Calendar No. 400

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1305

[Report No. 103–246]

AN ACT

To make boundary adjustments and other misof the National Park Service. cellaneous changes to authorities and programs

APRIL 5, 1994

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of

amendmentMarch 22 (legislative day, February 22), 1994, with an
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Calendar No. 400

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1305

[Report No. 103–246]

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 20 (legislative day, JUNE 30), 1993

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

Resources

APRIL 5, 1994

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of March 22 (legislative

day, February 22), 1994, by Mr. JOHNSTON, with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

AN ACT

To make boundary adjustments and other miscellaneous

changes to authorities and programs of the National

Park Service.

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 ‘‘Minor Boundary Ad5 justments and Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of

6 1993’’.
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1 TITLE I—MINOR BOUNDARY

2 ADJUSTMENTS

3 SEC. 101. YUCCA HOUSE NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY

4 ADJUSTMENT.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of Yucca House

6 National Monument are revised to include the approxi7 mately 24.27 acres of land generally depicted on the map

8 entitled ‘‘Boundary—Yucca House National Monument,

9 Colorado’’, numbered 318/80,001–B, and dated February

10 1990.

11 (b) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (a)

12 shall be on file and available for public inspection in

13 appropriate offices of the National Park Service of the

14 Department of the Interior.

15 (c) ACQUISITION BY DONATION.—(1) Within the

16 lands described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the

17 Interior may acquire lands and interests in lands by

18 donation.

19 (2) The Secretary of the Interior may pay adminis20 trative costs arising out of any donation described in para21 graph (1) with appropriated funds.

22 SEC. 102. ZION NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

23 (a) ACQUISITION AND BOUNDARY CHANGE.—The

24 Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by exchange approximately 5.48 acres located in the SW1 25 ⁄4 of
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1 Section 28, Township 41 South, Range 10 West, Salt

2 Lake Base and Meridian. In exchange therefor the Sec3 retary is authorized to convey all right, title, and interest

4 of the United States in and to approximately 5.51 acres

5 in Lot 2 of Section 5, Township 41 South, Range 11 West,

6 both parcels of land being in Washington County, Utah.

7 Upon completion of such exchange, the Secretary is au8 thorized to revise the boundary of Zion National Park to

9 add the 5.48 acres in Section 28 to the park and to ex10 clude the 5.51 acres in Section 5 from the park. Land

11 added to the park shall be administered as part of the

12 park in accordance with the laws and regulations applica13 ble thereto.

14 (b) EXPIRATION.—The authority granted by this sec15 tion shall expire two years after the date of the enactment

16 of this Act.

17 SEC. 103. PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE

18 BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

19 The boundary of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

20 is hereby modified as depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Area

21 Proposed for Addition to Pictured Rocks National Lake22 shore’’, numbered 625–80, 043A and dated July 1992.
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1 SEC. 104. INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

2 BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

3 The administrative boundary between Independence

4 National Historical Park and the United States Customs

5 House along the Moravian Street Walkway in Philadel6 phia, Pennsylvania, is hereby modified as generally de7 picted on the drawing entitled ‘‘Exhibit 1, Independence

8 National Historical Park, Boundary Adjustment’’, and

9 dated May 1987, which shall be on file and available for

10 public inspection in the Office of the National Park Serv11 ice, Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the Inte12 rior is authorized to accept and transfer jurisdiction over

13 property in accord with such administrative boundary, as

14 modified by this section.

15 SEC. 105. CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT

16 BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

17 (a) BOUNDARY REVISION.—The boundary of Craters

18 of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, is revised to add

19 approximately 210 acres and to delete approximately 315

20 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Craters

21 of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, Proposed 1987

22 Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 131–80,008, and dated

23 October 1987, which map shall be on file and available

24 for public inspection in the Office of the National Park

25 Service, Department of the Interior.
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1 (b) ADMINISTRATION; ACQUISITION.—Federal lands,

2 waters, and interests therein deleted from the boundary

3 of the national monument by this section shall be adminis4 tered by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau

5 of Land Management in accordance with the Federal

6 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.

7 1701 et seq.), and Federal lands, waters, and interests

8 therein added to the national monument by this section

9 shall be administered by the Secretary as part of the na10 tional monument, subject to the laws and regulations ap11 plicable thereto. The Secretary is authorized to acquire

12 private lands, waters, and interests therein within the

13 boundary of the national monument by donation, purchase

14 with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, and

15 when acquired they shall be administered by the Secretary

16 as part of the national monument, subject to the laws and

17 regulations applicable thereto.

