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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Environmental Policy Act
Administrative Reorganization Amendments of 1993''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT
COMPLIANCE.

Sections 201, 202, and 204 of title II of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) are
redesignated and amended to read as follows:
''Sec. 201. (a) There is established in the Executive Office of the
President the Office of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance.
The Office may be referred to as the 'Office of NEPA Compliance'.
''(b) The head of the Office shall be the Director of the Office of
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance, who shall be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
compensation of the Director shall be at the rate of compensation
payable to the Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
''Sec. 202. (a) The Director shall--
''(1) promulgate regulations governing the implementation
of this Act by all Federal agencies (including independent
regulatory commissions) which include provisions for public
review and comment on the detailed statements required by
section 102(2)(C) and, as appropriate, on other documents
prepared pursuant to this Act;
''(2) mediate interagency disputes, including recommending
to the President, as appropriate, resolutions of referrals of
interagency disagreements under section 203;
''(3) monitor Federal agency implementation of this Act and
regulations issued under paragraph (1), including--
''(A) reviewing and approving regulations issued by
other Federal agencies to implement this Act;
''(B) determining which Federal agency is the lead
agency for purposes of compliance with this Act in
cases in which Federal agencies do not agree on which
is the lead agency;
''(C) developing alternative procedures for
complying with this Act in cases in which emergency
circumstances make it necessary for a Federal agency to
take an action with significant environmental impact;
''(D) developing alternative procedures for
complying with this Act, in cases in which a change in
a proposed Federal agency action or new information
relating to the environmental impacts of such an action
makes it necessary to supplement existing analysis
under this Act; and
''(E) developing and publishing guidance to Federal
agencies regarding implementation of title I and
regulations promulgated under paragraph (1); and
''(4) perform such other functions related to environmental
laws, policies, and programs as the President may specify.
''(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect, alter, or
limit the independence of independent regulatory commissions under the
laws establishing such commissions. The policies, practices, and
interpretations under this Act and the Environmental Quality
Improvement Act of 1970 and other laws applicable to, or adopted by,
such commissions or the Council on Environmental Quality before the
date of the enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act
Administrative Reorganization Amendments of 1993 shall continue in
effect to the extent they are consistent with such independence and
carry out the purposes of such Acts.
''(c)(1) The Director, subject to paragraph (2), shall--
''(A) review and appraise the various programs and
activities of the Federal Government in light of the policy set
forth in title I for the purpose of determining the extent to
which such programs and activities are contributing to the
achievement of such policy and make recommendations to the
President with respect thereto;
''(B) coordinate or facilitate the development of
recommendations to the President regarding national policies to
foster and promote the improvement of environmental quality to
meet the conservation, social, economic, health, and other
requirements and goals of the Nation; and
''(C) coordinate or facilitate the development of such
studies, reports thereon, and recommendations with respect to
matters of policy and legislation, as the President may
request.
''(2) The President may transfer to another official in the
Executive Office of the President, by Executive order, any function of
the Director under this subsection.
''(d)(1) The Director, subject to paragraph (2), shall--
''(A) assist Federal agencies and departments in appraising
the effectiveness of existing and proposed facilities,
programs, policies, and activities of the Federal Government,
and those specific major projects designated by the President
which do not require individual project authorization by the
Congress, which affect environmental quality; and
''(B) assist in coordinating among Federal departments and
agencies those programs and activities which affect, protect,
and improve environmental quality.
''(2) The President may transfer to another official in the
Executive Office of the President or to the head of any Federal agency,
by Executive order, any function of the Director under this subsection.
''(e) The Director shall keep the appropriate Committees of the
Senate and the House of Representatives informed of the actions,
regulations, policies, and practices of the Office in carrying out the
functions and other requirements of the Director and the Office under
this Act (other than functions of the Director transferred in
accordance with subsection (c)(2) or (d)(2)).
''Sec. 203. Referrals of interagency disagreements by the head of
any Federal agency concerning proposed major Federal actions
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment under
section 102(2)(C) or concerning matters under section 309(b) of the
Clean Air Act shall be made to the Office for mediation and, as
appropriate, resolution by the President.''.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO NEPA.

Sections 203, 205, 207, and 208 of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act,
are redesignated in order as sections 204, 205, 206, and 207,
respectively; such sections are each amended by striking ''Council''
and inserting ''Office'' each place it appears; and section 206 of such
Act, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this
Act, is repealed.

SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1970.

The Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4372
et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 202(c) by--
(A) striking ''The purposes'' and all that follows
through ''(1) to'' and inserting ''the purpose of this
title is to''; and
(B) striking ''; and'' and all that follows through
the end of the section and inserting a period;
(2) in section 203, by striking subsections (a) through (d)
and the designation for subsection (e);
(3) by striking sections 204 and 205;
(4) in section 206(a), by striking ''Office of
Environmental Quality Management Fund'' and inserting ''Office
of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance Management
Fund'';
(5) by redesignating section 206 as section 204; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:

''definitions

''Sec. 205. In this title, each of the terms 'Director' and
'Office' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969.''.

SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE FOR OFFICE OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT
COMPLIANCE.

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (as amended by
section 3) is amended by inserting after section 207 the following:
''Sec. 208. To assist in the timely performance of the functions of
the Office, the Director may utilize personnel or otherwise obtain
assistance from other entities in the Executive Office of the President
or other Federal agencies, by mutual consent with the heads of those
entities or agencies, to assist the Director in performing the
functions of the Office.''.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 209 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 is
amended to read as follows:
''Sec. 209. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Director to carry out the functions of the Director under this or any
other Act--
''(1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1994;
''(2) $1,100,000 for fiscal year 1995;
''(3) $1,200,000 for fiscal year 1996; and
''(4) $1,400,000 for fiscal year 1997.
''(b) Amounts appropriated to, or available for the use of, the
Office or the Director shall remain available until expended.''.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 is amended by
inserting after section 2 (42 U.S.C. 4321) the following:
''Sec. 3. In this Act:
''(1) The term 'Director' means the Director of the Office
of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance appointed under
section 201(b).
''(2) The term 'Fund' means the Office of National
Environmental Policy Act Compliance Management Fund established
by section 204 of the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of
1970.
''(3) The term 'Office' means the Office of National
Environmental Policy Act Compliance established by section
201(a).''.

SEC. 8. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARY OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

(a) Transfers.--There are transferred to the Secretary of the
Environment--
(1) the functions of the Council on Environmental Quality
under paragraphs (2), (5), (6), and (7) of section 204 of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as in effect on the
day before the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) the functions of the Chairman of the Council on
Environmental Quality (as Director of the Office of
Environmental Quality) under paragraphs (3), (4), (6), and (7)
of section 203(d) of the Environmental Quality Improvement Act
of 1970, as in effect on the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) Construction.--The functions transferred to the Secretary of
the Environment by this section or pursuant to any executive order
issued pursuant to amendments made by this Act shall not be construed
by anyone to affect, alter, change, or amend any other law or
regulation administered by the Secretary or his or her delegate.
(c) Accountability.--The Secretary of the Environment shall be
accountable to the appropriate committees of the Senate and House of
Representatives for all functions described in subsection (b).
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary
specifically to carry out the functions described in subsection (b)
effectively and in a timely manner.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION OF COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.

