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‘‘(e) APPLICATION
FOR REHABILITATION ASSIST-
ANCE.—A local organization may apply to the Secretary
for technical and financial assistance under this section
if the application has also been submitted to and approved
by the State agency having supervisory responsibility over
the covered water resource project at issue or, if there is
no State agency having such responsibility, by the Gov-
ernor of the State. The Secretary shall request the State
dam safety officer (or equivalent State official) to be in-
volved in the application process if State permits or ap-
provals are required. The rehabilitation of structural
measures shall meet standards established by the Sec-
retary and address other dam safety issues. At the request
of the local organization, personnel of the Natural Re-
sources Conservation Service of the Department of Agri-
culture may assist in preparing applications for assistance.
‘‘(f) RANKING OF REQUESTS FOR REHABILITATION
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall establish such system
of approving rehabilitation requests, recognizing that such
requests will be received throughout the fiscal year and
subject to the availability of funds to carry out this sec-
tion, as is necessary for proper administration by the De-
partment of Agriculture and equitable for all local organi-
zations. The approval process shall be in writing, and
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made known to all local organizations and appropriate
State agencies.
‘‘(g) PROHIBITION
ON CERTAIN REHABILITATION
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may not approve a rehabili-
tation request if the need for rehabilitation of the struc-
ture is the result of a lack of adequate maintenance by
the party responsible for the maintenance.
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to pro-
vide financial and technical assistance under this
section—
‘‘(1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(2) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(3) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
‘‘(4) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and
‘‘(5) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
‘‘(i) ASSESSMENT
OF REHABILITATION NEEDS.—
The Secretary, in concert with the responsible State agen-
cies, shall conduct an assessment of the rehabilitation
needs of covered water resource projects in all States in
which such projects are located.
‘‘(j) RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall main-
tain a data base to track the benefits derived from
rehabilitation projects supported under this section
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and the expenditures made under this section. On
the basis of such data and the reports submitted
under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall prepare
and submit to Congress an annual report providing
the status of activities conducted under this section.
‘‘(2) GRANT RECIPIENTS.—Not later than 90
days after the completion of a specific rehabilitation
project for which assistance is provided under this
section, the local organization that received the as-
sistance shall make a report to the Secretary giving
the status of any rehabilitation effort undertaken
using financial assistance provided under this sec-
tion.’’.
SEC. 314. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST AND CON-
VEYANCE OF MINERAL RIGHTS IN FORMER
FEDERAL LAND IN SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH
CAROLINA.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) The hiking trail known as the Palmetto
Trail traverses the Manchester State Forest in Sum-
ter County, South Carolina, which is owned by the
South Carolina State Commission of Forestry on be-
half of the State of South Carolina.
(2) The Commission seeks to widen the Pal-
metto Trail by acquiring a corridor of land along the
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northeastern border of the trail from the Anne
Marie Carton Boardman Trust in exchange for a
tract of former Federal land now owned by the Com-
mission.
(3) At the time of the conveyance of the former
Federal land to the Commission in 1955, the United
States retained a reversionary interest in the land,
which now prevents the land exchange from being
completed.
(b) RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—
(1) RELEASE REQUIRED.—In the case of the
tract of land identified as Tract 3 on the map num-
bered 161–DI and further described in paragraph
(2), the Secretary of Agriculture shall release the re-
versionary interest of the United States in the land
that—
(A) requires that the land be used for pub-
lic purposes; and
(B) is contained in the deed conveying the
land from the United States to the South Caro-
lina State Commission of Forestry, dated June
28, 1955, and recorded in Deed Drawer No. 6
of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South
Carolina.
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(2) MAP OF TRACT 3.—Tract 3 is generally de-
picted on the map numbered 161–DI, entitled
‘‘Boundary Survey for South Carolina Forestry
Commission’’, dated August 1998, and filed, to-
gether with a legal description of the tract, with the
South Carolina State Commission of Forestry.
(3) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the
release of the revisionary interest under paragraph
(1), the State of South Carolina shall transfer to the
United States a vested future interest, similar to the
restriction described in paragraph (1)(A), in the
tract of land identified as Parcel G on the map num-
bered 225–HI, entitled ‘‘South Carolina Forestry
Commission Boardman Land Exchange’’, dated
June 9, 1999, and filed, together with a legal de-
scription of the tract, with the South Carolina State
Commission of Forestry.
(c) EXCHANGE OF MINERAL RIGHTS.—
(1) EXCHANGE
REQUIRED.—Subject to any
valid existing rights of third parties, the Secretary of
the Interior shall convey to the South Carolina State
Commission of Forestry on behalf of the State of
South Carolina all of the undivided mineral rights of
the United States in the Tract 3 identified in sub-
section (b)(1) in exchange for mineral rights of
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equal value held by the State of South Carolina in
the Parcel G identified in subsection (b)(3) as well
as in Parcels E and F owned by the State and also
depicted on the map referred to in subsection (b)(3).
(2) 
DETERMINATION
OF
MINERAL
CHAR-
ACTER.—Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall determine—
(A) the mineral character of Tract 3 and
Parcels E, F, and G; and
(B) the fair market value of the mineral
interests.
SEC. 315. TECHNICAL CORRECTION REGARDING RESTORA-
TION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CROP LOSS AS-
SISTANCE.
Section 259 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act
of 2000 (Public Law 106–224; 114 Stat. 426; 7 U.S.C.
1421 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.—The Sec-
retary shall use the funds, facilities, and authorities of the
Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out this section.’’.
SEC. 316. PORK CHECKOFF REFERENDUM.
Notwithstanding section 1620(c)(3)(B)(iv) of the
Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information
Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 4809(c)(3)(B)(iv)), the Secretary
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shall use funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to
pay for all expenses associated with the pork checkoff ref-
erendum ordered by the Secretary on February 25, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.