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Calendar No. 364

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1349

[Report No. 106–208]

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.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 12, 1999

Mr. THOMAS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

NOVEMBER 2, 1999

Reported by Mr. MURKOWSKI, with amendments

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

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,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

3 New Area Study Act of 2000’’.

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

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

6 Public Law 105–391, the Administration has submitted

7 a list of areas recommended for study for potential inclu8 sion in the National Park System in fiscal year 2000.

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

10 the Secretary of the Interior to direct special resource

11 studies to determine the national significance of the sites,

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

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

14 as the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion as units

15 of the National Park System.

16 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

17 In this Act:

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

19 the Secretary of the Interior acting through the Di20 rector of the National Park Service.

21 SEC. 4. STUDIES.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the

23 date on which funds are made available for the purpose

24 of this Act, the Secretary, shall submit to the Committee

25 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the

26 Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives
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1 individual resource studies of the sites, and/or areas, listed

2 in section 5 of this Act.

3 (b) CONTENTS.—The study under subsection (a)

4 shall—

5 (1) identify the location and the suitability and

6 feasibility of designating the sites, and/or areas, as

7 units of the National Park System; and

8 (2) include cost estimates for any necessary ac9 quisition, development, operation and maintenance,

10 and identification of alternatives for the manage11 ment, administration, and protection of the area.

12 SEC. 4. STUDIES.

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

14 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate

15 and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representa16 tives a report on the findings, conclusions, and rec17 ommendations of each study under section 5 within three

18 fiscal years following the date on which funds are first made

19 available for each study.

20 (b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the studies authorized

21 by this Act, the Secretary shall use the criteria for the study

22 of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park Sys23 tem in accordance with section 8 of Public Law 91–383,

24 as amended by section 303 of the National Park System

25 New Area Study Act (16 U.S.C. 1a–5).
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1 SEC. 5. SITES AND/OR AREAS.

2 (a) The areas recommended for study for potential

3 inclusion in the National Park System include the fol4 lowing:

5 (1) Bioluminescent Bay, Mosquito Lagoon,

6 Puerto Rico;

7 (2) Brandywine and Paoli Battlefields, Pennsyl8 vania;

9 (3) Civil Rights Trail, Nationwide;

10 (4) Gaviota Coast Seashore, California;

11 (5) Kate Mullaney House, New York;

12 (6) Low Country Gullah Culture, South Caro13 lina, Georgia and Florida;

14 (7) Nan Madol, Northern Marianas;

15 (8) Walden Pond and Woods, in Concord and

16 Lincoln, Massachusetts; and

17 (9) World War II sites on Palau and Saipan.

18 SEC. 5. STUDY AREAS.

19 The Secretary shall conduct studies of the following:

20 (1) Bioluminescent Bay, Puerto Rico;

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

22 (3) Gaviota Coast Seashore, California;

23 (4) Kate Mullany House, New York;

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

25 (6) Walden Pond and Woods, Massachusetts;
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1 (7) World War II Sites, Commonwealth of the

2 Northern Marianas;

3 (8) Loess Hills, Iowa;

4 (9) Anderson Cottage, District of Columbia;

5 (10) Fort Hunter Liggett, California;

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

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

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

9 Federated States of Micronesia, Nan Madol in the

10 State of Ponape.

11 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

12 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

13 as are necessary to carry out this Act.
Calendar No. 364

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1349

[Report No. 106–208]

A BILL

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.

NOVEMBER 2, 1999

Reported with amendments