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(g) DECISION OF THE ARBITRATION PANEL.—On or before
July 15, 2000, the arbitration panel shall convey to the prospec-
tive seller and the Secretary one of the following findings:
(1) that neither qualified appraisal complies with Public Law
91–646 and with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal
Land Acquisition (1992); or (2) that at least one of the qualified
appraisals complies with Public Law 91–646 and with the Uni-
form Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (1992),
together with an advisory decision recommending an amount
the Secretary should offer the prospective seller for his or
her interest in real property. Upon receipt of a recommendation
by the arbitration panel, the Secretary shall immediately notify
the prospective seller and the CRGNSA of the day the rec-
ommendation was received. The Secretary shall make a deter-
mination to adopt or reject the arbitration panel’s advisory
decision and notify the prospective seller and the CRGNSA
of his determination within 45 days of receipt of the advisory
decision. If at least one of the appraisals complies with Public
Law 91–646, and with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for
Federal Land Acquisition, the arbitration panel shall also make
an advisory finding on what portion of the arbitration panel’s
fees should be paid by the Secretary and what portion of
the arbitration panel’s fees should be paid by the prospective
seller. The arbitration panel is authorized to recommend these
fees be borne entirely by either the Secretary or the prospective
seller.
(h) ADMISSIBILITY.—Neither the fact that arbitration pursu-
ant to this section has occurred nor the recommendation of
the arbitration panel shall be admissible in any court or
administrative hearing.
(i) EXPIRATION DATE.—This section shall remain in effect
without respect to fiscal year limitations and expire on
December 31, 2000.
SEC. 344. A project undertaken by the Forest Service under
the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program as authorized by section
315 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act for Fiscal Year 1996, as amended, shall not result
in—
(1) displacement of the holder of an authorization to provide
commercial recreation services on Federal lands. Prior to initi-
ating any project, the Secretary shall consult with potentially
affected holders to determine what impacts the project may
have on the holders. Any modifications to the authorization
shall be made within the terms and conditions of the authoriza-
tion and authorities of the impacted agency.
(2) the return of a commercial recreation service to the
Secretary for operation when such services have been provided
in the past by a private sector provider, except when—
(A) the private sector provider fails to bid on such
opportunities;
(B) the private sector provider terminates its relation-
ship with the agency; or
(C) the agency revokes the permit for non-compliance
with the terms and conditions of the authorization.
In such cases, the agency may use the Recreation Fee Demonstra-
tion Program to provide for operations until a subsequent operator
can be found through the offering of a new prospectus.
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SEC. 345. NATIONAL FOREST-DEPENDENT RURAL COMMUNITIES
ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION. (a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.—Section
2373 of the National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Eco-
nomic Diversification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6611) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘national forests’’
and inserting ‘‘National Forest System land’’;
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘the national forests’’
and inserting ‘‘National Forest System land’’;
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘forest resources’’
and inserting ‘‘natural resources’’; and
(D) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘national forest
resources’’ and inserting ‘‘National Forest System land
resources’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘national forests’’ and inserting
‘‘National Forest System land’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘forest resources’’ and inserting ‘‘natural
resources’’.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2374(1) of the National Forest-
Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act of 1990
(7 U.S.C. 6612(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘forestry’’ and inserting
‘‘natural resources’’.
(c) RURAL FORESTRY AND ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION ACTION
TEAMS.—Section 2375(b) of the National Forest-Dependent Rural
Communities Economic Diversification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
6613(b)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘forestry’’ and inserting
‘‘natural resources’’; and
(2) in the second and third sentences, by striking ‘‘national
forest resources’’ and inserting ‘‘National Forest System land
resources’’.
(d) ACTION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 2376(a) of the
National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diver-
sification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6614(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘forest resources’’ and inserting ‘‘natural
resources’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘national forest resources’’ and inserting
‘‘National Forest System land resources’’.
(e) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—Paragraphs (3) and (4) of sec-
tion 2377(a) of the National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities
Economic Diversification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6615(a)) are amended
by striking ‘‘national forest resources’’ and inserting ‘‘National
Forest System land resources’’.
(f ) LOANS TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED RURAL COMMU-
NITIES.—Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 2378(a) of the National
Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6616(a)) are amended by striking ‘‘national forest
resources’’ and inserting ‘‘National Forest System land resources’’.
