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 118 STAT. 3099 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 and who provide employment and training for, dislocated and dis placed workers in an economically disadvantaged rural community, including those historically timber dependent areas that have been affected by reduced timber harvesting on Federal lands and other forest dependent rural communities isolated from significant alter native employment opportunities: Provided, That notwithstanding Federal Government procurement and contracting laws the Secre taries may award contracts, grants or cooperative agreements to local non profit entities, Youth Conservation Corps or related part nerships with State, local or non profit youth groups, or small or disadvantaged business: Provided further, That the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is for forest hazardous fuels reduc tion, watershed or water quality monitoring or restoration, wildlife or fish population monitoring, or habitat restoration or manage ment: Provided further, That the terms ‘‘rural community’’ and ‘‘economically disadvantaged’’ shall have the same meanings as in section 2374 of Public Law 101–624: Provided further, That the Secretaries shall develop guidance to implement this section: Provided further, That nothing in this section shall be construed as relieving the Secretaries of any duty under applicable procure ment laws, except as provided in this section. SEC. 329. No funds appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands may be expended for the filing of declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation without the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That this provision shall not apply to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades National Park Protection and Expan sion Act of 1989, or to funds appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration purposes. SEC. 330. Section 338 of Public Law 108–108 is amended by striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’. SEC. 331. Section 315 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (as contained in section 101(c) of Public Law 104–134; 110 Stat. 1321–200; 16 U.S.C. 460l– 6a note), is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘subject to subsection (g) but’’ before ‘‘notwithstanding’’ in the matter preceding para graph (1); and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(g) The Secretary of Agriculture may not charge or collect fees under this section for the following: ‘‘(1) Admission to a unit of the National Forest System (as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renew able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)). ‘‘(2) The use either singly or in any combination, of the following— ‘‘(A) undesignated parking along roads; ‘‘(B) overlook sites or scenic pullouts; ‘‘(C) information offices and centers that only provide general area information and limited services or interpre tive exhibits; and ‘‘(D) dispersed areas for which expenditures in facilities or services are limited.’’. SEC. 332. (a) LIMITATION ON COMPETITIVE SOURCING STUDIES.— (1) Of the funds made available by this or any other Act to the Department of Energy or the Department of the Interior 117 Stat. 1314.

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