[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 150 Re-engrossed Amendment Senate (RES)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                      October 19 (legislative day, September 22), 2000.
      Resolved, That the Senate agree to the amendment of the House of 
Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 150) 
entitled ``An Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey 
National Forest System lands for use for educational purposes, and for 
other purposes.'', with the following

        SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT:

            In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House 
      amendment, insert:

SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Table of contents.

  TITLE I--CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS FOR EDUCATIONAL 
                                PURPOSES

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Conveyance of National Forest System lands for educational 
                            purposes.

             TITLE II--ALA KAHAKAI NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Findings.
Sec. 203. Authorization and administration.

           TITLE III--ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AREAS

Sec. 301. Addition to Sequoia National Park.
Sec. 302. Boundary adjustment to include Cat Island.

         TITLE IV--PECOS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK LAND EXCHANGE

Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Definitions.
Sec. 403. Land exchange.
Sec. 404. Boundary adjustment and maps.

                       TITLE V--NEW AREA STUDIES

Sec. 501. Vicksburg Campaign Trail study.
Sec. 502. Miami Circle special resource study.
Sec. 503. Apostle Islands wilderness study.
Sec. 504. Harriet Tubman special resource study.
Sec. 505. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park 
                            Commission.
Sec. 506. Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area study.
Sec. 507. Study of the Washington-Rochambeau revolutionary route.

               TITLE VI--PEOPLING OF AMERICA THEME STUDY

Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 603. Definitions.
Sec. 604. Theme study.
Sec. 605. Cooperative agreements.
Sec. 606. Authorization of appropriations.

   TITLE VII--BIG HORN AND WASHAKIE COUNTIES, WYOMING LAND CONVEYANCE

Sec. 701. Conveyance.

                  TITLE VIII--COAL ACREAGE LIMITATIONS

Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Findings.
Sec. 803. Coal mining on Federal land.

     TITLE IX--KENAI MOUNTAINS-TURNAGAIN ARM NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA

Sec. 901. Short title.
Sec. 902. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 903. Definitions.
Sec. 904. Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area.
Sec. 905. Management entity.
Sec. 906. Authorities and duties of management entity.
Sec. 907. Duties of the Secretary.
Sec. 908. Savings provisions.
Sec. 909. Prohibition on the acquisition of real property.
Sec. 910. Authorization of appropriations.

  TITLE I--CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS FOR EDUCATIONAL 
                                PURPOSES

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Education Land Grant Act''.

SEC. 102. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS FOR EDUCATIONAL 
              PURPOSES.

    (a) Authority to Convey.--Upon written application, the Secretary 
of Agriculture may convey National Forest System lands to a public 
school district for use for educational purposes if the Secretary 
determines that--
            (1) the public school district seeking the conveyance will 
        use the conveyed land for a public or publicly funded 
        elementary or secondary school, to provide grounds or 
        facilities related to such a school, or for both purposes;
            (2) the conveyance will serve the public interest;
            (3) the land to be conveyed is not otherwise needed for the 
        purposes of the National Forest System;
            (4) the total acreage to be conveyed does not exceed the 
        amount reasonably necessary for the proposed use;
            (5) the land is to be used for an established or proposed 
        project that is described in detail in the application to the 
        Secretary, and the conveyance would serve public objectives 
        (either locally or at large) that outweigh the objectives and 
        values which would be served by maintaining such land in 
        Federal ownership;
            (6) the applicant is financially and otherwise capable of 
        implementing the proposed project;
            (7) the land to be conveyed has been identified for 
        disposal in an applicable land and resource management plan 
        under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
        of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); and
            (8) An opportunity for public participation in a disposal 
        under this section has been provided, including at least one 
        public hearing or meeting, to provide for public comments.
    (b) Acreage Limitation.--A conveyance under this section may not 
exceed 80 acres. However, this limitation shall not be construed to 
preclude an entity from submitting a subsequent application under this 
section for an additional land conveyance if the entity can demonstrate 
to the Secretary a need for additional land.
    (c) Costs and Mineral Rights.--(1) A conveyance under this section 
shall be for a nominal cost. The conveyance may not include the 
transfer of mineral or water rights.
    (2) If necessary, the exact acreage and legal description of the 
real property conveyed under this title shall be determined by a survey 
satisfactory to the Secretary and the applicant. The cost of the survey 
shall be borne by the applicant.
    (d) Review of Applications.--When the Secretary receives an 
application under this section, the Secretary shall--
            (1) before the end of the 14-day period beginning on the 
        date of the receipt of the application, provide notice of that 
        receipt to the applicant; and
            (2) before the end of the 120-day period beginning on that 
        date--
                    (A) make a final determination whether or not to 
                convey land pursuant to the application, and notify the 
                applicant of that determination; or
                    (B) submit written notice to the applicant 
                containing the reasons why a final determination has 
                not been made.
    (e) Reversionary Interest.--If at any time after lands are conveyed 
pursuant to this section, the entity to whom the lands were conveyed 
attempts to transfer title to or control over the lands to another or 
the lands are devoted to a use other than the use for which the lands 
were conveyed, title to the lands shall revert to the United States.

             TITLE II--ALA KAHAKAI NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Ala Kahakai National Historic 
Trail Act''.

SEC. 202. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Ala Kahakai (Trail by the Sea) is an important part 
        of the ancient trail known as the ``Ala Loa'' (the long trail), 
        which circumscribes the island of Hawaii;
            (2) the Ala Loa was the major land route connecting 600 or 
        more communities of the island kingdom of Hawaii from 1400 to 
        1700;
            (3) the trail is associated with many prehistoric and 
        historic housing areas of the island of Hawaii, nearly all the 
        royal centers, and most of the major temples of the island;
            (4) the use of the Ala Loa is also associated with many 
        rulers of the kingdom of Hawaii, with battlefields and the 
        movement of armies during their reigns, and with annual 
        taxation;
            (5) the use of the trail played a significant part in 
        events that affected Hawaiian history and culture, including--
                    (A) Captain Cook's landing and subsequent death in 
                1779;
                    (B) Kamehameha I's rise to power and consolidation 
                of the Hawaiian Islands under monarchical rule; and
                    (C) the death of Kamehameha in 1819, followed by 
                the overthrow of the ancient religious system, the 
                Kapu, and the arrival of the first western missionaries 
                in 1820; and
            (6) the trail--
                    (A) was used throughout the 19th and 20th centuries 
                and continues in use today; and
                    (B) contains a variety of significant cultural and 
                natural resources.

SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(22) Ala kahakai national historic trail.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Ala Kahakai National 
                Historic Trail (the Trail by the Sea), a 175 mile long 
                trail extending from 'Upolu Point on the north tip of 
                Hawaii Island down the west coast of the Island around 
                Ka Lae to the east boundary of Hawaii Volcanoes 
                National Park at the ancient shoreline temple known as 
                `Waha'ula', as generally depicted on the map entitled 
                `Ala Kahakai Trail', contained in the report prepared 
                pursuant to subsection (b) entitled `Ala Kahakai 
                National Trail Study and Environmental Impact 
                Statement', dated January 1998.
                    ``(B) Map.--A map generally depicting the trail 
                shall be on file and available for public inspection in 
                the Office of the National Park Service, Department of 
                the Interior.
                    ``(C) Administration.--The trail shall be 
                administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
                    ``(D) Land acquisition.--No land or interest in 
                land outside the exterior boundaries of any federally 
                administered area may be acquired by the United States 
                for the trail except with the consent of the owner of 
                the land or interest in land.
                    ``(E) Public participation; consultation.--The 
                Secretary of the Interior shall--
                            ``(i) encourage communities and owners of 
                        land along the trail, native Hawaiians, and 
                        volunteer trail groups to participate in the 
                        planning, development, and maintenance of the 
                        trail; and
                            ``(ii) consult with affected Federal, 
                        State, and local agencies, native Hawaiian 
                        groups, and landowners in the administration of 
                        the trail.''.

           TITLE III--ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AREAS

SEC. 301. ADDITION TO SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall acquire by donation, 
purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, all interest 
in and to the land described in subsection (b) for addition to Sequoia 
National Park, California.
    (b) Land Acquired.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is the 
land depicted on the map entitled ``Dillonwood'', numbered 102/80,044, 
and dated September 1999.
    (c) Addition to Park.--Upon acquisition of the land under 
subsection (a)--
            (1) the Secretary of the Interior shall--
                    (A) modify the boundaries of Sequoia National Park 
                to include the land within the park; and
                    (B) administer the land as part of Sequoia National 
                Park in accordance with all applicable laws; and
            (2) the Secretary of Agriculture shall modify the 
        boundaries of the Sequoia National Forest to exclude the land 
        from the forest boundaries.

SEC. 302. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT TO INCLUDE CAT ISLAND.

    (a) In General.--The first section of Public Law 91-660 (16 U.S.C. 
459h) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``That, in'' and 
        inserting the following:

``SECTION 1. GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE.

    ``(a) Establishment.--In''; and
            (2) in the second sentence--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as 
                subparagraphs (A) through (F), respectively, and 
                indenting appropriately;
                    (B) by striking ``The seashore shall comprise'' and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(b) Composition.--
            ``(1) In general.--The seashore shall comprise the areas 
        described in paragraphs (2) and (3).
            ``(2) Areas included in boundary plan numbered ns-gi-
        7100j.--The areas described in this paragraph are'': and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Cat island.--Upon its acquisition by the Secretary, 
        the area described in this paragraph is the parcel consisting 
        of approximately 2,000 acres of land on Cat Island, 
        Mississippi, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
        `Boundary Map, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Cat Island, 
        Mississippi', numbered 635/80085, and dated November 9, 1999 
        (referred to in this Act as the `Cat Island Map').
            ``(4) Availability of map.--The Cat Island Map shall be on 
        file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
        offices of the National Park Service.''.
    (b) Acquisition Authority.--Section 2 of Public Law 91-660 (16 
U.S.C. 459h-1) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
        ``lands,'' and inserting ``submerged land, land,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Acquisition Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire, from a 
        willing seller only--
                    ``(A) all land comprising the parcel described in 
                subsection (b)(3) that is above the mean line of 
                ordinary high tide, lying and being situated in 
                Harrison County, Mississippi;
                    ``(B) an easement over the approximately 150-acre 
                parcel depicted as the `Boddie Family Tract' on the Cat 
                Island Map for the purpose of implementing an agreement 
                with the owners of the parcel concerning the 
                development and use of the parcel; and
                    ``(C)(i) land and interests in land on Cat Island 
                outside the 2,000-acre area depicted on the Cat Island 
                Map; and
                    ``(ii) submerged land that lies within 1 mile 
                seaward of Cat Island (referred to in this Act as the 
                `buffer zone'), except that submerged land owned by the 
                State of Mississippi (or a subdivision of the State) 
                may be acquired only by donation.
            ``(2) Administration.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Land and interests in land 
                acquired under this subsection shall be administered by 
                the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
                National Park Service.
                    ``(B) Buffer zone.--Nothing in this Act or any 
                other provision of law shall require the State of 
                Mississippi to convey to the Secretary any right, 
                title, or interest in or to the buffer zone as a 
                condition for the establishment of the buffer zone.
            ``(3) Modification of boundary.--The boundary of the 
        seashore shall be modified to reflect the acquisition of land 
        under this subsection only after completion of the 
        acquisition.''.
    (c) Regulation of Fishing.--Section 3 of Public Law 91-660 (16 
U.S.C. 459h-2) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The 
        Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) No Authority To Regulate Maritime Activities.--Nothing in 
this Act or any other provision of law shall affect any right of the 
State of Mississippi, or give the Secretary any authority, to regulate 
maritime activities, including nonseashore fishing activities 
(including shrimping), in any area that, on the date of enactment of 
this subsection, is outside the designated boundary of the seashore 
(including the buffer zone).''.
    (d) Authorization of Management Agreements.--Section 5 of Public 
Law 91-660 (16 U.S.C. 459h-4) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Except''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Agreements.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into 
        agreements--
                    ``(A) with the State of Mississippi for the 
                purposes of managing resources and providing law 
                enforcement assistance, subject to authorization by 
                State law, and emergency services on or within any land 
                on Cat Island and any water and submerged land within 
                the buffer zone; and
                    ``(B) with the owners of the approximately 150-acre 
                parcel depicted as the `Boddie Family Tract' on the Cat 
                Island Map concerning the development and use of the 
                land.
            ``(2) No authority to enforce certain regulations.--Nothing 
        in this subsection authorizes the Secretary to enforce Federal 
        regulations outside the land area within the designated 
        boundary of the seashore.''.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 11 of Public Law 91-
660 (16 U.S.C. 459h-10) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``There''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Authorization for Acquisition of Land.--In addition to the 
funds authorized by subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to acquire land and submerged 
land on and adjacent to Cat Island, Mississippi.''.

         TITLE IV--PECOS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK LAND EXCHANGE

SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Pecos National Historical Park 
Land Exchange Act of 2000''.

SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this title--
            (1) the term ``Secretaries'' means the Secretary of the 
        Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture;
            (2) the term ``landowner'' means Harold and Elisabeth 
        Zuschlag, owners of land within the Pecos National Historical 
        Park; and
            (3) the term ``map'' means a map entitled ``Proposed Land 
        Exchange for Pecos National Historical Park'', numbered 430/
        80,054, and dated November 19, 1999, revised September 18, 
        2000.

