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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Glacier Bay National Park Boundary 
Adjustment Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE AND WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.

    (a) In General.--(1) Subject to conditions set forth in subsection 
(c), if the State of Alaska, in a manner consistent with this Act, 
offers to transfer to the United States the lands identified in 
paragraph (2) in exchange for the lands identified in paragraph (4), 
selected from the area described in section 3(b)(1), the Secretary of 
the Interior (in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall 
complete such exchange no later than 6 months after the issuance of a 
license to Gustavus Electric Company by the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (in this Act referred to as ``FERC''), in accordance with 
this Act. This land exchange shall be subject to the laws applicable to 
exchanges involving lands managed by the Secretary as part of the 
National Park System in Alaska and the appropriate process for the 
exchange of State lands required by State law.
    (2) The lands to be conveyed to the United States by the State of 
Alaska shall be determined by mutual agreement of the Secretary and the 
State of Alaska. Lands that will be considered for conveyance to the 
United States pursuant to the process required by State law are lands 
owned by the State of Alaska in the Long Lake area within Wrangell-St. 
Elias National Park and Preserve, or other lands owned by the State of 
Alaska.
    (3) If the Secretary and the State of Alaska have not agreed on 
which lands the State of Alaska will convey by a date not later than 6 
months after a license is issued pursuant to this Act, the United 
States shall accept, within 1 year after a license is issued, title to 
land having a sufficiently equal value to satisfy State and Federal 
law, subject to clear title and valid existing rights, and absence of 
environmental contamination, and as provided by the laws applicable to 
exchanges involving lands managed by the Secretary as part of the 
National Park System in Alaska and the appropriate process for the 
exchange of State lands required by State law. Such land shall be 
accepted by the United States, subject to the other provisions of this 
Act, from among the following State lands in the priority listed:


                          copper river meridian

        (A) T.6 S., R. 12 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 5, lots 1, 2, 
    and 3, NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\. Containing 617.68 acres, 
    as shown on the plat of survey accepted June 9, 1922.
        (B) T.6 S., R. 11 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 11, lots 1 and 
    2, NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\; Sec. 12; 
    Sec. 14, lots 1 and 2, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\. Containing 1,191.75 acres, 
    as shown on the plat of survey accepted June 9, 1922.
        (C) T.6 S., R. 11 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 2, NW\1/4\NE\1/
    4\ and NW\1/4\. Containing 200.00 acres, as shown on the plat of 
    survey accepted June 9, 1922.
        (D) T.6 S., R. 12 E., partially surveyed, Sec. 6. lots 1 
    through 10, E\1/2\SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\. Containing approximately 
    529.94 acres, as shown on the plat of survey accepted June 9, 1922.
    (4) The lands to be conveyed to the State of Alaska by the United 
States under paragraph (1) are lands to be designated by the Secretary 
and the State of Alaska, consistent with sound land management 
principles, based on those lands determined by FERC with the 
concurrence of the Secretary and the State of Alaska, in accordance 
with section 3(b), to be the minimum amount of land necessary for the 
