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in existing law or policy applicable to such lands after
consummation of an exchange would be advisable or necessary
to achieve such goals;
(3) identifying issues and studying options and alternatives,
including possible changes in existing law or policy, to ensure
that combined post-exchange revenues to units of local govern-
ment from State and local property, severance and other taxes
or levies and shared Federal land receipts will approximate
pre-exchange revenues;
(4) identifying issues and studying whether possible
changes in law, special appraisal instruction, or changes in
certain Federal appraisal procedures might be advisable or
necessary to facilitate the appraisal of potential exchange lands
which may have special characteristics or restrictions affecting
land values;
(5) identifying issues and studying options and alternatives,
including changes in existing laws or policy, for achieving land
exchanges without reducing the net supply of timber available
to small businesses;
(6) identifying, mapping, and recommending potential
changes in land use plans, land classifications, or other actions
which might be advisable or necessary to expedite, facilitate
or consummate land exchanges in certain areas;
(7) analyzing potential sources for new or enhanced
Federal, State, or other funding to promote improved resource
protection, species recovery, and management in the basin;
and
(8) identifying and analyzing whether increased efficiency
and better land and resource management could occur through
either consolidation of Federal forest management under one
agency or exchange of lands between the Forest Service and
Bureau of Land Management.
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—No later than February 1, 1998,
ULEP and the Secretaries shall submit a joint report to the
Committee on Resources of the United States House of Representa-
tives and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the United States Senate concerning their studies, findings,
recommendations, mapping and other activities conducted pursuant
to this section.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In furtherance of the
purposes of this section, there is hereby authorized to be appro-
priated the sum of $2,000,000, to remain available until expended.
SEC. 1029. BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS RECREATION AREA.
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
(1) to preserve for public use and enjoyment the lands
and waters that comprise the Boston Harbor Islands National
Recreation Area;
(2) to manage the recreation area in partnership with the
private sector, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, munici-
palities surrounding Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays, the
Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center, and
Trustees of Reservations, and with historical, business, cultural,
civic, recreational and tourism organizations;
(3) to improve access to the Boston Harbor Islands through
the use of public water transportation; and
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(4) to provide education and visitor information programs
to increase public understanding of and appreciation for the
natural and cultural resources of the Boston Harbor Islands,
including the history of Native American use and involvement.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section—
(1) the term recreation area means the Boston Harbor
Islands National Recreation Area established by subsection (c);
and
(2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the
Interior.
(c) BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to preserve for the benefit
and inspiration of the people of the United States as a national
recreation area certain lands located in Massachusetts Bay,
there is established as a unit of the National Park System
the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.
(2) BOUNDARIES.—(A) The recreation area shall be
comprised of the lands, waters, and submerged lands generally
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Boston Harbor Islands
NRA’’, numbered BOHA 80,002, and dated September 1996.
Such map shall be on file and available for public inspection
in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. After
advising the Committee on Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate, in writing, the Secretary may make
minor revisions of the boundaries of the recreation area when
necessary by publication of a revised drawing or other boundary
description in the Federal Register.
(B) The recreation area shall include the following:
(i) The areas depicted on the map reference in subpara-
graph (A).
(ii) Landside points required for access, visitor services,
and administration in the city of Boston along its
Harborwalk and at Long Wharf, Fan Pier, John F. Kennedy
Library, and the Custom House; Charlestown Navy Yard;
Old Northern Avenue Bridge; the city of Quincy at
Squantum Point/Marina Bay, the Fore River Shipyard, and
Town River; the Town of Hingham at Hewitt’s Cove; the
Town of Hull; the city of Salem at Salem National Historic
Site; and the city of Lynn at the Heritage State Park.
(d) ADMINISTRATION OF RECREATION AREA.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The recreation area shall be administered
in partnership by the Secretary, the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, City of Boston and its applicable subdivisions
and others in accordance with the provisions of law generally
applicable to units of the National Park System, including
the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park Service,
and for other purposes’’, approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat.
535; 16 U.S.C. 1, 2, 3, and 4), and the Act of August 21,
1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461–467) as amended and supple-
mented and in accordance with the integrated management
plan specified in subsection (f).