18 SEC. 106. HAGERMAN FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT

19 BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

20 Section 302 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act

21 of 1988 (102 Stat. 4576) is amended by adding the follow22 ing new subsection:

23 ‘‘(d) To further the purposes of the monument, the

24 Secretary is also authorized to acquire from willing sellers

25 only, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated
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1 funds, or exchange not to exceed 65 acres outside the

2 boundary depicted on the map referred to in section 301

3 and develop and operate thereon research, information, in4 terpretive, and administrative facilities. Lands acquired

5 and facilities developed pursuant to this subsection shall

6 be administered by the Secretary as part of the monu7 ment. The boundary of the monument shall be modified

8 to include the lands added under this subsection as a non9 contiguous parcel.’’.

10 SEC. 107. WUPATKI NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY AD11 JUSTMENT.

12 The boundary of the Wupatki National Monument,

13 Arizona, is hereby revised to include the lands and inter14 ests in lands within the area generally depicted as ‘‘Pro15 posed Addition 168.89 Acres’’ on the map entitled

16 ‘‘Boundary—Wupatki and Sunset Crater National Monu17 ments, Arizona’’, numbered 322–80,021, and dated April

18 1989. The map shall be on file and available for public

19 inspection in the Office of the National Park Service, De20 partment of the Interior. Subject to valid existing rights,

21 Federal lands, and interests therein within the area added

22 to the monument by this section are hereby transferred

23 without monetary consideration or reimbursement to the

24 administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service,
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1 to be administered as part of the monument in accordance

2 with the laws and regulations applicable thereto.

3 TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS

4 SPECIFIC PARK AMENDMENTS

5 SEC. 201. ADVISORY COMMISSIONS.

6 (a) KALOKO-HONOKOHAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL

7 PARK, HI.—Section 505(f)(7) of the National Parks and

8 Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 396d(f)(7)), is amend9 ed by striking out ‘‘ten years’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

10 ‘‘twenty years’’.

11 (b) WOMEN’S RIGHTS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK,

12 NY.—Section 1601(h)(5) of the Act of December 28,

13 1980 (16 U.S.C. 410ll(h)(5)), is amended by striking ‘‘ten

14 years’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘twenty-five years’’.

15 SEC. 202. FORT PULASKI NATIONAL MONUMENT, GA.

16 Section 4 of the Act of June 26, 1936 (ch. 844; 49

17 Stat. 1979), is amended by striking out ‘‘: Provided,

18 That’’ and all that follows and inserting in lieu thereof

19 a period.

20 SEC. 203. AMENDMENT OF BOSTON NATIONAL HISTORIC

21 PARK ACT.

22 Section 3(b) of the Boston National Historical Park

23 Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 410z–1(b)) is amended by insert24 ing ‘‘(1)’’ before the first sentence thereof and by adding

25 the following at the end thereof:
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1 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to

2 enter into a cooperative agreement with the Boston Public

3 Library to provide for the distribution of informational

4 and interpretive materials relating to the park and to the

5 Freedom Trail.’’.

6 TITLE III—GENERAL

7 AUTHORIZATIONS AND

8 REPEALERS

9 SEC. 301. LIMITATION ON PARK BUILDINGS.

10 The 10th undesignated paragraph (relating to a limi11 tation on the expenditure of funds for park buildings)

12 under the heading ‘‘MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS, DEPART13 MENT OF THE INTERIOR’’, which appears under the head14 ing ‘‘UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTE15 RIOR’’, as contained in the first section of the Act of Au16 gust 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 460), as amended (16 U.S.C.

17 451), is hereby repealed.

18 SEC. 302. APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF

19 CHILDREN.

20 The first section of the Act of August 7, 1946 (16

21 U.S.C. 17j–2), is amended by adding at the end the follow22 ing:

23 ‘‘(j) Provide transportation for children in nearby

24 communities to and from any unit of the National Park
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1 System used in connection with organized recreation and

2 interpretive programs of the National Park Service.’’.

3 SEC. 303. FERAL BURROS AND HORSES.

4 Section 9 of the Act of December 15, 1971 (16

5 U.S.C. 1338a), is amended by adding at the end thereof

6 the following: ‘‘Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to

7 limit the authority of the Secretary in the management

8 of units of the National Park System, and the Secretary

9 may, without regard either to the provisions of this Act,

10 or section 47(a) of title 18, United States Code, use motor

11 vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, or contract

12 for such use, in furtherance of the management of the Na13 tional Park System, and the provisions of section 47(a)

14 of title 18, United States Code, shall not be applicable to

15 such use.’’.

16 SEC. 304. AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTE17 RIOR RELATING TO MUSEUMS.

18 (a) FUNCTIONS.—The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to in19 crease the public benefits from the National Park System

20 by facilitating the management of museum properties re21 lating thereto, and for other purposes’’ approved July 1,

22 1955 (16 U.S.C. 18f), is amended—

23 (1) in paragraph (b) of the first section, by

24 striking out ‘‘from such donations and bequests of

25 money’’; and
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1 (2) by adding at the end thereof the following:

2 ‘‘SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.

3 ‘‘(a) In addition to the functions specified in the first

4 section of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may per5 form the following functions in such manner as he shall

6 consider to be in the public interest:

7 ‘‘(1) Transfer museum objects and museum col8 lections that the Secretary determines are no longer

9 needed for museum purposes to qualified Federal

10 agencies that have programs to preserve and inter11 pret cultural or natural heritage, and accept the

12 transfer of museum objects and museum collections

13 for the purposes of this Act from any other Federal

14 agency, without reimbursement. The head of any

15 other Federal agency may transfer, without reim16 bursement, museum objects and museum collections

17 directly to the administrative jurisdiction of the Sec18 retary of the Interior for the purposes of this Act.

19 ‘‘(2) Convey museum objects and museum col20 lections that the Secretary determines are no longer

21 needed for museum purposes, without monetary con22 sideration but subject to such terms and conditions

23 as the Secretary deems necessary, to private institu24 tions exempt from Federal taxation under section

25 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
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1 to non-Federal governmental entities if the Secretary

2 determines that the recipient is dedicated to the

3 preservation and interpretation of natural or cultural

4 heritage and is qualified to manage the property,

5 prior to any conveyance under this subsection.

6 ‘‘(3) Destroy or cause to be destroyed museum

7 objects and museum collections that the Secretary

8 determines to have no scientific, cultural, historic,

9 educational, esthetic, or monetary value.

10 ‘‘(b) The Secretary shall ensure that museum objects

11 and museum collections are treated in a careful and delib12 erate manner that protects the public interest. Prior to

13 taking any action under subsection (a), the Secretary shall

14 establish a systematic review and approval process, includ15 ing consultation with appropriate experts, that meets the

16 highest standards of the museum profession for all actions

17 taken under this section.’’.

18 (b) APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.—The Act enti19 tled ‘‘An Act to increase the public benefits from the Na20 tional Park System by facilitating the management of mu21 seum properties relating thereto, and for other purposes’’

22 approved July 1, 1955 (16 U.S.C. 18f), as amended by

23 subsection (a), is further amended by adding the following:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 3. APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.

2 ‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—Authorities in this Act shall be

3 available to the Secretary of the Interior with regard to

4 museum objects and museum collections that were under

5 the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for pur6 poses of the National Park System before the date of en7 actment of this section as well as those museum objects

8 and museum collections that may be acquired on or after

9 such date.

10 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act,

11 the terms ‘museum objects’ and ‘museum collections’

12 mean objects that are eligible to be or are made part of

13 a museum, library, or archive collection through a formal

14 procedure, such as accessioning. Such objects are usually

15 movable and include but are not limited to prehistoric and

16 historic artifacts, works of art, books, documents, photo17 graphs, and natural history specimens.’’.

18 SEC. 305. VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARKS INCREASE.

19 Section 4 of the Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969

20 (16 U.S.C. 18j) is amended by striking out ‘‘$1,000,000’’

21 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$1,750,000’’.

