Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act
PL 106-511 (S.964), enacted 11/13/2000

PUBLIC LAW 106-511—NOV. 13, 2000 
114 STAT. 2365 
Public Law 106-511 
106th Congress 
An Act 
To provide for equitable compensation for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
TITLE I—CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX 
TRIBE EQUITABLE COMPENSATION 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the "Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe 
Equitable Compensation Act". 
SEC. 102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) by enacting the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 
887, chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 701-1 et seq.), commonly known 
as the "Flood Control Act of 1944", Congress approved the 
Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program (referred to in this 
section as the "Pick-Sloan program")— 
(A) to promote the general economic development of 
the United States; 
(B) to provide for irrigation above Sioux City, Iowa; 
(C) to protect urban and rural areas from devastating 
floods of the Missouri River; and 
(D) for other purposes; 
(2) the Oahe Dam and Reservoir project— 
(A) is a major component of the Pick-Sloan program, 
and contributes to the economy of the United States by 
generating a substantial amount of hydropower 
and 
impounding a substantial quantity of water; 
(B) overlies the eastern boundary of the Cheyenne 
River Sioux Indian Reservation; and 
(C) has not only contributed little to the economy of 
the Tribe, but has severely damaged the economy of the 
Tribe and members of the Tribe by inimdating the fertile, 
wooded bottom lands of the Tribe along the Missouri River 
that constituted the most productive agricultural £ind pas-
toral lands of the Tribe £ind the homeland of the members 
of the Tribe; 
(3) the Secretary of the Interior appointed a Joint Tribal 
Advisory Committee that examined the Oahe Dam and Res-
ervoir project and concluded that— 
Nov. 13, 2000 
[S. 964] 
Cheyenne River 
Sioux Tribe 
Equitable 
Compensation 
Act. 
South Dakota. 
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(A) the Federal Government did not justify, or fairly 
compensate the Tribe for, the Oahe Dam and Reservoir 
project when the Federal Government acquired 104,492 
acres of land of the Tribe for that project; and 
(B) the Tribe should be adequately compensated for 
the land acquisition described in subparagraph (A); 
(4) after applying the same method of analysis as is used 
for the compensation of similarly situated Indian tribes, the 
Comptroller General of the United States (referred to in this 
title as the "Comptroller General") determined that the appro-
priate amount of compensation to pay the Tribe for the land 
acquisition 
described 
in 
paragraph 
(3)(A) 
would 
be 
$290,723,000; 
(5) the Tribe is entitled to receive additional financial com-
pensation for the land acquisition described in paragraph (3)(A) 
in a manner consistent with the determination of the Comp-
troller General described in paragraph (4); and 
(6) the establishment of a trust fund to make amounts 
available to the Tribe under this title is consistent with the 
principles of self-governance and self-determination. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are as follows: 
(1) To provide for additional financial compensation to the 
Tribe for the acquisition by the Federal Government of 104,492 
acres of land of the Tribe for the Oahe Dam and Reservoir 
project in a manner consistent with the determinations of the 
Comptroller General described in subsection (a)(4). 
(2) To provide for the establishment of the Cheyenne River 
Sioux Tribal Recovery Trust Fund, to be managed by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury in order to make payments to the Tribe 
to carry out projects under a plan prepared by the Tribe. 
SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) TRIBE.—The term "Tribe" means the Cheyenne River 
Sioux Tribe, which is comprised of the Itazipco, Siha Sapa, 
Minniconjou, and Oohenumpa bands of the Great Sioux Nation 
that reside on the Cheyenne River Reservation, located in cen-
tral South Dakota. 
(2) TRIBAL COUNCIL.—The term "Tribal Council" means 
the governing body of the Tribe. 
SEC. 104. CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBAL RECOVERY TRUST FUND. 
(a) CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBAL RECOVERY TRUST FUND.— 
There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund 
to be known as the "Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Recovery Trust 
Fund" (referred to in this title as the "Fund"). The Fund shall 
consist of £iny amounts deposited into the Fund under this title. 
