104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 694

AN ACT

Entitled the ‘‘Minor Boundary Adjustments and

Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995’’.

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 1995’’.
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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 ap13 propriate offices of the National Park Service of the De14 partment of the Interior.

15 (c) ACQUISITION BY DONATION.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Within the boundaries de17 scribed in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Inte18 rior may acquire lands and interests in lands by do19 nation.

20 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary of

21 the Interior may pay administrative costs arising out

22 of any donation described in paragraph (1) with ap23 propriated funds.
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1 SEC. 102. ZION NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

2 (a) ACQUISITION AND BOUNDARY CHANGE.—The

3 Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by ex4 change approximately 5.48 acres, in Washington County,

Utah, that are located in the SW1 5 ⁄4 of Section 28, Town6 ship 41 South, Range 10 West, Salt Lake Base and Me7 ridian. In exchange therefor the Secretary is authorized

8 to convey all right, title, and interest of the United States

9 in and to approximately 5.51 acres, in Washington Coun10 ty, Utah, that are located in Lot 2 of Section 5, Township

11 41 South, Range 11 West. Upon completion of the ex12 change, the Secretary is authorized to revise the boundary

13 of Zion National Park to add to the park the approxi14 mately 5.48 acres acquired by the Secretary under this

15 subsection and to delete from the park the approximately

16 5.51 acres conveyed by the Secretary under this sub17 section. Land added to the park under this subsection

18 shall be administered as part of the park in accordance

19 with the laws and regulations applicable thereto.

20 (b) EXPIRATION.—The authority granted by this sec21 tion shall expire upon the expiration of the two-year period

22 beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

23 SEC. 103. PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE

24 BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

25 The boundary of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

26 is hereby modified as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Area
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1 Proposed for Addition to Pictured Rocks National Lake2 shore,’’ numbered 625–80, 043A, and dated July 1992.

3 SEC. 104. INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

4 BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

5 The administrative boundary between Independence

6 National Historical Park and the United States Customs

7 House along the Moravian Street Walkway in Philadel8 phia, Pennsylvania, is hereby modified as generally de9 picted on the drawing entitled ‘‘Exhibit 1, Independence

10 National Historical Park, Boundary Adjustment’’, and

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

12 public inspection in the Office of the National Park Serv13 ice, Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the Inte14 rior is authorized to accept and transfer jurisdiction over

15 property in accordance with such administrative boundary,

16 as modified by this section.

17 SEC. 105. CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT

18 BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

19 (a) BOUNDARY REVISION.—The boundary of the

20 Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, is revised

21 to add approximately 210 acres and to delete approxi22 mately 315 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled

23 ‘‘Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, Pro24 posed 1987 Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 131–

25 80,008, and dated October 1987. The map shall be on
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1 file and available for public inspection in the Office of the

2 National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

3 (b) ADMINISTRATION AND ACQUISITION.—Federal

4 lands, waters, and interests therein deleted from the

5 boundary of the Craters of the Moon National Monument

6 by this section shall be administered by the Secretary of

7 the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management in

8 accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Manage9 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). Federal lands,

10 waters, and interests therein added to the national monu11 ment by this section shall be administered by the Sec12 retary as part of the national monument, subject to the

13 laws and regulations applicable thereto. The Secretary is

14 authorized to acquire private lands, waters, and interests

15 therein within the boundary of the national monument by

16 donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds,

17 or exchange, and shall administer such acquired lands, wa18 ters, and interests therein as part of the national monu19 ment, subject to the laws and regulations applicable there20 to.

21 SEC. 106. HAGERMAN FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT

22 BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

23 Section 302 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act

24 of 1988 (102 Stat. 4576) is amended by adding at the

25 end the following new subsection:
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1 ‘‘(d) To further the purposes of the monument, the

2 Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation or, from

3 willing sellers only, by purchase with donated or appro4 priated funds or by exchange not more than 65 acres out5 side the boundary depicted on the map referred to in sec6 tion 301 and to develop and operate, on such acres, re7 search, information, interpretive, and administrative facili8 ties. Lands acquired and facilities developed under this

9 subsection shall be administered by the Secretary as part

10 of the monument. The boundary of the monument shall

11 be modified to include the lands added under this sub12 section as a noncontiguous parcel.’’.

13 SEC. 107. WUPATKI NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY AD14 JUSTMENT.

15 The boundary of the Wupatki National Monument,

16 Arizona, is hereby revised to include the lands and inter17 ests in lands within the area generally depicted as ‘‘Pro18 posed Addition 168.89 Acres’’ on the map entitled

19 ‘‘Boundary—Wupatki and Sunset Crater National Monu20 ments, Arizona’’, numbered 322–80,021, and dated April

21 1989. The map shall be on file and available for public

22 inspection in the Office of the National Park Service, De23 partment of the Interior. Subject to valid existing rights,

24 Federal lands and interests therein within the area added

25 to the monument by this section are hereby transferred
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1 without monetary consideration or reimbursement to the

2 administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service

3 and shall be administered as part of the monument in ac4 cordance with the laws and regulations applicable thereto.

5 TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS

6 SPECIFIC PARK AMENDMENTS

7 SEC. 201. ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR KALOKO8 HONOKOHAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

9 Section 505(f)(7) of the National Parks and Recre10 ation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 396d(f)(7)), is amended by

11 striking ‘‘ten years’’ and inserting ‘‘twenty-five years’’.

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

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

14 Stat. 1979), is amended by striking ‘‘: Provided, That’’

15 and all that follows and inserting a period.

