1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the National Forests, Parks, Public
Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of
2007
.
(b)The table of
contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—Forest Service authorizations
Sec. 101. Wild Sky Wilderness.
Sec. 102. Designation of national recreational trail,
Willamette National Forest, Oregon, in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of
the House of Representatives.
TITLE II—Bureau of Land Management authorizations
Sec. 201. Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station.
Sec. 202. Nevada National Guard land conveyance, Clark County,
Nevada.
TITLE III—National Park Service authorizations
Subtitle A—Cooperative agreements
Sec. 301. Cooperative agreements for national park natural
resource protection.
Subtitle B—Boundary adjustments
Sec. 311. Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site boundary
adjustment.
Sec. 312. Lowell National Historical Park boundary
adjustment.
Sec. 313. Mesa Verde National Park Boundary
expansion.
Subtitle C—Studies
Sec. 321. National Park System special resource study, Newtonia
Civil War Battlefields, Missouri.
Sec. 322. National Park Service study regarding the Soldiers'
Memorial Military Museum.
Sec. 323. Wolf House study.
Sec. 324. Space Shuttle Columbia study.
Sec. 325. César E. Chávez Study.
Sec. 326. Taunton, Massachusetts, special resource
study.
Subtitle D—Memorials, Commissions, and Museums
Sec. 331. Commemorative work to honor Brigadier General Francis
Marion and his family.
Sec. 332. Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission.
Sec. 333. Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a
National Museum of the American Latino.
Sec. 334. Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial
Commemoration Commission.
Sec. 335. Sense of Congress regarding the designation of the
National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States.
Sec. 336. Redesignation of Ellis Island Library.
Subtitle E—Trails and rivers
Sec. 341. Authorization and administration of Star-Spangled
Banner National Historic Trail.
Sec. 342. Land conveyance, Lewis and Clark National Historic
Trail, Nebraska.
Sec. 343. Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
extension.
Sec. 344. Wild and Scenic River designation, Eightmile River,
Connecticut.
Subtitle F—Denali National Park and Alaska Railroad
Exchange
Sec. 351. Denali National Park and Alaska Railroad Corporation
exchange.
Subtitle G—National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
Amendments
Sec. 361. Authorizing appropriations for specific
purposes.
Subtitle H—Grand Canyon subcontractors
Sec. 371. Definitions.
Sec. 372. Authorization.
TITLE IV—National Heritage Areas
Subtitle A—Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage
Area
Sec. 401. Purposes.
Sec. 402. Definitions.
Sec. 403. Designation of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground
National Heritage Area.
Sec. 404. Management plan.
Sec. 405. Evaluation; report.
Sec. 406. Local coordinating entity.
Sec. 407. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
Sec. 408. Private property and regulatory
protections.
Sec. 409. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 410. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
Sec. 411. Sunset for grants and other assistance.
Subtitle B—Niagara Falls National Heritage Area
Sec. 421. Purposes.
Sec. 422. Definitions.
Sec. 423. Designation of the Niagara Falls National Heritage
Area.
Sec. 424. Management plan.
Sec. 425. Evaluation; report.
Sec. 426. Local coordinating entity.
Sec. 427. Niagara Falls Heritage Area Commission.
Sec. 428. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
Sec. 429. Private property and regulatory
protections.
Sec. 430. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 431. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
Sec. 432. Sunset for grants and other assistance.
Subtitle C—Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area
Sec. 441. Purposes.
Sec. 442. Definitions.
Sec. 443. Designation of Abraham Lincoln National Heritage
Area.
Sec. 444. Management plan.
Sec. 445. Evaluation; report.
Sec. 446. Local coordinating entity.
Sec. 447. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
Sec. 448. Private property and regulatory
protections.
Sec. 449. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 450. Use of Federal funds from other sources.
Sec. 451. Sunset for grants and other assistance.
Subtitle D—Authorization Extensions and Viability
Studies
Sec. 461. Extensions of authorized appropriations.
Sec. 462. Evaluation and report.
Subtitle E—Technical Corrections and Additions
Sec. 471. National Coal Heritage Area technical
corrections.
Sec. 472. Rivers of steel national heritage area
addition.
Sec. 473. South Carolina National Heritage Corridor
addition.
Sec. 474. Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor
technical corrections.
Sec. 475. New Jersey Coastal Heritage trail route extension of
authorization.
Subtitle F—Studies
Sec. 481. Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area
study.
Sec. 482. Study of sites relating to Abraham Lincoln in
Kentucky.
TITLE V—Bureau of Reclamation and United States Geological Survey
authorizations
Sec. 501. Alaska water resources study.
Sec. 502. Renegotiation of payment schedule, Redwood Valley
County Water District.
Sec. 503. American River Pump Station Project
transfer.
Sec. 504. Arthur V. Watkins Dam enlargement.
Sec. 505. New Mexico water planning assistance.
Sec. 506. Conveyance of certain buildings and lands of the
Yakima Project, Washington.
Sec. 507. Conjunctive use of surface and groundwater in Juab
County, Utah.
Sec. 508. Early repayment of A & B Irrigation District
construction costs.
Sec. 509. Oregon water resources.
Sec. 510. Republican River Basin feasibility study.
Sec. 511. Eastern Municipal Water District.
Sec. 512. Inland Empire and Cucamonga Valley recycling
projects.
Sec. 513. Bay Area Regional Water Recycling
Program.
Sec. 514. Bureau of Reclamation site security.
TITLE VI—Department of Energy authorizations
Sec. 601. Energy technology transfer.
Sec. 602. Amendments to the Steel and Aluminum Energy
Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988.
TITLE VII—Northern Mariana Islands
Subtitle A—Immigration, Security, and Labor
Sec. 701. Statement of congressional intent.
Sec. 702. Immigration reform for the Commonwealth.
Sec. 703. Further amendments to Public Law 94–241.
Sec. 704. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 705. Effective date.
Subtitle B—Northern Mariana Islands Delegate
Sec. 711. Delegate to House of Representatives from
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Sec. 712. Election of Delegate.
Sec. 713. Qualifications for Office of Delegate.
Sec. 714. Determination of election procedure.
Sec. 715. Compensation, privileges, and immunities.
Sec. 716. Lack of effect on covenant.
Sec. 717. Definition.
Sec. 718. Conforming amendments regarding appointments to
military service academies by Delegate from the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands.
TITLE VIII—Compacts of Free Association Amendments
Sec. 801. Approval of Agreements.
Sec. 802. Funds to facilitate Federal activities.
Sec. 803. Conforming amendment.
Sec. 804. Clarifications regarding Palau.
Sec. 805. Availability of legal services.
Sec. 806. Technical amendments.
Sec. 807. Transmission of videotape programming.
Sec. 808. Palau road maintenance.
Sec. 809. Clarification of tax-free status of trust
funds.
Sec. 810. Transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign
recipients.
<enum>I</enum><header>Forest Service
authorizations</header>
<section id="id38EDB00E9BE94963A60B0DB13739180B"><enum>101.</enum><header>Wild Sky
Wilderness</header>
<subsection id="H7B9956B1F3914B2A858294C6BC52DF5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additions to the
National Wilderness Preservation System</header>
<paragraph id="H71F2571B12834368BFD1F24B4BCF15D9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Additions</header><text>The
following Federal lands in the State of Washington are hereby designated as
wilderness and, therefore, as components of the National Wilderness
Preservation System: certain lands which comprise approximately 106,000 acres,
as generally depicted on a map entitled <quote>Wild Sky Wilderness
Proposal</quote> and dated February 6, 2007, which shall be known as the
<quote>Wild Sky Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2804CB50456C4F6AA412EFA1EAA31992"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Map and Legal
Descriptions</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall file a map and a legal
description for the wilderness area designated under this section with the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. The map and description
shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except
that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct clerical and typographical errors
in the legal description and map. The map and legal description shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the office of the Chief of the
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H65302D9D50DB4B45B6A1124F6FCD77FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration
provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H7DC43F40306444AF8100465C615D6D98"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
General</header>
<subparagraph id="H0722C50C410A4A30992F6C2FA4400278"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Subject to valid
existing rights, lands designated as wilderness by this section shall be
managed by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the Wilderness Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.</external-xref>) and this section, except that, with respect to any
wilderness areas designated by this section, any reference in the Wilderness
Act to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a
reference to the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43014784FB5A4354803F9D8567A1F194"><enum>(B)</enum><text>To fulfill the
purposes of this section and the Wilderness Act and to achieve administrative
efficiencies, the Secretary of Agriculture may manage the area designated by
this section as a comprehensive part of the larger complex of adjacent and
nearby wilderness areas.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE23264F3E2264E5F95168E2477847FBE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>New
Trails</header>
<subparagraph id="H69C7BE551562484BA3DCA1431932D05E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Agriculture shall consult with interested parties and shall establish a trail
plan for Forest Service lands in order to develop—</text>
<clause id="HCCFF0CDE93074DB1007E1FDA814CEA1B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
system of hiking and equestrian trails within the wilderness designated by this
section in a manner consistent with the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131">16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.</external-xref>); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDD36DCEA92294E6EBA66B21F03BD1FD8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
system of trails adjacent to or to provide access to the wilderness designated
by this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9788CD272A7407BA61F6FAB60F98DB0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Within 2 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
complete a report on the implementation of the trail plan required under this
section. This report shall include the identification of priority trails for
development.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A9FD4D1A0044B7994D8982271000018"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Repeater
Site</header><text>Within the Wild Sky Wilderness, the Secretary of Agriculture
is authorized to use helicopter access to construct and maintain a joint Forest
Service and Snohomish County telecommunications repeater site, in compliance
with a Forest Service approved communications site plan, for the purposes of
improving communications for safety, health, and emergency services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0275180B19C94611A4117E342330A3C2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Float Plane
Access</header><text>As provided by section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1133">16 U.S.C.
1133(d)(1)</external-xref>), the use of floatplanes on Lake Isabel, where such
use has already become established, shall be permitted to continue subject to
such reasonable restrictions as the Secretary of Agriculture determines to be
desirable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H120295E06AF344E5A40043B9CC100D6"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Evergreen
Mountain Lookout</header><text>The designation under this section shall not
preclude the operation and maintenance of the existing Evergreen Mountain
Lookout in the same manner and degree in which the operation and maintenance of
such lookout was occurring as of the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5FFAE175556242D88C41A100810446F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization for
land acquisition</header>
<paragraph id="HA5175B5AF50B4F020063CD6732EF9E2B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to acquire
lands and interests therein, by purchase, donation, or exchange, and shall give
priority consideration to those lands identified as <quote>Priority Acquisition
Lands</quote> on the map described in subsection (a)(1). The boundaries of the
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and the Wild Sky Wilderness shall be
adjusted to encompass any lands acquired pursuant to this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0A1CBB809D9492DADF929776130B49F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Access</header><text>Consistent
with section 5(a) of the Wilderness Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1134">16 U.S.C. 1134(a)</external-xref>), the Secretary
of Agriculture shall ensure adequate access to private inholdings within the
Wild Sky Wilderness.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5335EF7DFC3C4101B09680A5D4763619"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Appraisal</header><text>Valuation
of private lands shall be determined without reference to any restrictions on
access or use which arise out of designation as a wilderness area as a result
of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H668DBFCEB7DF4A9BA600C4CC8B852600"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Land
exchanges</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Agriculture shall exchange lands and interests in lands, as generally depicted
on a map entitled <quote>Chelan County Public Utility District Exchange</quote>
and dated May 22, 2002, with the Chelan County Public Utility District in
accordance with the following provisions:</text>
<paragraph id="H5DFF40BF5ED84FE5B8ECC47DED2F2F69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>If the Chelan
County Public Utility District, within 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, offers to the Secretary of Agriculture approximately 371.8 acres
within the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in the State of Washington, the
Secretary shall accept such lands.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6B92062065E643568255902E8BAA59BC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Upon acceptance of
title by the Secretary of Agriculture to such lands and interests therein, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the Chelan County Public Utility
District a permanent easement, including helicopter access, consistent with
such levels as used as of the date of enactment of this Act, to maintain an
existing telemetry site to monitor snow pack on 1.82 acres on the Wenatchee
National Forest in the State of Washington.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H767795E89DA646E78CF8E15FAAE558F0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The exchange
directed by this section shall be consummated if Chelan County Public Utility
District conveys title acceptable to the Secretary and provided there is no
hazardous material on the site, which is objectionable to the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45FF13FCDB4B4E5EB4D11C8CA1F1EDAE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In the event
Chelan County Public Utility District determines there is no longer a need to
maintain a telemetry site to monitor the snow pack for calculating expected
runoff into the Lake Chelan hydroelectric project and the hydroelectric
projects in the Columbia River Basin, the Secretary shall be notified in
writing and the easement shall be extinguished and all rights conveyed by this
exchange shall revert to the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0262B075F1914D0F9D2A261DFDC681C1"><enum>102.</enum><header>Designation of
national recreational trail, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, in honor of
Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives</header>
<subsection id="ID0E65083BCE094B8E825E09A0EE7E9A5C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>Forest
Service trail number 3590 in the Willamette National Forest in Lane County,
Oregon, which is a 19.6 mile trail that begins and ends at North Waldo
Campground and circumnavigates Waldo Lake, is hereby designated as a national
recreation trail under section 4 of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C.
1243) and shall be known as the <quote>Jim Weaver Loop Trail</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID595B4C1099B8453DAD385466DA12415C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interpretive
Sign</header><text>Using funds available for the Forest Service, the Secretary
of Agriculture shall prepare, install, and maintain an appropriate sign at the
trailhead of the Jim Weaver Loop Trail to indicate the name of the trail and to
provide information regarding the life and career of Congressman Jim
Weaver.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Bureau of Land
Management authorizations</header>
<section id="idCC8F655A12524DF4B1382DB6D5EAEA1D"><enum>201.</enum><header>Piedras
Blancas Historic Light Station</header>
<subsection id="H8ABD5134C20D401A973CF1A5379C97D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H003B98DC445541C3BAB43348A9AA002D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Light
Station</header><text>The term <term>Light Station</term> means Piedras Blancas
Light Station.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7911663408704760AFA9AABC3DF81109"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Outstanding
Natural Area</header><text>The term <term>Outstanding Natural Area</term> means
the Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area established
pursuant to subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8AA1FACBF644E03BE5EAF725F6D3052"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public lands</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>public lands</term> has the
meaning stated in section 103(e) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1703(e)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53EC8202C6EA49CFA411BD7A47A1D2EB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2B9E12B8FB9944F7B595265BCC395F99"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H46934F3270564C45AAEDDFCB85FF68C6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The publicly owned
Piedras Blancas Light Station has nationally recognized historical structures
that should be preserved for present and future generations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92C249AABCDB4C7D852E406BB0E4F302"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The coastline
adjacent to the Light Station is internationally recognized as having
significant wildlife and marine habitat that provides critical information to
research institutions throughout the world.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1486192B49484EBF82D31441F720F84C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Light Station
tells an important story about California’s coastal prehistory and history in
the context of the surrounding region and communities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF30EF983E58443360098A7A5DB78E858"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The coastal area
surrounding the Light Station was traditionally used by Indian people,
including the Chumash and Salinan Indian tribes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5142A7C5FFD343C8901C853D6442B189"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Light Station
is historically associated with the nearby world-famous Hearst Castle (Hearst
San Simeon State Historical Monument), now administered by the State of
California.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD37658402A034A4482068B289581DD6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Light Station
represents a model partnership where future management can be successfully
accomplished among the Federal Government, the State of California, San Luis
Obispo County, local communities, and private groups.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8EF2383F2DE04A9CAAEA2FB6C12553AA"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Piedras Blancas
Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area would make a significant
addition to the National Landscape Conservation System administered by the
Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F8A5D648F6E4847A402BC9278452FB5"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Statutory
protection is needed for the Light Station and its surrounding Federal lands to
ensure that it remains a part of our historic, cultural, and natural heritage
and to be a source of inspiration for the people of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7783FC23176144A6A63FE28BE6DF6088"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation of
the Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area</header>
<paragraph id="H43284308F3634C53A639EB47E900229F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>In order to protect, conserve, and enhance for the
benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the unique and
nationally important historical, natural, cultural, scientific, educational,
scenic, and recreational values of certain lands in and around the Piedras
Blancas Light Station, in San Luis Obispo County, California, while allowing
certain recreational and research activities to continue, there is established,
subject to valid existing rights, the Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station
Outstanding Natural Area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB428B2394D6146D3BBD0B41FB53BE1C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maps and Legal
Descriptions</header><text>The boundaries of the Outstanding Natural Area as
those shown on the map entitled <quote>Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station:
Outstanding Natural Area</quote>, dated May 5, 2004, which shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the Office of the Director, Bureau of Land
Management, United States Department of the Interior, and the State office of
the Bureau of Land Management in the State of California.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB896134A41CC4219846EF65000A4F793"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Basis of
Management</header><text>The Secretary shall manage the Outstanding Natural
Area as part of the National Landscape Conservation System to protect the
resources of the area, and shall allow only those uses that further the
purposes for the establishment of the Outstanding Natural Area, the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>), and other
applicable laws.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H862B76891CEB4482B753A4254120A4E7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header><text>Subject
to valid existing rights, and in accordance with the existing withdrawal as set
forth in Public Land Order 7501 (Oct. 12, 2001, Vol. 66, No. 198, Federal
Register 52149), the Federal lands and interests in lands included within the
Outstanding Natural Area are hereby withdrawn from—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1C25D525AB6E42AA8BB26F5B1E56E7E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all forms of
entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F24091DEA644D55BD2FED4F10E669AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>location, entry,
and patent under the public land mining laws; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A668A0F8BFF4DCAB307D86EEF003982"><enum>(C)</enum><text>operation of the
mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws and the mineral materials
laws.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6AFA8A34732B407B9B3BE7F8946C036D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Management of
the Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area</header>
<paragraph id="H10EF895DE54F42B4A960DAF680CF6764"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall manage the Outstanding Natural Area
in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the unique and nationally
important historical, natural, cultural, scientific, educational, scenic, and
recreational values of that area, including an emphasis on preserving and
restoring the Light Station facilities, consistent with the requirements of
subsection (c)(3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE4FDBE60C93424580A64F43AE7C1F1E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Uses</header><text>Subject
to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall only allow such uses of the
Outstanding Natural Area as the Secretary finds are likely to further the
purposes for which the Outstanding Natural Area is established as set forth in
subsection (c)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE6A02E2880A94A39AD266768CDA3965F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Management
plan</header><text>Not later than 3 years after of the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a comprehensive management plan
consistent with the requirements of section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1712">43 U.S.C. 1712</external-xref>) to provide
long-term management guidance for the public lands within the Outstanding
Natural Area and fulfill the purposes for which it is established, as set forth
in subsection (c)(1). The management plan shall be developed in consultation
with appropriate Federal, State, and local government agencies, with full
public participation, and the contents shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2DF852C6FA204735A56500CD61C584E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provisions
designed to ensure the protection of the resources and values described in
subsection (c)(1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4EEED4DD31FF49A2A93E81ED11E1F843"><enum>(B)</enum><text>objectives to
restore the historic Light Station and ancillary buildings;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF1ADA43234994D2ABDCE1029A94F5181"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an implementation
plan for a continuing program of interpretation and public education about the
Light Station and its importance to the surrounding community;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C9801F94CE147B4B27EE5C6006D1CA1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a proposal for
minimal administrative and public facilities to be developed or improved at a
level compatible with achieving the resources objectives for the Outstanding
Natural Area as described in paragraph (1) and with other proposed management
activities to accommodate visitors and researchers to the Outstanding Natural
Area; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB7C37B88E7B4B2386753511D86822A5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>cultural resources
management strategies for the Outstanding Natural Area, prepared in
consultation with appropriate departments of the State of California, with
emphasis on the preservation of the resources of the Outstanding Natural Area
and the interpretive, education, and long-term scientific uses of the
resources, giving priority to the enforcement of the Archaeological Resources
Protection Act of 1979 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/470aa">16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.</external-xref>) and the
National Historic Preservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/470">16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.</external-xref>) within the
Outstanding Natural Area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5978D584723346DD865360F406002347"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cooperative
agreements</header><text>In order to better implement the management plan and
to continue the successful partnerships with the local communities and the
Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument, administered by the California
Department of Parks and Recreation, the Secretary may enter into cooperative
agreements with the appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies pursuant to
section 307(b) of the Federal Land Management Policy and Management Act of 1976
(43 U.S.C. 1737(b)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E60A1933948406DABEE5B600E12758"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Research
activities</header><text>In order to continue the successful partnership with
research organizations and agencies and to assist in the development and
implementation of the management plan, the Secretary may authorize within the
Outstanding Natural Area appropriate research activities for the purposes
identified in subsection (c)(1) and pursuant to section 307(a) of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1737(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0F1F4CB0512A40F18E10E13CFFC32CC"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Acquisition</header><text>State
and privately held lands or interests in lands adjacent to the Outstanding
Natural Area and identified as appropriate for acquisition in the management
plan may be acquired by the Secretary as part of the Outstanding Natural Area
only by—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEE82E14EB5CA45FA85F87B8B8C4D9899"><enum>(A)</enum><text>donation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H528EC736204C4AE0AAC258D9DB6BF2BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>exchange with a
willing party; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19245DFBB41C48C98D15DFF4FF901C4E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>purchase from a
willing seller.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEF103663FEF64B5BBE6E2CA171E3A1C5"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Additions to the
Outstanding Natural Area</header><text>Any lands or interest in lands adjacent
to the Outstanding Natural Area acquired by the United States after the date of
enactment of this Act shall be added to and administered as part of the
Outstanding Natural Area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8FE75231687E44DBAF92DE2F6EF8792F"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Overflights</header><text>Nothing
in this section or the management plan shall be construed to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7AA310464B674C5898FC00002DAC9B3C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>restrict or
preclude overflights, including low level overflights, military, commercial,
and general aviation overflights that can be seen or heard within the
Outstanding Natural Area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H871FD50FD174423890C7232367E870EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>restrict or
preclude the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace or
the establishment of military flight training routes over the Outstanding
Natural Area; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63B77AB2DC7D4C4AB5AF81FADCE24053"><enum>(C)</enum><text>modify regulations
governing low-level overflights above the adjacent Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB6D05E9C2E294A8FADCF344987F18519"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Law enforcement
activities</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude
or otherwise affect coastal border security operations or other law enforcement
activities by the Coast Guard or other agencies within the Department of
Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, or any other Federal, State, and
local law enforcement agencies within the Outstanding Natural Area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB03207463241424BA0C6D000009809E7"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Native american
uses and interests</header><text>In recognition of the past use of the
Outstanding Natural Area by Indians and Indian tribes for traditional cultural
and religious purposes, the Secretary shall ensure access to the Outstanding
Natural Area by Indians and Indian tribes for such traditional cultural and
religious purposes. In implementing this subsection, the Secretary, upon the
request of an Indian tribe or Indian religious community, shall temporarily
close to the general public use of one or more specific portions of the
Outstanding Natural Area in order to protect the privacy of traditional
cultural and religious activities in such areas by the Indian tribe or Indian
religious community. Any such closure shall be made to affect the smallest
practicable area for the minimum period necessary for such purposes. Such
access shall be consistent with the purpose and intent of Public Law 95–341
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1996">42 U.S.C. 1996 et
seq.</external-xref>; commonly referred to as the <quote>American Indian
Religious Freedom Act</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5D9DA9EACAF4DABB7AD5923BE3995F"><enum>(11)</enum><header>No buffer
zones</header><text>The designation of the Outstanding Natural Area is not
intended to lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones
around area. The fact that activities outside the Outstanding Natural Area and
not consistent with the purposes of this section can be seen or heard within
the Outstanding Natural Area shall not, of itself, preclude such activities or
uses up to the boundary of the Outstanding Natural Area.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2AD6680DFD04916AE008B247BF8F300"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF266FEEFFFE427EB7E773009843C55F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nevada National Guard land conveyance,
Clark County, Nevada</header>
<subsection id="ID38df395a9d9d4a75a6d38ee26f6d5796"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Clark County,
Nevada, may convey, without consideration, to the Nevada Division of State
Lands for use by the Nevada National Guard approximately 51 acres of land in
Clark County, Nevada, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Southern
Nevada Readiness Center Act</quote> and dated October 4, 2005.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3841c5ee40d44bf7a94d2f69ff3e0fe4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>If
the land described in subsection (a) ceases to be used by the Nevada National
Guard, the land shall revert to Clark County, Nevada, for management in
accordance with the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public
Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2343).</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>National Park
Service authorizations</header>
<subtitle id="idB798019D692D419EBD2522043EAEEE20"><enum>A</enum><header>Cooperative
agreements</header>
<section changed="added" id="HCE7B43939FA5496597EE226BACD3375"><enum>301.</enum><header>Cooperative
agreements for national park natural resource protection</header>
<subsection id="H32D97B4F36F44FA7991024408EC43327"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the
Interior (referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) may
enter into cooperative agreements with State, local, or tribal governments,
other Federal agencies, other public entities, educational institutions,
private nonprofit organizations, or participating private landowners for the
purpose of protecting natural resources of units of the National Park System
through collaborative efforts on land inside and outside of National Park
System units.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC7790940853B48B299B1078ED8E6EA0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms and
Conditions</header><text>A cooperative agreement entered into under subsection
(a) shall provide clear and direct benefits to park natural resources
and—</text>
<paragraph id="HB3085F026A5F4A448F9468C8AA39FF98"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5F3558D3AC6C424AB87D8E33F8CB9277"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the preservation,
conservation, and restoration of coastal and riparian systems, watersheds, and
wetlands;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0668295ED7324E29BA40DEE6ACC0CDEB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>preventing,
controlling, or eradicating invasive exotic species that are within a unit of
the National Park System or adjacent to a unit of the National Park System;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF28806F76EA4CB684E617F4B322807D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>restoration of
natural resources, including native wildlife habitat or ecosystems;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF0DEBABF3E134A9AA2D2DD6F29B1C670"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include a
statement of purpose demonstrating how the agreement will—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5C8F6D4ED86842288CFAF6544D21F700"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enhance
science-based natural resource stewardship at the unit of the National Park
System; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64774AA03A8745049C425425B9E7AB32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>benefit the
parties to the agreement;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9A7E5A3FB024A549C32A5BB950031C4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>specify any staff
required and technical assistance to be provided by the Secretary or other
parties to the agreement in support of activities inside and outside the unit
of the National Park System that will—</text>
<subparagraph id="H88FC356717194705AC7BC6C04EB43CB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>protect natural
resources of the unit of the National Park System; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F23AE8240B94CE99ECDE753C9DEEDFD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>benefit the
parties to the agreement;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE00EAC486B9149648734F3045FD4984"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify any
materials, supplies, or equipment and any other resources that will be
contributed by the parties to the agreement or by other Federal
agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAC3F9741E69A41098D3CBFF332917C32"><enum>(5)</enum><text>describe any
financial assistance to be provided by the Secretary or the partners to
implement the agreement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD694F0E97F744133800907F9C500CC93"><enum>(6)</enum><text>ensure that any
expenditure by the Secretary pursuant to the agreement is determined by the
Secretary to support the purposes of natural resource stewardship at a unit of
the National Park System; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99E38BD46E2A4A8AB152D75FBDDEEE70"><enum>(7)</enum><text>include such other
terms and conditions as are agreed to by the Secretary and the other parties to
the agreement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD7B274E10429444982CD71CCA71550B7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The
Secretary shall not use any funds associated with an agreement entered into
under subsection (a) for the purposes of land acquisition, regulatory activity,
or the development, maintenance, or operation of infrastructure, except for
ancillary support facilities that the Secretary determines to be necessary for
the completion of projects or activities identified in the agreement.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF62F63966E534B4C981610164FC5D4C3"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id02C8330D92C04B6D93279B06E8571570"><enum>B</enum><header>Boundary
adjustments</header>
<section id="H0F2FD4AFEE2F470993C4DF425BD98EC3"><enum>311.</enum><header>Carl Sandburg
Home National Historic Site boundary adjustment</header>
<subsection id="HC0B25EA66CC84D688E06FE225DF5A8BF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H2DAD45D38DE543518E3C44D15F5793C2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Historic
site</header><text>The term <term>Historic Site</term> means Carl Sandburg Home
National Historic Site.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2E28CA3F9B2142129EE023D46263928B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The
term <term>map</term> means the map entitled <quote>Sandburg Center
Alternative</quote> numbered 445/80,017 and dated April 2007.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41EBD766930E44719CC62FECE773F5B5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA769623146B3466C9128B762F2E9C324"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Acquisition
authority</header><text>The Secretary may acquire from willing sellers by
donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange not more
than 110 acres of land, water, or interests in land and water, within the area
depicted on the map, to be added to the Historic Site.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5BB9CA9A744E43BBAD91D0CFF23E007B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Visitor
center</header><text>To preserve the historic character and landscape of the
site, the Secretary may also acquire up to five acres for the development of a
visitor center and visitor parking area adjacent to or in the general vicinity
of the Historic Site.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H253D56231186448297001CC2048800D3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Boundary
revision</header><text>Upon acquisition of any land or interest in land under
this section, the Secretary shall revise the boundary of the Historic Site to
reflect the acquisition.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H74A9B2D47F6542CEA18567D4C7EDF550"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Availability of
map</header><text>The map shall be on file and available for public inspection
in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0688C61A5304B91A000E84516FA46C9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Land
added to the Historic Site by this section shall be administered as part of the
Historic Site in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id3B4B4103D9474E1482D543E3308F0446"><enum>312.</enum><header>Lowell
National Historical Park boundary adjustment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Act entitled <quote>An Act to provide
for the establishment of the Lowell National Historical Park in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes</quote> approved June 5,
1978 (Public Law 95–290; 92 Stat. 290; 16 U.S.C. 410cc et seq.) is amended as
follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H6F8438FF004346EEB6752CE83FB533D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In
section 101(a), by adding a new paragraph after paragraph (2) as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H80B0E7D59F594290BA31A7E0DDC26548" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9E4C6FB8DB44430ABCE0BAE20039CC09"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The boundaries of
the park are modified to include five parcels of land identified on the map
entitled <quote>Boundary Adjustment, Lowell National Historical Park,</quote>
numbered 475/81,424B and dated September 2004, and as delineated in section
202(a)(2)(G).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2273F783C384DFB95C91393F85701CE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In section
202(a)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84F39218087E4FB08E2922151BEECD52" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H14DB2FF555CA45A9A02FD3B201A239DF"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The properties
shown on the map identified in subsection (101)(a)(3) as follows:</text>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD874B09D0A6401FB3065736F716FAFC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>91 Pevey
Street.</text>
</clause><clause id="HC6AD4470881947BA00F4A8E903492300"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The portion of
607 Middlesex Place.</text>
</clause><clause id="H66010F2439FB4103BF40A7253046385E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Eagle
Court.</text>
</clause><clause id="H38818506C9CD4042A7E943BE0051CC53"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The portion of 50
Payne Street.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58AF972DB2254C08B110AEAF81558427"><enum>(v)</enum><text>726
Broadway.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id6831B1E377274809B2BE514EE4B3FC76"><enum>313.</enum><header>Mesa Verde
National Park Boundary expansion</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf384548000474ddf9a7f5d0053357cb8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5c4b5fd4c014498096df2173ed503dc8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on June 29, 1906, Mesa Verde National Park
was established as the first national park in the United States to preserve the
works of humanity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09E7A3FE7BBD48CD8B6997B264AB771C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on September 6, 1978, Mesa Verde National
Park became the first World Heritage Site designated in the United States;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID018865c3efda42e1aa4557d98bab49cb"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mesa Verde National Park protects some of
the best preserved and notable archeological sites of the ancient Puebloan
culture that flourished in the southwestern United States from approximately
600–1300, including the elaborate stone villages in the sheltered alcoves of
the canyon walls referred to as <quote>cliff dwellings</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe0129841fdc1499bb680f9c12937b4de"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of this section are—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc8e30b466c834d07913c2a0947eb09b4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to modify the boundary of Mesa Verde
National Park—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36e3201975de4e6eada8e0ed74802546"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to protect the archeological sites located
on property adjacent to the Park boundary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1E789EEC1534FFA83259B0A102FFEBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to extend and expand the knowledge and
understanding of the ancient Puebloan culture, a major influence in the
development of the southwestern United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7de8a098ad5a4f8b844db2d9feff91ed"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to protect from potential development the
scenic and biological value of the pinyon-juniper covered hills that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EAAAD1709BB4EB3960CB9C4E3A968F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">border the Park; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFB5294BBBDF64E88877E04E6FE04AF57"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are in full view of the Park entrance road;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1c0e1a8d166f4c1ab24afc3905f749ae"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to protect the largest recorded colony of
the globally imperiled Gray’s Townsend Daisy, to ensure continuation of a major
wildlife corridor, and to protect important habitat for wildlife; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDef962f9a7495446d81a2c8a49461267a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide greater opportunities to
visitors, researchers, and surrounding communities to understand and appreciate
the natural environment of Mesa Verde and the contributions of the ancient
Puebloan culture to the region by providing the land required to construct a
contemporary museum collections storage facility and visitor orientation
center.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDFB859A5CA3D4251BB5D6B769296B4A3"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id013CA77E5B504BC090C7E20C64770D34"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Map</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>map</term> means the map
entitled <quote>Mesa Verde National Park Proposed Boundary Adjustment</quote>,
numbered 307/80,180, and dated March 1, 2007.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0DD887BD7314B549CF4496F9F63C75F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Park</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Park</term> means the Mesa
Verde National Park in the State of Colorado.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD6E71A901CE64E47A3147809EE80E449"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE44390FC0FA74F2B86BAA6AE1B8B73FB"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acquisition of land</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3333FB1E8354BFAAD51071D58C642C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may acquire the land or an
interest in the land described in subsection (e) for addition to the
Park.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8FC4EDC9B5CB4B5491941FFF6C51AE71"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Means</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An acquisition of land under paragraph (1)
may be made by donation, purchase from a willing seller with donated or
appropriated funds, or exchange.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E73CCDC2A77495A8809951B9CF9FA02"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Description of land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The land referred to in subsection (d)(1)
is the approximately 360 acres of land adjacent to the Park, as generally
depicted on the map.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE68CCB135234497CB7DE570C156A3EB2"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of map</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The map shall be on file and available for
inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29584FED4C9C4CC0AEBF8124983FD6AF"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Boundary modification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The boundary of the Park shall be revised
to reflect the acquisition of the land under subsection (d).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa53980615031456fbaad2eb519104aee"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall administer any land or
interest in land acquired under subsection (d)(1) as part of the Park in
accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Park.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33831259663C44BE95A50D66BFECB458"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idF2B9DBBF03E64F0E8EA3FB1FA65EE1D7"><enum>C</enum><header>Studies</header>
<section id="idBAC7BF721DAD4A11BBC0D4CFB993973A"><enum>321.</enum><header>National Park
System special resource study, Newtonia Civil War Battlefields,
Missouri</header>
<subsection id="HBBE0BC8B2AEB4E29B4103167C45B8734"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Special resource
study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the
Interior shall conduct a special resource study relating to the First Battle of
Newtonia in Newton County, Missouri, which occurred on September 30, 1862, and
the Second Battle of Newtonia, which occurred on October 28, 1864, during the
Missouri Expedition of Confederate General Sterling Price in September and
October 1864.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEDB1C4DB37B54A0B91D8AA3F53FF5931"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the study under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H78C58DC9590D4595B2543C065D0900A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>evaluate the
national significance of the Newtonia battlefields and their related
sites;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAEDF0519A6D1414B9FCAC9D073A16034"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider the
findings and recommendations contained in the document entitled <quote>Vision
Plan for Newtonia Battlefield Preservation</quote> and dated June 2004, which
was prepared by the Newtonia Battlefields Protection Association;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H58CA365EB0514E1186A75706697CC4D5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the suitability and feasibility of
adding the battlefields and related sites as part of Wilson’s Creek National
Battlefield or designating the battlefields and related sites as a unit of the
National Park System;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA4323D9CC1D4676B427DC98B23D3D7C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">analyze the potential impact that the
inclusion of the battlefields and related sites as part of Wilson’s Creek
National Battlefield or their designation as a unit of the National Park System
is likely to have on land within or bordering the battlefields and related
sites that is privately owned at the time of the study is conducted;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBD1EC4A5A02143F1A23957BA6111AD32"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider alternatives for preservation,
protection, and interpretation of the battlefields and related sites by the
National Park Service, other Federal, State, or local governmental entities, or
private and nonprofit organizations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC9DC6772C5584A65A8315442C245CA1E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>identify cost
estimates for any necessary acquisition, development, interpretation,
operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives referred to in
paragraph (5).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H382D9C0FB5E940078045F200F361302D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The criteria for the study of areas for
potential inclusion in the National Park System contained in section 8 of
Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5) shall apply to the study under subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0A8DBCDC6BDD48B199C445DB51F27CBF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transmission to
congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than three
years after the date on which funds are first made available for the study
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate a report containing—</text>
<paragraph id="H17A8AFCCF0DE497EAD82A386CCC59456"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the results of the
study; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F05D6B7F68742D389F3B191189232C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any conclusions and
recommendations of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idCAEBAFF7D2E6499690A7A98B82659A5B"><enum>322.</enum><header>National Park
Service study regarding the Soldiers' Memorial Military Museum</header>
<subsection id="H722EB9A1BF52497195D928DFEBF2CDA8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HC6E520B2461A432E81D517FAF8B6C4EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Soldiers'
Memorial is a tribute to all veterans located in the greater St. Louis area,
including Southern Illinois.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE550E9D507E84CB79CE66E61AF5F33B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The current annual
budget for the memorial is $185,000 and is paid for exclusively by the City of
St. Louis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2BC4BACF070043D084A89D5D396BEDAA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In 1923, the City
of St. Louis voted to spend $6,000,000 to purchase a memorial plaza and
building dedicated to citizens of St. Louis who lost their lives in World War
I.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5BD4FEC8B71F42148CED4DAFF31BB80"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The purchase of the
7 block site exhausted the funds and no money remained to construct a
monument.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0F41F86455394ABD933163712EECA0B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In
1933, Mayor Bernard F. Dickmann appealed to citizens and the city government to
raise $1,000,000 to construct a memorial building and general improvement of
the plaza area and the construction of Soldiers' Memorial began on October 21,
1935.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCEFC1B7F0ED74FA29FA93CB7AFBA717C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>On October 14,
1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt officially dedicated the site.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H82EA5E1B0744434CB81C47DF7BBD523C"><enum>(7)</enum><text>On Memorial Day in
1938, Mayor Dickmann opened the building to the public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEB215D9271D1434ABA855F479C1126C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior shall carry
out a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the
Soldiers' Memorial Military Museum, located at 1315 Chestnut, St. Louis,
Missouri, as a unit of the National Park System.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2F271E63AE844CF2AFE83011CF1D6119"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study process
and completion</header><text>Section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1a">16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)</external-xref>)
shall apply to the conduct and completion of the study required by this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0611843F32514E928E1BAA7DE4BB3553"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall submit a report describing the results the study required by
this section to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HAB11BA8DFD3045A0ACE0C7CEC031EDF6"><enum>323.</enum><header>Wolf House
study</header>
<subsection id="H858B5F00B9B64335A019FAD4EC516BB4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall complete a special resource study of
the Wolf House located on Highway 5 in Norfork, Arkansas, to determine—</text>
<paragraph id="HA0BA0CD2FA72408594D912F358DBE9D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the suitability and
feasibility of designating the Wolf House as a unit of the National Park
System; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H39F91C932889465F9460CB96CEDDE8CC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the methods and
means for the protection and interpretation of the Wolf House by the National
Park Service, other Federal, State, or local government entities or private or
non-profit organizations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF758C15D96D141DA894FBBB1D6EC4581"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study
requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct the study in accordance
with section 8(c) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/91/383">Public Law
91–383</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1a">16 U.S.C. 1a–5</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBD4808A9CC8C4EB7B14B98D9ED8C45A4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry
out this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate a report containing—</text>
<paragraph id="H6DA4A7803828496F86926888D9165947"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the results of the
study; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E301AB823804EEEB5DD24DDB0AEAABF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any
recommendations of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id544DF504F0B649D9858B43946168C60B"><enum>324.</enum><header>Space Shuttle
Columbia study</header>
<subsection id="H67BE616EC4934A62A7D49CFEB212D8CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H10E24B5ECAEA4AB3B90038B0B8FAF13"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Memorial</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>memorial</quote> means a
memorial to the Space Shuttle Columbia that is subject to the study in
subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B16959642824F5DA901E675DC4D600"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Director of the National Park Service.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD65B38C1D3D34AA09F80DCDE04017CDB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study of
suitability and feasibility of establishing memorials to the space shuttle
columbia</header>
<paragraph id="H332098FD7A7F4E909F6D503CE50082B6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3
years after the date on which funds are made available, the Secretary shall
conduct a special resource study to determine the feasibility and suitability
of establishing a memorial as a unit or units of the National Park System to
the Space Shuttle Columbia on land in the State of Texas described in paragraph
(2) on which large debris from the Shuttle was recovered.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC979B153E3184A1D817ECE826F3FE016"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Description of
land</header><text>The parcels of land referred to in paragraph (1) are—</text>
<subparagraph id="H903CBE0F281D4E1687FD0889FA1B71CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the parcel of land owned by the Fredonia
Corporation, located at the southeast corner of the intersection of East
Hospital Street and North Fredonia Street, Nacogdoches, Texas;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H811DCCA0DF5749FEB081B914551833C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the parcel of land
owned by Temple Inland Inc., 10 acres of a 61-acre tract bounded by State
Highway 83 and Bayou Bend Road, Hemphill, Texas;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD79A3682B4D044AFB3E84DAE5853BDF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the parcel of land
owned by the city of Lufkin, Texas, located at City Hall Park, 301 Charlton
Street, Lufkin, Texas; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87DC8A38463B4E30B189E009F9F07BCB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the parcel of land
owned by San Augustine County, Texas, located at 1109 Oaklawn Street, San
Augustine, Texas.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBD766ED360C4D51AC02CE2C7900C662"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
sites</header><text>The Secretary may recommend to Congress additional sites in
the State of Texas relating to the Space Shuttle Columbia for establishment as
memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idA275562D3CDA4D36BB8D625015EEDB7F"><enum>325.</enum><header>César E.