(b) FUNDING.—On the first day of the 11th fiscal year that 
begins after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Treasury shall, from the General Fund of the Treasury, deposit 
into the Fund established under subsection (a)— 
(1) $290,722,958; and 
(2) an additional amoiont that equals the amount of interest 
that would have accrued on the amount described in paragraph 
(1) if such amount had been invested in interest-bearing obliga-
tions of the United States, or in obligations guaranteed as 
to both principal and interest by the United States, on the 
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first day of the first fiscal year that begins after the date 
of enactment of this Act and compounded annually thereafter. 
(c) INVESTMENT OF TRUST FUND.—It shall be the duty of the 
Secretary of the Treasury to invest such portion of the Fund as 
is not, in the Secretary of the Treasures judgment, required to 
meet current withdrawals. Such investments may be made only 
in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations 
guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit interest resulting from 
such investments into the Fund. 
(d) PAYMENT OF INTEREST TO TRIBE.— 
(1) WITHDRAWAL OF INTEREST.—Beginning on the first day Effective date. 
of the 11th fiscal year after the date of enactment of this 
Act and, on the first day of each fiscal year thereafter, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall withdraw the aggregate amount 
of interest deposited into the Fund for that fiscal year and 
transfer that amount to the Secretary of the Interior for use 
in accordance with paragraph (2). Each amount so transferred 
shall be available without fiscal year limitation. 
(2) PAYMENTS TO TRIBE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
use the amounts transferred under paragraph (1) only for 
the purpose of making pa)anents to the Tribe, as such 
pajnnents are requested by the Tribe pursuant to tribal 
resolution. 
(B) LIMITATION.—Payments may be made by the Sec-
retary of the Interior under subparagraph (A) only after 
the Tribe has adopted a plan under subsection (f). 
(C) USE OF PAYMENTS BY TRIBE.—The Tribe shall use 
the payments made under subparagraph (B) only for car-
rying out projects and programs under the plan prepared 
under subsection (f). 
(e) TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS.—Except as provided in sub-
sections (c) and (d)(1), the Secretary of the Treasury may not 
transfer or withdraw any amount deposited under subsection (b). 
if) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date Deadline. 
of enactment of this Act, the governing body of the Tribe 
shall prepare a plan for the use of the payments to the Tribe 
under subsection (d) (referred to in this subsection as the 
"plan"). 
(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan shall provide for the 
manner in which the Tribe shall expend payments to the Tribe 
under subsection (d) to promote— 
(A) economic development; 
(B) infi*astructure development; 
(C) the educational, health, recreational, and social 
welfare objectives of the Tribe and its members; or 
(D) any combination of the activities described in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (C). 
(3) PLAN REVIEW AND REVISION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Tribal Council shall make avail-
able for review and comment by the members of the Tribe 
a copy of the plan before the plan becomes final, in accord-
ance with procedures established by the Tribal Coimcil. 
(B) UPDATING OF PLAN.—The Tribal Council may, on 
an annual basis, revise the plan to update the plan. In 
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revising the plan under this subparagraph, the Tribal 
Council shall provide the members of the Tribe opportunity 
to review and comment on any proposed revision to the 
plan. 
(C) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the plan and any 
revisions to update the plan, the Tribal Council shall con-
sult with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services. 
(4) AUDIT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The activities of the Tribe in carrying 
out the plan shall be audited as part of the annual single-
agency audit that the Tribe is required to prepare pursuant 
to the Office of Management and Budget circular numbered 
A-133. 
(B) DETERMINATION BY AUDITORS.—The auditors that 
conduct the audit described in subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) determine whether funds received by the Tribe 
under this section for the period covered by the audit 
were expended to carry out the plan in a manner 
consistent with this section; and 
(ii) include in the written findings of the audit 
the determination made under clause (i). 
(C) INCLUSION OF FINDINGS WITH PUBLICATION OF PRO-
CEEDINGS OF TRIBAL COUNCIL.—A copy of the written 
findings of the audit described in subparagraph (A) shall 
be inserted in the published minutes of the Tribal Council 
proceedings for the session at which the audit is presented 
to the Tribal Council. 
(g) PROHIBITION ON PER CAPITA PAYMENTS.—No portion of any 
pa3anent made under this title may be distributed to any member 
of the Tribe on a per capita basis. 