SEC. 403. LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) In General.--Upon the conveyance by the landowner to the 
Secretary of the Interior of the lands identified in subsection (b), 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey the following lands and 
interests to the landowner, subject to the provisions of this title:
            (1) Approximately 160 acres of Federal lands and interests 
        therein within the Santa Fe National Forest in the State of New 
        Mexico, as generally depicted on the map; and
            (2) The Secretary of the Interior shall convey an easement 
        for water pipelines to two existing well sites, located within 
        the Pecos National Historical Park, as provided in this 
        paragraph.
                    (A) The Secretary of the Interior shall determine 
                the appropriate route of the easement through Pecos 
                National Historical Park and such route shall be a 
                condition of the easement. The Secretary of the 
                Interior may add such additional terms and conditions 
                relating to the use of the well and pipeline granted 
                under this easement as he deems appropriate.
                    (B) The easement shall be established, operated, 
                and maintained in compliance with all Federal laws.
    (b) Conveyance.--The lands to be conveyed by the landowner to the 
Secretary of the Interior comprise approximately 154 acres within the 
Pecos National Historical Park as generally depicted on the map.
    (c) Acceptability.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall convey the 
lands and interests identified in subsection (a) only if the landowner 
conveys a deed of title to the United States, that is acceptable to and 
approved by the Secretary of the Interior.
    (d) Terms and Conditions.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        title, the exchange of lands and interests pursuant to this 
        title shall be in accordance with the provisions of section 206 
        of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1716) 
        and other applicable laws including the National Environmental 
        Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
            (2) Valuation and appraisals.--The values of the lands and 
        interests to be exchanged pursuant to this title shall be 
        equal, as determined by appraisals using nationally recognized 
        appraisal standards including the Uniform Appraisal Standards 
        for Federal Land Acquisition. The Secretaries shall obtain the 
        appraisals and insure they are conducted in accordance with the 
        Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition. The 
        appraisals shall be paid for in accordance with the exchange 
        agreement between the Secretaries and the landowner.
            (3) Completion of the exchange.--The exchange of lands and 
        interests pursuant to this title shall be completed not later 
        than 180 days after National Environmental Policy Act 
        requirements have been met and after the Secretary of the 
        Interior approves the appraisals. The Secretaries shall report 
        to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United 
        States Senate and the Committee on Resources of the United 
        States House of Representatives upon the successful completion 
        of the exchange.
            (4) Additional terms and conditions.--The Secretaries may 
        require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
        the exchange of lands and interests pursuant to this title as 
        the Secretaries consider appropriate to protect the interests 
        of the United States.
            (5) Equalization of values.--
                    (A) Equalization.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
                shall equalize the values of Federal land conveyed 
                under subsection (a) and the land conveyed to the 
                Federal Government under subsection (b)--
                            (i) by the payment of cash to the Secretary 
                        of Agriculture or the landowner, as 
                        appropriate, except that notwithstanding 
                        section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and 
                        Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)), the 
                        Secretary of Agriculture may accept a cash 
                        equalization payment in excess of 25 percent of 
                        the value of the Federal land; or
                            (ii) if the value of the Federal land is 
                        greater than the land conveyed to the Federal 
                        Government, by reducing the acreage of the 
                        Federal land conveyed.
                    (B) Disposition of funds.--Any funds received by 
                the Secretary of Agriculture as cash equalization 
                payment from the exchange under this section shall be 
                deposited into the fund established by Public Law 90-
                171 (commonly known as the ``Sisk Act'') (16 U.S.C. 
                484a) and shall be available for expenditure, without 
                further appropriation, for the acquisition of land and 
                interests in the land in the State of New Mexico.

SEC. 404. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT AND MAPS.

    (a) Upon acceptance of title by the Secretary of the Interior of 
the lands and interests conveyed to the United States pursuant to 
section 403 of this title, the boundaries of the Pecos National 
Historical Park shall be adjusted to encompass such lands. The 
Secretary of the Interior shall administer such lands in accordance 
with the provisions of law generally applicable to units of the 
National Park System, including the Act entitled ``An Act to establish 
a National Park Service, and for other purposes'', approved August 25, 
1916 (16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4).
    (b) The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in 
the appropriate offices of the Secretaries.
    (c) Not later than 180 days after completion of the exchange 
described in section 403, the Secretaries shall transmit the map 
accurately depicting the lands and interests conveyed to the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
Resources of the House of Representatives.

                       TITLE V--NEW AREA STUDIES

SEC. 501. VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN TRAIL STUDY.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Vicksburg 
Campaign Trail Battlefields Preservation Act of 2000''.
    (b) Findings and Purposes.--
            (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                    (A) there are situated along the Vicksburg Campaign 
                Trail in the States of Mississippi, Louisiana, 
                Arkansas, and Tennessee the sites of several key Civil 
                War battles;
                    (B) the battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign 
                Trail are collectively of national significance in the 
                history of the Civil War; and
                    (C) the preservation of those battlefields would 
                vitally contribute to the understanding of the heritage 
                of the United States.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to authorize a 
        feasibility study to determine what measures should be taken to 
        preserve certain Civil War battlefields along the Vicksburg 
        Campaign Trail.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Campaign trail state.--The term ``Campaign Trail 
        State'' means each of the States of Mississippi, Louisiana, 
        Arkansas, and Tennessee, including political subdivisions of 
        those States.
            (2) Civil war battlefield.--The term ``Civil War 
        battlefield'' includes the following sites (including related 
        structures adjacent to or thereon)--
                    (A) the battlefields at Helena and Arkansas Post, 
                Arkansas;
                    (B) Goodrich's Landing near Transylvania, and sites 
                in and around Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, 
                Louisiana;
                    (C) the battlefield at Milliken's Bend, Madison 
                Parish, Louisiana;
                    (D) the route of Grant's march through Louisiana 
                from Milliken's Bend to Hard Times, Madison and Tensas 
                Parishes, Louisiana;
                    (E) the Winter Quarters at Tensas Parish, 
                Louisiana;
                    (F) Grant's landing site at Bruinsburg, and the 
                route of Grant's march from Bruinsburg to Vicksburg, 
                Claiborne, Hinds, and Warren Counties, Mississippi;
                    (G) the battlefield at Port Gibson (including 
                Shaifer House, Bethel Church, and the ruins of 
                Windsor), Claiborne County, Mississippi;
                    (H) the battlefield at Grand Gulf, Claiborne 
                County, Mississippi;
                    (I) the battlefield at Raymond (including Waverly 
                (the Peyton House)), Hinds County, Mississippi;
                    (J) the battlefield at Jackson, Hinds County, 
                Mississippi;
                    (K) the Union siege lines around Jackson, Hinds 
                County, Mississippi;
                    (L) the battlefield at Champion Hill (including 
                Coker House), Hinds County, Mississippi;
                    (M) the battlefield at Big Black River Bridge, 
                Hinds and Warren Counties, Mississippi;
                    (N) the Union fortifications at Haynes Bluff, 
                Confederate fortifications at Snyder's Bluff, and 
                remnants of Federal exterior lines, Warren County, 
                Mississippi;
                    (O) the battlefield at Chickasaw Bayou, Warren 
                County, Mississippi;
                    (P) Pemberton's Headquarters at Warren County, 
                Mississippi;
                    (Q) the site of actions taken in the Mississippi 
                Delta and Confederate fortifications near Grenada, 
                Grenada County, Mississippi;
                    (R) the site of the start of Greirson's Raid and 
                other related sites, LaGrange, Tennessee; and
                    (S) any other sites considered appropriate by the 
                Secretary.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.
    (d) Feasibility Study.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date 
        funds are made available for this section, the Secretary shall 
        complete a feasibility study to determine what measures should 
        be taken to preserve Civil War battlefields along the Vicksburg 
        Campaign Trail.
            (2) Components.--In completing the study, the Secretary 
        shall--
                    (A) review current National Park Service programs, 
                policies and criteria to determine the most appropriate 
                means of ensuring the Civil War battlefields and 
                associated natural, cultural, and historical resources 
                are preserved;
                    (B) evaluate options for the establishment of a 
                management entity for the Civil War battlefields 
                consisting of a unit of government or a private 
                nonprofit organization that--
                            (i) administers and manages the Civil War 
                        battlefields; and
                            (ii) possesses the legal authority to--
                                    (I) receive Federal funds and funds 
                                from other units of government or other 
                                organizations for use in managing the 
                                Civil War battlefields;
                                    (II) disburse Federal funds to 
                                other units of government or other 
                                nonprofit organizations for use in 
                                managing the Civil War battlefields;
                                    (III) enter into agreements with 
                                the Federal Government, State 
                                governments, or other units of 
                                government and nonprofit organizations; 
                                and
                                    (IV) acquire land or interests in 
                                land by gift or devise, by purchase 
                                from a willing seller using donated or 
                                appropriated funds, or by donation;
                    (C) make recommendations to the Campaign Trail 
                States for the management, preservation, and 
                interpretation of the natural, cultural, and historical 
                resources of the Civil War battlefields;
                    (D) identify appropriate partnerships among 
                Federal, State, and local governments, regional 
                entities, and the private sector, including nonprofit 
                organizations and the organization known as ``Friends 
                of the Vicksburg Campaign and Historic Trail'', in 
                furtherance of the purposes of this section; and
                    (E) recommend methods of ensuring continued local 
                involvement and participation in the management, 
                protection, and development of the Civil War 
                battlefields.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of completion of 
the study under this section, the Secretary shall submit a report 
describing the findings of the study to--
            (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
        Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Resources of the House of 
        Representatives.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000.

