AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

SEC. 909. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) Compacts and Management Plan.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, for grants for developing a compact under section 905 and providing assistance for a management plan under section 906, not more than $300,000, to remain available until expended, subject to the following conditions: (1) No grant for a compact or management plan may exceed 75 percent of the grantee’s cost for such study or plan. (2) The total amount of Federal funding for the compact for the Heritage Area may not exceed $150,000. (3) The total amount of Federal funding for a management plan for the Heritage Area may not exceed $150,000. (b) Management Entity Operations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the management entities, amounts as follows: (1) For the operating costs of each management entity, pursuant to section 907, not more than $250,000 annually. (2) For technical assistance pursuant to section 908, not more than $50,000 annually. The Federal contribution to the operations of the management entities shall not exceed 50 percent of the annual operating costs of the entities. (c) Implementation.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, for grants (and the administration thereof) for the implementation of the management plans for the Heritage Area pursuant to section 908, not more than $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, subject to the following conditions: 110 STAT. 4281 (1) No grant for implementation may exceed 50 percent of the grantee’s cost of implementation. (2) Any payment made shall be subject to an agreement that conversion, use, or disposal of the project so assisted for purposes contrary to the purposes of this title, as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a right of the United States of reimbursement of all funds made available to such project or the proportion of the increased value of the project attributable to such funds as determined at the time of such conversion, use, or disposal, whichever is greater.