SEC. 105. ELIGIBILITY OF TRIBE FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND SERV-
ICES. 
No payment made to the Tribe under this title shall result 
in the reduction or denial of any service or program with respect 
to which, under Federal law— 
(1) the Tribe is otherwise entitled because of the status 
of the Tribe as a federally recognized Indian tribe; or 
(2) any individual who is a member of the Tribe is entitled 
because of the status of the individual as a member of the 
Tribe. 
SEC 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such funds as may 
be necessary to cover the administrative expenses of the Fund 
SEC. 107. EXTINGUISHMENT OF CLAIMS. 
Upon the deposit of fiinds (together with interest) into the 
Fund under section 104(b), all monetary claims that the Tribe 
has or may have against the United States for the taking, by 
the United States, of the land £uid property of the Tribe for the 
Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River 
Basin program shall be extinguished. 
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TITLE II—BOSQUE REDONDO 
Bosque Redondo 
Memorial Act. 
New Mexico. 
16 u s e 431 note. 
MEMORIAL 
NeTSe^xico^*' 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the "Bosque Redondo Memorial 
Act". 
SEC. 202. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) in 1863, the United States detained nearly 9,000 Navajo 
and forced their migration across nearly 350 miles of land 
to Bosque Redondo, a journey known as the "Long Walk"; 
(2) Mescalero Apache people were also incarcerated at 
Bosque Redondo; 
(3) the Navajo and Mescalero Apache people labored to 
plant crops, dig irrigation ditches and build housing, but 
drought, cutworms, hail, and alkaline Pecos River water created 
severe living conditions for nearly 9,000 captives; 
(4) suffering and hardships endured by the Navajo and 
Mescalero Apache people forged a new understanding of their 
strengths as Americans; 
(5) the Treaty of 1868 was signed by the United States 
and the Navajo tribes, recognizing the Navajo Nation as it 
exists today; 
(6) the State of New Mexico has appropriated a total of 
$123,000 for a planning study and for the design of the Bosque 
Redondo Memorial; 
(7) individuals and businesses in DeBaca County donated 
$6,000 toward the production of a brochure relating to the 
Bosque Redondo Memorial; 
(8) the Village of Fort Sumner donated 70 acres of land 
to the State of New Mexico contiguous to the existing 50 acres 
comprising Fort Sumner State Monument, contingent on the 
funding of the Bosque Redondo Memorial; 
(9) full architectural plans and the exhibit design for the 
Bosque Redondo Memorial have been completed; 
(10) the Bosque Redondo Memorial project has the 
encouragement of the President of the Navajo Nation and the 
President of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, who have each 
appointed tribal members to serve as project advisors; 
(11) the Navajo Nation, the Mescalero Tribe and the 
National Park Service are collaborating to develop a symposium 
on the Bosque Redondo Long Walk and a curriculum for inclu-
sion in the New Mexico school curricula; 
(12) an interpretive center would provide important edu-
cational and enrichment opportunities for all Americans; and 
(13) Federal financial assistance is needed for the construc-
tion of a Bosque Redondo Memorial. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are as follows: 
(1) To commemorate the people who were interned at 
Bosque Redondo. 
(2) To pay tribute to the native populations' ability to 
rebound from suffering, and establish the strong, living commu-
nities that have long been a major influence in the State 
of New Mexico and in the United States. 
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(3) To provide Americans of all ages a place to learn about 
the Bosque Redondo experience and how it resulted in the 
establishment of strong American Indian Nations from once 
divergent bands. 
(4) To support the construction of the Bosque Redondo 
Memorial commemorating the detention of the Navajo and 
Mescalero Apache people at Bosque Redondo from 1863 to 
1868. 
SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) MEMORIAL.—The term "Memorial" means the building 
and grounds known as the Bosque Redondo Memorial. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term "Secretary" means the Secretary 
of Defense. 
SEC. 
204. 
BOSQUE 
REDONDO 
MEMORIAL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— Upon the request of the State of New 
Mexico, the Secretary is authorized to establish a Bosque Redondo 
Memorial within the boundaries of Fort Sumner State Monument 
in New Mexico. No memorial shall be established without the 
consent of the Navajo Nation and the Mescalero Tribe. 
