113 STAT. 1298 PUBLIC LAW 106-86 —OCT. 31, 1999 Oct. 31, 1999 [H.R. 659] Pennsylvania Battlefields Protection Act of 1999. 16 USC 410aa note. Public Law 106-86 106th Congress An Act To authorize appropriations for the protection of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution at Valley Forge National Historical Park, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Pennsylvania Battlefields Protection Act of 1999". TITLE I—PAOLI AND BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELDS SEC. 101. PAOLI BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION. (a) PAOLI BATTLEFIELD.—The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") is authorized to provide funds to the borough of Malvern, Pennsylvania, for the acquisition of the area known as the "Paoli Battlefield", located in the borough of Malvern, Pennsylvania, as generally depicted on the map entitled "PaoU Battlefield" numbered 80,000 and dated April 1999 (referred to in this title as the "Paoli Battlefield"). The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Pgirk Service. (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— The Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the borough of Malvern, Pennsylveinia, for the management by the borough of the Paoli Battlefield. The Secretary may provide technical assistance to the borough of Mgilvem to assure the preservation and interpretation of the Paoli Battlefield's resources. (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— There are authorized to be appropriated $1,250,000 to carry out this section. Such funds shall be expended in the ratio of one dollar of Federal funds for each dollar of funds contributed by non-Federal sources. Any funds provided by the Secretary shall be subject to an agreement that provides for the protection of the Paoli Battlefield's resources. SEC. 102. BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION. (a) BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELD.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary is authorized to provide funds to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, or the Brand3nvine Conservancy, for the acquisition, protection, and preservation of Isuid in an area generally known as the Meetinghouse Road Corridor,
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