Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 2.djvu/984

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114 STAT. 1622 PUBLIC LAW 106-393—OCT. 30, 2000 preceding fiscal year that are unobligated at the end of a fiscal year because the Secretary concerned has rejected one or more proposed projects shall be available for use as part of the project submissions in the next fiscal year. (d) EFFECT OF COURT ORDERS. —I f an approved project under this Act is enjoined or prohibited by a Federal court, the Secretary concerned shall return the unobligated project funds related to that project to the participating county or counties that reserved the funds. The returned funds shall be available for the county to expend in the same manner as the funds reserved by the county under section 102(d)(l)(B)(i) or 103(c)(l)(B)(i), whichever applies to the funds involved. 16 USC 500 note. SEC. 208. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. The authority to initiate projects under this title shall terminate on September 30, 2006. Any project funds not obligated by September 30, 2007, shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States. TITLE III—COUNTY PROJECTS 16 USC 500 note. SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. In this title: (1) PARTICIPATING COUNTY.— The term "participating county" means an eligible county that elects under section 102(d)(l)(B)(ii) or 103(c)(l)(B)(ii) to expend a portion of the Federal funds received under section 102 or 103 in accordance with this title. (2) COUNTY FUNDS.— The term "county funds" means all funds an eligible county elects under sections 102(d)(l)(B)(ii) and 103(c)(l)(B)(ii) to reserve for expenditure in accordance with this title. 16 USC 500 note. SEC. 302. USE OF COUNTY FUNDS. (a) LIMITATION ON COUNTY FUND USE. —County funds shall be expended solely on projects that meet the requirements of this title. A project under this title shall be approved by the participating county only following a 45-day public comment period, at the beginning of which the county shall— (1) publish a description of the proposed project in the publications of local record; and (2) send the proposed project to the appropriate resource advisory committee established under section 205, if one exists for the county. (b) AUTHORIZED USES.— (1) SEARCH, RESCUE, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES.— An eligible county or applicable sheriffs department may use these funds as reimbursement for search and rescue and other emergency services, including fire fighting, performed on Federal lands and paid for by the county. (2) COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK CAMPS.— An eligible county may use these funds as reimbursement for all or part of the costs incurred by the county to pay the salaries and benefits of county employees who supervise adults or juveniles performing mandatory community service on Federal lands. (3) EASEMENT PURCHASES. —An eligible county may use these funds to acquire—