[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2510]
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  SA 305. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 10___. RELOCATION OF MEMORIAL HONORING THE 9 AIR FORCE 
                   CREW MEMBERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN AN 
                   AIRPLANE CRASH DURING A TRAINING MISSION ON 
                   AUGUST 31, 1982.

       (a) In General.--With the consent of the owner of the 
     private land adjacent to the Cherohala Skyway in the State of 
     North Carolina on which there is located a memorial honoring 
     the 9 members of the Air Force crew of the C-141B transport 
     plane that crashed during a training mission over the 
     Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests on August 31, 1982 
     (referred to in this section as the ``memorial''), and 
     subject to subsections (b) through (e), the Secretary of 
     Agriculture (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Secretary'') may authorize, by special use authorization, 
     the installation and any maintenance associated with the 
     installation of the memorial at an appropriate site at the 
     Stratton Ridge rest area located at mile marker 2 on the 
     Cherohala Skyway in Graham County, North Carolina, in the 
     Nantahala National Forest.
       (b) Site Approval.--The site at which the memorial is 
     installed under subsection (a) is subject to approval by the 
     Secretary, in concurrence with--
       (1) the North Carolina Department of Transportation; and
       (2) in a case in which the site is located adjacent to a 
     Federal-aid highway, the Administrator of the Federal Highway 
     Administration.
       (c) Funding.--No Federal funds may be used to relocate, 
     install, or maintain the memorial under subsection (a).
       (d) Costs.--The individual or entity requesting the 
     installation of the memorial on National Forest System land 
     under subsection (a) shall be responsible for the costs 
     associated with the use of National Forest System land for 
     the memorial, including the costs of--
       (1) processing the application for the relocation;
       (2) issuing a special use authorization for the memorial, 
     including the costs associated with any related environmental 
     analysis; and
       (3) relocating, installing, and maintaining the memorial.
       (e) Terms and Conditions.--The special use authorization 
     for the installation of the memorial under subsection (a) may 
     include any terms and conditions that are determined to be 
     appropriate by the Secretary, including a provision 
     preventing any enlargement or expansion of the memorial.
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