SEC. 402. IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.
Section 8(c) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish
the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’, approved November
10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 100 Stat. 3630), is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—(1) To assist in the imple-
mentation of the Cultural Heritage and Land Manage-
ment Plan, submitted and revised under section 6, in a
manner consistent with the purposes of this Act, and to
assist in the preservation and restoration of structures on
or eligible for inclusion on the National Register of His-
toric Places, the Secretary is authorized to provide funds
for projects in the Corridor that exhibit national signifi-
cance or provide a wide spectrum of historic, recreational,
environmental, educational, or interpretive opportunities,
without regard to whether the projects are in public or
private ownership. Applications for funds under this sec-
tion shall be made to the Secretary through the Commis-
sion. Each such application shall include the recommenda-
tion of the Commission and its findings regarding the
manner in which the project proposed to be funded will
further the purposes of this Act.
‘‘(2) The Commission shall not be eligible for funds
under this section unless it submits to the Secretary an
application that includes—
‘‘(A) a 10-year development plan including the
resource protection needs and projects critical to
maintaining or interpreting the distinctive character
of the Corridor; and
‘‘(B) specific descriptions of any projects that
have been identified and of the participating parties,
roles, cost estimates, cost-sharing, or cooperative
agreements necessary to carry out the development
plan.
‘‘(3) Funds made available pursuant to this sub-
section for any project shall not exceed 50 percent of the
total cost of such project.
‘‘(4) In making funds available under this subsection,
the Secretary shall give priority to projects that attract
greater non-Federal than Federal funding.
‘‘(5) Any payment made under this subsection for the
purposes of conservation or restoration of real property
or of any structure shall be subject to an agreement—
‘‘(A) to convey a conservation or preservation
easement to the Department of Environmental Man-
agement or to the Historic Preservation Commis-
sion, as appropriate, of the State in which the real
property or structure is located; or
‘‘(B) that upon conversion, use, or disposal of
the real property or structure for purposes contrary
to the purposes of this Act, the recipient of the pay-
ment, or the successors or assigns of the recipient,
shall pay to the United States the greater of—
‘‘(i) the total of all Federal funds made
available for conservation or restoration of the
real property or structure, reduced pro rata
over the useful life of the improvements funded;
and
‘‘(ii) the increased value attributable to
such funds, as determined at the time of the
conversion, use, or disposal.
‘‘(6) The determination that, for purposes of para-
graph (5)(B), a conversion, use, or disposal has been car-
ried out contrary to the purposes of this Act shall be solely
within the discretion of the Secretary.’’.
SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 10 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish
the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’, approved November
10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 100 Stat. 3630), is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$350,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’; and
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as
follows: