Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 5.djvu/335

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PUBLIC LAW 106-554—APPENDIX D 114 STAT. 2763A-295 section and arrangements for the maintenance of Reconciliation Place. (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development $18,258,441, to be used for the grant under this section. SEC, 704. SIOUX NATION SUPREME COURT AND NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN MEDIATION TRAINING CENTER. (a) IN GENERAL.— To ensure the development and operation of the Sioux Nation Tribal Supreme Court and the National Native American Mediation Training Center, the Attorney General of the United States shall use available funds to provide technical and financial assistance to the Sioux Nation. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— To cany out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice such sums as are necessary. TITLE VIII—ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS. (a) SHORT TITLE.— This title may be cited as the "Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act". (b) DEFINITIONS. —For the purposes of this title, the following definitions shall apply: (1) ERIE CANALWAY. — The term "Erie Canalway" means the 524 miles of navigable canal that comprise the New York State Canal System, including the Erie, Ca3aiga and Seneca, Oswego, and Champlain Canals and the historic alignments of these canals, including the cities of Albany and Buffalo. (2) CANALWAY PLAN.—The term "Canalway Plan" means the comprehensive preservation and management plan for the Corridor required under section 806. (3) COMMISSION. — The term "Commission" means the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission established under section 804. (4) CORRIDOR.— The term "Corridor" means the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor established under section 803. (5) GOVERNOR.— The term "Governor" means the Governor of the State of New York. (6) SECRETARY.— The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. SEC. 802. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) FINDINGS. —Congress finds that— (1) the year 2000 marks the 175th Anniversary of New York State's creation and stewardship of the Erie Canalway for commerce, transportation, and recreational purposes, establishing the network which made New York the "Empire State" and the Nation's premier commercial and financial center; (2) the canals and adjacent areas that comprise the Erie Canalway are a nationally significant resource of historic and recreational value, which merit Federal recognition and assistance;