Chávez Study</header>
<subsection id="H79CCAA9EDCC5464DA778C5EE5BC93494"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are
made available to carry out this section, the Secretary of the Interior
(referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) shall complete a
special resource study of sites in the State of Arizona, the State of
California, and other States that are significant to the life of César E.
Chávez and the farm labor movement in the western United States to
determine—</text>
<paragraph id="H21468B3A1CD04B43AEE37EC89EE83484"><enum>(1)</enum><text>appropriate
methods for preserving and interpreting the sites; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1A71543387C4909B3EDA600ADB09605"><enum>(2)</enum><text>whether any of the
sites meets the criteria for listing on the National Register of Historic
Places or designation as a national historic landmark under—</text>
<subparagraph id="H210280D9E45942B38C12F77DBDE4C564"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Act of August
21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E82C971A1FF46E084047E40D529B987"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the National
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDABA378FBAD34164B19465C81ED0E344"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H41E1589D6BCD4A1C9D15EC563249A682"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consider the
criteria for the study of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park
System under section 8(b)(2) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(b)(2));
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF409A3E6A5B442D589B220DA29F22A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consult
with—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1FCFF59D51304986B50260FCD3A1C62C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the César E.
Chávez Foundation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54D74D4A547E4FBBBFFF98FB2C44488C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the United Farm
Workers Union; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFE677591BE834CAE9C5BF1991521BC9C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>State and local
historical associations and societies, including any State historic
preservation offices in the State in which the site is located.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H57152538392348CBBF4D64F1E0081BE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>On
completion of the study, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes—</text>
<paragraph id="HE2887393237D4531ABBDF225EC885F76"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the findings of
the study; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB30A9BE2C61648C6A300D69CB748CF00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any
recommendations of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8C311A5A294443683994BE062F358BA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDB5D988978FCF49EBB8411C0B4AA4040B"><enum>326.</enum><header>Taunton,
Massachusetts, special resource study</header>
<subsection id="id965EA5ED9AA3470BB6DE8299F10B76AA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the
Interior (referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>), in
consultation with the appropriate State historic preservation officers, State
historical societies, the city of Taunton, Massachusetts, and other appropriate
organizations, shall conduct a special resources study regarding the
suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas
in Taunton, Massachusetts, as a unit of the National Park System. The study
shall be conducted and completed in accordance with section 8(c) of Public Law
91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)) and shall include analysis, documentation, and
determinations regarding whether the historic areas in Taunton—</text>
<paragraph id="ID8C09C56291E1443993DBDFC12DF5E37F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>can be managed,
curated, interpreted, restored, preserved, and presented as an organic whole
under management by the National Park Service or under an alternative
management structure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4AC9607EA4A64795BB596445D5F44502"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have an
assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural resources that together represent
distinctive aspects of American heritage worthy of recognition, conservation,
interpretation, and continuing use;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9FFD06728AAB48A1AD96B5E688279E3F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reflect
traditions, customs, beliefs, and historical events that are valuable parts of
the national story;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3A2E8C2C9684427894CA0D5FE9A2026A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide
outstanding opportunities to conserve natural, historic, cultural,
architectural, or scenic features;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4A213CA341A5426EBF975C8267295907"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide
outstanding recreational and educational opportunities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA23ECB58C4BE4E709368348A89CE8CD1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>can be managed by
the National Park Service in partnership with residents, business interests,
nonprofit organizations, and State and local governments to develop a unit of
the National Park System consistent with State and local economic
activity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDEF8E66CD45E241D3BCBD60201CB787C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 fiscal years after the
date on which funds are first made available for this section, the Secretary
shall submit to the Committee on Natural 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
required under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5697B6C69F4D4166BFF2102DCBB43D55"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Private
property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The recommendations
in the report submitted pursuant to subsection (b) shall include discussion and
consideration of the concerns expressed by private landowners with respect to
designating certain structures referred to in this section as a unit of the
National Park System.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id9366060C03BA4C1D80EA39548DDCF67A"><enum>D</enum><header>Memorials,
Commissions, and Museums</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D7D90A97BAC426FA5A0E17E05F73647" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>331.</enum><header>Commemorative work
to honor Brigadier General Francis Marion and his family</header>
<subsection id="H5AD3145350834C3692E4FA5EC114E8D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>The
Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HD48AEDBAFD2047A99400196F9597EFEE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Francis Marion was
born in 1732 in St. John’s Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina. He married
Mary Esther Videau on April 20th, 1786. Francis and Mary Esther Marion had no
children, but raised a son of a relative as their own, and gave the child
Francis Marion’s name.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H370FE9F6D1B2441CB39F405D42CD1EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Brigadier General
Marion commanded the Williamsburg Militia Revolutionary force in South Carolina
and was instrumental in delaying the advance of British forces by leading his
troops in disrupting supply lines.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C311338E66549CB00419E5FD49B8856"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Brigadier General
Marion’s tactics, which were unheard of in rules of warfare at the time,
included lightning raids on British convoys, after which he and his forces
would retreat into the swamps to avoid capture. British Lieutenant Colonel
Tarleton stated that <quote>as for this damned old swamp fox, the devil himself
could not catch him</quote>. Thus, the legend of the <quote>Swamp Fox</quote>
was born.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D416F12F8824AE18252AE6A160DCC4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>His victory at the
Battle of Eutaw Springs in September of 1781 was officially recognized by
Congress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD16D5924F7474040813CF07CB1FB4191"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Brigadier General
Marion’s troops are believed to be the first racially integrated force fighting
for the United States, as his band was a mix of Whites, Blacks, both free and
slave, and Native Americans.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCEBA5764CEBE44E0B6C057AF7D12ED46"><enum>(6)</enum><text>As a statesman, he
represented his parish in the South Carolina senate as well as his State at the
Constitutional Convention.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC569674763847EBA1D29165E0432DB6"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Although the
Congress has authorized the establishment of commemorative works on Federal
lands in the District of Columbia honoring such celebrated Americans as George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln, the National Capital has no
comparable memorial to Brigadier General Francis Marion for his bravery and
leadership during the Revolutionary War, without which the United States would
not exist.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H49332369D6274A4099A114A69DFA7300"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Brigadier General Marion’s legacy must live
on. Since 1878, United States Reservation 18 has been officially referred to as
Marion Park. Located between 4th and 6th Streets, S.E., at the intersection of
E Street and South Carolina Avenue, S.E., in Washington, DC, the park lacks a
formal commemoration to this South Carolina hero who was important to the
initiation of the Nation’s heritage.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H332AEE7BD0EC423CAA2157DE2131B6E4"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The time has come
to correct this oversight so that future generations of Americans will know and
understand the preeminent historical and lasting significance to the Nation of
Brigadier General Marion’s contributions. Such a South Carolina hero deserves
to be given the proper recognition.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB175E910D0E2437EA0ACB95F78B542EC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authority To
establish commemorative work</header><text>The Marion Park Project, a committee
of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation, may establish a commemorative work on
Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor Brigadier
General Francis Marion and his service.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE4BA3514436E450AAB41A58D34EE9248"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Compliance with
standards for commemorative works</header><text>The commemorative work
authorized by subsection (b) shall be established in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/89">chapter 89</external-xref> of title 40,
United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Commemorative Works
Act</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD9CB30993A5A41A7B67BB1DE28784FAA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of federal
funds prohibited</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal
funds may not be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the
commemorative work authorized by subsection (b). The Marion Park Project, a
committee of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation, shall be solely responsible
for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the
establishment of that commemorative work.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3996B10CD39D44B0B07CC358C9E86968"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Deposit of
excess funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, upon payment
of all expenses of the establishment of the commemorative work authorized by
subsection (b) (including the maintenance and preservation amount provided for
in section 8906(b) of title 40, United States Code), or upon expiration of the
authority for the commemorative work under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/89">chapter 89</external-xref> of title 40,
United States Code, there remains a balance of funds received for the
establishment of that commemorative work, the Marion Park Project, a committee
of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation, shall transmit the amount of the
balance to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the account provided
for in section 8906(b)(1) of such title.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22D530777F114C43003B5E5F11C2C2E9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
the purposes of this section, the terms <term>commemorative work</term> and
<term>the District of Columbia and its environs</term> have the meanings given
to such terms in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/8902">section 8902(a)</external-xref> of title 40, United
States Code.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id281BA9508CBF41FF8949E08B101A161F"><enum>332.</enum><header>Dwight D.
Eisenhower Memorial Commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8162 of the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/79">Public Law 106–79</external-xref>; 113 Stat. 1274) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H81A67FFCDF8947A4B557E49D306D87B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (j) and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF0E21C102E2460EB3F4A35713A532B" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA1A0428AD82C4AC093C1D600EBB0020"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Powers of the
commission</header>
<paragraph id="HC30D4FD7B2B74E4892C7043BE55EC06B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subparagraph id="H86456DF522204D56BB44F02FC3F208D7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Powers</header><text>The
Commission may—</text>
<clause id="H4773B4652F834F1885C64831320000C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>make such
expenditures for services and materials for the purpose of carrying out this
section as the Commission considers advisable from funds appropriated or
received as gifts for that purpose;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF82D233D7EC147AFAF31BA30D258890"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>solicit and accept
contributions to be used in carrying out this section or to be used in
connection with the construction or other expenses of the memorial;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8F8300E0C01D4E81868F5CCC7C37B4D5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>hold hearings
and enter into contracts;</text>
</clause><clause id="H3A78BBF3533E41F798226055533600B8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>enter into
contracts for specialized or professional services as necessary to carry out
this section; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H862F1C1875494A73B44238FD9B5DAA00"><enum>(v)</enum><text>take such actions
as are necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26AE178F31E04896A6306CA98DDE9819"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Specialized or
professional services</header><text>Services under subparagraph (A)(iv) may
be—</text>
<clause id="H8F32ACB6A62C464E91F106A0C1DCECC2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>obtained without
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, including section 3109
of that title; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2AB9551F49DB454CAEAA5FA83FF17530"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be paid
without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, including
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title<added-phrase committee-id="SSEG00" reported-display-style="italic">.</added-phrase></text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8E41D4CAAA624AC2B146312D1EA1BA72"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Gifts of
property</header><text>The Commission may accept gifts of real or personal
property to be used in carrying out this section, including to be used in
connection with the construction or other expenses of the memorial.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1AA49D1D0A274744A29315DD83821850"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal
cooperation</header><text>At the request of the Commission, a Federal
department or agency may provide any information or other assistance to the
Commission that the head of the Federal department or agency determines to be
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA333F4F999A840B6992B8B753E90E549"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Powers of
members and agents</header>
<subparagraph id="HB47A64CBBD204711BF53573205A6A189"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If authorized by the Commission, any member or agent of
the Commission may take any action that the Commission is authorized to take
under this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7302A85105BE4F9E0051A87193908339"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Architect</header><text>The
Commission may appoint an architect as an agent of the Commission to—</text>
<clause id="H802A8C1371E14160B22DA9A2926F22E6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>represent the
Commission on various governmental source selection and planning boards on the
selection of the firms that will design and construct the memorial; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H43F0B6773B394C6FA4881B5B1548E6C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>perform other
duties as designated by the Chairperson of the Commission.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF53B02163EC44B08B0B0C010C8882DE3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text>An
authorized member or agent of the Commission (including an individual appointed
under subparagraph (B)) providing services to the Commission shall be
considered an employee of the Federal Government in the performance of those
services for the purposes of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/171">chapter 171</external-xref> of title 28,
United States Code, relating to tort claims.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBC4AA517596A49768397F89955941978"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Travel</header><text>Each
member of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem
in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under
subchapter I of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter
57</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes
or regular places of business in the performance of services for the
Commission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0A89B38A7AF4A13BA295B13891F0621"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (o) as subsection (q); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7CE80D811AC74D06BFEF98D5F2D2E2A6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding after
subsection (n) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABCD5C887E264CE2916E21C51C90C2D2" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HEA650B31859E4FCEB886C8EA2176433F"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Staff and
support services</header>
<paragraph id="H25087FDA65274B2581F264692CC7B15B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Executive
director</header><text>There shall be an Executive Director appointed by the
Commission to be paid at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of basic pay for
level IV of the Executive Schedule.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07A6DB3367944188A805E2DDB00BF6D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Staff</header>
<subparagraph id="H5B91DDC392AD4CA78E098DF62597C54F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The staff of the Commission may be appointed and
terminated without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid without
regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that
title, relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that
an individual appointed under this paragraph may not receive pay in excess of
the maximum rate of basic pay for GS–15 of the General Schedule.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05F0DD48ED3F4AAB9814347FD485AA68"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Senior
staff</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), not more than 3 staff
employees of the Commission (in addition to the Executive Director) may be paid
at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of basic pay for level IV of the
Executive Schedule.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph committee-id="SSEG00" id="H98C9B3ECE99C4C09B07C6E628259C84"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Staff of federal
agencies</header><text>On request of the Commission, the head of any Federal
department or agency may detail any of the personnel of the department or
agency to the Commission to assist the Commission to carry out its duties under
this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H48469BE05CDC4108A48D21F7015CF5BF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal
support</header><text>The Commission shall obtain administrative and support
services from the General Services Administration on a reimbursable basis. The
Commission may use all contracts, schedules, and acquisition vehicles allowed
to external clients through the General Services Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H970B9BCA6FB2452DBABD620128FFECF0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Cooperative
agreements</header><text>The Commission may enter into cooperative agreements
with Federal agencies, State, local, tribal and international governments, and
private interests and organizations which will further the goals and purposes
of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E7329E00F5644D796F4D35D92309C07"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Temporary,
intermittent, and part-time services</header>
<subparagraph id="HC0BA93B740DF4FB9B3D620F29BFC7DC7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commission may obtain temporary, intermittent, and
part-time services under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">section
3109</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, at rates not to exceed the
maximum annual rate of basic pay payable under section 5376 of that
title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A20820FBEE54093AC31D0F0234BD856"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-applicability
to certain services</header><text>This paragraph shall not apply to services
under subsection (j)(1)(A)(iv).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC2BE85DF42A4427F83F7068589BE9FE3"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Volunteer
services</header>
<subparagraph id="HE6BD152DEBBC4E25A098C40975AA0002"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1342">section
1342</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, the Commission may accept
and utilize the services of volunteers serving without compensation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B0BD17763604FF59640DBF633D16A0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>The
Commission may reimburse such volunteers for local travel and office supplies,
and for other travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as
authorized by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5703">section
5703</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph committee-id="SSEG00" id="H34B4E3A0B024440299A056C4755F0055"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Liability</header>
<clause id="H949D39568B8C4BCBA4599016BC682C3F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii), a volunteer described in
subparagraph (A) shall be considered to be a volunteer for purposes of the
Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14501">42 U.S.C. 14501 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</clause><clause id="H26682F5C0EB141C5BE1700219C644F39"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Section
4(d) of the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14503">42 U.S.C. 14503(d)</external-xref>) shall not
apply for purposes of a claim against a volunteer described in subparagraph
(A).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63660CA6BA0045E096B94BC9832DE6B8"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="id3705D0025B704A74AF577D76B422E59F"><enum>333.</enum><header>Commission to
Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American
Latino</header>
<subsection id="H3B19AE62ED7A4A0EB3CF9824353FD415"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
Commission</header>
<paragraph id="H9F893A0C130749E9AA87AA66A315E74F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established the Commission to Study the
Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino (hereafter in
this section referred to as the <quote>Commission</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDDFB8C0CE74E494AAC7CBA481ECA5536"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Commission shall consist of 23 members appointed not later than 6 months after
the date of enactment of this Act as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="HB074EAE663B64897992C1DA3077E8B8E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The President
shall appoint 7 voting members.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70FE2767DFE143CDA08D517560258036"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Speaker of the
House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives,
the Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate shall
each appoint 3 voting members.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB03C88B1E9BB40339654A5CCCE271291"><enum>(C)</enum><text>In addition to the
members appointed under subparagraph (B), the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the
Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate shall each
appoint 1 nonvoting member.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7EE9098AD9ED441EAFC8E742E4BF608"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>Members
of the Commission shall be chosen from among individuals, or representatives of
institutions or entities, who possess either—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5A16A195213A4D23A76578526F998DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a demonstrated
commitment to the research, study, or promotion of American Latino life, art,
history, political or economic status, or culture, together with—</text>
<clause id="HCF390DCC96C04CA8B1BD4E64F12CE1C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>expertise in museum
administration;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB317CBBE86A84E6A85863003EC00E452"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>expertise in
fundraising for nonprofit or cultural institutions;</text>
</clause><clause id="H357BAA7B22E1480DBBE0487C94C74CD5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>experience in
the study and teaching of Latino culture and history at the post-secondary
level;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7B2667C089474528B44CB2EF30317DAE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>experience in
studying the issue of the Smithsonian Institution’s representation of American
Latino art, life, history, and culture; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H2761403BB36D43BF9B2B67E38090D62B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>extensive
experience in public or elected service; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6BB209C72DA4A28B0B1EE6938C6E17B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>experience in the
administration of, or the planning for the establishment of, museums devoted to
the study and promotion of the role of ethnic, racial, or cultural groups in
American history.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H582FF7D90B8341D1A0BE395FA92E454C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Functions of the
Commission</header>
<paragraph id="H9863A727115F4F59B0CF4F0047E626B7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Plan of action
for establishment and maintenance of Museum</header><text>The Commission shall
submit a report to the President and the Congress containing its
recommendations with respect to a plan of action for the establishment and
maintenance of a National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC
(hereafter in this section referred to as the <quote>Museum</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H00BB43A0E87240DC82E11490F366079F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fundraising
plan</header><text>The Commission shall develop a fundraising plan for
supporting the creation and maintenance of the Museum through contributions by
the American people, and a separate plan on fundraising by the American Latino
community.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H73512947DD404C0BA9C5B465558D1034"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report on
issues</header><text>The Commission shall examine (in consultation with the
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution), and submit a report to the President
and the Congress on, the following issues:</text>
<subparagraph id="H25879FFE45EC415BA067E9103FEF76DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The availability
and cost of collections to be acquired and housed in the Museum.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H102BF06944F84B3CBB178E00FA55BABA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The impact of the
Museum on regional Hispanic- and Latino-related museums.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3836403E83724141812F5F727BB45984"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Possible locations
for the Museum in Washington, DC and its environs, to be considered in
consultation with the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission
of Fine Arts, the Department of the Interior and Smithsonian
Institution.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H144D0C87D1944BFB86005493CFC7D68D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Whether the Museum
should be located within the Smithsonian Institution.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65BAAFCB7D754F298D7E68781C9BE4E5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The governance and
organizational structure from which the Museum should operate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA29175F38DC4787982E5C57C0FACFFE"><enum>(F)</enum><text>How to engage the
American Latino community in the development and design of the Museum.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA18BA2DF1154EF0A09800C2C7811457"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The cost of
constructing, operating, and maintaining the Museum.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBCC1839B87D241A300D4DD1FE79EDD5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Legislation To
carry out plan of action</header><text>Based on the recommendations contained
in the report submitted under paragraph (1) and the report submitted under
paragraph (3), the Commission shall submit for consideration to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate recommendations for a legislative plan of action
to create and construct the Museum.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01DE90870C9D4BC18808763013CDB0F7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>National
conference</header><text>In carrying out its functions under this section, the
Commission may convene a national conference on the Museum, comprised of
individuals committed to the advancement of American Latino life, art, history,
and culture, not later than 18 months after the commission members are
selected.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDADA73B4A6EB497EB6BEE85D504312AE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administrative
provisions</header>
<paragraph id="HA55CA2F4CC9E46E0B35ED3EAF905C200"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Facilities and
support of department of the interior</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department of the Interior shall
provide from funds appropriated for this purpose administrative services,
facilities, and funds necessary for the performance of the Commission’s
functions. These funds shall be made available prior to any meetings of the
Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H90C419715F034C469593ACE66C6F2758"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Each
member of the Commission who is not an officer or employee of the Federal
Government may receive compensation for each day on which the member is engaged
in the work of the Commission, at a daily rate to be determined by the
Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H023189309DB6470DAEFDD74BC14FABF3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>Each member shall be entitled to travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable
provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H894BE1952B4140F180C079851CC43ED8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal advisory
committee act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission
is not subject to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5AC33D8437FA41A3BDC10000E6840064"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Deadline for
submission of reports; termination</header>
<paragraph id="HC96025EB11B64CE3B1A892D4A547803F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The
Commission shall submit final versions of the reports and plans required under
subsection (b) not later than 24 months after the date of the Commission’s
first meeting.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H34ABC239D29847CD99EC9C5D4500FDD6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
Commission shall terminate not later than 30 days after submitting the final
versions of reports and plans pursuant to paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5658C780FC141F3839200ABA532D06F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated for carrying out the activities of the Commission
$2,100,000 for the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of
this Act and $1,100,000 for the second fiscal year beginning after the date of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idB6A126E3BEB44454911F98F41F830ACE"><enum>334.</enum><header>Hudson-Fulton-Champlain
Quadricentennial Commemoration Commission</header>
<subsection changed="not-changed" id="id833a62c0-55ff-473d-ad26-b5e648ca2216"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each commission established under this
section shall coordinate with the other respective commission established under
this section to ensure that commemorations of Henry Hudson, Robert Fulton, and
Samuel de Champlain are—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id1aa315ad-2c24-493f-84f6-51c3a7563c61"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consistent with the plans and programs of
the commemorative commissions established by the States of New York and
Vermont; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida1321d75-3632-4590-b677-d65fdfe9b818"><enum>(2)</enum><text>well-organized
and successful.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="ida448c8e5-f704-4250-87c2-78ac19390ee3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id41ED4EC2B8734C64829D0A67FD4E02DA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Champlain
commemoration</header><text>The term <term>Champlain commemoration</term> means
the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the voyage of Samuel de
Champlain.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7800ca8e-5756-4db2-abb7-3d2ed5c007a3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Champlain
Commission</header><text>The term <term>Champlain Commission</term> means the
Champlain Quadricentennial Commemoration Commission established by subsection
(c)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID4e8ed9cd0e5a454b856520f962695120"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Commission</header><text>The
term <term>Commission</term> means each of the Champlain Commission and the
Hudson-Fulton Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id5884EB3F43B04F94A34017211A41654F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Hudson-Fulton
commemoration</header><text>The term <term>Hudson-Fulton commemoration</term>
means the commemoration of—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id90f4538e-c1aa-4012-a36e-f82943e5df8a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the 200th
anniversary of the voyage of Robert Fulton in the Clermont; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6767fa9-8fad-4711-a420-a81c0985a444"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the 400th
anniversary of the voyage of Henry Hudson in the Half Moon.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID4e3213e08e4c4350be1a12337f077b99"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Hudson-Fulton
commission</header><text>The term <term>Hudson-Fulton Commission</term> means
the Hudson-Fulton 400th Commemoration Commission established by subsection
(d)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="idb34f6ecd-c12b-4729-90d3-a6ae0ae5452f"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Lake
Champlain Basin Program</header><text>The term <term>Lake Champlain Basin
Program</term> means the partnership established by section 120 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1270) between the States of New York and
Vermont and Federal agencies to carry out the Lake Champlain management plan
entitled, <quote>Opportunities for Action: An Evolving Plan for the Lake
Champlain Basin</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id68ef4251-77f5-45e8-ab10-a88455703c95"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="idaf395004-fa7f-4710-9a57-adc6e4b4316f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment
of Champlain Commission</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id9a67fb6c-89f9-4570-bbd4-27544efa6941"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established a commission to be known as the
<quote>Champlain Quadricentennial Commemoration Commission</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="idce6efd86-6e4a-4963-bb1d-bd1e74540be5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id4c4c297c-9e37-4cad-9be9-eae18471bd11"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
Champlain Commission shall be composed of 10 members, of whom—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="id0d97aac3-ae15-40bf-9a1f-5be8fe3d32bd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>1 member
shall be the Director of the National Park Service (or a designee);</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="id23919fdf-4cf7-4d0f-b86f-19906e92a631"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>4 members
shall be appointed by the Secretary from among individuals who, on the date of
enactment of this Act, are—</text>
<subclause changed="not-changed" id="id818011e9-cdfa-42e5-a68a-888de9ca1129"><enum>(I)</enum><text>serving as
members of the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission of the State
of New York; and</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="not-changed" id="id1d8112e3-feb7-4445-9db6-f46bf7eda557"><enum>(II)</enum><text>residents of
Champlain Valley, New York;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="iddc3ffd6c-31c4-49bb-901e-a198d438fb71"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>4 members
shall be appointed by the Secretary from among individuals who, on the date of
enactment of this Act, are—</text>
<subclause changed="not-changed" id="id5abac743-b677-4d92-830b-ca657f078f64"><enum>(I)</enum><text>serving as
members of the Lake Champlain Quadricentennial Commission of the State of
Vermont; and</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="not-changed" id="id57ace32d-9038-44c7-afc0-9c5b3d262699"><enum>(II)</enum><text>residents of
the State of Vermont; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="id8fc2a3bd-54ff-4c7b-b3f6-ced627c3704f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>1 member
shall be appointed by the Secretary, and shall be an individual who has—</text>
<subclause changed="not-changed" id="idf1e70054-07f3-443c-8673-c8f9dc8abea9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an interest
in, support for, and expertise appropriate with respect to, the Champlain
commemoration; and</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="not-changed" id="id1b29b59b-59e0-4151-9de2-9f11a9b2615e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>knowledge
relating to the history of the Champlain Valley.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id2c5c5760-5a2b-482a-bba0-7d19afe02fde"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Term;
vacancies</header>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="id93a1e694-c19f-4715-95a7-68172544cdcd"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Term</header><text>A
member of the Champlain Commission shall be appointed for the life of the
Champlain Commission.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="id63a69c24-be6c-4b7b-b220-a25ace6cc866"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>A
vacancy on the Champlain Commission shall be filled in the same manner in which
the original appointment was made.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID5c99a148acdc49df89fe7e68430e91bd"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Champlain Commission shall—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="IDfcab88771bcb4090ad366b15e98208df"><enum>(A)</enum><text>plan, develop,
and execute programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the 400th
anniversary of the voyage of Samuel de Champlain, the first European to
discover and explore Lake Champlain;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="IDcf3bc177e3ad4cd6b724d8884b431a5c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>facilitate
activities relating to the Champlain Quadricentennial throughout the United
States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="IDf4be23f1986e40558ad606fc1b27ad85"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordinate the
activities of the Champlain Commission with—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="IDe1c59059c32b4357894d8e8b620b6c34"><enum>(i)</enum><text>State
commemoration commissions;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="ID9641592de0a046cf945c086bae1b2383"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>appropriate
Federal agencies;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="ID149709b65acf4663806b46d7d9e75f72"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Lake
Champlain Basin Program;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="IDb2d0750c5fc7424dbbb0487333ba7542"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the National
Endowment for the Arts; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="IDdfdfd1a48d1f4ef1aec36f37cbf4324e"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Smithsonian
Institution;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID268b0114000948ba9b5ef67d745c6185"><enum>(D)</enum><text>encourage civic,
patriotic, historical, educational, artistic, religious, economic, and other
organizations throughout the United States to organize and participate in
anniversary activities to expand the understanding and appreciation of the
significance of the voyage of Samuel de Champlain;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID2f92b87e289942988c67cc413f7a8d31"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance to States, localities, and nonprofit organizations to further the
Champlain commemoration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="IDbc5ba2720f6e47b18dcf8ce49e7b2d7d"><enum>(F)</enum><text>coordinate and
facilitate for the public scholarly research on, publication about, and
interpretation of, the voyage of Samuel de Champlain;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="IDc0b69d3a828d41e7b7c9d38669aae291"><enum>(G)</enum><text>ensure that the
Champlain 2009 anniversary provides a lasting legacy and a long-term public
benefit by assisting in the development of appropriate programs and
facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="IDd42a16cf63fc4e889045c4e28252281e"><enum>(H)</enum><text>help ensure that
the observances of the voyage of Samuel de Champlain are inclusive and
appropriately recognize the experiences and heritage of all people present when
Samuel de Champlain arrived in the Champlain Valley; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID096ba0d786da43b39ba3e7b130d8c66b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>consult and
coordinate with the Lake Champlain Basin Program and other relevant
organizations to plan and develop programs and activities to commemorate the
voyage of Samuel de Champlain.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="ID3f201949c640474c8b7bf81daef37a17"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Establishment
of Hudson-Fulton Commission</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID463a457e1b284a5f9a44dca9231a0c9f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established a commission to be known as the <quote>Hudson-Fulton 400th
Commemoration Commission</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID2e9186efbdd14cd8bbcd4f6eacab33f4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID997348172a814df3b383eeaf8f49195f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
Hudson-Fulton Commission shall be composed of 15 members, of whom—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="IDe418b416b32a45d795d5475c86311f9b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>1 member shall be
the Director of the National Park Service (or a designee);</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="ID01c490c2f9a34ee9b451f20e360dd638"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1 member shall
be appointed by the Secretary, after considering the recommendation of the
Governor of the State of New York;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="ID095333c6125545baab02f9f05d2e93d8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>6 members shall
be appointed by the Secretary, after considering the recommendations of the
Members of the House of Representatives whose districts encompass the Hudson
River Valley;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="ID9f6aac2775924fcaaac5f4ad7462a294"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>2 members shall
be appointed by the Secretary, after considering the recommendations of the
Members of the Senate from the State of New York;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="ID82d49d5bcf6a446bbd1c5bdee0ef905f"><enum>(v)</enum><text>2 members shall
be—</text>
<subclause changed="not-changed" id="id206355F414DF453A9E5EB3E54017C3F1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>appointed by the
Secretary; and</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="not-changed" id="id9FB5A5BE8FE04BD0846D00D477261C65"><enum>(II)</enum><text>individuals who
have an interest in, support for, and expertise appropriate with respect to,
the Hudson-Fulton commemoration, of whom—</text>
<item changed="not-changed" id="ID513f87fd48154a5784dd0258effd11a9"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>1 member shall
be an individual with expertise in the Hudson River Valley National Heritage
Area; and</text>
</item><item changed="not-changed" id="ID61ed9db8ef97417ebf942c79ecc0adee"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>1 member shall
be an individual with expertise in the State of New York, as it relates to the
Hudson-Fulton commemoration;</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="IDcfccf7cf94c4423ca90ea90791be1591"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>1 member shall
be the Chairperson of a commemorative commission formed by the State of New
York (or the designee of the Chairperson); and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="IDfe4d0de8c4964fee97c61c71d333d5d1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>2 members shall
be appointed by the Secretary, after—</text>
<subclause changed="not-changed" id="ID7fdc1e99558c4806a87cbbcf626f4526"><enum>(I)</enum><text>considering the
recommendation of the Mayor of the city of New York; and</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="not-changed" id="IDab403238973e4140a3aeb4692859f127"><enum>(II)</enum><text>consulting the
Members of the House of Representatives whose districts encompass the city of
New York.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="IDf8204fb2107f4d98bd9cb52cf42cb48a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Term;
vacancies</header>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="IDa80e4de51f58426180ef90abc287b3da"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Term</header><text>A
member of the Hudson-Fulton Commission shall be appointed for the life of the
Hudson-Fulton Commission.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="ID5368d7bcd0a943bdb676b3b18b0ec36d"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>A
vacancy on the Hudson-Fulton Commission shall be filled in the same manner in
which the original appointment was made.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="IDe8753213b1874bd7ad836350a6a8f90a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Hudson-Fulton Commission shall—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID692a02f71d60467fb41661cc0c5ffb97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>plan, develop,
and execute programs and activities appropriate to commemorate—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="ID1e251c279e95430eaa4a16a90b85ef67"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the 400th
anniversary of the voyage of Henry Hudson, the first European to sail up the
Hudson River; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="IDfb4dca1a795c4bf0ab6ebcd408eb92e2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the 200th
anniversary of the voyage of Robert Fulton, the first person to use steam
navigation on a commercial basis;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID0c90115259b8473e83bbb46b216f2d3d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>facilitate
activities relating to the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial throughout
the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID5a0061af74fd44e496b5cc5f594289f0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordinate the
