Calendar No. 658

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3252

AN ACT

To provide for the conservation, management, or

sites, and for other purposes.study of certain rivers, parks, trails, and historic

SEPTEMBER 27 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

Reported with amendments
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Calendar No. 658

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3252

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 23, 1993

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural

Resources

SEPTEMBER 27 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

Reported by Mr. JOHNSTON, with amendments

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

AN ACT

To provide for the conservation, management, or study of

certain rivers, parks, trails, and historic sites, and for

other purposes.

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

3 TITLE I—RIVERS

4 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘West Virginia Rivers

6 Conservation Act of 1993’’.
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1 SEC. 102. NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL RIVER.

2 Section 1101 of the National Parks and Recreation

3 Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460m–15) is amended by striking

4 out ‘‘NERI–80,023, dated January 1987’’ and inserting

5 ‘‘NERI–80,028, dated January 1993’’.

6 SEC. 103. GAULEY RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

7 Section 201(b) of the West Virginia National Interest

8 River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww(b)) is

9 amended by striking out ‘‘NRA–GR/20,000A and dated

10 July 1987’’ and inserting ‘‘GARI–80,001 and dated Janu11 ary 1993’’.

12 SEC. 104. BLUESTONE NATIONAL SCENIC RIVER.

13 Section 3(a)(65) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

14 (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(65)) is amended by striking out

15 ‘‘WSR–BLU/20,000, and dated January 1987’’ and in16 serting ‘‘BLUE–80,004, and dated January 1993’’.

17 SEC. 105. DESIGNATION OF UPPER NEW RIVER, WEST VIR18 GINIA.

19 Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16

20 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding the following new

21 paragraph at the end:

22 ‘‘( ) UPPER NEW RIVER, WEST VIRGINIA.—(A) The

23 segment in Summers County, West Virginia, from the

24 West Virginia-Virginia State line downstream for approxi25 mately 14.5 miles as depicted on the boundary map enti26 tled ‘Upper New Wild and Scenic River’, numbered UPNE
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1 80,000 and dated July 1993; to be administered by the

2 Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river.

3 ‘‘(B) The acreage limitation set forth in subsection

4 (b) shall not apply to the segment designated under this

5 paragraph. Nothing in this Act shall preclude the improve6 ment of any existing road or right-of-way within the

7 boundaries of the segment designated under this para8 graph.

9 ‘‘(C) Jurisdiction over all lands and improvements on

10 such lands owned by the United States within the bound11 aries of the segment designated under this paragraph is

12 hereby transferred without reimbursement to the adminis13 trative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, subject

14 to the lease in effect on the date of enactment of this para15 graph (or renewed thereafter) between the United States

16 and the State of West Virginia with respect to the

17 Bluestone Wildlife Management Area.

18 ‘‘(D) Nothing in this Act shall affect the management

19 by the State of West Virginia of hunting and fishing with20 in the segment designated under this paragraph. Nothing

21 in this Act shall affect or impair the management by the

22 State of West Virginia of other wildlife activities in the

23 Bluestone Wildlife Management Area to the extent per24 mitted in the lease agreement as in effect on the date of

25 enactment of this paragraph, and if the State of West Vir-
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1 ginia so requests, the Secretary shall renew such lease

2 agreement with the same terms and conditions as con3 tained in such lease agreement on the date of enactment

4 of this paragraph under which such State management

5 shall be continued pursuant to such renewal. If requested

6 to do so by the State of West Virginia, or as provided

7 in such lease agreement, the Secretary may terminate or

8 modify the lease and assume administrative authority over

9 all or part of the areas concerned.

10 ‘‘(E) Nothing in the designation of the segment re11 ferred to in this paragraph shall affect or impair the man12 agement of the Bluestone project or the authority of any

13 department, agency, or instrumentality of the United

14 States to carry out the project purposes of that project.’’.

15 SEC. 106. DESIGNATION OF ELK RIVER AS A STUDY RIVER.

16 The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a study

17 of the segment of the Elk River, West Virginia, that is

18 reflected on the Webster Springs Quadrangle (West Vir19 ginia) 7.5 minute series topographic map, U.S. Geological

20 Survey, to determine its eligibility and suitability as ei21 ther—

22 (1) a component of the national wild and scenic

23 rivers system,

24 (2) a unit of the National Park System as a na25 tional river, or
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1 (3) a unit of the National Park System as a na2 tional recreation area.

