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 114 STAT. 3070 PUBLIC LAW 106-577—DEC. 28, 2000 (ii) rescue, firefighting, and law enforcement services; and (iii) coordination of activities of nearby law enforcement and firefighting departments or agencies; and (B) a Federal, State, or local agency to develop or operate facilities and services to carry out this title; and (5) notwithstanding any other provision of law, accept donations of funds, property, or services from an individual, foundation, corporation, or public entity to provide a service or facility that is consistent with this title, as determined by the Secretary, including 1-time contributions for the Center (to be payable during construction funding periods for the Center after the date of enactment of this Act) from— (A) the State, in the amount of $3,000,000; (B) Elko County, Nevada, in the amount of $1,000,000; and (C) the city of Elko, Nevada, in the amount of $2,000,000. SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $12,000,000. Education Land Grant Act. TITLE II—CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS FOR EDU- CATIONAL PURPOSES 16 USC 479a SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "Education Land Grant Act". 16 USC 479a. SEC. 202. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. (a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—Upon written application, the Secretary of Agriculture may convey National Forest System lands to a public school district for use for educational purposes if the Secretary determines that— (1) the public school district seeking the conveyance will use the conveyed land for a public or publicly funded elementary or secondary school, to provide grounds or facilities related to such a school, or for both purposes; (2) the conveyance will serve the public interest; (3) the land to be conveyed is not otherwise needed for the purposes of the National Forest System; (4) the total acreage to be conveyed does not exceed the am.ount reasonably necessary for the proposed use; (5) the land is to be used for an established or proposed project that is described in detail in the application to the Secretary, and the conveyance would serve public objectives (either locally or at large) that outweigh the objectives and values which would be served by maintaining such land in Federal ownership; (6) the applicant is financially and otherwise capable of implementing the proposed project; (7) the land to be conveyed has been identified for disposal in an applicable land and resource management plan under

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