activities of the Hudson-Fulton Commission with—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="ID4ae77167daf84a93ad74dd455a27a0a4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>State
commemoration commissions;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="ID45d2343cce4d4583ac3cdaac3ee35dd7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>appropriate
Federal agencies;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="ID1f5b393b36c74a1381b55bc8186886a3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the National
Park Service, with respect to the Hudson River Valley National Heritage
Area;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="ID36e194ecaee64ec6acd43bf391622d68"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the American
Heritage Rivers Initiative Interagency Committee established by Executive Order
13061, dated September 11, 1997;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="IDeab42c7b35f24caebd8e94cdfc5c4622"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the National
Endowment for the Humanities;</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="ID7d1dd2dafbdd4c45850a0da58f5e433c"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the National
Endowment for the Arts; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="ID98f68d2c139a449195fee77ab9589750"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the Smithsonian
Institution;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID1fbbbc6095db4e8ebf68b13d4a7cd0cb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>encourage civic,
patriotic, historical, educational, artistic, religious, economic, and other
organizations throughout the United States to organize and participate in
anniversary activities to expand the understanding and appreciation of the
significance of the voyages of Henry Hudson and Robert Fulton;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID60d4ae19d25d4897aa89c4c01f469aa9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance to States, localities, and nonprofit organizations to further the
Hudson-Fulton commemoration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID7c59f6d7a8ef42688e1a68a577fab46a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>coordinate and
facilitate for the public scholarly research on, publication about, and
interpretation of, the voyages of Henry Hudson and Robert Fulton;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="IDd30c1f5f6fc44575829ae109c3980d75"><enum>(G)</enum><text>ensure that the
Hudson-Fulton 2009 commemorations provide a lasting legacy and long-term public
benefit by assisting in the development of appropriate programs and facilities;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="IDbcac9f8e94af4851808986824bbf588e"><enum>(H)</enum><text>help ensure that
the observances of Henry Hudson are inclusive and appropriately recognize the
experiences and heritage of all people present when Henry Hudson sailed the
Hudson River.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="ID83cb6223bd59407a88beb26c0d3a273a"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Commission
meetings</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID8bd462f3c4fc4be1938793e2988ebc6d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
meeting</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which all
members of a commission established under this section have been appointed, the
applicable Commission shall hold an initial meeting.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="IDb2af7df5c5b243308c5e06a5dad9406f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>A
commission established under this section shall meet—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID6b7667f0eec54eeb89c24f6ec0fe3289"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at least twice
each year; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID777452a4462d49a48ea2593019441276"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at the call of
the Chairperson or the majority of the members of the Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="IDb3d6f617585248adb49ea688a0e53aaa"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A
majority of voting members shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may
hold meetings.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID56dec432b8844864a0ded61b07e5d81b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Chairperson and
vice chairperson</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID76f06a3d90604e89b62ac275d030ebc5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Election</header><text>The
Commission shall elect the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson of the
Commission on an annual basis.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID91be67a5cbda4b16bae8bda9ac8183cd"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Absence of the
chairperson</header><text>The Vice Chairperson shall serve as the Chairperson
in the absence of the Chairperson.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID7a08a4afc21a42a7bd3f65d0e36e58ad"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Voting</header><text>A
commission established under this section shall act only on an affirmative vote
of a majority of the voting members of the applicable Commission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="idc315444e-8e91-44e7-af4b-59154e9fad4e"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Commission
powers</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="idaefe5355-0dfc-4992-a8ca-cbb22a982334"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Gifts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may solicit, accept, use,
and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of money or other property for
aiding or facilitating the work of the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66805136-62dd-4c84-84f7-6d8e4cbb1492"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment
of advisory committees</header><text>The Commission may appoint such advisory
committees as the Commission determines to be necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id41cd9e49-03d8-4314-ab8e-a3d9b006ae79"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization
of action</header><text>The Commission may authorize any member or employee of
the Commission to take any action that the Commission is authorized to take
under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0376043d-4e40-4089-91ea-2148effbf7ae"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Procurement</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E21B24EDF8A41808344C67A8F666647"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commission may procure supplies, services, and
property, and make or enter into contracts, leases, or other legal agreements,
to carry out this section (except that a contract, lease, or other legal
agreement made or entered into by the Commission shall not extend beyond the
date of termination of the Commission).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ID0b5530bc583c4ae9b435abfc93026b19"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Commission may not purchase real property.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="idc6534ce6-3e44-4a21-b699-cd1622a097c8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Postal
Services</header><text>The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other agencies of the Federal
Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ide0e36ac1-8e40-4bc0-925c-a1e6cfd4aaa7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="idEA5662EFD78D4738AF979D5A70D2FEDF"><enum>(A)</enum><header> Champlain
Commission</header><text>The Champlain Commission may make grants in amounts
not to exceed $20,000—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="id578da0a9-7bd9-41c9-b641-83ff32840ad5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
communities, nonprofit organizations, and State commemorative commissions to
develop programs to assist in the Champlain commemoration; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ac84608-8c38-4b82-a3cc-21d5a59683d8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to research
and scholarly organizations to research, publish, or distribute information
relating to the early history of the voyage of Samuel de Champlain.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="IDdda2bd30d7124652848f80d81c6ff7e4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Hudson-Fulton
Commission</header><text>The Hudson-Fulton Commission may make grants in
amounts not to exceed $20,000—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="ID6a89860872504e54be5fe8188ec1f23b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to communities,
nonprofit organizations, and State commemorative commissions to develop
programs to assist in the Hudson-Fulton commemoration; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" id="ID57f5a39fa8b24f84b7e187043501ce00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to research and
scholarly organizations to research, publish, or distribute information
relating to the early history of the voyages of Henry Hudson and Robert
Fulton.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="idd93ea317-1fb3-4d31-a022-e202d3fa81f1"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>The Commission shall provide technical assistance to
States, localities, and nonprofit organizations to further the Champlain
commemoration and Hudson-Fulton commemoration, as applicable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id6fcad18b-1e44-4a8e-a5b8-e33b79bd355e"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Coordination
and consultation with Lake Champlain Basin Program</header><text>The Champlain
Commission shall coordinate and consult with the Lake Champlain Basin Program
to provide grants and technical assistance under paragraphs (6)(A) and (7) for
the development of activities commemorating the voyage of Samuel de
Champlain.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="idfc5f291f-153c-496d-8442-1d08c3ab5001"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Commission
personnel matters</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="idcd5fe22f-8340-4a51-91da-366fccbf95f8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compensation
of members</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="idfbc1c898-b14c-4aeb-8e91-24c648d9172d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a member of the
Commission shall serve without compensation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9886cebb-263a-4c71-aaa8-54f12a0fac8d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal
employees</header><text>A member of the Commission who is an officer or
employee of the Federal Government shall serve without compensation in addition
to the compensation received for the services of the member as an officer or
employee of the Federal Government.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id7035d471-0721-4c16-a647-ed00edcc7adc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>A member of the Commission shall be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an
employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
States Code, while away from the home or regular place of business of the
member in the performance of the duties of the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="idc0fb1f3f-fab4-4bf0-9a02-a2b8cc5ad888"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Staff</header><text>The
Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws (including
regulations), appoint and terminate an Executive Director and such other
additional personnel as are necessary to enable the Commission to perform the
duties of the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id0caeedc0-e97a-48a7-a9ba-6724bc55fa62"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compensation</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id9260b67d-b1fa-4f35-91d5-79b4ae7b6c6f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Commission
may fix the compensation of the Executive Director and other personnel without
regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of
title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of positions and
General Schedule pay rates.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7f29e1b6-e47f-48cb-8523-9a6d603988d8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maximum
rate of pay</header><text>The rate of pay for the Executive Director and other
personnel shall not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive
Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="iddb10387b-0628-490e-9b75-4243701b92fa"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Detail of
government employees</header>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="idde0d4b0c-1986-400a-947d-49fd3e0bfc20"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Federal
employees</header>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="id086a9b1a-83a4-4ce3-9c75-08b176ed56a1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>At the request of the Commission, the head of any Federal
agency may detail, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, any of the
personnel of the agency to the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying
out the duties of the Commission under this section.</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id687740d5-f5f8-4b42-a177-0475c0414cde"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Civil
service status</header><text>The detail of an employee under clause (i) shall
be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="ida973ffeb-1bbd-42f6-8421-0ef3ca29dbcd"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State
employees</header><text>The Commission may—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" id="id8d24059c-7977-477e-9902-6183eb0f7df7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>accept the
services of personnel detailed from the State of New York or the State of
Vermont, as appropriate (including subdivisions of the States); and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2cc39d7-47bb-419f-b1e6-df3c5d7ea6cf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reimburse
the State of New York or the State of Vermont for services of detailed
personnel.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5a4cb73-8543-4e34-8ec6-9367327de7f1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Lake
Champlain Basin Program employees</header><text>The Champlain Commission
may—</text>
<clause changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id084bb4d6-75b2-427f-8306-17006db1bb76"><enum>(i)</enum><text>accept the
services of personnel detailed from the Lake Champlain Basin Program;
and</text>
</clause><clause changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide2ebab64-138c-4981-8bbd-eda0d548c777"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reimburse
the Lake Champlain Basin Program for services of detailed personnel.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" id="id494b0f06-426c-4832-aa7a-871cffd26bcd"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Procurement
of temporary and intermittent services</header><text>The Commission may procure
temporary and intermittent services in accordance with section 3109(b) of title
5, United States Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="id0ae7ba0a-d46b-4908-b203-7a2bd930df7c"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Volunteer
and uncompensated services</header><text>Notwithstanding section 1342 of title
31, United States Code, the Commission may accept and use voluntary and
uncompensated services as the Commission determines necessary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ide2ba4e98-4db5-4b77-87ba-04dfe4bc3815"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Support
services</header><text>The Secretary shall provide to the Commission, on a
reimbursable basis, such administrative support services as the Commission may
request.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="iddf2c5fe4-a81d-4854-9149-e5f02c222ce4"><enum>(8)</enum><header>FACA
nonapplicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
14(b) of the <act-name parsable-cite="FACA">Federal Advisory Committee
Act</act-name> (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="IDfafe81baf7374e0ca4a0189ee04787b5"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than September 30, 2010, the
Commission shall submit to the Secretary a report that contains—</text>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="IDbdcd4e02fb5342e18c87223759fdd1af"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a summary of the
activities of the Commission;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID1e486005754f45a4af799e6c6540d30a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a final
accounting of funds received and expended by the Commission; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID1b33a65590b94794bf8cb8f0fa463a25"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the findings and
recommendations of the Commission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" id="ID3c3ce81fa5794a4bafc53032655a588f"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Termination of
Commissions</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" id="IDbae9aa3001e94a27852503370b878610"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Date of
termination</header><text>The Commission shall terminate on December 31,
2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" id="ID36a9f4400d574edcb6055112bf067b7a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfer of
documents and materials</header><text>Before the date of termination specified
in paragraph (1), the Commission shall transfer all of its documents and
materials of the Commission to the National Archives or another appropriate
Federal entity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idccf03a16-bbf6-4a30-b79d-ea91a09061bd"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<paragraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B420742B7BF422080B1FCEDDC202DDA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2008
through 2011—</text>
<subparagraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88C80D42A5E14A1FBF26C62B92D92F2B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$500,000 to the Champlain Commission;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C47BFAA794C44D49326FD6A95DD9074"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$500,000 to the Hudson-Fulton
Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="not-changed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id044370DA13EF469091D7701020DC810C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Amounts
made available under paragraph (1) shall remain available until
expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idD577C19A147E4CD0B17ABA14242DDC69"><enum>335.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress regarding the designation of the National Museum of Wildlife Art of
the United States</header>
<subsection id="id2A749426DCEC4ABF9984D936A009909A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="id897C7251665E4A73853C6028D4100CAD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the National
Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming, is devoted to inspiring global
recognition of fine art related to nature and wildlife;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8D27DB576138411286A279A4C00ADB32"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the National
Museum of Wildlife Art is an excellent example of a thematic museum that
strives to unify the humanities and sciences into a coherent body of knowledge
through art;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF694B629755D4A8EB0AE2ACF8A1C5FF5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the National
Museum of Wildlife Art, which was founded in 1987 with a private gift of a
collection of art, has grown in stature and importance and is recognized today
as the world’s premier museum of wildlife art;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id43B43988BB5D4F35BF35BA9A9DF2538C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the National
Museum of Wildlife Art is the only public museum in the United States with the
mission of enriching and inspiring public appreciation and knowledge of fine
art, while exploring the relationship between humanity and nature by collecting
fine art focused on wildlife;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9921CA56D5AE401DA83470348ADCB8C0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the National
Museum of Wildlife Art is housed in an architecturally significant and
award-winning 51,000-square foot facility that overlooks the 28,000-acre
National Elk Refuge and is adjacent to the Grand Teton National Park;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id663883A1E2804CAF8C7A5EDB5573BF0E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the National
Museum of Wildlife Art is accredited with the American Association of Museums,
continues to grow in national recognition and importance with members from
every State, and has a Board of Trustees and a National Advisory Board composed
of major benefactors and leaders in the arts and sciences from throughout the
United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id114E5E7DE93A470589FB40AAA8E8AE3F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the permanent
collection of the National Museum of Wildlife Art has grown to more than 3,000
works by important historic American artists including Edward Hicks, Anna Hyatt
Huntington, Charles M. Russell, William Merritt Chase, and Alexander Calder,
and contemporary American artists, including Steve Kestrel, Bart Walter, Nancy
Howe, John Nieto, and Jamie Wyeth;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id889B59D11F1B44239E312E38F1F63937"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the National
Museum of Wildlife Art is a destination attraction in the Western United States
with annual attendance of 92,000 visitors from all over the world and an
award-winning website that receives more than 10,000 visits per week;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF69D556A507348CDA41AD5C6089B586A"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the National
Museum of Wildlife Art seeks to educate a diverse audience through collecting
fine art focused on wildlife, presenting exceptional exhibitions, providing
community, regional, national, and international outreach, and presenting
extensive educational programming for adults and children; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id09CD7254113F44DA96B731AF709CEC3E"><enum>(10)</enum><text>a great
opportunity exists to use the invaluable resources of the National Museum of
Wildlife Art to teach the schoolchildren of the United States, through onsite
visits, traveling exhibits, classroom curriculum, online distance learning, and
other educational initiatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6162D38F5CDE437293180874E0A65AE8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the National Museum of
Wildlife Art, located at 2820 Rungius Road, Jackson, Wyoming, should be
designated as the <quote>National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United
States</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id6639245D7C6946F58EAC04CA9BE6E7EE"><enum>336.</enum><header>Redesignation
of Ellis Island Library</header>
<subsection id="HFCE72191C1C9490DB79CF73DC883B04B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Redesignation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Ellis Island Library on the third floor
of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, located on Ellis Island in New York
Harbor, shall be known and redesignated as the <quote>Bob Hope Memorial
Library</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFD2CF7E23414CE28CF7ACF29B031700"><enum>(b)</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Ellis Island
Library on the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum referred to
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the <quote>Bob Hope
Memorial Library</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id5BC17F3BF50441C1A5F1F1FCCD7C630E"><enum>E</enum><header>Trails and
rivers</header>
<section id="H00AE310E47B64420B9BB63BEB1BEB47F"><enum>341.</enum><header>Authorization
and administration of Star-Spangled Banner National Historic
Trail</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5(a) of the
National Trails System Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1244">16 U.S.C. 1244(a)</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA77648EC2CB44A98BF807C60A19DD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H78A86322060D4293BC6247B88160C13D"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Star-spangled
banner national historic trail</header>
<subparagraph id="H445646053C4D47E2A4AC9B4D975E5583"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Star-Spangled
Banner National Historic Trail, a trail consisting of water and overland routes
totaling approximately 290 miles, extending from Tangier Island, Virginia,
through southern Maryland, the District of Columbia, and northern Virginia, in
the Chesapeake Bay, Patuxent River, Potomac River, and north to the Patapsco
River, and Baltimore, Maryland, commemorating the Chesapeake Campaign of the
War of 1812 (including the British invasion of Washington, District of
Columbia, and its associated feints, and the Battle of Baltimore in summer
1814), as generally depicted on the map titled <quote>Star-Spangled Banner
National Historic Trail</quote>, numbered T02/80,000, and dated June
2007.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H077BEC3BC2944B4385A8E5AC8157003C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The
map referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be maintained on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park
Service.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE748AB51876F4C788F23FE75C8412F5E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Subject
to subparagraph (E)(ii), the trail shall be administered by the Secretary of
the Interior.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44831616F25A4C98B2559100D63300CD"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Land
acquisition</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61C0DD3361E54ED68017C500749D8E22"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Public
participation</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall—</text>
<clause id="HA15510631E9F40159EA510E62099C337"><enum>(i)</enum><text>encourage
communities, owners of land along the trail, and volunteer trail groups to
participate in the planning, development, and maintenance of the trail;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H21C7EBDEA48E44C9ACE016FD61648BFA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consult with
other affected landowners and Federal, State, and local agencies in the
administration of the trail.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H581D721447F94C58A906F8688C58B687"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Interpretation
and assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the
availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the Interior may provide, to
State and local governments and nonprofit organizations, interpretive programs
and services and technical assistance for use in—</text>
<clause id="H5C413EE2B3914B9BBCF39A3F9BF3A0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carrying out preservation and development
of the trail; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84A594A73CAB450B8515E7ABCE3E54DD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing education relating to the War of
1812 along the
trail.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="idEFAA768EFEE9411F9398451403DC7A25"><enum>342.</enum><header>Land
conveyance, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, Nebraska</header>
<subsection id="H677B4B30DC5E4E0AA400981575F004C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conveyance
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
the Interior may convey, without consideration, to the Missouri River Basin
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. (a
501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization with operational headquarters at 100
Valmont Drive, Nebraska City, Nebraska 68410), all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to the federally owned land under jurisdiction of
the Secretary consisting of 2 parcels as generally depicted on the map titled
<quote>Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail</quote>, numbered 648/80,002,
and dated March 2006.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H38B14234160A41CD94A174973E2E8911"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Survey;
conveyance cost</header><text>The exact acreage and legal description of the
land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey
satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey and all other costs
incurred by the Secretary to convey the land shall be borne by the Missouri
River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation,
Inc.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAF1DDB58F2804310002B0056D438E5D7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Condition of
conveyance, use of conveyed land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The conveyance authorized under subsection
(a) shall be subject to the condition that the Missouri River Basin Lewis and
Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. use the conveyed
land as an historic site and interpretive center for the Lewis and Clark
National Historic Trail.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H99E757CB8A4841CEAC604008D31FA986"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Discontinuance
of use</header><text>If Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail
and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. determines to discontinue use of the land
conveyed under subsection (a) as an historic site and interpretive center for
the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, the Missouri River Basin Lewis and
Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. shall convey lands
back to the Secretary without consideration.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBEBEA45A95764C20A16DE5650DB4761"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Additional terms
and conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the
conveyance under subsection (a) or the conveyance, if any, under subsection (d)
as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United
States. Through a written agreement with the Foundation, the National Park
Service shall ensure that the operation of the land conveyed under subsection
(a) is in accordance with National Park Service standards for preservation,
maintenance, and interpretation.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B6B5D5442F14F88AEBD04F7384E7CBB"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To assist with
the operation of the historic site and interpretive center, there is authorized
to be appropriated $150,000 per year for a period not to exceed 10
years.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H7C8C14B1D82644A6B2C16175DF708758"><enum>343.</enum><header>Lewis and Clark
National Historic Trail extension</header>
<subsection id="idAB6FA10CE9B34D33B6CF40F7CBA46120"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HDE5D11F9B5934291AFC703EEEA463BF1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eastern legacy
sites</header><text>The term <term>Eastern Legacy sites</term> means the sites
associated with the preparation or return phases of the Lewis and Clark
expedition, commonly known as the <quote>Eastern Legacy</quote>, including
sites in Virginia, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri, and Illinois. This
includes the routes followed by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, whether
independently or together.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H95BEE88445DD483984A65894D300D68"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Trail</header><text>The
term <term>Trail</term> means the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
designated by section 5(a)(6) of the National Trails System Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1244">16 U.S.C.
1244(a)(6)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H20D749C954B343F299F2CBB58901274"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special resource
study</header>
<paragraph id="H5C08ED9C7BAE4C6DACEC00D8B927E568"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall complete a special resource study of
the Eastern Legacy sites to determine—</text>
<subparagraph id="H85FF87C4AE6D461CB9463DE66BEBD535"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the suitability and feasibility of adding
these sites to the Trail; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H58714B24E74D4BE4BD00B683B25C07B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the methods and
means for the protection and interpretation of these sites by the National Park
Service, other Federal, State, or local government entities or private or
non-profit organizations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6F4D49D38C0F4CE29C91AA1B17906897"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Study
requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct the study in accordance
with section 5(b) of the National Trails System Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1244">16 U.S.C.
1244(b)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5631C759E3104C758E38F04B91D940A5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry
out this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate a report containing—</text>
<paragraph id="H36F8F3DF263B45C2B04DF1A487BC841"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the results of the study; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17A5955DFD0145A9B947B72E810984D3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any
recommendations of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H24347E0EF55D48B982CAF5E5AD94DD5F"><enum>344.</enum><header>Wild and Scenic
River designation, Eightmile River, Connecticut</header>
<subsection id="H22AF531B7DC444ACA6F8062EF9BC9295"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H53EF618D98D44FEE806181604F24CB82"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Eightmile River Wild and Scenic River
Study Act of 2001 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/65">Public Law 107–65</external-xref>; 115 Stat. 484)
authorized the study of the Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut from
its headwaters downstream to its confluence with the Connecticut River for
potential inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H389A9007BF224EF19608D85900009F99"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The segments of the Eightmile River covered
by the study are in a free-flowing condition, and the outstanding resource
values of the river segments include the cultural landscape, water quality,
watershed hydrology, unique species and natural communities, geology, and
watershed ecosystem.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H909D48279D9A412F914E3F64DB12A04C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Eightmile
River Wild and Scenic Study Committee has determined that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H361DEE49FF0243FE8E4607E829E1B9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the outstanding
resource values of these river segments depend on sustaining the integrity and
quality of the Eightmile River watershed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA10AA8EBD741457390D66FFEFB069766"><enum>(B)</enum><text>these resource
values are manifest within the entire watershed; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADACAF4C80FE465FB2F15BA606E82E14"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the watershed as a
whole, including its protection, is itself intrinsically important to this
designation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0AD2143AF6D74883B3344E937B0153FF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Eightmile
River Wild and Scenic Study Committee took a watershed approach in studying and
recommending management options for the river segments and the Eightmile River
watershed as a whole.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6EEDA37C714D4CAE9559CA2C00988508"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the study, the Eightmile River Wild
and Scenic Study Committee, with assistance from the National Park Service,
prepared a comprehensive management plan for the Eightmile River watershed,
dated December 8, 2005 (in this section referred to as the <quote>Eightmile
River Watershed Management Plan</quote>), which establishes objectives,
standards, and action programs that will ensure long-term protection of the
outstanding values of the river and compatible management of the land and water
resources of the Eightmile River and its watershed, without Federal management
of affected lands not owned by the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H98FA88F90E9043F0BBC82B5795F5CDE1"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Eightmile River Wild and Scenic Study
Committee voted in favor of inclusion of the Eightmile River in the National
Wild and Scenic Rivers System and included this recommendation as an integral
part of the Eightmile River Watershed Management Plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0EA40FC487B7407A9201D97E397DF606"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The residents of the towns lying along the
Eightmile River and comprising most of its watershed (Salem, East Haddam, and
Lyme, Connecticut), as well as the Boards of Selectmen and Land Use Commissions
of these towns, voted to endorse the Eightmile River Watershed Management Plan
and to seek designation of the river as a component of the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3D6CB9FE22A5483C8804C4DD5F8878BC"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The State of
Connecticut General Assembly enacted Public Act 05–18 to endorse the Eightmile
River Watershed Management Plan and to seek designation of the river as a
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF269F1635F744C1190AC4109B939BEBA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>Section
3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1274">16 U.S.C. 1274(a)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5f7ad44-8460-40d0-b0fb-5f5faa0c0cfa"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (167) (relating
to the Musconetcong River, New Jersey) as paragraph (169);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c2e9c5f-d850-485f-9966-fa78655f5aac"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by designating the undesignated paragraph
relating to the White Salmon River, Washington, as paragraph (167);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d3f8cbb-8d0e-4a74-8757-8b75b277b6e5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by designating the undesignated paragraph
relating to the Black Butte River, California, as paragraph (168); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc05c6e92-a63f-4043-8d12-41e41c6f0ca0"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F26174ED7EA454690AB2CD3667077B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H15367D982C5F4942B9E5B2A10899C800" indent="up1"><enum>(170)</enum><header>Eightmile River,
Connecticut</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Segments of the
main stem and specified tributaries of the Eightmile River in the State of
Connecticut, totaling approximately 25.3 miles, to be administered by the
Secretary of the Interior as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="HADB5D64DE5EF47D4B3A50422CE1E7A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The entire 10.8-mile segment of the main
stem, starting at its confluence with Lake Hayward Brook to its confluence with
the Connecticut River at the mouth of Hamburg Cove, as a scenic river.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3F49583FA1445BFA4C79B0923CC67B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The 8.0-mile segment of the East Branch of
the Eightmile River starting at Witch Meadow Road to its confluence with the
main stem of the Eightmile River, as a scenic river.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D763A6A3492402DAA4899FC596E3698"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The 3.9-mile segment of Harris Brook
starting with the confluence of an unnamed stream lying 0.74 miles due east of
the intersection of Hartford Road (State Route 85) and Round Hill Road to its
confluence with the East Branch of the Eightmile River, as a scenic
river.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB9C0F92C1E6149CA819DD02F00179F6E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The 1.9-mile segment of Beaver Brook
starting at its confluence with Cedar Pond Brook to its confluence with the
main stem of the Eightmile River, as a scenic river.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7DD0C11A9A0D4145856B564B20C2B8CE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The 0.7-mile segment of Falls Brook
from its confluence with Tisdale Brook to its confluence with the main stem of
the Eightmile River at Hamburg Cove, as a scenic
river.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99EEAE0765444481BB91159FFE6E614"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The segments of the main stem and certain
tributaries of the Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut designated as
components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System by the amendment made
by subsection (b) (in this section referred to as the <quote>Eightmile
River</quote>) shall be managed in accordance with the Eightmile River
Watershed Management Plan and such amendments to the plan as the Secretary of
the Interior determines are consistent with this section. The Eightmile River
Watershed Management Plan is deemed to satisfy the requirements for a
comprehensive management plan required by section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1274">16
U.S.C. 1274(d)</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7B8E6917160E42379964E64925E44C9C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Committee</header><text>The
Secretary of the Interior shall coordinate the management responsibilities of
the Secretary with regard to the Eightmile River with the Eightmile River
Coordinating Committee, as specified in the Eightmile River Watershed
Management Plan.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE6927BA4F34846F6924F89E5316C0000"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cooperative
agreements</header><text>In order to provide for the long-term protection,
preservation, and enhancement of the Eightmile River, the Secretary of the
Interior may enter into cooperative agreements pursuant to sections 10(e) and
11(b)(1) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1281">16 U.S.C. 1281(e)</external-xref>, 1282(b)(1)) with
the State of Connecticut, the towns of Salem, Lyme, and East Haddam,
Connecticut, and appropriate local planning and environmental organizations.
All cooperative agreements authorized by this subsection shall be consistent
with the Eightmile River Watershed Management Plan and may include provisions
for financial or other assistance from the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H10E73EAEE3AC4A0F908E57D186E5C4F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Relation to
national park system</header><text>Notwithstanding section 10(c) of the Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1281">16 U.S.C. 1281(c)</external-xref>), the Eightmile
River shall not be administered as part of the National Park System or be
subject to regulations which govern the National Park System.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H17A59BA3B371497EA0A7DD006FBB6956"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Land
management</header><text>The zoning ordinances adopted by the towns of Salem,
East Haddam, and Lyme, Connecticut, in effect as of December 8, 2005, including
provisions for conservation of floodplains, wetlands, and watercourses
associated with the segments, are deemed to satisfy the standards and
requirements of section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1277
(c)). For the purpose of section 6(c) of that Act, such towns shall be deemed
<quote>villages</quote> and the provisions of that section, which prohibit
Federal acquisition of lands by condemnation, shall apply to the segments
designated by subsection (b). The authority of the Secretary to acquire lands
for the purposes of this section shall be limited to acquisition by donation or
acquisition with the consent of the owner thereof, and shall be subject to the
additional criteria set forth in the Eightmile River Watershed Management
Plan.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBE15DA87A56B4B109F8F03C136BC99AB"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Watershed
approach</header>
<paragraph id="H41C48E6A2C00411C9C58BCDDA0C3A8FB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In furtherance of the watershed approach to resource
preservation and enhancement articulated in the Eightmile River Watershed
Management Plan, the tributaries of the Eightmile River watershed specified in
paragraph (2) are recognized as integral to the protection and enhancement of
the Eightmile River and its watershed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB4B36BA5567246E300E7F6871C3BBCAE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered
tributaries</header><text>Paragraph (1) applies with respect to Beaver Brook,
Big Brook, Burnhams Brook, Cedar Pond Brook, Cranberry Meadow Brook, Early
Brook, Falls Brook, Fraser Brook, Harris Brook, Hedge Brook, Lake Hayward
Brook, Malt House Brook, Muddy Brook, Ransom Brook, Rattlesnake Ledge Brook,
Shingle Mill Brook, Strongs Brook, Tisdale Brook, Witch Meadow Brook, and all
other perennial streams within the Eightmile River watershed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC494267F1464B1E8B6E16E22B493652"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as are necessary to carry out this section and the amendment made by subsection
(b).</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id0A56709F80344781BD99A2BCF9B4D2B7"><enum>F</enum><header>Denali National
Park and Alaska Railroad Exchange</header>
<section id="HC7827B3AA24B48CB8FA55F3E49EA7F00"><enum>351.</enum><header>Denali National
Park and Alaska Railroad Corporation exchange</header>
<subsection id="id259DDF6F9E104A48BE4B50E4D38C2700"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H0EC798947027452B8C708EB0B7969300"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Corporation</header><text>The
term <quote>Corporation</quote> means the Alaska Railroad Corporation owned by
the State of Alaska.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H09DBB33AA212497AB08B132D2C04F520"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA8E4B5873C644B5791CB7814CE54224F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exchange</header>
<paragraph id="HF18A24E1FEC0453F8DCF154E1B027143"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subparagraph id="HA2A935F125A64B2DB93509AF88E04F39"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Easement
expanded</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to grant to the Alaska
Railroad Corporation an exclusive-use easement on land that is identified by
the Secretary within Denali National Park for the purpose of providing a
location to the Corporation for construction, maintenance, and on-going
operation of track and associated support facilities for turning railroad
trains around near Denali Park Station.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB680B7EA900149639DDF8B1EAAE711F8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Easement
relinquished</header><text>In exchange for the easement granted in subparagraph
(A), the Secretary shall require the relinquishment of certain portions of the
Corporation’s existing exclusive use easement within the boundary of Denali
National Park.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0C73C38CADD14A798C33F14665801030"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conditions of
the exchange</header>
<subparagraph id="HAA56DF1279864BE9A55FFE9BCE7FF473"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Equal
exchange</header><text>The exchange of easements under this section shall be on
an approximately equal-acre basis.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6CABA00C93C429FBFE1383E319B00D1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Total
acres</header><text>The easement granted under paragraph (1)(A) shall not
exceed 25 acres.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H624512D784244DDF805FFD9E54BEE8F1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Interests
conveyed</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The easement
conveyed to the Alaska Railroad Corporation by the Secretary under this section
shall be under the same terms as the exclusive use easement granted to the
Railroad in Denali National Park in the Deed for Exclusive Use Easement and
Railroad Related Improvements filed in Book 33, pages 985–994 of the Nenana
Recording District, Alaska, pursuant to the Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of
1982 (45 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). The easement relinquished by the Alaska Railroad
Corporation to the United States under this section shall, with respect to the
portion being exchanged, be the full title and interest received by the Alaska
Railroad in the Deed for Exclusive Use Easement and Railroad Related
Improvements filed in Book 33, pages 985–994 of the Nenana Recording District,
Alaska, pursuant to the Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982 (45 U.S.C. 1201 et
seq.).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2980F2C543E647DDA802E1DE4E00892D"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Costs</header><text>The
Alaska Railroad shall pay all costs associated with the exchange under this
section, including the costs of compliance with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the costs of any surveys, and
other reasonable costs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8AF1BBA81E4148E6808FED2B6C324F00"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Land to be part
of wilderness</header><text>The land underlying any easement relinquished to
the United States under this section that is adjacent to designated wilderness
is hereby designated as wilderness and added to the Denali Wilderness, the
boundaries of which are modified accordingly, and shall be managed in
accordance with applicable provisions of the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 892) and
the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (94 Stat.