SEC. 346. INTERSTATE 90 LAND EXCHANGE. (a) Section 604(a)
of the Interstate 90 Land Exchange Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–
277; 112 Stat. 2681–326 (1998)) is hereby amended by adding
at the end of the first sentence: ‘‘except title to offered lands
and interests in lands described in subparagraphs (Q), (R), (S),
and (T) of section 605(c)(2) must be placed in escrow by Plum
Creek, according to terms and conditions acceptable to the Secretary
and Plum Creek, for a 3-year period beginning on the later of
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the date of the enactment of this Act or consummation of the
exchange. During the period the lands are held in escrow, Plum
Creek shall not undertake any activities on these lands, except
for fire suppression and road maintenance, without the approval
of the Secretary, which shall not be unreasonably withheld’’.
(b) Section 604(b) of the Interstate 90 Land Exchange Act
of 1998 (Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–326 (1998)) is hereby
amended by inserting after ‘‘offered land’’ the following: ‘‘as provided
in section 604(a), and placement in escrow of acceptable title to
the offered lands described in subparagraphs (Q), (R), (S), and
(T) of section 605(c)(2)’’.
(c) Section 604(b) is further amended by adding the following
at the end of the first sentence: ‘‘except Township 19 North, Range
10 East, W.M., Section 4, Township 20 North, Range 10 East,
W.M., Section 32, and Township 21 North, Range 14 East, W.M.,
W1⁄2W1⁄2 of Section 16, which shall be retained by the United
States’’. The appraisal approved by the Secretary of Agriculture
on July 14, 1999 (the ‘‘Appraisal’’) shall be adjusted by subtracting
the values determined for Township 19 North, Range 10 East,
W.M., Section 4 and Township 20 North, Range 10 East, W.M.,
Section 32 during the Appraisal process in the context of the whole
estate to be conveyed.
(d) After adjustment of the Appraisal, the values of the offered
and selected lands, including the offered lands held in escrow,
shall be equalized as provided in section 605(c) except that the
Secretary also may equalize values through the following, including
any combination thereof—
(1) conveyance of any other lands under the jurisdiction
of the Secretary acceptable to Plum Creek and the Secretary
after compliance with all applicable Federal environmental and
other laws; and
(2) to the extent sufficient acceptable lands are not avail-
able pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, cash pay-
ments as and to the extent funds become available through
appropriations, private sources, or, if necessary, by reprogram-
ming.
(e) The Secretary shall promptly seek to identify lands accept-
able for conveyance to equalize values under paragraph (1) of sub-
section (d) and shall, not later than May 1, 2000, provide a report
to the Congress outlining the results of such efforts.
(f ) As funds or lands are provided to Plum Creek by the
Secretary, Plum Creek shall release to the United States deeds
for lands and interests in land held in escrow based on the values
determined during the Appraisal process in the context of the
whole estate to be conveyed. Deeds shall be released for lands
and interests in lands in the exact reverse order listed in section
605(c)(2).
(g) Section 606(d) is hereby amended to read as follows: ‘‘the
Secretary and Plum Creek shall make the adjustments directed
in section 604(b) and consummate the land exchange within 30
days of the enactment of the Interstate 90 Land Exchange Amend-
ment, unless the Secretary and Plum Creek mutually agree to
extend the consummation date’’.
SEC. 347. THE
SNOQUALMIE
NATIONAL
FOREST
BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1999. (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the
Snoqualmie National Forest is hereby adjusted as generally depicted
on a map entitled ‘‘Snoqualmie National Forest 1999 Boundary
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Adjustment’’ dated June 30, 1999. Such map, together with a legal
description of all lands included in the boundary adjustment, shall
be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the
Chief of the Forest Service in Washington, District of Columbia.
Nothing in this subsection shall limit the authority of the Secretary
of Agriculture to adjust the boundary pursuant to section 11 of
the Weeks Law of March 1, 1911.
(b) RULE FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For
the purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation
Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundary of the
Snoqualmie National Forest, as adjusted by subsection (a), shall
be considered to be the boundary of the Forest as of January
1, 1965.
SEC. 348. Section 1770(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(7 U.S.C. 2276(d)) is amended by redesignating paragraph (10)
as paragraph (11) and by inserting after paragraph (9) the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(10) section 3(e) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(e));’’.
SEC. 349. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce any
provision in Presidential Executive Order No. 13123 regarding the
Federal Energy Management Program which circumvents or con-
tradicts any statutes relevant to Federal energy use and the
measurement thereof.
SEC. 350. None of the funds made available by this Act may
be used for the physical relocation of grizzly bears into the Selway-
Bitterroot Wilderness of Idaho and Montana.
