[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 964 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.964
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To provide for equitable compensation for the Cheyenne River Sioux
Tribe, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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This title may be cited as the ``Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Equitable Compensation Act''.

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TITLE I

-CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE EQUITABLE COMPENSATION

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) by enacting the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887,
chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 701-1 et seq.), commonly known as the
``Flood Control Act of 1944'', Congress approved the Pick-Sloan
Missouri River Basin program (referred to in this section as the
``Pick-Sloan program'')--
(A) to promote the general economic development of the
United States;
(B) to provide for irrigation above Sioux City, Iowa;
(C) to protect urban and rural areas from devastating
floods of the Missouri River; and
(D) for other purposes;
(2) the Oahe Dam and Reservoir project--
(A) is a major component of the Pick-Sloan program, and
contributes to the economy of the United States by generating a
substantial amount of hydropower and impounding a substantial
quantity of water;
(B) overlies the eastern boundary of the Cheyenne River
Sioux Indian Reservation; and
(C) has not only contributed little to the economy of the
Tribe, but has severely damaged the economy of the Tribe and
members of the Tribe by inundating the fertile, wooded bottom
lands of the Tribe along the Missouri River that constituted
the most productive agricultural and pastoral lands of the
Tribe and the homeland of the members of the Tribe;
(3) the Secretary of the Interior appointed a Joint Tribal
Advisory Committee that examined the Oahe Dam and Reservoir project
and concluded that--
(A) the Federal Government did not justify, or fairly
compensate the Tribe for, the Oahe Dam and Reservoir project
when the Federal Government acquired 104,492 acres of land of
the Tribe for that project; and
(B) the Tribe should be adequately compensated for the land
acquisition described in subparagraph (A);
(4) after applying the same method of analysis as is used for
the compensation of similarly situated Indian tribes, the
Comptroller General of the United States (referred to in this title
as the ``Comptroller General'') determined that the appropriate
amount of compensation to pay the Tribe for the land acquisition
described in paragraph (3)(A) would be $290,723,000;
(5) the Tribe is entitled to receive additional financial
compensation for the land acquisition described in paragraph (3)(A)
in a manner consistent with the determination of the Comptroller
General described in paragraph (4); and
(6) the establishment of a trust fund to make amounts available
to the Tribe under this title is consistent with the principles of
self-governance and self-determination.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are as follows:
(1) To provide for additional financial compensation to the
Tribe for the acquisition by the Federal Government of 104,492
acres of land of the Tribe for the Oahe Dam and Reservoir project
in a manner consistent with the determinations of the Comptroller
General described in subsection (a)(4).
(2) To provide for the establishment of the Cheyenne River
Sioux Tribal Recovery Trust Fund, to be managed by the Secretary of
the Treasury in order to make payments to the Tribe to carry out
projects under a plan prepared by the Tribe.

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In this title:
(1) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Cheyenne River Sioux
Tribe, which is comprised of the Itazipco, Siha Sapa, Minniconjou,
and Oohenumpa bands of the Great Sioux Nation that reside on the
Cheyenne River Reservation, located in central South Dakota.
(2) Tribal council.--The term ``Tribal Council'' means the
governing body of the Tribe.