(b) COMPONENTS OF THE MEMORIAL.—The memorial shall 
include— 
(1) exhibit space, a lobby area that represents design ele-
ments from traditional Mescalero and Navajo 
dwellings, 
administrative areas that include a resource room, library, 
workrooms and offices, restrooms, parking areas, sidewalks, 
utilities, and other visitor facilities; 
(2) a venue for public education programs; and 
(3) a location to commemorate the Long Walk of the Navajo 
people and the healing that has taken place since that event. 
SEC. 206. CONSTRUCTION OF MEMORIAL. 
(a) GRANT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award a grant to 
the State of New Mexico to provide up to 50 percent of the 
total cost of construction of the Memorial. 
(2) 
NON-FEDERAL 
SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share 
of 
construction costs for the Memorial shall include funds pre-
viously expended by the State for the planning and design 
of the Memorial, and funds previously expended by non-Federal 
entities for the production of a brochure relating to the Memo-
rial. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, the State shall— 
(1) submit to the Secretary a proposal that— 
(A) provides assurances that the Memorial will comply 
with all applicable laws, including building codes and regu-
lations; and 
(B) includes such other information and assurances 
as the Secretary may require; and 
(2) enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the 
Secretary that shall include— 
(A) a timetable for the completion of construction and 
the opening of the Memorial; 
(B) assurances that construction contracts will be 
competitively awarded; 
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(C) assurances that the State or Village of Fort Sumner 
will make sufficient land available for the Memorial; 
(D) the specifications of the Memorial which shall 
comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local building 
codes and laws; 
(E) arrangements for the operation and maintenance 
of the Memorial upon completion of construction; 
(F) a description of Memorial collections and edu-
cational programming; 
(G) a plan for the design of exhibits including the 
collections to be exhibited, security, preservation, protec-
tion, environmental controls, and presentations in accord-
ance with professional standards; 
(H) an agreement with the Navajo Nation and the 
Mescalero Tribe relative to the design and location of the 
Memorial; and 
(I) a financing plan developed by the State that outlines 
the long-term management of the Memorial, including— 
(i) the acceptance and use of funds derived from 
public and private sources to minimize the use of 
appropriated or borrowed funds; 
(ii) the pajonent of the operating costs of the 
Memorial through the assessment of fees or other 
income generated by the Memorial; 
(iii) a strategy for achieving financial self-suffi- 
Deadline, 
ciency with respect to the Memorial by not later than 
5 years after the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(iv) a description of the business activities that 
would be permitted at the Memorial and appropriate 
vendor standards that would apply. 
SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this title— 
(1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and 
(2) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002. 
(b) CARRYOVER.—Any funds made available under this section 
that are unexpended at the end of the fiscal year for which those 
funds are appropriated, shall remain available for use by the Sec-
retary through September 30, 2002 for the purposes for which 
those funds were made available. 
TITLE III—SENSE OF THE CONGRESS 
REGARDING THE NEED FOR CATA-
LOGING AND MAINTAINING CERTAIN 
PUBLIC MEMORIALS 
SEC. 301. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) There are many thousands of public memorials scattered 
throughout the United States and abroad that commemorate 
military conflicts of the United States and the service of individ-
uals in the Armed Forces. 
(2) These memorials have never been comprehensively cata-
loged. 
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(3) Many of these memorials suffer from neglect and dis-
repair, and many have been relocated or stored in facilities 
where they are unavailable to the public and subject to further 
neglect and damage. 
(4) There exists a need to collect and centralize information 
regarding the location, status, and description of these memo-
rials. 
(5) The Federal Government maintains information on 
memorials only if they are federally funded. 
(6) Remembering Veterans Who Earned Their Stripes (a 
nonprofit corporation established as RVETS, Inc. under the 
laws of the State of Nevada) has undertaken a self-funded 
program to catalogue the memorials located in the United 
States that commemorate military conflicts of the United States 
and the service of individuals in the Armed Forces, and has 
already obtained information on more than 7,000 memorials 
in 50 States. 
