Calendar No. 72

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 694

[Report No. 104–50]

AN ACT

Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995’’.

Entitled the ‘‘Minor Boundary Adjustments and

APRIL 18, 1995

Reported with an amendment
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Calendar No. 72

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 694

[Report No. 104–50]

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 15, 1995

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

Resources

APRIL 18, 1995

Reported, under authority of the order of the Senate of April 7 (legislative

day, April 5), 1995, by Mr. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment

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

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 re25 quirement with respect to research projects that are

26 subject to the Federal procurement regulations.’’.
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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 1995’’.

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 appropriate

15 offices of the National Park Service of the Department of

16 the Interior.

17 (c) ACQUISITION.—(1) Within the lands described in

18 subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior may acquire

19 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 the

24 national monument by this section shall be administered

25 by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land
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1 Management in accordance with the Federal Land Policy

2 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and

3 Federal lands and interests therein added to the national

4 monument by this section shall be administered by the Sec5 retary as part of the national monument, subject to the laws

6 and regulations applicable thereto. The Secretary is author7 ized to acquire private lands and interests therein within

8 the boundary of the national monument by donation, pur9 chase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, and

10 when acquired they shall be administered by the Secretary

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

12 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 AD6 JUSTMENT.

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.

22 SEC. 108. NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL RIVER.

23 Section 1101 of the National Parks and Recreation Act

24 of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460m–15) is amended by striking out
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1 ‘‘NERI–80,023, dated January 1987’’ and inserting

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

3 SEC. 109. GAULEY RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

4 (a) Section 201(b) of the West Virginia National Inter5 est River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww(b))

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

7 July 1987’’ and inserting ‘‘GARI–80,001 and dated Janu8 ary 1993’’.

9 (b) Section 205(c) of the West Virginia National Inter10 est River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww–4(c))

11 is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: ‘‘If

12 project construction is not commenced within the time re13 quired in such license, or if such license is surrendered at

14 any time, such boundary modification shall cease to have

15 any force and effect.’’.

16 SEC. 110. BLUESTONE NATIONAL SCENIC RIVER.

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

18 (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(65)) is amended by striking out ‘‘WSR–

19 BLU/20,000, and dated January 1987’’ and inserting

20 ‘‘BLUE–80,004, and dated January 1993’’.
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1 TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS SPECIFIC

2 PARK AMENDMENTS

3 SEC. 201. ADVISORY COMMISSIONS.

4 (a) KALOKO-HONOKOHAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL

5 PARK.—(1) This subsection may be cited as the ‘‘Na Hoa

6 Pili Kaloko-Honokohau Re-establishment Act of 1995’’.

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

8 95–625 (16 U.S.C. 396d(7)), the Na Hoa Pili O Kaloko9 Honokohau, the Advisory Commission for Kaloko10 Honokohau National Historical Park, is hereby re-estab11 lished in accordance with section 505(f), as amended by

12 paragraph (3) of this section.

13 (3) Section 505(f)(7) of Public Law 95–625 (16 U.S.C.

14 396d(7)), is amended by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting

15 in lieu thereof, ‘‘the Na Hoa Pili Kaloko-Honokohau Re16 establishment Act of 1995’’.

17 (b) WOMEN’S RIGHTS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.—

18 (1) This subsection may be cited as the ‘‘Women’s Rights

19 National Historical Park Advisory Commission Re-estab20 lishment Act of 1995’’.

21 (2) Notwithstanding section 1601(h)(5) of Public Law

22 96–607 (16 U.S.C. 410ll(h)(5)), the advisory commission

23 for Women’s Rights National Historical Park is hereby re24 established in accordance with section 1601(h), as amended

25 by paragraph (3) of this section.
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1 (3) Section 1601(h)(5) of Public Law 96–607 (16

2 U.S.C. 410ll(h)(5)), is amended by striking ‘‘this section’’

3 and inserting in lieu thereof, ‘‘the Women’s Rights National

4 Historical Park Advisory Commission Re-establishment Act

5 of 1995’’.

6 SEC. 202. AMENDMENT TO BOSTON NATIONAL HISTORIC

7 PARK ACT.

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

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

10 ‘‘(1)’’ before the first sentence thereof and by adding the fol11 lowing at the end thereof:

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

13 enter into a cooperative agreement with the Boston Public

14 Library to provide for the distribution of informational and

15 interpretive materials relating to the park and to the Free16 dom Trail.’’.

17 SEC. 203. CUMBERLAND GAP NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

18 (a) REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS.—The first section of

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

20 the establishment of the Cumberland Gap National Histori21 cal Park in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia’’ (54 Stat.