3 The Secretary shall submit a report containing the results

4 of such study to the Committee on Natural Resources of

5 the United States House of Representatives and to the

6 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the

7 United States Senate within 3 years after the enactment

8 of this Act. Nothing in this section shall affect or impair

9 the management of the Sutton project or the authority

10 of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the

11 United States to carry out the project purposes of that

12 project as of the date of enactment of this section. In con13 ducting the study authorized by this section, the Secretary

14 shall consult with the West Virginia Division of Tourism

15 and Parks and the West Virginia Division of Environ16 mental Protection.

17 SEC. 107. CONSOLIDATED MANAGEMENT.

18 In order to achieve the maximum economy and effi19 ciency of operations in the administration of the segment

20 of the New River designated pursuant to section 205, the

21 Secretary of the Interior shall consolidate offices and per22 sonnel administering such segment with offices and per23 sonnel administering the New River Gorge National River,

24 the Gauley River National Recreation Area, and the

25 Bluestone National Scenic River to the extent practicable,
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1 and shall utilize facilities of the New River Gorge National

2 River to the extent practicable.

3 SEC. 108. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

4 (a) NEW RIVER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title

5 XI of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16

6 U.S.C. 460m–15 and following) is amended by adding the

7 following new section at the end thereof:

8 ‘‘SEC. 1117. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF OTHER LAW.

9 ‘‘(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The provisions

10 of section 202(e)(1) of the West Virginia National Interest

11 River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww–

12 1(e)(1)) shall apply to the New River Gorge National

13 River in the same manner and to the same extent as such

14 provisions apply to the Gauley River National Recreation

15 Area.

16 ‘‘(b) REMNANT LANDS.—The provisions of the sec17 ond sentence of section 203(a) of the West Virginia Na18 tional Interest River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C.

19 460ww–2(a)) shall apply to tracts of land partially within

20 the boundaries of the New River Gorge National River in

21 the same manner and to the same extent as such provi22 sions apply to tracts of land only partially within the

23 Gauley River National Recreation Area.’’.

24 (b) BLUESTONE RIVER CONFORMING AMEND25 MENTS.—Section 3(a)(65) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers
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1 Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(65)) is amended by striking

2 ‘‘leases’’ in the fifth sentence and inserting in lieu thereof

3 ‘‘the lease’’ and in the seventh sentence by striking ‘‘such

4 management may be continued pursuant to renewal of

5 such lease agreement. If requested to do so by the State

6 of West Virginia, the Secretary may terminate such leases

7 and assume administrative authority over the areas con8 cerned.’’ and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ‘‘if the

9 State of West Virginia so requests, the Secretary shall

10 renew such lease agreement with the same terms and con11 ditions as contained in such lease agreement on the date

12 of enactment of this paragraph under which such State

13 management shall be continued pursuant to such renewal.

14 If requested to do so by the State of West Virginia, or

15 as provided in such lease agreement, the Secretary may

16 terminate or modify the lease and assume administrative

17 authority over all or part of the areas concerned.’’.

18 SEC. 109. GAULEY ACCESS.

19 Section 202(e) of the West Virginia National Interest

20 River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww–1(e))

21 is amended by adding the following new paragraph at the

22 end thereof:

23 ‘‘(4) ACCESS TO RIVER.—Within 90 days after the

24 date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall

25 submit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources
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1 of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on

2 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate setting forth

3 a plan to provide river access for noncommercial rec4 reational users within the Gauley River National Recre5 ation Area. The plan shall provide that such access shall

6 utilize existing public roads and rights-of-way to the maxi7 mum extent feasible and shall be limited to providing ac8 cess for such noncommercial users.’’.