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress 
that— 
(1) the people of the United States owe a debt of gratitude 
to veterans for their sacrifices in defending the Nation during 
times of war and peace; 
(2) public memorials that commemorate military conflicts 
of the United States and the service of individuals in the 
Armed Forces should be maintained in good condition, so that 
future generations may know of the burdens borne by these 
individuals; 
(3) Federal, State, and local agencies responsible for the 
construction and maintenance of these memorials should 
cooperate in cataloging these memorials and providing the 
resulting information to the Department of the Interior; and 
(4) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director 
of the National Park Service, should— 
(A) collect and maintain information on public memo-
rials that commemorate military conflicts of the United 
States and the service of individuals in the Armed Forces; 
(B) coordinate efforts at collecting and maintaining 
this information with similar efforts by other entities, such 
as Remembering Veterans Who Earned Their Stripes (a 
nonprofit corporation established as RVETS, Inc. under 
the laws of the State of Nevada); and 
(C) make this information available to the public. 
TITLE IV—CONVEYANCE OF KINIKLIK 
VILLAGE 
SEC. 401. CONVEYANCE OF KINIKLIK VILLAGE. 
Chugach Alaska 
(a) That portion of the property identified in United States 
Corporation. 
Survey Number 628, Tract A, containing 0.34 acres and Tract 
B containing 0.63 acres located in Section 26, Township 9 North, 
Range 10 East, Seward Meridian, containing 0.97 acres, more or 
less, and further described as Tracts A and B Russian Greek Church 
Mission Reserve according to United States Survey 628 shall be 
offered for a period of 1 year for sale by quitclaim deed from 
the United States by and through the Forest Service to Chugach 
Alaska Corporation under the following terms: 
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(1) Chugach Alaska Corporation shall pay consideration 
in the amount of $9,000.00. 
(2) In order to protect the historic values for which the 
Forest Service acquired the land, Chugach Alaska Corporation 
shall agree to and the conveyance shall contain the same res-
ervations required by sections 2653.5(a) and 2653.11(b) of title 
43, Code of Federal Regulations, for protection of historic and 
cemetery sites conveyed to a Regional Corporation pursuant 
to section 14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Forest 
Service shall deposit the proceeds from the sale to the Natural 
Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund established 
by Public Law 102-154 and may be expended without further 
appropriation in accordance with Public Law 102-229. 
TITLE V—REVISION OF RICHMOND NA-
TIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK BOUND-
ARIES 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—^This title may be cited as the "Richmond 
National Battlefield Park Act of 2000". 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this title: 
(1) BATTLEFIELD PARK.—^The term "battlefield park" means 
the Richmond National Battlefield Park. 
(2) SECRETARY.—^The term "Secretary" means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
SEC. 502. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—^The Congress finds the following: 
(1) In the Act of March 2, 1936 (Chapter 113; 49 Stat. 
1155; 16 U.S.C. 423j), Congress authorized the establishment 
of the Richmond National Battlefield Park, and the boundaries 
of the battlefield park were established to permit the inclusion 
of all military battlefield areas related to the battles fought 
during the Civil War in the vicinity of the City of Richmond, 
Virginia. The battlefield park originally included the area then 
known as the Richmond Battlefield State Park. 
(2) The total acreage identified in 1936 for consideration 
for inclusion in the battlefield park consisted of approximately 
225,000 acres in and around the City of Richmond. A study 
undertaken by the congressionally authorized Civil War Sites 
Advisory Committee determined that of these 225,000 acres, 
the historically significant areas relating to the campaigns 
against and in defense of Richmond encompass approximately 
38,000 acres. 
(3) In a 1996 general management plan, the National Park 
Service identified approximately 7,121 acres in and around 
the City of Richmond that satisfy the National Park Service 
criteria of significance, integrity, feasibility, and suitability for 
inclusion in the battlefield park. The National Park Service 
later identified an additional 186 acres for inclusion in the 
battlefield park. 
Richmond 
National 
Battlefield Park 
Act of 2000. 
Virginia. 
Historic 
preservation. 
16 u s e 423/-1. 
16 u s e 423/-2. 
