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to the history of the Underground Railroad, and any adminis-
trative activities necessary to the operation of the Freedom
Center.
(2) PRIORITIES.—The Freedom Center shall give priority
to—
(A) construction of the Freedom Center facility;
(B) development of programs and exhibits to be pre-
sented in or from the Freedom Center facility; and
(C) providing assistance to the National Park Service
in the implementation of the National Underground Rail-
road Network to Freedom Act (16 U.S.C. 469l).
(f) APPLICATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Freedom Center shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and containing or accompanied by such information as the
Secretary may reasonably require. Each application shall—
(A) describe the activities for which assistance is
sought;
(B) provide assurances that the non-Federal share of
the cost of activities of the Freedom Center shall be paid
from non-Federal sources, together with an accounting of
costs expended by the Freedom Center to date, a budget
of costs to be incurred prior to the opening of the Freedom
Center facility, an accounting of funds raised to date, both
Federal and non-Federal, and a projection of funds to be
raised through the completion of the Freedom Center
facility.
(2) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve the application
submitted pursuant to subsection (f)(1) unless such application
fails to comply with the provisions of this section.
(g) REPORTS.—The Freedom Center shall submit an annual
report to the appropriate committees of the Congress not later
than January 31, 2000, and each succeeding year thereafter for
any fiscal year in which Federal funds are expended pursuant
to this section. The report shall—
(1) include a financial statement addressing the Freedom
Center’s costs incurred to date and projected costs, and funds
raised to date and projected fundraising goals;
(2) include a comprehensive and detailed description of
the Freedom Center’s activities for the preceding and suc-
ceeding fiscal years; and
(3) include a description of the activities taken to assure
compliance with this section.
(h) AMENDMENT TO THE NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
NETWORK TO FREEDOM ACT OF 1998.—The National Underground
Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 679; 16 U.S.C.
469l and following) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 4. PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC SITES OR STRUCTURES.
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY
TO
MAKE
GRANTS.—The Secretary of the
Interior may make grants in accordance with this section for the
preservation and restoration of historic buildings or structures asso-
ciated with the Underground Railroad, and for related research
and documentation to sites, programs, or facilities that have been
included in the national network.
‘‘(b) GRANT CONDITIONS.—Any grant made under this section
shall provide that—
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‘‘(1) no change or alteration may be made in property
for which the grant is used except with the agreement of
the property owner and the Secretary;
‘‘(2) the Secretary shall have the right of access at reason-
able times to the public portions of such property for interpre-
tive and other purposes; and
‘‘(3) conversion, use, or disposal of such property for pur-
poses contrary to the purposes of this Act, as determined by
the Secretary, shall result in a right of the United States
to compensation equal to all Federal funds made available
to the grantee under this Act.
‘‘(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may obligate
funds made available for a grant under this section only if the
grantee agrees to match, from funds derived from non-Federal
sources, the amount of the grant with an amount that is equal
to or greater than the grant. The Secretary may waive the require-
ment of the preceding sentence with respect to a grant if the
Secretary determines that an extreme emergency exists or that
such a waiver is in the public interest to assure the preservation
of historically significant resources.
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary for purposes of this section $2,500,000 for fiscal year
2001 and each subsequent fiscal year. Amounts authorized but
not appropriated in a fiscal year shall be available for appropriation
in subsequent fiscal years.’’.
SEC. 151. PRIORITY ABANDONED MINE AND ACID MINE REMEDI-
ATION. For expenses necessary to reclaim abandoned coal mine
sites and for acid mine drainage remediation caused by past coal
mining practices in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania and other
purposes consistent with title IV of the Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95–87, as amended,
to be granted to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in addition
to the amount granted under sections 402(g)(1) and 402(g)(5) of
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, $12,600,000, to
be derived from funds pursuant to section 402(g)(2) of the Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That of these funds, $600,000 will be specifi-
cally used to continue a demonstration project funded in Public
Law 106–113, in accordance with section 401(c)(6) of the Act to
determine the efficacy of improving water quality by removing
metals from eligible waters polluted by acid mine drainage.
SEC. 152. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from
the unobligated balances derived from the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund appropriated in fiscal year 2000 for acquisition
of land at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (Black River),
$850,000, together with other sums as may become available, is
for the Nisqually Indian Tribe to acquire the fee title to the Kenneth
W. Braget farm under the terms and conditions of the existing
Purchase and Sale Agreement. The Nisqually Indian Tribe shall
enter into a 25 year cooperative agreement/renewable lease with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to manage those lands within
the approved refuge boundary as part of the Nisqually National
Wildlife Refuge. Such lands within the approved refuge boundary
shall be managed in perpetuity for refuge purposes.