22 SEC. 306. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR RESEARCH

23 PURPOSES.

24 Section 3 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to improve the

25 administration of the National Park System by the Sec26 retary of the Interior, and to clarify the authorities appli-
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1 cable to the system, and for other purposes’’ approved Au2 gust 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a–2), is amended—

3 (1) in paragraph (i), by striking out the period

4 at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘;

5 and’’; and

6 (2) by adding at the end thereof the following:

7 ‘‘(j) enter into cooperative agreements with

8 public or private educational institutions, States,

9 and their political subdivisions, or private conserva10 tion organizations for the purpose of developing ade11 quate, coordinated, cooperative research and training

12 programs concerning the resources of the National

13 Park System, and, pursuant to such agreements, to

14 accept from and make available to the cooperator

15 such technical and support staff, financial assistance

16 for mutually agreed upon research projects, supplies

17 and equipment, facilities, and administrative services

18 relating to cooperative research units as the Sec19 retary deems appropriate; except that this paragraph

20 shall not waive any requirements for research

21 projects that are subject to the Federal procurement

22 regulations.’’.

Passed the House of Representatives July 19, 1993.

Attest: DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

Clerk.
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Minor Boundary Adjust3 ments and Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1994’’.

4 TITLE I—MINOR BOUNDARY

5 ADJUSTMENTS

6 SEC. 101. YUCCA HOUSE NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY

7 ADJUSTMENT.

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of Yucca House Na9 tional Monument are revised to include the approximately

10 24.27 acres of land generally depicted on the map entitled

11 ‘‘Boundary—Yucca House National Monument, Colorado’’,

12 numbered 318/80,001–B, and dated February 1990.

13 (b) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (a) shall

14 be on file and available for public inspection in

15 appropriate offices of the National Park Service of the

16 Department of the Interior.

17 (c) ACQUISITION BY DONATION.—(1) Within the lands

18 described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior

19 may acquire lands and interests in lands by donation.

20 (2) The Secretary of the Interior may pay administra21 tive costs arising out of any donation described in para22 graph (1) with appropriated funds.

23 SEC. 102. ZION NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

24 (a) ACQUISITION AND BOUNDARY CHANGE.—The Sec25 retary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by exchange

approximately 5.48 acres located in the SW1 26 ⁄4 of Section
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1 28, Township 41 South, Range 10 West, Salt Lake Base

2 and Meridian. In exchange therefor the Secretary is author3 ized to convey all right, title, and interest of the United

4 States in and to approximately 5.51 acres in Lot 2 of Sec5 tion 5, Township 41 South, Range 11 West, both parcels

6 of land being in Washington County, Utah. Upon comple7 tion of such exchange, the Secretary is authorized to revise

8 the boundary of Zion National Park to add the 5.48 acres

9 in Section 28 to the park and to exclude the 5.51 acres in

10 Section 5 from the park. Land added to the park shall be

11 administered as part of the park in accordance with the

12 laws and regulations applicable thereto.

13 (b) EXPIRATION.—The authority granted by this sec14 tion shall expire two years after the date of the enactment

15 of this Act.

16 SEC. 103. PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE BOUND17 ARY ADJUSTMENT.

18 The boundary of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

19 is hereby modified as depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Area Pro20 posed for Addition to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore’’,

21 numbered 625–80, 043A and dated July 1992.

22 SEC. 104. INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

23 BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

24 The administrative boundary between Independence

25 National Historical Park and the United States Customs
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1 House along the Moravian Street Walkway in Philadelphia,

2 Pennsylvania, is hereby modified as generally depicted on

3 the drawing entitled ‘‘Exhibit 1, Independence National

4 Historical Park, Boundary Adjustment’’, and dated May

5 1987, which shall be on file and available for public inspec6 tion in the Office of the National Park Service, Department

7 of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized

8 to accept and transfer jurisdiction over property in accord

9 with such administrative boundary, as modified by this

10 section.

11 SEC. 105. CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT

12 BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

13 (a) BOUNDARY REVISION.—The boundary of Craters

14 of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, is revised to add

15 approximately 210 acres and to delete approximately 315

16 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Craters

17 of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, Proposed 1987

18 Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 131–80,008, and dated

19 October 1987, which map shall be on file and available for

20 public inspection in the Office of the National Park Service,

21 Department of the Interior.

22 (b) ADMINISTRATION AND ACQUISITION.—Federal

23 lands, and interests therein deleted from the boundary of

24 the national monument by this section shall be adminis25 tered by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau
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1 of Land Management in accordance with the Federal Land

2 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et

3 seq.), and Federal lands, and interests therein added to the

4 national monument by this section shall be administered

5 by the Secretary as part of the national monument, subject

6 to the laws and regulations applicable thereto. The Sec7 retary is authorized to acquire private lands, and interests

8 therein within the boundary of the national monument by

9 donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or

10 exchange, and when acquired they shall be administered by

11 the Secretary as part of the national monument, subject to

12 the laws and regulations applicable thereto.

