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100 STAT. 3341-272
PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1986
100 STAT. 3341-272

PUBLIC LAW 99-591—OCT. 30, 1986

100 STAT. 3341-272

the United States resulting from a forest fire in the Black Hills National Forest: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay the amount of the settlement from the Claims, Judgments, and Relief Act Fund (Public Law 95-26). In order to provide for more comprehensive and effective management, the exterior boundary of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in the State of Washington is hereby modified as generally depicted on a map entitled "Boundary Modification, Gifford Pinchot National Forest", dated August 1986. Such map and legal description of the boundary modification of said National Forest shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture and in appropriate field offices of that agency. This boundary modification shall not affect valid existing rights or interests in existing land use authorizations. No more than $500,000 made available to the Forest Service for obligation in fiscal year 1987 shall be expended to support Washington office staff in the development of the RPA: Provided, That this shall not reduce funds available for the development of forest plans pursuant to the National Forest Management Act of 1976. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY

The Secretary of Energy pursuant to the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-577), shall— (1) no later than thirty days after the date of the enactment of this Act, publish in the Federal Register a notice soliciting ij statements of interest in, and informational proposals for, ^ projects meeting the cost-sharing criteria contained under this head in Public Law 99-190 and employing emerging clean coal technologies which are capable of retrofitting, repowering, or modernizing existing facilities, which statements and informational proposals are to be submitted to the Secretary within sixty days after the publication of such notice; and

(2) no later than March 6, 1987, submit to Congress a summary report of statements of interest and informational propos'"' als received and no later than one hundred and twenty days ••'• after the receipt of such statements and proposals submit to Congress a report that analyzes the information contained in ^ such statements of interest and informational proposals and assesses the potential usefulness and commercial viability of each emerging clean coal technology for which a statement of interest or informational proposal has been received. Notwithstanding guidance provided by the Department in the February 17, 1986 Clean Coal Technology Program Opportunity Notice, funds expended by a private sector participant during the period of Congressional review or approval of the projects selected by the Department for agreements may be eligible for cost-sharing, as appropriate, commencing immediately after a full and comprehensive report on the project in question is submitted to the Congress for a 30-day review pursuant to the Administrative Provisions of the Department of Energy in this Act: Provided, That such cost-sharing may only be reimbursed after the Congress has approved the project or the 30-day review period has elapsed and the