Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 1.djvu/647

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PUBLIC LAW 106-248-^ULY 25, 2000 114 STAT. 611 dispose of land or interests in land within the Preserve under Public Law 97-465 (16 U.S.C. 521c through 521i); (7) in consultation with the Trust, refer civil and criminal cases pertaining to the Preserve to the Department of Justice for prosecution; (8) retain title to and control over fossils and archaeological artifacts found within the Preserve; (9) at the request of the Trust, construct and operate a visitors' center in or near the Preserve, subject to the availability of appropriated funds; (10) conduct the assessment of the Trust's performance, and, if the Secretary determines it necessary, recommend to Congress the termination of the Trust, under section 110(b)(2); and (11) conduct such other activities for which express authorization is provided to the Secretary by this title. (b) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall manage the Preserve in accordance with this title during the interim period from the date of acquisition of the Baca ranch under section 104(a) to the date of assumption of management of the Preserve by the Trust under section 108. The Secretary may enter into any agreement, lease, contract, or other arrangement on the same basis as the Trust under section 108(c)(1): Provided, That any agreement, lease, contract, or other arrangement entered into by the Secretary shall not exceed two years in duration unless expressly extended by the Trust upon its assumption of management of the Preserve. (2) USE OF THE FUND.— All monies received by the Secretary from the management of the Preserve during the interim period under paragraph (1) shall be deposited into the "Valles Caldera Fund" established under section 106(h)(2), and such monies in the fund shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, for the purpose of managing the Preserve in accordance with the responsibilities and authorities provided to the Trust under section 108. (c) SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY.— The Secretary retains the authority to suspend any decision of the Board with respect to the management of the Preserve if he finds that the decision is clearly inconsistent with this title. Such authority shall only be exercised personally by the Secretary, and may not be delegated. Any exercise of this authority shall be in writing to the Board, and notification of the decision shall be given to the Committees of Congress. Any suspended decision shall be referred back to the Board for reconsideration. (d) ACCESS.— The Secretary shall at all times have access to the Preserve for administrative purposes. SEC. 110. TERMINATION OF THE TRUST. 16 USC 698v-8. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Valles Caldera Trust shall terminate at the end of the twentieth full fiscal year following acquisition of the Baca ranch under section 104(a). (b) RECOMMENDATIONS.— (1) BOARD.— (A) If after the fourteenth full fiscal years from the date of acquisition of the Baca ranch under section 104(a),