(a) Termination.--The Council on Environmental Quality and the
Office of Environmental Quality are terminated.
(b) References.--Reference to the Council on Environmental Quality,
the Office of Environmental Quality, or any officer or employee of that
council or that office in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule,
regulation, or delegation of authority, or in any document of or
relating to the Council on Environmental Quality--
(1) with respect to functions that were vested in that
council or office on the day before the date of the enactment
of this Act and are vested in the Director of the Office of
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance Office by section
202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended by section 2 of this Act, is deemed to refer to the
Director of the Office of National Environmental Policy Act
Compliance or to such other official to whom such a function is
transferred in accordance with section 202(c)(2) or (d)(2) of
that Act, as appropriate; or
(2) with regard to disputes, disagreements, and matters
described in sections 202(a)(2) and 203 of that Act, as amended
by section 2 of this Act, is deemed to refer to the Director of
the Office of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance or
to that office, as appropriate.
(c) Savings Provisions.--
(1) Continuation of orders, etc.--All orders,
determinations, rules, regulations, agreements, grants,
contracts, privileges, and other administrative actions--
(A) which have been issued, made, granted, or
allowed to become effective by the President, the
Council on Environmental Quality, or the Office of
Environmental Quality, in the performance of functions
of the Council on Environmental Quality or the Office
of Environmental Quality, or by a court of competent
jurisdiction with respect to those functions, and
(B) which are in effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act, or were final before that date
of enactment and are to become effective on or after
that date of enactment,
shall continue in effect according to their terms until
modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in
accordance with law by the President, the Director of the
Office of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance, any
other authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction,
or operation of law.
(2) Continuation of proceedings and applications.--The
provisions of this Act shall not affect any proceedings pending
before the Council on Environmental Quality on the date of the
enactment of this Act, but such proceedings shall be continued.
Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be
taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such
orders, as if this Act had not been enacted, and orders issued
in any such proceedings shall continue in effect until
modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly
authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or
by operation of law. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
considered to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of
any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to
the same extent that such proceeding could have been
discontinued or modified if this Act had not been enacted.
(3) Suits not affected.--The provisions of this section
shall not affect suits commenced before the date of the
enactment of this Act, and in all such suits, proceedings shall
be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same
manner and with the same effect as if this Act had not been
enacted.
(4) Suits involving council or office.--No suit, action, or
other proceeding commenced by or against the Council on
Environmental Quality or the Office of Environmental Quality,
or by or against any individual in the official capacity of
such individual as an officer or employee of the Council or
that Office, shall abate by reason of the enactment of this
Act.
(5) Rulemaking.--Any administrative action relating to the
preparation or promulgation of a regulation by the Council on
Environmental Quality shall be continued by the Director of the
Office of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance or the
President with the same effect as if this Act had not been
enacted.
(6) Assets and interests.--The contracts, liabilities,
records, property, and other assets and interests of the
Council on Environmental Quality and the Office of
Environmental Quality shall, on and after the date of the
enactment of this Act, be considered to be the contracts,
liabilities, records, property, and other assets and interests
of the Office of National Environmental Policy Act Compliance.
(d) Continuing Availability of Amounts.--Amounts available to the
Council on Environmental Quality on the date of the enactment of this
Act shall be available for use by the Director of the Office of
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance.

SEC. 10. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 2 (42 U.S.C. 4321)--
(A) by inserting ''and'' after ''man;''; and
(B) by striking ''Nation;'' and all that follows
through the end of the section and inserting
''Nation.'';
(2) by striking ''Council on Environmental Quality'' each
place that term appears and inserting ''Director'';
(3) in section 102(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(B)) by striking
''established by title II of this Act'';
(4) in section 102(2)(G) (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(G)) by
inserting ''and'' after the semicolon;
(5) in section 102(2)(H) (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(H)) by striking
''; and'' and inserting a period;
(6) by striking section 102(2)(I) (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(I));
(7) in section 205(1) (42 U.S.C. 4345(1)) by striking ''the
Citizen's'' and all that follows through ''and with''; and
(8) in section 205(2) (42 U.S.C. 4345(2)) by striking ''the
Council's'' and inserting ''the Office's''.

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A: National Environmental Policy Act Administrative Reorganization Amendments of 1993 - Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (the Act) to replace provisions regarding the Council on Environmental Quality with those establishing an Office of National Environmental Policy (NEPA) Compliance in the Executive Office of the President. Requires the Office to be headed by a Director appointed by the President.
Requires the Director to: (1) promulgate regulations governing the implementation of the Act by all Federal agencies; (2) mediate interagency disputes; (3) monitor Federal agency implementation of the Act and regulations; and (4) perform other functions related to environmental laws, policies, and programs as specified by the President.
Amends the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 to remove provisions regarding the Office of Environmental Quality.
Authorizes appropriations for the Office of NEPA Compliance.
Transfers certain duties of the Council, including making an annual report on the state of the environment, to the Secretary of the Environment. Authorizes appropriations.
Terminates the Council and the Office of Environmental Quality and transfers functions to the Office of NEPA Compliance. Makes existing Council funds available for the Director.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Hudson River Valley Special Resource
Study Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(2) Study area.--The term ''study area''--
(A) means the portion of the Hudson River that
flows from Rodgers Island at Fort Edward to the
southern-most boundary of Westchester County, New York;
and
(B) includes any relevant sites and landscapes
within the counties in New York that abut the area
described in subparagraph (A).