SEC. 351. YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS AND RELATED PARTNER-
SHIPS. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, there
shall be available for high priority projects which shall be carried
out by the Youth Conservation Corps as authorized by Public Law
91–378, or related partnerships with non-Federal youth conserva-
tion corps or entities such as the Student Conservation Association,
up to $1,000,000 of the funds available to the Bureau of Land
Management under this Act, in order to increase the number of
summer jobs available for youths, ages 15 through 22, on Federal
lands.
(b) Within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior
shall jointly submit a report to the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives that includes the following—
(1) the number of youths, ages 15 through 22, employed
during the summer of 1999, and the number estimated to
be employed during the summer of 2000, through the Youth
Conservation Corps, the Public Land Corps, or a related part-
nership with a State, local or nonprofit youth conservation
corps or other entities such as the Student Conservation
Association;
(2) a description of the different types of work accomplished
by youths during the summer of 1999;
(3) identification of any problems that prevent or limit
the use of the Youth Conservation Corps, the Public Land
Corps, or related partnerships to accomplish projects described
in subsection (a);
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(4) recommendations to improve the use and effectiveness
of partnerships described in subsection (a); and
(5) an analysis of the maintenance backlog that identifies
the types of projects that the Youth Conservation Corps, the
Public Land Corps, or related partnerships are qualified to
complete.
SEC. 352. (a) NORTH PACIFIC RESEARCH BOARD.—Section 401
of Public Law 105–83 is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (c)—
(A) by striking ‘‘available for appropriation, to the
extent provided in the subsequent appropriations Acts,’’
and inserting ‘‘made available’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘To the extent provided in the subse-
quent appropriations Acts,’’ at the beginning of paragraph
(1);
(C) by inserting ‘‘without further appropriation’’ after
‘‘20 percent of such amounts shall be made available’’;
and
(2) by striking subsection (f ).
SEC. 353. None of the funds in this Act may be used by
the Secretary of the Interior to issue a prospecting permit for
hardrock mineral exploration on Mark Twain National Forest land
in the Current River/Jack’s Fork River—Eleven Point Watershed
(not including Mark Twain National Forest land in Townships
31N and 32N, Range 2 and Range 3 West, on which mining activi-
ties are taking place as of the date of the enactment of this Act):
Provided, That none of the funds in this Act may be used by
the Secretary of the Interior to segregate or withdraw land in
the Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri under section 204 of
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1714).
SEC. 354. Public Law 105–83, the Department of the Interior
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of November 17, 1997,
title III, section 331 is hereby amended by adding before the period:
‘‘: Provided further, That to carryout the provisions of this section,
the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service may estab-
lish Transfer Appropriation Accounts (also known as allocation
accounts) as needed’’.
SEC. 355. WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST.—The Forest Service
shall extend the public comment period on the White River National
Forest plan revision for 90 days beyond February 9, 2000.
SEC. 356. The first section of Public Law 99–215 (99 Stat.
1724), as amended by section 597 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–53), is further amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new sub-
sections:
‘‘(c) The National Capital Planning Commission shall vacate
and terminate an Easement and Declaration of Covenants, dated
February 2, 1989, conveyed by the owner of the adjacent real
property pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(D) in exchange for, and not
later than 30 days after, the vacation and termination of the Deed
of Easement, dated January 4, 1989, conveyed by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning Commission pursuant to sub-
section (b)(1).
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‘‘(d) Effective on the date of the enactment of this subsection,
the memorandum of May 7, 1985, and any amendments thereto,
shall terminate.’’.
SEC. 357. (a) The Secretary of the Interior, as part of the
President’s budget submittal for fiscal year 2001, shall include
a detailed plan for implementing the recommendations of the
National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council’s study
entitled ‘‘Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands’’, including information
on the levels of funding and personnel utilized to administer the
existing hardrock mining environmental and reclamation regula-
tions of the Bureau of Land Management in fiscal years 1999
and 2000, as well as recommended appropriations for fiscal year
2001 and thereafter to achieve the improvements in the
implementation of those regulations recommended by the study.
The Secretary’s plan shall also include proposed legislation deemed
necessary to implement any of the study’s recommendations
including proposals addressing: (1) statutory authorities for Federal
land managing agencies to issue administrative penalties for viola-
tions of their regulatory requirements, subject to appropriate due
process; and (2) appropriate modifications to existing environmental
laws to allow and promote the cleanup of abandoned mine sites
in or adjacent to new mine areas.
(b) None of the funds in this Act may be used by the Secretary
of the Interior to promulgate final rules to revise 43 CFR subpart
3809, or to finalize the accompanying draft environmental impact
statement.