9 SEC. 110. VISITOR CENTER.

10 The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to con11 struct a visitor center and such other related facilities as

12 may be deemed necessary to facilitate visitor understand13 ing and enjoyment of the New River Gorge National River

14 and the Gauley River National Recreation Area in the vi15 cinity of the confluence of the New and Gauley Rivers.

16 Such center and related facilities are authorized to be con17 structed at a site outside of the boundary of the New River

18 Gorge National River or the Gauley River National Recre19 ation Area unless a suitable site is available within the

20 boundaries of either unit.

21 SEC. 111. EXTENSION.

22 For a 5-year period following the date of enactment

23 of this Act, the provisions of the Wild and Scenic Rivers

24 Act applicable to river segments designated for study for

25 potential addition to the wild and scenic rivers system
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1 under section 5(b) of that Act shall apply to those seg2 ments of the Bluestone and Meadow Rivers which were

3 found eligible in the studies completed by the National

4 Park Service in August 1983 but which were not des5 ignated by the West Virginia National Interest River Con6 servation Act of 1987 as part of the Bluestone National

7 Scenic River or as part of the Gauley River National

8 Recreation Area, as the case may be.

9 SEC. 112. BLUESTONE RIVER PUBLIC ACCESS.

10 Section 3(a)(65) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

11 (16 U.S.C 1271 and following) is amended by adding the

12 following at the end thereof: ‘‘In order to provide reason13 able public access and vehicle parking for public use and

14 enjoyment of the river designated by this paragraph, con15 sistent with the preservation and enhancement of the nat16 ural and scenic values of such river, the Secretary may,

17 with the consent of the owner thereof, negotiate a memo18 randum of understanding or cooperative agreement, or ac19 quire such lands or interests in such lands, or both, as

20 may be necessary to allow public access to the Bluestone

21 River and to provide, outside the boundary of the scenic

22 river, parking and related facilities in the vicinity of the

23 area known as Eads Mill.’’.
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1 SEC. 113. GAULEY RIVER BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.

2 Section 205(c) of the West Virginia National Interest

3 River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C 460ww–4(c))

4 is amended by adding the following at the end thereof:

5 ‘‘If project construction is not commenced within the time

6 required in such license, or if such license is surrendered

7 at any time, such boundary modification shall cease to

8 have any force and effect.’’.

9 TITLE II—TRAILS

10 SEC. 201. GREAT WESTERN SCENIC TRAIL.

11 Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16

12 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol13 lowing new paragraph:

14 ‘‘( ) The Great Western Scenic Trail, a system of

15 trails to accommodate a variety of travel users in a cor16 ridor of approximately 3,100 miles in length extending

17 from the Arizona-Mexico border to the Idaho-Montana18 Canada border, following the approximate route depicted

19 on the map identified as ‘Great Western Trail Corridor,

20 1988’, which shall be on file and available for public in21 spection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service,

22 United States Department of Agriculture. The trail study

23 shall be conducted by the Forest Service in consultation

24 with the Department of the Interior. Interior and shall in25 clude a comprehensive and detailed identification of all

26 rights-of-way crossing or potentially affected by such trail
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1 together with the holder of such rights-of-way, identification

2 of any potential right-of-way and the purpose therefore, and

3 a listing of any private property together with the identi4 fication of the owner that would be included within the

5 trail. The Secretary of Agriculture shall examine in such

6 study the appropriateness of motorized trail use along the

7 trail.’’.

8 TITLE III—PARKS

9 SEC. 301. PROHIBITION OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Effective at noon on July 30,

11 2000, the use of Highway 209 within the Delaware Water

12 Gap National Recreation Area by commercial vehicles,

13 when such use is in no way connected with the operation

14 of the recreation area, is prohibited except pursuant to

15 a permit issued in accordance with regulations promul16 gated by the Secretary of the Interior. Such regulations

17 shall permit such use only in emergency situations or for

18 access to non-Federal land within or contiguous to the

19 recreation area.