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(a) Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Recovery Trust Fund.--There is
established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as
the ``Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Recovery Trust Fund'' (referred to in
this title as the ``Fund''). The Fund shall consist of any amounts
deposited into the Fund under this title.
(b) Funding.--On the first day of the 11th fiscal year that begins
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall, from the General Fund of the Treasury, deposit into the Fund
established under subsection (a)--
(1) $290,722,958; and
(2) an additional amount that equals the amount of interest
that would have accrued on the amount described in paragraph (1) if
such amount had been invested in interest-bearing obligations of
the United States, or in obligations guaranteed as to both
principal and interest by the United States, on the first day of
the first fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of
this Act and compounded annually thereafter.
(c) Investment of Trust Fund.--It shall be the duty of the
Secretary of the Treasury to invest such portion of the Fund as is not,
in the Secretary of the Treasury's judgment, required to meet current
withdrawals. Such investments may be made only in interest-bearing
obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to
both principal and interest by the United States. The Secretary of the
Treasury shall deposit interest resulting from such investments into
the Fund.
(d) Payment of Interest to Tribe.--
(1) Withdrawal of interest.--Beginning on the first day of the
11th fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act and, on
the first day of each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall withdraw the aggregate amount of interest deposited
into the Fund for that fiscal year and transfer that amount to the
Secretary of the Interior for use in accordance with paragraph (2).
Each amount so transferred shall be available without fiscal year
limitation.
(2) Payments to tribe.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall use
the amounts transferred under paragraph (1) only for the
purpose of making payments to the Tribe, as such payments are
requested by the Tribe pursuant to tribal resolution.
(B) Limitation.--Payments may be made by the Secretary of
the Interior under subparagraph (A) only after the Tribe has
adopted a plan under subsection (f).
(C) Use of payments by tribe.--The Tribe shall use the
payments made under subparagraph (B) only for carrying out
projects and programs under the plan prepared under subsection
(f).
(e) Transfers and Withdrawals.--Except as provided in subsections
(c) and (d)(1), the Secretary of the Treasury may not transfer or
withdraw any amount deposited under subsection (b).
(f) Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the governing body of the Tribe shall
prepare a plan for the use of the payments to the Tribe under
subsection (d) (referred to in this subsection as the ``plan'').
(2) Contents of plan.--The plan shall provide for the manner in
which the Tribe shall expend payments to the Tribe under subsection
(d) to promote--
(A) economic development;
(B) infrastructure development;
(C) the educational, health, recreational, and social
welfare objectives of the Tribe and its members; or
(D) any combination of the activities described in
subparagraphs (A) through (C).
(3) Plan review and revision.--
(A) In general.--The Tribal Council shall make available
for review and comment by the members of the Tribe a copy of
the plan before the plan becomes final, in accordance with
procedures established by the Tribal Council.
(B) Updating of plan.--The Tribal Council may, on an annual
basis, revise the plan to update the plan. In revising the plan
under this subparagraph, the Tribal Council shall provide the
members of the Tribe opportunity to review and comment on any
proposed revision to the plan.
(C) Consultation.--In preparing the plan and any revisions
to update the plan, the Tribal Council shall consult with the
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services.
(4) Audit.--
(A) In general.--The activities of the Tribe in carrying
out the plan shall be audited as part of the annual single-
agency audit that the Tribe is required to prepare pursuant to
the Office of Management and Budget circular numbered A-133.
(B) Determination by auditors.--The auditors that conduct
the audit described in subparagraph (A) shall--
(i) determine whether funds received by the Tribe under
this section for the period covered by the audit were
expended to carry out the plan in a manner consistent with
this section; and
(ii) include in the written findings of the audit the
determination made under clause (i).
(C) Inclusion of findings with publication of proceedings
of tribal council.--A copy of the written findings of the audit
described in subparagraph (A) shall be inserted in the
published minutes of the Tribal Council proceedings for the
session at which the audit is presented to the Tribal Council.
(g) Prohibition on Per Capita Payments.--No portion of any payment
made under this title may be distributed to any member of the Tribe on
a per capita basis.

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No payment made to the Tribe under this title shall result in the
reduction or denial of any service or program with respect to which,
under Federal law--
(1) the Tribe is otherwise entitled because of the status of
the Tribe as a federally recognized Indian tribe; or
(2) any individual who is a member of the Tribe is entitled
because of the status of the individual as a member of the Tribe.

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There are authorized to be appropriated such funds as may be
necessary to cover the administrative expenses of the Fund.

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Upon the deposit of funds (together with interest) into the Fund
under section 104(b), all monetary claims that the Tribe has or may
have against the United States for the taking, by the United States, of
the land and property of the Tribe for the Oahe Dam and Reservoir
Project of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program shall be
extinguished.

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This title may be cited as the ``Bosque Redondo Memorial Act''.