SEC. 502. MIAMI CIRCLE SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.

    (a) Findings and Purposes.--
            (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                    (A) the Tequesta Indians were one of the earliest 
                groups to establish permanent villages in southeast 
                Florida;
                    (B) the Tequestas had one of only two North 
                American civilizations that thrived and developed into 
                a complex social chiefdom without an agricultural base;
                    (C) the Tequesta sites that remain preserved today 
                are rare;
                    (D) the discovery of the Miami Circle, occupied by 
                the Tequesta approximately 2,000 years ago, presents a 
                valuable new opportunity to learn more about the 
                Tequesta culture; and
                    (E) Biscayne National Park also contains and 
                protects several prehistoric Tequesta sites.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to direct the 
        Secretary to conduct a special resource study to determine the 
        national significance of the Miami Circle site as well as the 
        suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National 
        Park System as part of Biscayne National Park.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Miami circle.--The term ``Miami Circle'' means the 
        property in Miami-Dade County of the State of Florida 
        consisting of the three parcels described in Exhibit A in the 
        appendix to the summons to show cause and notice of eminent 
        domain proceedings, filed February 18, 1999, in Miami-Dade 
        County v. Brickell Point, Ltd., in the circuit court of the 
        11th judicial circuit of Florida in and for Miami-Dade County.
            (2) Park.--The term ``Park'' means Biscayne National Park 
        in the State of Florida.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.
    (c) Special Resource Study.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date 
        funds are made available, the Secretary shall conduct a special 
        resource study as described in paragraph (2). In conducting the 
        study, the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate 
        American Indian tribes and other interested groups and 
        organizations.
            (2) Components.--In addition to a determination of national 
        significance, feasibility, and suitability, the special 
        resource study shall include the analysis and recommendations 
        of the Secretary with respect to--
                    (A) which, if any, particular areas of or 
                surrounding the Miami Circle should be included in the 
                Park;
                    (B) whether any additional staff, facilities, or 
                other resources would be necessary to administer the 
                Miami Circle as a unit of the Park; and
                    (C) any impact on the local area that would result 
                from the inclusion of Miami Circle in the Park.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after completion of the study, 
the Secretary shall submit a report describing the findings and 
recommendations of the study to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the United 
States House of Representatives.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 503. APOSTLE ISLANDS WILDERNESS STUDY.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Gaylord Nelson 
Apostle Islands Stewardship Act of 2000''.
    (b) Declarations.--Congress declares that--
            (1) the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is a national 
        and a Wisconsin treasure;
            (2) the State of Wisconsin is particularly indebted to 
        former Senator Gaylord Nelson for his leadership in the 
        creation of the Lakeshore;
            (3) after more than 28 years of enjoyment, some issues 
        critical to maintaining the overall ecological, recreational, 
        and cultural vision of the Lakeshore need additional attention;
            (4) the general management planning process for the 
        Lakeshore has identified a need for a formal wilderness study;
            (5) all land within the Lakeshore that might be suitable 
        for designation as wilderness are zoned and managed to protect 
        wilderness characteristics pending completion of such a study;
            (6) several historic lighthouses within the Lakeshore are 
        in danger of structural damage due to severe erosion;
            (7) the Secretary of the Interior has been unable to take 
        full advantage of cooperative agreements with Federal, State, 
        local, and tribal governmental agencies, institutions of higher 
        education, and other nonprofit organizations that could assist 
        the National Park Service by contributing to the management of 
        the Lakeshore;
            (8) because of competing needs in other units of the 
        National Park System, the standard authorizing and budgetary 
        process has not resulted in updated legislative authority and 
        necessary funding for improvements to the Lakeshore; and
            (9) the need for improvements to the Lakeshore and 
        completion of a wilderness study should be accorded a high 
        priority among National Park Service activities.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Lakeshore.--The term ``Lakeshore'' means the Apostle 
        Islands National Lakeshore.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.
    (d) Wilderness Study.--In fulfillment of the responsibilities of 
the Secretary under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and of 
applicable agency policy, the Secretary shall evaluate areas of land 
within the Lakeshore for inclusion in the National Wilderness System.
    (e) Apostle Islands Lighthouses.--The Secretary shall undertake 
appropriate action (including protection of the bluff toe beneath the 
lighthouses, stabilization of the bank face, and dewatering of the area 
immediately shoreward of the bluffs) to protect the lighthouse 
structures at Raspberry Lighthouse and Outer Island Lighthouse on the 
Lakeshore.
    (f) Cooperative Agreements.--Section 6 of Public Law 91-424 (16 
U.S.C. 460w-5) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Sec. 6. The lakeshore'' and inserting the 
        following:

``SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--The lakeshore''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into a 
cooperative agreement with a Federal, State, tribal, or local 
government agency or a nonprofit private entity if the Secretary 
determines that a cooperative agreement would be beneficial in carrying 
out section 7.''.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated--
            (1) $200,000 to carry out subsection (d); and
            (2) $3,900,000 to carry out subsection (e).