13 SEC. 106. HAGERMAN FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT

14 BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

15 Section 302 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of

16 1988 (102 Stat. 4576) is amended by adding the following

17 new subsection:

18 ‘‘(d) To further the purposes of the monument, the Sec19 retary is also authorized to acquire from willing sellers

20 only, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated

21 funds, or exchange not to exceed 65 acres outside the bound22 ary depicted on the map referred to in section 301 and de23 velop and operate thereon research, information, interpre24 tive, and administrative facilities. Lands acquired and fa25 cilities developed pursuant to this subsection shall be ad-
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1 ministered by the Secretary as part of the monument. The

2 boundary of the monument shall be modified to include the

3 lands added under this subsection as a noncontiguous

4 parcel.’’.

5 SEC. 107. WUPATKI NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY

6 ADJUSTMENT.

7 The boundary of the Wupatki National Monument, Ar8 izona, is hereby revised to include the lands and interests

9 in lands within the area generally depicted as ‘‘Proposed

10 Addition 168.89 Acres’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Boundary—

11 Wupatki and Sunset Crater National Monuments, Ari12 zona’’, numbered 322–80,021, and dated April 1989. The

13 map shall be on file and available for public inspection in

14 the Office of the National Park Service, Department of the

15 Interior. Subject to valid existing rights, Federal lands, and

16 interests therein within the area added to the monument

17 by this section are hereby transferred without monetary

18 consideration or reimbursement to the administrative juris19 diction of the National Park Service, to be administered

20 as part of the monument in accordance with the laws and

21 regulations applicable thereto.
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1 TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS

2 SPECIFIC PARK AMENDMENTS

3 SEC. 201. ADVISORY COMMISSIONS.

4 (a) KALOKO-HONOKOHAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL

5 PARK, HI.—

6 (1) This subsection may be cited as the ‘‘Na Hoa

7 Pili Kaloko-Honokohau Re-establishment Act of

8 1994’’.

9 (2) Notwithstanding section 505(f)(7) of Public

10 Law 95–625 (16 U.S.C. 396d(7)), the Na Hoa Pili O

11 Kaloko-Honokohau, the Advisory Commission for

12 Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, is here13 by re-established in accordance with section 505(f), as

14 amended by subsection (b) of this section.

15 (3) Section 505(f)(7) of Public Law 95–625 (16

16 U.S.C. 396d(7)), is amended by striking ‘‘this Act’’

17 and inserting in lieu thereof, ‘‘the Na Hoa Pili

18 Kaloko-Honokohau Re-establishment Act of 1994.’’.

19 (b) WOMEN’S RIGHTS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK,

20 NY.—Section 1601(h)(5) of the Act of December 28, 1980

21 (16 U.S.C. 410ll(h)(5)), is amended by striking ‘‘ten years’’

22 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘twenty-five years’’.
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1 SEC. 202. AMENDMENT OF BOSTON NATIONAL HISTORIC

2 PARK ACT.

3 Section 3(b) of the Boston National Historical Park

4 Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 410z–1(b)) is amended by inserting

5 ‘‘(1)’’ before the first sentence thereof and by adding the fol6 lowing at the end thereof:

7 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to

8 enter into a cooperative agreement with the Boston Public

9 Library to provide for the distribution of informational and

10 interpretive materials relating to the park and to the Free11 dom Trail.’’.

12 TITLE III—GENERAL AUTHOR13 IZATIONS AND REPEALERS

14 SEC. 301. LIMITATION ON PARK BUILDINGS.

15 The 10th undesignated paragraph (relating to a limi16 tation on the expenditure of funds for park buildings) under

17 the heading ‘‘MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS, DEPARTMENT OF

18 THE INTERIOR’’, which appears under the heading

19 ‘‘UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR’’,

20 as contained in the first section of the Act of August 24,

21 1912 (37 Stat. 460), as amended (16 U.S.C. 451), is hereby

22 repealed.
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1 SEC. 302. APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF

2 CHILDREN.

3 The first section of the Act of August 7, 1946 (16

4 U.S.C. 17j–2), is amended by adding at the end the follow5 ing:

6 ‘‘(j) Provide transportation for children in nearby

7 communities to and from any unit of the National Park

8 System used in connection with organized recreation and

9 interpretive programs of the National Park Service.’’.