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(4) There is a national interest in protecting and preserving 
sites of historical significance associated with the Civil War 
and the City of Richmond. 
(5) The Commonwealth of Virginia and its local units of 
government have authority to prevent or minimize adverse 
uses of these historic resources and can play a significant 
role in the protection of the historic resources related to the 
campaigns against and in defense of Richmond. 
(6) The preservation of the New Market Heights Battlefield 
in the vicinity of the City of Richmond is an important aspect 
of American history that can be interpreted to the public. 
The Battle of New Market Heights represents a premier land-
mark in black military history as 14 black Union soldiers 
were awarded the Medal of Honor in recognition of their valor 
during the battle. According to National Park Service histo-
rians, the sacrifices of the United States Colored Troops in 
this battle helped to ensure the passage of the Thirteenth 
Amendment to the United States Constitution to abolish 
slavery. 
(b) PURPOSE.—^It is the purpose of this title— 
(1) to revise the boundaries for the Richmond National 
Battlefield Park based on the findings of the Civil War Sites 
Advisory Committee and the National Park Service; and 
(2) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to work in coopera-
tion with the Commonwealth of Virginia, the City of Richmond, 
other political subdivisions of the Commonwealth, other public 
entities, and the private sector in the management, protection, 
and interpretation of the resources associated with the Civil 
War and the Civil War battles in and around the City of 
Richmond, Virginia. 
Vii^nia. 
SEC. 503. RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK; BOUNDARIES. 
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(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—^For the purpose of pro-
tecting, managing, and interpreting the resources associated with 
the Civil War battles in and around the City of Richmond, Virginia, 
there is established the Richmond National Battlefield Park con-
sisting of approximately 7,307 acres of land, as generally depicted 
on the map entitled "Richmond National Battlefield Park Boundary 
Revision", numbered 367N.E.F.A.80026A, and dated September 
2000. The map shall be on file in the appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service. 
(b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary may make minor 
adjustments in the boundaries of the battlefield park consistent 
with section 7(c) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act 
of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-9(c)). 
16USC423Z-4. 
SEC. 504. LAND ACQUISITION. 
(a) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—^The Secretary may acquire lands, waters, 
and interests in lands within the boundaries of the battlefield 
park from willing landowners by donation, purchase with 
donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. In acquiring lands 
and interests in lands under this title, the Secretary shall 
acquire the minimum interest necessary to achieve the purposes 
for which the battlefield is established. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR PRIVATE LANDS.—^Privately owned 
lands or interests in lands may be acquired under this title 
only with the consent of the owner. 
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(b) EASEMENTS.— 
(1) OUTSIDE BOUNDARIES.—^The Secretary may acquire an 
easement on property outside the boundaries of the battlefield 
park and around the City of Richmond, with the consent of 
the owner, if the Secretary determines that the easement is 
necessary to protect core Civil War resources as identified 
by the Civil War Sites Advisory Committee. Upon acquisition 
of the easement, the Secretary shall revise the boundaries 
of the battlefield park to include the property subject to the 
easement. 
(2) INSIDE BOUNDARIES.—^To the extent practicable, and 
if preferred by a willing landowner, the Secretary shall use 
permanent conservation easements to acquire interests in land 
in lieu of acquiring land in fee simple and thereby removing 
land from non-Federal ownership. 
(c) VISITOR CENTER.—The Secretary may acquire the Tredegar 
Iron Works buildings and associated land in the City of Richmond 
for use as a visitor center for the battlefield park. 
SEC. 505. PARK ADMINISTRATION. 
16USC423/-5. 
(a) APPLICABLE LAWS.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the National Park Service, shall administer the battle-
field park in accordance with this title and laws generally applicable 
to units of the National Park System, including the Act of August 
25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) and the Act of August 21, 1935 
(16US.C. 461etseq.). 
(b) NEW MARKET HEIGHTS BATTLEFIELD.—^The Secretary shall 
provide for the establishment of a monument or memorial suitable 
to honor the 14 Medal of Honor recipients from the United States 
Colored Troops who fought in the Battle of New Market Heights. 