construction and operation of a hydroelectric project.
    (5) The time periods set forth for the completion of the land 
exchanges described in this Act may be extended as necessary by the 
Secretary should the processes of State law or Federal law delay 
completion of an exchange.
    (6) For purposes of this Act, the term ``land'' means lands, 
waters, and interests therein.
    (b) Wilderness.--(1) To ensure that this transaction maintains, 
within the National Wilderness Preservation System, approximately the 
same amount of area of designated wilderness as currently exists, the 
following lands in Alaska shall be designated as wilderness in the 
priority listed, upon consummation of the land exchange authorized by 
this Act and shall be administered according to the laws governing 
national wilderness areas in Alaska:
        (A) An unnamed island in Glacier Bay National Park lying 
    southeasterly of Blue Mouse Cove in sections 5, 6, 7, and 8, T. 36 
    S., R. 54 E., CRM, and shown on United States Geological Survey 
    quadrangle Mt. Fairweather (D-2), Alaska, containing approximately 
    789 acres.
        (B) Cenotaph Island of Glacier Bay National Park lying within 
    Lituya Bay in sections 23, 24, 25, and 26, T. 37 S., R. 47 E., CRM, 
    and shown on United States Geological Survey quadrangle Mt. 
    Fairweather (C-5), Alaska, containing approximately 280 acres.
        (C) An area of Glacier Bay National Park lying in T. 31. S., R. 
    43 E and T. 32 S., R. 43 E., CRM, that is not currently designated 
    wilderness, containing approximately 2,270 acres.
    (2) The specific boundaries and acreage of these wilderness 
designations may be reasonably adjusted by the Secretary, consistent 
with sound land management principles, to approximately equal, in sum, 
the total wilderness acreage deleted from Glacier Bay National Park and 
Preserve pursuant to the land exchange authorized by this Act.
    (c) Conditions.--Any exchange of lands under this Act may occur 
only if--
        (1) following the submission of a complete license application, 
    FERC has conducted economic and environmental analyses under the 
    Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791-828) (notwithstanding provisions 
    of that Act and the Federal regulations that otherwise exempt this 
    project from economic analyses), the National Environmental Policy 
    Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370), and the Fish and Wildlife 
    Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661-666), that conclude, with the 
    concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to 
    subparagraphs (A) and (B), that the construction and operation of a 
    hydroelectric power project on the lands described in section 
    3(b)--
            (A) will not adversely impact the purposes and values of 
        Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (as constituted after 
        the consummation of the land exchange authorized by this 
        section);
            (B) will comply with the requirements of the National 
        Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470-470w); and
            (C) can be accomplished in an economically feasible manner;
        (2) FERC held at least one public meeting in Gustavus, Alaska, 
    allowing the citizens of Gustavus to express their views on the 
    proposed project;
        (3) FERC has determined, with the concurrence of the Secretary 
    and the State of Alaska, the minimum amount of land necessary to 
    construct and operate this hydroelectric power project; and
        (4) Gustavus Electric Company has been granted a license by 
    FERC that requires Gustavus Electric Company to submit an 
    acceptable financing plan to FERC before project construction may 
    commence, and the FERC has approved such plan.