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TITLE II

-BOSQUE REDONDO MEMORIAL

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) in 1863, the United States detained nearly 9,000 Navajo and
forced their migration across nearly 350 miles of land to Bosque
Redondo, a journey known as the ``Long Walk'';
(2) Mescalero Apache people were also incarcerated at Bosque
Redondo;
(3) the Navajo and Mescalero Apache people labored to plant
crops, dig irrigation ditches and build housing, but drought,
cutworms, hail, and alkaline Pecos River water created severe
living conditions for nearly 9,000 captives;
(4) suffering and hardships endured by the Navajo and Mescalero
Apache people forged a new understanding of their strengths as
Americans;
(5) the Treaty of 1868 was signed by the United States and the
Navajo tribes, recognizing the Navajo Nation as it exists today;
(6) the State of New Mexico has appropriated a total of
$123,000 for a planning study and for the design of the Bosque
Redondo Memorial;
(7) individuals and businesses in DeBaca County donated $6,000
toward the production of a brochure relating to the Bosque Redondo
Memorial;
(8) the Village of Fort Sumner donated 70 acres of land to the
State of New Mexico contiguous to the existing 50 acres comprising
Fort Sumner State Monument, contingent on the funding of the Bosque
Redondo Memorial;
(9) full architectural plans and the exhibit design for the
Bosque Redondo Memorial have been completed;
(10) the Bosque Redondo Memorial project has the encouragement
of the President of the Navajo Nation and the President of the
Mescalero Apache Tribe, who have each appointed tribal members to
serve as project advisors;
(11) the Navajo Nation, the Mescalero Tribe and the National
Park Service are collaborating to develop a symposium on the Bosque
Redondo Long Walk and a curriculum for inclusion in the New Mexico
school curricula;
(12) an interpretive center would provide important educational
and enrichment opportunities for all Americans; and
(13) Federal financial assistance is needed for the
construction of a Bosque Redondo Memorial.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are as follows:
(1) To commemorate the people who were interned at Bosque
Redondo.
(2) To pay tribute to the native populations' ability to
rebound from suffering, and establish the strong, living
communities that have long been a major influence in the State of
New Mexico and in the United States.
(3) To provide Americans of all ages a place to learn about the
Bosque Redondo experience and how it resulted in the establishment
of strong American Indian Nations from once divergent bands.
(4) To support the construction of the Bosque Redondo Memorial
commemorating the detention of the Navajo and Mescalero Apache
people at Bosque Redondo from 1863 to 1868.

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In this title:
(1) Memorial.--The term ``Memorial'' means the building and
grounds known as the Bosque Redondo Memorial.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Defense.

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(a) Establishment.-- Upon the request of the State of New Mexico,
the Secretary is authorized to establish a Bosque Redondo Memorial
within the boundaries of Fort Sumner State Monument in New Mexico. No
memorial shall be established without the consent of the Navajo Nation
and the Mescalero Tribe.
(b) Components of the Memorial.--The memorial shall include--
(1) exhibit space, a lobby area that represents design elements
from traditional Mescalero and Navajo dwellings, administrative
areas that include a resource room, library, workrooms and offices,
restrooms, parking areas, sidewalks, utilities, and other visitor
facilities;
(2) a venue for public education programs; and
(3) a location to commemorate the Long Walk of the Navajo
people and the healing that has taken place since that event.

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(a) Grant.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may award a grant to the State
of New Mexico to provide up to 50 percent of the total cost of
construction of the Memorial.
(2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of construction
costs for the Memorial shall include funds previously expended by
the State for the planning and design of the Memorial, and funds
previously expended by non-Federal entities for the production of a
brochure relating to the Memorial.
(b) Requirements.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
section, the State shall--
(1) submit to the Secretary a proposal that--
(A) provides assurances that the Memorial will comply with
all applicable laws, including building codes and regulations;
and
(B) includes such other information and assurances as the
Secretary may require; and
(2) enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Secretary
that shall include--
(A) a timetable for the completion of construction and the
opening of the Memorial;
(B) assurances that construction contracts will be
competitively awarded;
(C) assurances that the State or Village of Fort Sumner
will make sufficient land available for the Memorial;
(D) the specifications of the Memorial which shall comply
with all applicable Federal, State, and local building codes
and laws;
(E) arrangements for the operation and maintenance of the
Memorial upon completion of construction;
(F) a description of Memorial collections and educational
programming;
(G) a plan for the design of exhibits including the
collections to be exhibited, security, preservation,
protection, environmental controls, and presentations in
accordance with professional standards;
(H) an agreement with the Navajo Nation and the Mescalero
Tribe relative to the design and location of the Memorial; and
(I) a financing plan developed by the State that outlines
the long-term management of the Memorial, including--
(i) the acceptance and use of funds derived from public
and private sources to minimize the use of appropriated or
borrowed funds;
(ii) the payment of the operating costs of the Memorial
through the assessment of fees or other income generated by
the Memorial;
(iii) a strategy for achieving financial self-
sufficiency with respect to the Memorial by not later than
5 years after the date of enactment of this Act; and
(iv) a description of the business activities that
would be permitted at the Memorial and appropriate vendor
standards that would apply.

