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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3804 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 8, 2009 

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

Resources 

AN ACT 

To make technical corrections to various Acts affecting the 

National Park Service, to extend, amend, or establish 

certain National Park Service authorities, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘National Park Service Authorities and Corrections Act 

4 of 2009’’. 

5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

6 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AUTHORIZATIONS 

Sec. 101. National Park System Advisory Board. 

Sec. 102. National Park Service Concessions Management Advisory Board. 

Sec. 103. National Park System uniform penalties. 

Sec. 104. Volunteers in the parks. 

TITLE II—PEARL HARBOR TICKETING 

Sec. 201. Definitions. 

Sec. 202. Facilitation of admission to historic attractions within Pearl Harbor 

Naval Complex. 

Sec. 203. Protection of resources. 

TITLE III—CHANGES TO NATIONAL PARK UNITS 

Sec. 301. George Washington Memorial Parkway. 

Sec. 302. District of Columbia snow removal. 

Sec. 303. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park. 

Sec. 304. Lava Beds National Monument Wilderness boundary adjustment. 

TITLE IV—TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 

Sec. 401. Baltimore National Heritage Area. 

Sec. 402. Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area. 

Sec. 403. Snake River headwaters. 

Sec. 404. Taunton River. 

Sec. 405. Cumberland Island National Seashore. 

Sec. 406. Niagara Falls National Heritage Area. 

7 TITLE I—NATIONAL PARK 

8 SERVICE AUTHORIZATIONS 

9 SEC. 101. NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD. 

10 Section 3(f) of the Act entitled, ‘‘An Act to provide 

11 for the preservation of historic American sites, buildings, 

12 objects, and antiquities of national significance, and for 


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1 other purposes’’, approved August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 

2 463(f)), is amended in the first sentence by striking 

3 ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 

4 SEC. 102. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONCESSIONS MAN5 AGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD. 

6 Section 409(d) of the National Park Service Conces7 sions Management Improvement Act of 1998 (Public Law 

8 105–391) is amended by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘2019’’. 

10 SEC. 103. NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM UNIFORM PENALTIES. 

11 (a) FINES AND IMPRISONMENT.—The first section of 

12 the Act entitled, ‘‘An Act to provide for the protection of 

13 national military parks, national parks, battlefield sites, 

14 national monuments, and miscellaneous memorials under 

15 the control of the War Department’’, approved March 2, 

16 1933 (47 Stat. 1420, ch. 180), is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘such fine and imprisonment.’’ and inserting ‘‘such fine 

18 and imprisonment; except if the violation occurs within a 

19 park, site, monument, or memorial that is part of the Na20 tional Park System, where violations shall be subject to 

21 the penalty provision set forth in section 3 of the Act of 

22 August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 3; commonly known as the 

23 ‘National Park Service Organic Act’) and section 3571 of 

24 title 18, United States Code.’’. 


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1 (b) COST OF PROCEEDINGS.—Section 2(k) of the Act 

2 entitled, ‘‘An Act to provide for the preservation of historic 

3 American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of na4 tional significance, and for other purposes’’, approved Au5 gust 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 462(k)), is amended by striking 

6 ‘‘cost of the proceedings.’’ and inserting ‘‘cost of the pro7 ceedings; except if the violation occurs within an area that 

8 is part of the National Park System, where violations shall 

9 be subject to the penalty provision set forth in section 3 

10 of the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 3; commonly 

11 known as the ‘National Park Service Organic Act’), and 

12 section 3571 of title 18, United States Code.’’. 

13 SEC. 104. VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARKS. 

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

15 (16 U.S.C. 18j) is amended by striking ‘‘$3,500,000’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 

17 TITLE II—PEARL HARBOR 

18 TICKETING 

19 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 

20 In this title: 

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

22 the Secretary of the Interior. 

23 (2) PEARL HARBOR HISTORIC SITE.—The term 

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1 ing the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park, 

2 the Battleship Missouri Memorial, the Pacific Avia3 tion Museum—Pearl Harbor, and any other historic 

4 attraction that the Secretary identifies as a Pearl 

5 Harbor historic site and that is not administered or 

6 managed by the Secretary. 