SEC. 3. ROLE OF FERC.

    (a) License Application.--(1) The FERC licensing process shall 
apply to any application submitted by Gustavus Electric Company to the 
FERC for the right to construct and operate a hydropower project on the 
lands described in subsection (b).
    (2) FERC is authorized to accept and consider an application filed 
by Gustavus Electric Company for the construction and operation of a 
hydropower plant to be located on lands within the area described in 
subsection (b), notwithstanding section 3(2) of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 796(2)). Such application must be submitted within 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (3) FERC will retain jurisdiction over any hydropower project 
constructed on this site.
    (b) Analyses.--(1) The lands referred to in subsection (a) of this 
section are lands in the State of Alaska described as follows:


                          copper river meridian

    Township 39 South, Range 59 East, partially surveyed, Section 36 
(unsurveyed), SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, 
W\1/2\W\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\. Containing 
approximately 130 acres.
    Township 40 South, Range 59 East, partially surveyed, Section 1 
(unsurveyed), NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, excluding U.S. Survey 944 and Native allotment A-442; Section 2 
(unsurveyed), fractional, that portion lying above the mean high tide 
line of Icy Passage, excluding U.S. Survey 944 and U.S. Survey 945; 
Section 11 (unsurveyed), fractional, that portion lying above the mean 
high tide line of Icy Passage, excluding U.S. Survey 944; Section 12 
(unsurveyed), fractional, NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, 
and those portions of NW\1/4\ and SW\1/4\ lying above the mean high 
tide line of Icy Passage, excluding U.S. Survey 944 and Native 
allotment A-442. Containing approximately 1,015 acres.
    (2) Additional lands and acreage will be included as needed in the 
study area described in paragraph (1) to account for accretion to these 
lands from natural forces.
    (3) With the concurrence of the Secretary and the State of Alaska, 
the FERC shall determine the minimum amount of lands necessary for 
construction and operation of such project.
    (4) The National Park Service shall participate as a joint lead 
agency in the development of any environmental document under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in the licensing of such 
project. Such environmental document shall consider both the impacts 
resulting from licensing and any land exchange necessary to authorize 
such project.
    (c) Issuance of License.--(1) A condition of the license to 
construct and operate any portion of the hydroelectric power project 
shall be FERC's approval, prior to any commencement of construction, of 
a finance plan submitted by Gustavus Electric Company.
    (2) The National Park Service, as the existing supervisor of 
potential project lands ultimately to be deleted from the Federal 
reservation in accordance with this Act, waives its right to impose 
mandatory conditions on such project lands pursuant to section 4(e) of 
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 797(e)).
    (3) FERC shall not license or relicense the project, or amend the 
project license unless it determines, with the Secretary's concurrence, 
that the project will not adversely impact the purposes and values of 
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (as constituted after the 
consummation of the land exchange authorized by this Act). 
Additionally, a condition of the license, or any succeeding license, to 
construct and operate any portion of the hydroelectric power project 
shall require the licensee to mitigate any adverse effects of the 
project on the purposes and values of Glacier Bay National Park and 
Preserve identified by the Secretary after the initial licensing.
    (4) A condition of the license to construct and operate any portion 
of the hydroelectric power project shall be the completion, prior to 
any commencement of construction, of the land exchange described in 
this Act.

SEC. 4. ROLE OF SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

    (a) Special Use Permit.--Notwithstanding the provisions of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133-1136), the Secretary shall issue a 
special use permit to Gustavus Electric Company to allow the completion 
of the analyses referred to in section 3. The Secretary shall impose 
conditions in the permit as needed to protect the purposes and values 
of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
    (b) Park System.--The lands acquired from the State of Alaska under 
this Act shall be added to and administered as part of the National 
Park System, subject to valid existing rights. Upon completion of the 
exchange of lands under this Act, the Secretary shall adjust, as 
necessary, the boundaries of the affected National Park System units to 
include the lands acquired from the State of Alaska; and adjust the 
boundary of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve to exclude the lands 
transferred to the State of Alaska under this Act. Any such adjustment 
to the boundaries of National Park System units resulting from this Act 
shall not be charged against any acreage limitations under section 
103(b) of Public Law 96-487.
    (c) Wilderness Area Boundaries.--The Secretary shall make any 
necessary modifications or adjustments of boundaries of wilderness 
areas as a result of the additions and deletions caused by the land 
exchange referenced in section 2. Any such adjustment to the boundaries 
of National Park System units shall not be considered in applying any 
acreage limitations under section 103(b) of Public Law 96-487.
    (d) Concurrence of the Secretary.--Whenever in this Act the 
concurrence of the Secretary is required, it shall not be unlawfully 
withheld or unreasonably delayed.

SEC. 5. APPLICABLE LAW.