22 262; 16 U.S.C. 261 et seq.) is amended by striking out ev23 erything after the words ‘‘Cumberland Gap National His24 torical Park’’ and inserting a period.
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1 (b) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Section 3 of such

2 Act (16 U.S.C. 263) is amended by inserting ‘‘or with funds

3 that may be from time to time appropriated for the pur4 pose,’’ after ‘‘funds,’’.

5 SEC. 204. WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS OUTDOOR CLASSROOM.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act7 ing through the Director of the National Park Service, is

8 authorized to enter into cooperative agreements, as specified

9 in subsection (b), relating to Santa Monica Mountains Na10 tional Recreation Area (hereafter in this Act referred to as

11 the ‘‘recreation area’’) in accordance with this section.

12 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The cooperative

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

14 (1) A cooperative agreement with appropriate

15 organizations or groups in order to promote edu16 cation concerning the natural and cultural resources

17 of the recreation area and lands adjacent thereto. Any

18 agreement entered into pursuant to this paragraph—

19 (A) may provide for Federal matching

20 grants of not more than 50 percent of the total

21 cost of providing a program of such education;

22 (B) shall provide for visits by students or

23 other beneficiaries to federally owned lands with24 in the recreation area;
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1 (C) shall limit the responsibility of the Sec2 retary to providing interpretation services con3 cerning the natural and cultural resources of the

4 recreation area; and

5 (D) shall provide that the non-Federal

6 party shall be responsible for any cost of carry7 ing out the agreement other than the cost of pro8 viding interpretation services under subpara9 graph (C).

10 (2) A cooperative agreement under which—

11 (A) the Secretary agrees to maintain the fa12 cilities at 2600 Franklin Canyon Drive in Bev13 erly Hills, California, for a period of 8 fiscal

14 years beginning with the first fiscal year for

15 which funds are appropriated pursuant to this

16 section, and to provide funding for programs of

17 the William O. Douglas Outdoor Classroom or

18 its successors in interest that utilize those facili19 ties during such period; and in return; or

20 (B) the William O. Douglas Outdoor Class21 room, for itself and any successors in interest

22 with respect to such facilities, agrees that at the

23 end of the term of such agreement all right, title,

24 and interest in and to such facilities will be do-
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1 nated to the United States for addition to and

2 operation as part of the recreation area.

3 (c) EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.—Federal funds may be

4 expended on non-Federal property located within the recre5 ation area pursuant to the cooperative agreement described

6 in subsection (b)(2).

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

8 into the cooperative agreement described in subsection

9 (b)(2) unless and until the Secretary determines that acqui10 sition of the facilities described in such subsection would

11 further the purposes of the recreation area.

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

13 an agreement by the Secretary for reimbursement of ex14 penses incurred by the William O. Douglas Outdoor Class15 room or any successor in interest that are not directly relat16 ed to the use of such facilities for environmental education

17 and interpretation of the resources and values of the recre18 ation area and associated lands and resources.

19 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

20 authorized to be appropriated for the 8-year period begin21 ning October 1, 1995, not to exceed $2,000,000 to carry out

22 this section.

23 SEC. 205. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

24 (a) NEW RIVER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title

25 XI of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16
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1 U.S.C. 460m–15 et seq.) is amended by adding the following

2 new section at the end thereof:

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

4 ‘‘(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The provisions of

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

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

7 shall apply to the New River Gorge National River in the

8 same manner and to the same extent as such provisions

9 apply to the Gauley River National Recreation Area.

10 ‘‘(b) REMNANT LANDS.—The provisions of the second

11 sentence of section 203(a) of the West Virginia National In12 terest River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww–

13 2(a)) shall apply to tracts of land partially within the

14 boundaries of the New River Gorge National River in the

15 same manner and to the same extent as such provisions

16 apply to tracts of land only partially within the Gauley

17 River National Recreation Area.’’.

18 (b) BLUESTONE RIVER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

19 Section 3(a)(65) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16

20 U.S.C. 1274(a)(65)) is amended by striking ‘‘leases’’ in the

21 fifth sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the lease’’ and

22 in the seventh sentence by striking ‘‘such management may

23 be continued pursuant to renewal of such lease agreement.

24 If requested to do so by the State of West Virginia, the Sec25 retary may terminate such leases and assume administra-
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1 tive authority over the areas concerned.’’ and inserting in

2 lieu thereof the following: ‘‘if the State of West Virginia so

3 requests, the Secretary shall renew such lease agreement

4 with the same terms and conditions as contained in such

5 lease agreement on the date of enactment of this paragraph

6 under which such State management shall be continued

7 pursuant to such renewal. If requested to do so by the State

8 of West Virginia, or as provided in such lease agreement,

9 the Secretary may terminate or modify the lease and as10 sume administrative authority over all or part of the areas

11 concerned.’’.