20 (b) CONFORMING PROVISIONS.—Paragraphs (1)

21 through (3) of the third undesignated paragraph under

22 the heading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’ in

23 chapter VII of title I of Public Law 98–63 (97 Stat. 329),

24 as amended, are repealed effective on the date referred

25 to in subsection (a) of this section. Pending such effective
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1 date, the Secretary of the Interior shall collect and utilize

2 a commercial use fee from commercial vehicles in accord3 ance with such subsections, and authority to so collect and

4 utilize such fees shall continue in effect from the date of

5 the enactment of this Act through July 30, 2000. Such

6 fees shall reflect costs of collection but shall not exceed

7 $25 per vehicle.

8 (c) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—Section 2(a) of the

9 Act of September 1, 1965 (79 Stat. 612; 16 U.S.C. 460o–

10 1(a)), establishing the Delaware Water Gap National

11 Recreation Area is amended by striking ‘‘as generally de12 picted on the drawing entitled ‘Proposed Tocks Island Na13 tional Recreation Area’ dated and numbered September

14 1962, NRA–TI–7100, which drawing is on file’’ and in15 serting ‘‘as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Dela16 ware Water Gap National Recreation Area’ dated Novem17 ber 1991 and numbered DWGNRA–620/80,900A which

18 shall be on file’’.

19 SEC. 302. CUMBERLAND GAP NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

20 (a) REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS.—The first section

21 of the Act of June 11, 1940, entitled ‘‘An Act to provide

22 for the establishment of the Cumberland Gap National

23 Historical Park in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia’’

24 (54 Stat. 262; 16 U.S.C. 261 and following) is amended
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1 by striking out everything after the words ‘‘Cumberland

2 Gap National Historical Park’’ and inserting a period.

3 (b) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Section 3 of

4 such Act (16 U.S.C. 263) is amended by inserting ‘‘or

5 with funds that may be from time to time appropriated

6 for the purpose,’’ after ‘‘funds,’’.

7 SEC. 303. REVERE BEACH, MASSACHUSETTS.

8 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

9 (1) Revere Beach played an important historic

10 role as a public beach and park set aside for public

11 leisure and recreation;

12 (2) Revere Beach represents a valuable example

13 of the social and cultural aspects of early 20th cen14 tury American working class history;

15 (3) original structures and public buildings of

16 Revere Beach remain to be preserved and inter17 preted;

18 (4) Revere Beach is located within easy access

19 of a large urban population center and within reach

20 of tourists visiting the historic city of Boston; and

21 (5) given the interest by organized groups and

22 local and State governments in the preservation of

23 Revere Beach, a coordinated evaluation should be

24 conducted to consider options for preserving the his-
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1 torical, cultural, natural and recreational resources

2 of Revere Beach.

3 (b) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior (herein4 after in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall

5 conduct a study to identify potential means to preserve

6 and interpret Revere Beach. As part of the study, the Sec7 retary shall propose alternatives for cooperation in the

8 preservation and interpretation of Revere Beach, including

9 providing recommendations on the suitability and feasibil10 ity of establishing Revere Beach as a unit of the National

11 Park System.

12 (c) CONTENTS OF STUDY.—The study of the Sec13 retary shall contain, but not be limited to, findings with

14 respect to—

15 (1) the role played by Revere Beach in the

16 processes in industrialization, urbanization, and im17 migration;

18 (2) the historical, cultural, natural, and outdoor

19 recreational values of Revere Beach;

20 (3) the types of Federal, State, and local pro21 grams that are available to preserve, develop, and

22 make accessible Revere Beach for public use;

23 (4) the use of, and coordination with, Federal,

24 State, and local programs to manage in the public
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1 interest the historical, cultural, natural, and rec2 reational resources of Revere Beach; and

3 (5) the possible kinds and general intensities of

4 development, including a visitor facility with suffi5 cient space to accommodate exhibits and information

6 regarding the history of Revere Beach, that would

7 be associated with public enjoyment and use of Re8 vere Beach, including general location and antici9 pated costs.

10 (d) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.—The Secretary shall

11 transmit the study to the Committee on Natural Re12 sources of the House of Representatives and the Commit13 tee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate within

14 12 months after the enactment of this section.

