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[S. 2749 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.2749

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
             the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand


                                 An Act


 
 To establish the California Trail Interpretive Center in Elko, Nevada, 
 to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use 
 of trails in the settling of the western portion of the United States, 
                         and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

             TITLE I--CALIFORNIA TRAIL INTERPRETIVE CENTER

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``California Trail Interpretive 
Act''.

SEC. 102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
        (1) the nineteenth-century westward movement in the United 
    States over the California National Historic Trail, which occurred 
    from 1840 until the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 
    1869, was an important cultural and historical event in--
            (A) the development of the western land of the United 
        States; and
            (B) the prevention of colonization of the west coast by 
        Russia and the British Empire;
        (2) the movement over the California Trail was completed by 
    over 300,000 settlers, many of whom left records or stories of 
    their journeys; and
        (3) additional recognition and interpretation of the movement 
    over the California Trail is appropriate in light of--
            (A) the national scope of nineteenth-century westward 
        movement in the United States; and
            (B) the strong interest expressed by people of the United 
        States in understanding their history and heritage.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
        (1) to recognize the California Trail, including the Hastings 
    Cutoff and the trail of the ill-fated Donner-Reed Party, for its 
    national, historical, and cultural significance; and
        (2) to provide the public with an interpretive facility devoted 
    to the vital role of trails in the West in the development of the 
    United States.

SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
        (1) California trail.--The term ``California Trail'' means the 
    California National Historic Trail, established under section 
    5(a)(18) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(18)).
        (2) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the California Trail 
    Interpretive Center established under section 104(a).
        (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land 
    Management.
        (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Nevada.

SEC. 104. CALIFORNIA TRAIL INTERPRETIVE CENTER.

    (a) Establishment.--
        (1) In general.--In furtherance of the purposes of section 7(c) 
    of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1246(c)), the 
    Secretary may establish an interpretation center to be known as the 
    ``California Trail Interpretive Center'', near the city of Elko, 
    Nevada.
        (2) Purpose.--The Center shall be established for the purpose 
    of interpreting the history of development and use of the 
    California Trail in the settling of the West.
    (b) Master Plan Study.--To carry out subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall--
        (1) consider the findings of the master plan study for the 
    California Trail Interpretive Center in Elko, Nevada, as authorized 
    by page 15 of Senate Report 106-99; and
        (2) initiate a plan for the development of the Center that 
    includes--
            (A) a detailed description of the design of the Center;
            (B) a description of the site on which the Center is to be 
        located;
            (C) a description of the method and estimated cost of 
        acquisition of the site on which the Center is to be located;
            (D) the estimated cost of construction of the Center;
            (E) the cost of operation and maintenance of the Center; 
        and
            (F) a description of the manner and extent to which non-
        Federal entities shall participate in the acquisition and 
        construction of the Center.
    (c) Implementation.--To carry out subsection (a), the Secretary 
may--
        (1) acquire land and interests in land for the construction of 
    the Center by--
            (A) donation;
            (B) purchase with donated or appropriated funds; or
            (C) exchange;
        (2) provide for local review of and input concerning the 
    development and operation of the Center by the Advisory Board for 
    the National Historic California Emigrant Trails Interpretive 
    Center of the city of Elko, Nevada;
        (3) periodically prepare a budget and funding request that 
    allows a Federal agency to carry out the maintenance and operation 
    of the Center;
        (4) enter into a cooperative agreement with--
            (A) the State, to provide assistance in--
                (i) removal of snow from roads;
                (ii) rescue, firefighting, and law enforcement 
            services; and
                (iii) coordination of activities of nearby law 
            enforcement and firefighting departments or agencies; and
            (B) a Federal, State, or local agency to develop or operate 
        facilities and services to carry out this title; and
        (5) notwithstanding any other provision of law, accept 
    donations of funds, property, or services from an individual, 
    foundation, corporation, or public entity to provide a service or 
    facility that is consistent with this title, as determined by the 
    Secretary, including 1-time contributions for the Center (to be 
    payable during construction funding periods for the Center after 
    the date of enactment of this Act) from--
            (A) the State, in the amount of $3,000,000;
            (B) Elko County, Nevada, in the amount of $1,000,000; and
            (C) the city of Elko, Nevada, in the amount of $2,000,000.

SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$12,000,000.

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

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Education Land Grant Act''.
    SEC. 202. 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 III--GOLDEN SPIKE/CROSSROADS OF THE WEST NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA 
      STUDY AREA AND THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST HISTORIC DISTRICT

SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY.