SEC. 504. HARRIET TUBMAN SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Harriet Tubman 
Special Resource Study Act''.
    (b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) Harriet Tubman was born into slavery on a plantation in 
        Dorchester County, Maryland, in 1821;
            (2) in 1849, Harriet Tubman escaped the plantation on foot, 
        using the North Star for direction and following a route 
        through Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania to Philadelphia, 
        where she gained her freedom;
            (3) Harriet Tubman is an important figure in the history of 
        the United States, and is most famous for her role as a 
        ``conductor'' on the Underground Railroad, in which, as a 
        fugitive slave, she helped hundreds of enslaved individuals to 
        escape to freedom before and during the Civil War;
            (4) during the Civil War, Harriet Tubman served the Union 
        Army as a guide, spy, and nurse;
            (5) after the Civil War, Harriet Tubman was an advocate for 
        the education of black children;
            (6) Harriet Tubman settled in Auburn, New York, in 1857, 
        and lived there until 1913;
            (7) while in Auburn, Harriet Tubman dedicated her life to 
        caring selflessly and tirelessly for people who could not care 
        for themselves, was an influential member of the community and 
        an active member of the Thompson Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, 
        and established a home for the elderly;
            (8) Harriet Tubman was a friend of William Henry Seward, 
        who served as the Governor of and a Senator from the State of 
        New York and as Secretary of State under President Abraham 
        Lincoln;
            (9) 4 sites in Auburn that directly relate to Harriet 
        Tubman and are listed on the National Register of Historic 
        Places are--
                    (A) Harriet Tubman's home;
                    (B) the Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged;
                    (C) the Thompson Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church; and
                    (D) Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged and William 
                Henry Seward's home in Auburn are national historic 
                landmarks.
    (c) Special Resources Study of Sites Associated With Harriet 
Tubman.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
        conduct a special resource study of the national significance, 
        feasibility of long-term preservation, and public use of the 
        following sites associated with Harriet Tubman:
                    (A) Harriet Tubman's birthplace, located on 
                Greenbriar Road, off of Route 50, in Dorchester County, 
                Maryland.
                    (B) Bazel Church, located 1 mile south of 
                Greenbriar Road in Cambridge, Maryland.
                    (C) Harriet Tubman's home, located at 182 South 
                Street, Auburn, New York.
                    (D) The Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged, located 
                at 180 South Street, Auburn, New York.
                    (E) The Thompson Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, 
                located at 33 Parker Street, Auburn, New York.
                    (F) Harriet Tubman's grave at Fort Hill Cemetery, 
                located at 19 Fort Street, Auburn, New York.
                    (G) William Henry Seward's home, located at 33 
                South Street, Auburn, New York.
            (2) Inclusion of sites in the national park system.--The 
        study under subsection (a) shall include an analysis and any 
        recommendations of the Secretary concerning the suitability and 
        feasibility of--
                    (A) designating one or more of the sites specified 
                in paragraph (1) as units of the National Park System; 
                and
                    (B) establishing a national heritage corridor that 
                incorporates the sites specified in paragraph (1) and 
                any other sites associated with Harriet Tubman.
    (d) Study Guidelines.--In conducting the study authorized by this 
section, the Secretary shall use the criteria for the study of areas 
for potential inclusion in the National Park System contained in 
section 8 of Public Law 91-383, as amended by section 303 of the 
National Park Omnibus Management Act ((P.L. 105-391), 112 Stat. 3501).
    (e) Consultation.--In preparing and conducting the study under 
subsection (c), the Secretary shall consult with--
            (1) the Governors of the States of Maryland and New York;
            (2) a member of the Board of County Commissioners of 
        Dorchester County, Maryland;
            (3) the Mayor of the city of Auburn, New York;
            (4) the owner of the sites specified in subsection (c); and
            (5) the appropriate representatives of--
                    (A) the Thompson Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church;
                    (B) the Bazel Church;
                    (C) the Harriet Tubman Foundation; and
                    (D) the Harriet Tubman Organization, Inc.
    (f) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which funds 
are made available for the study under subsection (c), the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study.

SEC. 505. CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK 
              COMMISSION.

    Section 6(g) of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act (16 
U.S.C. 410y-4(g)) is amended by striking ``thirty'' and inserting 
``40''.

SEC. 506. UPPER HOUSATIONIC VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA STUDY.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Upper 
Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Study Act of 2000''.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) Study area.--The term ``Study Area'' means the Upper 
        Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area, comprised of--
                    (A) the part of the watershed of the Housatonic 
                River, extending 60 miles from Lanesboro, 
                Massachusetts, to Kent, Connecticut;
                    (B) the towns of Canaan, Cornwall, Kent, Norfolk, 
                North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, and Warren, 
                Connecticut; and
                    (C) the towns of Alford, Dalton, Egremont, Great 
                Barrington, Hinsdale, Lanesboro, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, 
                Mount Washington, New Marlboro, Pittsfield, Richmond, 
                Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, and West 
                Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
    (c) Authorization of Study.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Secretary shall complete a study 
        of the Study Area.
            (2) Inclusions.--The study shall determine, through 
        appropriate analysis and documentation, whether the Study 
        Area--
                    (A) includes an assemblage of natural, historical, 
                and cultural resources that represent distinctive 
                aspects of the heritage of the United States that--
                            (i) are worthy of recognition, 
                        conservation, interpretation, and continued 
                        use; and
                            (ii) would best be managed--
                                    (I) through partnerships among 
                                public and private entities; and
                                    (II) by combining diverse and, in 
                                some cases, noncontiguous resources and 
                                active communities;
                    (B) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and 
                folklife that are a valuable part of the story of the 
                United States;
                    (C) provides outstanding opportunities to conserve 
                natural, historical, cultural, or scenic features;
                    (D) provides outstanding recreational and 
                educational opportunities;
                    (E) contains resources important to any theme of 
                the Study Area that retains a degree of integrity 
                capable of supporting interpretation;
                    (F) includes residents, business interests, 
                nonprofit organizations, and State and local 
                governments that--
                            (i) are involved in the planning of the 
                        Study Area;
                            (ii) have developed a conceptual financial 
                        plan that outlines the roles of all 
                        participants for development and management of 
                        the Study Area, including the Federal 
                        Government; and
                            (iii) have demonstrated support for the 
                        concept of a national heritage area;
                    (G) has a potential management entity to work in 
                partnership with residents, business interests, 
                nonprofit organizations, and State and local 
                governments to develop a national heritage area 
                consistent with continued State and local economic 
                activity; and
                    (H) is depicted on a conceptual boundary map that 
                is supported by the public.
            (3) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Secretary 
        shall consult with--
                    (A) State historic preservation officers;
                    (B) State historical societies; and
                    (C) other appropriate organizations.
            (4) Report.--Not later than 3 fiscal years after the date 
        on which funds are made available to carry out this section, 
        the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the findings, 
        conclusions, and recommendations of the study.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $300,000 to carry out this section.