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Hudson River Valley possesses important and unique
cultural, historical, natural, recreational and scenic
resources that have been central to the development and
sustainment of our Nation.
(2) The Hudson River Valley encompasses a rich array of
sensitive natural resources ranging from the River itself and
its vast estuarine district, to its wetlands, refuges, parks,
forests, farmlands, preserves, cliffs, mountains, and valleys.
(3) The Hudson River and its tributaries are home to a
number of rare and threatened animal species, habitats, and
plants.
(4) The Hudson River Valley is home to myriad biking,
heritage, pedestrian and scenic trail systems on the eastern
and western sides of the River that are now connected by the
Walkway Over the Hudson bridge, which has been designated as a
National Recreation Trail.
(5) Throughout history, the Hudson River Valley has played
a central role in the development of our nation, starting from
the vibrant Native American communities that first inhabited
the land, to Henry Hudson's voyage up the river later named for
him in the vessel Half Moon in 1609 and later with the American
Revolution, the debate on our Constitution, the first
successful steamboat voyage by Robert Fulton in 1807, the
Industrial Revolution, and the modern labor and environmental
movements.
(6) The Hudson River Valley gave birth to important
movements in American art, architecture and literature through
the work of Andrew Jackson Downing, Alexander Jackson Davis,
Thomas Cole, Frederick Church and their associates from the
Hudson River School of Art, as well as through authors such as
Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, William Cullen
Bryant, Susan and Anna Warner, and John Burroughs.
(7) The depictions and descriptions of the Hudson River
Valley's renowned scenery and natural resources played a
central role in the recognition of the value of the landscape
and the development of an American esthetic and environmental
ideal.
(8) A 1996 National Park Service study called the Hudson
River Valley ''the landscape that defined America.''.
(9) The Hudson River Valley has been the subject of
multiple State and Federal inventories, studies, and plans that
should greatly assist a National Park Service special resource
study.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY.

(a) In General.--As soon as funds are made available for this
purpose, the Secretary shall complete a study of the Hudson River
Valley in the State of New York to evaluate--
(1) the national significance of the area; and
(2) the suitability and feasibility of designating the area
as a unit of the National Park System.
(b) Study Guidelines.--In conducting the study under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall--
(1) use the criteria for the study of areas for potential
inclusion in the National Park System included in section 8 of
Public Law 91-383, as amended by section 303 of the National
Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-391; 112
Stat. 3501); and
(2) closely examine park unit models, in particular
national river and recreation areas, as well as other landscape
protection models, that--
(A) encompass large areas of non-Federal lands
within their designated boundaries;
(B) foster public and private collaborative
arrangements for achieving National Park Service
objectives; and
(C) protect and respect the rights of private land
owners.

SEC. 5. REPORT.

Not later than 24 months after the date that funds are first made
available for this purpose, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the
findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the study authorized by
this Act.

A: Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a study of the Hudson River Valley in the state of New York to evaluate: (1) the national significance of the part of the Hudson River that flows from Rodgers Island at Fort Edward to the southern-most boundary of Westchester County, New York, including any relevant sites and landscapes within counties in New York that abut that part of the River (the study area); and (2) the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This act may be cited as the ''National Coal Heritage Area Act of
1995''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
(1) Certain events that led to the development of southern
West Virginia's coalfields during the latter part of the 19th
Century and the early part of the current century are of
national historic and cultural significance in terms of their
contribution to the industrialization of the United States, the
organization of workers into trade unions and the unique
culture of the Appalachian Region.
(2) It is in the national interest to preserve and protect
physical remnants of this era for the education and benefit of
present and future generations.
(3) There is a need to provide assistance for the
preservation and promotion of those vestiges of southern West
Virginia's coal heritage which have outstanding cultural,
historic, and architectural values.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.

(A) In General.--For the purpose of preserving and interpreting for
the educational and inspirational benefit of present and future
generations certain lands and structures with unique and significant
historic and cultural values associated with the coal mining heritage
of the State of West Virginia and the Nation there is hereby
established the National Coal Heritage Area (hereinafter in this Act
referred to as the ''Area'').
(b) Boundaries.--The Area shall be comprised of the counties in the
State of West Virginia that are the subject of the study by the
National Park Service, dated 1993, entitled ''A Coal Mining Heritage
Study: Southern West Virginia'' conducted pursuant to title VI of
Public Law 100-699
(c) Administration.--The Area shall be administered in accordance
with this Act.

SEC. 4. CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT.

The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the
''Secretary'') is authorized to enter into a contractual agreement with
the Governor of the State of West Virginia, acting through the Division
of Culture and History and the Division of Tourism and Parks, pursuant
to which the Secretary shall assist the State of West Virginia, its
units of local government, and non-profit organizations in each of the
following:
(1) The development and implementation of integrated
cultural, historical, and land resource management policies and
programs in order to retain, enhance, and interpret the
significant values of the lands, waters, and structures of the
Area.
(2) The preservation, restoration, maintenance, operation,
interpretation, and promotion of buildings, structures,
facilities, sites, and points of interest for public use that
possess cultural, historical, and architectural values
associated with the coal mining heritage of the Area.
(3) The coordination of activities by Federal, State and
local governments and private businesses and organizations in
order to further historic preservation and compatible economic
revitalization.
(4) The development of guidelines and standards for
projects, consistent with standards established by the National
Park Service, for the preservation and restoration of historic
properties, including interpretive methods, that will further
history preservation in the region.
(5) The acquisition of real property, or interests in real
property, for public use by donation or by purchase, that
possess cultural, historical, and architectural values
associated with the coal mining heritage of the Area from a
willing seller with donated or appropriated funds.
(6) The assistance referred to in section 7(d).