(2) STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to diminish, enlarge, or modify any
right of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any political
subdivision thereof, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction
or to carry out State laws, rules, and regulations within the
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recreation area, including those relating to fish and wildlife,
or to tax persons, corporations, franchises, or private property
on the lands and waters included in the recreation area.
(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may consult
and enter into cooperative agreements with the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts or its political subdivisions to acquire from
and provide to the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions
goods and services to be used in the cooperative management
of lands within the recreation area, if the Secretary determines
that appropriations for that purpose are available and the
agreement is in the best interest of the United States.
(4) CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES ON NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—
In order to facilitate the administration of the recreation area,
the Secretary is authorized, subject to the appropriation of
necessary funds in advance, to construct essential administra-
tive or visitor use facilities on non-Federal public lands within
the recreation area. Such facilities and the use thereof shall
be in conformance with applicable plans
(5) OTHER PROPERTY, FUNDS, AND SERVICES.—The Secretary
may accept and use donated funds, property, and services to
carry out this section.
(6) RELATIONSHIP OF RECREATION AREA TO BOSTON-LOGAN
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.—With respect to the recreation area,
the present and future maintenance, operation, improvement
and use of Boston-Logan International Airport and associated
flight patterns from time to time in effect shall not be deemed
to constitute the use of publicly owned land of a public park,
recreation area, or other resource within the meaning of section
303(c) of title 49, United States Code, and shall not be deemed
to have a significant effect on natural, scenic, and recreation
assets within the meaning of section 47101(h)(2) of title 49,
United States Code.
(7) MANAGEMENT
IN
ACCORDANCE
WITH
INTEGRATED
MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary shall preserve, interpret,
manage, and provide educational and recreational uses for the
recreation area, in consultation with the owners and managers
of lands in the recreation area, in accordance with the
integrated management plan.
(e) BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS PARTNERSHIP ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established the
Boston Harbor Islands Partnership whose purpose shall be
to coordinate the activities of Federal, State, and local
authorities and the private sector in the development and
implementation of an integrated resource management plan
for the recreation area.
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Partnership shall be composed of
13 members, as follows:
(A) One individual, appointed by the Secretary, to
represent the National Park Service.
(B) One individual, appointed by the Secretary of
Transportation, to represent the United States Coast
Guard.
(C) Two individuals, appointed by the Secretary, after
consideration of recommendations by the Governor of
Massachusetts, to represent the Department of Environ-
mental 
Management 
and 
the 
Metropolitan 
District
Commission.
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(D) One individual, appointed by the Secretary, after
consideration of recommendations by the Chair, to
represent the Massachusetts Port Authority.
(E) One individual, appointed by the Secretary, after
consideration of recommendations by the Chair, to
represent the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.
(F) One individual, appointed by the Secretary, after
consideration of recommendations by the Mayor of Boston,
to represent the Office of Environmental Services of the
City of Boston.
(G) One individual, appointed by the Secretary, after
consideration of recommendations by the Chair, to
represent the Boston Redevelopment Authority.
(H) One individual, appointed by the Secretary, after
consideration of recommendations of the President of the
Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center, to
represent the Center.
(I) One individual, appointed by the Secretary, after
consideration of recommendations of the Chair, to represent
the Trustees of Reservations.
(J) One individual, appointed by the Secretary, after
consideration of recommendations of the President of the
Island Alliance, to represent the Alliance, a nonprofit
organization whose sole purpose is to provide financial
support for the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation
Area.
(K) Two individuals, appointed by the Secretary, to
represent the Boston Harbor Islands Advisory Council,
established in subsection (g).
(3) TERMS OF OFFICE; REAPPOINTMENT.—(A) Members of
the Partnership shall serve for terms of three years. Any
member may be reappointed for one additional 3-year term.
(B) The Secretary shall appoint the first members of the
Partnership within 30 days after the date on which the
Secretary has received all of the recommendations for appoint-
ment pursuant to subsections (b) (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9),
and (10).
(C) A member may serve after the expiration of his or
her term until a successor has been appointed.
