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Authorizes the Secretary, if certain conditions have been satisfied (including that the company has obtained pollution liability insurance), to accept non-Federal land and associated mineral rights on Federal land located in Gallatin National Forest in the Mineral Hill-Crevice Mountain Mining District in Park County, Montana (the donated land).
Requires the Secretary to accept and meet the requirements of permits issued to the company that relate to the Mineral Hill Mine.
Prohibits subjecting the donated land to location and entry under the mining laws.
Allows access to the cemetery located on the donated land for visitation and maintenance. Prohibits any burials at such site after this Act's enactment. Allows the Secretary to convey such site to a local government or cemetery association for perpetual operation and maintenance.
Establishes the Mineral Hill Historic Mining District Fund in the Treasury. Transfers to the Fund specified fees and receipts collected from oil, gas, timber, coal, and other natural resources on all Federal land for FY 2003 and 2004 to pay costs of: (1) acquiring the donated land; (2) restoration, maintenance, management, interpretation, or removal of buildings, structures, and other features; (3) response and restoration actions, (4) public education and interpretation; (5) grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for interpretive, administrative, environmental response, and environmental restoration activities; and (6) the insurance deductible.
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