SEC. 507. STUDY OF THE WASHINGTON-ROCHAMBEAU REVOLUTIONARY ROUTE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which 
funds are made available to carry out this title, the Secretary of the 
Interior (referred to in this title as the ``Secretary'') shall submit 
to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a resource 
study of the approximately 600-mile route through Connecticut, 
Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, 
Rhode Island, and Virginia, used by George Washington and General Jean 
Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, during the 
Revolutionary War.
    (b) Consultation.--In carrying out the study under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall consult with--
            (1) State and local historical associations and societies;
            (2) State historic preservation agencies; and
            (3) other appropriate organizations.
    (c) Contents.--The study under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) identify the full range of resources and historic 
        themes associated with the route referred to in subsection (a), 
        including the relationship of the route to the Revolutionary 
        War;
            (2) identify alternatives for involvement by the National 
        Park Service in the preservation and interpretation of the 
        route referred to in subsection (a); and
            (3) include cost estimates for any necessary acquisition, 
        development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance 
        associated with the alternatives identified under paragraph 
        (2).
    (d) Coordination With Other Congressionally Mandated Activities.--
            (1) In general.--The study under subsection (a) shall be 
        carried out in coordination with--
                    (A) the study authorized under section 603 of 
                division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
                Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5 note; Public Law 
                104-333); and
                    (B) the Crossroads of the American Revolution 
                special resource study authorized by section 
                326(b)(3)(D) of H.R. 3423 of the 106th Congress, as 
                enacted by section 1000(a)(3) of Public Law 106-113 
                (113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-194).
            (2) Research.--Coordination under paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) extend to--
                            (i) any research needed to complete the 
                        studies described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
                        of paragraph (1); and
                            (ii) any findings and implementation 
                        actions that result from completion of those 
                        studies; and
                    (B) use available resources to the maximum extent 
                practicable to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort.

               TITLE VI--PEOPLING OF AMERICA THEME STUDY

SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Peopling of America Theme Study 
Act''.

SEC. 602. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) an important facet of the history of the United States 
        is the story of how the United States was populated;
            (2) the migration, immigration, and settlement of the 
        population of the United States--
                    (A) is broadly termed the ``peopling of America''; 
                and
                    (B) is characterized by--
                            (i) the movement of groups of people across 
                        external and internal boundaries of the United 
                        States and territories of the United States; 
                        and
                            (ii) the interactions of those groups with 
                        each other and with other populations;
            (3) each of those groups has made unique, important 
        contributions to American history, culture, art, and life;
            (4) the spiritual, intellectual, cultural, political, and 
        economic vitality of the United States is a result of the 
        pluralism and diversity of the American population;
            (5) the success of the United States in embracing and 
        accommodating diversity has strengthened the national fabric 
        and unified the United States in its values, institutions, 
        experiences, goals, and accomplishments;
            (6)(A) the National Park Service's official thematic 
        framework, revised in 1996, responds to the requirement of 
        section 1209 of the Civil War Sites Study Act of 1990 (16 
        U.S.C. 1a-5 note; Public Law 101-628), that ``the Secretary 
        shall ensure that the full diversity of American history and 
        prehistory are represented'' in the identification and 
        interpretation of historic properties by the National Park 
        Service; and
            (B) the thematic framework recognizes that ``people are the 
        primary agents of change'' and establishes the theme of human 
        population movement and change--or ``peopling places''--as a 
        primary thematic category for interpretation and preservation; 
        and
            (7) although there are approximately 70,000 listings on the 
        National Register of Historic Places, sites associated with the 
        exploration and settlement of the United States by a broad 
        range of cultures are not well represented.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
            (1) to foster a much-needed understanding of the diversity 
        and contribution of the breadth of groups who have peopled the 
        United States; and
            (2) to strengthen the ability of the National Park Service 
        to include groups and events otherwise not recognized in the 
        peopling of the United States.

SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) Theme study.--The term ``theme study'' means the 
        national historic landmark theme study required under section 
        604.
            (3) Peopling of america.--The term ``peopling of America'' 
        means the migration to and within, and the settlement of, the 
        United States.

SEC. 604. THEME STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress 
a national historic landmark theme study on the peopling of America.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the theme study shall be to identify 
regions, areas, trails, districts, communities, sites, buildings, 
structures, objects, organizations, societies, and cultures that--
            (1) best illustrate and commemorate key events or decisions 
        affecting the peopling of America; and
            (2) can provide a basis for the preservation and 
        interpretation of the peopling of America that has shaped the 
        culture and society of the United States.
    (c) Identification and Designation of Potential New National 
Historic Landmarks.--
            (1) In general.--The theme study shall identify and 
        recommend for designation new national historic landmarks.
            (2) List of appropriate sites.--The theme study shall--
                    (A) include a list in order of importance or merit 
                of the most appropriate sites for national historic 
                landmark designation; and
                    (B) encourage the nomination of other properties to 
                the National Register of Historic Places.
            (3) Designation.--On the basis of the theme study, the 
        Secretary shall designate new national historic landmarks.
    (d) National Park System.--
            (1) Identification of sites within current units.--The 
        theme study shall identify appropriate sites within units of 
        the National Park System at which the peopling of America may 
        be interpreted.
            (2) Identification of new sites.--On the basis of the theme 
        study, the Secretary shall recommend to Congress sites for 
        which studies for potential inclusion in the National Park 
        System should be authorized.
    (e) Continuing Authority.--After the date of submission to Congress 
of the theme study, the Secretary shall, on a continuing basis, as 
appropriate to interpret the peopling of America--
            (1) evaluate, identify, and designate new national historic 
        landmarks; and
            (2) evaluate, identify, and recommend to Congress sites for 
        which studies for potential inclusion in the National Park 
        System should be authorized.
    (f) Public Education and Research.--
            (1) Linkages.--
                    (A) Establishment.--On the basis of the theme 
                study, the Secretary may identify appropriate means for 
                establishing linkages--
                            (i) between--
                                    (I) regions, areas, trails, 
                                districts, communities, sites, 
                                buildings, structures, objects, 
                                organizations, societies, and cultures 
                                identified under subsections (b) and 
                                (d); and
                                    (II) groups of people; and
                            (ii) between--
                                    (I) regions, areas, districts, 
                                communities, sites, buildings, 
                                structures, objects, organizations, 
                                societies, and cultures identified 
                                under subsection (b); and
                                    (II) units of the National Park 
                                System identified under subsection (d).
                    (B) Purpose.--The purpose of the linkages shall be 
                to maximize opportunities for public education and 
                scholarly research on the peopling of America.
            (2) Cooperative arrangements.--On the basis of the theme 
        study, the Secretary shall, subject to the availability of 
        funds, enter into cooperative arrangements with State and local 
        governments, educational institutions, local historical 
        organizations, communities, and other appropriate entities to 
        preserve and interpret key sites in the peopling of America.
            (3) Educational initiatives.--
                    (A) In general.--The documentation in the theme 
                study shall be used for broad educational initiatives 
                such as--
                            (i) popular publications;
                            (ii) curriculum material such as the 
                        Teaching with Historic Places program;
                            (iii) heritage tourism products such as the 
                        National Register of Historic Places Travel 
                        Itineraries program; and
                            (iv) oral history and ethnographic 
                        programs.
                    (B) Cooperative programs.--On the basis of the 
                theme study, the Secretary shall implement cooperative 
                programs to encourage the preservation and 
                interpretation of the peopling of America.