(4) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Partnership shall
serve without pay, but while away from their homes or regular
places of business in the performance of services for the Part-
nership, members shall be allowed travel expenses, including
per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons
employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed
expenses under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(5) ELECTION OF OFFICERS.—The Partnership shall elect
one of its members as Chairperson and one as Vice Chairperson.
The term of office of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson
shall be one year. The Vice Chairperson shall serve as chair-
person in the absence of the Chairperson.
(6) VACANCY.—Any vacancy on the Partnership shall be
filled in the same manner in which the original appointment
was made.
(7) MEETINGS.—The Partnership shall meet at the call
of the Chairperson or a majority of its members.
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(8) QUORUM.—A majority of the Partnership shall
constitute a quorum.
(9) STAFF
OF
THE
PARTNERSHIP.—The Secretary shall
provide the Partnership with such staff and technical assistance
as the Secretary, after consultation with the Partnership,
considers appropriate to enable the Partnership to carry out
its duties. The Secretary may accept the services of personnel
detailed from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, any politi-
cal subdivision of the Commonwealth or any entity represented
on the Partnership.
(10) 
HEARINGS.—The 
Partnership 
may 
hold 
such
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such
testimony, and receive such evidence as the Partnership may
deem appropriate.
(11) DONATIONS.—Nothwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Partnership may seek and accept donations of
funds, property, or services from individuals, foundations, cor-
porations, and other private and public entities for the purpose
of carrying out this section.
(12) USE OF FUNDS TO OBTAIN MONEY.—The Partnership
may use its funds to obtain money from any source under
any program or law requiring the recipient of such money
to make a contribution in order to receive such money.
(13) MAILS.—The Partnership may use the United States
mails in the same manner and upon the same conditions as
other departments and agencies of the United States.
(14) OBTAINING PROPERTY.—The Partnership may obtain
by purchase, rental, donation, or otherwise, such property,
facilities, and services as may be needed to carry out its duties,
except that the Partnership may not acquire any real property
or interest in real property.
(15) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—For purposes of carrying
out the plan described in subsection (f), the Partnership may
enter into cooperative agreements with the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, any political subdivision thereof, or with any
organization or person.
(f) INTEGRATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Within three years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Partnership shall submit to the Secretary
a management plan for the recreation area to be developed
and implemented by the Partnership.
(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan shall include (but not
be limited to) each of the following:
(A) A program providing for coordinated administration
of the recreation area with proposed assignment of
responsibilities to the appropriate governmental unit at
the Federal, State, and local levels, and nonprofit organiza-
tions, including each of the following:
(i) A plan to finance and support the public
improvements and services recommended in the plan,
including allocation of non-Federal matching require-
ments set forth in subsection (h)(2) and a delineation
of profit sector roles and responsibilities.
(ii) A program for the coordination and consolida-
tion, to the extent feasible, of activities that may be
carried out by Federal, State, and local agencies having
jurisdiction over land and waters within the recreation
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area, including planning and regulatory responsibil-
ities.
(B) Policies and programs for the following purposes:
(i) 
Enhancing 
public 
outdoor 
recreational
opportunities in the recreation area.
(ii) Conserving, protecting, and maintaining the
scenic, historical, cultural, natural and scientific values
of the islands.
(iii) Developing educational opportunities in the
recreation area.
(iv) Enhancing public access to the Islands,
including development of transportation networks.
(v) Identifying potential sources of revenue from
programs or activities carried out within the recreation
area.
(vi) Protecting and preserving Native American
burial grounds connected with the King Philip’s War
internment period and other periods.
(C) A policy statement that recognizes existing
economic activities within the recreation area.
(3) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—In developing the plan, the
Partnership shall—
(A) consult on a regular basis with appropriate officials
of any local government or Federal or State agency which
has jurisdiction over lands and waters within the recreation
area;
(B) consult with interested conservation, business,
professional, and citizen organizations; and
(C) conduct public hearings or meetings for the
purposes of providing interested persons with the oppor-
tunity to testify with respect to matters to be addressed
by the plan.