2371).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53CB6392B1764B368C73771702C6F3FF"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Other terms and
conditions</header><text>The Secretary shall require any additional terms and
conditions under this section that the Secretary determines to be appropriate
to protect the interests of the United States and of Denali National
Park.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id558BE77C1F314E3B9D6BC8E8E9356140"><enum>G</enum><header>National
Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Amendments</header>
<section id="HFA6F7A851B914AC2A6A9CAFDF55BE5A0"><enum>361.</enum><header>Authorizing
appropriations for specific purposes</header>
<subsection id="idCFD65BC6CE79440EA685A72F0E6F37BB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National
Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/469l">16 U.S.C. 469l et
seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA0F8FC3A47A04977B2EA1B66F459E58E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking section 3(d);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7AA37D09ADAD48F2BBD53EA400EB93DE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
section 4(d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A01DA4B779445EDA86863201C566081"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B523CBA84F44B2EA901636346D0E896" style="OLC">
<section id="H7401C79C0F534D17BFBDFFD4800FB94"><enum>5.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H55CAB2B0324F4A86B8D7876C9227D4C0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amounts</header><text>There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $2,500,000 for each
fiscal year, to be allocated as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HA8D826B305194C1389BE3FFF347480F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$2,000,000 is to
be used for the purposes of section 3.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD8EA7DFE27DD4E3488EABD0BD93FE13"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$500,000 is to be used for the purposes of
section 4.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9D06166A555143D68D7736F6AFAB5A9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restrictions</header><text>No
amounts may be appropriated for the purposes of this Act except to the
Secretary for carrying out the responsibilities of the Secretary as set forth
in this
Act.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3A4EBE3EE254BB5AB19FFC441196E3F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect at the beginning of the fiscal year
immediately following the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id74A26C8766304C1DA306A120D9FD1A0C"><enum>H</enum><header>Grand Canyon
subcontractors</header>
<section id="id64697AF9DC584ABEBA9148F7B2437FD1"><enum>371.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="HF46DD40487FA4EC996A8097FA07B79EA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>IDIQ</header><text>The
term <term>IDIQ</term> means an Indefinite Deliver/Indefinite Quantity
contract.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92D60D58FEDF45D1829F82766D95D3CA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Park</header><text>The
term <term>park</term> means Grand Canyon National Park.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H606DE2EBAB2C4B0D96D439C16D45A907"><enum>(3)</enum><header>PGI</header><text>The
term <term>PGI</term> means Pacific General, Inc.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1AFC25A6E29D4E3884690005D57500DB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through
the Director of the National Park Service.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC3FB7D29EC914973ACF909714871D3F2"><enum>372.</enum><header>Authorization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized, subject to the
appropriation of such funds as may be necessary, to pay the amount owed to the
subcontractors of PGI for work performed at the park under an IDIQ with PGI
between fiscal years 2002 and 2003, provided that—</text>
<paragraph id="H0CDED028E21849C1AFCA3424B29C43A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the primary
contract between PGI and the National Park Service is terminated;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H43FB3DB3644B40D4B9C46CAE9193D640"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount owed to
the subcontractors is verified;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D175A2D8F584B3DB0F022CEC8808888"><enum>(3)</enum><text>all reasonable
legal avenues or recourse have been exhausted by the subcontractors to recoup
amounts owed directly from PGI; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0F04B03D5C94768A91CEC3D3E505F91"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the subcontractors
provide a written statement that payment of the amount verified in paragraph
(2) represents payment in full by the United States for all work performed at
the park under the IDIQ with PGI between fiscal years 2002 and 2003.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>National Heritage
Areas</header>
<subtitle id="H49D4135AA80645AFACD6CD05458F9035"><enum>A</enum><header>Journey Through
Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area</header>
<section id="H10620670790745D3B1001C04946F7EF1"><enum>401.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this subtitle
include—</text>
<paragraph id="H0BDFA898D8A349B99D257699BDDEBE0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to recognize the national importance of the
natural and cultural legacies of the area, as demonstrated in the study
entitled <quote>The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area
Feasibility Study</quote> dated September 2006;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H676B42AB0DA843568B11BBC75DE80918"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to preserve,
support, conserve, and interpret the legacy of the American history created
along the National Heritage Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCADF3EEF2B1F4D3AA13846CB754DEA12"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to promote
heritage, cultural and recreational tourism and to develop educational and
cultural programs for visitors and the general public;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4617D81E48694D4692C9457300992E3F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to recognize and
interpret important events and geographic locations representing key
developments in the creation of America, including Native American, Colonial
American, European American, and African American heritage;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E124939E6EA4241B6EADD638E5FD24C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to recognize and
interpret the effect of the Civil War on the civilian population of the
National Heritage Area during the war and post-war reconstruction
period;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A6DEE03036141DBAFF2308E6CB0606C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to enhance a
cooperative management framework to assist the Commonwealth of Virginia, the
State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of West
Virginia, and their units of local government, the private sector, and citizens
residing in the National Heritage Area in conserving, supporting, enhancing,
and interpreting the significant historic, cultural and recreational sites in
the National Heritage Area; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1408E793EE54F1AAD5BC3A33BC800E8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to provide
appropriate linkages among units of the National Park System within and
surrounding the National Heritage Area, to protect, enhance, and interpret
resources outside of park boundaries.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H36EDE86E386F43308586E191F200C231"><enum>402.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="HC5A7C61178CC4D00A4EC1F133F3E9CD9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National
heritage area</header><text>The term <term>National Heritage Area</term> means
the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area established in this
subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0BE438562FE540D9A42900E78510D9BB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Local
coordinating entity</header><text>The term <term>local coordinating
entity</term> means the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership, a Virginia
non-profit, which is hereby designated by Congress—</text>
<subparagraph id="H79B3C7DFA7CF4494B5CFE4B549AAD4A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop, in
partnership with others, the management plan for the National Heritage Area;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99568B58130D4F8E00BBAD5E23373998"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to act as a
catalyst for the implementation of projects and programs among diverse partners
in the National Heritage Area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC328E3D6176A40F194D39EA76037700"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Management
plan</header><text>The term <term>management plan</term> means the plan
prepared by the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area that
specifies actions, policies, strategies, performance goals, and recommendations
to meet the goals of the National Heritage Area, in accordance with this
subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAA61AF7F719D4ED1BF087C7043DBFA5C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HA40F8051CDB4465BB0FFD41606F8CF13"><enum>403.</enum><header>Designation of
the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area</header>
<subsection id="HC1347DF9B2174E0082F40520040C218"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is hereby established the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage
Area.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H66AD7E1E1B34497281DDDD7CD600E8B9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Boundaries</header>
<paragraph id="H2EE87E044B564B03929923075D83BC94"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Heritage Area shall consist of the 175-mile region
generally following the Route 15 corridor and surrounding areas from Adams
County, Pennsylvania, through Frederick County, Maryland, including the Heart
of the Civil War Maryland State Heritage Area, looping through Brunswick,
Maryland, to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, back through Loudoun County,
Virginia, to the Route 15 corridor and surrounding areas encompassing portions
of Loudoun and Prince William Counties, Virginia, then Fauquier County,
Virginia, portions of Spotsylvania and Madison Counties, Virginia, and
Culpepper, Rappahannock, Orange, and Albemarle Counties, Virginia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69EC8CBA10144B2993A750573C4D7F93"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The
boundaries of the National Heritage Area shall include all of those lands and
interests as generally depicted on the map titled <quote>Journey Through
Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area</quote>, numbered P90/80,000, and dated
October 2006. The map shall be on file and available to the public in the
appropriate offices of the National Park Service and the local coordinating
entity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H77DBA7A19EBD45F8A5B99740D950FE74"><enum>404.</enum><header>Management
plan</header>
<subsection id="HB637396E4CDA4E4194FC33CEDB7C6EA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
management plan for the National Heritage Area shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HD371D656FF1541FD8D7D73B7F3F0038"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describe
comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, and recommendations for telling the
story of the heritage of the area covered by the National Heritage Area and
encouraging long-term resource protection, enhancement, interpretation,
funding, management, and development of the National Heritage Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA5E5F510D8AF4D4EA38773C988B496E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include a
description of actions and commitments that Federal, State, Tribal, and local
governments, private organizations, and citizens will take to protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural,
educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National Heritage
Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H827A7FFAFCD44723A95EC44270D9E467"><enum>(3)</enum><text>specify existing
and potential sources of funding or economic development strategies to protect,
enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop the National Heritage
Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6390D13EA82E45B09B04EC29A82DCCE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>include an
inventory of the natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and
recreational resources of the National Heritage Area related to the national
importance and themes of the National Heritage Area that should be protected,
enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and developed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31F894D70B404600A7D61410FBC49127"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recommend policies
and strategies for resource management, including the development of
intergovernmental and interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret,
fund, manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural, educational,
scenic, and recreational resources of the National Heritage Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H585EED31B0E4456E9985FB512E5933E0"><enum>(6)</enum><text>describe a program
for implementation for the management plan, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC772EF42542F4CE6A55E6F8E10595889"><enum>(A)</enum><text>performance
goals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79CBE2BB64DB400CAE9EE50500CCFF91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>plans for resource
protection, enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, and development;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC14E3F6E9EF4F0D9B4CCD5097C671CC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>specific
commitments for implementation that have been made by the local coordinating
entity or any Federal, State, Tribal, or local government agency, organization,
business, or individual;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD2FE4DF8354047E29C7BAA7639004100"><enum>(7)</enum><text>include an
analysis of, and recommendations for, means by which Federal, State, Tribal,
and local programs may best be coordinated (including the role of the National
Park Service and other Federal agencies associated with the National Heritage
Area) to further the purposes of this subtitle; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9842D076A73D4D23BE1DD39D822200B6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>include a business
plan that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9013D47D2F5B413AB2781E9D84E69F07"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describes the
role, operation, financing, and functions of the local coordinating entity and
of each of the major activities contained in the management plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3BFDBE4E4D2542BCA453BBD15E8CC7A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides adequate
assurances that the local coordinating entity has the partnerships and
financial and other resources necessary to implement the management plan for
the National Heritage Area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD8E274D83E354FEA9226D3A823C89A4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline</header>
<paragraph id="H4F5C4E2417384323A343EDD3FB99E228"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are
first made available to develop the management plan after designation as a
National Heritage Area, the local coordinating entity shall submit the
management plan to the Secretary for approval.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFC7B72C9DC3B4F29A95470494D1EC7A2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination of
funding</header><text>If the management plan is not submitted to the Secretary
in accordance with paragraph (1), the local coordinating entity shall not
qualify for any additional financial assistance under this subtitle until such
time as the management plan is submitted to and approved by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2F6F456C87D84C69A75FA76D26BEF552"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Approval of
management plan</header>
<paragraph id="HEF11AAFCA52C4E06889578650056C3C0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after receiving the plan, the Secretary shall review and
approve or disapprove the management plan for a National Heritage Area on the
basis of the criteria established under paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2CDC8B9621F481EA788547CBDC3629C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Secretary shall consult with the Governor of each State in which the National
Heritage Area is located before approving a management plan for the National
Heritage Area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30D403323F974101B9C6BA80EAF58300"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria for
approval</header><text>In determining whether to approve a management plan for
a National Heritage Area, the Secretary shall consider whether—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0571E4F0D3194007A155369EF8BB0226"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the local
coordinating entity represents the diverse interests of the National Heritage
Area, including Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, natural, and
historic resource protection organizations, educational institutions,
businesses, recreational organizations, community residents, and private
property owners;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6D50E8F86C04DC6A25C0000797647CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the local
coordinating entity—</text>
<clause id="H13002FE103FF46B3837DEBDCED75D3D2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has
afforded adequate opportunity for public and Federal, State, Tribal, and local
governmental involvement (including through workshops and hearings) in the
preparation of the management plan; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3FF1ECDF1E74455F99520070BB77B9C6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides for at
least semiannual public meetings to ensure adequate implementation of the
management plan;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD481C4596F814EE1B7F4042DF091C46"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the resource
protection, enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, and development
strategies described in the management plan, if implemented, would adequately
protect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, historic,
cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National
Heritage Area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H984749C9AFAF4E62BF00217E37825787"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the management
plan would not adversely affect any activities authorized on Federal land under
public land laws or land use plans;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA2DE91C522D740F6A85C5C7B69D351D8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the local
coordinating entity has demonstrated the financial capability, in partnership
with others, to carry out the plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H77B087BB897E450AB38E55F59B54C4CA"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Secretary has
received adequate assurances from the appropriate State, Tribal, and local
officials whose support is needed to ensure the effective implementation of the
State, Tribal, and local elements of the management plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86FD72955BAC413FBA12A29FE8522077"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the management
plan demonstrates partnerships among the local coordinating entity, Federal,
State, Tribal, and local governments, regional planning organizations,
nonprofit organizations, or private sector parties for implementation of the
management plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAF9BF1F4DAEF4215A98FECA3CAF18DB6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Disapproval</header>
<subparagraph id="HD5ED6FE497BE49C499B9AA5C6C614805"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Secretary disapproves the management plan, the
Secretary—</text>
<clause id="HBE97CC6E412D46EF93C24BF2ED2D3DD9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall advise the
local coordinating entity in writing of the reasons for the disapproval;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H00DC23C7411747F6A392E97FBF5DF401"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may
make recommendations to the local coordinating entity for revisions to the
management plan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5F3D6F1DE1344B83833B6286C7CCB657"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after receiving a revised management plan, the Secretary
shall approve or disapprove the revised management plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF058845F2AF643FCA61FD8223D938942"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Amendments</header>
<subparagraph id="HECBBF04EE5174F2C8440C18B167FC400"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An amendment to the management plan that substantially
alters the purposes of the National Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the
Secretary and approved or disapproved in the same manner as the original
management plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5553E8FEB5A94AED91F601EE9301AC02"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The
local coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds authorized by this
subtitle to implement an amendment to the management plan until the Secretary
approves the amendment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB5A9E9FA93A40F8A0EDDA66EA34BE4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Authorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD944B05825B44DBAB565AF20A3BAE2C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance under the authority of this subtitle for the development and
implementation of the management plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E50929F85234F05A8AB4D819DD56427"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enter into
cooperative agreements with interested parties to carry out this
subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8BB58ADD280244EDAA5B6B9812ADF019"><enum>405.</enum><header>Evaluation;
report</header>
<subsection id="H0BAD5136F773473BB20592F22BA3457F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 3 years before the date on which authority
for Federal funding terminates for the National Heritage Area under this
subtitle, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HBB9DB5B0EEF1474E9EB588097E662660"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct an
evaluation of the accomplishments of the National Heritage Area; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H41A06F805B244974B0DE55B1109D72D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prepare a report
in accordance with subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3E77DD0F53DA402AA197FE5697EE8993"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>An
evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H30332DD1EFB140068D1BD43851C7492"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assess the progress
of the local coordinating entity with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H910FA408F73C4EAB8C069895B8E82BBB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>accomplishing the
purposes of the authorizing legislation for the National Heritage Area;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06AAB0F2E65449928F4E6884AAC3CFC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>achieving the goals
and objectives of the approved management plan for the National Heritage
Area;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H72734E6E46EE406CA1534F147E16B98C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>analyze the
Federal, State, Tribal, local, and private investments in the National Heritage
Area to determine the impact of the investments; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6ADECC9237CC419EBEF8F2E9758C2BBB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>review the
management structure, partnership relationships, and funding of the National
Heritage Area for purposes of identifying the critical components for
sustainability of the National Heritage Area.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H340E660E74DD4DDDAD30123F45EAB30"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Based
on the evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit
a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United
States Senate. The report shall include recommendations for the future role of
the National Park Service, if any, with respect to the National Heritage
Area.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H42E4FCD10A5945CF836E3D2CBF29D10"><enum>406.</enum><header>Local
coordinating entity</header>
<subsection id="H7449BBDA4D404828B49F3400785CCDEC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>To
further the purposes of the National Heritage Area, the Journey Through
Hallowed Ground Partnership, as the local coordinating entity, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H01D376F02EF643C6BA548449AFE57D5B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prepare a
management plan for the National Heritage Area, and submit the management plan
to the Secretary, in accordance with this subtitle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H45819C89DE334474A45380AA84440013"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit an annual
report to the Secretary for each fiscal year for which the local coordinating
entity receives Federal funds under this subtitle, specifying—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2839D8A6ABC54948B10990F620D09876"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the specific
performance goals and accomplishments of the local coordinating entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H067FF0E11C834937B77402612EFC316F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the expenses and
income of the local coordinating entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H140BDD903AC442589BB105E41689ADD6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the amounts and
sources of matching funds;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA75E930C8734D508164C52D90AF1213"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the amounts
leveraged with Federal funds and sources of the leveraging; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE5290654A0140AF97720015337EF021"><enum>(E)</enum><text>grants made to any
other entities during the fiscal year;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBB7C2EA73DF447B99025AC9724956376"><enum>(3)</enum><text>make available for
audit for each fiscal year for which the local coordinating entity receives
Federal funds under this subtitle, all information pertaining to the
expenditure of the funds and any matching funds; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5EE3992733454619A034A8545272A1B0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>encourage economic
viability and sustainability that is consistent with the purposes of the
National Heritage Area.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H29B658F4DB6A4CDB9D7DB32668C92F4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorities</header><text>For
the purposes of preparing and implementing the approved management plan for the
National Heritage Area, the local coordinating entity may use Federal funds
made available under this subtitle to—</text>
<paragraph id="H57268F844AC241C083975082DDEF49F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make grants to
political jurisdictions, nonprofit organizations, and other parties within the
National Heritage Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB98A90D5A17D45BF9FC8FB02E919032B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enter into
cooperative agreements with or provide technical assistance to political
jurisdictions, nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested
parties;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E087F39D3AB4355B48746C6799DE6DE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>hire and
compensate staff, including individuals with expertise in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H590593A648EA42DD9CC05530A5B13B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>natural,
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resource
conservation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A03175E35384D6DB4431E448E30CAE7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>economic and
community development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA58917759A0C48E4B3617F51CCBFE169"><enum>(C)</enum><text>heritage
planning;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA729656C4B78423D8E5525F0E3BF2F9B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>obtain funds or
services from any source, including other Federal programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H755A956ACF384CB09B62776239A5DF3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>contract for goods
or services; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H584D3CC5ECA945B4B8C81900BB246000"><enum>(6)</enum><text>support activities
of partners and any other activities that further the purposes of the National
Heritage Area and are consistent with the approved management plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6A59C3B6619641AB8F4F736386D73E81"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition on
acquisition of real property</header><text>The local coordinating entity may
not use Federal funds authorized under this subtitle to acquire any interest in
real property.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H8AEFD5ECC0CC42AD9BEA4D028BF54FE9"><enum>407.</enum><header>Relationship to
other Federal agencies</header>
<subsection id="HD5BE769628924108BD6B1643EE00A7D1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle affects the authority of a
Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any other
law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA41379A834604688B506F983BF77EB4C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation and
coordination</header><text>The head of any Federal agency planning to conduct
activities that may have an impact on a National Heritage Area is encouraged to
consult and coordinate the activities with the Secretary and the local
coordinating entity to the maximum extent practicable.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1FA8791FD29B4BBD8D0209ED2BE86FE6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other Federal
agencies</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="H41D35D1963F14A9D88EF09C7DB567181"><enum>(1)</enum><text>modifies, alters,
or amends any law or regulation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal
land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF31AF0A9C61248878FED845143AD6566"><enum>(2)</enum><text>limits the
discretion of a Federal land manager to implement an approved land use plan
within the boundaries of a National Heritage Area; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C5EAB7C565C472B85A6C9F5B03D50A3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>modifies, alters,
or amends any authorized use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a
Federal agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HFC6567272DF04E1BBF6B79FDA14E771D"><enum>408.</enum><header>Private
property and regulatory protections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="H907F910F0AA640EF89294166EE7894FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>abridges the
rights of any property owner (whether public or private), including the right
to refrain from participating in any plan, project, program, or activity
conducted within the National Heritage Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2EC60F8C4E56426AA1B84D0D7553E6C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>requires any
property owner to permit public access (including access by Federal, State,
Tribal, or local agencies) to the property of the property owner, or to modify
public access or use of property of the property owner under any other Federal,
State, Tribal, or local law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92CEE36DDABE4D63A7A770E49F84DD24"><enum>(3)</enum><text>alters any duly
adopted land use regulation, approved land use plan, or other regulatory
authority (such as the authority to make safety improvements or increase the
capacity of existing roads or to construct new roads) of any Federal, State,
Tribal, or local agency, or conveys any land use or other regulatory authority
to any local coordinating entity, including but not necessarily limited to
development and management of energy or water or water-related
infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAC7806EC6BC443ACAFEFF772D8C5196"><enum>(4)</enum><text>authorizes or
implies the reservation or appropriation of water or water rights;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87A07C1874E34A8ABE6BA1ACB643C8B7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>diminishes the
authority of the State to manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of
fishing and hunting within the National Heritage Area; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0CDF35DAD89E4325A4745EDE66188EAA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>creates any
liability, or affects any liability under any other law, of any private
property owner with respect to any person injured on the private
property.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HDC19855837D9479E96AF6CAA39DBAD5C"><enum>409.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H2F268BEF5D3045349F52BD50B4FFB3E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), there are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this subtitle not more than $1,000,000 for any
fiscal year. Funds so appropriated shall remain available until
expended.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5E1224954E0A4C46976410FE1F6694D1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
Total Amounts Appropriated</header><text>Not more than $15,000,000 may be
appropriated to carry out this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA6AAF5178D834A4384FF7CA24F85BEAE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cost-Sharing
Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share
of the total cost of any activity under this subtitle shall be not more than 50
percent; the non-Federal contribution may be in the form of in-kind
contributions of goods or services fairly valued.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H82E93DD764084AD0B0D412786E322EE0"><enum>410.</enum><header>Use of Federal
funds from other sources</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this subtitle shall preclude the
local coordinating entity from using Federal funds available under other laws
for the purposes for which those funds were authorized.</text>
</section><section id="HE83E944A421A4EC983B8168FF8AA1BA9"><enum>411.</enum><header>Sunset for
grants and other assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The authority of the Secretary to provide
financial assistance under this subtitle terminates on the date that is 15
years after the date of enactment of this subtitle.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H9557D710300F4195A673B46B00E58062"><enum>B</enum><header>Niagara Falls
National Heritage Area</header>
<section id="H1E905DA3AEDB47568CBBA2A88CD93C1"><enum>421.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this subtitle
include—</text>
<paragraph id="H26825E3F7A71425C9676FFD100112D54"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to recognize the national importance of the
natural and cultural legacies of the area, as demonstrated in the National Park
Service study report entitled <quote>Niagara National Heritage Area
Study</quote> dated 2005;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H464F89629F844544BA678F34F2E3293D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to preserve,
support, conserve, and interpret the natural, scenic, cultural, and historic
resources within the National Heritage Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCBFD3C483C0C48859F8C642556CB3067"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to promote
heritage, cultural, and recreational tourism and to develop educational and
cultural programs for visitors and the general public;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F3010118B1D455BBD4FBE164FCDC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to
recognize and interpret important events and geographic locations representing
key developments in American history and culture, including Native American,
Colonial American, European American, and African American heritage;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC7641230136C420E8607D73FA9913107"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to enhance a
cooperative management framework to assist State, local, and Tribal
governments, the private sector, and citizens residing in the National Heritage
Area in conserving, supporting, enhancing, and interpreting the significant
historic, cultural, and recreational sites in the National Heritage
Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB38D73D77DF142FE975ECE27E5A28FC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to
conserve and interpret the history of the development of hydroelectric power in
the United States and its role in developing the American economy; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0EDAF9B18435464DBCD269D1BC03C700"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to provide
appropriate linkages among units of the National Park System within and
surrounding the National Heritage Area, to protect, enhance, and interpret
resources outside of park boundaries.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H2FD1D7F2D6134A3196D51195628C9997"><enum>422.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="H37494FF5090A484898CD9B001FB99185"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commission</header><text>The
term <term>Commission</term> means the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area
Commission established under this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H102E2DCEDE434C39B5C0A0D8572E1C53"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Governor</header><text>The
term <term>Governor</term> means the Governor of the State of New York.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H236672DF9AA54A16848F67778895A8EA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Local
coordinating entity</header><text>The term <term>local coordinating
entity</term> means the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage
Area designated pursuant to this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFE8828D917734E6581EDAE588C19EC20"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Management
plan</header><text>The term <term>management plan</term> means the plan
prepared by the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area that
specifies actions, policies, strategies, performance goals, and recommendations
to meet the goals of the National Heritage Area, in accordance with this
subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEE08FB0BAA2A457100F203DDCA1EB078"><enum>(5)</enum><header>National
heritage area</header><text>The term <term>National Heritage Area</term> means
the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area established in this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBCB6932677A54EDDA0B3EE6091C2C5D6"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB11DE519621240F9A93F4C7F4500BA06"><enum>423.</enum><header>Designation of
the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area</header>
<subsection id="H4D489697B4CC462993E380AFD29CAEA0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is hereby established the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7D6EAAB8B4DE4942B5E66C48F81B8B2C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Boundaries</header>
<paragraph id="H24426F68C5BB4EC09899A824C62D73E1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The National Heritage Area shall consist of the area from
the western boundary of the town of Wheatfield, New York, extending to the
mouth of the Niagara River on Lake Ontario, including the city of Niagara
Falls, New York, the villages of Youngstown and Lewiston, New York, land and
water within the boundaries of the Heritage Area in Niagara County, New York,
and any additional thematically related sites within Erie and Niagara Counties,
New York, that are identified in the management plan developed under this
subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H74398EAE9EAF4EC2B020FB45B65B6D2C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The
boundaries of the National Heritage Area shall be as generally depicted on the
map titled <quote>Niagara Falls National Heritage Area,</quote> and numbered
P76/80,000 and dated July, 2006. The map shall be on file and available to the
public in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service and the local
coordinating entity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4320C03ECAF84018969FA4B841D4FB1C"><enum>424.</enum><header>Management
plan</header>
<subsection id="H65E1F10B5D124CEC81EFE9688100FED1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
management plan for the National Heritage Area shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HC76DBB022CD64BEFA1D856929FAA1400"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describe
comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, and recommendations for telling the
story of the heritage of the area covered by the National Heritage Area and
encouraging long-term resource protection, enhancement, interpretation,
funding, management, and development of the National Heritage Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5BE557CCE01247B99E83B1CB27637ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include a
description of actions and commitments that Federal, State, Tribal, and local
governments, private organizations, and citizens will take to protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural,
educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National Heritage
Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE8920780AFDA4AD58E5DC70486CDB6E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>specify existing
and potential sources of funding or economic development strategies to protect,
enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop the National Heritage
Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C4BD47990164B95948FF84BAB51CF31"><enum>(4)</enum><text>include an
inventory of the natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and
recreational resources of the National Heritage Area related to the national
importance and themes of the National Heritage Area that should be protected,
enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and developed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A078B7E6AAB4621BA2B0030FAFB4252"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recommend policies
and strategies for resource management, including the development of
intergovernmental and interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret,
fund, manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural, educational,
scenic, and recreational resources of the National Heritage Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D1A633FC1584C3ABB008714438F851C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>describe a program
for implementation for the management plan, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7F35165B61374FE8BEC6D392D3D72DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>performance
goals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF67B3744AB2B4006B694806248E3E363"><enum>(B)</enum><text>plans for resource
protection, enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, and development;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B95C1FB34B54C0881AF83238EB2B01C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>specific
commitments for implementation that have been made by the local coordinating
entity or any Federal, State, Tribal, or local government agency, organization,
business, or individual;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1B58FC8AF2E74FB093CC79E5FD124007"><enum>(7)</enum><text>include an
analysis of, and recommendations for, means by which Federal, State, Tribal,
and local programs may best be coordinated (including the role of the National
Park Service and other Federal agencies associated with the National Heritage
Area) to further the purposes of this subtitle; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE350252B3DBE4A2D9C5EB84726002505"><enum>(8)</enum><text>include a business
plan that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEFB5AF6ECFBB4FC200002110067DBAD7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describes the
role, operation, financing, and functions of the local coordinating entity and
of each of the major activities contained in the management plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE648ACC7C646401F897C69A43012ECC4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides adequate
assurances that the local coordinating entity has the partnerships and
financial and other resources necessary to implement the management plan for
the National Heritage Area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H48A0E0DFD0D14C989CBE333153E5CD2C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline</header>
<paragraph id="H2C4A2D96EDBE47F58390464400D383B3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are
first made available to develop the management plan after designation as a
National Heritage Area, the local coordinating entity shall submit the
management plan to the Secretary for approval.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H377D4BA456BC4EDBAAEDFD3C1267025B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination of
funding</header><text>If the management plan is not submitted to the Secretary
in accordance with paragraph (1), the local coordinating entity shall not
qualify for any additional financial assistance under this subtitle until such
time as the management plan is submitted to and approved by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF15A0D53267C403C86B6E61227920023"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Approval of
management plan</header>
<paragraph id="HFF4510F7930A44F39DCDFD383BF1ABA7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after receiving the plan, the Secretary shall review and
approve or disapprove the management plan for a National Heritage Area on the
basis of the criteria established under paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5364A87E8DBD4B8BA4DF183DCD44E7D7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Secretary shall consult with the Governor before approving a management plan
for the National Heritage Area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2DB68823800D4D5DB6EC0076CD9F01BC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria for
approval</header><text>In determining whether to approve a management plan for
a National Heritage Area, the Secretary shall consider whether—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6890342361FF4963938EF0D6E555E838"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the local
coordinating entity represents the diverse interests of the National Heritage
Area, including Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, natural and
historic resource protection organizations, educational institutions,
businesses, recreational organizations, community residents, and private
property owners;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6119C2402196431CBD7951FBDDFFAC86"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the local
coordinating entity—</text>
<clause id="HD2B13549029B4F3392F038EFC5ACFA2E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has
afforded adequate opportunity for public and Federal, State, Tribal, and local
governmental involvement (including through workshops and hearings) in the
preparation of the management plan; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7CE772F68B6946D5B04E0138CD00C816"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides for at
least semiannual public meetings to ensure adequate implementation of the
management plan;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7A43AB47F6140BEB8417B86D2611FB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the resource
protection, enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, and development
strategies described in the management plan, if implemented, would adequately
protect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, historic,
cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National
Heritage Area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C6662F4228D4D7A8257BF7CEEF8133B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the management
plan would not adversely affect any activities authorized on Federal land under
public land laws or land use plans;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5094E3147D424B20AB41966937A7A416"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the local
coordinating entity has demonstrated the financial capability, in partnership
with others, to carry out the plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13FD83F394A94361B8B1B50298BC7CE"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Secretary has
received adequate assurances from the appropriate State, Tribal, and local
officials whose support is needed to ensure the effective implementation of the
State, Tribal, and local elements of the management plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H938A1F4334EF43E2A8B122DF8D857700"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the management
plan demonstrates partnerships among the local coordinating entity, Federal,
State, Tribal, and local governments, regional planning organizations,
nonprofit organizations, or private sector parties for implementation of the
management plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4D0AA81B9F634BDB9877696BE0C8A369"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Disapproval</header>
<subparagraph id="H7FBBA02F817C4671B0E82D6900C5A86D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Secretary disapproves the management plan, the
Secretary—</text>
<clause id="H6E78A6E2F03744A9BAED72F316B9AFB7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall advise the
local coordinating entity in writing of the reasons for the disapproval;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1A4F0C6FAD2C4EBC8CA0E07E82CD2812"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may
make recommendations to the local coordinating entity for revisions to the
management plan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5338D769A7E490CAE00D84F16CA8100"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after receiving a revised management plan, the Secretary
shall approve or disapprove the revised management plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB965522A36E64B6492E82DEB2D3DA8F6"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Amendments</header>
<subparagraph id="H787F119C870646EFAF48D109D4D284D1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An amendment to the management plan that substantially
alters the purposes of the National Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the
Secretary and approved or disapproved in the same manner as the original
management plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD57B51D387BB4E5FBB81D3A004D8F7AF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The
local coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds authorized by this
subtitle to implement an amendment to the management plan until the Secretary
approves the amendment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF5AF7BAF26624439943E666E336D5D50"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Authorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0A4C364EEF204C2895756644A8CDE942"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance under the authority of this subtitle for the development and
implementation of the management plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H14490368DDD44E718E5609CE8F9BA0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enter into
cooperative agreements with interested parties to carry out this
subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC4B06F38B0294E9299D9D182BA563C5D"><enum>425.</enum><header>Evaluation;
report</header>
<subsection id="H747D8D2D3CDA467CA43F765EA80388F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 3 years before the date on which authority
for Federal funding terminates for the National Heritage Area under this
subtitle the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H25C8A7BD2DD14F0CB337D21058E2A0E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct an
evaluation of the accomplishments of the National Heritage Area; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C5B9F3988024CA7BA3C00347FCE3838"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prepare a report
in accordance with subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H102728927C5F42CE0077828788904149"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>An
evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H1616946DF8564A2C8CFD83E6E7EF8300"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assess the
progress of the local coordinating entity with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H01B4F6B35B3E409F9368E971E57100B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>accomplishing the
purposes of the authorizing legislation for the National Heritage Area;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05E295A8407345EA9D9E80ED43BE6867"><enum>(B)</enum><text>achieving the
goals and objectives of the approved management plan for the National Heritage
Area;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE956A2737A234061A7FE216B69EADDC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>analyze the
Federal, State, Tribal, and local, and private investments in the National
Heritage Area to determine the impact of the investments; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAEA9D5990E644C35BD7128E52BB2CB03"><enum>(3)</enum><text>review the
management structure, partnership relationships, and funding of the National
Heritage Area for purposes of identifying the critical components for
sustainability of the National Heritage Area.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H930180338B2C4DAC8CEBF844EFCA409F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Based
on the evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit
a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United
States Senate. The report shall include recommendations for the future role of
the National Park Service, if any, with respect to the National Heritage
Area.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA9C6F8D0A960480E8223DAE31443FDB1"><enum>426.</enum><header>Local
coordinating entity</header>
<subsection id="HD41665378800499CBFF100ADCEBDD91"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>The
local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area shall be—</text>
<paragraph id="H943E878D55E0413E816711B392F74F8B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for the 5-year
period beginning on the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Commission;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H78A2F5C64EE74941ADA43F80726066D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>on expiration of
the 5-year period described in paragraph (1), a private nonprofit or
governmental organization designated by the Commission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H416124B9E11D40479EC32BD8897715DE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>To
further the purposes of the National Heritage Area, the local coordinating
entity, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HC70EE926DC3C43EBBC847D26AD295311"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prepare a
management plan for the National Heritage Area, and submit the management plan
to the Secretary, in accordance with this subtitle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE1625554870B457D92F9783E964796E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit an annual
report to the Secretary for each fiscal year for which the local coordinating
entity receives Federal funds under this subtitle, specifying—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3C8CD5522A6F4398ACC09D02DA6DF2BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the specific
performance goals and accomplishments of the local coordinating entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3970F7C9184423D9C764F8582828D71"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the expenses and
income of the local coordinating entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93FAABFD22BB4D4D9555D4C764E047D5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the amounts and
sources of matching funds;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB25A27CCFB784D66B2A3005EC88F02AC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the amounts
leveraged with Federal funds and sources of the leveraging; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB9241C7CC864CF688CE2695489EBD83"><enum>(E)</enum><text>grants made to any
other entities during the fiscal year;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDD182E32DC8A4EB3B0C4D02153319947"><enum>(3)</enum><text>make available for
audit for each fiscal year for which the local coordinating entity receives
Federal funds under this subtitle, all information pertaining to the
expenditure of the funds and any matching funds;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H35E85179B31849AFA72000DAE81F1E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>encourage economic
viability and sustainability that is consistent with the purposes of the
National Heritage Area; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAD7A8E783AFB437AA14D01B4896647E0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>coordinate
projects, activities, and programs with the Erie Canalway National Heritage
Corridor.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA9C2E230DDD945389EE15B2E9E6216AC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorities</header><text>For
the purposes of preparing and implementing the approved management plan for the
National Heritage Area, the local coordinating entity may use Federal funds
made available under this subtitle to—</text>
<paragraph id="H285D6FB08FF34F9289BED389A3003971"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make grants to
political jurisdictions, nonprofit organizations, and other parties within the
National Heritage Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B389BD59DDD4393A27470A759B9AC96"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enter into
cooperative agreements with or provide technical assistance to political
jurisdictions, nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested
parties;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D5266D0204B4316BFED6131066277FE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>hire and
compensate staff, including individuals with expertise in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H366CF1C9F1134EBABAC6E9F5B7A83930"><enum>(A)</enum><text>natural,
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resource
conservation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H588AAE17EC35444E8D9884FCB148B46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>economic and
community development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H838ED17F61E04B3E93C999EF2664FA15"><enum>(C)</enum><text>heritage
planning;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0346BACA29E047D5B66305273D76C008"><enum>(4)</enum><text>obtain funds or
services from any source, including other Federal programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3D3302C50E82494AA9DD67BB6C809BF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>contract for goods
or services; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFAD9CF078E0C43A5B4ABD9C3C3475132"><enum>(6)</enum><text>support activities
of partners and any other activities that further the purposes of the National
Heritage Area and are consistent with the approved management plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1480A87499C54E328B7743A3FF003386"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Prohibition on
acquisition of real property</header><text>The local coordinating entity may
not use Federal funds authorized under this subtitle to acquire any interest in
real property.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H91C43DF6A2E1421F9D57503CD093A3B3"><enum>427.</enum><header>Niagara Falls
Heritage Area Commission</header>
<subsection id="H0E4F16C42BEA428A965C7671A9DC508E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established within the Department of the Interior the Niagara Falls National
Heritage Area Commission.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB122421757404C12936362A276F453FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Commission shall be composed of 17 members, of whom—</text>
<paragraph id="HB3C5D7F7C461470AA0F34236E96313D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>1
member shall be the Director of the National Park Service (or a
designee);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB4E6C5F1F1FD46C2AC40CA8414142CAD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>5
members shall be appointed by the Secretary, after consideration of the
recommendation of the Governor, from among individuals with knowledge and
experience of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3AD1D4E91D5D49BA891C58BF49D8D08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the New York State
Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Niagara River
Greenway Commission, the New York Power Authority, the USA Niagara Development
Corporation, and the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H904CC17CA98C41E6B100D7E6CA82C0DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any successors of
the agencies described in subparagraph (A);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB83B4329875B4D5794DA6E1340D0A02F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>1
member shall be appointed by the Secretary, after consideration of the
recommendation of the mayor of Niagara Falls, New York;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H25F14AF48A924AA7A6F072842BACE48B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>1
member shall be appointed by the Secretary, after consideration of the
recommendation of the mayor of the village of Youngstown, New York;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC5359BF3F9CB4DD8BDE7B512E34C6ED6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>1
member shall be appointed by the Secretary, after consideration of the
recommendation of the mayor of the village of Lewiston, New York;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D808361EFBA41F89F3000593D19C69B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>1
member shall be appointed by the Secretary, after consideration of the
recommendation of the Tuscarora Nation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4AD976CBE4714104006E89D4CDB494E3"><enum>(7)</enum><text>1
member shall be appointed by the Secretary, after consideration of the
recommendation of the Seneca Nation of Indians; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC6993FA2E87D455C84CED434387D99B4"><enum>(8)</enum><text>6
members shall be individuals who have an interest in, support for, and
expertise appropriate to tourism, regional planning, history and historic
preservation, cultural or natural resource management, conservation,
recreation, and education, or museum services, of whom—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9EC1D9C0825640159DB7D13BFF5762D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>4 members shall be
appointed by the Secretary, after consideration of the recommendation of the 2
members of the Senate from the State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E942B1E5305475DBCBBDBF22EFCB5D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>2 members shall be
appointed by the Secretary, after consideration of the recommendation of the
Member of the House of Representatives whose district encompasses the National
Heritage Area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3FC6348EFD9B487EAB95A9EF2000D369"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Terms;
Vacancies</header>
<paragraph id="HDF13B2588F904C4B9800D379F68E94A6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Term</header><text>A
member of the Commission shall be appointed for a term not to exceed 5
years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAEB293D7B494466582723E9991C4C47B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Vacancies</header>
<subparagraph id="H5C1018A67D1E4554BF1622393EB2E8FC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Partial
term</header><text>A member appointed to fill a vacancy on the Commission shall
serve for the remainder of the term for which the predecessor of the member was
appointed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2680598F2205428B8100AA5FF151E8D8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointment was made.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB9E0DBC822194655B038F9527E98CD4D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Chairperson and
Vice Chairperson</header>