7 (3) VISITOR CENTER.—The term ‘‘visitor cen8 ter’’ means the visitor center located within the 

9 Pearl Harbor Naval Complex on lands that are with10 in the World War II Valor in the Pacific National 

11 Monument and managed by the Secretary through 

12 the National Park Service. 

13 SEC. 202. FACILITATION OF ADMISSION TO HISTORIC AT14 TRACTIONS WITHIN PEARL HARBOR NAVAL 

15 COMPLEX. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in managing the 

17 World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, 

18 may enter into an agreement with the nonprofit organiza19 tions or other legally recognized entities that are author20 ized to administer or manage a Pearl Harbor historic 

21 site— 

22 (1) to allow visitors to a Pearl Harbor historic 

23 site to gain access to the site by passing through se24 curity screening at the Visitor Center; and 


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1 (2) to allow the sale of tickets to a Pearl Har2 bor historic site within the Visitor Center by employ3 ees of the National Park Service or by organizations 

4 that administer or manage a Pearl Harbor historic 

5 site. 

6 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—In any agreement en7 tered into pursuant to this title, the Secretary— 

8 (1) shall require the organization administering 

9 or managing a Pearl Harbor historic site to pay to 

10 the Secretary a reasonable fee to recover administra11 tive costs associated with the use of the Visitor Cen12 ter for public access and ticket sales, the proceeds 

13 of which shall remain available, without further ap14 propriation, for use by the National Park Service at 

15 the World War II Valor in the Pacific National 

16 Monument; 

17 (2) shall ensure the limited liability of the 

18 United States arising from the admission of the pub19 lic through the Visitor Center to a Pearl Harbor his20 toric site and the sale or issuance of any tickets to 

21 the site; and 

22 (3) may include any other terms and conditions 

23 the Secretary deems appropriate. 

24 (c) LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY.—Under this title, 

25 the Secretary shall have no authority— 


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1 (1) to regulate or approve the rates for admis2 sion to an attraction within the Pearl Harbor his3 toric site; 

4 (2) to regulate or manage any visitor services of 

5 any historic sites within the Pearl Harbor Naval 

6 Complex other than at those sites managed by the 

7 National Park Service as part of World War II 

8 Valor in the Pacific National Monument; or 

9 (3) to charge an entrance fee for admission to 

10 the World War II Valor in the Pacific National 

11 Monument. 

12 SEC. 203. PROTECTION OF RESOURCES. 

13 Nothing in this title authorizes the Secretary or any 

14 organization that administers or manages a Pearl Harbor 

15 historic site to take any action in derogation of the preser16 vation and protection of the values and resources of the 

17 World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument. 

18 TITLE III—CHANGES TO 

19 NATIONAL PARK UNITS 

20 SEC. 301. GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL PARKWAY. 

21 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to au22 thorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the transfer of ad23 ministrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land in accord24 ance with the terms and conditions of this section. 

25 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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

2 the Secretary of the Interior. 

3 (2) RESEARCH CENTER.—The term ‘‘Research 

4 Center’’ means the Federal Highway Administra5 tion’s Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center. 

6 (3) FARM.—The term ‘‘Farm’’ means the 

7 Claude Moore Colonial Farm. 

8 (4) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map ti9 tled ‘‘GWMP—Claude Moore Proposed Boundary 

10 Adjustment’’, numbered 850/82003, and dated April 

11 2004. The map shall be available for public inspec12 tion in the appropriate offices of the National Park 

13 Service, Department of the Interior. 

14 (c) ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TRANSFER.— 

15 (1) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the 

17 Secretary of Transportation are authorized to 

18 transfer administrative jurisdiction for approxi19 mately 0.342 acre of land under the jurisdiction 

20 of the Department of the Interior within the 

21 boundary of the George Washington Memorial 

22 Parkway, generally depicted as ‘‘B’’ on the 

23 Map, for approximately 0.479 acre within the 

24 boundary of the Research Center land under 

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1 tation adjacent to the boundary of the George 

