.
(d) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—
(1) PARK
BOUNDARIES.—Within the boundaries of the
national historic site, the Secretary is authorized to acquire
lands and interests in lands by donation, purchase with donated
or appropriated funds, or exchange, except that—
(A) no lands or interests in lands within the historic
site may be acquired without the consent of the owner
thereof, and
(B) lands and interests in lands owned by the State
of Oklahoma or any political subdivision thereof may be
acquired only by donation.
(2) CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.—The Congress finds that
the State of Oklahoma, acting through the Oklahoma Historical
Society, will work with local land owners to acquire and hold
in perpetuity conservation easements in the vicinity of the
national historic site as deemed necessary for the visual and
interpretive integrity of the site. The intent of the easements
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will be to keep occupancy of the land in private ownership
and use of the land in general agriculture.
(e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Within 5 years after the date funds
are made available for purposes of this section, the Secretary,
acting through the Director of the National Park Service, shall
prepare a general management plan for the national historic site.
The plan shall address, but not be limited to, each of the following:
(1) A resource protection program.
(2) A visitor use plan including programs and facilities
that will be provided for public use, including the location
and cost of public facilities.
(3) A research and curation plan.
(4) A highway signing program.
(5) Involvement by the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribe in the
formulation of educational programs for the national historic
site.
(6) Involvement by the State of Oklahoma and other local
and national entities willing to share in the responsibilities
of developing and supporting the national historic site.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section for land acquisition
and development not more than $5,000,000.
TITLE VII—FEES
SEC. 701. SKI AREA PERMIT RENTAL CHARGE.
(a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall charge a rental charge
for all ski area permits issued pursuant to section 3 of the National
Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 497b), the Act
of March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1101, chapter 144; 16 U.S.C. 497),
or the 9th through 20th paragraphs under the heading ‘‘SURVEY-
ING THE PUBLIC LANDS’’ under the heading ‘‘UNDER THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR’’ in the Act of June 4, 1897
(30 Stat. 34, chapter 2), on National Forest System lands. Permit
rental charges for permits issued pursuant to the National Forest
Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 shall be calculated as set forth in
subsection (b). Permit rental charges for existing ski area permits
issued pursuant to the Act of March 4, 1915, and the Act of
June 4, 1897, shall be calculated in accordance with those existing
permits: Provided, That a permittee may, at the permittee’s option,
use the calculation method set forth in subsection (b).
(b)(1) The ski area permit rental charge (SAPRC) shall be
calculated by adding the permittee’s gross revenues from lift ticket/
year-round ski area use pass sales plus revenue from ski school
operations (LT+SS) and multiplying such total by the slope trans-
port feet percentage (STFP) on National Forest System land. That
amount shall be increased by the gross year-round revenue from
ancillary facilities (GRAF) physically located on national forest land,
including all permittee or subpermittee lodging, food service, rental
shops, parking and other ancillary operations, to determine the
adjusted gross revenue (AGR) subject to the permit rental charge.
The final rental charge shall be calculated by multiplying the AGR
by the following percentages for each revenue bracket and adding
the total for each revenue bracket:
(A) 1.5 percent of all adjusted gross revenue below
$3,000,000;