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(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this title--
(1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
(2) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002.
(b) Carryover.--Any funds made available under this section that
are unexpended at the end of the fiscal year for which those funds are
appropriated, shall remain available for use by the Secretary through
September 30, 2002 for the purposes for which those funds were made
available.
MAINTAINING CERTAIN PUBLIC MEMORIALS

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(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) There are many thousands of public memorials scattered
throughout the United States and abroad that commemorate military
conflicts of the United States and the service of individuals in
the Armed Forces.
(2) These memorials have never been comprehensively cataloged.
(3) Many of these memorials suffer from neglect and disrepair,
and many have been relocated or stored in facilities where they are
unavailable to the public and subject to further neglect and
damage.
(4) There exists a need to collect and centralize information
regarding the location, status, and description of these memorials.
(5) The Federal Government maintains information on memorials
only if they are federally funded.
(6) Remembering Veterans Who Earned Their Stripes (a nonprofit
corporation established as RVETS, Inc. under the laws of the State
of Nevada) has undertaken a self-funded program to catalogue the
memorials located in the United States that commemorate military
conflicts of the United States and the service of individuals in
the Armed Forces, and has already obtained information on more than
7,000 memorials in 50 States.
(b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the people of the United States owe a debt of gratitude to
veterans for their sacrifices in defending the Nation during times
of war and peace;
(2) public memorials that commemorate military conflicts of the
United States and the service of individuals in the Armed Forces
should be maintained in good condition, so that future generations
may know of the burdens borne by these individuals;
(3) Federal, State, and local agencies responsible for the
construction and maintenance of these memorials should cooperate in
cataloging these memorials and providing the resulting information
to the Department of the Interior; and
(4) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director
of the National Park Service, should--
(A) collect and maintain information on public memorials
that commemorate military conflicts of the United States and
the service of individuals in the Armed Forces;
(B) coordinate efforts at collecting and maintaining this
information with similar efforts by other entities, such as
Remembering Veterans Who Earned Their Stripes (a nonprofit
corporation established as RVETS, Inc. under the laws of the
State of Nevada); and
(C) make this information available to the public.

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TITLE III

-SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE NEED FOR CATALOGING AND

(a) That portion of the property identified in United States Survey
Number 628, Tract A, containing 0.34 acres and Tract B containing 0.63
acres located in Section 26, Township 9 North, Range 10 East, Seward
Meridian, containing 0.97 acres, more or less, and further described as
Tracts A and B Russian Greek Church Mission Reserve according to United
States Survey 628 shall be offered for a period of 1 year for sale by
quitclaim deed from the United States by and through the Forest Service
to Chugach Alaska Corporation under the following terms:
(1) Chugach Alaska Corporation shall pay consideration in the
amount of $9,000.00.
(2) In order to protect the historic values for which the
Forest Service acquired the land, Chugach Alaska Corporation shall
agree to and the conveyance shall contain the same reservations
required by sections 2653.5(a) and 2653.11(b) of title 43, Code of
Federal Regulations, for protection of historic and cemetery sites
conveyed to a Regional Corporation pursuant to section 14(h)(1) of
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Forest Service
shall deposit the proceeds from the sale to the Natural Resource Damage
Assessment and Restoration Fund established by Public Law 102-154 and
may be expended without further appropriation in accordance with Public
Law 102-229.

