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 PUBLIC LAW 106-569—DEC. 27, 2000 114 STAT. 2977 " (2) PROHIBITION OF REDUCTION OF GRANT. —The Secretary may not reduce the grant amount for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands based solely on— "(A) whether the Department retains program income under paragraph (1); or "(B) the amount of any such program income retained. "(3) EXCLUSION OF AMOUNTS.— The Secretary may, by regulation, exclude from consideration as program income any amounts determined to be so small that compliance with the requirements of this subsection would create an unreasonable administrative burden on the Department. "(b) LABOR STANDARDS.— "(1) IN GENERAL. — Any contract or agreement for assistance, sale, or lease pursuant to this title shall contain— "(A) a provision requiring that an amount not less than the wages prevailing in the locality, as determined or adopted (subsequent to a determination under applicable State or local law) by the Secretary, shall be paid to all architects, technical engineers, draftsmen, technicians employed in the development and all maintenance, and laborers and mechanics employed in the operation, of the affordable housing project involved; and "(B) a provision that an amount not less than the wages prevailing in the locality, as predetermined by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the Act commonly known as the 'Davis-Bacon Act' (46 Stat. 1494; chapter 411; 40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.) shall be paid to all laborers and mechanics employed in the development of the affordable housing involved. "(2) EXCEPTIONS.— Paragraph (1) and provisions relating to wages required under paragraph (1) in any contract or agreement for assistance, sale, or lease under this title, shall not apply to any individual who performs the services for which the individual volunteered and who is not otherwise employed at any time in the construction work and received no compensation or is paid expenses, reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee for those services. " SEC. 806. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. 25 USC 4226. " (a) IN GENERAL.— "(1) RELEASE OF FUNDS. — "(A) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary may carry out the alternative environmental protection procedures described in subparagraph (B) in order to ensure— "(i) that the policies of the National Environmental PoUcy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other provisions of law that further the purposes of such Act (as specified in regulations issued by the Secretary) are most effectively implemented in connection with the expenditure of grant amounts provided under this title; and "(ii) to the public undiminished protection of the environment. "(B) ALTERNATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROCE- DURE.— In lieu of applying environmental protection procedures otherwise applicable, the Secretary may by regulation provide for the release of funds for specific projects to

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