10 SEC. 303. FERAL BURROS AND HORSES.

11 Section 9 of the Act of December 15, 1971 (16 U.S.C.

12 1338a), is amended by adding at the end thereof the follow13 ing: ‘‘Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to limit the au14 thority of the Secretary in the management of units of the

15 National Park System, and the Secretary may, without re16 gard either to the provisions of this Act, or section 47(a)

17 of title 18, United States Code, use motor vehicles, fixed18 wing aircraft and helicopters, or contract for such use, in

19 furtherance of the management of the National Park Sys20 tem, and the provisions of section 47(a) of title 18, United

21 States Code, shall not be applicable to such use.’’.

22 SEC. 304. AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTE23 RIOR RELATING TO MUSEUMS.

24 (a) FUNCTIONS.—The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to increase

25 the public benefits from the National Park System by facili26 tating the management of museum properties relating
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1 thereto, and for other purposes’’ approved July 1, 1955 (16

2 U.S.C. 18f), is amended—

3 (1) in paragraph (b) of the first section, by strik4 ing out ‘‘from such donations and bequests of money’’;

5 and

6 (2) by adding at the end thereof the following:

7 ‘‘SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.

8 ‘‘(a) In addition to the functions specified in the first

9 section of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may per10 form the following functions in such manner as he shall

11 consider to be in the public interest:

12 ‘‘(1) Transfer museum objects and museum col13 lections that the Secretary determines are no longer

14 needed for museum purposes to qualified Federal

15 agencies that have programs to preserve and interpret

16 cultural or natural heritage, and accept the transfer

17 of museum objects and museum collections for the

18 purposes of this Act from any other Federal agency,

19 without reimbursement. The head of any other Fed20 eral agency may transfer, without reimbursement,

21 museum objects and museum collections directly to

22 the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the

23 Interior for the purposes of this Act.

24 ‘‘(2) Convey museum objects and museum collec25 tions that the Secretary determines are no longer
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1 needed for museum purposes, without monetary con2 sideration but subject to such terms and conditions as

3 the Secretary deems necessary, to private institutions

4 exempt from Federal taxation under section 501(c)(3)

5 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to non-Fed6 eral governmental entities if the Secretary determines

7 that the recipient is dedicated to the preservation and

8 interpretation of natural or cultural heritage and is

9 qualified to manage the property, prior to any con10 veyance under this subsection.

11 ‘‘(3) Destroy or cause to be destroyed museum

12 objects and museum collections that the Secretary de13 termines to have no scientific, cultural, historic, edu14 cational, esthetic, or monetary value.

15 ‘‘(b) The Secretary shall ensure that museum objects

16 and museum collections are treated in a careful and delib17 erate manner that protects the public interest. Prior to tak18 ing any action under subsection (a), the Secretary shall es19 tablish a systematic review and approval process, including

20 consultation with appropriate experts, that meets the high21 est standards of the museum profession for all actions taken

22 under this section.’’.

23 (b) APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.—The Act entitled

24 ‘‘An Act to increase the public benefits from the National

25 Park System by facilitating the management of museum
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1 properties relating thereto, and for other purposes’’ ap2 proved July 1, 1955 (16 U.S.C. 18f), as amended by sub3 section (a), is further amended by adding the following:

4 ‘‘SEC. 3. APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.

5 ‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—Authorities in this Act shall be

6 available to the Secretary of the Interior with regard to mu7 seum objects and museum collections that were under the

8 administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for purposes of

9 the National Park System before the date of enactment of

10 this section as well as those museum objects and museum

11 collections that may be acquired on or after such date.

12 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act, the

13 terms ‘museum objects’ and ‘museum collections’ mean ob14 jects that are eligible to be or are made part of a museum,

15 library, or archive collection through a formal procedure,

16 such as accessioning. Such objects are usually movable and

17 include but are not limited to prehistoric and historic arti18 facts, works of art, books, documents, photographs, and nat19 ural history specimens.’’.