TITLE IV—MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL
FOREST IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1999
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Mississippi National Forest
Improvement Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’ means the Agree-
ment described in section 405(a).
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of
Mississippi.
(4) UNIVERSITY.—The term ‘‘University’’ means the Univer-
sity of Mississippi.
(5) UNIVERSITY LAND.—The term ‘‘University land’’ means
land described in section 404(a).
SEC. 403. CONVEYANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SITES AND SMALL PAR-
CELS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, under such terms and
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, sell or exchange any
or all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
the following tracts of land in the State:
(1) Gulfport Laboratory Site, consisting of approximately
10 acres, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Gulfport Laboratory
Site, May 21, 1998’’.
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(2) Raleigh Dwelling Site No. 1, consisting of approximately
0.44 acre, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Raleigh Dwelling
Site No. 1, May 21, 1998’’.
(3) Raleigh Dwelling Site No. 2, consisting of approximately
0.47 acre, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Raleigh Dwelling
Site No. 2, May 21, 1998’’.
(4) Rolling Fork Dwelling Site, consisting of approximately
0.303 acre, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Rolling Fork
Dwelling Site, May 21, 1998’’.
(5) Gloster Dwelling Site, consisting of approximately 0.55
acre, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Gloster Dwelling Site,
May 21, 1998’’.
(6) Gloster Office Site, consisting of approximately 1.00
acre, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Gloster Office Site,
May 21, 1998’’.
(7) Gloster Work Center Site, consisting of approximately
2.00 acres, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Gloster Work
Center Site, May 21, 1998’’.
(8) Holly Springs Dwelling Site, consisting of approximately
0.31 acre, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Holly Springs
Dwelling Site, May 21, 1998’’.
(9) Isolated parcels of National Forest land located in Town-
ship 5 South, Ranges 12 and 13 West, and in Township 3
North, Range 12 West, sections 23, 33, and 34, St. Stephens
Meridian.
(10) Isolated parcels of National Forest land acquired after
the date of the enactment of this Act from the University
of Mississippi located in George and Jackson Counties.
(11) Approximately 20 acres of National Forest land and
structures located in Township 6 North, Range 3 East, Section
30, Washington Meridian.
(b) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration for a sale or exchange of
land under subsection (a) may include the acquisition of land,
existing improvements, or improvements constructed to the speci-
fications of the Secretary.
(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—Except as otherwise provided in this
section, any sale or exchange of land under subsection (a) shall
be subject to the laws (including regulations) applicable to the
conveyance and acquisition of land for the National Forest System.
(d) CASH EQUALIZATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Secretary may accept a cash equalization payment
in excess of 25 percent of the value of land exchanged under
subsection (a).
(e) SOLICITATION OF OFFERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may solicit offers for the
sale or exchange of land under this section on such terms
and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
(2) REJECTION OF OFFERS.—The Secretary may reject any
offer made under this section if the Secretary determines that
the offer is not adequate or not in the public interest.
(f ) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—The Secretary shall deposit the
proceeds of a sale or exchange under subsection (a) in the fund
established under Public Law 90–171 (16 U.S.C. 484a) (commonly
known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’).
(g) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Funds deposited under subsection (f )
shall be available until expended for—
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(1) the construction of a research laboratory and office
facility at the Forest Service administrative site located at
the Mississippi State University at Starkville, Mississippi;
(2) the acquisition, construction, or improvement of
administrative facilities in connection with units of the National
Forest System in the State; and
(3) the acquisition of land and interests in land for units
of the National Forest System in the State.
SEC. 404. DE SOTO NATIONAL FOREST ADDITION.
(a) ACQUISITION.—The Secretary may acquire for fair market
value all right, title, and interest in land owned by the University
of Mississippi within or near the boundaries of the De Soto National
Forest in Stone, George, and Jackson Counties, Mississippi, com-
prising approximately 22,700 acres.
(b) BOUNDARIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of the De Soto National
Forest shall be modified as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘De
Soto National Forest Boundary Modification—April, 1999’’ to
include any acquisition of University land under this section.
(2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described in paragraph
(1) shall be available for public inspection in the office of
the Chief of the Forest Service in Washington, District of
Columbia.
(3) ALLOCATION OF MONEYS FOR FEDERAL PURPOSES.—For
the purpose of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation
Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of the
De Soto National Forest, as modified by this subsection, shall
be considered the boundaries of the De Soto National Forest
as of January 1, 1965.
(c) MANAGEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall assume possession
and all management responsibilities for University land
acquired under this section on the date of acquisition.