(4) APPROVAL OF PLAN.—(A) The Partnership shall submit
the plan to the Governor of Massachusetts for review. The
Governor shall have 90 days to review and make any
recommendations. 
After 
considering 
the 
Governor’s 
rec-
ommendations, the Partnership shall submit the plan to the
Secretary, who shall approve or disapprove the plan within
90 days. In reviewing the plan the Secretary shall consider
each of the following:
(i) The adequacy of public participation.
(ii) Assurances of plan implementation from State and
local officials.
(iii) The adequacy of regulatory and financial tools
that are in place to implement the plan.
(B) If the Secretary disapproves the plan, the Secretary
shall within 60 days after the date of such disapproval, advise
the Partnership in writing of the reasons therefore, together
with recommendations for revision. Within 90 days of receipt
of such notice of disapproval, the Partnership shall revise and
resubmit the plan to the Secretary who shall approve or
disapprove the revision within 60 days.
(5) INTERIM PROGRAM.—Prior to adoption of the Partner-
ship’s plan, the Secretary and the Partnership shall assist
the owners and managers of lands and waters within the
recreation area to ensure that existing programs, services, and
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activities that promote the purposes of this section are
supported.
(g) BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS ADVISORY COUNCIL.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, acting through the
Director of the National Park Service, shall establish an
advisory committee to be known as the Boston Harbor Islands
Advisory Council. The purpose of the Advisory Council shall
be to represent various groups with interests in the recreation
area and make recommendations to the Boston Harbor Islands
Partnership on issues related to the development and
implementation of the integrated resource management plan
developed under subsection (f). The Advisory Council is encour-
aged to establish committees relating to specific recreation area
management issues, including (but not limited to) education,
tourism, transportation, natural resources, cultural and historic
resources, and revenue raising activities. Participation on any
such committee shall not be limited to members of the Advisory
Council.
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Council shall consist of
not fewer than 18 individuals, to be appointed by the Secretary,
acting through the Director of the National Park Service. The
Secretary shall appoint no fewer than three individuals to
represent each of the following categories of entities: municipali-
ties; educational and cultural institutions; environmental
organizations; business and commercial entities, including those
related to transportation, tourism and the maritime industry;
and 
Boston 
Harbor-related 
advocacy 
organizations; 
and
organizations representing Native American interests.
(3) PROCEDURES.—Each meeting of the Advisory Council
and its committees shall be open to the public.
(4) FACA.—The provisions of section 14 of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), are hereby waived
with respect to the Advisory Council.
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section,
provided that no funds may be appropriated for land acquisi-
tion.
(2) MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—Amounts appropriated in
any fiscal year to carry out this section may only be expended
on a matching basis in a ration of at least three non-Federal
dollars to every Federal dollar. The non-Federal share of the
match may be in the form of cash, services, or in-kind contribu-
tions, fairly valued.
SEC. 1030. NATCHEZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.
Section 3 of the Act of October 8, 1988, entitled ‘‘An Act to
create a national park at Natchez, Mississippi’’ (16 U.S.C. 410oo
et seq.), is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ after ‘‘SEC. 3.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) BUILDING
FOR JOINT USE
BY
THE SECRETARY
AND
THE
CITY OF NATCHEZ.—
‘‘(1) CONTRIBUTION TOWARD CONSTRUCTION.—The Secretary
may enter into an agreement with the City of Natchez under
which the Secretary agrees to pay not to exceed $3,000,000
toward the planning and construction by the City of Natchez
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of a structure to be partially used by the Secretary as an
administrative headquarters, administrative site, and visitors’
center for Natchez National Historical Park.
‘‘(2) USE FOR SATISFACTION OF MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—
The amount of payment under paragraph (1) may be available
for matching Federal grants authorized under other law
notwithstanding any limitations in any such law.
‘‘(3) AGREEMENT.—Prior to the execution of an agreement
under paragraph (1), and subject to the appropriation of
necessary funds in advance, the Secretary may enter into a
contract, lease, cooperative agreement, or other appropriate
form of agreement with the City of Natchez providing for the
use and occupancy of a portion of the structure constructed
under paragraph (1) (including appropriate use of the land
on which it is situated), at no cost to the Secretary (except
maintenance, utility, and other operational costs), for a period
of 50 years, with an option for renewal by the Secretary for
an additional 50 years.
