A bill to modify the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park to include certain land within the GT Park Subdivision, and for other purposes.

Summary: Grand Teton National Park Extension Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1 ) accept from any willing donor the donation of any land or interest in land of the GT Park Subdivision; and (2) upon acquisition of land or an interest, include the land or interest in the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park and administer the land or interest as part of the Park.

States that it is the intent of Congress that the acquisition of land or an interest in land be completed not later than one year after the enactment of this Act.

Prohibits the Secretary from donating, selling, exchanging, or otherwise transferring any land acquired under this Act without express authorization from Congress.

Designates the Grand Teton Discovery and Visitor Center located in Moose, Wyoming, and scheduled for completion in August 2007, as the "Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center."

Authorizes appropriations.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Grand Teton National Park Extension 
Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
        (1) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Grand Teton National 
    Park.
        (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
        (3) Subdivision.--The term ``Subdivision'' means the GT Park 
    Subdivision, with an area of approximately 49.67 acres, as 
    generally depicted on--
            (A) the plat recorded in the Office of the Teton County 
        Clerk and Recorder on December 16, 1997, numbered 918, entitled 
        ``Final Plat GT Park Subdivision'', and dated June 18, 1997; 
        and
            (B) the map entitled ``2006 Proposed Grand Teton Boundary 
        Adjustment'', numbered 136/80,198, and dated March 21, 2006, 
        which shall be on file and available for inspection in 
        appropriate offices of the National Park Service.

SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF LAND.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may accept from any willing donor 
the donation of any land or interest in land of the Subdivision.
    (b) Administration.--On acquisition of land or an interest in land 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
        (1) include the land or interest in the boundaries of the Park; 
    and
        (2) administer the land or interest as part of the Park, in 
    accordance with all applicable laws (including regulations).
    (c) Deadline for Acquisition.--It is the intent of Congress that 
the acquisition of land or an interest in land under subsection (a) be 
completed not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
    (d) Restriction on Transfer.--The Secretary shall not donate, sell, 
exchange, or otherwise transfer any land acquired under this section 
without express authorization from Congress.

SEC. 4. CRAIG THOMAS DISCOVERY AND VISITOR CENTER.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
        (1) Craig Thomas was raised on a ranch just outside of Cody, 
    Wyoming, near Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National 
    Park, where he--
            (A) began a lifelong association with those parks; and
            (B) developed a deep and abiding dedication to the values 
        of the public land of the United States;
        (2) during his 18-year tenure in Congress, including service in 
    both the Senate and the House of Representatives, Craig Thomas 
    forged a distinguished legislative record on issues as diverse as 
    public land management, agriculture, fiscal responsibility, and 
    rural health care;
        (3) as Chairman and Ranking Member of the National Parks 
    Subcommittee of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
    the Senate and a frequent visitor to many units of the National 
    Park System, including Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton 
    National Park, Craig Thomas was a strong proponent for ensuring 
    that people of all ages and abilities had a wide range of 
    opportunities to learn more about the natural and cultural heritage 
    of the United States;
        (4) Craig Thomas authored legislation to provide critical 
    funding and management reforms to protect units of the National 
    Park System into the 21st century, ensuring quality visits to units 
    of the National Park System and the protection of natural and 
    cultural resources;
        (5) Craig Thomas strongly supported public-private partnerships 
    and collaboration between the National Park Service and other 
    organizations that foster new opportunities for providing visitor 
    services while encouraging greater citizen involvement in the 
    stewardship of units of the National Park System;
        (6) Craig Thomas was instrumental in obtaining the Federal 
    share for a public-private partnership with the Grand Teton 
    National Park Foundation and the Grand Teton Natural History 
    Association to construct a new discovery and visitor center at 
    Grand Teton National Park;
        (7) on June 4, 2007, Craig Thomas passed away after battling 
    cancer for 7 months;
        (8) Craig Thomas is survived by his wife, Susan, and children, 
    Patrick, Greg, Peter, and Lexie; and
        (9) in memory of the distinguished career of service of Craig 
    Thomas to the people of the United States, the dedication of Craig 
    Thomas to units of the National Park System, generally, and to 
    Grand Teton National Park, specifically, and the critical role of 
    Craig Thomas in the new discovery and visitor center at Grand Teton 
    National Park, the Grand Teton Discovery and Visitor Center should 
    be designated as the ``Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center''.
    (b) The Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center.--
        (1) Designation.--The Grand Teton Discovery and Visitor Center 
    located in Moose, Wyoming, and scheduled for completion in August 
    2007 shall be known and designated as the ``Craig Thomas Discovery 
    and Visitor Center''.
        (2) Reference.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
    document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Grand 
    Teton Discovery and Visitor Center referred to in paragraph (1) 
    shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Craig Thomas Discovery 
    and Visitor Center''.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.