Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 1.djvu/983

 PUBLIC LAW 96-305—JULY 8, 1980

94 STAT. 933

SEC. 9. Section 23 of the Act of December 22, 1974, is amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: "In the event that the tribes should negotiate and agree on an exchange of lands pursuant to authority granted herein the Commission shall make available 125 per centum of the relocation benefits provided in sections 14 and 15 of this Act to members of either tribe living on land to be exchanged to other than his or her own tribe, except that such benefits shall be available only if, within one hundred and eighty days of the agreement, a majority of the adult members of the tribe who would be eligible to relocate from exchanged lands sign a contract with the Commission to relocate within twelve months of the agreement or such later time as determined by the Commission and such additional benefits shall only be paid to those who actually relocate within such period.". SEC. 10. (a) Section 25(a)(5) of the Act of December 22, 1974, as amended by the Act of July 30, 1979 (Public Law 96-40), is further amended by striking the figure "$1,000,000" and inserting, in lieu thereof, the figure "$4,000,000": Provided, That no new budget authority for fiscal year 1980 is authorized to be appropriated. (b) Section 25(a) of the Act of December 22, 1974, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(7) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of subsection (i) of section 30 of this Act, as amended, there is authorized to be appropriated, effective in fiscal year 1981, not to exceed $1,000,000 annually.". SEC. 11. The Act of December 22, 1974, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: "SEC. 27. (a) To facilitate and expedite the relocation efforts of the Commission, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually, effective in fiscal year 1981, not to exceed $6,000,000 as a discretionary fund. "(b) Such funds may only be used by the Commission to— "(1) match or pay not to exceed 30 per centum of any grant, contract, or other expenditure of the Federal Government, State or local government, tribal government or chapter, or private organization for the benefit of the Navajo or Hopi Tribe, if such grant, contract, or expenditure would significantly assist the Commission in carrying out its responsibilities or assist either tribe in meeting the burdens imposed by this Act; "(2) engage or participate, either directly or by contract, in demonstration efforts to employ innovative energy or other technologies in providing housing and related facilities and services in the relocation and resettlement of individuals under this Act. Not to exceed 5 per centum of such funds may be used for the administrative expenses of the Commission in carrying out this section. "(c) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as appropriate, shall assign the highest priority, in the next fiscal year after the date of enactment of this subsection to the funding and construction of the Hopi high school and Hopi medical center consistent with any plans already completed and approved by appropriate agencies of the respective departments. "SEC. 28. (a) No action taken pursuant to, in furtherance of, or as authorized by this Act, as amended, shall be deemed a major Federal action for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended.

25 USC 640d-22. Relocation benefits.

25 USC 640d-13, ante, p. 932.

93 Stat. 318. 25 USC 640d-24.

Post, p. 934.

Appropriation authorization. 25 USC 640d-25. Funds, use.

25 USC 640d-26.

42 USC 4321 note.

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