(2) COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT.—For the fiscal
year containing the date of the enactment of this Act and
each of the four fiscal years thereafter, the Secretary may
enter into a cooperative agreement with the University that
provides for Forest Service management of any University land
acquired, or planned to be acquired, under this section.
(3) ADMINISTRATION.—University land acquired under this
section shall be—
(A) subject to the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C.
480 et seq.) (commonly known as the ‘‘Weeks Act’’) and
other laws (including regulations) pertaining to the
National Forest System; and
(B) managed in a manner that is consistent with the
land and resource management plan applicable to the De
Soto National Forest on the date of the enactment of this
Act, until the plan is revised in accordance with the regu-
larly scheduled process for revision.
SEC. 405. FRANKLIN COUNTY LAND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Agreement dated April 24, 1999, entered
into between the Secretary, the State, and the Franklin County
School Board that provides for the Federal acquisition of land
owned by the State for the construction of the Franklin Lake
Dam in Franklin County, Mississippi, is ratified and the parties
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to the Agreement are authorized to implement the terms of the
Agreement.
(b) FEDERAL GRANT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to reservations and exceptions
contained in the Agreement, there is granted and quit claimed
to the State all right, title, and interest of the United States
in the federally-owned land described in Exhibit A to the Agree-
ment.
(2) MANAGEMENT.—The land granted to the State under
the Agreement shall be managed as school land grants.
(c) ACQUISITION OF STATE LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—All right, title, and interest in and to
the 655.94 acres of land described as Exhibit B to the Agree-
ment is vested in the United States along with the right of
immediate possession by the Secretary.
(2) COMPENSATION.—Compensation owed to the State and
the Franklin County School Board for the land described in
paragraph (1) shall be provided in accordance with the Agree-
ment.
(d) CORRECTION OF DESCRIPTIONS.—The Secretary and the Sec-
retary of State of the State may, by joint modification of the Agree-
ment, make minor corrections to the descriptions of the land
described on Exhibits A and B to the Agreement.
(e) SECURITY INTEREST.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any cash equalization indebtedness owed
to the United States pursuant to the Agreement shall be
secured only by the timber on the granted land described in
Exhibit A of the Agreement.
(2) LOSS OF SECURITY.—The United States shall have no
recourse against the State or the Franklin County School Board
as the result of the loss of the security described in paragraph
(1) due to fire, insects, natural disaster, or other circumstance
beyond the control of the State or Board.
(3) RELEASE OF LIENS.—On payment of cash equalization
as required by the Agreement, the Secretary (or the Supervisor
of the National Forests in the State or other authorized rep-
resentative of the Secretary) shall release any liens on the
granted land described in Exhibit A of the Agreement.
SEC. 406. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS FROM LAND CONVEYANCES.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall deposit any funds
received by the United States from land conveyances authorized
under section 405 in the fund established under Public Law 90–
171 (16 U.S.C. 484a) (commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’).
(b) USE.—Funds deposited in the fund under subsection (a)
shall be available until expended for the acquisition of land and
interests in land for the National Forest System in the State.
(c) PARTIAL DISTRIBUTION.—Any funds received by the United
States from land conveyances authorized under this Act shall not
be subject to partial distribution to the State under—
(1) the Act entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for
the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine’’, approved May 23, 1908
(35 Stat. 260, chapter 192; 16 U.S.C. 500);
(2) section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 963,
chapter 186; 16 U.S.C. 500); or
(3) any other law.
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SEC. 407. PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTIONS AND MAPS.
Section 387 of the Act of February 16, 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1387)
is amended in the first sentence—
(1) by striking ‘‘such’’ the first place it appears and inserting
‘‘information such as geo-referenced data from all sources,’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘(not less than estimated cost of furnishing
such reproductions)’’; and
(3) by inserting after ‘‘determine’’ the following: ‘‘(but not
less than the estimated costs of data processing, updating,
revising, reformatting, repackaging and furnishing the repro-
ductions and information)’’.
SEC. 408. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are
necessary to carry out this Act.
TITLE V—UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA COMBINED
BENEFIT FUND
SEC. 501. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an
amount of $68,000,000 in interest credited to the fund established
by section 401 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231) for fiscal years 1993 through 1995
not transferred to the Combined Fund identified in section 402(h)(2)
of such Act shall be transferred to such Combined Fund within
30 days after the enactment of this Act to pay the amount of
any shortfall in any premium account for any plan year under
the Combined Fund. The entire amount transferred by this section
is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the Interior
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.