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 118 STAT. 1352 PUBLIC LAW 108–335—OCT. 18, 2004 (6) ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY.—If the transfer under subsection (a)(1) is terminated under paragraph (3), the prop erty covered by the transfer shall be returned to the NPS and administered as a unit of the National Park System in the District of Columbia in accordance with— (A) the Act of August 25, 1916 (commonly known as the ‘‘National Park Service Organic Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and (B) other laws (including regulations) generally applicable to units of the National Park System. SEC. 345. The project for the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier, Illinois, initiated under section 1135 of Public Law 99–662, is authorized at a total cost of $9,100,000 with a Federal cost of $6,825,000 and a non Federal cost of $2,275,000. SEC. 346. BIENNIAL EVALUATION OF CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHOR IZING BOARDS. (a) Biennial management evaluation of the District of Columbia Chartering Authorities for the District of Columbia Public Charter Schools shall be conducted by the Comptroller Gen eral of the United States. (b) Evaluation shall include the following: (1) Establish standards to assess each authorizer’s proce dures and oversight quality. (2) Identify gaps in oversight and recommendations. (3) Review processes of charter school applications. (4) Extent of ongoing monitoring, technical assistance, and sanctions provided to schools. (5) Compliance with annual reporting requirements. (6) Actual budget expenditures for the preceding 2 fiscal years. (7) Comparison of budget expenditures with mandated responsibilities. (8) Alignment with best practices. (9) Quality and timeliness of meeting section 2211(d) of the School Reform Act of 1995 (D.C. Code 38–1802.11(d)), as amended. (c) INITIAL INTERIM REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Government Accountability Office shall submit to the Committees on Appropria tions of the House of Representatives and Senate, no later than May 1, 2005, a baseline report on the performance of each author izer in meeting the requirements of the School Reform Act of 1995. (d) Hereafter section 2214(f) of Public Law 104–143 (D.C. Code 38–1802.14(f)), shall apply to the District of Columbia Board of Education Charter Schools Office. SEC. 347. CLARIFYING OPERATIONS OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD. Section 2214 of the School Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–134; D.C. Code 38–1802.14), is amended— (1) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following: ‘‘(f) AUDIT.—The Board shall maintain its accounts according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for Not for Profit Organizations. The Board shall provide for an audit of the financial statements of the Board by an independent certified public account ant in accordance with Government auditing standards for financial audits issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. The findings and recommendations of any such audit shall be forwarded to the Mayor, the District of Columbia Council, the 110 Stat. 1321– 133. Applicability. Deadline.

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