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 119 STAT. 2892

PUBLIC LAW 109–154—DEC. 30, 2005

that the Secretary determines to be necessary for the conservation center. ‘‘(3) STANDARDS FOR CONSERVATION CENTERS.—The Secretary shall— ‘‘(A) establish basic standards of health, nutrition, sanitation, and safety for all conservation centers established under paragraph (1); and ‘‘(B) ensure that the standards established under subparagraph (A) are enforced. ‘‘(4) MANAGEMENT.—As the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the Secretary may enter into a contract or other appropriate arrangement with a State or local government agency or private organization to provide for the management of a conservation center.’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(d) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide any services, facilities, equipment, supplies, technical assistance, oversight, monitoring, or evaluations that are appropriate to carry out this title.’’. (e) LIVING ALLOWANCES AND TERMS OF SERVICE.—Section 207 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1726) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: ‘‘(a) LIVING ALLOWANCES.—The Secretary shall provide each participant in the Public Lands Corps and each resource assistant with a living allowance in an amount established by the Secretary.’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(c) HIRING.—The Secretary may— ‘‘(1) grant to a member of the Public Lands Corps credit for time served with the Public Lands Corps, which may be used toward future Federal hiring; and ‘‘(2) provide to a former member of the Public Lands Corps noncompetitive hiring status for a period of not more than 120 days after the date on which the member’s service with the Public Lands Corps is complete.’’. (f) FUNDING.—The Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 is amended— (1) in section 210 (16 U.S.C. 1729), by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(c) OTHER FUNDS.—Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under section 211 are in addition to amounts allocated to the Public Lands Corps through other Federal programs or projects.’’; and (2) by inserting after section 210 the following: 16 USC 1730.

‘‘SEC. 211. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $12,000,000 for each fiscal year, of which $8,000,000 is authorized to carry out priority projects and $4,000,000 of which is authorized to carry out other appropriate conservation projects. ‘‘(b) DISASTER RELIEF OR PREVENTION PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), any amounts made available under that subsection shall be available for disaster prevention or relief projects. ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts appropriated for any fiscal year to carry out this title shall remain available for obligation and expenditure

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