SEC. 605. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

    The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with 
educational institutions, professional associations, or other entities 
knowledgeable about the peopling of America--
            (1) to prepare the theme study;
            (2) to ensure that the theme study is prepared in 
        accordance with generally accepted scholarly standards; and
            (3) to promote cooperative arrangements and programs 
        relating to the peopling of America.

SEC. 606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this title.

  TITLE VII--BIG HORN AND WASHAKIE COUNTIES, WYOMING LAND CONVEYANCE.

SEC. 701. CONVEYANCE.

    (a) In General.--On completion of an environmental analysis under 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management (referred to in this title as the 
``Secretary''), shall convey to the Westside Irrigation District, 
Wyoming (referred to in this title as ``Westside''), all right, title, 
and interest (excluding the mineral interest) of the United States in 
and to such portions of the Federal land in Big Horn County and 
Washakie County, Wyoming, described in subsection (c), as the district 
enters into an agreement with the Secretary to purchase.
    (b) Price.--The price of the land conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be equal to the appraised value of the land, as determined by the 
Secretary.
    (c) Land Description.--
            (1) In general.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is 
        the approximately 16,500 acres of land in Big Horn County and 
        Washakie County, Wyoming, as depicted on the map entitled 
        ``Westside Project'' and dated May 9, 2000.
            (2) Adjustment.--On agreement of the Secretary and 
        Westside, acreage may be added to or subtracted from the land 
        to be conveyed as necessary to satisfy any mitigation 
        requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
        1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
    (d) use of Proceeds.--Proceeds of the sale of land under subsection 
(a) shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury of the 
United States and shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior, 
without further Act of appropriation, for the acquisition of land and 
interests in land in the Worland District of the Bureau of Land 
Management in the State of Wyoming that will benefit public recreation, 
public access, fish and wildlife habitat, or cultural resources.

                  TITLE VIII--COAL ACREAGE LIMITATIONS

SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Coal Market Competition Act of 
2000''.

SEC. 802. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) Federal land contains commercial deposits of coal, the 
        Nation's largest deposits of coal being located on Federal land 
        in Utah, Colorado, Montana, and the Powder River Basin of 
        Wyoming;
            (2) coal is mined on Federal land through Federal coal 
        leases under the Act of February 25, 1920 (commonly known as 
        the ``Mineral Leasing Act'') (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.);
            (3) the sub-bituminous coal from these mines is low in 
        sulfur, making it the cleanest burning coal for energy 
        production;
            (4) the Mineral Leasing Act sets for each leasable mineral 
        a limitation on the amount of acreage of Federal leases any one 
        producer may hold in any one State or nationally;
            (5)(A) the present acreage limitation for Federal coal 
        leases has been in place since 1976;
            (B) currently the coal lease acreage limit of 46,080 acres 
        per State is less than the per-State Federal lease acreage 
        limit for potash (96,000 acres) and oil and gas (246,080 
        acres);
            (6) coal producers in Wyoming and Utah are operating mines 
        on Federal leaseholds that contain total acreage close to the 
        coal lease acreage ceiling;
            (7) the same reasons that Congress cited in enacting 
        increases for State lease acreage caps applicable in the case 
        of other minerals--the advent of modern mine technology, 
        changes in industry economics, greater global competition, and 
        the need to conserve Federal resources--apply to coal;
            (8) existing coal mines require additional lease acreage to 
        avoid premature closure, but those mines cannot relinquish 
        mined-out areas to lease new acreage because those areas are 
        subject to 10-year reclamation plans, and the reclaimed acreage 
        is counted against the State and national acreage limits;
            (9) to enable them to make long-term business decisions 
        affecting the type and amount of additional infrastructure 
        investments, coal producers need certainty that sufficient 
        acreage of leasable coal will be available for mining in the 
        future; and
            (10) to maintain the vitality of the domestic coal industry 
        and ensure the continued flow of valuable revenues to the 
        Federal and State governments and of energy to the American 
        public from coal production on Federal land, the Mineral 
        Leasing Act should be amended to increase the acreage 
        limitation for Federal coal leases.

SEC. 803. COAL MINING ON FEDERAL LAND.

    Section 27(a) of the Act of February 25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 184(a)), 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a)'' and all that follows through ``No 
        person'' and inserting ``(a) Coal Leases.--No person'';
            (2) by striking ``forty-six thousand and eighty acres'' and 
        inserting ``75,000 acres''; and
            (3) by striking ``one hundred thousand acres'' each place 
        it appears and inserting ``150,000 acres''.

    TITLE IX--KENAI MOUNTAINS-TURNAGAIN ARM NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm 
National Heritage Area Act of 2000''.

SEC. 902. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm transportation 
        corridor is a major gateway to Alaska and includes a range of 
        transportation routes used first by indigenous people who were 
        followed by pioneers who settled the Nation's last frontier;
            (2) the natural history and scenic splendor of the region 
        are equally outstanding; vistas of nature's power include 
        evidence of earthquake subsidence, recent avalanches, 
        retreating glaciers, and tidal action along Turnagain Arm, 
        which has the world's second greatest tidal range;
            (3) the cultural landscape formed by indigenous people and 
        then by settlement, transportation, and modern resource 
        development in this rugged and often treacherous natural 
        setting stands as powerful testimony to the human fortitude, 
        perseverance, and resourcefulness that is America's proudest 
        heritage from the people who settled the frontier;
            (4) there is a national interest in recognizing, 
        preserving, promoting, and interpreting these resources;
            (5) the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm region is 
        geographically and culturally cohesive because it is defined by 
        a corridor of historical routes--trail, water, railroad, and 
        roadways through a distinct landscape of mountains, lakes, and 
        fjords;
            (6) national significance of separate elements of the 
        region include, but are not limited to, the Iditarod National 
        Historic Trail, the Seward Highway National Scenic Byway, and 
        the Alaska Railroad National Scenic Railroad;
            (7) national heritage area designation provides for the 
        interpretation of these routes, as well as the national 
        historic districts and numerous historic routes in the region 
        as part of the whole picture of human history in the wider 
        transportation corridor including early Native trade routes, 
        connections by waterway, mining trail, and other routes;
            (8) national heritage area designation also provides 
        communities within the region with the motivation and means for 
        ``grassroots'' regional coordination and partnerships with each 
        other and with borough, State, and Federal agencies; and
            (9) national heritage area designation is supported by the 
        Kenai Peninsula Historical Association, the Seward Historical 
        Commission, the Seward City Council, the Hope and Sunrise 
        Historical Society, the Hope Chamber of Commerce, the Alaska 
        Association for Historic Preservation, the Cooper Landing 
        Community Club, the Alaska Wilderness Recreation and Tourism 
        Association, Anchorage Historic Properties, the Anchorage 
        Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Cook Inlet Historical 
        Society, the Moose Pass Sportsman's Club, the Alaska Historical 
        Commission, the Gridwood Board of Supervisors, the Kenai River 
        Special Management Area Advisory Board, the Bird/Indian 
        Community Council, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Trails 
        Commission, the Alaska Division of Parks and Recreation, the 
        Kenai Peninsula Borough, the Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing 
        Council, and the Anchorage Municipal Assembly.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
            (1) to recognize, preserve, and interpret the historic and 
        modern resource development and cultural landscapes of the 
        Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm historic transportation corridor, 
        and to promote and facilitate the public enjoyment of these 
        resources; and
            (2) to foster, through financial and technical assistance, 
        the development of cooperative planning and partnerships among 
        the communities and borough, State, and Federal government 
        entities.

