retary under the mineral assessment program and
similar programs undertaken by the State.
(2) PEER
REVIEW.—The mineral assessment
program shall be subject to review by the Arizona
State Department of Mines and Mineral Resources,
and shall not be deemed to have been completed
until the results of the assessment have been ap-
proved by the Arizona State Department of Mines
and Mineral Resources.
(c) IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.—
The Secretary may enter into contracts with public or pri-
vate entities to carry out all or any portion of the mineral
assessment program.
(d) CONDITIONS
ON MINERAL WITHDRAWAL AU-
THORITY.—
(1) EFFECT
OF
MINERAL
ASSESSMENT
PRO-
GRAM.—The Secretary may not make, modify, or ex-
tend any mineral withdrawal authorized by section
204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1714) or by any other law
within the boundaries of the conservation area after
January 1, 1999, until the assessment, consultation,
and peer review required by subsections (a) and (b)
are completed. If a mineral withdrawal was made,
modified, or extended between January 1, 1999, and
the date of the enactment of this Act, the with-
drawal shall be deemed to be vacated until the as-
sessment, consultation, and peer review required by
subsections (a) and (b) are completed.
(2) MINERAL
LEASING.—After completion of
the assessment, consultation, and peer review re-
quired by this section, under existing and future reg-
ulations, the Secretary shall permit—
(A) the removal of the nonleasable mineral
from lands or interest in lands within the
boundaries of the conservation area in accord-
ance with section 10 of the Reclamation Project
Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 387); and
(B) the removal of leasable minerals from
lands or interests in lands within the conserva-
tion area in accordance with the Mineral Leas-
ing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Mineral
Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C.
351 et seq.).
(e) DISPOSITION OF FUNDS FROM PERMITS AND
LEASES.—All receipts derived from permits and leases
issued on lands in the conservation area under the Mineral
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Mineral Leas-
ing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) shall
be disposed of in accordance with the applicable Act. All
receipts from the disposition of nonleasable minerals with-
in the conservation area shall be disposed of in the same
manner as funds received from the sale of public lands.
(f) RELATION TO MINING LAWS.—Nothing in this
title shall affect the applicability of the United States min-
ing laws on the public lands within the conservation area.
(g) PROTECTION OF EXISTING SUBSURFACE MIN-
ERAL RIGHTS.—The establishment of the conservation
area shall not adversely affect the value of subsurface min-
eral rights owned by a third party as of the date of the
enactment of this Act, or the development, production, or
processing of such minerals with respect to lands included
in the conservation area.
SEC. 107. ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND PROTECTION.
(a) PROJECTS AUTHORIZED.—Subject to the avail-
ability of funds for this purpose, the Secretary shall de-
velop and carry out ecological resources restoration
projects within the conservation area.
(b) LIMITATIONS.—A restoration project undertaken
by the Secretary in the conservation area shall not ad-
versely affect grazing allotments for a period of more than
three years, unless an extension has been agreed upon by
the permittee. To the extent that a project affects a graz-
ing allotment, the Secretary shall provide alternative graz-
ing allotments within the same grazing district to affected
permittees so that the total number of animal unit months
is unaltered.
(c) CONTROL OF PLANT GROWTH.—To obtain the
appropriate interspersion of cover and forage on lands in
the conservation area, the Secretary may use, or permit
the use of, techniques to control plant growth, except that
the Secretary shall permit the continued use of those land
management practices regarding control of plant growth
that were authorized for use on such lands as of January
1, 1999, as well as new practices useful for restoring pro-
ductivity to the land.
SEC. 108. EFFECT ON WATER RIGHTS.
Nothing in this title shall be construed to establish
a new or implied reservation to the United States of any
water or water-related right with respect to lands included
in the conservation area. No provision of this title shall
be construed as authorizing the appropriation of water,
except in accordance with the substantive and procedural
law of the State of Arizona.
SEC. 109. ROAD IMPROVEMENTS TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO
CONSERVATION AREA.
The Secretary shall improve and maintain as all
weather roads the following:
(1) Bureau of Land Management roads 5 and
109, beginning at their intersections with Arizona
State Highway 389 to their common intersection.
(2) Bureau of Land Management road 5 from
its intersection with Bureau of Land Management
road 109 to its intersection with Bureau of Land
Management road 115.
(3) Bureau of Land Management road 115
from its intersection with Bureau of Land Manage-
ment road 5 to the Toroweap Overlook.
SEC. 110. ARCHAEOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL, AND SCIENTIFIC
SURVEY.
(a) SURVEY REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall con-
duct a survey of the conservation area, noting all sites of
archaeological, historical, or scientific interest.
(b) PUBLICATION OF RESULTS.—The Secretary shall
publish and make available to the public the results of the
survey required by subsection (a).
SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Effective for fiscal years beginning after September
30, 1999, there are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary to carry out this title.
TITLE II—LAND RESTORATION
AND CONVEYANCES
SEC. 201. PUBLIC LANDS RESTORATION AND DEMONSTRA-
TION PROJECT, ARIZONA STRIP/SOUTHERN
UTAH RESTORATION AREA.
(a) IMPLEMENTATION.—To the extent possible, the
Secretary of the Interior shall implement the recommenda-
tions contained in the April 1999 report of the Sonoran
Institute regarding the Arizona Strip/Southern Utah Res-
toration Area.
(b) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—
(1) AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT.—The Secretary
of Agriculture and the Secretary of Interior may
apply all or a part of the revenues received for tim-
ber and other resources removed from lands des-
ignated as the Arizona Strip/Southern Utah Res-
toration Area under stewardship end-result contracts
as an offset against the costs of stewardship serv-
ices, including silviculture, replanting, recreation,
wildlife habitat, range enhancement and soil con-
servation.
(2) 
APPLICABILITY
OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS.—The requirements of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)
shall apply to all projects conducted under sub-
section (a).
(3) REVIEW PANEL.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture and the Secretary of the Interior shall des-
ignate an independent scientific review panel, to be
appointed from representatives of universities and
other appropriate institutions and foundations, to re-
view and approve all projects conducted under sub-
section (a). The panel shall provide a detailed expla-
nation and review of each project to the Secretary
of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, and
Congress, utilizing the services and funding made
available for those purposes to the Escalante Center
or other institutions designated by the Secretary of
Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior.
(4) DURATION.—The authority to conduct
projects under subsection (a) shall terminate 7 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 202. LAND CONVEYANCES, CERTAIN BUREAU OF LAND
MANAGEMENT LANDS IN ARIZONA AND UTAH.
(a) CONVEYANCES REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the
Interior shall convey, without consideration, all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to the lands des-
ignated 
for 
conveyance 
on 
the 
map 
entitled
‘‘lllllll’’, dated llllll to Colorado
City, Arizona, Fredonia, Arizona, Mohave County, Ari-
zona, and the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage
and legal description of the lands to be conveyed under
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory
to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne
by the recipient of the lands.
SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Effective for fiscal years beginning after September
30, 1999, there are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary to carry out this title.
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