SEC. 5. ELIGIBLE RESOURCES.

The resources eligible for the assistance under paragraphs (2) and
(5) of section 4 shall include those set forth in appendix D of the
study by the National Park Service, dated 1993, entitled ''A Coal
Mining Heritage Study: Southern West Virginia'' conducted pursuant to
title VI of Public Law 100-699. Priority consideration shall be given
to those sites listed as ''Conservation Priorities'' and ''Important
Historic Resources'' as depicted on the map entitled ''Study Area:
Historic Resources'' in such study.

SEC. 6. COAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN.

(a) In General.--Pursuant to the contractual agreement referred to
in section 4, within two years after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Governor of the State of West Virginia, acting through the Division
of Culture and History and the Division of Tourism and Parks, shall
submit to the Secretary a Coal Heritage Management Plan for the Area.
The plan shall at a minimum--
(1) set forth the integrated cultural, historic, and land
resource management policies and programs referred to in
section 4;
(2) describe the guidelines and standards for projects
referred to in section 4;
(3) set forth the responsibilities of the State of West
Virginia, units of local government, non-profit entities or of
the Secretary to administer any properties acquired pursuant to
section 4; and
(4) provide for the restoration, preservation,
interpretation, and administration of the historic, cultural,
and architectural resources of the Bramwell National Historic
Site.
(b) Plan Approval.--The Secretary shall approve the plan submitted
under subsection (a) unless he determines that it would not meet the
objectives of this Act.

SEC. 7. DESIGNATION OF BRAMWELL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

(a) In General.--In order to preserve, restore, and interpret the
unique historical, cultural, and architectural values of Bramwell, West
Virginia, there is hereby established the Bramwell National Historic
Site (hereinafter referred to as the ''Site'').
(b) Area Included.--The Site shall consist of the lands and
interests therein within the corporate limits of the town of Bramwell.
(c) Administration.--The Site shall be administered by the State of
West Virginia, an appropriate unit of local government, or a non-profit
organization as determined by the management plan referred to in
section 6.
(d) Duties of the Secretary.--To carry out the purposes of this
section, the Secretary shall assist in the implementation of the
management plan referred to in section 6. Such assistance shall
include, but necessarily be limited to--
(1) faciliting the restoration, preservation, and
interpretation of the historic, cultural, and architectural
resources of the Site;
(2) offsetting the costs of operating and maintaining the
Site; and
(3) providing for the acquisition of land or interests in
land within the boundaries of the Site from willing sellers.
(e) Property Owner Rights.--(1) Nothing in this section may be
construed as authorizing access to private residential property within
the Site for the purpose of conducting visitors through such property,
or for any other purpose, without the advice and consent of the owner
of such property.
(2) The entity referred to in subsection (c) may mark, interpret,
restore, and provide technical assistance for the preservation and
interpretation of properties with historic or cultural significance
within the Site only pursuant to cooperative agreements with the owners
of such properties.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, to remain available
until expended.

SEC. 9. DESIGNATION OF MINERS' MARCH TRAIL AS A STUDY TRAIL.

Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c))
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''( ) The route from Lens Creek near Marmet to Blair Mountain in
West Virginia traveled by coal miners dramatizing the need for social
justice between August 20, 1921, and September 4, 1921, during what is
commonly known as the Battle of Blair Mountain.''.

A:
National Coal Heritage Area Act of 1995 - Establishes the National Coal Heritage Area. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the Governor of West Virginia to provide assistance in preserving, restoring, maintaining, operating, and promoting the coal-related facilities of the Area for cultural and historical purposes. Directs the Governor to submit to the Secretary for approval a coal heritage management plan for the Area. Establishes the Bramwell National Historic Site in Bramwell, West Virginia.
Authorizes appropriations.
Amends the National Trails System Act to designate as a study trail the route traveled by coal miners from Lens Creek near Marmet to Blair Mountain (Miners' March Trail) in West Virginia.
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