SEC. 903. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
        Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area 
        established by section 904(a) of this title.
            (2) Management entity.--The term ``management entity'' 
        means the 11-member Board of Directors of the Kenai Mountains-
        Turnagain Arm National Heritage Corridor Communities 
        Association.
            (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
        the management plan for the Heritage Area.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 904. KENAI MOUNTAINS-TURNAGAIN ARM NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Kenai Mountains-
Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area.
    (b) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall comprise the lands in the 
Kenai Mountains and upper Turnagain Arm region generally depicted on 
the map entitled ``Kenai Peninsula/Turnagain Arm National Heritage 
Corridor'', numbered ``Map #KMTA-1'', and dated ``August 1999''. The 
map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices 
of the Alaska Regional Office of the National Park Service and in the 
offices of the Alaska State Heritage Preservation Officer.

SEC. 905. MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

    (a) The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the 
management entity to carry out the purposes of this title. The 
cooperative agreement shall include information relating to the 
objectives and management of the Heritage Area, including the 
following:
            (1) A discussion of the goals and objectives of the 
        Heritage Area.
            (2) An explanation of the proposed approach to conservation 
        and interpretation of the Heritage Area.
            (3) A general outline of the protection measures, to which 
        the management entity commits.
    (b) Nothing in this title authorizes the management entity to 
assume any management authorities or responsibilities on Federal lands.
    (c) Representatives of other organizations shall be invited and 
encouraged to participate with the management entity and in the 
development and implementation of the management plan, including but 
not limited to: The State Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation; the 
State Division of Mining, Land and Water; the Forest Service; the State 
Historic Preservation Office; the Kenai Peninsula Borough; the 
Municipality of Anchorage; the Alaska Railroad; the Alaska Department 
of Transportation; and the National Park Service.
    (d) Representation of ex officio members in the nonprofit 
corporation shall be established under the bylaws of the management 
entity.

SEC. 906. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

    (a) Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the Secretary 
        enters into a cooperative agreement with the management entity, 
        the management entity shall develop a management plan for the 
        Heritage Area, taking into consideration existing Federal, 
        State, borough, and local plans.
            (2) Contents.--The management plan shall include, but not 
        be limited to--
                    (A) comprehensive recommendations for conservation, 
                funding, management, and development of the Heritage 
                Area;
                    (B) a description of agreements on actions to be 
                carried out by government and private organizations to 
                protect the resources of the Heritage Area;
                    (C) a list of specific and potential sources of 
                funding to protect, manage, and develop the Heritage 
                Area;
                    (D) an inventory of resources contained in the 
                Heritage Area; and
                    (E) a description of the role and participation of 
                other Federal, State, and local agencies that have 
                jurisdiction on lands within the Heritage Area.
    (b) Priorities.--The management entity shall give priority to the 
implementation of actions, goals, and policies set forth in the 
cooperative agreement with the Secretary and the heritage plan, 
including assisting communities within the region in--
            (1) carrying out programs which recognize important 
        resource values in the Heritage Area;
            (2) encouraging economic viability in the affected 
        communities;
            (3) establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits in 
        the Heritage Area;
            (4) improving and interpreting heritage trails;
            (5) increasing public awareness and appreciation for the 
        natural, historical, and cultural resources and modern resource 
        development of the Heritage Area;
            (6) restoring historic buildings and structures that are 
        located within the boundaries of the Heritage Area; and
            (7) ensuring that clear, consistent, and appropriate signs 
        identifying public access points and sites of interest are 
        placed throughout the Heritage Area.
    (c) Public Meetings.--The management entity shall conduct 2 or more 
public meetings each year regarding the initiation and implementation 
of the management plan for the Heritage Area. The management entity 
shall place a notice of each such meeting in a newspaper of general 
circulation in the Heritage Area and shall make the minutes of the 
meeting available to the public.

SEC. 907. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

    (a) The Secretary, in consultation with the Governor of Alaska, or 
his designee, is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement with 
the management entity. The cooperative agreement shall be prepared with 
public participation.
    (b) In accordance with the terms and conditions of the cooperative 
agreement and upon the request of the management entity, and subject to 
the availability of funds, the Secretary may provide administrative, 
technical, financial, design, development, and operations assistance to 
carry out the purposes of this title.

SEC. 908. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Regulatory Authority.--Nothing in this title shall be construed 
to grant powers of zoning or management of land use to the management 
entity of the Heritage Area.
    (b) Effect on Authority of Governments.--Nothing in this title 
shall be construed to modify, enlarge, or diminish any authority of the 
Federal, State, or local governments to manage or regulate any use of 
land as provided for by law or regulation.
    (c) Effect on Business.--Nothing in this title shall be construed 
to obstruct or limit business activity on private development or 
resource development activities.

SEC. 909. PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.

    The management entity may not use funds appropriated to carry out 
the purposes of this title to acquire real property or interest in real 
property.

SEC. 910. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) First Year.--For the first year $350,000 is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the purposes of this title, and is made 
available upon the Secretary and the management entity completing a 
cooperative agreement.
    (b) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated not more 
than $1,000,000 to carry out the purposes of this title for any fiscal 
year after the first year. Not more than $10,000,000, in the aggregate, 
may be appropriated for the Heritage Area.
    (c) Matching Funds.--Federal funding provided under this title 
shall be matched at least 25 percent by other funds or in-kind 
services.
    (d) Sunset Provision.--The Secretary may not make any grant or 
provide any assistance under this title beyond 15 years from the date 
that the Secretary and management entity complete a cooperative 
agreement.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 150

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