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TITLE IV

-CONVEYANCE OF KINIKLIK VILLAGE

(a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Richmond
National Battlefield Park Act of 2000''.
(b) Definitions.--In this title:
(1) Battlefield park.--The term ``battlefield park'' means the
Richmond National Battlefield Park.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Interior.

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TITLE V

-REVISION OF RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK BOUNDARIES

(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) In the Act of March 2, 1936 (Chapter 113; 49 Stat. 1155; 16
U.S.C. 423j), Congress authorized the establishment of the Richmond
National Battlefield Park, and the boundaries of the battlefield
park were established to permit the inclusion of all military
battlefield areas related to the battles fought during the Civil
War in the vicinity of the City of Richmond, Virginia. The
battlefield park originally included the area then known as the
Richmond Battlefield State Park.
(2) The total acreage identified in 1936 for consideration for
inclusion in the battlefield park consisted of approximately
225,000 acres in and around the City of Richmond. A study
undertaken by the congressionally authorized Civil War Sites
Advisory Committee determined that of these 225,000 acres, the
historically significant areas relating to the campaigns against
and in defense of Richmond encompass approximately 38,000 acres.
(3) In a 1996 general management plan, the National Park
Service identified approximately 7,121 acres in and around the City
of Richmond that satisfy the National Park Service criteria of
significance, integrity, feasibility, and suitability for inclusion
in the battlefield park. The National Park Service later identified
an additional 186 acres for inclusion in the battlefield park.
(4) There is a national interest in protecting and preserving
sites of historical significance associated with the Civil War and
the City of Richmond.
(5) The Commonwealth of Virginia and its local units of
government have authority to prevent or minimize adverse uses of
these historic resources and can play a significant role in the
protection of the historic resources related to the campaigns
against and in defense of Richmond.
(6) The preservation of the New Market Heights Battlefield in
the vicinity of the City of Richmond is an important aspect of
American history that can be interpreted to the public. The Battle
of New Market Heights represents a premier landmark in black
military history as 14 black Union soldiers were awarded the Medal
of Honor in recognition of their valor during the battle. According
to National Park Service historians, the sacrifices of the United
States Colored Troops in this battle helped to ensure the passage
of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution to
abolish slavery.
(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this title--
(1) to revise the boundaries for the Richmond National
Battlefield Park based on the findings of the Civil War Sites
Advisory Committee and the National Park Service; and
(2) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to work in
cooperation with the Commonwealth of Virginia, the City of
Richmond, other political subdivisions of the Commonwealth, other
public entities, and the private sector in the management,
protection, and interpretation of the resources associated with the
Civil War and the Civil War battles in and around the City of
Richmond, Virginia.

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(a) Establishment and Purpose.--For the purpose of protecting,
managing, and interpreting the resources associated with the Civil War
battles in and around the City of Richmond, Virginia, there is
established the Richmond National Battlefield Park consisting of
approximately 7,307 acres of land, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Richmond National Battlefield Park Boundary Revision'',
numbered 367N.E.F.A.80026A, and dated September 2000. The map shall be
on file in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(b) Boundary Adjustments.--The Secretary may make minor adjustments
in the boundaries of the battlefield park consistent with section 7(c)
of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-
9(c)).

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(a) Acquisition Authority.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire lands, waters, and
interests in lands within the boundaries of the battlefield park
from willing landowners by donation, purchase with donated or
appropriated funds, or exchange. In acquiring lands and interests
in lands under this title, the Secretary shall acquire the minimum
interest necessary to achieve the purposes for which the
battlefield is established.
(2) Special rule for private lands.--Privately owned lands or
interests in lands may be acquired under this title only with the
consent of the owner.
(b) Easements.--
(1) Outside boundaries.--The Secretary may acquire an easement
on property outside the boundaries of the battlefield park and
around the City of Richmond, with the consent of the owner, if the
Secretary determines that the easement is necessary to protect core
Civil War resources as identified by the Civil War Sites Advisory
Committee. Upon acquisition of the easement, the Secretary shall
revise the boundaries of the battlefield park to include the
property subject to the easement.
(2) Inside boundaries.--To the extent practicable, and if
preferred by a willing landowner, the Secretary shall use permanent
conservation easements to acquire interests in land in lieu of
acquiring land in fee simple and thereby removing land from non-
Federal ownership.
(c) Visitor Center.--The Secretary may acquire the Tredegar Iron
Works buildings and associated land in the City of Richmond for use as
a visitor center for the battlefield park.