15 (e) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the study under

16 this section, the Secretary shall consult with the public,

17 representatives of the city of Revere and the Common18 wealth of Massachusetts, historians, planners, recreation

19 specialists, and historic preservationists knowledgeable in

20 American History, historic preservation, and architecture.

21 The Secretary shall seek expertise from both local and na22 tional organizations.

23 (f) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be ap24 propriated $200,000 to carry out this section.
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1 SEC. 304. 303. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE WIL2 LIAM O. DOUGLAS OUTDOOR CLASSROOM.

3 (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the In4 terior, acting through the Director of the National Park

5 Service, is authorized to enter into cooperative agree6 ments, as specified in subsection (b), relating to Santa

7 Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (hereafter in

8 this Act referred to as the ‘‘recreation area’’) in accord9 ance with this section.

10 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The cooperative

11 agreements referred to in subsection (a) are as follows:

12 (1) A cooperative agreement with appropriate

13 organizations or groups in order to promote edu14 cation concerning the natural and cultural resources

15 of the recreation area and lands adjacent thereto.

16 Any agreement entered into pursuant to this para17 graph—

18 (A) may provide for Federal matching

19 grants of not more than 50 percent of the total

20 cost of providing a program of such education;

21 (B) shall provide for visits by students or

22 other beneficiaries to federally owned lands

23 within the recreation area;

24 (C) shall limit the responsibility of the Sec25 retary to providing interpretation services con-
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1 cerning the natural and cultural resources of

2 the recreation area; and

3 (D) shall provide that the non-Federal

4 party shall be responsible for any cost of carry5 ing out the agreement other than the cost of

6 providing interpretation services under subpara7 graph (C).

8 (2) A cooperative agreement under which—

9 (A) the Secretary agrees to maintain the

10 facilities at 2600 Franklin Canyon Drive in

11 Beverly Hills, California, for a period of 8 fiscal

12 years beginning with the first fiscal year for

13 which funds are appropriated pursuant to this

14 section, and to provide funding for programs of

15 the William O. Douglas Outdoor Classroom or

16 its successors in interest that utilize those fa17 cilities during such period; and in return

18 (B) the William O. Douglas Outdoor Class19 room, for itself and any successors in interest

20 with respect to such facilities, agrees that at

21 the end of the term of such agreement all right,

22 title, and interest in and to such facilities will

23 be donated to the United States for addition to

24 and operation as a part of the recreation area.
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1 (c) EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.—Federal funds may

2 be expended on non-Federal property located within the

3 recreation area pursuant to the cooperative agreement de4 scribed in subsection (b)(2).

5 (d) LIMITATIONS.—(1) The Secretary may not enter

6 into the cooperative agreement described in subsection

7 (b)(2) unless and until the Secretary determines that ac8 quisition of the facilities described in such subsection

9 would further the purposes of the recreation area.

10 (2) This section shall not be construed as authorizing

11 an agreement by the Secretary for reimbursement of ex12 penses incurred by the William O. Douglas Outdoor Class13 room or any successor in interest that are not directly re14 lated to the use of such facilities for environmental edu15 cation and interpretation of the resources and values of

16 the recreation area and associated lands and resources.

17 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

18 authorized to be appropriated for the 8-year period begin19 ning October 1, 1993, not to exceed $2,000,000 to carry

20 out this section.

21 SEC. 305. 304. ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL CENTER.

22 The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the Secretary

23 of the Interior to establish the Lincoln Home National

24 Historic Site in the State of Illinois, and for other pur-
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1 poses’’, approved August 18, 1971 (85 Stat. 347), is

2 amended by adding at the end the following new section:

3 ‘‘SEC. 4. ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL CENTER.

4 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to provide for the

5 education, inspiration and benefit of the American people,

6 and to further the interpretation of the life and contribu7 tions of Abraham Lincoln and his times, the Secretary of

8 the Interior is authorized to establish at or near the Lin9 coln Home National Historic Site an interpretive center

10 which shall be known as the Abraham Lincoln Presidential

11 Center (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘cen12 ter’). The center shall be added to and administered as

13 part of the Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Upon

14 establishment of the center, the boundary of the Lincoln

15 Home National Historic Site is hereby modified to include

16 the center.