20 SEC. 305. VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARKS INCREASE.

21 Section 4 of the Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969

22 (16 U.S.C. 18j) is amended by striking out ‘‘$1,000,000’’

23 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$1,750,000’’.
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1 SEC. 306. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR RESEARCH PUR2 POSES.

3 Section 3 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to improve the

4 administration of the National Park System by the Sec5 retary of the Interior, and to clarify the authorities applica6 ble to the system, and for other purposes’’ approved August

7 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a–2), is amended—

8 (1) in paragraph (i), by striking out the period

9 at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘;

10 and’’; and

11 (2) by adding at the end thereof the following:

12 ‘‘(j) enter into cooperative agreements with pub13 lic or private educational institutions, States, and

14 their political subdivisions, or private conservation

15 organizations for the purpose of developing adequate,

16 coordinated, cooperative research and training pro17 grams concerning the resources of the National Park

18 System, and, pursuant to such agreements, to accept

19 from and make available to the cooperator such tech20 nical and support staff, financial assistance for mu21 tually agreed upon research projects, supplies and

22 equipment, facilities, and administrative services re23 lating to cooperative research units as the Secretary

24 deems appropriate; except that this paragraph shall

25 not waive any requirements for research projects that

26 are subject to the Federal procurement regulations.’’.
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1 SEC. 307. CARL GARNER FEDERAL LANDS CLEANUP DAY.

2 The Federal Lands Cleanup Act of 1985 (36 U.S.C.

3 169i–169i–1 is amended by striking ‘‘Federal Lands Clean4 up Day’’ each place it occurs and inserting in lieu thereof,

5 ‘‘Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day’’.

6 SEC. 308. CORINTH INTERPRETIVE CENTER.

7 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the

8 ‘‘Corinth, Mississippi, Battlefield Act of 1994’’.

9 (b) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

10 (1) the 14 sites located in the vicinity of Corinth,

11 Mississippi, that were designated as a National His12 toric Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior in

13 1991 represent nationally significant events in the

14 Siege and Battle of Corinth during the Civil War;

15 and

16 (2) the National Historic Landmark sites should

17 be preserved and interpreted for the benefit, inspira18 tion, and education of the people of the United States.

19 (c) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to pro20 vide for a center for the interpretation of the Siege and Bat21 tle of Corinth and other Civil War actions in the region

22 and to ensure public understanding of the significance of

23 the Corinth Campaign in the Civil War relative to the West24 ern theater of operations, in cooperation with State or local

25 governmental entities and private organizations and indi26 viduals.
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1 (d) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—(1) IN GENERAL.—

2 The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the

3 ‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase

4 with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, such

5 lands or interests therein in the vicinity of the Corinth bat6 tlefield in the State of Mississippi, as the Secretary deter7 mines necessary for the construction of an interpretive cen8 ter to commemorate and interpret the 1862 Civil War Siege

9 and Battle of Corinth: Provided, That such lands or inter10 ests therein shall only be acquired with the consent of the

11 owner thereof.

12 (2) Lands and interests therein owned by the State of

13 Mississippi or a political subdivision thereof may be ac14 quired only by donation.

15 (e) CONSTRUCTION OF CENTER.—The Secretary is au16 thorized to construct, operate, and maintain on the prop17 erty acquired under subsection (d) a center for the interpre18 tation of the Siege and Battle of Corinth and associated

19 historical events. The center shall include interpretive exhib20 its and such other features as may be necessary for public

21 appreciation and understanding of the Siege and Battle of

22 Corinth.

23 (f) MARKING.—The Secretary may mark sites associ24 ated with the Siege and Battle of Corinth National Historic

25 Landmark, as designated on May 6, 1991, if such sites are
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1 determined by the Secretary to be protected by State or local

2 governmental agencies.

3 (g) ADMINISTRATION.—The lands and interests in

4 lands acquired, and the facilities constructed and main5 tained pursuant to this section shall be administered by the

6 Secretary as a part of Shiloh National Military Park, sub7 ject to the appropriate laws and regulations applicable to

8 the park, the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535, chapter

9 408; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and the Act of August 21, 1935

10 (49 Stat. 666, chapter 593; 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).

11 (h) IN GENERAL.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), there

12 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec13 essary to carry out this section.

14 (2) CONSTRUCTION.—Of the amounts made available

15 to carry out this section, not more than $6,000,000 may

16 be used to carry out section 4(a).