    The authorities and jurisdiction provided in this Act shall 
continue in effect until such time as this Act is expressly modified or 
repealed by Congress.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
[A]: Glacier Bay National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 1998 - Provides for:  (1) an exchange of specified State lands in Alaska for specified Federal lands to be completed within six months after the issuance of a license to Gustavus Electric Company (GEC) by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the construction and operation of a hydroelectric project on such Federal lands; or (2) the exchange of other specified Alaska lands having a sufficiently equal value to satisfy State and Federal law within one year after such license is issued if the Secretary of the Interior and Alaska have not agreed on which lands Alaska will convey within such six-month period. 
Designates specified State lands and waters in Alaska as wilderness upon consummation of such exchange to ensure that this transaction maintains approximately the same amount of area of designated wilderness. 
Conditions such land exchange on:  (1) FERC's having conducted economic and environmental analyses pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act that conclude that the construction and operation of a hydroelectric power project on such lands will not adversely impact the purposes and values of the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, will comply with the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act, and can be accomplished in an economically feasible manner; (2) FERC holding at least one public meeting in Gustavus, Alaska, allowing its citizens to express their views on the proposed project; (3) FERC having determined, with the concurrence of the Secretary and Alaska, the minimum amount of land necessary to construct and operate the project; (4) GEC having been granted a FERC license that requires it to submit an acceptable financing plan to FERC before project construction commences; and (5) FERC approving such plan. 
Makes the FERC licensing process applicable to any application submitted by GEC to FERC for the right to construct and operate a hydropower project on specified Alaska lands.  Authorizes FERC to accept and consider an application filed by GEC for construction and operation of such a project, notwithstanding FPA provisions, if submitted within three years after this Act's enactment.  Provides for FERC to retain jurisdiction over any hydropower project constructed on such site.  Sets forth additional provisions regarding issuance of a license for construction or operation of such a project. 
(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to issue a special use permit to GEC to allow completion of the required analyses.  Requires the Secretary to impose conditions in the permit as needed to protect the purposes and values of the Preserve.  Requires the lands acquired from Alaska to be added to and administered as part of the National Park System, subject to valid existing rights. 
Continues the authorities and jurisdiction provided in this Act until expressly modified or repealed by the Congress.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Communications Facilities Deployment 
on Federal Property Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES DEPLOYMENT ON FEDERAL PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Section 6409 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and 
Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``wireless'' and inserting 
        ``communications''; and
            (2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d) and inserting 
        the following:
    ``(b) Federal Easements, Rights-of-Way, and Leases.--
            ``(1) Grant.--If an entity applies for the grant of an 
        easement, right-of-way, or lease to, in, over, or on a building 
        or other property owned by the Federal Government for the right 
        to install, construct, modify, or maintain a communications 
        facility installation, the executive agency that is authorized 
        to grant such easement, right-of-way, or lease for the building 
        or other property may grant to the applicant an easement, 
        right-of-way, or lease to perform such installation, 
        construction, modification, or maintenance.
            ``(2) Application forms.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        date of the enactment of the Communications Facilities 
        Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018, the Administrator 
        of General Services shall develop a required common form for 
        applications for easements, rights-of-way, or leases under 
        paragraph (1). An executive agency may not require an applicant 
        under paragraph (1) to use any form for submitting the 
        application other than the common form developed by the 
        Administrator of General Services under this paragraph and may 
        not require any significant information beyond the information 
        required by such common form.
            ``(3) Common fees.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, not later than 30 days after the date 
                of the enactment of the Communications Facilities 
                Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018, the 
                Administrator of General Services shall establish a 
                common fee for the processing of applications under 
                paragraph (1) and subsection (c).
                    ``(B) Fee guidelines.--The application fees 
                established pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be--
                            ``(i) based on direct and actual cost 
                        recovery; and
                            ``(ii) competitively neutral with regard to 
                        other users of the building or other property 
                        owned by the Federal Government.
                    ``(C) Exceptions.--The Administrator of General 
                Services may establish exceptions to the fee amount 
                required under subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) in consideration of the public 
                        benefit provided by a grant of an easement, 
                        right-of-way, or lease; and
                            ``(ii) in the interest of expanding 
                        wireless and broadband coverage.
            ``(4) Use of fees collected.--Any fee collected by an 
        executive agency pursuant to paragraph (3) may be made 
        available, as provided in appropriations Acts, to such agency 
        to cover the costs of granting the easement, right-of-way, or 
        lease.
    ``(c) Master Contracts for Communications Facility Installation 
Sitings.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 704 of the 
        Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-104; 110 Stat. 
        151) or any other provision of law, not later 30 days after the 
        date of the enactment of the Communications Facilities 
        Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018, the Administrator 
        of General Services shall--
                    ``(A) develop one or more master contracts that 
                shall govern the placement of a communications facility 
                installation on a building or other property owned by 
                the Federal Government, which shall include offers of 
                lease terms for the communications facility 
                installation of not less than 10 years with automatic 
                lease renewals; and
                    ``(B) in developing the master contract or 
                contracts, standardize the treatment of the placement 
                of a communications facility installation on a building 
                rooftop or facade, the placement of a communications 
                facility installation on a rooftop or inside a 
                building, the technology used in connection with a 
                communications facility installation placed on a 
                Federal building and other property, and any other key 
                issues the Administrator of General Services considers 
                appropriate.
            ``(2) Applicability.--The master contract or contracts 
        developed by the Administrator of General Services under 
        paragraph (1) shall apply to all publicly accessible buildings 
        and other property owned by the Federal Government. An 
        executive agency may not enter into a contract governing the 
        placement of a communications facility installation on a 
        building or other property to which such a master contract 
        applies, unless the contract entered into by the agency is 
        consistent with, and does not contain any significant terms 
        beyond the terms contained in, such master contract.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Communications facility installation.--The term 
        `communications facility installation' includes--
                    ``(A) any infrastructure, including any 
                transmitting device, tower, or support structure, and 
                any equipment, switches, wiring, cabling, power 
                sources, shelters, or cabinets, associated with the 
                licensed or permitted unlicensed wireless or wireline 
                transmission of writings, signs, signals, data, images, 
                pictures, or sounds of all kinds; and
                    ``(B) any antenna or apparatus that--
                            ``(i) is designed for the purpose of 
                        emitting or receiving radio frequency;
                            ``(ii) is designed to be operated, or is 
                        operating, from a fixed location pursuant to 
                        authorization by the Commission or is using 
                        duly authorized devices that do not require 
                        individual licenses; and
                            ``(iii) is added to a tower, building, or 
                        other structure.
            ``(2) Executive agency.--The term `executive agency' has 
        the meaning given such term in section 102 of title 40, United 
        States Code.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 
shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Effect on Existing Applications.--An application for an 
easement, right-of-way, or lease that was made or granted under section 
6409 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 
U.S.C. 1455) before the effective date of this Act shall continue, 
subject to such section as in effect on the day before such effective 
date.
[A]: Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018 This bill amends the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to require the General Services Administration (GSA) to create a common form and to establish a common processing fee for applications for easements, rights-of-way, and leases relating to communications facility installations on federal property.  The GSA must develop a master contract for the placement of communications facility installations on federal property.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Coast Recovery Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ALLOWABLE COSTS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to the requirements of this section, and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may provide 
assistance under sections 402 and 403 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170a; 5170b) 
to an eligible State or local government to provide reimbursement for 
expenses incurred by the State or local government, in the period 
beginning January 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2006, for the base pay 
and overtime expenses of employees (including employees provided by 
contract or mutual aid agreements) who provide essential governmental 
services for response and recovery operations with respect to disaster 
declarations made for Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita on or after 
August 29, 2005.
    (b) Eligibility.--A State or local government shall be eligible for 
assistance under subsection (a) if the State or local government 
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the President that--
            (1) the State or local government has suffered, with 
        respect to the disaster declarations referred to in subsection 
        (a), a loss in the operating revenues of the State or local 
        government; and
            (2) the amount of that loss equals or exceeds 25 percent of 
        the annual operating revenue of the State or local government 
        in its most recent fiscal year ending before the date of the 
        disaster declaration.
    (c) Essential Governmental Services Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``essential governmental services'' means fire, law enforcement, 
emergency medical, public works, emergency management, planning, and 
building codes services.
    (d) Building Code Services.--For purposes of subsections (a) and 
(c), employees assisting in the permitting and inspection process 
relating to implementation and enforcement of a building code shall be 
considered to provide building code services.
    (e) Amount of Reimbursement.--The amount of reimbursement to be 
provided to a State or local government under this section shall be 75 
percent of the expenses incurred by the State or local government that 
are eligible for reimbursement under subsection (a).
    (f) Eligibility Determinations.--The President shall complete all 
eligibility determinations under subsection (b) on or before June 30, 
2006.