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(a) Applicable Laws.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of
the National Park Service, shall administer the battlefield park in
accordance with this title and laws generally applicable to units of
the National Park System, including the Act of August 25, 1916 (16
U.S.C. 1 et seq.) and the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et
seq.).
(b) New Market Heights Battlefield.--The Secretary shall provide
for the establishment of a monument or memorial suitable to honor the
14 Medal of Honor recipients from the United States Colored Troops who
fought in the Battle of New Market Heights. The Secretary shall include
the Battle of New Market Heights and the role of black Union soldiers
in the battle in historical interpretations provided to the public at
the battlefield park.
(c) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements with the Commonwealth of Virginia, its political
subdivisions (including the City of Richmond), private property owners,
and other members of the private sector to develop mechanisms to
protect and interpret the historical resources within the battlefield
park in a manner that would allow for continued private ownership and
use where compatible with the purposes for which the battlefield is
established.
(d) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide technical
assistance to the Commonwealth of Virginia, its political subdivisions,
nonprofit entities, and private property owners for the development of
comprehensive plans, land use guidelines, special studies, and other
activities that are consistent with the identification, protection,
interpretation, and commemoration of historically significant Civil War
resources located inside and outside of the boundaries of the
battlefield park. The technical assistance does not authorize the
Secretary to own or manage any of the resources outside the battlefield
park boundaries.

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

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The Act of March 2, 1936 (chapter 113; 16 U.S.C. 423j-423l) is
repealed.
ELECTRIFICATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

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Upon the completion and submission to the United States Congress by
the Forest Service of the ongoing High Voltage Direct Current viability
analysis pursuant to United States Forest Service Collection Agreement
#00CO-111005-105 or no later than February 1, 2001, there is hereby
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy such sums as
may be necessary to assist in the construction of the Southeastern
Alaska Intertie system as generally identified in Report #97-01 of the
Southeast Conference. Such sums shall equal 80 percent of the cost of
the system and may not exceed $384,000,000. Nothing in this title shall
be construed to limit or waive any otherwise applicable State or
Federal law.

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TITLE VI

-SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA INTERTIE SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION; NAVAJO

(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a 5-
year program to assist the Navajo Nation to meet its electricity needs.
The purpose of the program shall be to provide electric power to the
estimated 18,000 occupied structures on the Navajo Nation that lack
electric power. The goal of the program shall be to ensure that every
household on the Navajo Nation that requests it has access to a
reliable and affordable source of electricity by the year 2006.
(b) Scope.--In order to meet the goal in subsection (a), the
Secretary of Energy shall provide grants to the Navajo Nation to--
(1) extend electric transmission and distribution lines to new
or existing structures that are not served by electric power and do
not have adequate electric power service;
(2) purchase and install distributed power generating
facilities, including small gas turbines, fuel cells, solar
photovoltaic systems, solar thermal systems, geothermal systems,
wind power systems, or biomass-fueled systems;
(3) purchase and install other equipment associated with the
generation, transmission, distribution, and storage of electric
power;
(4) provide training in the installation, operation, or
maintenance of the lines, facilities, or equipment in paragraphs
(1) through (3); or
(5) support other activities that the Secretary of Energy
determines are necessary to meet the goal of the program.
(c) Technical Support.--At the request of the Navajo Nation, the
Secretary of Energy may provide technical support through Department of
Energy laboratories and facilities to the Navajo Nation to assist in
achieving the goal of this program.
(d) Annual Reports.--Not later than February 1, 2002 and for each
of the five succeeding years, the Secretary of Energy shall submit a
report to Congress on the status of the programs and the progress
towards meeting its goal under subsection (a).
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy to carry out this section
$15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

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