National Park Service

National Park Service operation of the national park system For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National Park Service (including special road maintenance service to trucking permittees on a reimbursable basis), and for the general administration of the National Park Service, including not to exceed $464,000 for the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission, and not less than $1,000,000 for high priority projects within the scope of the approved budget which shall be carried out by Youth Conservation Corps as if authorized by the Act of August 13, 1970, as amended by Public Law 93–408, $778,419,000, without regard to the Act of August 24, 1912, as amended (16 U.S.C. 451), of which not to exceed $55,500,000 to remain available until expended is to be derived from the special fee account established pursuant to title V, section 5201, of Public Law 100–203: Provided, That the National Park Service shall not enter into future concessionaire contracts, including renewals, that do not include a termination for cause clause that provides for possible extinguishment of possessory interests excluding depreciated book value of concessionaire investments without compensation: Provided further, That of the funds provided herein, $500,000 is available for the National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property: Provided further, That $85,000 shall be available to assist the town of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, for police force use: Provided further, That the National Park Service shall prepare an Environmental Impact Statement in full compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 that evaluates alternative levels of development within the103 STAT. 707 Appalachian Trail corridor between the Shrewsbury-Mendon town line, on the south, and the junction of the Appalachian and Long Trails north of Sherburne Pass, on the north, in Rutland County, Vermont: Provided further, That negotiations shall be suspended for any land acquisitions or easements in the study area and no acquisitions or easements in the study area shall be executed until 60 calendar days after the final Environmental Impact Statement is filed: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior shall take no action to give force or effect or implement in any manner the easement signed January 19, 1989, between the National Park Service and Killington, Ltd., Inc., until 60 calendar days after the final Environmental Impact Statement is filed. national recreation and preservation For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, natural programs, cultural programs, environmental compliance and review, and grant administration, not otherwise provided for, $16,136,000. historic preservation fund For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 915), as amended (16 U.S.C. 470), $32,750,000 to be derived from the Historic Preservation Fund, established by section 108 of that Act, as amended, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 1990: Provided, That the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands is a State eligible for Historic Preservation Fund matching grant assistance as authorized under 16 U.S.C. 470w(2): Provided further, That pursuant to section 105(1) of the Compact of Free Association, Public Law 99–239, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands shall also be considered States for purposes of this appropriation: Provided further, That $1,000,000 of the amount appropriated herein shall remain available until expended in the Bicentennial Light-house Fund, to be distributed on a matching grant basis after consultation among the National Park Service, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, State Historic Preservation Officers from States with resources eligible for financial assistance, and the light-house community. Consultation shall include such matters as a distribution formula, timing of grant awards, a redistribution procedure for grants remaining unobligated longer than two years after the award date, and related implementation policies. The distribution formula for fiscal year 1990 shall include consideration of such factors as— (A) the number of lighthouses on or determined to be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places by March 30, 1990; (B) the number of river lights and number of historic river sites on or determined to be eligible for listing on the National Register by March 30, 1990; and (C) the availability of matching contributions in the State: Provided further, That no State shall receive more than 15 per centum of the Bicentennial Lighthouse Fund in any one fiscal year, nor more than 10 per centum of the total appropriations to the Fund in any two fiscal year period: Provided further, That only the light station structure, itself, shall be counted in determining the number of properties in each State eligible to103 STAT. 708 participate in the Fund: Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate appropriate funds from the Bicentennial Light-house Fund to be transferred, without the matching requirement, for use by Federal agencies, in cooperative agreements with the National Park Service and the State Office of Historic Preservation in which the property is located, for properties otherwise eligible for the National Register but owned by the Federal Government. construction For construction, improvements, repair or replacement of physical facilities, without regard to the Act of August 24, 1912, as amended (16 U.S.C. 451), $199,716,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That for payment of obligations incurred for continued construction of the Cumberland Gap Tunnel, as authorized by section 160 of Public Law 93–87, $12,000,000 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended to liquidate contract authority provided under section 104(a)(8) of Public Law 95–599, as amended, such contract authority to remain available until expended. land and water conservation fund (rescission) The contract authority provided for fiscal year 1990 by 16 U.S.C. 4601–10a is rescinded. land acquisition and state assistance For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 4601–4–11), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the National Park Service, $88,556,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, to remain available until expended, including $3,300,000 to administer the State Assistance program: Provided, That of the amounts previously appropriated to the Secretary’s contingency fund for grants to States, $406,000 shall be available in 1990 for administrative expenses of the State grant program: Provided further, That of the amount provided above, $800,000 is for acquisition of the Saxton House, 331 South Market Street, Canton, Ohio, as if authorized by the Historic Sites Act of 1935 (16 U.S.C. 462 (e)): Provided further, That section 317 of Public Law 98–146 is amended by adding the following: “The land owner may also use the credits in exchange for excess lands, wherever located, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior.”. john f. kennedy center for the performing arts For expenses necessary for operating and maintaining the nonperforming arts functions of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $9,193,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 103 STAT. 709 illinois and michigan canal national heritage corridor commission For operation of the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission, $250,000. administrative provisions Appropriations for the National Park Service shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed 386 passenger motor vehicles, of which 332 shall he for replacement only, including not to exceed 285 for police-type use, 17 buses, and 5 ambulances; to provide, notwithstanding any other provision of law, at a cost not exceeding $100,000, transportation for children in nearby communities to and from any unit of the National Park System used in connection with organized recreation and interpretive programs of the National Park Service; options for the purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; and for the procurement and delivery of medical services within the jurisdiction of units of the National Park System: Provided, That any no year funds available to the National Park Service may be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to maintain law and order in emergency and other unforeseen law enforcement situations and conduct emergency search and rescue operations in the National Park System: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated to the National Park Service may be used to process any grant or contract documents which do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated to the National Park Service may be used to add industrial facilities to the list of National Historic Landmarks without the consent of the owner: Provided further, That the National Park Service may use helicopters and motorized equipment at Death Valley National Monument for removal of feral burros and horses: Provided further,That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National Park Service may recover unbudgeted costs of providing necessary services associated with special use permits, such reimbursements to be credited to the appropriation current at that time: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated to the National Park Service may be used to implement an agreement for the redevelopment of the southern end of Ellis Island until such agreement has been submitted to the Congress and shall not be implemented prior to the expiration of 30 calendar days (not including any day in which either House of Congress is not in session because of adjournment of more than three calendar days to a day certain) from the receipt by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate of a full and comprehensive report on the development of the southern end of Ellis Island, including the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of the proposed project.