specified in paragraph (1). The owner shall make a 
determination under this subsection in consultation 
with the Department of Natural Resources of the 
Commonwealth and the Secretary. 
(3) FAILURE TO MANAGE AS REQUIRED.—In 
any deed, grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 
implementing this Act and the Forest Legacy Pro-
gram in the Commonwealth, the Secretary may re-
quire that, if land acquired by the Commonwealth or 
other cooperating entity under this Act is sold or 
conveyed in whole or part, or is not managed in con-
formity with paragraph (1), title to the land shall, 
at the discretion of the Secretary, vest in the United 
States. 
(4) FEDERALLY OWNED LAND.—Any federally 
owned land acquired by the Secretary in the Karst 
Region shall be managed by the Secretary in accord-
ance with paragraphs (1) and (2) and the Forest 
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act 
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.). 
(d) WILLING SELLERS.—Any land acquired by the 
Secretary in the Karst Region shall be acquired only from 
a willing seller. 
(e) RELATION TO OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Nothing in 
this Act— 
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(1) diminishes any other authority that the Sec-
retary may have to acquire, protect, and manage 
land and natural resources in the Commonwealth; or 
(2) exempts the Federal Government from 
Commonwealth water laws. 
(f) LAND VALUATION.—Notwithstanding any land 
valuation provision of the Uniform Relocation Assistance 
and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 
U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), or regulations issued thereunder, 
land acquired by the Secretary, or by a non-Federal entity 
using amounts from the Fund or appropriated for the pur-
poses of this Act, shall be valued— 
(1) in accordance with appraisals prepared in 
conformity with the Uniform Appraisal Standards 
for Federal Land Acquisitions; or 
(2) in accordance with market surveys approved 
by the Chief Appraiser of the Forest Service, for 
areas of land where elements of value, such as phys-
ical characteristics and other amenities, are readily 
apparent and substantially similar. 
SEC. 5. PUERTO RICO KARST CONSERVATION FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury an interest bearing account to be known as the 
‘‘Puerto Rico Karst Conservation Fund’’. 
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(b) CREDITS TO FUNDS.—There shall be credited to 
the Fund— 
(1) amounts appropriated to the Fund; 
(2) amounts donated to the Fund; and 
(3) interest derived from amounts in the Fund. 
(c) USE OF FUND.—Amounts in the Fund shall be 
available to the Secretary until expended, without further 
appropriation, to carry out section 4. 
SEC. 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 
(a) DONATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY
TO
ACCEPT.—The Secretary 
may accept donations, including land and money, 
made by public and private agencies, corporations, 
organizations, and individuals in furtherance of the 
purposes of this Act. 
(2) TREATMENT OF DONORS.—The Secretary 
may accept donations even if the donor conducts 
business with or is regulated by the Department of 
Agriculture or any other Federal agency. 
(3) TREATMENT OF DONATIONS.—A donation 
of land, property and money accepted by the Sec-
retary under the authority of this Act shall be con-
sidered as a gift, bequest, or devise to the United 
States in the same manner as provided in Public 
Law 95–442 (7 U.S.C. 2269). 
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(b) RELATION TO FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—All land in the Karst Region 
shall be eligible for inclusion in the Forest Legacy 
Program. 
(2) COST SHARING.—The Secretary may credit 
donations made under subsection (a) to satisfy any 
cost-sharing requirements of the Forest Legacy Pro-
gram. 
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