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conservation and restoration program may be used for law
enforcement.
‘‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ″State″
shall include the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands and any of the Federally recognized Indian tribes
with a wildlife conservation and restoration program.
‘‘(e) WILDLIFE CONSERVATION STRATEGY.—Any State
that receives an apportionment pursuant to subsection (c)
shall, within five years of the date of the initial apportion-
ment, develop and begin implementation of a wildlife con-
servation strategy based upon the best scientific information
and data available that—
‘‘(1) integrates available information on the dis-
tribution and abundance of species of wildlife, includ-
ing low population and declining species as the State
fish and wildlife department deems appropriate, that
exemplify and are indicative of the diversity and
health of wildlife of the State;
‘‘(2) identifies the extent and condition of habi-
tats and community types essential to conservation of
species identified under paragraph (1);
‘‘(3) identifies the problems which may adversely
affect the species identified under paragraph (1) and
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their habitats, and provides for research and surveys
to identify factors which may assist in restoration
and more effective conservation of such species and
their habitats;
‘‘(4) determines those actions which should be
taken to conserve the species identified under para-
graph (1) and their habitats and establishes priorities
for implementing such conservation actions;
‘‘(5) provides for periodic monitoring of species
identified under paragraph (1) and their habitats
and the effectiveness of the conservation actions deter-
mined under paragraph (4), and for adapting con-
servation actions as appropriate to respond to new
information or changing conditions;
‘‘(6) provides for the review of the State wildlife
conservation strategy and, if appropriate, revision at
intervals of not more than ten years;
‘‘(7) provides for coordination by the State fish
and wildlife department, during the development, im-
plementation, review, and revision of the wildlife con-
servation strategy, with Federal, State, and local
agencies and Indian tribes that manage significant
areas of land or water within the State, or administer
programs that significantly affect the conservation of
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species identified under paragraph (1) or their habi-
tats.’’.
TITLE IV—URBAN PARK
PROGRAM
SEC. 401. TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED FROM
THE 
CONSERVATION 
AND 
REINVESTMENT
ACT FUND.
Section 1013 of the Urban Park and Recreation Recov-
ery Act (16 U.S.C. 2512) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 1013. TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED FROM
CONSERVATION 
AND 
REINVESTMENT 
ACT
FUND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts transferred to the Sec-
retary of the Interior under section 2(b)(6) of the Conserva-
tion and Reinvestment Act in a fiscal year shall be avail-
able for obligation and expenditure for the purpose of this
section, without further appropriation and without fiscal
year limitation. Any amounts that have not been paid or
obligated by the Secretary before the end of the second fiscal
year beginning after the first fiscal year in which the
amount is available shall be reapportioned by the Secretary
among grantees under this title.
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Not more than
four percent of the amounts made available under this sec-
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tion in each fiscal year, may be deducted by theSecretary
for expenses in the administration and execution of this Act.
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS ON ANNUAL GRANTS.—After making
the deduction under subsection (b), of the amounts available
in a fiscal year under subsection (a)—
‘‘(1) not more that 3 percent may be used for
grants for the development of local park and recre-
ation recovery action programs pursuant to sections
1007(a) and 1007(c);
‘‘(2) not more than 10 percent may be used for
innovation grants pursuant to section 1006; and
‘‘(3) not more than 15 percent may be provided
as grants (in the aggregate) for projects in any one
State.
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON USE FOR GRANT ADMINISTRA-
TION.—The Secretary shall establish a limit on the portion
of any grant under this title, not to exceed 25 percent that
may be used for grant and program administration.’’.
SEC. 402. AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP NEW AREAS AND FACILI-
TIES.
Section 1003 of the Urban Park and Recreation Recov-
ery Act (16 U.S.C. 2502) is amended by inserting ‘‘develop-
ment of new recreation areas and facilities, including the
acquisition of lands for such development,’’ after ‘‘rehabili-
tation of critically needed recreation areas, facilities,’’.
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SEC. 403. DEFINITIONS.
Section 1004 of the Urban Park and Recreation Recov-
ery Act (16 U.S.C. 2503) is amended as follows:
(1) In paragraph (j), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the
semicolon.
(2) In paragraph (k), by adding ‘‘Common-
wealth of’’ after ‘‘and’’ and before ‘‘the’’ and by strik-
ing the period at the end and inserting a semicolon.