<paragraph id="H0067CB27DA4046CABBF68F62E45484FE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>The
Commission shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the
members of the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BAA8E1632AA48FB87C824ED6DF6131C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Vice
chairperson</header><text>The Vice Chairperson shall serve as the Chairperson
in the absence of the Chairperson.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9A346FDBD5BD4A27BF997F5E00278658"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Quorum</header>
<paragraph id="H2DB0901D6D7C4D83B1771720FA19ED84"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A majority of the members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCEAE8272DA9848B491D731007779CEEB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transaction</header><text>For
the transaction of any business or the exercise of any power of the Commission,
the Commission shall have the power to act by a majority vote of the members
present at any meeting at which a quorum is in attendance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HECBB29F4EC7E498FA7DCFA669534093E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Meetings</header>
<paragraph id="H44259414917243A192555084478DCDFB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commission shall meet at least quarterly at the call
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H27DEF70906F3494EAA65E0AED3B3F057"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Chairperson;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H822CA8DDA7E64D2785B05505001EF333"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a majority of the
members of the Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H970C6415E7D8472CA38100DD62E7853D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>Notice
of Commission meetings and agendas for the meetings shall be published in local
newspapers that are distributed throughout the National Heritage Area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H646E1E4DC5FD4F4CB8D3FFE0472DAC3C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicable
law</header><text>Meetings of the Commission shall be subject to section 552b
of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8FFDF650F4B14CB3BFBE31C919F704E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorities of
the Commission</header><text>In addition to the authorities otherwise granted
in this subtitle, the Commission may—</text>
<paragraph id="HB27453DF56B34754A7ACB0CB6FD3079F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>request and accept
from the head of any Federal agency, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable
basis, any personnel of the Federal agency to the Commission to assist in
carrying out the duties of the Commission;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03F7FBCBD3234D6DBD88D86CF337E015"><enum>(2)</enum><text>request and accept
from the head of any State agency or any agency of a political subdivision of
the State, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, any personnel of the
agency to the Commission to assist in carrying out the duties of the
Commission;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC2AA6FEABDF04B5F94DA7D46A2BB294"><enum>(3)</enum><text>seek, accept, and
dispose of gifts, bequests, grants, or donations of money, personal property,
or services; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5CAF3129CBBD4835824776B909A6DF5E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>use the United
States mails in the same manner as other agencies of the Federal
Government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEC7434EEB4B74B819D08FB761BE1B31B"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Duties of the
Commission</header><text>To further the purposes of the National Heritage Area,
in addition to the duties otherwise listed in this subtitle, the Commission
shall assist in the transition of the management of the National Heritage Area
from the Commission to the local coordinating entity designated under this
subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9D12462D77BD4BD1BEBF37EA22C2D800"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Compensation of
Members</header>
<paragraph id="HB846ACFE013448768201C6CF3341DFD2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A member of the Commission shall serve without
compensation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7666F7A10B88459BA6002807159DD596"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>A member of the Commission shall be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an
employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
States Code, while away from the home or regular place of business of the
member in the performance of the duties of the Commission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDC0F4AC2F01848AABDA4F15D98B3B8BB"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Gifts</header><text>For
purposes of section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any gift or
charitable contribution to the Commission shall be considered to be a
charitable contribution or gift to the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H356CDA34E2CF4C86BDEB97725FE61054"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Use of Federal
Funds</header><text>Except as provided for the leasing of administrative
facilities under subsection (g)(1), the Commission may not use Federal funds
made available to the Commission under this subtitle to acquire any real
property or interest in real property.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF63D2B9EC57F4F1B80D94911A3EA28D6"><enum>428.</enum><header>Relationship to
other Federal agencies</header>
<subsection id="H1368063BB9A44371A8182E7FDB26B726"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle affects the authority of a
Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any other
law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H34A261F142BF47A8BAD0D4A207CD14E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation and
coordination</header><text>The head of any Federal agency planning to conduct
activities that may have an impact on a National Heritage Area is encouraged to
consult and coordinate the activities with the Secretary and the local
coordinating entity to the maximum extent practicable.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBAB2AFBC21194BC8B9DC0087AA6A29F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other Federal
agencies</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="HE0EFEF4BB5824CDCA0A7B62B180183C6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>modifies, alters,
or amends any law or regulation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal
land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5CB1D198A3CE4A8C8D2C976D878CDB49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>limits the
discretion of a Federal land manager to implement an approved land use plan
within the boundaries of a National Heritage Area; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3FA7008EB49D47E7BFDE86F6A364BEA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>modifies, alters,
or amends any authorized use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a
Federal agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7A938B37D3DE4BBA84D0F01ED2968CDF"><enum>429.</enum><header>Private
property and regulatory protections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="H35714EBDDDBF4DD7A7ABC3D5DBB3CBE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>abridges the
rights of any property owner (whether public or private), including the right
to refrain from participating in any plan, project, program, or activity
conducted within the National Heritage Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B4A2B6E29834C2484E8E114D612E509"><enum>(2)</enum><text>requires any
property owner to permit public access (including access by Federal, State,
Tribal, or local agencies) to the property of the property owner, or to modify
public access or use of property of the property owner under any other Federal,
State, Tribal, or local law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H031451D066F14FDAA96F1F3752730966"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">alters any duly adopted land use
regulation, approved land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any
Federal, State, Tribal, or local agency, or conveys any land use or other
regulatory authority to any local coordinating entity, including but not
necessarily limited to development and management of energy, water, or
water-related infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE795F2BEA1847EEA052A46305549BC3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>authorizes or
implies the reservation or appropriation of water or water rights;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H160B420F37F64BCE8ED6D1CBED081DA1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>diminishes the
authority of the State to manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of
fishing and hunting within the National Heritage Area; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3E64F78B87B48EAA0DEC7D2489F3096"><enum>(6)</enum><text>creates any
liability, or affects any liability under any other law, of any private
property owner with respect to any person injured on the private
property.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB5DB54DB4DAD42E88CFD294111D3E106"><enum>430.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="HC96C0A680F584C76A8E5A0706C97BA42"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), there are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this subtitle not more than $1,000,000 for any
fiscal year. Funds so appropriated shall remain available until
expended.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H61A6902F4BA748DE887450ED87DB2B66"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
Total Amounts Appropriated</header><text>Not more than $15,000,000 may be
appropriated to carry out this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1297CBF1967B45F998E5A687B7031D1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cost-Sharing
Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share
of the total cost of any activity under this subtitle shall be not more than 50
percent; the non-Federal contribution may be in the form of in-kind
contributions of goods or services fairly valued.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE9CAFF792D7A4FCA98C9AAD8B25F0015"><enum>431.</enum><header>Use of Federal
funds from other sources</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this subtitle shall preclude the
local coordinating entity from using Federal funds available under other laws
for the purposes for which those funds were authorized.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCAB07E7B131432D8B4FAB4C35634DFE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>432.</enum><header>Sunset for grants
and other assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
authority of the Secretary to provide financial assistance under this subtitle
terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="HC545C12F06504DFE00B3C139BD400F8"><enum>C</enum><header>Abraham Lincoln
National Heritage Area</header>
<section id="H844A7624B19549E0B7B68E54D0899994"><enum>441.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this subtitle
include—</text>
<paragraph id="H3B463D0C26424F749D7593BEB5B62E83"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to recognize the
significant natural and cultural legacies of the area, as demonstrated in the
study entitled <quote>Feasibility Study of the Proposed Abraham Lincoln
National Heritage Area</quote> prepared for the Looking for Lincoln Heritage
Coalition in 2002 and revised in 2007;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4DB9042B8F6F4E369E8E168CF849A7FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to promote
heritage, cultural and recreational tourism and to develop educational and
cultural programs for visitors and the general public;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0DFBC16161C24C7793864354EDBB8BF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to
recognize and interpret important events and geographic locations representing
key periods in the growth of America, including Native American, Colonial
American, European American, and African American heritage;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCD2AD66F07294403BEE4D0A6CEFCF8A2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to recognize and
interpret the distinctive role the region played in shaping the man who would
become the 16th President of the United States, and how Abraham Lincoln’s life
left its traces in the stories, folklore, buildings, streetscapes, and
landscapes of the region;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB3A85FB9E4DF41B299A9E59195D3CA6B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to provide a
cooperative management framework to foster a close working relationship with
all levels of government, the private sector, and the local communities in the
region in identifying, preserving, interpreting, and developing the historical,
cultural, scenic, and natural resources of the region for the educational and
inspirational benefit of current and future generations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6A22173F72C74B119F5DA8662BBB178E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to provide
appropriate linkages between units of the National Park System and communities,
governments, and organizations within the Heritage Area.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HFA19C33F3364458BB1730022C0F7ADBA"><enum>442.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="HF59A56B621694E47BC19E451A343DD8E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Local
coordinating entity</header><text>The term <term>local coordinating
entity</term> means the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition, which is hereby
designated by Congress—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDB8364C4BAA94F94AA1C4CF8CF8B676E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop, in
partnership with others, the management plan for the National Heritage Area;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C6AB2E8C3D4432D848FBDBEB6A68DA0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to act as a
catalyst for the implementation of projects and programs among diverse partners
in the National Heritage Area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H90DD65538B244E81B37E3375D6A9E3ED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Management
plan</header><text>The term <term>management plan</term> means the plan
prepared by the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area that
specifies actions, policies, strategies, performance goals, and recommendations
to meet the goals of the National Heritage Area, in accordance with this
subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8EF4587A91D944ED8BA000B37D003073"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National
heritage area</header><text>The term <term>National Heritage Area</term> means
the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area established in this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H650EC1993D1143D2007EF74897071480"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HE7B74232527D42B6AEEC6776DAE03208"><enum>443.</enum><header>Designation of
Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area</header>
<subsection id="H1D73E15D85FF40A1A7F292677B9616D4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is hereby established the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE7204F8FA7184EB097E9434FCA21F005"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Boundaries</header>
<paragraph id="HFCD3A00DB4804212852CBE6000016C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The National Heritage Area shall consist of sites as
designated by the management plan within a core area located in Central
Illinois, consisting of Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian,
Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Dewitt, Douglas, Edgar, Fayette, Fulton, Greene,
Hancock, Henderson, Jersey, Knox, LaSalle, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Madison,
Mason, McDonough, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, Piatt,
Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Tazewell, Vermillion, Warren and
Woodford counties.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H78389F73925C42F1862EBA33E8336ECE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The
boundaries of the National Heritage Area shall be as generally depicted on the
map titled <quote>Proposed Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area</quote>, and
numbered 338/80,000, and dated July 2007. The map shall be on file and
available to the public in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service
and the local coordinating entity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE409BEF8C2084A41A47E621401DEDCCD"><enum>444.</enum><header>Management
plan</header>
<subsection id="H4115094E33684B3A8FEAEC3845B9871F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
management plan for the National Heritage Area shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H2A7276C3AD4E4015B6244896A7808F24"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describe
comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, and recommendations for telling the
story of the heritage of the area covered by the National Heritage Area and
encouraging long-term resource protection, enhancement, interpretation,
funding, management, and development of the National Heritage Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2CD4F089288840A9AA031132965FED1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include a
description of actions and commitments that Federal, State, Tribal, and local
governments, private organizations, and citizens will take to protect, enhance,
interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural,
educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National Heritage
Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D01D20EF1BF422CAADEF10062404842"><enum>(3)</enum><text>specify existing
and potential sources of funding or economic development strategies to protect,
enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop the National Heritage
Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F7C798B67874D4D8322AEEDB670800"><enum>(4)</enum><text>include an
inventory of the natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and
recreational resources of the National Heritage Area related to the national
importance and themes of the National Heritage Area that should be protected,
enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and developed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5AB4D7EB61ED4CFC8581012DAAC38091"><enum>(5)</enum><text>recommend policies
and strategies for resource management, including the development of
intergovernmental and interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret,
fund, manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural, educational,
scenic, and recreational resources of the National Heritage Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE107AB67A1B94502BA9C35F05FBB1DF8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>describe a program
for implementation for the management plan, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H062B0AA28CDC471BA48198B7266046F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>performance
goals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7730B724D5BB4F8B926BE02FA9D1D79"><enum>(B)</enum><text>plans for resource
protection, enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, and development;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H709560F9306743FCB6B73E31009BC9D1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>specific
commitments for implementation that have been made by the local coordinating
entity or any Federal, State, Tribal, or local government agency, organization,
business, or individual;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H15E997B504D740EE9FF5CDEF4866D09D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>include an
analysis of, and recommendations for, means by which Federal, State, Tribal,
and local programs may best be coordinated (including the role of the National
Park Service and other Federal agencies associated with the National Heritage
Area) to further the purposes of this subtitle; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H51E5DE49730F422E96359D96E7A35167"><enum>(8)</enum><text>include a business
plan that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB4730E89A2D54DA286D844447E5DDEE3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describes the
role, operation, financing, and functions of the local coordinating entity and
of each of the major activities contained in the management plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB70DB44B7716429ABD3939CE2DDDA804"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides adequate
assurances that the local coordinating entity has the partnerships and
financial and other resources necessary to implement the management plan for
the National Heritage Area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H378B985628E346908019BA66024250D6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline</header>
<paragraph id="HEDEEECF2565D495D855C13215233E941"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are
first made available to develop the management plan after designation as a
National Heritage Area, the local coordinating entity shall submit the
management plan to the Secretary for approval.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2BA8259BFDAB474DBC4BA4C597D125A4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination of
funding</header><text>If the management plan is not submitted to the Secretary
in accordance with paragraph (1), the local coordinating entity shall not
qualify for any additional financial assistance under this subtitle until such
time as the management plan is submitted to and approved by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HECB124C9C04947F5BBED9D3725850045"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Approval of
management plan</header>
<paragraph id="HD63CF2981BAD4F0C8D19A2BC716300B1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after receiving the plan, the Secretary shall review and
approve or disapprove the management plan for a National Heritage Area on the
basis of the criteria established under paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6590815BDF53428BBBAD663D3047B6B3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Secretary shall consult with the Governor of each State in which the National
Heritage Area is located before approving a management plan for the National
Heritage Area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H82B14E8DFC604E87A2138421D851E8C1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria for
approval</header><text>In determining whether to approve a management plan for
a National Heritage Area, the Secretary shall consider whether—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8C3AC35A86924747881517DA4C00F430"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the local
coordinating entity represents the diverse interests of the National Heritage
Area, including Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, natural, and
historic resource protection organizations, educational institutions,
businesses, recreational organizations, community residents, and private
property owners;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47AB97BF40EE4D44998659204ED1B2FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the local
coordinating entity—</text>
<clause id="H13069110D19F42698F002B00F93BB795"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has
afforded adequate opportunity for public and Federal, State, Tribal, and local
governmental involvement (including through workshops and hearings) in the
preparation of the management plan; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA2ACF66F859E4BB58C232F9600BBC186"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides for at
least semiannual public meetings to ensure adequate implementation of the
management plan;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5FEED4B42F65473CA9A274ABF38B0591"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the resource
protection, enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, and development
strategies described in the management plan, if implemented, would adequately
protect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural, historic,
cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the National
Heritage Area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H471BAADA8EDD4B448154B3EA7350AC76"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the management
plan would not adversely affect any activities authorized on Federal land under
public land laws or land use plans;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA00EFE602E8F46D9A8B010FF660007A4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the local
coordinating entity has demonstrated the financial capability, in partnership
with others, to carry out the plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H29297873BD344C9098E333A8377FB072"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Secretary has
received adequate assurances from the appropriate State, Tribal, and local
officials whose support is needed to ensure the effective implementation of the
State, Tribal, and local elements of the management plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D4FAD6BEA1B4A7800000142CCED0096"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the management
plan demonstrates partnerships among the local coordinating entity, Federal,
State, Tribal, and local governments, regional planning organizations,
nonprofit organizations, or private sector parties for implementation of the
management plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3ADCF28769FA4B8486C260187C484681"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Disapproval</header>
<subparagraph id="H971680F50DA748B293F42DC7A321F43"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Secretary disapproves the management plan, the
Secretary—</text>
<clause id="HF4690AA5079143708DF9A020A781D4AF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall advise the
local coordinating entity in writing of the reasons for the disapproval;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2BAD201A493041CF9C79DABA5C9500CD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may
make recommendations to the local coordinating entity for revisions to the
management plan.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD007A05C7EE743B1A925D362F61EE2E5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after receiving a revised management plan, the Secretary
shall approve or disapprove the revised management plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H77B960599A904599926CCB978324045D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Amendments</header>
<subparagraph id="H617C4AC14F964482B326B604F300E259"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An amendment to the management plan that substantially
alters the purposes of the National Heritage Area shall be reviewed by the
Secretary and approved or disapproved in the same manner as the original
management plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74484B511B5549C8A692F699B81854B3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The
local coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds authorized by this
subtitle to implement an amendment to the management plan until the Secretary
approves the amendment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H108A4F71F61D42B888936CAE265C93B8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Authorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8DCABDFDB02546D8AB7ECC335FC53101"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance under the authority of this subtitle for the development and
implementation of the management plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE71AB5EF5C246E5B5AF46713416909E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enter into
cooperative agreements with interested parties to carry out this
subtitle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H44EBC9FA723849BBB46927D6E38F43CE"><enum>445.</enum><header>Evaluation;
report</header>
<subsection id="H6A0D0DD5A3CA4A7FB7D3B1CC7459DB77"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 3 years before the date on which authority
for Federal funding terminates for the National Heritage Area under this
subtitle, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H3BB9C126A1084AC1AE5D397795E8C6AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct an
evaluation of the accomplishments of the National Heritage Area; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCDE5D7F939444D9889D7933C437F7800"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prepare a report
in accordance with subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H314F25C9E11849DA94EF9690802DCCA0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>An
evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H8A52C19336814579BBF1DD717D41CADB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assess the
progress of the local coordinating entity with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8D5A66371978440EA200228266D85BC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>accomplishing the
purposes of the authorizing legislation for the National Heritage Area;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H40082079A5A54A6AAEDF3C1800582DD7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>achieving the
goals and objectives of the approved management plan for the National Heritage
Area;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF9243A7601F542DF8922384E00ECCEC3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>analyze the
Federal, State, Tribal, and local, and private investments in the National
Heritage Area to determine the impact of the investments; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCD0425E28DC94719AB39F4DC4C14AE6F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>review the
management structure, partnership relationships, and funding of the National
Heritage Area for purposes of identifying the critical components for
sustainability of the National Heritage Area.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8085A37157EE4A5A83D56B94BE9037FB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Based
on the evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit
a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United
States Senate. The report shall include recommendations for the future role of
the National Park Service, if any, with respect to the National Heritage
Area.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA053FBA734B947F5862C4988F203CC12"><enum>446.</enum><header>Local
coordinating entity</header>
<subsection id="HF00457F2527B4C6185EE9B13646B48DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>To
further the purposes of the National Heritage Area, the Looking for Lincoln
Heritage Coalition, as the local coordinating entity, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HE1BC970D6012400ABAA67C94E3A02000"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prepare a
management plan for the National Heritage Area, and submit the management plan
to the Secretary, in accordance with this subtitle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30A4FE330BE94A1391D9346FFC61D5F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit an annual
report to the secretary for each fiscal year for which the local coordinating
entity receives Federal funds under this subtitle, specifying—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4FF4D8351721480A9DE7DD9E55900FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the specific
performance goals and accomplishments of the local coordinating entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0E5EDE2CC734B0EB8D417ACFE1181F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the expenses and
income of the local coordinating entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H566496B0C0014A9AADBDE8180EC7C34"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the amounts and
sources of matching funds;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEF11F837DFC4DD5A75B2EC55B531070"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the amounts
leveraged with Federal funds and sources of the leveraging; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22FFCA18AEC24B94853258CCFE5BA133"><enum>(E)</enum><text>grants made to any
other entities during the fiscal year;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA9C09D6C54F64397ADDE419C904500C6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>make available for
audit for each fiscal year for which the local coordinating entity receives
Federal funds under this subtitle, all information pertaining to the
expenditure of the funds and any matching funds; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H20AF045DA19F4D95A059E5D894EB00D2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>encourage economic
viability and sustainability that is consistent with the purposes of the
National Heritage Area.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE5DA502240B74A3B9330E86434BBC0DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorities</header><text>For
the purposes of preparing and implementing the approved management plan for the
National Heritage Area, the local coordinating entity may use Federal funds
made available under this subtitle to—</text>
<paragraph id="H6629F87E254C475E9FD93CDA63E61E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make grants to
political jurisdictions, nonprofit organizations, and other parties within the
National Heritage Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB32F8D251774059993481970085BFB6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enter into
cooperative agreements with or provide technical assistance to political
jurisdictions, nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested
parties;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E41A8423B234F03B3A03215873F4400"><enum>(3)</enum><text>hire and
compensate staff, including individuals with expertise in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H11E7668A4C85475F937DED773CA5219B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>natural,
historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resource
conservation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3DF1158000204B6CA126A8309D681F1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>economic and
community development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0E1BDA3463141EBAC37D4EBD2F699A0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>heritage
planning;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD845A4ABC3B94163B072A059C150AF01"><enum>(4)</enum><text>obtain funds or
services from any source, including other Federal programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF50BB500803746E80034DF5F9136C493"><enum>(5)</enum><text>contract for goods
or services; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F5CF40F623B4F1C9BFA3442CFFB0A7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>support activities
of partners and any other activities that further the purposes of the National
Heritage Area and are consistent with the approved management plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5EAB6B098A7D4FEEBC65B6961729F8DC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition on
acquisition of real property</header><text>The local coordinating entity may
not use Federal funds authorized under this subtitle to acquire any interest in
real property.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HADE08F32823444BC8F68226780000063"><enum>447.</enum><header>Relationship to
other Federal agencies</header>
<subsection id="H868F5604952F4BEAB4D3C8F601349B00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle affects the authority of a
Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any other
law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9C000EDCB2BD4B36B4E90148AAFD3724"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation and
coordination</header><text>The head of any Federal agency planning to conduct
activities that may have an impact on a National Heritage Area is encouraged to
consult and coordinate the activities with the Secretary and the local
coordinating entity to the maximum extent practicable.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H63D27802C1544E6EAC0882D3EFB3D16D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other Federal
agencies</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="H1ECBF142FDEB47A6A01382A2FB2698E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>modifies, alters,
or amends any law or regulation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal
land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D1B02D2F8D94D4297F443C42BDED02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>limits the
discretion of a Federal land manager to implement an approved land use plan
within the boundaries of a National Heritage Area; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H022816AC0B424BDD87B2A8A8B9189724"><enum>(3)</enum><text>modifies, alters,
or amends any authorized use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a
Federal agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB97A3E6EC086429992AB92133F57E152"><enum>448.</enum><header>Private
property and regulatory protections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="H4C5D4254A29C41AD8E9525BACCCC5552"><enum>(1)</enum><text>abridges the
rights of any property owner (whether public or private), including the right
to refrain from participating in any plan, project, program, or activity
conducted within the National Heritage Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H79455DB3F93A40DA9CE1F7086C0128BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>requires any
property owner to permit public access (including access by Federal, State,
Tribal, or local agencies) to the property of the property owner, or to modify
public access or use of property of the property owner under any other Federal,
State, Tribal, or local law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2E30D4818B3C4C7A801820912800C2D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">alters any duly adopted land use
regulation, approved land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any
Federal, State, Tribal, or local agency, or conveys any land use or other
regulatory authority to any local coordinating entity, including but not
necessarily limited to development and management of energy, water, or
water-related infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D3382A4C58C4BE2974300D255673BD5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>authorizes or
implies the reservation or appropriation of water or water rights;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB6902EF1A26E4C41A2C15446F380F922"><enum>(5)</enum><text>diminishes the
authority of the State to manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of
fishing and hunting within the National Heritage Area; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4348CF0E05CE4EDC8626A77279DDAA6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>creates any
liability, or affects any liability under any other law, of any private
property owner with respect to any person injured on the private
property.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H0305F50F60B64330A5606D638CACE911"><enum>449.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="HFCF694F450044E8B88F691536F23C4D4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), there are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this subtitle not more than $1,000,000 for any
fiscal year. Funds so appropriated shall remain available until
expended.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7AFAB4788C104E94B78E429400D92B60"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
Total Amounts Appropriated</header><text>Not more than $15,000,000 may be
appropriated to carry out this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCA043C524F0E4B70986EC898FCB8151D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cost-Sharing
Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share
of the total cost of any activity under this subtitle shall be not more than 50
percent; the non-Federal contribution may be in the form of in-kind
contributions of goods or services fairly valued.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H1542427977674C3F8F7158A1D6D30513"><enum>450.</enum><header>Use of Federal
funds from other sources</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this subtitle shall preclude the
local coordinating entity from using Federal funds available under other laws
for the purposes for which those funds were authorized.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72508051275047D7B82CA4A52D85D2AC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>451.</enum><header>Sunset for grants
and other assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
authority of the Secretary to provide financial assistance under this subtitle
terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of the enactment of this
subtitle.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H8AE87999E2E944D9B6D3449837D18541"><enum>D</enum><header>Authorization
Extensions and Viability Studies</header>
<section id="H22E99C259B104EBEA8AC2C700097D934"><enum>461.</enum><header>Extensions of
authorized appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public
Lands Management Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/333">Public Law 104–333</external-xref>; 16 U.S.C. 461
note) is amended in each of sections 108(a), 209(a), 311(a), 409(a), 508(a),
608(a), 708(a), 810(a) (as redesignated by section 474(9)), and 909(c), by
striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$15,000,000</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HCF5A0A74E94B4595A88FF4762E100022"><enum>462.</enum><header>Evaluation and
report</header>
<subsection id="H3FD9F64D707542749D00A56BC0FA9B62"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For the nine National Heritage Areas authorized in
Division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, not
later than 3 years before the date on which authority for Federal funding
terminates for each National Heritage Area, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HD7F44EBD3CD2405289C304C3DB1F383D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct an
evaluation of the accomplishments of the National Heritage Area; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H84B4478F78FD4255A3BD796B7F003803"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prepare a report
in accordance with subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFFE348AAF565472080118645DC0088B8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>An
evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H90DD6F41772B4A97955BEDEF4125200"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assess the progress
of the local management entity with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEF1888F1EE924564BF00AD7937F4D67C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>accomplishing the
purposes of the authorizing legislation for the National Heritage Area;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92E0132E992D484293082D31DC8923A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>achieving the
goals and objectives of the approved management plan for the National Heritage
Area;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H99A00D4A24D047DDB3A2ECF2D1DB0219"><enum>(2)</enum><text>analyze the
investments of Federal, State, Tribal, and local government and private
entities in each National Heritage Area to determine the impact of the
investments; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE598AF5AD66142AD96F367B9291DCB7B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>review the
management structure, partnership relationships, and funding of the National
Heritage Area for purposes of identifying the critical components for
sustainability of the National Heritage Area.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3203BE849FF54E2D98364120B1D6074C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Based
on the evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit
a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate. The report shall include recommendations for the future role of the
National Park Service, if any, with respect to the National Heritage
Area.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HAF23C5C8EF314F52B103096C3446C940"><enum>E</enum><header>Technical
Corrections and Additions</header>
<section id="H7186659B154A4BBB82954B178B44A767"><enum>471.</enum><header>National Coal
Heritage Area technical corrections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title I of Division II of the Omnibus Parks
and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/333">Public Law 104–333</external-xref> as amended by
Public Law 106–176 and Public Law 109–338) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H137E22C9D54B4083B48DB6DB5909E12"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking section 103(b) and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7729D4B62BEC438DBF6E6EB47CFFAC18" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HAD063838CE0F45AC9DC7D4EEF2258FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Boundaries</header><text>The
National Coal Heritage Area shall be comprised of Lincoln County, West
Virginia, and Paint Creek and Cabin Creek within Kanawah County, West Virginia,
and the counties that are the subject of the study by the National Park
Service, dated 1993, entitled <quote>A Coal Mining Heritage Study: Southern
West Virginia</quote> conducted pursuant to title VI of Public Law
100–699.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C49E1F0BD9B4B44981C93A710D0C513"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
section 105 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6B2B5AF02524449882FA8BD6CFB6638" style="OLC">
<section id="HB002BB9F195942E8A8C1F952F5E1A5C1"><enum>105.</enum><header>Eligible
resources</header>
<subsection id="H6E235F0E30CF40129C7893C313E0F399"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The resources eligible for the assistance under section
104 shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HD0D11D4A9AC641399E78EB1B9B4B5BA2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>resources in
Lincoln County, West Virginia, and Paint Creek and Cabin Creek in Kanawah
County, West Virginia, as determined to be appropriate by the National Coal
Heritage Area Authority; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7AD92F971DE649A8A3349FF604B24424"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the resources set
forth in appendix D of the study by the National Park Service, dated 1993,
entitled <quote>A Coal Mining Heritage Study: Southern West Virginia</quote>
conducted pursuant to title VI of Public Law 100–699.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDD36FB5304F24F0397009E6E7791C79D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Priority
consideration shall be given to those sites listed as <quote>Conservation
Priorities</quote> and <quote>Important Historic Resources</quote> as depicted
on the map entitled <quote>Study Area: Historic Resources</quote> in such
study.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C8725605FA24C2E96357B9D4E27B841"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section
106(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2EF3503758974F2AAB83DFEBBBE8183"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Governor</quote> and all that follows through <quote>Parks,</quote> and
inserting <quote>National Coal Heritage Area Authority</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5678D50B8E0541189BB1E0874FDF7044"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>State of West Virginia</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>entities, or</quote> and inserting <quote>National Coal Heritage Area
Authority or</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H627D874E40374E5EB88400B925E1009F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 106(b), by inserting
<quote>not</quote> before <quote>meet</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H574B929E625E4D6AA7C725978F88C556"><enum>472.</enum><header>Rivers of steel
national heritage area addition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 403(b) of title IV of Division II of
the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333)
is amended by inserting <quote>Butler,</quote> after
<quote>Beaver,</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HE9375FB6616046D2A79125E3A5DFE9E9"><enum>473.</enum><header>South Carolina
National Heritage Corridor addition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 604(b)(2) of title VI of Division II
of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC1629FF135064AFB8CD4436E66726E21" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H8C39741A426C4B2BA77D0059807935D9"><enum>(O)</enum><text>Berkeley
County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B1878A23254439093802C17F7DB2695"><enum>(P)</enum><text>Saluda
County.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADD955580BA3442BB4AE6075D3D98192"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>The portion of
Georgetown County that is not part of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage
Corridor.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HB21CF26FEC8C4D1D84EED1C1E8380505"><enum>474.</enum><header>Ohio and Erie
Canal National Heritage Corridor technical corrections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title VIII of Division II of the Omnibus
Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCF2F07EB913845E09FE71B50DBE92DC6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Canal National Heritage Corridor</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>National Heritage Canalway</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7AC50C0D131043459B60B279E100D086"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>corridor</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>canalway</quote>, except in references to the feasibility study and
management plan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC8458833BE8B420C9EBD2EFBE980588D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading of section 808(a)(3), by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">corridor</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">canalway</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H45480B1C0056486085C2A8687BCEDC9E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in the title
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="title" style="OLC">Canal
National Heritage Corridor</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="title" style="OLC">National Heritage
Canalway</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C33CA338DED4BBA00F5EA429BF688C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in
section 803—</text>
<subparagraph id="H84DE5E6636EF4EE3AB436E5BAC1ED72"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEEB11382CC434E9ABBDEAAF667E35ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and
(6), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8F20836D34C4C55B510C4067FF06379"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)
(as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>808</quote> and
inserting <quote>806</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02C548837F9548DAA7ED6B61AEF7D25"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)
(as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>807(a)</quote> and
inserting <quote>805(a)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H960676FAB5134B22A49B0805698699F5"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading of section 804, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Canal National Heritage
Corridor</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">National Heritage
Canalway</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDD75F1F8078941C998B6D600DB223B25"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in the second
sentence of section 804(b)(1), by striking <quote>808</quote> and inserting
<quote>806</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDEEC8E8BADF04FC9A6053E23016079C9"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by striking
sections 805 and 806;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB384E7866C1476399D8AA513D067079"><enum>(9)</enum><text>by redesignating
sections 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, and 812 as sections 805, 806, 807, 808, 809,
and 810, respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H063D58FEDD504C0CAE1694002EAB4150"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in section
805(c)(2) (as redesignated by paragraph (9)), by striking <quote>808</quote>
and inserting <quote>806</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBCA584E806464E16AA389543A619C6FA"><enum>(11)</enum><text>in section 806
(as redesignated by paragraph (9))—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0B8243727D354A69A946A3E962A499A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1), by striking <quote>Committee</quote> and inserting
<quote>Secretary</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H788711B466BF43DF96ADB09F146FF0AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the heading of
subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">committee</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">secretary</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H063C7C34FC0D4845A4D440EBC0CB24FF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(3), in the first sentence of subparagraph (B), by striking
<quote>Committee</quote> and inserting <quote>management entity</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C9DD804C6E14A9385C702AE0026B1B9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
by striking <quote>807(d)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>805(d)(1)</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32C22354BFAC4A40A2463BCC896B1005"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection (f),
by striking <quote>807(d)(1)</quote> and inserting
<quote>805(d)(1)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD1F5A4969A324B90AD2D16F8BA1DF5AC"><enum>(12)</enum><text>in section 807
(as redesignated by paragraph (9)), in subsection (c) by striking
<quote>Cayohoga Valley National Recreation Area</quote> and inserting
<quote>Cayohoga Valley National Park</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H80459B57A0E3435CBE6D866F1128FF2E"><enum>(13)</enum><text>in section 808
(as redesignated by paragraph (9))—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB82361D3682F46DF88C1471B669400CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
by striking <quote>Committee or</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF3B42A367C94FDE86AB4135884F69C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Committee</quote> and
inserting <quote>management entity</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H14E2DA2959AC4CFCBD207DF067006411"><enum>(14)</enum><text>in section 809
(as redesignated by paragraph (9)), by striking <quote>assistance</quote> and
inserting <quote>financial assistance</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB34B20170C30495400EFAC07EBE990F8"><enum>475.</enum><header>New Jersey
Coastal Heritage trail route extension of authorization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6 of Public Law 100–515
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1244">16 U.S.C.
1244</external-xref> note) is amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H7C03498BFDA34F13A9E00061762CFFFB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strike paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and
insert the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AC9F2B85C4B40CAA460C55FB63EABE3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HCC4A9864DA744C659700403FCCD2DDA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts made
available under subsection (a) shall be used only for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6E52CB31262F44579D1F2681B4D50765"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technical assistance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5A07B8E7FB54E9686C156AABF892DB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the design and fabrication of interpretive
materials, devices, and signs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80692FBB42FE498D9B1C419CC9E4DC5D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the preparation of the strategic
plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCC81E0D809824657AD5256F2D76CAAC2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (3) of subsection (b) is amended
by inserting after subparagraph (B) a new subparagraph as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65BAB9B55C04455F87D6E9C17586BECE" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HF111DF23C43647A0980065477E073947"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (3)(A), funds
made available under subsection (a) for the preparation of the strategic plan
shall not require a non-Federal
match.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDC9C5529F88444BEBCFEC39982297968"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (c) is amended by striking
<quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2011</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idC99687EC963A46ADB7279B66D84AA851"><enum>F</enum><header>Studies</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3B48560A45E4C5BB36D316DDD01281F"><enum>481.</enum><header>Columbia-Pacific
National Heritage Area study</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20BFD1F4CDD04DF6A01F7BF94413CDA2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2F971EB55D84B9AB7EF6DA29C9C816C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0A32339A2B44755B11FA4EB145456C7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Study
area</header><text>The term <term>study area</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H55054A712B1B47509383A48EE569459E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the coastal areas
of Clatsop and Pacific Counties (also known as the North Beach Peninsula);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6005530B07D844CD96C0C7F8FCB3228D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">areas relating to Native American history,
local history, Euro-American settlement culture, and related economic
activities of the Columbia River within a corridor along the Columbia River
eastward in Clatsop, Pacific, Columbia, and Wahkiakum Counties.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5BFA070510E340F3985F002F67E21E71"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Columbia-Pacific
national heritage area study</header>
<paragraph id="HB4B614BD73604C91971B692F2E641FF8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the managers of any
Federal land within the study area, appropriate State and local governmental
agencies, tribal governments, and any interested organizations, shall conduct a
study to determine the feasibility of designating the study area as the
Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB818E5A7047E4567A85667C21CE353C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
study shall include analysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the
study area—</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F1E579AE5EF474EB90542886CC7EEC5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 and by combining diverse and sometimes
noncontiguous resources and active communities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B36009C8A3F42559B8E20BFB56BCAE4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reflects
traditions, customs, beliefs, and folklife that are a valuable part of the
national story;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80EFF9086D9348A4ACDB235600C77DC0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provides
outstanding opportunities to conserve natural, historic, cultural, or scenic
features;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31D0D493371F4C6581949BA0259D371D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provides
outstanding recreational and educational opportunities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91E9116D290A443CA3AFE4004C95E4E4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>contains resources
important to the identified theme or themes of the study area that retain a
degree of integrity capable of supporting interpretation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5423759E49C24F859BCF10B92ED4100"><enum>(F)</enum><text>includes residents,
business interests, nonprofit organizations, and local and State governments
that are involved in the planning, have developed a conceptual financial plan
that outlines the roles for all participants, including the Federal Government,
and have demonstrated support for the concept of a national heritage
area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4ACADF7B6B21471199D8B4ADDF9CDCB8"><enum>(G)</enum><text>has a potential
local coordinating 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; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA0C266A9F2AE4E98B24E32DE8B585146"><enum>(H)</enum><text>has a conceptual
boundary map that is supported by the public.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB070F14B66FD443088D4754EEE4B3B26"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Private
property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the
study required by this subsection, the Secretary shall analyze the potential
impact that designation of the area as a national heritage area is likely to
have on land within the proposed area or bordering the proposed area that is
privately owned at the time that the study is conducted.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H985E51A7197745FF8E299CFAC961BA3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 fiscal years after the
date on which funds are made available to carry out the study, the Secretary
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report
that describes the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Secretary
with respect to the study.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idD968883BA42A4BAB8715AE588FBE5932"><enum>482.</enum><header>Study of sites
relating to Abraham Lincoln in Kentucky</header>
<subsection id="id5DB158D636B54CBFBE942FBA57749819"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id3F1BE7F8902C4510B48BBCFC2C77C33E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Heritage
Area</header><text>The term <term>Heritage Area</term> means a National
Heritage Area in the State to honor Abraham Lincoln.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id47DC4BB9E8B64B7394DD2D8FB5B0EFF0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means the Commonwealth of Kentucky.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1C2677330A4A4548BC3EF068C5190D77"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Study
area</header><text>The term <term>study area</term> means the study area
described in subsection (b)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8BD4ACFB4E264A57BCA5FCE84E34950E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header>
<paragraph id="ID3983e13339b142feab97024cfe8711ce"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Kentucky
Historical Society, other State historical societies, the State Historic
Preservation Officer, State tourism offices, and other appropriate
organizations and agencies, shall conduct a study to assess the suitability and
feasibility of designating the study area as a National Heritage Area in the
State to honor Abraham Lincoln.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id195F971807A1408D912F9C0A7006A5F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Description of
study area</header><text>The study area shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB154F94CC9EF44509F2A0263C5EE4338"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Boyle,
Breckinridge, Fayette, Franklin, Hardin, Jefferson, Jessamine, Larue, Madison,
Mercer, and Washington Counties in the State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB108D43DC2F646ABBF8144DCB66D4C1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the following
sites in the State:</text>
<clause id="id5365ECC9DA2C488AA9545C92C4C74EDD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site.</text>
</clause><clause id="idAE2F12E742694A888305FF56EAF6DA3B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Abraham
Lincoln Boyhood Home Unit.</text>
</clause><clause id="id2950B808A65C4D3C9E5E1E72BBF1C936"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Downtown
Hodgenville, Kentucky, including the Lincoln Museum and Adolph A. Weinman
statue.</text>
</clause><clause id="id1928BDDE439D41A98B401AE845060C0A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Lincoln
Homestead State Park and Mordecai Lincoln House.</text>
</clause><clause id="id317195536DCD415495291C3565B47F8C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Camp Nelson
Heritage Park.</text>
</clause><clause id="idE8511CDCE975455FB641DED427004F0E"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Farmington
Historic Home.</text>
</clause><clause id="id785B418DC1B34F1AB1CA29BB72FAD909"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>The Mary Todd
Lincoln House.</text>
</clause><clause id="id074E03DAF4CF4CB38C989F1E98953A10"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>Ashland, which
is the Henry Clay Estate.</text>
</clause><clause id="id25458E5AF9DA4D3AA1E2808D2131221A"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>The Old State
Capitol.</text>
</clause><clause id="id1C57B1F262B94A3F912428856ECF3897"><enum>(x)</enum><text>The
Kentucky Military History Museum.</text>
</clause><clause id="idF97EAEC9D25B4A4E916CC1DA43D55782"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>The Thomas D.
