Ill STAT. 1616 PUBLIC LAW 105-83—NOV. 14, 1997 (B) pavement preservation, in conformance with a pavement preservation plan, on the Beartooth Highway from milepost 8.4 to milepost 24.5. (2) REHABILITATION. — The Secretary of Agriculture shall be responsible for conducting rehabilitation and minor widening of the portion of the Beartooth Highway in Wyoming that runs from milepost 24.5 to milepost 43.1. (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture— (A) for snow removal and pavement preservation under paragraph (1), $2,000,000; and (B) for rehabilitation under paragraph (2), $10,000,000. (4) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. — Within 30 days of the acquisition of lands and interests in lands pursuant to this section, the funds authorized in subsection (e)(3) and appropriated herein for that purpose shall be made available to the Secretary of Agriculture. (f) RESPONSE AND RESTORATION PLAN. —The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Agriculture shall approve or prepare a plan for response and restoration activities to be undertaken pursuant to the Agreement and a quarterly accounting of expenditures made pursuant to such plan. The plan and accountings shall be transmitted to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. (g) MAP.— The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, a map depicting the acreage to be acquired pursuant to this section. (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) AGREEMENT.— The term "Agreement" means the agreement in principle, concerning the District Property, entered into on August 12, 1996 by Crown Butte Mines, Inc., Crown Butte Resources Ltd., Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Northwest Wyoming Resource Council, Sierra Club, Gallatin Wildlife Association, Wyoming Wildlife Federation, Montana Wildlife Federation, Wyoming Outdoor Council, Beartooth Alliance, and the United States of America, with such other changes mutually agreed to by the parties. (2) BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY.— The term "Beartooth Highway" means the portion of United States Route 212 that runs from the northeast entrance of Yellowstone National Park near Silver Gate, Montana, into and through Wyoming to Red Lodge, Montana. (3) CROWN BUTTE. —The term "Crown Butte" means Crown Butte Mines, Inc. and Crown Butte Resources Ltd., acting jointly. (4) DISTRICT PROPERTY. — The term "District Property" means the portion of the real property interests specifically described as District Property in appendix B of the Agreement. (5) NEW WORLD MINING DISTRICT. — The term "New World Mining District" means the New World Mining District as specifically described in appendix A of the Agreement. SEC. 503. CONVEYANCE TO STATE OF MONTANA, (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIREMENT.—Not later than January 1, 2001, but not prior to
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