(3) By adding at the end the following:
‘‘(l) ‘development grants’ means matching capital
grants to units of local government to cover costs of develop-
ment and construction on existing or new neighborhood
recreation sites, including indoor and outdoor recreational
areas and facilities, support facilities, and landscaping but
excluding routine maintenance and upkeep activities; and
‘‘(m) ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of the Interior.’’.
SEC. 404. ELIGIBILITY.
Section 1005(a) of the Urban Park and Recreation Re-
covery Act (16 U.S.C. 2504(a)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a) Eligibility of general purpose local governments
to compete for assistance under this title shall be based upon
need as determined by the Secretary and shall include, but
not be limited to, the following:
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‘‘(1) All political subdivisions included in Metro-
politan, Primary, or Consolidated Statistical Areas,
as determined by the most recent Census.
‘‘(2) Any other city, town, or group of cities or
towns (or both) within such a Metropolitan Statis-
tical Area, that has a total population of 50,000 or
more as determined by the most recent Census.
‘‘(3) Any other county, parish, or township with
a total population of 250,000 or more as determined
by the most recent Census.’’.
SEC. 405. GRANTS.
Section 1006(a) of the Urban Park and Recreation Re-
covery Act (16 U.S.C. 2505(a)) is amended as follows:
(1) by striking in the first sentence ‘‘rehabilita-
tion and innovation’’,
(2) by striking in paragraph (1) ‘‘rehabilitation
and innovation’’, and
(3) by striking in paragraph (2) ‘‘rehabilitation
and innovative’’.
SEC. 406. RECOVERY ACTION PROGRAMS.
Section 1007(a) of the Urban Park and Recreation Re-
covery Act (16 U.S.C. 2506(a)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘develop-
ment,’’ after ‘‘commitments to ongoing planning,’’;
and
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(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘development
and’’ after ‘‘adequate planning for’’.
SEC. 407. STATE ACTION INCENTIVES.
Section 1008 of the Urban Park and Recreation Recov-
ery Act (16 U.S.C. 2507) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— ’’ before the
first sentence; and
(2) by striking the last sentence of subsection (a)
(as designated by paragraph (1) of this section) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(b) Coordination with Land and Water Conservation
Fund Activities.—(1) The Secretary and general purpose
local governments are encouraged to coordinate preparation
of recovery action programs required by this title with State
Plans or State Action Agendas required under section 6 of
the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16
U.S.C. 460l–8), including the allowance or flexibility in
preparation of recovery action programs so they may be
used to meet State and local qualifications for local receipt
of Land and Water Conservation Fund grants or State
grants for similar purposes or for other recreation or con-
servation purposes.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall encourage States to consider
the findings, priorities, strategies, and schedules included
in the recovery action programs of their urban localities
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in preparation and updating of State plans in accordance
with the public coordination and citizen consultation re-
quirements of section 6(d) of the Land and Water Conserva-
tion Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-8(d)).’’.
SEC. 408. CONVERSION OF RECREATION PROPERTY.
Section 1010 of the Urban Park and Recreation Recov-
ery Act (16 U.S.C. 2509) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 1010. CONVERSION OF RECREATION PROPERTY.
‘‘(a) No property developed, acquired, improved or re-
habilitated under this title shall, without the approval of
the Secretary, be converted to any purpose other than public
recreation purposes.
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall approve such conversion only
if the grantee demonstrates no prudent or feasible alter-
native exists with the exception of those properties that are
no longer a viable recreation facility due to changes in de-
mographics or that must be abandoned because of environ-
mental contamination or other condition that endangers
public health or safety.
‘‘(c) Any conversion must satisfy any conditions the
Secretary considers necessary to assure substitution of other
recreation property that is of at least equal fair market
value and reasonably equivalent usefulness and location;
and is in accord with the current recreation recovery action
plan of the grantee.’’.
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SEC. 409. REPEAL.
Sections 1014 and 1015 of the Urban Park and Recre-
ation Recovery Act (16 U.S.C. 2513, 2514) are repealed.
TITLE V—HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
SEC. 501. HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND AMENDMENTS.
Section 108 of the National Historic Preservation Act
(16 U.S.C. 470h) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before the first sentence of
the first paragraph;
(2) by inserting ‘‘(b)’’ before the first sentence of
the second paragraph;
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) Amounts transferred to the Secretary under sec-
tion 5(b)(8) of the Conservation and Reinvestment Act in
a fiscal year shall be available for obligation and expendi-
ture for the purposes of this Act, without further appropria-
tion and without fiscal year limitation.