Clark Center for Kentucky History.</text>
</clause><clause id="idCF8BA887992E42F9B7226A30DF3696BC"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>The New State
Capitol.</text>
</clause><clause id="id5E8A224D5A1942529EC27A62C07908B9"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>Whitehall.</text>
</clause><clause id="id87E17419E7CB4303A8A1B1F2B717AD9F"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>Perryville
Battlefield State Historic Site.</text>
</clause><clause id="id498CD51037294A499EEB8DB311CE42D7"><enum>(xv)</enum><text>The Joseph Holt
House.</text>
</clause><clause id="idE819379170CB4BB2B2EEA004ABE5C07A"><enum>(xvi)</enum><text>Elizabethtown,
Kentucky, including the Lincoln Heritage House.</text>
</clause><clause id="id7C0C5A426C5D470982885D9FAAB1B21A"><enum>(xvii)</enum><text>Lincoln
Marriage Temple at Fort Harrod.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDea65b98da26149669b27439122ce7ae3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
study shall include analysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the
study area—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDdfaed85eda9643be9185f4104682b617"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has an assemblage
of natural, historic, and cultural resources that—</text>
<clause id="IDec71597813c849eeaa3db4aa94368757"><enum>(i)</enum><text>interpret—</text>
<subclause id="idA78C02E983EC4E709C259987D6B683D6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the life of
Abraham Lincoln; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id4575B364627A480DB4F86AA6B2DE16FD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
contributions of Abraham Lincoln to the United States;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDfaaffd925111430a9ee1b3c724fee8f9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>represent
distinctive aspects of the heritage of the United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID382de2ab96a04af2a280af975833fa43"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>are worthy of
recognition, conservation, interpretation, and continuing use; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa25569ad198d474387d8accd5c63d73b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>would be best
managed—</text>
<subclause id="IDc876f0c5e53b4f2b891bba14fd694c51"><enum>(I)</enum><text>through
partnerships among public and private entities; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDe4dfa94788ae47978de650ac4a48873b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by linking
diverse and sometimes noncontiguous resources and active communities;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID348ab909086947e786f813a31941c3cf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reflects
traditions, customs, beliefs, and historical events that are a valuable part of
the story of the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbb3b9a101394464d821e2e39387207bc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provides—</text>
<clause id="ID64e9f5aaef3042c7b9940e022b9264ff"><enum>(i)</enum><text>outstanding
opportunities to conserve natural, historic, cultural, or scenic features;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8d533d2e6efc4efba32074dd8e930ddb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>outstanding
educational opportunities;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0417d9b0b8a44817a9e6393b6ceedd6f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>contains
resources that—</text>
<clause id="ID553d3da9db7e4c329c089febb5509069"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are
important to any identified themes of the study area; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID98cf8370d0114a6faa5df3ec32108f25"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>retain a degree
of integrity capable of supporting interpretation;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfd55cd7de18d47ae8fa28b914f35b5fa"><enum>(E)</enum><text>includes
residents, business interests, nonprofit organizations, and State and local
governments that—</text>
<clause id="ID542994920ca248f2abbcd05d0f7b7c6a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are
involved in the planning of the Heritage Area;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID63714349b2ef4bdca9151a681a2a823b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have developed a
conceptual financial plan that outlines the roles of all participants in the
Heritage Area, including the Federal Government; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd297b738cf9e44baab5da6efae5d11a9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>have
demonstrated support for designation of the Heritage Area;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8f9e581ea7ce4bed82593a386cc0eaf3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>has a potential
management entity to work in partnership with the individuals and entities
described in subparagraph (E) to develop the Heritage Area while encouraging
State and local economic activity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID18b061549b5c4949b8f9959e65199745"><enum>(G)</enum><text>has a conceptual
boundary map that is supported by the public.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0E1DCC2E68574F709B1A15CE2104F124"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the third fiscal year after
the date on which funds are first made available to carry out this section, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
a report that describes—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa3a47e734f7a4c6b8d9efdf3b84091cf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the findings of
the study; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25bdb2bacfbf4114a93dde407a6357d0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any conclusions
and recommendations of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>V</enum><header>Bureau of
Reclamation and United States Geological Survey authorizations</header>
<section id="idFF944AB6626D4A2B8ECDA3B679D53FA9"><enum>501.</enum><header>Alaska water
resources study</header>
<subsection id="HCA28E042314C4BF3BE6CAC8B07CC2D6E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H9DAF8E5E04DD4FA187F80090202CAD95"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9EFE69AAA4FF41C5BADB9A400BADE76"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means the State of Alaska.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H01A043C21533462294036C8F501335BD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Alaska water
resources study</header>
<paragraph id="H7BB3E257894248F798D268F580BA683E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The
Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation and the Director of
the United States Geological Survey, where appropriate, and in accordance with
this section and other applicable provisions of law, shall conduct a study that
includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5906BA9CE36F4427B0F228AC70BFD8BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a survey of
accessible water supplies, including aquifers, on the Kenai Peninsula and in
the Municipality of Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the city of
Fairbanks, and the Fairbanks Northstar Borough;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE5E0F14DDC94D39B27EC9C6E44554E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a survey of water
treatment needs and technologies, including desalination, applicable to the
water resources of the State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H221BAFBA0A304BF0923FB3DBE1833B5E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a review of the
need for enhancement of the streamflow information collected by the United
States Geological Survey in the State relating to critical water needs in areas
such as—</text>
<clause id="H03BC98C52B82484F85A9001E11178EE2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>infrastructure
risks to State transportation;</text>
</clause><clause id="H11DD31B75C6F44C991BF8B77302C971C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>flood
forecasting;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9CA039EB43A4433A803E85208D0278AC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>resource
extraction; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8E035130E7674B4793D6F6253C73E87"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>fire
management.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBE44AB9E67C84192B760385985942E1B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report
describing the results of the study required by paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD55BDAE5B54D411CADE8EA65757BBE3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority of the Secretary to carry out
any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 years after the date of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDF5BA13F0C74170B3D47FEDF157ACE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id0FD9B7841D4F4EBEB1337D986127B808"><enum>502.</enum><header>Renegotiation
of payment schedule, Redwood Valley County Water District</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 15 of Public Law 100–516 (102 Stat.
2573) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5ED8C2A7454C4E2BB061EC888CC45B59"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (2) of subsection (a) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1DB0807CAA840F8A62D035E8F2244C4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6BC18142674B4A1DA2B460B781789C1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, as of January 1, 2006, the Secretary of
the Interior and the Redwood Valley County Water District have not renegotiated
the schedule of payment, the District may enter into such additional
non-Federal obligations as are necessary to finance procurement of dedicated
water rights and improvements necessary to store and convey those rights to
provide for the District’s water needs. The Secretary shall reschedule the
payments due under loans numbered 14–06–200–8423A and 14–06–200–8423A
Amendatory and said payments shall commence when such additional obligations
have been financially satisfied by the District. The date of the initial
payment owed by the District to the United States shall be regarded as the
start of the District’s repayment period and the time upon which any interest
shall first be computed and assessed under section 5 of the Small Reclamation
Projects Act of 1956 (43 U.S.C. 422a et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE02E1F7BB58941B6891B2CA686DA56B4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idDADB2BF794BA4C659937A678675E8268"><enum>503.</enum><header>American River
Pump Station Project transfer</header>
<subsection id="HB72D8A3472064D76A4CC634DA7C0239C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority To
transfer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the
Interior (hereafter in this section referred to as the
<quote>Secretary</quote>) shall transfer ownership of the American River Pump
Station Project located at Auburn, California, which includes the Pumping
Plant, associated facilities, and easements necessary for permanent operation
of the facilities, to the Placer County Water Agency, in accordance with the
terms of Contract No. 02–LC–20–7790 between the United States and Placer County
Water Agency and the terms and conditions established in this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA259F426ABF34511856C17872B1168A3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal costs
nonreimbursable</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal costs
associated with construction of the American River Pump Station Project located
at Auburn, California, are nonreimbursable.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF21F3D9ECBEB44EDA28E945734406285"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grant of real
property interest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary is authorized to grant title to Placer County Water Agency as
provided in subsection (a) in full satisfaction of the United States’
obligations under Land Purchase Contract 14–06–859–308 to provide a water
supply to the Placer County Water Agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4180922B1AD04668945109E5A009AF72"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Compliance with
environmental laws</header>
<paragraph id="H5F241C2A10E64F39A2F9FB20FE1070D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Before conveying land and facilities pursuant to this
section, the Secretary shall comply with all applicable requirements
under—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF1E8091FE5F34A9E9650FBA1CC56DB3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97F1B8B5AD4845AEA1F79ECC09584B00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1AB90C82057A4E6B91BCFACA8976390"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other law
applicable to the land and facilities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAFB96095C2894A2FA972D6C9770002AB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing
in this section modifies or alters any obligations under—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6D8184FE695546D787786CAAE5FD3849"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13107C1E80144BFF8E4E257E63271089"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5114BC5F46E74AD8BA21DAFF97FE798F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Release from
liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective on the
date of transfer to the Placer County Water Agency of any land or facility
under this section, the United States shall not be liable for damages arising
out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the land and facilities,
consistent with Article 9 of Contract No. 02–LC–20–7790 between the United
States and Placer County Water Agency.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idF50B8CA8E3E148CD8A6A00ADDED213BA"><enum>504.</enum><header>Arthur V.
Watkins Dam enlargement</header>
<subsection id="IDAAAEF6671C4E459C865EB48F99C70090"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="IDBC269A978FBB4E6ABD2FBABBBE367E7E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Arthur V. Watkins
Dam is a feature of the Weber Basin Project, which was authorized by law on
August 29, 1949.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1D5AA4F3476341E28295B1C83808E51E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Increasing the
height of Arthur V. Watkins Dam and construction of pertinent facilities may
provide additional storage capacity for the development of additional water
supply for the Weber Basin Project for uses of municipal and industrial water
supply, flood control, fish and wildlife, and recreation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDF9A7E3CDE90040879AE9585D6BBDF006"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
of feasibility study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, is
authorized to conduct a feasibility study on raising the height of Arthur V.
Watkins Dam for the development of additional storage to meet water supply
needs within the Weber Basin Project area and the Wasatch Front. The
feasibility study shall include such environmental evaluation as required under
the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and a cost allocation as required
under the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID516BC2F8E00041F0865F56F0616F5DB9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cost
shares</header>
<paragraph id="ID3089DBC345F348C2B58596204783DE71"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal
Share</header><text>The Federal share of the costs of the study authorized in
subsection (b) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the
study.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5E58ECFA01A34A4BABE572E37442426F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>In-Kind
Contributions</header><text>The Secretary shall accept, as appropriate, in-kind
contributions of goods or services from the Weber Basin Water Conservancy
District. Such goods and services accepted under this subsection shall be
counted as part of the non-Federal cost share for the study.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID150165D723EA40A0A6CEDA411F63548A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000 for the Federal cost
share of the study authorized in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE998972EE2AD4756B09DEC20C69B4617"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority of the Secretary to carry out
any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 years after the date of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id0CC777BE98554C569260555BAB47E057"><enum>505.</enum><header>New Mexico
water planning assistance</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDED0898FE2D3496FBB00212EDB6159A7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41D84F9675264054AB1ECF9DE0CC327D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and the
United States Geological Survey.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8B2580CC9BA4E92B3D3A3D32D75D072"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> means the State
of New Mexico.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18D0012B01B543E79CF2520663CFF1BB"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Comprehensive water plan
assistance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8A2AA07053A4404BEE8D00034D252C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the request of the Governor of the
State and subject to paragraphs (2) through (6), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7824D3F50B3A45B4867D79325B83E29C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide to the State technical assistance
and grants for the development of comprehensive State water plans;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AA1863A68804502AAFFDBC751DF009F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct water resources mapping in the
State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABC4249004D44D88AFF8115794131D5B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a comprehensive study of
groundwater resources (including potable, brackish, and saline water resources)
in the State to assess the quantity, quality, and interaction of groundwater
and surface water resources.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H637219F7B7FF4B6DACA3B957A9769563"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical assistance provided under
paragraph (1) may include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA61E4DC270D44A20B832B610E513C3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acquisition of hydrologic data, groundwater
characterization, database development, and data distribution;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD6A122F542D463A8C5897C509C70095"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expansion of climate, surface water, and
groundwater monitoring networks;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCF7E276A39F46F3BD38505326F239B9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessment of existing water resources,
surface water storage, and groundwater storage potential;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5106037CA414371B4C79290CB782461"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">numerical analysis and modeling necessary
to provide an integrated understanding of water resources and water management
options;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD8DE6D6AF844383B649FDC037DFB55E"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">participation in State planning forums and
planning groups;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H795B8D4E2B0046AAAA757309AF777114"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordination of Federal water management
planning efforts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34CA1DEDB8F9458D83944F6FBF6DC63C"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technical review of data, models, planning
scenarios, and water plans developed by the State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47F376152F4347AF94241CA9AC8B6C00"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provision of scientific and technical
specialists to support State and local activities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H265DED2E1BCF416EA0C04BBB4B52798D"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing grants under paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations,
allocate—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE14578D482A14B6E8C0000D052A3CC6F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 to develop hydrologic models and
acquire associated equipment for the New Mexico Rio Grande main stem sections
and Rios Pueblo de Taos and Hondo, Rios Nambe, Pojoaque and Teseque, Rio Chama,
and Lower Rio Grande tributaries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA806FCC5E91C4053B3DEE789E5E381A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,500,000 to complete the hydrographic
survey development of hydrologic models and acquire associated equipment for
the San Juan River and tributaries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01AF1C0FF9F7457BA27E00A082157E52"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,000,000 to complete the hydrographic
survey development of hydrologic models and acquire associated equipment for
Southwest New Mexico, including the Animas Basin, the Gila River, and
tributaries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5F2417A93134B6CB74C15D81B193041"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$4,500,000 for statewide digital
orthophotography mapping; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F9A1EB3BC614088BCC599F08820BF00"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as are necessary to carry out
additional projects consistent with paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E469F4DC9FF49FFB2387836927DD430"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cost-sharing requirement</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0210FBD282DC4EC2999C808200D14DE"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal share of the total cost of
any activity carried out using a grant provided under paragraph (1) shall be 50
percent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35F04F7E1E33451F00202E678200D5F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Form of non-federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal share under subparagraph
(A) may be in the form of any in-kind services that the Secretary determines
would contribute substantially toward the conduct and completion of the
activity assisted.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39F38680D63A4AD1842C12D5500060C1"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonreimbursable basis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any assistance or grants provided to the
State under this section shall be made on a non-reimbursable basis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7039E80DC3134723A5201CFF8E4947AB"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized transfers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On request of the State, the Secretary
shall directly transfer to 1 or more Federal agencies any amounts made
available to the State to carry out this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9B9604F5C3748B08D08C3A298429451"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD6DE07A2E5242DAA0F5F09DE34B87BC"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sunset of authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority of the Secretary to carry out
any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 years after the date of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H94B31FD372ED4052A600120079D700B0"><enum>506.</enum><header>Conveyance of
certain buildings and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington</header>
<subsection id="H07129F3DA4064B1BBB8DFD8CE8002B2D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conveyance
required</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the
Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District, located in Yakima County, Washington, all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the buildings and
lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth in the agreement titled <quote>Agreement Between the
United States and the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District to Transfer Title to
Certain Federally Owned Buildings and Lands, With Certain Property Rights,
Title, and Interest, to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District</quote> (Contract
No. 5–07–10–L1658).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H05462C4BAD3C41CEB3BF21E010FB46FB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>Effective
upon the date of conveyance under this section, the United States shall not be
held liable by any court for damages of any kind arising out of any act,
omission, or occurrence relating to the conveyed buildings and lands, except
for damages caused by acts of negligence committed by the United States or by
its employees or agents before the date of conveyance. Nothing in this section
increases the liability of the United States beyond that provided in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/171">chapter 171</external-xref> of title 28,
United States Code (popularly known as the Federal Tort Claims Act), on the
date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H927B49FCD0A34856A66015FFDA78FE10"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Benefits</header><text>After
conveyance of the buildings and lands to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District
under this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HAC68AA9C64124DAA8DA6427CF646E092"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such buildings and
lands shall not be considered to be a part of a Federal reclamation project;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31BA2D581CBA4ABEB81537F5D6F7585B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such irrigation
district shall not be eligible to receive any benefits with respect to any
buildings and lands conveyed, except benefits that would be available to a
similarly situated person with respect to such buildings and lands that are not
part of a Federal reclamation project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2125ECEA1E944598AEB6EC5806061502"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>If
the Secretary of the Interior has not completed the conveyance required under
subsection (a) within 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that explains the reason such
conveyance has not been completed and stating the date by which the conveyance
will be completed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id1ED26B61595A40D3B85ADF449E9FF9FF"><enum>507.</enum><header>Conjunctive
use of surface and groundwater in Juab County, Utah</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202(a)(2) of the Reclamation
Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">Public Law
102–575</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>Juab,</quote> after
<quote>Davis,</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id600CBAE69FF3480CB73799E2F0D3DDE7"><enum>508.</enum><header>Early
repayment of A & B Irrigation District construction costs</header>
<subsection id="H05034E7410E24EBE00DE599FC259A2BD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Notwithstanding section 213 of the Reclamation Reform Act
of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390mm), any landowner within the A & B Irrigation
District in the State (referred to in this section as the
<quote>District</quote>) may repay, at any time, the construction costs of
District project facilities that are allocated to land of the landowner within
the District.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE589101B61454348B2E85F5C773B2BA5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability of
Full-Cost Pricing Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On discharge, in full, of the obligation
for repayment of all construction costs described in subsection (a) that are
allocated to all land the landowner owns in the District in question, the
parcels of land shall not be subject to the ownership and full-cost pricing
limitations under Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat.
388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act (43
U.S.C. 371 et seq.), including the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (13 U.S.C.
390aa et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8A17F45579914CB0BBCB77D8C582DA2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>On
request of a landowner that has repaid, in full, the construction costs
described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to the
landowner a certificate described in section 213(b)(1) of the Reclamation
Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390mm(b)(1)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7AE666BE3AEE49F6B6983776A207868E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing
in this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HC22B9571A0434703A41936C623EBCA7B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>modifies any
contractual rights under, or amends or reopens, the reclamation contract
between the District and the United States; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77CEF1D8231745B0BEFEB25395209BB5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>modifies any
rights, obligations, or relationships between the District and landowners in
the District under Idaho State law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idB76924192F4748A68BD1DDD3083C6E88"><enum>509.</enum><header>Oregon water
resources</header>
<subsection id="H9CC13C94B349420FA0B3464300399813"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension of
participation of Bureau of Reclamation in Deschutes River
Conservancy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 301 of
the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 (division B of Public Law 104–208;
110 Stat. 3009–534) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H79A160C1A5A74147887C49645BF5F095"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1), by striking <quote>Deschutes River Basin Working Group</quote> and
inserting <quote>Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEC1C75C2798C42ADAB6B6BB029D07EBF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending the
text of subsection (a)(1)(B) to read as follows: <quote>4 representatives of
private interests including two from irrigated agriculture who actively farm
more than 100 acres of irrigated land and are not irrigation district managers
and two from the environmental community;</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE6B5329FF067479284684FA198095DCB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(3), by inserting before the final period the following: <quote>, and up to
a total amount of $2,000,000 during each of fiscal years 2007 through
2016</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H121C973A352045D5B4EE6067F6F22219"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (h),
by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>, and
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2016</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE6EB59671DDC44589D607CA1E6DCCE6C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Wallowa Lake Dam
Rehabilitation Act</header>
<paragraph id="H16328A978A2C4512A500D1F11C4FE7EE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H283579967B9047AC97F8B089702FB88B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Associated ditch
companies, incorporated</header><text>The term <term>Associated Ditch
Companies, Incorporated</term> means the nonprofit corporation established
under the laws of the State of Oregon that operates Wallowa Lake Dam.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43DEEC0FBEC74BA7B2A000E3DB50BD50"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through
the Commissioner of Reclamation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22D6E8382884464A9D94644FC9A5864E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Wallowa lake dam
rehabilitation program</header><text>The term <term>Wallowa Lake Dam
Rehabilitation Program</term> means the program for the rehabilitation of the
Wallowa Lake Dam in Oregon, as contained in the engineering document titled,
<quote>Phase I Dam Assessment and Preliminary Engineering Design</quote>, dated
December 2002, and on file with the Bureau of Reclamation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7D45A01773434D6E8FAA67C87B3ED23B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization To
participate in program</header>
<subparagraph id="H6A76914307E84AD1AED738EED39D45BC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Grants and
cooperative agreements</header><text>The Secretary may provide grants to, or
enter into cooperative or other agreements with, tribal, State, and local
governmental entities and the Associated Ditch Companies, Incorporated, to
plan, design, and construct facilities needed to implement the Wallowa Lake Dam
Rehabilitation Program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA279DBAD1524878BBA5D330B26BE9C2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>As
a condition of providing funds under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
ensure that—</text>
<clause id="HB5F36ADEDF844AF4AB367FF0026E48E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation Program and activities under this section meet
the standards of the dam safety program of the State of Oregon;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD88C1F81FA3341E3B0D269986F270024"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
Associated Ditch Companies, Incorporated, agrees to assume liability for any
work performed, or supervised, with Federal funds provided to it under this
subsection; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3AA695AA12934295BE34234E894E5314"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the United
States shall not be liable for damages of any kind arising out of any act,
omission, or occurrence relating to a facility rehabilitated or constructed
with Federal funds provided under this subsection, both while and after
activities are conducted using Federal funds provided under this
subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H695C2D8ACA6D4227B31FA85CADE586D0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Cost
sharing</header>
<clause id="H506284D2A2354445BB65007795961F9F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Federal share of the costs of activities authorized
under this subsection shall not exceed 50 percent.</text>
</clause><clause id="HD92ACC25774E4BBFA60080937F32BA5D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusions from
federal share</header><text>There shall not be credited against the Federal
share of such costs—</text>
<subclause id="HDEBE55BA059B41B4A1529C51906CB51"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any expenditure by
the Bonneville Power Administration in the Wallowa River watershed; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H46073C47B50848119252E7A5CA2BAF02"><enum>(II)</enum><text>expenditures made
by individual agricultural producers in any Federal commodity or conservation
program.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17829CF04EFC42EFB70000E1078108A8"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Compliance with
state law</header><text>The Secretary, in carrying out this subsection, shall
comply with applicable Oregon State water law.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD90BFF1A5D24D9DA7E17D8CD33463EC"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Prohibition on
holding title</header><text>The Federal Government shall not hold title to any
facility rehabilitated or constructed under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3072265BF29340D3B09034FFDAB4E400"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Prohibition on
operation and maintenance</header><text>The Federal Government shall not be
responsible for the operation and maintenance of any facility constructed or
rehabilitated under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9E673302D8E4DC4BF9EC4C480733824"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relationship to
other law</header><text>Activities funded under this subsection shall not be
considered a supplemental or additional benefit under Federal reclamation law
(the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental
to and amendatory of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/371">43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.</external-xref>)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H688718019AD04211008CE18F35C06EF4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to pay the Federal share of the costs of activities authorized under
this subsection $6,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BB6CDCA14304FBE9002831652B3BEAF"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>The
authority of the Secretary to carry out any provisions of this subsection shall
terminate 10 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAF74AC6CA4F7493F939545D550CF106B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Little
Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins, Oregon, Water resource study</header>
<paragraph id="H55A4BA6905B64EE7A89DC9F7F3E15831"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, may
participate in the Water for Irrigation, Streams and the Economy Project water
management feasibility study and environmental impact statement in accordance
with the <quote>Memorandum of Agreement Between City of Medford and Bureau of
Reclamation for the Water for Irrigation, Streams, and the Economy
Project</quote>, dated July 2, 2004.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H430882718ECD4DBDA0BD2F4B0022AB54"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header>
<subparagraph id="HF40ED01612EB48C0BD85E944204E8702"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of
Reclamation $500,000 to carry out activities under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8FB679C488414DFDA481EC52DD17A3D5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-federal
share</header>
<clause id="H5E8D65B763F340EF9B342C4793FFE772"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The non-Federal share shall be 50 percent of the total
costs of the Bureau of Reclamation in carrying out paragraph (1).</text>
</clause><clause id="HE54F40B2AA6D4F1A976DF481124C54E9"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
non-Federal share required under clause (i) may be in the form of any in-kind
services that the Secretary of the Interior determines would contribute
substantially toward the conduct and completion of the study and environmental
impact statement required under paragraph (1).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1AB10E186AB04094AC4BEFCEA36CB940"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>The
authority of the Secretary to carry out any provisions of this subsection shall
terminate 10 years after the date of the enactment of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H650569D1C29544A18DAC9449DB1C38F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>North Unit
Irrigation District</header><text>The Act of August 10, 1954 (68 Stat. 679,
chapter 663), is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H21F7E37B0DEA4F109BDE9BAEE9493E52"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first
section—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB279C6E87F0D405E94D9BA8406A49202"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(referred to in this Act as the <quote>District</quote>)</quote> after
<quote>irrigation district</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08251DBA3B084544B81B67FA57E9F950"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(referred to in this Act as the <quote>Contract</quote>)</quote> after
<quote>1953</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB50D2924D194CD697296E3C79CBB3B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3212DA272E7B40209F006EE83B96AC8D" style="OLC">
<section id="HDB4E5B242F844ADAB49D87671B991E1C"><enum>3.</enum><header>Additional
terms</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">On approval of the
District directors and notwithstanding project authorizing legislation to the
contrary, the Contract is modified, without further action by the Secretary of
the Interior, to include the following modifications:</text>
<paragraph id="HCA6C2F9F84D2457AB83E7D4F5DAF091F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In Article 8(a) of
the Contract, by deleting <quote>a maximum of 50,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>approximately 59,000</quote> after <quote>irrigation service
to</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD300A7550E6C49D5AFBFC643B25212D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In Article 11(a)
of the Contract, by deleting <quote>The classified irrigable lands within the
project comprise 49,817.75 irrigable acres, of which 35,773.75 acres are in
Class A and 14,044.40 in Class B. These lands and the standards upon which the
classification was made are described in the document entitled <quote>Land
Classification, North Unit, Deschutes Project, 1953</quote> which is on file in
the office of the Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation, Boise, Idaho, and
in the office of the District</quote> and inserting <quote>The classified
irrigable land within the project comprises 58,902.8 irrigable acres, all of
which are authorized to receive irrigation water pursuant to water rights
issued by the State of Oregon and have in the past received water pursuant to
such State water rights.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H828D3FB86CFC4D1395A36375193B00A0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In Article 11(c)
of the Contract, by deleting <quote>, with the approval of the
Secretary,</quote> after <quote>District may</quote>, by deleting <quote>the
49,817.75 acre maximum limit on the irrigable area is not exceeded</quote> and
inserting <quote>irrigation service is provided to no more than approximately
59,000 acres and no amendment to the District boundary is required</quote>
after <quote>time so long as</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF87B5906E22D40E58F6E97009E6F0050"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In Article 11(d)
of the Contract, by inserting <quote>, and may further be used for instream
purposes, including fish or wildlife purposes, to the extent that such use is
required by Oregon State law in order for the District to engage in, or take
advantage of, conserved water projects as authorized by Oregon State
law</quote> after <quote>herein provided</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D8C3EA8BEBC470BA7AF50919CFD7EC4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>By adding at the
end of Article 12(d) the following: <quote>(e) Notwithstanding the above
subsections of this Article or Article 13 below, beginning with the irrigation
season immediately following the date of enactment of the National Forests,
Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007, the
annual installment for each year, for the District, under the Contract, on
account of the District’s construction charge obligation, shall be a fixed and
equal annual amount payable on June 30 the year following the year for which it
is applicable, such that the District’s total construction charge obligation
shall be completely paid by June 30, 2044.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCFDFADF194B741A40058A9F6477EFE78"><enum>(6)</enum><text>In Article 14(a)
of the Contract, by inserting <quote>and for instream purposes, including fish
or wildlife purposes, to the extent that such use is required by Oregon State
law in order for the District to engage in, or take advantage of, conserved
water projects as authorized by Oregon State law,</quote> after <quote>and
incidental stock and domestic uses</quote>, by inserting <quote>and for
instream purposes as described above,</quote> after <quote>irrigation, stock
and domestic uses</quote>, and by inserting <quote>, including natural flow
rights out of the Crooked River held by the District</quote> after
<quote>irrigation system</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H57434DFFED5E4493BBC62F00B8BAA934"><enum>(7)</enum><text>In Article 29(a)
of the Contract, by inserting <quote>and for instream purposes, including fish
or wildlife purposes, to the extent that such use is required by Oregon State
law in order for the District to engage in, or take advantage of, conserved
water projects as authorized by Oregon State law</quote> after <quote>provided
in article 11</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0D5A36D7ED940B1BDA737AC1E4404AB"><enum>(8)</enum><text>In Article 34 of
the Contract, by deleting <quote>The District, after the election and upon the
execution of this contract, shall promptly secure final decree of the proper
State court approving and confirming this contract and decreeing and adjudging
it to be a lawful, valid, and binding general obligation of the District. The
District shall furnish to the United States certified copies of such decrees
and of all pertinent supporting records.</quote> after <quote>for that
purpose.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A41596487184D09984C45D877EDF151" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4.</enum><header>Future authority to
renegotiate</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
the Interior (acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation) may in the future
renegotiate with the District such terms of the Contract as the District
directors determine to be necessary, only upon the written request of the
District directors and the consent of the Commissioner of
Reclamation.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H67B3E08074234080AD80C0B1B1352D3D"><enum>510.</enum><header>Republican
River Basin feasibility study</header>
<subsection id="H670562BB0E8843B1832E65EE61CC8B53"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
study</header><text>Pursuant to reclamation laws, the Secretary of the
Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and in consultation and
cooperation with the States of Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado, may conduct a
study to—</text>
<paragraph id="HA86DAE30EB6643819578D3DE7C2700FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determine the
feasibility of implementing a water supply and conservation project that
will—</text>
<subparagraph id="H83296CBDD47849F885C99296C2AC0093"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve water
supply reliability in the Republican River Basin between Harlan County Lake in
Nebraska and Milford Lake in Kansas, including areas in the counties of Harlan,
Franklin, Webster, and Nuckolls in Nebraska and Jewel, Republic, Cloud,
Washington, and Clay in Kansas (in this section referred to as the
<quote>Republican River Basin</quote>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9EC77C2860E54A14B7C8F9DFA147F2D3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase the
capacity of water storage through modifications of existing projects or through
new projects that serve areas in the Republican River Basin; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1EB24EBDD06546F482379FE54B8015D2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improve water
management efficiency in the Republican River Basin through conservation and
other available means and, where appropriate, evaluate integrated water
resource management and supply needs in the Republican River Basin; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9AACB99CE970431282AA61FAC7032093"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider
appropriate cost-sharing options for implementation of the project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H972C827811174E9C95ADF0CA80A203C4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost
sharing</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of the study shall not
exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the study, and shall be
nonreimbursable.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H21086E2AE8BE4B9A9E4FE91CF15C3F18"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cooperative
agreements</header><text>The Secretary shall undertake the study through
cooperative agreements with the State of Kansas or Nebraska and other
appropriate entities determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD288DB9BF606480DB1009FC495029BD0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Completion and
report</header>
<paragraph id="H9BDBAF4DA9524658A278C26DE901F43"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later than 3
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Interior shall complete the study and transmit to the Congress a report
containing the results of the study.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC54E9D0548D44AF1B87EAEED92FCEBFC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that the study cannot be completed within the 3-year
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC621BFBCB56D4DB79296F3A6118B61D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall, at the time
of that determination, report to the Congress on the status of the study,
including an estimate of the date of completion; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H151BFF26AB8D46F4AEE8B6FE67BD534"><enum>(B)</enum><text>complete the study
and transmit to the Congress a report containing the results of the study by
not later than that date.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B1B69EF81094024B61CCCB54653BFD3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Sunset of
authority</header><text>The authority of the Secretary to carry out any
provisions of this section shall terminate 10 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H44154411A8514A65B69DE39B803399C0"><enum>511.</enum><header>Eastern
Municipal Water District</header>
<subsection id="H4051EED7495C4029AF22E177519FE27F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and
Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HFD71935A44DA4AB8A4BB955878952484" style="OLC">
<section id="H340C05001421408295B3EA10F5935F52"><enum>1639.</enum><header>Eastern
municipal water district recycled water system pressurization and expansion
project, california</header>
<subsection id="H207F62E19BBE4496BAC90028919200CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
Secretary, in cooperation with the Eastern Municipal Water District,
California, may participate in the design, planning, and construction of
permanent facilities needed to establish operational pressure zones that will
be used to provide recycled water in the district.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFFA610AD197D412FA7E9008474A89615"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost
Sharing</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of the project described in
subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost of the
project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD6AFFA27841145E1A0C05E14333026B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Funds
provided by the Secretary shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the
project described in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9563BD4E95AD49E7A4CCDA01824D78A4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $12,000,000.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8C83D8482C8D4EB39CA9D6A1FA4E6678"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Sunset of
Authority</header><text>The authority of the Secretary to carry out any
provisions of this section shall terminate 10 years after the date of enactment
of this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H03D4B90CAD8546638EA202803C78CC87"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
Amendment</header><text>The table of sections in section 2 of the Reclamation
Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. prec. 371) is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1638 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5306FABE2A664F0B916FA79B82ABE95D" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1639. Eastern Municipal Water
District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project,
California.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idD03EBA223AF2462AA6EA723F82356848"><enum>512.</enum><header>Inland Empire
and Cucamonga Valley recycling projects</header>
<subsection id="id3BA58C4A1EE34B2CB1BFBBE1B0BD6413"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Reclamation
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.)
(as amended by section 511(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7D120F0CCFE549A6AD007148BA355C87" style="OLC">
<section id="H7E1E60AC4D374EF88EA79FB053B58BDD"><enum>1640.</enum><header>Inland Empire
Regional Water Recycling Project</header>
<subsection id="H4C1E323192014637931BE7978ECB34BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in cooperation with the Inland Empire
Utilities Agency, may participate in the design, planning, and construction of
the Inland Empire regional water recycling project described in the report
submitted under section 1606(c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H65E0047051FA4E4683C43C8E99323EF9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost
sharing</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of the project described in
subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost of the
project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA2C58EC1AEE248BB943CB700CC261915"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Funds
provided by the Secretary shall not be used for operation and maintenance of
the project described in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6DDCE49142E7443F00294DFF5FD19E5F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $20,000,000.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H35049C58FFC04E17896FCE511766004E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Sunset of
authority</header><text>The authority of the Secretary to carry out any
provisions of this section shall terminate 10 years after the date of the
enactment of this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HDB1A2BE87556400AA085AFA09C407F32"><enum>1641.</enum><header>Cucamonga
Valley Water Recycling Project</header>
<subsection id="H59B10ABA00144DA09D96008C5E00CB45"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in cooperation with the Cucamonga Valley
Water District, may participate in the design, planning, and construction of
the Cucamonga Valley Water District satellite recycling plants in Rancho
Cucamonga, California, to reclaim and recycle approximately 2 million gallons
per day of domestic wastewater.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H160028D6EE124DF5B8A620B189797053"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost
sharing</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of the project described in
subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the capital cost of the
project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3DE236184EF64496AC011BE454A8CE2E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Funds
provided by the Secretary shall not be used for operation and maintenance of
the project described in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5D8D919EBD0745619B3F55CE6E777522"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section, $10,000,000.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD80C35B00D064B71867864EB036C61D7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Sunset of
authority</header><text>The authority of the Secretary to carry out any
provisions of this section shall terminate 10 years after the date of the
enactment of this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id7C7D4CF97A714540BA6A36E57B3487DB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
Amendment</header><text>The table of sections in section 2 of the Reclamation
Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. prec. 371) (as
amended by section 511(b)) is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 1639 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42E1A9B7ED574D1BA743E13DDBC26FD" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">1640. Inland Empire Regional Water
Recycling Program.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">1641. Cucamonga Valley Water Recycling
Project.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idDDBCFC949C3B421DB6A108A830009004"><enum>513.</enum><header>Bay Area
Regional Water Recycling Program</header>
<subsection id="HA8B209870F19438B00F2975EF7AB1833"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Project
authorizations</header>
<paragraph id="id7B926FC454BC4733BAF253A44DCD30B8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Reclamation
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.)