The Secretary shall include the Battle of New Market Heights 
and the role of black Union soldiers in the battle in historical 
interpretations provided to the public at the battlefield park. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—^The Secretary may enter into 
cooperative agreements with the Commonwealth of Virginia, its 
political subdivisions (including the City of Richmond), private prop-
erty owners, and other members of the private sector to develop 
mechanisms to protect and interpret the historical resources within 
the battlefield park in a manner that would allow for continued 
private ownership and use where compatible with the purposes 
for which the battlefield is established. 
(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide tech-
nical assistance to the Commonwealth of Virginia, its political sub-
divisions, nonprofit entities, and private property owners for the 
development of comprehensive plans, land use guidelines, special 
studies, and other activities that are consistent with the identifica-
tion, protection, interpretation, and commemoration of historically 
significant Civil War resources located inside and outside of the 
boundaries of the battlefield park. The technical assistance does 
not authorize the Secretary to own or manage any of the resources 
outside the battlefield park boundaries. 
SEC. 506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
16 USC 423/-6. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this title. 
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PUBLIC LAW 106-511—NOV. 13, 2000 
SEC. 607. REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED LAW. 
The Act of March 2, 1936 (chapter 113; 16 U.S.C. 423J-4231) 
is repealed. 
TITLE 
VI—SOUTHEASTERN 
ALASKA 
INTERTIE 
SYSTEM 
CONSTRUCTION; 
NAVAJO 
ELECTRIFICATION 
DEM-
ONSTRATION PROGRAM 
Deadline. 
SEC. 601. SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA INTERTIE AUTHORIZATION LIMIT. 
Upon the completion and submission to the United States Con-
gress by the Forest Service of the ongoing High Voltage Direct 
Current viability analysis pursuant to United States Forest Service 
Collection Agreement #OOCO-111005-105 or no later than February 
1, 2001, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Energy such sums as may be necessary to assist in 
the construction of the Southeastern Alaska Intertie system as 
generally identified in Report #97-01 of the Southeast Conference. 
Such sums shall equal 80 percent of the cost of the system and 
may not exceed $384,000,000. Nothing in this title shall be con-
strued to limit or waive any otherwise applicable State or Federal 
law. 
SEC. 602. NAVAJO ELECTRIFICATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy shall estabhsh 
a 5-year program to assist the Navajo Nation to meet its electricity 
needs. The purpose of the program shall be to provide electric 
power to the estimated 18,000 occupied structures on the Navajo 
Nation that lack electric power. The goal of the program shall 
be to ensure that every household on the Navajo Nation that 
requests it has access to a reliable and affordable source of elec-
tricity by the year 2006. 
(b) SCOPE.—In order to meet the goal in subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Energy shall provide grants to the Navajo Nation 
to— 
(1) extend electric transmission and distribution lines to 
new or existing structures that are not served by electric power 
and do not have adequate electric power service; 
(2) purchase and instedl distriDuted power generating facili-
ties, including small gas turbines, fuel cells, solar photovoltaic 
systems, solar thermal systems, geothermal systems, wind 
power systems, or biomass-fueled systems; 
(3) purchase and install other equipment associated with 
the generation, transmission, distribution, and storage of elec-
tric power; 
(4) provide training in the installation, operation, or 
maintenance of the lines, facilities, or equipment in paragraphs 
(1) through (3); or 
(5) support other activities that the Secretary of Energy 
determines are necessary to meet the goal of the program. 
(c) TECHNICAL SUPPORT.—At the request of the Navajo Nation, 
the Secretary of Energy may provide technical support through 
Department of Energy laboratories and facilities to the Navajo 
Nation to assist in achieving the goal of this program. 
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(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than February 1, 2002 and Deadline, 
for each of the five succeeding years, the Secretary of Energy 
shall submit a report to Congress on the status of the programs 
and the progress towards meeting its goal under subsection (a). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy to carry out this 
section $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2006. 
Approved November 13, 2000. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 964: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-944 (Comm. on Resources). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-217 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 145 (1999): Nov. 19, considered and passed Senate. 
Vol. 146 (2000): Oct. 18, considered and passed House, amended. 
Oct. 24, Senate concurred in House amendment.