2 Washington Memorial Parkway, generally de3 picted as ‘‘A’’ on the Map. 

4 (B) USE RESTRICTION.—The Secretary 

5 shall restrict the use of 0.139 acre of land with6 in the boundary of the George Washington Me7 morial Parkway immediately adjacent to part of 

8 the north perimeter fence of the Research Cen9 ter, generally depicted as ‘‘C’’ on the Map, by 

10 prohibiting the storage, construction, or instal11 lation of any item that may obstruct the view 

12 from the Research Center into the George 

13 Washington Memorial Parkway. 

14 (2) REIMBURSEMENT OR CONSIDERATION.— 

15 The transfer of administrative jurisdiction under 

16 this section shall occur without reimbursement or 

17 consideration. 

18 (3) COMPLIANCE WITH AGREEMENT.— 

19 (A) AGREEMENT.—The National Park 

20 Service and the Federal Highway Administra21 tion shall comply with all terms and conditions 

22 of the Agreement entered into by the parties on 

23 September 11, 2002, regarding the transfer of 

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1 maintenance of the lands discussed in the 

2 Agreement. 

3 (B) ACCESS TO LAND.—The Secretary 

4 shall allow the Research Center access to the 

5 land the Secretary restricts under paragraph 

6 (1)(B) for purposes of maintenance in accord7 ance with National Park Service standards, 

8 which includes grass mowing and weed control, 

9 tree maintenance, fence maintenance, and vis10 ual appearance. No tree 6 inches or more in di11 ameter shall be pruned or removed without the 

12 advance written permission of the Secretary. 

13 Any pesticide use must be approved in writing 

14 by the Secretary prior to application of the pes15 ticide. 

16 (d) MANAGEMENT OF TRANSFERRED LANDS.— 

17 (1) INTERIOR LAND.—The land transferred to 

18 the Secretary under subsection (c)(1) shall be in19 cluded in the boundaries of the George Washington 

20 Memorial Parkway and shall be administered by the 

21 National Park Service as part of the parkway sub22 ject to applicable laws and regulations. 

23 (2) TRANSPORTATION LAND.—The land trans24 ferred to the Secretary of Transportation under sub25 section (c)(1) shall be included in the boundary of 


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1 the Research Center and shall be removed from the 

2 boundary of the parkway. 

3 (3) RESTRICTED-USE LAND.—The land the Sec4 retary has designated for restricted use under sub5 section (c)(1) shall be maintained by the Research 

6 Center. 

7 SEC. 302. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SNOW REMOVAL. 

8 Section 3 of the Act entitled, ‘‘An Act Providing for 

9 the removal of snow and ice from the paved sidewalks of 

10 the District of Columbia’’, approved September 16, 1922 

11 (Sec. 9–603, D.C. Official Code), is amended to read as 

12 follows: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 3. (a) It shall be the duty of a Federal agency 

14 to remove, or cause to be removed, snow, sleet, or ice from 

15 paved sidewalks and crosswalks within the fire limits of 

16 the District of Columbia that are— 

17 ‘‘(1) in front of or adjacent to buildings owned 

18 by the United States and under such Federal agen19 cy’s jurisdiction; or 

20 ‘‘(2) public thoroughfares in front of, around, 

21 or through public squares, reservations, or open 

22 spaces and that are owned by the United States and 

23 under such Federal agency’s jurisdiction. 

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1 after snow or sleet ceases to fall or after ice has accumu2 lated. In the event that snow, sleet, or ice has hardened 

3 and cannot be removed, such Federal agency shall— 

4 ‘‘(1) make the paved sidewalks and crosswalks 

5 under its jurisdiction described in subsection (a) rea6 sonably safe for travel by the application of sand, 

7 ashes, salt, or other acceptable materials; and 

8 ‘‘(2) as soon as practicable, thoroughly remove 

9 the snow, sleet, or ice. 

10 ‘‘(c)(1) The duty of a Federal agency described in 

11 subsections (a) and (b) may be delegated to another gov12 ernmental or nongovernmental entity through a lease, con13 tract, or other comparable arrangement. 