(as amended by section 512(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6EF46904C1CA47E0A62CFA62012D002F" style="OLC">
<section id="HA7C21896352946619CF2534950F9307F"><enum>1642.</enum><header>Mountain View,
Moffett Area Reclaimed Water Pipeline Project</header>
<subsection id="H473255D2BF024F40BBA28B36BB10E8E5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
Secretary, in cooperation with the City of Palo Alto, California, and the City
of Mountain View, California, is authorized to participate in the design,
planning, and construction of recycled water distribution systems.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA5DB7409D9E54F76876DEC068682553"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost
Share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of the project authorized by
this section shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost of the
project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0878CB262F8D47EDAEECD830ECA84C98"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation and maintenance of the
project authorized by this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5792771834954F4D95E800D216004700"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $5,000,000.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3CEE9A6BE1764DB3A4A04FBC1C05DAF0"><enum>1643.</enum><header>Pittsburg
Recycled Water Project</header>
<subsection id="H7B2FC55BD779413DBCFE29C0A5B0B049"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
Secretary, in cooperation with the City of Pittsburg, California, and the Delta
Diablo Sanitation District, is authorized to participate in the design,
planning, and construction of recycled water system facilities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCDC84AD532D14FA1AA80BB467CB8D85E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost
Share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of the project authorized by
this section shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost of the
project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H53BF4646576049ACB697064900B46506"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation and maintenance of the
project authorized by this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H64649661F1CC4421AE292C31B1B1AAE6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $1,750,000.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB59B8CE9D77D40B6955633478BBEADEE"><enum>1644.</enum><header>Antioch
Recycled Water Project</header>
<subsection id="HC909C8D2BBF04F0DA76EF8780118881C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
Secretary, in cooperation with the City of Antioch, California, and the Delta
Diablo Sanitation District, is authorized to participate in the design,
planning, and construction of recycled water system facilities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9E944B7BF8574E848371C5473280C726"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost
Share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of the project authorized by
this section shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost of the
project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAE113C442BA448D09788865650A37839"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation and maintenance of the
project authorized by this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H697EC0E7828A4BB7AB0062B6FB62333"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $2,250,000.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HDF27208456524974868578A0224BD0B"><enum>1645.</enum><header>North Coast
County Water District Recycled Water Project</header>
<subsection id="HD3CF118783A94D3A8E117BEA1F67A702"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
Secretary, in cooperation with the North Coast County Water District, is
authorized to participate in the design, planning, and construction of recycled
water system facilities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H58431ADB5D274A19939F8D3C687D4E7E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost
Share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of the project authorized by
this section shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost of the
project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H383B745B247E4E2A9D3D27306EC1B0A3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation and maintenance of the
project authorized by this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H036FB6C388FB4E98958ECB7C36C19C79"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $2,500,000.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9C8A95AA857B4EE1B01D00F600671169"><enum>1646.</enum><header>Redwood City
Recycled Water Project</header>
<subsection id="HFC9382462B1E42978828C7878050FBFE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
Secretary, in cooperation with the City of Redwood City, California, is
authorized to participate in the design, planning, and construction of recycled
water system facilities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA0AA036AFEC549F0A22821DABB8CF1DD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost
Share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of the project authorized by
this section shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost of the
project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC812691798C54A67870091C6BECF106"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation and maintenance of the
project authorized by this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9D9803EBEC5B4BB100E064F611F2FA42"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $1,100,000.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC5651B3AA4784D79899751B2FC298B39"><enum>1647.</enum><header>South Santa
Clara County Recycled Water Project</header>
<subsection id="H6BE8FAA8259F488BB2CAF0795F20CFD2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
Secretary, in cooperation with the South County Regional Wastewater Authority
and the Santa Clara Valley Water District, is authorized to participate in the
design, planning, and construction of recycled water system distribution
facilities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5DCCFE12A5F44AB29F8371F0E92099A0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost
Share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of the project authorized by
this section shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost of the
project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2B19E8B6086645FE8878EBED23DC3C00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation and maintenance of the
project authorized by this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2315B803B8914D990054BC5BEC2E5E29"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $7,000,000.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA62AEB84CF0E4B2AB2009869993E0096"><enum>1648.</enum><header>South Bay
Advanced Recycled Water Treatment Facility</header>
<subsection id="H93C1892493B6429AA8213737EDC904C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
Secretary, in cooperation with the City of San Jose, California, and the Santa
Clara Valley Water District, is authorized to participate in the design,
planning, and construction of recycled water treatment facilities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H80F902544270482583C055A62BAAE8E2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost
Share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of the project authorized by
this section shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost of the
project.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H05DC5759015E4935BAE0002C2E62D584"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation and maintenance of the
project authorized by this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF006B70C505C443FA9C9CEF633B0DC60"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section
$8,250,000.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2931A6215AF9449E8E5DF71428076EB8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
Amendments</header><text>The table of sections in section 2 of the Reclamation
Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. prec. 371) (as
amended by section 512(b)) is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 1641 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB89DC84483F42BEA17C357BBEEF6934" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1642. Mountain View, Moffett Area
Reclaimed Water Pipeline Project.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1643. Pittsburg Recycled Water
Project.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1644. Antioch Recycled Water
Project.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1645. North Coast County Water
District Recycled Water Project.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1646. Redwood City Recycled Water
Project.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1647. South Santa Clara County
Recycled Water Project.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1648. South Bay Advanced Recycled
Water Treatment
Facility.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44A027E04EE741EA8EF9B08EA72B7CF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>San jose area
water reclamation and reuse project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the intent of Congress that a
comprehensive water recycling program for the San Francisco Bay Area include
the San Jose Area water reclamation and reuse program authorized by section
1607 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43
U.S.C. 390h–5).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id29F300593DC34D4A900B49BB422D5E90"><enum>514.</enum><header>Bureau of
Reclamation site security</header>
<subsection id="H0286507E1AED4EF4AF7CC5D3028166D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Treatment of
capital costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Costs incurred
by the Secretary of the Interior for the physical fortification of Bureau of
Reclamation facilities to satisfy increased post-September 11, 2001, security
needs, including the construction, modification, upgrade, or replacement of
such facility fortifications, shall be nonreimbursable.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA68A11451DDD4416AF4638874C67821F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of
security-related operation and maintenance costs</header>
<paragraph id="H631DC37F0D3A4BBBA02198F7BB97CD5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reimbursable
costs</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall include no more than
$18,900,000 per fiscal year, indexed each fiscal year after fiscal year 2008
according to the preceding year’s Consumer Price Index, of those costs incurred
for increased levels of guards and patrols, training, patrols by local and
tribal law enforcement entities, operation, maintenance, and replacement of
guard and response force equipment, and operation and maintenance of facility
fortifications at Bureau of Reclamation facilities after the events of
September 11, 2001, as reimbursable operation and maintenance costs under
Reclamation law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HACC0B72D6244494CA611BAB1D94B00DD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Costs collected
through water rates</header><text>In the case of the Central Valley Project of
California, site security costs allocated to irrigation and municipal and
industrial water service in accordance with this section shall be collected by
the Secretary exclusively through inclusion of these costs in the operation and
maintenance water rates.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H88E8F5AB82164F40ACFBCF1FAD3B49AF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transparency and
report to congress</header>
<paragraph id="H4A1BA0DA36C8441BAD37D08F9E08003E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Policies and
procedures</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to develop policies and
procedures with project beneficiaries, consistent with the requirements of
paragraphs (2) and (3), to provide for the payment of the reimbursable costs
described in subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD0E14AF381447538974C0B495DFD0CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>On
identifying a Bureau of Reclamation facility for a site security measure, the
Secretary shall provide to the project beneficiaries written notice—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8469AE15CAA04A46A7BE0050997E314B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describing the
need for the site security measure and the process for identifying and
implementing the site security measure; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83FBF816B86C4DE1B9B26128C479F62"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">summarizing the administrative and legal
requirements relating to the site security measure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA86B1006D0ED4250A0D6044F30732C97"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B13EB067EA04F4596A6D7A226ECE870"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide project
beneficiaries an opportunity to consult with the Bureau of Reclamation on the
planning, design, and construction of the site security measure; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1322F73D858F400DAF8D416CAC33F698"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in consultation
with project beneficiaries, develop and provide timeframes for the consultation
described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7B17D9427D924738AB001B5F4E265C2C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Response;
notice</header><text>Before incurring costs pursuant to activities described in
subsection (b), the Secretary shall consider cost containment measures
recommended by a project beneficiary that has elected to consult with the
Bureau of Reclamation on such activities. The Secretary shall provide to the
project beneficiary—</text>
<subparagraph id="H314C7BBA0DB3473EA02BC549F2F9EB72"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a timely written
response describing proposed actions, if any, to address the recommendation;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2D163857299420281655B8D312D02FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notice regarding
the costs and status of such activities on a periodic basis.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C481E24F6454C5DAFC43BC5B6A65EF"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
Secretary shall report annually to the Natural Resources Committee of the House
of Representatives and the Energy and Natural Resources Committee of the Senate
on site security actions and activities undertaken pursuant to this Act for
each fiscal year. The report shall include a summary of Federal and non-Federal
expenditures for the fiscal year and information relating to a 5-year planning
horizon for the program, detailed to show pre-September 11, 2001, and
post-September 11, 2001, costs for the site security activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9217F5BDC20B44FA9699CF00FE3B5552"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Pre-september
11, 2001 security cost levels</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reclamation project security costs at the
levels of activity that existed prior to September 11, 2001, shall remain
reimbursable.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Department of
Energy authorizations</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0F4E596B0344A5BBB9C70EAEAF5006B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header>Energy technology
transfer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 917 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16197">42 U.S.C. 16197</external-xref>) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H716E5D308FC4429CA41F09163F4BA650" style="OLC">
<section id="H1AD664D5F3B34366A3CF9450DA252E4D"><enum>917.</enum><header>Advanced Energy
Technology Transfer Centers</header>
<subsection id="HAE1E7BEA9E2F4E3F817F1DA0FDD85BBD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of the <short-title>National Forests, Parks,
Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007</short-title>,
the Secretary shall make grants to nonprofit institutions, State and local
governments, cooperative extension services, or institutions of higher
education (or consortia thereof), to establish a geographically dispersed
network of Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Centers, to be located in areas
the Secretary determines have the greatest need of the services of such
Centers. In making awards under this section, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H597584E69B20439A8D05A67DE742C96"><enum>(1)</enum><text>give priority to
applicants already operating or partnered with an outreach program capable of
transferring knowledge and information about advanced energy efficiency methods
and technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E44B8B72F254757941968C1C84FC641"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that, to
the extent practicable, the program enables the transfer of knowledge and
information—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8E23DBE35E444F6CBF31184D980078C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>about a variety of
technologies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF95D3228F6AD48B79B003BE1DC034201"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in a variety of
geographic areas;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC86E5958E2D43678C9CE71977567D4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>give preference to
applicants that would significantly expand on or fill a gap in existing
programs in a geographical region; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87E227610A96435C97BE4E6C9F41FB7B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider the special needs and
opportunities for increased energy efficiency for manufactured and site-built
housing, including construction, renovation, and retrofit.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3BFC9BD308EC4FDBA879E25732324FDD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>Each
Center shall operate a program to encourage demonstration and commercial
application of advanced energy methods and technologies through education and
outreach to building and industrial professionals, and to other individuals and
organizations with an interest in efficient energy use. Funds awarded under
this section may be used for the following activities:</text>
<paragraph id="H985AF4680C5D45B19D039D0831DA7BE8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Developing and
distributing informational materials on technologies that could use energy more
efficiently.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE7E8981AA650420C9C9C444E59EA5EF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Carrying out
demonstrations of advanced energy methods and technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE28DC7666EA54D47BEAFE4B1FF43FE2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Developing and
conducting seminars, workshops, long-distance learning sessions, and other
activities to aid in the dissemination of knowledge and information on
technologies that could use energy more efficiently.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE365D6E89A35449190A332B1656D2AE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Providing or
coordinating onsite energy evaluations, including instruction on the
commissioning of building heating and cooling systems, for a wide range of
energy end-users.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HACCEA85DABE34D379F0098CAE484B682"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Examining the
energy efficiency needs of energy end-users to develop recommended research
projects for the Department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H866A98D162A6493EBD00FDF162D34D74"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Hiring experts in
energy efficient technologies to carry out activities described in paragraphs
(1) through (5).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H406A18DEBCFF44749B5FDFCDAE75C0A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text>A
person seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an
application in such form and containing such information as the Secretary may
require. The Secretary may award a grant under this section to an entity
already in existence if the entity is otherwise eligible under this section.
The application shall include, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="HCF281B9759DB44B0B4E54BA57BB3765"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of
the applicant’s outreach program, and the geographic region it would serve, and
of why the program would be capable of transferring knowledge and information
about advanced energy technologies that increase efficiency of energy
use;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FF52C2989904F54AAA2B8C5AA90EEFF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of
the activities the applicant would carry out, of the technologies that would be
transferred, and of any other organizations that will help facilitate a
regional approach to carrying out those activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H345D964661134E86B58126A2093CC5BC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of
how the proposed activities would be appropriate to the specific energy needs
of the geographic region to be served;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6749C04A4E1F4249A030F690D4482A6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an estimate of the
number and types of energy end-users expected to be reached through such
activities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B3046393467418C9358EBD69C44B3AC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a description of
how the applicant will assess the success of the program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFF228A343ECD4A6088F464C13518D284"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Selection
criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall award grants under this section on
the basis of the following criteria, at a minimum:</text>
<paragraph id="H64C3F036E62B48E8962FC8E764D96064"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The ability of the
applicant to carry out the proposed activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8DF468E85C8C4D08B9F0B57537814F7B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The extent to
which the applicant will coordinate the activities of the Center with other
entities as appropriate, such as State and local governments, utilities,
institutions of higher education, and National Laboratories.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDFF248BEA5D345F29400FEA7063513D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The
appropriateness of the applicant’s outreach program for carrying out the
program described in this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H83A2EA9CE46D43389F935FB78DC02FD6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The likelihood
that proposed activities could be expanded or used as a model for other
areas.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8AA0392BB4CD4F7DB3B8458C84DE7765"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cost-sharing</header><text>In
carrying out this section, the Secretary shall require cost-sharing in
accordance with the requirements of section 988 for commercial application
activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDFE1F6A1BB5E4F2D841929C9FEDF5847"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Duration</header>
<paragraph id="HEED8BEE4AB2A4A4EB30050004CC052E0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial grant
period</header><text>A grant awarded under this section shall be for a period
of 5 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2C69667248E4F13A225DE35FAC41C81"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial
evaluation</header><text>Each grantee under this section shall be evaluated
during its third year of operation under procedures established by the
Secretary to determine if the grantee is accomplishing the purposes of this
section described in subsection (a). The Secretary shall terminate any grant
that does not receive a positive evaluation. If an evaluation is positive, the
Secretary may extend the grant for 3 additional years beyond the original term
of the grant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEE0FF99BF1DE4FC1AA40008B88428D6D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
extension</header><text>If a grantee receives an extension under paragraph (2),
the grantee shall be evaluated again during the second year of the extension.
The Secretary shall terminate any grant that does not receive a positive
evaluation. If an evaluation is positive, the Secretary may extend the grant
for a final additional period of 3 additional years beyond the original
extension.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8C46F7DBD00744C98B427255DF071424"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>No
grantee may receive more than 11 years of support under this section without
reapplying for support and competing against all other applicants seeking a
grant at that time.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2A21E02A36C244ECBBC8A174E900986B"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>None
of the funds awarded under this section may be used for the construction of
facilities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAC42780C9EDD4AADA53FD33E053FEC42"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H9042534253004886AF86BA26584F3D5E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advanced energy
methods and technologies</header><text>The term <term>advanced energy methods
and technologies</term> means all methods and technologies that promote energy
efficiency and conservation, including distributed generation technologies, and
life-cycle analysis of energy use.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1FBE53D5F9BE4E448D013582BE29B1DA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Center</header><text>The
term <term>Center</term> means an Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Center
established pursuant to this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA6DF86410C54AEC997712BFB420F2FE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Distributed
generation</header><text>The term <term>distributed generation</term> means an
electric power generation technology, including photovoltaic, small wind, and
micro-combined heat and power, that serves electric consumers at or near the
site of production.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD160516FF1794662BCCA2CA9D54B9977"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cooperative
extension</header><text>The term <term>Cooperative Extension</term> means the
extension services established at the land-grant colleges and universities
under the Smith-Lever Act of May 8, 1914.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC23218D571A14CA1821B239E2EC7DC7F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Land-grant
colleges and universities</header><text>The term <term>land-grant colleges and
universities</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE5191B65CB5C4AE2B3837BF1B1463E11"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1862 Institutions
(as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7601">7
U.S.C. 7601</external-xref>));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE08061E261204E29B6794B7DA3244D85"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1890 Institutions
(as defined in section 2 of that Act); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD8EFDBF90DE4E9EBD8CB0ED46EFD66"><enum>(C)</enum><text>1994 Institutions
(as defined in section 2 of that Act).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CDDD48E76204A1C9487000068C34049"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to
amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated in section 911, there are
authorized to be appropriated for the program under this section such sums as
may be
appropriated.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id0F0666DB99334FB7A96B5DD7A9BE0180"><enum>602.</enum><header>Amendments to
the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act
of 1988</header>
<subsection id="H22987BE4A8D04F86A86C04DDF44E5E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Section 9 of the Steel and Aluminum Energy
Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/5108">15 U.S.C. 5108</external-xref>) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA546C6AD2EA5497FB6143BD6C42B7772" style="OLC">
<section id="H70104A5076A74F479B6279D4945E7D8D"><enum>9.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this Act
$12,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2012.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HD22D8820DDB14756B2E8BE00F71E1512"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Steel project
priorities</header><text>Section 4(c)(1) of the Steel and Aluminum Energy
Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/5103">15 U.S.C.
5103(c)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8F299FE21AF04469B3D4C6755924769E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(H), by striking <quote>coatings for sheet steels</quote> and inserting
<quote>sheet and bar steels</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E6674F3C7A64B92AD4812DAAEE4A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEC532E2388A4D058BF0ECCD3953CE27" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H2A493F31044B479A918699EC38C3D91B"><enum>(K)</enum><text>The development of
technologies which reduce greenhouse gas
emissions.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H02E92A79E71A400EB084FD2F593F1CE6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>The Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and
Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988 is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCF6C0937987B4FDF8DD5284F92EA0063"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
section 7 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/5106">15 U.S.C.
5106</external-xref>); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA8268ACB8E040EDB2682B3E78ED92B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 8
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/5107">15 U.S.C.
5107</external-xref>), by inserting <quote>, beginning with fiscal year
2008,</quote> after <quote>close of each fiscal year</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Northern Mariana
Islands </header>
<subtitle id="id5A548B7C251E4479963762D3D5BF63DE"><enum>A</enum><header>Immigration,
Security, and Labor</header>
<section id="H7834E8B103B94C7CAB46A9CFE987EF32"><enum>701.</enum><header>Statement of
congressional intent</header>
<subsection id="H877DA65F51ED4F25B5EF32200044EFC7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Immigration and
growth</header><text>In recognition of the need to ensure uniform adherence to
long-standing fundamental immigration policies of the United States, it is the
intention of the Congress in enacting this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="H30E820C2249F46C900AED646475C39D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure that effective border control
procedures are implemented and observed, and that national security and
homeland security issues are properly addressed, by extending the immigration
laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1101 (a)(17)), to apply to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (referred to in this subtitle as the <quote>Commonwealth</quote>), with
special provisions to allow for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE8F9A500031F4E6B9E673D4100F456B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the orderly
phasing-out of the nonresident contract worker program of the Commonwealth;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F768E67D864424597640025C1F16051"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the orderly
phasing-in of Federal responsibilities over immigration in the Commonwealth;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1AD44A924D6749D7B8743184CE39CA90"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to minimize, to
the greatest extent practicable, potential adverse economic and fiscal effects
of phasing-out the Commonwealth’s nonresident contract worker program and to
maximize the Commonwealth’s potential for future economic and business growth
by—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD4D9C33875A543CCAA5B612876D488BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>encouraging
diversification and growth of the economy of the Commonwealth in accordance
with fundamental values underlying Federal immigration policy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF3A0A0DA421400FA3DAC0B5BA35EE51"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recognizing local
self-government, as provided for in the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States of
America through consultation with the Governor of the Commonwealth;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30AA9D9630E34061979F63EEB7C3FB3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assisting the
Commonwealth in achieving a progressively higher standard of living for
citizens of the Commonwealth through the provision of technical and other
assistance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A53B53EF66B4C22A33B08045B00B769"><enum>(D)</enum><text>providing
opportunities for individuals authorized to work in the United States,
including citizens of the freely associated states; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B9A1FC8F60041F3BD8428BBBD2BAE1D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>providing a
mechanism for the continued use of alien workers, to the extent those workers
continue to be necessary to supplement the Commonwealth’s resident workforce,
and to protect those workers from the potential for abuse and
exploitation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2CE97AE3DBB94C64A079CB0088FBB703"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Avoiding adverse
effects</header><text>In recognition of the Commonwealth’s unique economic
circumstances, history, and geographical location, it is the intent of the
Congress that the Commonwealth be given as much flexibility as possible in
maintaining existing businesses and other revenue sources, and developing new
economic opportunities, consistent with the mandates of this subtitle. This
subtitle, and the amendments made by this subtitle, should be implemented
wherever possible to expand tourism and economic development in the
Commonwealth, including aiding prospective tourists in gaining access to the
Commonwealth’s memorials, beaches, parks, dive sites, and other points of
interest.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF33513BD88EE4A51B59BCE8B935E7800"><enum>702.</enum><header>Immigration
reform for the Commonwealth</header>
<subsection id="H9EB156B55A4A48BE82BC1BCC2E388CB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment to
joint resolution approving covenant establishing Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands</header><text>The Joint Resolution entitled <quote>A Joint
Resolution to approve the <quote>Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of
America</quote>, and for other purposes</quote>, approved March 24, 1976
(Public Law 94–241; 90 Stat. 263), is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8A7FE1533DB4DA4AF2E8F80EB8C98D3" style="OLC">
<section id="H20700723A6CF45A995C086A1265D393C"><enum>6.</enum><header>Immigration and
transition</header>
<subsection id="H470B49F3C3844E2A9B7BD54935693C38"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Application of
the immigration and nationality Act and establishment of a transition
program</header>
<paragraph id="H144CF43181BB4CB5B1EEBACD3458077E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraphs
(2) and (3), effective on the first day of the first full month commencing 1
year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation
Projects Authorization Act of 2007</short-title> (hereafter referred to as the
<quote>transition program effective date</quote>), the provisions of the
<quote>immigration laws</quote> (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))) shall apply to the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (referred to in this section as
the <quote>Commonwealth</quote>), except as otherwise provided in this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB24D284660B64B3C98FF81AECCEECA5B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transition
period</header><text>There shall be a transition period beginning on the
transition program effective date and ending on December 31, 2013, except as
provided in subsections (b) and (d), during which the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General,
the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the Interior, shall establish,
administer, and enforce a transition program to regulate immigration to the
Commonwealth, as provided in this section (hereafter referred to as the
<quote>transition program</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA4A1B91E71D449D7883E00E4B1937DF3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Delay of
commencement of transition period</header>
<subparagraph id="HCB809A13BC9B4583B08F263BB8C4E341"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the Secretary’s
sole discretion, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the
Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the
Governor of the Commonwealth, may determine that the transition program
effective date be delayed for a period not to exceed more than 180 days after
such date.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FE0FC9C330E464CB6B97149B882FE88"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Congressional
notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall notify the Congress of a determination under
subparagraph (A) not later than 30 days prior to the transition program
effective date.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91FCDBD858C344FFA6860834002FE434"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Congressional
review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A delay of the
transition program effective date shall not take effect until 30 days after the
date on which the notification under subparagraph (B) is made.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC60DE1C98F374C379C62B4DA8E5CF19"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirement for
regulations</header><text>The transition program shall be implemented pursuant
to regulations to be promulgated, as appropriate, by the head of each agency or
department of the United States having responsibilities under the transition
program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H301D2A5FE2274BDF9577C698E8292DD0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Interagency
agreements</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of
State, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the Interior shall
negotiate and implement agreements among their agencies to identify and assign
their respective duties so as to ensure timely and proper implementation of the
provisions of this section. The agreements should address, at a minimum,
procedures to ensure that Commonwealth employers have access to adequate labor,
and that tourists, students, retirees, and other visitors have access to the
Commonwealth without unnecessary delay or impediment. The agreements may also
allocate funding between the respective agencies tasked with various
responsibilities under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H17741110E4F24A9F8379B835ED8BEC15"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Certain
education funding</header><text>In addition to fees charged pursuant to section
286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(m)) to recover the
full costs of providing adjudication services, the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall charge an annual supplemental fee of $150 per nonimmigrant
worker to each prospective employer who is issued a permit under subsection (d)
of this section during the transition period. Such supplemental fee shall be
paid into the Treasury of the Commonwealth government for the purpose of
funding ongoing vocational educational curricula and program development by
Commonwealth educational entities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF0A7F416FB2342FF9FADAB2C763576E9"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Asylum</header><text>Section
208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158) shall not apply
during the transition period to persons physically present in the Commonwealth
or arriving in the Commonwealth (whether or not at a designated port of
arrival), including persons brought to the Commonwealth after having been
interdicted in international or United States waters.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H66C3D2917F8149D2AEFD27C76CABD2AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Numerical
limitations for nonimmigrant workers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An alien, if otherwise qualified, may seek
admission to Guam or to the Commonwealth during the transition program as a
nonimmigrant worker under section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)) without counting against the
numerical limitations set forth in section 214(g) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(g)). This subsection does not apply to any employment to be performed
outside of Guam or the Commonwealth. Not later than 3 years following the
transition program effective date, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
issue a report to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives projecting
the number of asylum claims the Secretary anticipates following the termination
of the transition period, the efforts the Secretary has made to ensure
appropriate interdiction efforts, provide for appropriate treatment of asylum
seekers, and prepare to accept and adjudicate asylum claims in the
Commonwealth.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8E21715C971F416DB61987BF61B413F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Nonimmigrant
investor visas</header>
<paragraph id="HD6BB85CACAD0401794258DF95D31E5F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding the treaty requirements in section
101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)),
during the transition period, the Secretary of Homeland Security may, upon the
application of an alien, classify an alien as a CNMI-only nonimmigrant under
section 101(a)(15)(E)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(E)(ii)) if the alien—</text>
<subparagraph id="H05D160A5A5754FD29C254493F0972013"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has been admitted
to the Commonwealth in long-term investor status under the immigration laws of
the Commonwealth before the transition program effective date;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF064462BAFE446C9D1639C1C1656B01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has continuously
maintained residence in the Commonwealth under long-term investor
status;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H04D1596662634BAC9B53E46CBFFE9B18"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is otherwise
admissible; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A792E83EB6445D7BE90872300AD173D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>maintains the
investment or investments that formed the basis for such long-term investor
status.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB181B2BAE58D45E90047C17C6861EFEB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement for
regulations</header><text>Not later than 60 days before the transition program
effective date, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish regulations in
the Federal Register to implement this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB7D788FADB354C6C9C3093E76CFA016B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Special
provision To ensure adequate employment; commonwealth only transitional
workers</header><text>An alien who is seeking to enter the Commonwealth as a
nonimmigrant worker may be admitted to perform work during the transition
period subject to the following requirements:</text>
<paragraph id="H0C747F482EA045D0846582D887F09641"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Such an alien
shall be treated as a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)), including the ability
to apply, if otherwise eligible, for a change of nonimmigrant classification
under section 248 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1258) or adjustment of status under
this section and section 245 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1255).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B61F13E179548899BD5505A7722803"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
establish, administer, and enforce a system for allocating and determining the
number, terms, and conditions of permits to be issued to prospective employers
for each such nonimmigrant worker described in this subsection who would not
otherwise be eligible for admission under the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). In adopting and enforcing this system, the Secretary
shall also consider, in good faith and not later than 30 days after receipt by
the Secretary, any comments and advice submitted by the Governor of the
Commonwealth. This system shall provide for a reduction in the allocation of
permits for such workers on an annual basis, to zero, during a period not to
extend beyond December 31, 2013, unless extended pursuant to paragraph 5 of
this subsection, and shall take into account the number of petitions granted
under subsection (i). In no event shall a permit be valid beyond the expiration
of the transition period. This system may be based on any reasonable method and
criteria determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security to promote the
maximum use of, and to prevent adverse effects on wages and working conditions
of, workers authorized to be employed in the United States, including lawfully
admissible freely associated state citizen labor. No alien shall be granted
nonimmigrant classification or a visa under this subsection unless the permit
requirements established under this paragraph have been met.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD922F3FE731B4694AC3651D18C91A0FC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall set the conditions for admission of such an alien under
the transition program, and the Secretary of State shall authorize the issuance
of nonimmigrant visas for such an alien. Such a visa shall not be valid for
admission to the United States, as defined in section 101(a)(38) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(38)), except admission to the
Commonwealth. An alien admitted to the Commonwealth on the basis of such a visa
shall be permitted to engage in employment only as authorized pursuant to the
transition program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3CB0CADBDA124B2FB4AC00709D42672"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Such an alien shall
be permitted to transfer between employers in the Commonwealth during the
period of such alien’s authorized stay therein, without permission of the
employee’s current or prior employer, within the alien’s occupational category
or another occupational category the Secretary of Homeland Security has found
requires alien workers to supplement the resident workforce.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A48B901E99E4E05B79F9900C9BB8529"><enum>(5)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA08685BE510A4FABB7FDD64F11CB0AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Not later than 180 days
prior to the expiration of the transition period, or any extension thereof, the
Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Secretary of the Interior, and the Governor of the Commonwealth, shall
ascertain the current and anticipated labor needs of the Commonwealth and
determine whether an extension of up to 5 years of the provisions of this
subsection is necessary to ensure an adequate number of workers will be
available for legitimate businesses in the Commonwealth. For the purpose of
this subparagraph, a business shall not be considered legitimate if it engages
directly or indirectly in prostitution, trafficking in minors, or any other
activity that is illegal under Federal or local law. The determinations of
whether a business is legitimate and to what extent, if any, it may require
alien workers to supplement the resident workforce, shall be made by the
Secretary of Homeland Security, in the Secretary’s sole discretion.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0BD69BDCBBF14D55BCC8F8BDDED93803" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>If the Secretary of Labor determines
that such an extension is necessary to ensure an adequate number of workers for
legitimate businesses in the Commonwealth, the Secretary of Labor may, through
notice published in the Federal Register, provide for an additional extension
period of up to 5 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB78839FE163D4E338E359B743C17D7B1" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>In making the determination of whether
alien workers are necessary to ensure an adequate number of workers for
legitimate businesses in the Commonwealth, and if so, the number of such
workers that are necessary, the Secretary of Labor may consider, among other
relevant factors—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HEF649250E99E43B99775E43121678F2E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>government, industry, or
independent workforce studies reporting on the need, or lack thereof, for alien
workers in the Commonwealth’s businesses;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H7B17653DF48741AFA9735DCF263BFD3D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the unemployment rate of United
States citizen workers residing in the Commonwealth;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H6AB1B5968D8843989527728D7261C16E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the unemployment rate of aliens
in the Commonwealth who have been lawfully admitted for permanent
residence;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H22B7F8804B634E269DB63480E5919CAE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the number of unemployed alien
workers in the Commonwealth;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HE5226345D80A47828B10724DA5B8552"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any good faith efforts to locate,
educate, train, or otherwise prepare United States citizen residents, lawful
permanent residents, and unemployed alien workers already within the
Commonwealth, to assume those jobs;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H7A3CDD7F39FD4027B97D5DA19B24ED83"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>any available evidence tending to
show that United States citizen residents, lawful permanent residents, and
unemployed alien workers already in the Commonwealth are not willing to accept
jobs of the type offered;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H504E8D70A5E34F0794828C4129BCD02D"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the extent to which admittance of
alien workers will affect the compensation, benefits, and living standards of
existing workers within those industries and other industries authorized to
employ alien workers; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HDC48C180FE3D475692A968FB33001449"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the prior use, if any, of alien
workers to fill those industry jobs, and whether the industry requires alien
workers to fill those jobs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFD5312B2154F4283AFEC77115DD50054"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Homeland Security may authorize the admission of a spouse or minor child
accompanying or following to join a worker admitted pursuant to this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H098A7B308A6944F7A5935C2200A6151E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Persons lawfully
admitted under the Commonwealth immigration law</header>
<paragraph id="H65178FFF2B364425AFC363ED2448C2AB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition on
removal</header>
<subparagraph id="HC52787B1AAB04856B3658E08ECECE9CB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), no alien who is lawfully
present in the Commonwealth pursuant to the immigration laws of the
Commonwealth on the transition program effective date shall be removed from the
United States on the grounds that such alien's presence in the Commonwealth is
in violation of section 212(a)(6)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(A)), until the earlier of the date—</text>
<clause id="HC40CE10D894449B39D4B7B62A61B6BFA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>of
the completion of the period of the alien's admission under the immigration
laws of the Commonwealth; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HE1E06063027C45EA86EC7309D6467BEE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that is 2 years
after the transition program effective date.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9BD2A1AA8714F60A8D58309C740351"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to prevent or limit the removal under subparagraph 212(a)(6)(A) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(A)) of such an alien
at any time, if the alien entered the Commonwealth after the date of enactment
of the <short-title>National Forests, Parks, Public Land,
and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007</short-title>, and the
Secretary of Homeland Security has determined that the Government of the
Commonwealth has violated section 702(i) of the
<short-title>National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and
Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE4B13503587B4E450030F3FE72EBC4C9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Employment
authorization</header><text>An alien who is lawfully present and authorized to
be employed in the Commonwealth pursuant to the immigration laws of the
Commonwealth on the transition program effective date shall be considered
authorized by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be employed in the
Commonwealth until the earlier of the date—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDCACC653797444D38253CA96C939F4EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>of expiration of
the alien's employment authorization under the immigration laws of the
Commonwealth; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2FD6EA387F3A4EF7A44250C758D598DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that is 2 years
after the transition program effective date.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD09FB8C07A094EC687F1E97D19874560"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Registration</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security may require any alien present in the
Commonwealth on or after the transition period effective date to register with
the Secretary in such a manner, and according to such schedule, as he may in
his discretion require. Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection shall not
apply to any alien who fails to comply with such registration requirement.
Notwithstanding any other law, the Government of the Commonwealth shall provide
to the Secretary all Commonwealth immigration records or other information that
the Secretary deems necessary to assist the implementation of this paragraph or
other provisions of the <short-title>National Forests,
Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of
2007</short-title>. Nothing in this paragraph shall modify or limit section 262
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1302) or other provision of
the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to the registration of
aliens.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0479B6BE742749C084AE39B625B6C732"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Removable
aliens</header><text>Except as specifically provided in paragraph (1)(A) of
this subsection, nothing in this subsection shall prohibit or limit the removal
of any alien who is removable under the Immigration and Nationality Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDC08D2695941458893001518249DC797"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Prior orders of
removal</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security may execute any
administratively final order of exclusion, deportation or removal issued under
authority of the immigration laws of the United States before, on, or after the
transition period effective date, or under authority of the immigration laws of
the Commonwealth before the transition period effective date, upon any subject
of such order found in the Commonwealth on or after the transition period
effective date, regardless whether the alien has previously been removed from
the United States or the Commonwealth pursuant to such order.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF26A252694D64C5E9243DDF161CEA95F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effect on other
laws</header><text>The provisions of this section and of the immigration laws,
as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(17)), shall, on the transition program effective date, supersede
and replace all laws, provisions, or programs of the Commonwealth relating to
the admission of aliens and the removal of aliens from the Commonwealth.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H68F2530DB37C4B7FB506F3E0AA5FAD04"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Accrual of time
for purposes of Section 212(a)(9)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act</header><text>No time that an alien is present in the Commonwealth in
violation of the immigration laws of the Commonwealth shall be counted for
purposes of inadmissibility under section 212(a)(9)(B) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(B)).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H27DFCB6F74B041469C99D89CAC654B21"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Report on
nonresident guestworker population</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Governor of the
Commonwealth, shall report to the Congress not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of the <short-title>National Forests,
Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of
2007</short-title>. The report shall include—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4B955EB6AD4445F5B83537483FECE89F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of
aliens residing in the Commonwealth;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8D22BA4EBA2847DE96D97F316127FDE2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of
the legal status (under Federal law) of such aliens;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3E9B9D7DF79F4202A375F3B0865E95BF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the number of
years each alien has been residing in the Commonwealth;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H25B50560D0B748F7990200DA93BE8B2"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the current and future requirements of the
Commonwealth economy for an alien workforce; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF6AACEAAC757471C90C1E5FA8950B205"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such recommendations to the Congress, as
the Secretary may deem appropriate, related to whether or not the Congress
should consider permitting lawfully admitted guest workers lawfully residing in
the Commonwealth on such enactment date to apply for long-term status under the
immigration and nationality laws of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H746EFB21A0E545EFB1840062648D8C78"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver of
requirements for nonimmigrant visitors</header><text>The Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H913F1E6DB086482D91DD72DFE446562"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 214(a)(1) (8 U.S.C.