‘‘(4) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is
authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this sub-
section.’’.
SEC. 1031. SUBSTITUTION OF TIMBER FOR CANCELED TIMBER SALE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act
of July 31, 1947 (30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), and the requirements
of section 5402.0–6 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, the
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land
Management, is authorized to substitute, without competition, a
contract for timber identified for harvest located on public lands
administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the State
of California of comparable value for the following terminated
timber contract: Elkhorn Ridge Timber Sale, Contract No.
CA–050–TS–88–01.
(b) DISCLAIMER.—Nothing in this section shall be construed
as changing any law or policy of the Federal Government beyond
the timber sale substitution specified in this section.
SEC. 1032. RURAL ELECTRIC AND TELEPHONE FACILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 504(g) of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1764(g)) is amended by
striking ‘‘financed pursuant to the Rural Electrification Act of 1936,
as amended,’’ in the last sentence and inserting ‘‘eligible for financ-
ing pursuant to the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended,
determined without regard to any application requirement under
that Act,’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply with respect to rights-of-way leases held on or after
the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1033. FEDERAL BOROUGH RECOGNITION.
(a) Section 6901(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(2)(A) ‘unit of general local government’ means—
‘‘(i) a county (or parish), township, borough, or city
where the city is independent of any other unit of general
local government, that—
‘‘(I) is within the class or classes of such political
subdivision in a State that the Secretary of the Interior,
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in his discretion, determines to be the principal
provider or providers of governmental services within
the State; and
‘‘(II) is a unit of general government, as determined
by the Secretary of the Interior on the basis of the
same principles as were used by the Secretary of
Commerce on January 1, 1983, for general statistical
purposes;
‘‘(ii) any area in Alaska that is within the boundaries
of a census area used by the Secretary of Commerce in
the decennial census, but that is not included within the
boundary of a governmental entity described under
clause (i);
‘‘(iii) the District of Columbia;
‘‘(iv) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
‘‘(v) Guam; and
‘‘(vi) the Virgin Islands.
‘‘(B) the term ‘governmental services’ includes, but is not
limited to, those services that relate to public safety, the
environment, housing, social services, transportation, and
governmental administration.’’.
(b) PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES.—Section 6902(a) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of
the Interior shall make a payment for each fiscal year to each
unit of general local government in which entitlement land is
located as set forth in this chapter. A unit of general local govern-
ment may use the payment for any governmental purpose.
‘‘(2) For each unit of general local government described in
section 6901(2)(A)(ii), the Secretary of the Interior shall make a
payment for each fiscal year to the State of Alaska for entitlement
land located within such unit as set forth in this chapter. The
State of Alaska shall distribute such payment to home rule cities
and general law cities (as such cities are defined by the State)
located within the boundaries of the unit of general local govern-
ment for which the payment was received. Such cities may use
monies received under this paragraph for any governmental
purpose.’’.
SEC. 1034. EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any of the Alaska
Native Village Corporations of Tyonek Native Corporation,
Ninilchik Native Association, Inc., Knikatnu Inc., Seldovia Native
Association, Inc., Chikaloon Moose Creek Native Association, Inc.,
and the Alaska Native Regional Corporation, Cook Inlet Region,
Inc. may commence litigation at any time within 12 months of
enactment of this Act in Federal District Court for Alaska to chal-
lenge any determination by the Department of the Interior that
such native corporations will not receive conveyance of lands
described in ‘‘Appendix C’’ of the Deficiency Agreement dated
August 31, 1976.
SEC. 1035. REGULATIONS OF FISHING IN CERTAIN WATERS OF ALASKA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Local residents who are descendants of
Katmai residents who lived in the Naknek Lake and River Drainage
shall be permitted, subject to reasonable regulations established
by the Secretary of the Interior, to continue their traditional fishery
for red fish within Katmai National Park (the national park and