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 PUBLIC LAW 103-82—SEPT. 21, 1993 107 STAT. 851 ized to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with any qualified youth or conservation corps to perform appropriate conservation projects referred to in subsection (d). "(d) PROJECTS TO BE CARRIED OUT. —The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may each utilize the Corps or any qualified youth or conservation corps to carry out appropriate conservation projects which such Secretary is authorized to carry out under other authority of law on public lands. Appropriate conservation projects may also be carried out under this title on Indian lands with the approval of the Indian tribe involved and on Hawaiian home landis with the approval of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands of the State of Hawaii. The Secretaries may also authorize appropriate conservation projects and other appropriate projects to be carried out on Federal, State, local, or private lands as part of disaster prevention or relief efforts in response to an emergenqr or mcgor disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). ''(e) PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS.—In selecting appropriate conservation projects to be carried out under this title, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall give preference to those projects which— "(1) will provide long-term benefits to the public; "(2) will instill in the enrollee involved a work ethic and a sense of public service; "(3) wul be labor intensive; "(4) can be planned and initiated promptly; and "(5) will provide academic, experiential, or environmental education opportunities. "(f) CONSISTENCY.— Each appropriate conservation project carried out under this title on eligible service lands shall be consistent with the provisions of law ana policies relating to the management and administration of such lands, with all other applicable provisions of law, and with all management, operational, and other plans and documents which govern the administration of the area. "SEC. 205. CONSERVATION CENTERS. 16 USC 1724. "(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND USE.— The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture are each authorized to provide such quarters, board, medical care, transportation, and other services, facilities, supplies, and equipment as such Secretary deems necessary in connection with the Public Lands Corps and appropriate conservation projects carried out under this title and to establish and use conservation centers owned and operated by such Secretary for purposes of the Corps and such projects. The Secretaries shall establish basic standards of health, nutrition, sanitation, and safety for all conservation centers established under this section and shall assure that such standards are enforced. Where necessary or appropriate, the Secretaries may enter into contracts and otner appropriate arrangements with State and local government agencies and private organizations for the management of such conservation centers. "(b) LOGISTICAL SUPPORT. —The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may make arrangements with the Secretary of Defense to have logistical support provided by the Armed Forces to the Corps and any conservation center established under this section, where feasible. Logistical support may include

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