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In the Senate of the United States,
October 19 (legislative day, September 22), 2000.
Resolved, That the Senate agree to the amendment of the House of
Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 150)
entitled ``An Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey
National Forest System lands for use for educational purposes, and for
other purposes.'', with the following
SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House
amendment, insert:
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
TITLE I--CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS FOR EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSES
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Conveyance of National Forest System lands for educational
purposes.
TITLE II--ALA KAHAKAI NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Findings.
Sec. 203. Authorization and administration.
TITLE III--ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AREAS
Sec. 301. Addition to Sequoia National Park.
Sec. 302. Boundary adjustment to include Cat Island.
TITLE IV--PECOS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK LAND EXCHANGE
Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Definitions.
Sec. 403. Land exchange.
Sec. 404. Boundary adjustment and maps.
TITLE V--NEW AREA STUDIES
Sec. 501. Vicksburg Campaign Trail study.
Sec. 502. Miami Circle special resource study.
Sec. 503. Apostle Islands wilderness study.
Sec. 504. Harriet Tubman special resource study.
Sec. 505. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Commission.
Sec. 506. Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area study.
Sec. 507. Study of the Washington-Rochambeau revolutionary route.
TITLE VI--PEOPLING OF AMERICA THEME STUDY
Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 603. Definitions.
Sec. 604. Theme study.
Sec. 605. Cooperative agreements.
Sec. 606. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VII--BIG HORN AND WASHAKIE COUNTIES, WYOMING LAND CONVEYANCE
Sec. 701. Conveyance.
TITLE VIII--COAL ACREAGE LIMITATIONS
Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Findings.
Sec. 803. Coal mining on Federal land.
TITLE IX--KENAI MOUNTAINS-TURNAGAIN ARM NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA
Sec. 901. Short title.
Sec. 902. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 903. Definitions.
Sec. 904. Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area.
Sec. 905. Management entity.
Sec. 906. Authorities and duties of management entity.
Sec. 907. Duties of the Secretary.
Sec. 908. Savings provisions.
Sec. 909. Prohibition on the acquisition of real property.
Sec. 910. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE I--CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS FOR EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSES
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Education Land Grant Act''.
SEC. 102. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS FOR EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSES.
(a) Authority to Convey.--Upon written application, the Secretary
of Agriculture may convey National Forest System lands to a public
school district for use for educational purposes if the Secretary
determines that--
(1) the public school district seeking the conveyance will
use the conveyed land for a public or publicly funded
elementary or secondary school, to provide grounds or
facilities related to such a school, or for both purposes;
(2) the conveyance will serve the public interest;
(3) the land to be conveyed is not otherwise needed for the
purposes of the National Forest System;
(4) the total acreage to be conveyed does not exceed the
amount reasonably necessary for the proposed use;
(5) the land is to be used for an established or proposed
project that is described in detail in the application to the
Secretary, and the conveyance would serve public objectives
(either locally or at large) that outweigh the objectives and
values which would be served by maintaining such land in
Federal ownership;
(6) the applicant is financially and otherwise capable of
implementing the proposed project;
(7) the land to be conveyed has been identified for
disposal in an applicable land and resource management plan
under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); and
(8) An opportunity for public participation in a disposal
under this section has been provided, including at least one
public hearing or meeting, to provide for public comments.
(b) Acreage Limitation.--A conveyance under this section may not
exceed 80 acres. However, this limitation shall not be construed to
preclude an entity from submitting a subsequent application under this
section for an additional land conveyance if the entity can demonstrate
to the Secretary a need for additional land.
(c) Costs and Mineral Rights.--(1) A conveyance under this section
shall be for a nominal cost. The conveyance may not include the
transfer of mineral or water rights.
(2) If necessary, the exact acreage and legal description of the
real property conveyed under this title shall be determined by a survey
satisfactory to the Secretary and the applicant. The cost of the survey
shall be borne by the applicant.
(d) Review of Applications.--When the Secretary receives an
application under this section, the Secretary shall--
(1) before the end of the 14-day period beginning on the
date of the receipt of the application, provide notice of that
receipt to the applicant; and
(2) before the end of the 120-day period beginning on that
date--
(A) make a final determination whether or not to
convey land pursuant to the application, and notify the
applicant of that determination; or
(B) submit written notice to the applicant
containing the reasons why a final determination has
not been made.
(e) Reversionary Interest.--If at any time after lands are conveyed
pursuant to this section, the entity to whom the lands were conveyed
attempts to transfer title to or control over the lands to another or
the lands are devoted to a use other than the use for which the lands
were conveyed, title to the lands shall revert to the United States.
