123STA T . 12 9 3 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .3 0, 2009 ‘ ‘ (1)tomakegr a n t s to , an d enter i nto c oo p erati v e agree - ments w it h , the F edera lG overnment, the C ommonwealth, polit- ical s ub divisions o f the Commonwealth, nonprofit organi z ations, and individuals
‘‘( 2 ) to hire, train, and compensate staff; and ‘‘( 3 ) to enter into contracts for goods and services . ‘‘(e) RESTRIC TI ON ON U SEO F F U N D S. —T he Corporation ma y not use Federal funds made available under this A cttoac q uire land or an interest in land. ’ ’; (2) in section 1 0 — (A) in the first sentence of subsection (c), by striking ‘‘shall assist the Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘shall, on the request of the Corporation, assist’’; ( B ) in subsection (d)— (i) by striking ‘‘Commission’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Corporation’’; (ii) by striking ‘‘The S ecretary’’ and inserting the following
‘‘(1) I N G ENER AL .—The Secretary’’; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(2) COO P ERATI V E AGREE M ENTS.—The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the Corporation and other public or private entities for the purpose of providing technical assistance and grants under paragraph (1). ‘‘(3) P RIORIT Y .—In providing assistance to the Corporation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to activi- ties that assist in— ‘‘(A) conserving the significant natural, historic, cul- tural, and scenic resources of the Corridor; and ‘‘(B) providing educational, interpretive, and rec- reational opportunities consistent with the purposes of the Corridor.’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(e) TRANSITION M EMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Sec- retary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Corporation to ensure— ‘‘(1) appropriate transition of management of the Corridor from the Commission to the Corporation; and ‘‘(2) coordination regarding the implementation of the Plan.’’; (3) in section 11, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘directly affecting’’; ( 4 ) in section 12— (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Commission’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Corporation’’; (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘200 7 ’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(d) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE.—The authority of the Sec- retary to provide financial assistance under this Act terminates on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this subsection.’’; and (5) in section 14— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and ( 6 )as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
