§ 3195. — Cooperative information and education centers.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC3195]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 51--ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER VI--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 3195. Cooperative information and education centers
The Secretary is authorized in consultation with other Federal
agencies, to investigate and plan for an information and education
center for visitors to Alaska on not to exceed one thousand acres of
Federal land at a site adjacent to the Alaska Highway, and to
investigate and plan for similar centers in Anchorage and Fairbanks,
Alaska. For the purposes of this investigation, the Secretary shall seek
participation in the program planning and/or operation of such centers
from appropriate agencies of the State of Alaska, and he is authorized
to accept contributions of funds, personnel, and planning and program
assistance from such State agencies, other Federal agencies, and Native
representatives. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to
investigate and plan for, in a similar manner, an information and
education center for visitors to Alaska in either Juneau, Ketchikan, or
Sitka, Alaska. No information center shall be developed pursuant to
investigations and plans conducted under authority of this section
unless and until such development is specifically authorized by
Congress.
(Pub. L. 96-487, title XIII, Sec. 1305, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2478.)
Authorization of Appropriations; Purposes of Center; Operation of
Center; Development Plans
Pub. L. 99-664, Sec. 11, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4308, provided
that:
``(a) Authorization.--There is hereby authorized to be appropriated
$250,000 to be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct surveys,
develop designs, and carry out other preliminary work related to the
establishment of an Information and Education Center provided for in
section 1305 of Public Law 96-487 [16 U.S.C. 3195].
``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Center authorized by subsection
(a) shall be--
``(1) to collect and disseminate to visitors to and residents of
Alaska information about the natural, recreational, cultural,
historical, archeological, multiple use, and other resources and
values of Alaska, with special emphasis on the Tongass National
Forest and Southeast Alaska and its people;
``(2) to publicly display temporary and permanent exhibits
illustrating and interpreting these resources and values;
``(3) to foster educational programs relating to the heritage
resources of Alaska including those pertaining to Alaska Native
peoples with particular emphasis on the Haida, Tshimshian, and
Tglingit peoples of Southeast Alaska.
``(c) Design.--Design of the center in subsection (a) shall be
developed in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, the
Alaska Division of Tourism and other appropriate agencies of the State
of Alaska, the local government of the city in which such center is to
be located, and southeast Alaska Native organizations.
``(d) Consultation.--In establishing, operating, and maintaining the
center (and any affiliated branches), the Secretary of Agriculture shall
consult with, in addition to those listed in subsection (c), Alaska
colleges and universities, the National Historic Association of Alaska,
the Alaska Federation of Natives, and appropriate individuals and other
organizations concerned with the diverse heritage resources of Alaska.
``(e) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with those individuals
and organizations listed in subsections (c) and (d) to facilitate
carrying out the purposes of the Center.
``(f) Development Plan.--Within one year after the date of enactment
of this Act [Nov. 17, 1986], and after consultation with the individuals
and organizations listed in subsections (c) and (d), the Secretary of
Agriculture shall submit to Congress a development plan for the Center
along with an estimate of the cost.''
