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PUBLIC LAW 106-393—OCT. 30, 2000 114 STAT. 1621 (D) The remedies for failure of the Secretary concerned to comply with the terms of the agreement consistent with current Federal law. (2) LIMITED USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—The Secretary concerned may decide, at the Secretary's sole discretion, to cover the costs of a portion of an approved project using Federal funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Secretary for the same purposes as the project. (b) TRANSFER OF PROJECT FUNDS. — (1) INITIAL TRANSFER REQUIRED. —As soon as practicable after the agreement is reached under subsection (a) with regard to a project to be funded in whole or in part using project funds, or other funds described in section 203(a)(2), the Secretary concerned shall transfer to the applicable unit of National Forest System lands or BLM District an amount of project funds equal to— (A) in the case of a project to be completed in a single fiscal year, the total amount specified in the agreement to be paid using project funds, or other funds described in section 203(a)(2); or (B) in the case of a multiyear project, the amount specified in the agreement to be paid using project funds, or other funds described in section 203(a)(2) for the first fiscal year. (2) CONDITION ON PROJECT COMMENCEMENT. —The unit of National Forest System lands or BLM District concerned, shall not commence a project until the project funds, or other funds described in section 203(a)(2) required to be transferred under paragraph (1) for the project, have been made available by the Secretary concerned. (3) SUBSEQUENT TRANSFERS FOR MULTIYEAR PROJECTS. — For the second and subsequent fiscal years of a multiyear project to be funded in whole or in part using project funds, the unit of National Forest System lands or BLM District concerned shall use the amount of project funds required to continue the project in that fiscal year according to the agreement entered into under subsection (a). The Secretary concerned shall suspend work on the project if the project funds required by the agreement in the second and subsequent fiscal years are not available. SEC. 207. AVAILABILITY OF PROJECT FUNDS. 16 USC 500 note. (a) SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED PROJECTS TO OBLIGATE FUNDS. — By September 30 of each fiscal year through fiscal year 2006, Deadline, a resource advisory committee shall submit to the Secretary concerned pursuant to section 203(a)(1) a sufficient number of project proposals that, if approved, would result in the obligation of at least the full amount of the project funds reserved by the participating county in the preceding fiscal year. (b) USE OR TRANSFER OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS.— Subject to section 208, if a resource advisory committee fails to comply with subsection (a) for a fiscal year, any project funds reserved by the participating county in the preceding fiscal year and remaining unobligated shall be available for use as part of the project submissions in the next fiscal year. (c) EFFECT OF REJECTION OF PROJECTS. —Subject to section 208, any project funds reserved by a participating county in the