‘‘(d)(1) Of the amounts in the fund, $150,000,000 shall
be available each fiscal year for obligation or expenditure
in accordance with paragraph (2) of this section. Such
amounts shall be made available without further appropria-
tion, subject to the requirements of this Act, and shall re-
main available until expended.
‘‘(2) Of the amounts made available each fiscal year—
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‘‘(A) $75,000,000 shall be available for State,
local governmental, and tribal historic preservation
programs as provided in section 101(b), (c), and (d)
of this Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(b), (c), and (d));
‘‘(B) $15,000,000 shall be available for the Amer-
ican Battlefield Protection Program (16 U.S.C. 469k)
for the protection of threatened battlefields; and
‘‘(C) the remainder shall be available to carry
out this Act, except that not less than 50 percent of
the amounts made available shall be used for preser-
vation projects on historic properties or archaeological
sites in accordance with this Act, with priority given
to the preservation of endangered Federal historic
properties or archaeological sites.
‘‘(e)(1)The President shall include in the annual budg-
et proposal a list of programs to be funded under subsection
(d)(2)(C) and additional funding amounts, if any, for
State, local governmental, and tribal historic programs in
accordance with section 101(b), (c), and (d) of this Act.
‘‘(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), during any
fiscal year no money shall be obligated or expended for the
programs identified in paragraph (d)(2)(C) unless ap-
proved in an Act making appropriations.
‘‘(3) If the Congress adjourns sine die without appro-
priating the full amount made available under subsection
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(d)(2)(C), 15 days after the date of such adjournment, the
Secretary shall, without further appropriation, obligate and
expend the difference between the full amount made avail-
able under subsection (d)(2)(C) and the amount appro-
priated, only as follows:
‘‘(A) to provide additional funding for State,
local governmental, and tribal historic preservation
programs as provided in section 101(b), (c), and (d)
of this Act; or
‘‘(B) to fund preservation projects on endangered
Federal historic properties or archaeological sites.’’.
SEC. 502. AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM
AMENDMENTS.
The American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 (16
U.S.C. 469k) is amended:
(1) In subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the
following: ‘‘Priority for financial assistance for the
preservation of Civil War Battlefields shall be given
to sites identified as Priority 1 battlefields in the
‘Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report on the
Nation’s Civil War Battlefields’ issued in 1993’’;
(2) In subsection (d), by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’
and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary’’.
(3) By repealing subsection (e) in its entirety.
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TITLE VI—NATIONAL PARK AND
INDIAN LAND RESTORATION
PROGRAMS
SEC. 601. NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM RESOURCE PROTEC-
TION.
(a) AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED FROM THE CONSERVA-
TION AND REINVESTMENT ACT FUND.—Of the amounts
transferred to the Secretary of the Interior under section
2(b)(9) of this Act, $100,000,000 shall be available for obli-
gation and expenditure in accordance with this section
without further appropriation and without fiscal year limi-
tation.
(b) USES.—(1) Amounts made available under this
section shall only be used to protect significant natural, cul-
tural or historical resources at units of the National Park
System that are threatened or in need of stabilization or
restoration.
(2) The Secretary is authorized to enter into coopera-
tive agreements with State and local governments and other
public and private organizations to carry out the purposes
of this section.
(3) No funds made available by this section shall be
used for—
(A) acquisition of lands or interests therein;
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(B) salaries of National Park Service permanent
employees;
(C) construction of roads;
(D) construction of new visitor centers;
(E) routine maintenance activities; or
(F) specific projects which are funded by the
Recreational Fee Demonstration Program (16 U.S.C.
4601–6a(note)).
(c) PRIORITY LIST.—(1)The President shall include in
the annual budget proposal a priority list for projects to
be funded under this section. The President shall also sub-
mit the priority list to the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives and to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate.
(2) In preparing the list of projects to be funded under
this section, the Secretary shall give priority to projects
that—
(A) are identified in the park unit’s general
management plan;
(B) are included in authorized environmental
restoration projects; or
(C) are identified by the Secretary of the Interior
as necessary to prevent immediate damage to a park
unit’s natural, cultural, or historical resources or to
protect the public health and safety.