1184(a)(1))—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1C70032138704F0F88001DCD82435040"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking “Guam”
each place such term appears and inserting “Guam or the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands”; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F105709266C40ED9B40BEE0AA58EAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
“fifteen” and inserting “45”;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H66C60C4CAC0E475F8153443B44FEB72C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
212(a)(7)(B) (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(7)(B)), by amending clause (iii) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD0B347F65A204268AD00D8A800E384D" style="OLC">
<clause id="HBF14866DD4A14782ABBFEC784E14CA76"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Guam and
Northern Mariana Islands visa waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For provision authorizing waiver of clause
(i) in the case of visitors to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, see subsection (l).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA6660A9863E4451B9E4DB0005DA4758F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending
section 212(l) (8 U.S.C. 1182(l)) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC5C283EF3C74B3D8E51E11D2EDA8800" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H08B7C8EB01134ED19CCBC24E48B4DBF5"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Guam and
Northern Mariana Islands visa waiver program</header>
<paragraph id="H8E76F780658145C58F7FE3DF62B6F169"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirement of
subsection (a)(7)(B)(i) may be waived by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
the case of an alien applying for admission as a nonimmigrant visitor for
business or pleasure and solely for entry into and stay in Guam or the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for a period not to exceed 45
days, if the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the
Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of State, the Governor of Guam and the
Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, determines
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE78DAE93F9C742989B3C4103FB00C967"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an adequate
arrival and departure control system has been developed in Guam and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24088790EE7742D18B5DBED576BC9E6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such a waiver does
not represent a threat to the welfare, safety, or security of the United States
or its territories and commonwealths.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H27D97C3A6BC446C883CD633C00AADDDD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Alien waiver of
rights</header><text>An alien may not be provided a waiver under this
subsection unless the alien has waived any right—</text>
<subparagraph id="H285A35C56A3C4D2EADE564A42982B7B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to review or
appeal under this Act an immigration officer’s determination as to the
admissibility of the alien at the port of entry into Guam or the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F1C06D154FA4AB3B08FF7313BCB3484"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to contest, other
than on the basis of an application for withholding of removal under section
241(b)(3) of this Act or under the Convention Against Torture, or an
application for asylum if permitted under section 208, any action for removal
of the alien.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCF2F31DA84D54671BCE7D323C4CE8CBB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All necessary regulations to implement this
subsection shall be promulgated by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of State, on
or before the 180th day after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and
Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007</short-title>. The promulgation
of such regulations shall be considered a foreign affairs function for purposes
of section 553(a) of title 5, United States Code. At a minimum, such
regulations should include, but not necessarily be limited to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE95B4E475790489A8965956984008E7D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a listing of all
countries whose nationals may obtain the waiver also provided by this
subsection, except that such regulations shall provide for a listing of any
country from which the Commonwealth has received a significant economic benefit
from the number of visitors for pleasure within the one-year period preceding
the date of enactment of the <short-title>National
Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of
2007</short-title>, unless the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that
such country’s inclusion on such list would represent a threat to the welfare,
safety, or security of the United States or its territories; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H56CD3C8463D34FF583303699E1D98CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any bonding
requirements for nationals of some or all of those countries who may present an
increased risk of overstays or other potential problems, if different from such
requirements otherwise provided by law for nonimmigrant visitors.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB9476BCC756446498EFEE8DB60A11F83"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Factors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining whether to grant or continue
providing the waiver under this subsection to nationals of any country, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of State, shall consider all factors that the
Secretary deems relevant, including electronic travel authorizations,
procedures for reporting lost and stolen passports, repatriation of aliens,
rates of refusal for nonimmigrant visitor visas, overstays, exit systems, and
information exchange.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H222332048A024297B9C904E945085198"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Suspension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
monitor the admission of nonimmigrant visitors to Guam and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands under this subsection. If the Secretary determines
that such admissions have resulted in an unacceptable number of visitors from a
country remaining unlawfully in Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, unlawfully obtaining entry to other parts of the United
States, or seeking withholding of removal or asylum, or that visitors from a
country pose a risk to law enforcement or security interests of Guam or the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands or of the United States (including
the interest in the enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States),
the Secretary shall suspend the admission of nationals of such country under
this subsection. The Secretary of Homeland Security may in the Secretary’s
discretion suspend the Guam and Northern Mariana Islands visa waiver program at
any time, on a country-by-country basis, for other good cause.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HABCC52775B184500893838169BE1B6CC"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Addition of
countries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Governor of
Guam and the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands may
request the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Homeland Security to
add a particular country to the list of countries whose nationals may obtain
the waiver provided by this subsection, and the Secretary of Homeland Security
may grant such request after consultation with the Secretary of the Interior
and the Secretary of State, and may promulgate regulations with respect to the
inclusion of that country and any special requirements the Secretary of
Homeland Security, in the Secretary’s sole discretion, may impose prior to
allowing nationals of that country to obtain the waiver provided by this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD210D96D4EBC4CAE9BE76C7EFC00C3D7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Special
nonimmigrant categories for Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Governor of Guam
and the Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (referred
to in this subsection as <quote>CNMI</quote>) may request that the Secretary of
Homeland Security study the feasibility of creating additional Guam or
CNMI-only nonimmigrant visas to the extent that existing nonimmigrant visa
categories under the Immigration and Nationality Act do not provide for the
type of visitor, the duration of allowable visit, or other circumstance. The
Secretary of Homeland Security may review such a request, and, after
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior,
shall issue a report to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives with respect
to the feasibility of creating those additional Guam or CNMI-only visa
categories. Consideration of such additional Guam or CNMI-only visa categories
may include, but are not limited to, special nonimmigrant statuses for
investors, students, and retirees, but shall not include nonimmigrant status
for the purpose of employment in Guam or the CNMI.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H148977BD761948A9AB622086291F0069"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inspection of
persons arriving from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana islands; Guam
and Northern Mariana Islands-only visas not valid for entry into other parts of
the United States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
212(d)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(7)) is
amended by inserting <quote>the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands,</quote> after <quote>Guam,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCA425926385445128B7C30B0C800322"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical
assistance program</header>
<paragraph id="H9BB7F640AA6042D1A38CFFF5E7253EC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the
Governor of the Commonwealth, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of
Commerce, and as provided in the Interagency Agreements required to be
negotiated under section 6(a)(4) of the Joint Resolution entitled <quote>A
Joint Resolution to approve the <quote>Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of
America</quote>, and for other purposes</quote>, approved March 24, 1976
(Public Law 94–241), as added by subsection (a), shall provide—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD5990D6DFBCB4D55B2E1849F9D89435"><enum>(A)</enum><text>technical
assistance and other support to the Commonwealth to identify opportunities for,
and encourage diversification and growth of, the economy of the
Commonwealth;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H35581A2B08544DA2848BBF40D340F472"><enum>(B)</enum><text>technical
assistance, including assistance in recruiting, training, and hiring of
workers, to assist employers in the Commonwealth in securing employees first
from among United States citizens and nationals resident in the Commonwealth
and if an adequate number of such workers are not available, from among legal
permanent residents, including lawfully admissible citizens of the freely
associated states; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0F1D3278E474CC59965C80DC9388B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technical assistance, including assistance
to identify types of jobs needed, identify skills needed to fulfill such jobs,
and assistance to Commonwealth educational entities to develop curricula for
such job skills to include training teachers and students for such
skills.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H332725A941B04A479783E259D767136B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
providing such technical assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretaries
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1EEC7CEE31A34A54A5CBA4D3BA087C22"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consult with the
Government of the Commonwealth, local businesses, regional banks, educational
institutions, and other experts in the economy of the Commonwealth; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6107DA3F3C0747B0004330CCDA4F500"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assist in the
development and implementation of a process to identify opportunities for and
encourage diversification and growth of the economy of the Commonwealth and to
identify and encourage opportunities to meet the labor needs of the
Commonwealth.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFFAC2D81161B4E169FFC7C20157F95DF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cost-sharing</header><text>For
the provision of technical assistance or support under this paragraph (other
than that required to pay the salaries and expenses of Federal personnel), the
Secretary of the Interior shall require a non-Federal matching contribution of
10 percent.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H97B5EF9C004F4FD49E2D47249EE65694"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Operations</header>
<paragraph id="H23BD141D571A42ECA2F8F69E3F8260C3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At any time on and after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security,
and the Secretary of Labor may establish and maintain offices and other
operations in the Commonwealth for the purpose of carrying out duties
under—</text>
<subparagraph id="H55F9AD03C13B43D58FE93902387C16EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFE2B9F66FFF4A669752C96FFD968394"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the transition
program established under section 6 of the Joint Resolution entitled <quote>A
Joint Resolution to approve the <quote>Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of
America</quote>, and for other purposes</quote>, approved March 24, 1976
(Public Law 94–241), as added by subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9E2C17FE2EBE4A93A4105F6EEF90AF3C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Personnel</header><text>To
the maximum extent practicable and consistent with the satisfactory performance
of assigned duties under applicable law, the Attorney General, Secretary of
Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Labor shall recruit and hire personnel
from among qualified United States citizens and national applicants residing in
the Commonwealth to serve as staff in carrying out operations described in
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE75937D1B285489FA60826577D526F90"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments to Public Law 94–241</header>
<paragraph id="HF0BEE4BA10BB44FB93AA5F0AFC71C9F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text>Public
Law 94–241 is amended as follows:</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6488C44E71464BBFAD4F5DDF294C7FDC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In section 503 of
the covenant set forth in section 1, by striking subsection (a) and
redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and (b),
respectively.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE38F2DB14AE04C46A2275D900000682D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">By striking section 506 of the covenant set
forth in section 1.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B188BA28C664C339CB8EAA4F180C72D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In section 703(b) of the covenant set forth
in section 1, by striking <quote>quarantine, passport, immigration and
naturalization</quote> and inserting <quote>quarantine and
passport</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H61D5E24B30D1480880835FC9B1B577F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
paragraph (1) shall take effect on the transition program effective date
described in section 6 of Public Law 94–241 (as added by subsection
(a)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H598549AF5652448FBB93641F800083B5"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Reports to
Congress</header>
<paragraph id="HAE60A1771AD045989EFEF15C00467E56"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than March 1 of the first year that is at least
2 full years after the date of enactment of this subtitle, and annually
thereafter, the President shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on
Natural Resources and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives a report that evaluates the overall effect of the transition
program established under section 6 of the Joint Resolution entitled <quote>A
Joint Resolution to approve the <quote>Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of
America</quote>, and for other purposes</quote>, approved March 24, 1976
(Public Law 94–241), as added by subsection (a), and the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) on the Commonwealth.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD757E68252BA4A129B60AD3CC7FFF0C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to other topics otherwise
required to be included under this subtitle or the amendments made by this
subtitle, each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include a description
of the efforts that have been undertaken during the period covered by the
report to diversify and strengthen the local economy of the Commonwealth,
including efforts to promote the Commonwealth as a tourist destination. The
report by the President shall include an estimate for the numbers of
nonimmigrant workers described under section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)) necessary to avoid adverse
economic effects in Guam and the Commonwealth.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1A6278CF0704C0AB4B347F0DFD0200"><enum>(3)</enum><header>GAO
report</header><text>The Government Accountability Office shall submit a report
to the Congress not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act,
to include, at a minimum, the following items:</text>
<subparagraph id="H327FD6B9A29F445600AB6E8646A1D9AA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An assessment of
the implementation of this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle,
including an assessment of the performance of Federal agencies and the
Government of the Commonwealth in meeting congressional intent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2B90078F2D44C4680C4BE38341C59D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An assessment of
the short-term and long-term impacts of implementation of this subtitle and the
amendments made by this subtitle on the economy of the Commonwealth, including
its ability to obtain workers to supplement its resident workforce and to
maintain access to its tourists and customers, and any effect on compliance
with United States treaty obligations mandating non-refoulement for
refugees.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05A0968DDBE44E43A188293B5953D77F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the economic benefit of
the investors <quote>grandfathered</quote> under subsection (c) of section 6 of
the Joint Resolution entitled <quote>A Joint Resolution to approve the
<quote>Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in
Political Union with the United States of America</quote>, and for other
purposes</quote>, approved March 24, 1976 (Public Law 94–241), as added by
subsection (a), and the Commonwealth’s ability to attract new investors after
the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H434B6EAC85F247C287F2A1B1CC03AE35"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An assessment of
the number of illegal aliens in the Commonwealth, including any Federal and
Commonwealth efforts to locate and repatriate them.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEAC0E9F3D9834F8095807571D0EC9F82"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports by the
local government</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Governor
of the Commonwealth may submit an annual report to the President on the
implementation of this subtitle, and the amendments made by this subtitle, with
recommendations for future changes. The President shall forward the Governor’s
report to the Congress with any Administration comment after an appropriate
period of time for internal review, provided that nothing in this paragraph
shall be construed to require the President to provide any legislative
recommendation to the Congress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H786D4EE6BE014E9DB49E0044FDCE3F02"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Report on
Federal personnel and resource requirements</header><text>Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, after consulting with the Secretary of the Interior and other
departments and agencies as may be deemed necessary, shall submit a report to
the Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, and to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, on
the current and planned levels of Transportation Security Administration,
United States Customs and Border Protection, United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and
United States Coast Guard personnel and resources necessary for fulfilling
mission requirements on Guam and the Commonwealth in a manner comparable to the
level provided at other similar ports of entry in the United States. In
fulfilling this reporting requirement, the Secretary shall consider and
anticipate the increased requirements due to the proposed realignment of
military forces on Guam and in the Commonwealth and growth in the tourism
sector.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6BF58A96E73D4D219651F14D430923EF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Required actions
prior to transition program effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the period beginning on the date of
enactment of this Act and ending on the transition program effective date
described in section 6 of Public Law 94–241 (as added by subsection (a)), the
Government of the Commonwealth shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H336795C62F844BC48B00A27D6B261800"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not permit an
increase in the total number of alien workers who are present in the
Commonwealth as of the date of enactment of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H053F4782F3C44082A9E139E435FACA71"><enum>(2)</enum><text>administer its
nonrefoulement protection program—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6B16937F46E64785A31CF2B55815E700"><enum>(A)</enum><text>according to the
terms and procedures set forth in the Memorandum of Agreement entered into
between the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States
Department of Interior, Office of Insular Affairs, executed on September 12,
2003 (which terms and procedures, including but not limited to funding by the
Secretary of the Interior and performance by the Secretary of Homeland Security
of the duties of <quote>Protection Consultant</quote> to the Commonwealth,
shall have effect on and after the date of enactment of this Act), as well as
CNMI Public Law 13–61 and the Immigration Regulations Establishing a Procedural
Mechanism for Persons Requesting Protection from Refoulement; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3BF36B897E74ED48E3852A3157D70B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>so as not to remove
or otherwise effect the involuntary return of any alien whom the Protection
Consultant has determined to be eligible for protection from persecution or
torture.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2EF0216F78704B97BE3626B0D399D7B0"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act</header><text>The Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H52E47679618147EC84D513E4B4771DE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
section 101(a)(15)(D)(ii), by inserting <quote>or the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands</quote> after <quote>Guam</quote> each time such term
appears;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEB323ACA719544749C4D8D909CBE72BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
101(a)(36), by striking <quote>and the Virgin Islands of the United
States</quote> and inserting <quote>the Virgin Islands of the United States,
and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDDBA25C5CCD24B0993C9B2CB4F9000EE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section
101(a)(38), by striking <quote>and the Virgin Islands of the United
States</quote> and inserting <quote>the Virgin Islands of the United States,
and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0AB29285C2043FFBE00F143FDFAF710"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 208, by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H639FFB0C7BB748F59125DC00D8D12B75" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HABCD069B5B1044D18EB71640BC016DF6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands</header><text>The provisions of this section and
section 209(b) shall apply to persons physically present in the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands or arriving in the Commonwealth (whether or not at
a designated port of arrival and including persons who are brought to the
Commonwealth after having been interdicted in international or United States
waters) only on or after January 1,
2014.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA4FF942951454EB4834510DDFC67894F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section
235(b)(1), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1FA5199D73D4251834095003113265F" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HF50260FD2BCD48209BF91F0658E55D46"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to authorize or require any person described in section 208(e) to be
permitted to apply for asylum under section 208 at any time before January 1,
2014.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A0A038ACAF345F4BC80AF3BA1F67B4D"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Availability of
other nonimmigrant professionals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of section 212(m)(6)(B) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(m)(6)(B)) shall not apply to
a facility in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the
Virgin Islands.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H9759CCFFDFB048F5B96846EC6018A396"><enum>703.</enum><header>Further
amendments to Public Law 94–241</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Public Law 94–241, as amended, is further
amended in section 4(c)(3) by striking the colon after <quote>Marshall
Islands</quote> and inserting the following: <quote>, except that $200,000 in
fiscal year 2009 and $225,000 annually for fiscal years 2010 through 2018 are
hereby rescinded; Provided, That the amount rescinded shall be increased by the
same percentage as that of the annual salary and benefit adjustments for
Members of Congress</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HC2E6BB768BE8496FAFB2D69CFFD1037F"><enum>704.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
subtitle.</text>
</section><section id="H17E1000CA22A424A9843E0AF76B3C48B"><enum>705.</enum><header>Effective
date</header>
<subsection id="HBED30FF7FBB54569B451FBF9CFC47D46"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as specifically provided in this section or
otherwise in this subtitle, this subtitle and the amendments made by this
subtitle shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H87E56A5F07AA4AB1B2FA3EC3D2C9B7F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendments to
the Immigration and Nationality Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments to the Immigration and
Nationality Act made by this subtitle, and other provisions of this subtitle
applying the immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))) to the Commonwealth, shall take
effect on the transition program effective date described in section 6 of
Public Law 94–241 (as added by section 702(a)), unless specifically provided
otherwise in this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAF1D8E49B5ED49F699AB6E81ACBC84E3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subtitle or the amendments
made by this subtitle shall be construed to make any residence or presence in
the Commonwealth before the transition program effective date described in
section 6 of Public Law 94–241 (as added by section 702(a)) residence or
presence in the United States, except that, for the purpose only of determining
whether an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in
section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(20))) has abandoned or lost such status by reason of absence from the
United States, such alien’s presence in the Commonwealth before, on, or after
the date of enactment of this Act shall be considered to be presence in the
United States.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H447B3EAC5FFF4D7FB048AEA52989DFA"><enum>B</enum><header>Northern Mariana
Islands Delegate </header>
<section id="HA2F974C80F4D4901AF3F71DA78872805"><enum>711.</enum><header>Delegate to
House of Representatives from Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands shall be represented in the United States Congress
by the Resident Representative to the United States authorized by section 901
of the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in
Political Union With the United States of America (approved by Public Law
94–241 (48 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)). The Resident Representative shall be a
nonvoting Delegate to the House of Representatives, elected as provided in this
subtitle.</text>
</section><section id="H0FAB744C40B046768893FD5F538C666"><enum>712.</enum><header>Election of
Delegate</header>
<subsection id="H8127A48A9CCE4B3099CFE4F3183C4FD1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Electors and
time of election</header><text>The Delegate shall be elected—</text>
<paragraph id="HCD41B26F9CCC4C8DBBD215BC7878D9CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by the people
qualified to vote for the popularly elected officials of the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H35BBD6A6EBAF4A24B796B2009B00E5D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the Federal general election of 2008 and
at such Federal general election every 2d year thereafter.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6D2963D4EF1841DB88B22EF6F3226F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Manner of
election</header>
<paragraph id="HDE6A6FBE32EF42B8A8ADC3E7DFD590B0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Delegate shall be elected at large and by a plurality
of the votes cast for the office of Delegate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7AC805E0FD9C48F1B4DAB0A9ABE042BA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of
Establishment of Primary Elections</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1),
if the Government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, acting
pursuant to legislation enacted in accordance with the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, provides for primary elections
for the election of the Delegate, the Delegate shall be elected by a majority
of the votes cast in any general election for the office of Delegate for which
such primary elections were held.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H790625AC959542B700A06207C0752DE5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Vacancy</header><text>In
case of a permanent vacancy in the office of Delegate, the office of Delegate
shall remain vacant until a successor is elected and qualified.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H90054AF5AE2848849011031F426D3000"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Commencement of
term</header><text>The term of the Delegate shall commence on the 3d day of
January following the date of the election.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H0254EF7C5F7C4189ABC0D96733A1E598"><enum>713.</enum><header>Qualifications
for Office of Delegate</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To be
eligible for the office of Delegate a candidate shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H7C32DD31E1484672B0DF7389C9DEF460"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be at least 25
years of age on the date of the election;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA4A0FB462A4402E95F00F4A8128054"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have been a citizen
of the United States for at least 7 years prior to the date of the
election;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDC2AA31280BD40D298E8181B9B51F4DC"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be a resident and domiciliary of the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for at least 7 years prior to the
date of the election;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE9B832B3EE184F0199D9CA36FD85DBCE"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be qualified to vote in the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands on the date of the election; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2B1DFD8221BA40F7B4FF6C10377E00B9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>not be, on the
date of the election, a candidate for any other office.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF4EF920065EA423C928895686E93DF64"><enum>714.</enum><header>Determination
of election procedure</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Acting
pursuant to legislation enacted in accordance with the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Government of the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands may determine the order of names
on the ballot for election of Delegate, the method by which a special election
to fill a permanent vacancy in the office of Delegate shall be conducted, the
method by which ties between candidates for the office of Delegate shall be
resolved, and all other matters of local application pertaining to the election
and the office of Delegate not otherwise expressly provided for in this
subtitle.</text>
</section><section id="H36188710763B451AAF92362366F1A1D0"><enum>715.</enum><header>Compensation,
privileges, and immunities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Until the Rules of the House of
Representatives are amended to provide otherwise, the Delegate from the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall receive the same
compensation, allowances, and benefits as a Member of the House of
Representatives, and shall be entitled to whatever privileges and immunities
are, or hereinafter may be, granted to any other nonvoting Delegate to the
House of Representatives.</text>
</section><section id="HAE2C5C4711D84C03819D14DF168900C9"><enum>716.</enum><header>Lack of effect
on covenant</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">No provision of
this subtitle shall be construed to alter, amend, or abrogate any provision of
the covenant referred to in section 711 except section 901 of the
covenant.</text>
</section><section id="HEAE011BF059D47D4904196FD6681A3CE"><enum>717.</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this subtitle, the term
<term>Delegate</term> means the Resident Representative referred to in section
711.</text>
</section><section id="H799C75EBD65D46948D6FBA697E81C728"><enum>718.</enum><header>Conforming
amendments regarding appointments to military service academies by Delegate
from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands</header>
<subsection id="H2645C3F7893A4BF2ACF5E47218F13DE1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>United States
Military Academy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
4342(a)(10) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
<quote>resident representative</quote> and inserting <quote>Delegate in
Congress</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H030CB542451047909380DDBC9E1022E0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>United States
Naval Academy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
6954(a)(10) of such title is amended by striking <quote>resident
representative</quote> and inserting <quote>Delegate in
Congress</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55A222ECE4DC4A5DA91B832931080087"><enum>(c)</enum><header>United States
Air Force Academy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
9342(a)(10) of such title is amended by striking <quote>resident
representative</quote> and inserting <quote>Delegate in
Congress</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>VIII</enum><header>Compacts of
Free Association Amendments</header>
<section id="H0596680C231E4C78BF922C6D8C10C700"><enum>801.</enum><header>Approval of
Agreements</header>
<subsection id="H9E1141AF41BB4B62A45097F1A7E62E81"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101 of the
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/48/1921">48 U.S.C. 1921</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFAF01FA6BE854D0392AE3884A759CE51"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first
sentence of subsection (a), by inserting before the period at the end the
following: <quote>, including Article X of the Federal Programs and Services
Agreement Between the Government of the United States and the Government of the
Federated States of Micronesia, as amended under the Agreement to Amend Article
X that was signed by those two Governments on June 30, 2004, which shall serve
as the authority to implement the provisions thereof</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H00BF7CE7053F4F229FD4B9D6C454C7D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the first
sentence of subsection (b), by inserting before the period at the end the
following: <quote>, including Article X of the Federal Programs and Services
Agreement Between the Government of the United States and the Government of the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, as amended under the Agreement to Amend
Article X that was signed by those two Governments on June 18, 2004, which
shall serve as the authority to implement the provisions
thereof</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF77C81FD09044CA4BABEF710B867A945"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall be effective as of April 30, 2008.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H58E0FD6E8D104B158E31D04CF9371584"><enum>802.</enum><header>Funds to
facilitate Federal activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Unobligated amounts appropriated before the
date of enactment of this Act pursuant to section 105(f)(1)(A)(ii) of the
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 shall be available to both
the United States Agency for International Development and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency to facilitate each agency’s activities under the
Federal Programs and Services Agreements.</text>
</section><section id="HB4BD8DD04E274D2AB96EAA6245388BD4"><enum>803.</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header>
<subsection id="H9294827E45424C11B796728EE5F00077"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 105(f)(1)(A)
of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
1921d(f)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H325E0FB4B26D46268D3C6B7D2564D53B" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H6D2916DC28F34758A1C7F175435BCB50"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Emergency and
disaster assistance</header>
<clause id="HFA0C9EC5D5EB407ABC218EF472C097B6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to clause
(ii), section 221(a)(6) of the U.S.–FSM Compact and section 221(a)(5) of the
U.S.–RMI Compact shall each be construed and applied in accordance with the two
Agreements to Amend Article X of the Federal Programs and Service Agreements
signed on June 30, 2004, and on June 18, 2004, respectively, provided that all
activities carried out by the United States Agency for International
Development and the Federal Emergency Management Agency under Article X of the
Federal Programs and Services Agreements may be carried out notwithstanding any
other provision of law. In the sections referred to in this clause, the term
<term>United States Agency for International Development, Office of Foreign
Disaster Assistance</term> shall be construed to mean <quote>the United States
Agency for International Development</quote>.</text>
</clause><clause id="H78A68B36968441969C2D9097C2CDD800"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Definition of
will provide funding</header><text>In the second sentence of paragraph 12 of
each of the Agreements described in clause (i), the term <term>will provide
funding</term> means will provide funding through a transfer of funds using
Standard Form 1151 or a similar document or through an interagency,
reimbursable
agreement.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H0CCABAF5410F4DEC0012B35E7429CE55"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective as
of April 30, 2008.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H38D3B8EB4F97483EB7BE371D3C52C010"><enum>804.</enum><header>Clarifications
regarding Palau</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
105(f)(1)(B) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48
U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3667908AFFD649E7B8B2CFA1AFEC58E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause
(ii)(II), by striking <quote>and its territories</quote> and inserting <quote>,
its territories, and the Republic of Palau</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8BBBB9868E974257A5C94862AF895974"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause
(iii)(II), by striking <quote>, or the Republic of the Marshall Islands</quote>
and inserting <quote>, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of
Palau</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63B666A073A2426782C8706018B3657B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in clause
(ix)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H15B8D7F9B0B540BBBAF8CF99FB47F18B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Republic</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>government,
institutions, and people</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF499A6B14A5445E832323BAC749E370"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2009</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC1285AE3286847F29D69ADA8EE346E9D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>was</quote> and inserting <quote>were</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H7FEE0AA5BBE145C8AFDF22C1AACBFE5B"><enum>805.</enum><header>Availability of
legal services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
105(f)(1)(C) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48
U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(C)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following: <quote>, which shall also continue to be available to the citizens
of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic
of the Marshall Islands who legally reside in the United States (including
territories and possessions)</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H088F3CE9BA734D3FA0884506FA8C1516"><enum>806.</enum><header>Technical
amendments</header>
<subsection id="HF200135C72DA48239D369F65F16F41D9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Title
<enum-in-header>I</enum-in-header></header>
<paragraph id="H00E50372552F49329DC5EB587C3CA920"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section
<enum-in-header>177</enum-in-header> agreement</header><text>Section 103(c)(1)
of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
1921b(c)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>section 177</quote> and inserting
<quote>Section 177</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5F776E2143984D239CF8761B45AFFF6F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interpretation
and united states policy</header><text>Section 104 of the Compact of Free
Association Amendments Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/48/1921c">48 U.S.C. 1921c</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H38FBCA3AC38D448BA7A21E6800CBF8E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(1), by inserting <quote>the</quote> before <quote>U.S.–RMI
Compact,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF100CABFDB4741A29CC1E079CF0E9A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)—</text>
<clause id="H47CCA3A17E6443C100D5D67FBD421105"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (8), by striking <quote>to
include</quote> and inserting <quote>and include</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H75CD363557884810A19E2100F815CCC9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (9)(A), by inserting a comma after <quote>may</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H94AFFCCACF8A4C4C99A423E68F005BCF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (10), by striking <quote>related to service</quote> and inserting
<quote>related to such services</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF0F37FE869D44E41887F6671C5BD5513"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the first
sentence of subsection (j), by inserting <quote>the</quote> before
<quote>Interior</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD9A88C7579024392B6BF784FDC7333C4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Supplemental
provisions</header><text>Section 105(b)(1) of the Compact of Free Association
Amendments Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/48/1921d">48 U.S.C. 1921d(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended
by striking <quote>Trust Fund</quote> and inserting <quote>Trust
Funds</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H78ED03CE182F4C31B2ACC8EF084DEF8D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Title
<enum-in-header>II</enum-in-header></header>
<paragraph id="HF58931E6143D420F80836C94AA3317E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>U.S.–FSM
compact</header><text>The Compact of Free Association, as amended, between the
Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated
States of Micronesia (as provided in section 201(a) of the Compact of Free
Association Amendments Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 2757)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD7663803A3C24A86AEC7E79EDE53342D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in section
174—</text>
<clause id="H3484A147EBA64907B786DE1E1C1FAB97"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subsection (a), by striking <quote>courts</quote> and inserting
<quote>court</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8A3F18AAF8214A24A637D689CB3862CF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)(2), by striking <quote>the</quote> before
<quote>November</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9582A682136C4EEE85847F917CDBDD69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in section 177(a),
by striking <quote>, or Palau</quote> and inserting <quote>(or
Palau)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H780113442D78425F88C84FAE4E385838"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in section 179(b),
by striking <quote>amended Compact</quote> and inserting <quote>Compact, as
amended,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFD32A15EBF8448E869D105263521012"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in section
211—</text>
<clause id="H75063CF9EB94418092A0AFB7A27F58CA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the fourth sentence of subsection (a), by striking <quote>Compact, as Amended,
of Free Association</quote> and inserting <quote>Compact of Free Association,
as amended</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H456A7E0E36CB444AAB1577EE87D9BA8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
the fifth sentence of subsection (a), by striking <quote>Trust Fund
Agreement,</quote> and inserting <quote>Agreement Between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of
Micronesia Implementing Section 215 and Section 216 of the Compact, as Amended,
Regarding a Trust Fund (Trust Fund Agreement),</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H71EC1B95AB0C4EA0970372ACBA491FEE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)—</text>
<subclause id="H1166131958444468BC05F452A5B0984F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the first
sentence, by striking <quote>Government of the</quote> before
<quote>Federated</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H5393FE06982641FC86FCED007700E1B3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by striking <quote>Sections 321 and 323 of the Compact of Free
Association, as Amended</quote> and inserting <quote>Sections 211(b), 321, and
323 of the Compact of Free Association, as amended,</quote>; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H79EF42C44C104C7387055D102433BDED"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
the last sentence of subsection (d), by inserting before the period at the end
the following: <quote>and the Federal Programs and Services Agreement referred
to in section 231</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3421187BDE2D4DCB838C87B86F38268F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in the first
sentence of section 215(b), by striking <quote>subsection(a)</quote> and
inserting <quote>subsection (a)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H52962B98EB3842DCA2D77400A2B3B38D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in section
221—</text>
<clause id="H1DFA1036127744AB8749076945A1934D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)(6), by inserting <quote>(Federal Emergency Management
Agency)</quote> after <quote>Homeland Security</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H15781F0F6B4E46DBB79E2362EF009911"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
the first sentence of subsection (c), by striking <quote>agreements</quote> and
inserting <quote>agreement</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H044B1D84196242B4B31F613BA628218"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in the second
sentence of section 222, by inserting <quote>in</quote> after <quote>referred
to</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3D2A9878DAE4D949F5FC5049EA190CB"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in the second
sentence of section 232, by striking <quote>sections 102 (c)</quote> and all
that follows through <quote>January 14, 1986)</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 102(b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/188">Public Law
108–188</external-xref>, 117 Stat. 2726, December 17, 2003</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC36B1FF2A2E94B4AA117F852E3F5D513"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the second
sentence of section 252, by inserting <quote>, as amended,</quote> after
<quote>Compact</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC317651982C94650BE6BF537B78B4672"><enum>(J)</enum><text>in the first
sentence of the first undesignated paragraph of section 341, by striking
<quote>Section 141</quote> and inserting <quote>section 141</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H064313E290F242E6B78F504EA4EADE2B"><enum>(K)</enum><text>in section
342—</text>
<clause id="H2F7C002031D249EEB7C3156B70C595FF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subsection (a), by striking <quote>14 U.S.C. 195</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 195 of title 14, United States Code</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H04459C6C267F41C681084B93B0646210"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)—</text>
<subclause id="H7756110637E04AFCB445FEC296F78BCD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>46 U.S.C. 1295(b)(6)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 1303(b)(6) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="MMA">Merchant Marine Act</act-name>, 1936 (46
U.S.C. 1295b(b)(6))</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HBA21FE359D1E4BB6AF537FE17F025D00"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>46 U.S.C. 1295b(b)(6)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
1303(b)(6)(C) of that Act</quote>;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E196EA59D724DEBA57C00AF5EDE5965"><enum>(L)</enum><text>in the third
sentence of section 354(a), by striking <quote>section 442 and 452</quote> and
inserting <quote>sections 442 and 452</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C880717263D4D96B9A162003EA0D76F"><enum>(M)</enum><text>in section 461(h),
by striking <quote>Telecommunications</quote> and inserting
<quote>Telecommunication</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC7717E996E694A2F9969939CA9A451DE"><enum>(N)</enum><text>in section
462(b)(4), by striking <quote>of Free Association</quote> the second place it
appears; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H474EA2BBF62F43D0A2E4FA6EDCC8DE97"><enum>(O)</enum><text>in section 463(b),
by striking <quote>Articles IV</quote> and inserting <quote>Article
IV</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAB96CDE9A4D64FF6AD60D3E60040F48B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>U.S.–RMI
compact</header><text>The Compact of Free Association, as amended, between the
Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic
of the Marshall Islands (as provided in section 201(b) of the Compact of Free
Association Amendments Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 2795)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE884B446BF404B63A87ED7A021760005"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in section 174(a),
by striking <quote>court</quote> and inserting <quote>courts</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6085C369B714BC88C967E342D3C9100"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in section 177(a),
by striking the comma before <quote>(or Palau)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H353DF2DCE4A947F6BAD5D7A598524360"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in section 179(b),
by striking <quote>amended Compact,</quote> and inserting <quote>Compact, as
amended,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE749C1280FC54DA9AE04C5E2E9D8F948"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in section
211—</text>
<clause id="H333D0212FEB247C2BC13B9B314533E8F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the fourth sentence of subsection (a), by striking <quote>Compact, as Amended,
of Free Association</quote> and inserting <quote>Compact of Free Association,
as amended</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H740726D85B6D43449573E92D9CEA828F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
the first sentence of subsection (b), by striking <quote>Agreement between the
Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of the
Marshall Islands Regarding Miliary Use and Operating Rights</quote> and
inserting <quote>Agreement Regarding the Military Use and Operating Rights of
the Government of the United States in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
concluded Pursuant to Sections 321 and 323 of the Compact of Free Association,
as Amended (Agreement between the Government of the United States and the
Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Regarding Military Use and
Operating Rights)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HEB0F9FF57F2E42C58D4F1602A517AAEC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
the last sentence of subsection (e), by inserting before the period at the end
the following: <quote>and the Federal Programs and Services Agreement referred
to in section 231</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0727BE30E0664E1EAE2E68319491A431"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in section
221(a)—</text>
<clause id="HD3FE4734EC9B491E8158FA00ADDA5DE8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Section 231</quote> and
inserting <quote>section 231</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3A817B9ACCF14285B75BEB372D8E662B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (5), by inserting <quote>(Federal Emergency Management
Agency)</quote> after <quote>Homeland Security</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5752BA151B974DFD00C7FF6C2B889F62"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in the second
sentence of section 232, by striking <quote>sections 103(m)</quote> and all
that follows through <quote>(January 14, 1986)</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 103(k) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/188">Public Law
108–188</external-xref>, 117 Stat. 2734, December 17, 2003</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8FE20F5B19E4C1D9D6FE266296FCFD7"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in the first
sentence of section 341, by striking <quote>Section 141</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 141</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H684D7D7534224B21B44941E2C811197B"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in section
342—</text>
<clause id="H1EE5BCF3B930437D9FAE5C555B08AFFD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subsection (a), by striking <quote>14 U.S.C. 195</quote> and inserting
<quote>section 195 of title 14, United States Code</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H495D2AA15D9B4C6881B4E3388C32BE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)—</text>
<subclause id="HCA405B89F2AB4E3C897894AE3D1FEA10"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>46 U.S.C. 1295(b)(6)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 1303(b)(6) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="MMA">Merchant Marine Act</act-name>, 1936 (46
U.S.C. 1295b(b)(6))</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB29E7EA41C6E46E19CBCBE21006670CB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>46 U.S.C. 1295b(b)(6)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>section
1303(b)(6)(C) of that Act</quote>;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEA667B2CEDC14042BEA324E0F99556E5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the third
sentence of section 354(a), by striking <quote>section 442 and 452</quote> and
inserting <quote>sections 442 and 452</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00D382259EDB4B4AA79DC37BDD7FA014"><enum>(J)</enum><text>in the first
sentence of section 443, by inserting <quote>, as amended.</quote> after
<quote>the Compact</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB39E5B31384E4A97BCDFDD00BB8D56D"><enum>(K)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) of section 461(h)—</text>
<clause id="H5F9E8C236172451F858607FCC503DAED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>1978</quote> and inserting <quote>1998</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1E38E69379554EDFA0197637DB65DBA2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>Telecommunications</quote> and inserting
<quote>Telecommunication Union</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A877D13579E4071B5E3F09FEB234211"><enum>(L)</enum><text>in section 463(b),
by striking <quote>Article</quote> and inserting
<quote>Articles</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H3C9F63F4788A4552A021307E4CFAF4D"><enum>807.</enum><header>Transmission of
videotape programming</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
111(e)(2) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>or the
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands</quote> and inserting <quote>the
Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, or the Republic of the
Marshall Islands</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H3E41299854E7417B82D9F29C43CCB854"><enum>808.</enum><header>Palau road
maintenance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Government of
the Republic of Palau may deposit the payment otherwise payable to the
Government of the United States under section 111 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/219">Public Law
101–219</external-xref> (48 U.S.C. 1960) into a trust fund if—</text>
<paragraph id="HA92A87CCC7104B4A00D200CAF0BD0800"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the earnings of
the trust fund are expended solely for maintenance of the road system
constructed pursuant to section 212 of the Compact of Free Association between
the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Palau (48
U.S.C. 1931 note); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H600AB6D02F104F8AB109ECC2AF683027"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the trust fund is
established and operated pursuant to an agreement entered into between the
Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of
Palau.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HFD20B154436F482CACA9BA3FF86459D"><enum>809.</enum><header>Clarification of
tax-free status of trust funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In the U.S.–RMI Compact, the U.S.–FSM
Compact, and their respective trust fund subsidiary agreements, for the
purposes of taxation by the United States or its subsidiary jurisdictions, the
term <term>State</term> means <quote>State, territory, or the District of
Columbia</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB75D614DA8E45A7AB3B7450B5C7DC66" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>810.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer of naval vessels to certain
foreign recipients</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDC6BC73003240C082AF1375316E4950"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfers by grant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President is authorized to transfer
vessels to foreign countries on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2321j">22 U.S.C. 2321j</external-xref>), as
follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09F53B73BDCB4415008BAD8D45A88200"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Turkey</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the Government of Turkey—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90E36263159F4198B3B9BA8CC59DCD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided
missile frigates GEORGE PHILIP (FFG–12) and SIDES (FFG–14); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFCB0C26BD953453BB641898B6E9C4DCF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ship
BLACKHAWK (MHC–58).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC161DDDCE6114E4189EA351FEA1F2CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lithuania</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the Government of Lithuania, the OSPREY
class minehunter coastal ships CORMORANT (MHC–57) and KINGFISHER
(MHC–56).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EC6959B98C54D5FB1D44508E093542C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfers by sale</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President is authorized to transfer
vessels to foreign recipients on a sale basis under section 21 of the Arms
Export Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2761">22 U.S.C. 2761</external-xref>), as follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB79D19605F94F3F857903B108940844"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Taiwan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the Taipei Economic and Cultural
Representative Office in the United States (which is the Taiwan instrumentality
designated pursuant to section 10(a) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C.
3309(a))), the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ships ORIOLE (MHC–55) and FALCON
(MHC–59).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2AA30C71117846E29C01E17EE9B49B79"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Turkey</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the Government of Turkey, the OSPREY
class minehunter coastal ship SHRIKE (MHC–62).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF78AEF246FBC4FC796BC868EC7FD6D82"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants not counted in annual total of
transferred excess defense articles</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The value of a vessel transferred to a
recipient on a grant basis pursuant to authority provided by subsection (a)
shall not be counted against the aggregate value of excess defense articles
transferred in any fiscal year under section 516(g) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H483DA9610F6A49C6B9D706AD4E23D4E7"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Costs of transfers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any expense incurred by the United States
in connection with a transfer authorized by this section shall be charged to
the recipient.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC52FCEB576A545E583FDB7ED7DC6AC47"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repair and refurbishment in United States
shipyards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum
extent practicable, the President shall require, as a condition of the transfer
of a vessel under this section, that the recipient to which the vessel is
transferred have such repair or refurbishment of the vessel as is needed before
the vessel joins the naval forces of the recipient performed at a shipyard
located in the United States, including a United States Navy shipyard.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0948459C1CA54083B29923DBA18000F1"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expiration of authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority to transfer a vessel under
this section shall expire at the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date
of enactment of this Act.</text>
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