14 ‘‘(2) If two or more Federal agencies have overlap15 ping responsibility for the same sidewalk or crosswalk they 

16 may enter into an arrangement assigning responsibility.’’. 

17 SEC. 303. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. NATIONAL HISTOR18 ICAL PARK. 

19 (a) AMENDMENTS.—The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to es20 tablish the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic 

21 Site in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes’’, ap22 proved October 10, 1980 (Public Law 96–428; 94 Stat. 

23 1839) is amended— 

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1 toric Site Boundary Map’, number 489/80,013B, 

2 and dated September 1992’’ and inserting ‘‘the map 

3 titled ‘Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical 

4 Park’, numbered 489/80,032, and dated April 

5 2009’’; 

6 (2) by striking ‘‘Martin Luther King, Junior, 

7 National Historic Site’’ each place it appears and in8 serting ‘‘Martin Luther King, Jr. National Histor9 ical Park’’; and 

10 (3) by striking ‘‘historic site’’ each place it ap11 pears and inserting ‘‘historical park’’. 

12 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law (other 

13 than this Act), map, regulation, document, record, or 

14 other official paper of the United States to the ‘‘Martin 

15 Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site’’ shall be con16 sidered to be a reference to the ‘‘Martin Luther King, Jr. 

17 National Historical Park’’. 

18 SEC. 304. LAVA BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT WILDERNESS 

19 BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

20 The first section of the Act of October 13, 1972 

21 (Public Law 92–493; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note), is amended 

22 in the first sentence— 

23 (1) by striking ‘‘That, in’’ and inserting the fol24 lowing: 

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1 (2) by striking ‘‘ten thousand acres’’ and all 

2 that follows through the end of the sentence and in3 serting ‘‘10,431 acres, as depicted within the pro4 posed wilderness boundary on the map titled ‘Lava 

5 Beds National Monument, Proposed Wilderness 

6 Boundary Adjustment’, numbered 147/80,015, and 

7 dated September 2005, and those lands within the 

8 area generally known as the ‘Schonchin Lava Flow’, 

9 comprising approximately 18,029 acres, as depicted 

10 within the proposed wilderness boundary on the 

11 map, are designated as wilderness.’’. 

12 TITLE IV—TECHNICAL 

13 CORRECTIONS 

14 SEC. 401. BALTIMORE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 

15 The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 

16 (Public Law 111–11) is amended— 

17 (1) in sections 8005(b)(3) and 8005(b)(4) by 

18 striking ‘‘Baltimore Heritage Area Association’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘Baltimore City Heritage Area Associa20 tion’’; and 

21 (2) in section 8005(i) by striking ‘‘EFFECTIVE22 NESS’’ and inserting ‘‘FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE’’. 


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1 SEC. 402. MUSCLE SHOALS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 

2 Section 8009(j) of the Omnibus Public Land Man3 agement Act of 2009 is amended by striking ‘‘EFFECTIVE4 NESS’’ and inserting ‘‘FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE’’. 

5 SEC. 403. SNAKE RIVER HEADWATERS. 

6 Section 5002(c)(1) of the Omnibus Public Land Man7 agement Act of 2009 is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph 

8 (205) of section 3(a)’’ each place it appears and inserting 

9 ‘‘paragraph (206) of section 3(a)’’. 

10 SEC. 404. TAUNTON RIVER. 

11 Section 5003(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Man12 agement Act of 2009 is amended by striking ‘‘section 

13 3(a)(206)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 

14 3(a)(207)’’. 

15 SEC. 405. CUMBERLAND ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE. 

16 Section 6(b) of the Act titled ‘‘An Act to establish 

17 the Cumberland Island National Seashore in the State of 

18 Georgia, and for other purposes’’ (Public Law 92–536) 

19 is amended by striking ‘‘physiographic conditions not pre20 vailing’’ and inserting ‘‘physiographic conditions now pre21 vailing’’. 

22 SEC. 406. NIAGARA FALLS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 

23 Section 427(k) of the Consolidated Natural Re24 sources Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–229) is amended 

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1 trative facilities under subsection (g)(1), the’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘The’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 7, 

2009. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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