106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1349

AN ACT

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special

resource studies to determine the national significance

of specific sites as well as the suitability and feasibility

of their inclusion as units of the National Park System.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Park System

5 New Area Study Act of 2000’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that pursuant to

3 Public Law 105–391, the Administration has submitted

4 a list of areas recommended for study for potential inclu5 sion in the National Park System in fiscal year 2000.

6 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to direct

7 the Secretary of the Interior to direct special resource

8 studies to determine the national significance of the sites,

9 and/or areas, listed in section 5 of this Act to determine

10 the national significance of each site, and/or area, as well

11 as the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion as units

12 of the National Park System.

13 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

14 In this Act:

15 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

16 the Secretary of the Interior acting through the Di17 rector of the National Park Service.

18 SEC. 4. STUDIES.

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit to the

20 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen21 ate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Rep22 resentatives a report on the findings, conclusions, and rec23 ommendations of each study under section 5 within three

24 fiscal years following the date on which funds are first

25 made available for each study.
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1 (b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the studies author2 ized by this Act, the Secretary shall use the criteria for

3 the study of areas for potential inclusion in the National

4 Park System in accordance with section 8 of Public Law

5 91–383, as amended by section 303 of the National Park

6 System New Area Study Act (16 U.S.C. 1a–5).

7 SEC. 5. STUDY AREAS.

8 The Secretary shall conduct studies of the following:

9 (1) Bioluminescent Bay, Puerto Rico;

10 (2) Civil Rights Sites, multi-state;

11 (3) Gaviota Coast Seashore, California;

12 (4) Kate Mullany House, New York;

13 (5) Low Country Gullah Culture, multi-state;

14 (6) Walden Pond and Woods, Massachusetts;

15 (7) World War II Sites, Commonwealth of the

16 Northern Marianas;

17 (8) Loess Hills, Iowa;

18 (9) Anderson Cottage, District of Columbia;

19 (10) Fort Hunter Liggett, California;

20 (11) upon the request of the Government of the

21 Republic of Palau, World War II Sites, Palau; and

22 (12) upon the request of the Government of the

23 Federated States of Micronesia, Nan Madol in the

24 State of Ponape.
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1 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

3 as are necessary to carry out this Act.

Passed the Senate November 19, 1999.

Attest:

Secretary.
106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1349

AN ACT

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct

special resource studies to determine the nationalsignificance of specific sites as well as the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion as unitsof the National Park System.