17 ‘‘(b) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—For the purposes of

18 this section, the Secretary may acquire land or interests

19 in land near the Lincoln Home National Historic Site by

20 donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds,

21 or exchange. Lands or interests therein owned by the

22 State of Illinois or any political subdivision thereof may

23 be acquired only by donation.

24 ‘‘(c) CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTE25 NANCE OF FACILITIES.—In carrying out this section, the
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1 Secretary is authorized to construct, operate, and main2 tain a facility, including an exhibit area, in order to pre3 serve and make available materials related to the life of

4 Abraham Lincoln and to provide interpretive and edu5 cational services which communicate the meaning of the

6 life of Abraham Lincoln.

7 ‘‘(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out

8 this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative

9 agreements with (1) appropriate Federal agencies and the

10 State of Illinois, or any political subdivision thereof, for

11 the interpretation of resources at the center, and (2) with

12 the owners of documents and artifacts of historical or cul13 tural significance as determined by the Secretary.

14 ‘‘(e) DOCUMENTS AND ARTIFACTS.—In carrying out

15 this section, the Secretary may acquire by purchase with

16 donated funds, exchange, loan, or donation documents and

17 artifacts related to the purposes of the center for display

18 at the center.

19 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi20 tion to amounts authorized to be appropriated by section

21 3, there is authorized to be appropriated not more than

22 $18,000,000 to carry out this section.’’.

23 SEC. 306. 305. COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

24 (a) TRANSFER AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The Sec25 retary of the Interior (hereinafter in this Act referred to
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1 as the ‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized to transfer, without re2 imbursement, to York County, Virginia, that portion of

3 the existing sewage disposal system, including related im4 provements and structures, owned by the United States

5 and located within the Colonial National Historical Park,

6 together with such rights-of-way as are determined by the

7 Secretary to be necessary to maintain and operate such

8 system.

9 (b) REPAIR AND REHABILITATION OF SYSTEM.—The

10 Secretary is authorized to enter into a cooperative agree11 ment with York County, Virginia, under which the Sec12 retary will pay a portion, not to exceed $110,000, of the

13 costs of repair and rehabilitation of the sewage disposal

14 system referred to in subsection (a).

15 (c) FEES AND CHARGES.—In consideration for the

16 rights-of-way granted under subsection (a), and in rec17 ognition of the National Park Service’s contribution au18 thorized under subsection (b), the cooperative agreement

19 under subsection (b) shall provide for a reduction in, or

20 the elimination of, the amounts charged to the National

21 Park Service for its sewage disposal. The cooperative

22 agreement shall also provide for minimizing the impact of

23 the sewage disposal system on the park and its resources.

24 Such system may not be enlarged or substantially altered

25 without National Park Service concurrence.
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1 (d) EXPANSION.—Notwithstanding the provisions of

2 the Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1208; 16 U.S.C. 81b

3 and following) limiting the average width of the Colonial

4 Parkway, the Secretary is authorized to include within the

5 Colonial National Historical Park, and to acquire by pur6 chase, donation, or exchange, lands and interests in lands

7 (with or without improvements) within the areas depicted

8 on the map dated August 1993 and numbered 333/

9 80031A, entitled ‘‘Page Landing Addition to Colonial Na10 tional Historical Park’’. Such map shall be on file and

11 available for inspection in the offices of the National Park

12 Service at Colonial National Historical Park and in Wash13 ington, D.C.

14 (e) (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

15 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may

16 be necessary to carry out this section.

17 SEC. 307. 306. CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK.

18 (a) DESIGNATION.—The visitors center at the Chan19 nel Islands National Park, California, is designated as the

20 ‘‘Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center’’.

21 (b) LEGAL REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law,

22 regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the

23 United States to the visitors center referred to in sub-
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1 section (a) is deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Robert J.

2 Lagomarsino Visitors Center’’.

Passed the House of Representatives November 23

(legislative day, November 22), 1993.

Attest: DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

Clerk.

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