TITLE II--ALA KAHAKAI NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Ala Kahakai National Historic
Trail Act''.
SEC. 202. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Ala Kahakai (Trail by the Sea) is an important part
of the ancient trail known as the ``Ala Loa'' (the long trail),
which circumscribes the island of Hawaii;
(2) the Ala Loa was the major land route connecting 600 or
more communities of the island kingdom of Hawaii from 1400 to
1700;
(3) the trail is associated with many prehistoric and
historic housing areas of the island of Hawaii, nearly all the
royal centers, and most of the major temples of the island;
(4) the use of the Ala Loa is also associated with many
rulers of the kingdom of Hawaii, with battlefields and the
movement of armies during their reigns, and with annual
taxation;
(5) the use of the trail played a significant part in
events that affected Hawaiian history and culture, including--
(A) Captain Cook's landing and subsequent death in
1779;
(B) Kamehameha I's rise to power and consolidation
of the Hawaiian Islands under monarchical rule; and
(C) the death of Kamehameha in 1819, followed by
the overthrow of the ancient religious system, the
Kapu, and the arrival of the first western missionaries
in 1820; and
(6) the trail--
(A) was used throughout the 19th and 20th centuries
and continues in use today; and
(B) contains a variety of significant cultural and
natural resources.
SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION.
Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(22) Ala kahakai national historic trail.--
``(A) In general.--The Ala Kahakai National
Historic Trail (the Trail by the Sea), a 175 mile long
trail extending from 'Upolu Point on the north tip of
Hawaii Island down the west coast of the Island around
Ka Lae to the east boundary of Hawaii Volcanoes
National Park at the ancient shoreline temple known as
`Waha'ula', as generally depicted on the map entitled
`Ala Kahakai Trail', contained in the report prepared
pursuant to subsection (b) entitled `Ala Kahakai
National Trail Study and Environmental Impact
Statement', dated January 1998.
``(B) Map.--A map generally depicting the trail
shall be on file and available for public inspection in
the Office of the National Park Service, Department of
the Interior.
``(C) Administration.--The trail shall be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
``(D) Land acquisition.--No land or interest in
land outside the exterior boundaries of any federally
administered area may be acquired by the United States
for the trail except with the consent of the owner of
the land or interest in land.
``(E) Public participation; consultation.--The
Secretary of the Interior shall--
``(i) encourage communities and owners of
land along the trail, native Hawaiians, and
volunteer trail groups to participate in the
planning, development, and maintenance of the
trail; and
``(ii) consult with affected Federal,
State, and local agencies, native Hawaiian
groups, and landowners in the administration of
the trail.''.
TITLE III--ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AREAS
SEC. 301. ADDITION TO SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK.
(a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall acquire by donation,
purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, all interest
in and to the land described in subsection (b) for addition to Sequoia
National Park, California.
(b) Land Acquired.--The land referred to in subsection (a) is the
land depicted on the map entitled ``Dillonwood'', numbered 102/80,044,
and dated September 1999.
(c) Addition to Park.--Upon acquisition of the land under
subsection (a)--
(1) the Secretary of the Interior shall--
(A) modify the boundaries of Sequoia National Park
to include the land within the park; and
(B) administer the land as part of Sequoia National
Park in accordance with all applicable laws; and
(2) the Secretary of Agriculture shall modify the
boundaries of the Sequoia National Forest to exclude the land
from the forest boundaries.
SEC. 302. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT TO INCLUDE CAT ISLAND.
(a) In General.--The first section of Public Law 91-660 (16 U.S.C.
459h) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``That, in'' and
inserting the following:
``SECTION 1. GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE.
``(a) Establishment.--In''; and
(2) in the second sentence--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as
subparagraphs (A) through (F), respectively, and
indenting appropriately;
(B) by striking ``The seashore shall comprise'' and
inserting the following:
``(b) Composition.--
``(1) In general.--The seashore shall comprise the areas
described in paragraphs (2) and (3).
``(2) Areas included in boundary plan numbered ns-gi-
7100j.--The areas described in this paragraph are'': and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Cat island.--Upon its acquisition by the Secretary,
the area described in this paragraph is the parcel consisting
of approximately 2,000 acres of land on Cat Island,
Mississippi, as generally depicted on the map entitled
`Boundary Map, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Cat Island,
Mississippi', numbered 635/80085, and dated November 9, 1999
(referred to in this Act as the `Cat Island Map').
``(4) Availability of map.--The Cat Island Map shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the appropriate
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