16 SEC. 203. AMENDMENT OF BOSTON NATIONAL HISTORIC

17 PARK ACT.

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

19 Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 410z–1(b)) is amended by insert20 ing ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’ and by adding at the end the follow21 ing new paragraph:

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

23 enter into a cooperative agreement with the Boston Public

24 Library to provide for the distribution of informational
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1 and interpretive materials relating to the Boston National

2 Historical Park and to the Freedom Trail.’’.

3 TITLE III—GENERAL

4 AUTHORIZATIONS AND

5 REPEALERS

6 SEC. 301. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON PARK BUILDINGS.

7 The 10th undesignated paragraph (relating to a limi8 tation on the expenditure of funds for park buildings)

9 under the heading ‘‘MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS, DEPART10 MENT OF THE INTERIOR’’, under the heading ‘‘UNDER

11 THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR’’, in the

12 first section of the Act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 460;

13 16 U.S.C. 451), is hereby repealed.

14 SEC. 302. APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF

15 CHILDREN.

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

17 U.S.C. 17j–2), is amended by adding at the end the follow18 ing new subsection:

19 ‘‘(j) Provision of transportation for children in nearby

20 communities to and from any unit of the National Park

21 System used in connection with organized recreation and

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

23 SEC. 303. FERAL BURROS AND HORSES.

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

25 U.S.C. 1338a), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
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1 lowing: ‘‘No provision of this Act shall be construed to

2 limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to man3 age units of the National Park System. No provision of

4 this Act shall be construed to diminish the authority of

5 the Secretary of the Interior to use motor vehicles, fixed6 wing aircraft, or helicopters, or to contract for such use,

7 in furtherance of the management of the National Park

8 System, and section 47(a) of title 18, United States Code,

9 shall not apply to such use, or the contracting for such

10 use, by the Secretary of the Interior in furtherance of such

11 management.’’.

12 SEC. 304. AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTE13 RIOR RELATING TO MUSEUMS.

14 (a) FUNCTIONS.—The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to in15 crease the public benefits from the National Park System

16 by facilitating the management of museum properties re17 lating thereto, and for other purposes’’, approved July 1,

18 1955 (16 U.S.C. 18f), is amended—

19 (1) in subsection (b) of the first section, by

20 striking ‘‘from such donations and bequests of

21 money’’; and

22 (2) by adding at the end the following new sec23 tion:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.

2 ‘‘(a) TRANSFER, CONVEYANCE, AND DESTRUC3 TION.—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 (26

26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and to non-Federal governmental
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1 entities if the Secretary determines, prior to any

2 conveyance under this subsection, that the private or

3 non-Federal recipient is dedicated to the preserva4 tion and interpretation of natural or cultural herit5 age and is qualified to manage the objects or collec6 tions, as the case may be.

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

8 objects and museum collections that the Secretary

9 determines to have no scientific, cultural, historic,

10 educational, esthetic, or monetary value.

11 ‘‘(b) CARE, DELIBERATION, AND REVIEW.—The Sec12 retary shall ensure that museum objects and museum col13 lections are treated in a careful and deliberate manner

14 that protects the public interest. Prior to taking any action

15 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a sys16 tematic review and approval process, including consulta17 tion with appropriate experts, that meets the highest

18 standards of the museum profession and applies to all ac19 tions taken under this section.’’.

20 (b) APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.—The Act enti21 tled ‘‘An Act to increase the public benefits from the Na22 tional Park System by facilitating the management of mu23 seum properties relating thereto, and for other purposes’’,

24 approved July 1, 1955 (16 U.S.C. 18f), as amended by
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1 subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end

2 the following new section:

3 ‘‘SEC. 3. APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.

4 ‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—Authorities granted to the Sec5 retary of the Interior by this Act shall be available to the

6 Secretary only with regard to—

7 ‘‘(1) museum objects and museum collections

8 that were under the administrative jurisdiction of

9 the Secretary for purposes of the National Park Sys10 tem on the day before the date of the enactment of

11 this section; and

12 ‘‘(2) museum objects and museum collections

13 that the Secretary acquires on or after such date.

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

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

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

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

18 procedure, such as accessioning. Such objects are usually

19 movable and include but are not limited to prehistoric and

20 historic artifacts, works of art, books, documents, photo21 graphs, and natural history specimens.’’.

22 SEC. 305. VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARKS INCREASE.

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

24 (16 U.S.C. 18j) is amended by striking all that follows

25 ‘‘Act’’ and inserting a period.
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1 SEC. 306. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR RESEARCH

2 PURPOSES.

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 appli6 cable to the system, and for other purposes’’, approved

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

8 (1) in subsection (i), by striking the period at

9 the end and inserting a semicolon; and

10 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub11 section:

12 ‘‘(j) enter into cooperative agreements with

13 public or private educational institutions, States,

14 and their political subdivisions, for the purpose of

15 developing adequate, coordinated, cooperative re16 search and training programs concerning the re17 sources of the National Park System, and, pursuant

18 to any such agreement, to accept from and make

19 available to the cooperator the technical and support

20 staff, financial assistance, supplies and equipment,

21 facilities, and administrative services, relating to co22 operative research units, that the Secretary deter23 mines to be appropriate; except that no provision of

24 this subsection shall be construed to waive any re-
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1 quirement with respect to research projects that are

2 subject to the Federal procurement regulations.’’.

Passed the House of Representatives March 14,

1995.

Attest:

Clerk.

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 694

AN ACT

Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995’’.

Entitled the ‘‘Minor Boundary Adjustments and