    (a) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
        (1) Golden spike rail study.--The term ``Golden Spike Rail 
    Study'' means the Golden Spike Rail Feasibility Study, 
    Reconnaissance Survey, Ogden, Utah to Golden Spike National 
    Historic Site'', National Park Service, 1993.
        (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
        (3) Study area.--The term ``Study Area'' means the Golden 
    Spike/Crossroads of the West National Heritage Area Study Area, the 
    boundaries of which are described in subsection (d).
    (b) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the Study 
Area which includes analysis and documentation necessary to determine 
whether the Study Area--
        (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural 
    resources that together represent distinctive aspects of American 
    heritage worthy of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and 
    continuing use, and are best managed through partnerships among 
    public and private entities;
        (2) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and folk-life that 
    are a valuable part of the national story;
        (3) provides outstanding opportunities to conserve natural, 
    historic, cultural, or scenic features;
        (4) provides outstanding recreational and educational 
    opportunities;
        (5) contains resources important to the identified theme or 
    themes of the Study Area that retain a degree of integrity capable 
    of supporting interpretation;
        (6) includes residents, business interests, nonprofit 
    organizations, and local and State governments who have 
    demonstrated support for the concept of a National Heritage Area; 
    and
        (7) has a potential management entity to work in partnership 
    with residents, business interests, nonprofit organizations, and 
    local and State governments to develop a National Heritage Area 
    consistent with continued local and State economic activity.
    (c) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall--
        (1) consult with the State Historic Preservation Officer, State 
    Historical Society, and other appropriate organizations; and
        (2) use previously completed materials, including the Golden 
    Spike Rail Study.
    (d) Boundaries of Study Area.--The Study Area shall be comprised of 
sites relating to completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 
the State of Utah, concentrating on those areas identified on the map 
included in the Golden Spike Rail Study.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 3 fiscal years after funds are first 
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 and conclusions of the study and recommendations based upon 
those findings and conclusions.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out the provisions of this section.

SEC. 302. CROSSROADS OF THE WEST HISTORIC DISTRICT.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
        (1) to preserve and interpret, for the educational and 
    inspirational benefit of the public, the contribution to our 
    national heritage of certain historic and cultural lands and 
    edifices of the Crossroads of the West Historic District; and
        (2) to enhance cultural and compatible economic redevelopment 
    within the District.
    (b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
        (1) District.--The term ``District'' means the Crossroads of 
    the West Historic District established by subsection (c).
        (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
        (3) Historic infrastructure.--The term ``historic 
    infrastructure'' means the District's historic buildings and any 
    other structure that the Secretary determines to be eligible for 
    listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
    (c) Crossroads of the West Historic District.--
        (1) Establishment.--There is established the Crossroads of the 
    West Historic District in the city of Ogden, Utah.
        (2) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the District shall be the 
    boundaries depicted on the map entitled ``Crossroads of the West 
    Historic District'', numbered OGGO-20,000, and dated March 22, 
    2000. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection 
    in the appropriate offices of the Department of the Interior.
    (d) Development Plan.--The Secretary may make grants and enter into 
cooperative agreements with the State of Utah, local governments, and 
nonprofit entities under which the Secretary agrees to pay not more 
than 50 percent of the costs of--
        (1) preparation of a plan for the development of historic, 
    architectural, natural, cultural, and interpretive resources within 
    the District;
        (2) implementation of projects approved by the Secretary under 
    the development plan described in paragraph (1); and
        (3) an analysis assessing measures that could be taken to 
    encourage economic development and revitalization within the 
    District in a manner consistent with the District's historic 
    character.
    (e) Restoration, Preservation, and Interpretation of Properties.--
        (1) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
    cooperative agreements with the State of Utah, local governments, 
    and nonprofit entities owning property within the District under 
    which the Secretary may--
            (A) pay not more than 50 percent of the cost of restoring, 
        repairing, rehabilitating, and improving historic 
        infrastructure within the District;
            (B) provide technical assistance with respect to the 
        preservation and interpretation of properties within the 
        District; and
            (C) mark and provide interpretation of properties within 
        the District.
        (2) Non-federal contributions.--When determining the cost of 
    restoring, repairing, rehabilitating, and improving historic 
    infrastructure within the District for the purposes of paragraph 
    (1)(A), the Secretary may consider any donation of property, 
    services, or goods from a non-Federal source as a contribution of 
    funds from a non-Federal source.
        (3) Provisions.--A cooperative agreement under paragraph (1) 
    shall provide that--
            (A) the Secretary shall have the right of access at 
        reasonable times to public portions of the property for 
        interpretive and other purposes;
            (B) no change or alteration may be made in the property 
        except with the agreement of the property owner, the Secretary, 
        and any Federal agency that may have regulatory jurisdiction 
        over the property; and
            (C) any construction grant made under this section shall be 
        subject to an agreement that provides--
                (i) that conversion, use, or disposal of the project so 
            assisted for purposes contrary to the purposes of this 
            section shall result in a right of the United States to 
            compensation from the beneficiary of the grant; and
                (ii) for a schedule for such compensation based on the 
            level of Federal investment and the anticipated useful life 
            of the project.
        (4) Applications.--
            (A) In general.--A property owner that desires to enter 
        into a cooperative agreement under paragraph (1) shall submit 
        to the Secretary an application describing how the project 
        proposed to be funded will further the purposes of the 
        management plan developed for the District.
            (B) Consideration.--In making such funds available under 
        this subsection, the Secretary shall give consideration to 
        projects that provide a greater leverage of Federal funds.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section not more than 
$1,000,000 for any fiscal year and not more than $5,000,000 total.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.