SEC. 3. DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM.

    Section 2(a) of the Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 
109-88) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ``: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 417(b) of 
the Stafford Act such a loan may not exceed 50 percent of the operating 
budget of the local government to which the loan is made for the fiscal 
year in which the disaster occurs''.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL SHARE FOR DEBRIS REMOVAL.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) there is ambiguity concerning the Federal share of the 
        cost of debris removal activities carried out under the Robert 
        T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in 
        connection with Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita; and
            (2) this ambiguity creates disincentives for local 
        governments to utilize pre-existing, cost-effective contracts 
        to carry out such debris removal activities.
    (b) Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Federal share of assistance provided for debris removal under sections 
403 and 407 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5106b; 5173) with respect to disaster 
declarations made for Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita on or after 
August 29, 2005, shall be 100 percent.

SEC. 5. HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
President shall contribute not less than 75 percent of the cost of 
hazard mitigation measures that are approved in the 1-year period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act under section 404(a) of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170c(a)) with respect to disaster declarations made for 
Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita on or after August 29, 2005. To 
the greatest extent practicable, the President shall assist State and 
local governments in expediting the planning for, identification and 
development of, application for, and approval of such projects.
    (b) Total Contributions.--
            (1) Percentage.--The last sentence of section 404(a) of the 
        Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 5170c(a)) is amended by striking ``7.5'' and 
        inserting ``15''.
            (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall apply with respect to major disaster declarations made on 
        or after August 29, 2005.

SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an 
individual eligible to receive unemployment assistance under section 
410(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5177(a)) as a result of a disaster 
declaration made for Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita on or after 
August 29, 2005--
            (1) the President shall make such assistance available for 
        52 weeks after the date of the disaster declaration; and
            (2) beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
        amount of such assistance for a week of unemployment shall be 
        not less than 50 percent of the national average weekly 
        unemployment benefit provided to an individual as of the date 
        of the disaster declaration.

SEC. 7. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE.

    Subtitle B of title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5197-5197h) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 630. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) Grants.--The Director shall carry out a program to make 
grants to States and local governments--
            ``(1) to purchase or improve commercially available 
        interoperable communications equipment that--
                    ``(A) complies with, where applicable, national 
                voluntary consensus standards;
                    ``(B) facilitates interoperability, coordination, 
                and integration between and among emergency 
                communications systems (including satellite phone and 
                satellite communications equipment); and
                    ``(C) ensures that first responders, government 
                officials, and emergency personnel are able to 
                adequately and effectively communicate with each other 
                in the event of a major disaster or other emergency;
            ``(2) to purchase mobile equipment to generate emergency 
        power; and
            ``(3) to train first responders and emergency personnel on 
        how best to use effectively such equipment.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be to improve the 
response capabilities of States and local governments in the event of a 
major disaster or other emergency.
    ``(c) Applications.--A State or local government seeking a grant 
under this section shall submit an application to the Director at such 
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the 
Director may require.
    ``(d) Technical Assistance.--The Director shall provide to States 
and local governments technical assistance with respect to the 
procurement, installation, and use of equipment under subsection 
(a)(1).
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2006, 2007, and 2008.''.
[A]:
Gulf Coast Recovery Act of 2005 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act) to reimburse an eligible state or local government 75% of the eligible expenses incurred between January 1 and June 30, 2006, for base pay and overtime expenses of employees who provide essential government services for response and recovery operations with respect Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on or after August 29, 2005.

Amends the Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005 to limit a disaster loan to 50% of a local government's operating budget for the fiscal year in which the disaster occurs.

Sets at 100% the federal share of assistance for debris removal under the Stafford Act with respect to such hurricanes.

Requires the President to contribute at least 75% of the cost of hazard mitigation measures approved under the Stafford Act in the one-year period following enactment of this Act with respect to such hurricanes.

Amends the Stafford Act to double from 7.5% to 15% of the estimated aggregate amount of federal disaster relief grants to be made with respect to a major disaster the limit on the total amount of contributions the President may make for cost-effective hazard mitigation measures in the disaster area.

Extends unemployment assistance in the case of an eligible individual affected by the hurricane disasters. Requires the President to make such assistance available for 52 weeks after the date of the disaster declaration. Requires the amount of such assistance for a week of unemployment, beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to be at least 50% of the national average weekly unemployment benefit provided to an individual as of the date of the disaster declaration.

Amends the Stafford Act to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make grants to state and local governments to: (1) purchase or improve commercially available interoperable communications equipment; (2) purchase mobile equipment to generate emergency power; and (3) train first responders and emergency personnel on how to best use such equipment effectively.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2008.