SEC. 153. TRIBAL SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAM. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) CONSTRUCTION.—The term ‘‘construction’’, with respect
to a tribally controlled school, includes the construction or
renovation of that school.
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ has the meaning
given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(4) TRIBALLY CONTROLLED SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘tribally con-
trolled school’’ has the meaning given that term in section
5212 of the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C.
2511).
(5) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ means the
Department of the Interior.
(6) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘demonstration
program’’ means the Tribal School Construction Demonstration
Program.
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a demonstration
program to provide grants to Indian tribes for the construction
of tribally controlled schools.
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, in carrying out the demonstration program under sub-
section (b), the Secretary shall award a grant to each Indian
tribe that submits an application that is approved by the Sec-
retary under paragraph (2). The Secretary shall ensure that
an eligible Indian tribe currently on the Department’s priority
list for constructing of replacement educational facilities
receives the highest priority for a grant under this section.
(2) GRANT APPLICATIONS.—An application for a grant under
the section shall—
(A) include a proposal for the construction of a tribally
controlled school of the Indian tribe that submits the
application; and
(B) be in such form as the Secretary determines appro-
priate.
(3) GRANT AGREEMENT.—As a condition to receiving a grant
under this section, the Indian tribe shall enter into an agree-
ment with the Secretary that specifies—
(A) the costs of construction under the grant;
(B) that the Indian tribe shall be required to contribute
towards the cost of the construction a tribal share equal
to 50 percent of the costs; and
(C) any other term or condition that the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.
(4) ELIGIBILITY.—Grants awarded under the demonstration
program shall only be for construction on replacement tribally
controlled schools.
(c) EFFECT OF GRANT.—A grant received under this section
shall be in addition to any other funds received by an Indian
tribe under any other provision of law. The receipt of a grant
under this section shall not affect the eligibility of an Indian tribe
receiving funding, or the amount of funding received by the Indian
tribe, under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C.
2501 et seq.) or the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).
SEC. 154. WHITE RIVER OIL SHALE MINE, UTAH. (a) SALE.—
The Administrator of General Services (referred to in this section
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as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall sell all right, title, and interest of
the United States in and to the improvements and equipment
described in subsection (b) that are situated on the land described
in subsection (c) (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Mine’’).
(b) DESCRIPTION
OF IMPROVEMENTS
AND
EQUIPMENT.— The
improvements and equipment referred to in subsection (a) are the
following improvements and equipment associated with the Mine:
(1) Mine Service Building.
(2) Sewage Treatment Building.
(3) Electrical Switchgear Building.
(4) Water Treatment Building/Plant.
(5) Ventilation/Fan Building.
(6) Water Storage Tanks.
(7) Mine Hoist Cage and Headframe.
(8) Miscellaneous Mine-related equipment.
(c) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in subsection
(a) is the land located in Uintah County, Utah, known as the
‘‘White River Oil Shale Mine’’ and described as follows:
(1) T. 10 S., R 24 E., Salt Lake Meridian, sections 12
through 14, 19 through 30, 33, and 34.
(2) T. 10 S., R. 25 E., Salt Lake Meridian, sections 18
and 19.
(d) USE OF PROCEEDS.—The proceeds of the sale under sub-
section (a)—
(1) shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury
of the United States; and
(2) shall be available until expended, without further Act
of appropriation—
(A) first, to reimburse the Administrator for the direct
costs of the sale; and
(B) second, to reimburse the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment Utah State Office for the costs of closing and rehabili-
tating the Mine.
(e) MINE CLOSURE
AND REHABILITATION.—The closing and
rehabilitation of the Mine (including closing of the mine shafts,
site grading, and surface revegetation) shall be conducted in accord-
ance with—
(1) the regulatory requirements of the State of Utah, the
Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration; and
(2) other applicable law.
SEC. 155. BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. (a) The Blue Ridge Parkway
headquarters building located at 199 Hemphill Knob in Asheville,
North Carolina, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Gary E.
Everhardt Headquarters Building’’.
(b) Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the headquarters building
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Gary E. Everhardt Headquarters Building’’.
SEC. 156. None of the funds in this Act or any other Act
shall be used, by the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate final
rules to revise 43 C.F.R. subpart 3809, except that the Secretary,
following the public comment period required by section 3002 of
Public Law 106–31, may issue final rules to amend 43 C.F.R.
subpart 3809 which are not inconsistent with the recommendations
contained in the National Research Council report entitled
‘‘Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands’’ so long as these regulations