12 SEC. 206. GAULEY ACCESS.

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

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

15 amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end

16 thereof:

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

18 the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary

19 shall submit a report to the Committee on Resources

20 of the House of Representatives and to the Committee

21 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate set22 ting forth a plan to provide river access for non23 commercial recreational users within the Gauley

24 River National Recreation Area. The plan shall pro25 vide that such access shall utilize existing public
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1 roads and rights-of-way to the maximum extent fea2 sible and shall be limited to providing access for such

3 non-commercial users.’’.

4 SEC. 207. VISITOR CENTER.

5 The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to construct

6 a visitor center and such other related facilities as may be

7 deemed necessary to facilitate visitor understanding and en8 joyment of the New River Gorge National River and the

9 Gauley River National Recreation Area in the vicinity of

10 the confluence of the New and Gauley Rivers. Such center

11 and related facilities are authorized to be constructed at a

12 site outside of the boundary of the New River Gorge Na13 tional River or the Gauley River National Recreation Area

14 unless a suitable site is available within the boundaries of

15 either unit.

16 SEC. 208. EXTENSION.

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

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

19 Act applicable to river segments designated for study for

20 potential addition to the wild and scenic rivers system

21 under section 5(b) of that Act shall apply to those segments

22 of the Bluestone and Meadow Rivers which were found eligi23 ble in the studies completed by the National Park Service

24 in August 1983 but which were not designated by the West

25 Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act of 1987
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1 as part of the Bluestone National Scenic River or as part

2 of the Gauley River National Recreation Area, as the case

3 may be.

4 SEC. 209. BLUESTONE RIVER PUBLIC ACCESS.

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

6 (16 U.S.C. 1271 and following) is amended by adding the

7 following at the end thereof: ‘‘In order to provide reasonable

8 public access and vehicle parking for public use and enjoy9 ment of the river designated by this paragraph, consistent

10 with the preservation and enhancement of the natural and

11 scenic values of such river, the Secretary may, with the con12 sent of the owner thereof, negotiate a memorandum of un13 derstanding or cooperative agreement, or acquire such lands

14 or interests in such lands, or both, as may be necessary to

15 allow public access to the Bluestone River and to provide,

16 outside the boundary of the scenic river, parking and relat17 ed facilities in the vicinity of the area known as Eads

18 Mill.’’.

19 TITLE III—GENERAL AUTHORIZATIONS

20 AND REPEALERS

21 SEC. 301. LIMITATION ON PARK BUILDINGS.

22 The 10th undesignated paragraph (relating to a limi23 tation on the expenditure of funds for park buildings) under

24 the heading ‘‘MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS, DEPARTMENT OF

25 THE INTERIOR’’, which appears under the heading
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1 ‘‘UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR’’,

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

3 1912 (37 Stat. 460), as amended (16 U.S.C. 451), is hereby

4 repealed.

5 SEC. 302. APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF

6 CHILDREN.

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

8 U.S.C. 17j–2), is amended by adding at the end the follow9 ing:

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

11 communities to and from any unit of the National Park

12 System used in connection with organized recreation and

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

14 SEC. 303. FERAL BURROS AND HORSES.

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

16 1338a), is amended by adding at the end thereof the follow17 ing: ‘‘Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to limit the au18 thority of the Secretary in the management of units of the

19 National Park System, and the Secretary may, without re20 gard either to the provisions of this Act, or section 47(a)

21 of title 18, United States Code, use motor vehicles, fixed22 wing aircraft and helicopters, or contract for such use, in

23 furtherance of the management of the National Park Sys24 tem, and the provisions of section 47(a) of title 18, United

25 States Code, shall not be applicable to such use.’’.
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1 SEC. 304. AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTE2 RIOR RELATING TO MUSEUMS.

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

4 the public benefits from the National Park System by facili5 tating the management of museum properties relating

6 thereto, and for other purposes’’ approved July 1, 1955 (16

7 U.S.C. 18f), is amended—

8 (1) in paragraph (b) of the first section, by strik9 ing out ‘‘from such donations and bequests of money’’;

10 and

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

12 ‘‘SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.

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

14 section of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may per15 form the following functions in such manner as he shall

16 consider to be in the public interest:

17 ‘‘(1) Transfer museum objects and museum col18 lections that the Secretary determines are no longer

19 needed for museum purposes to qualified Federal

20 agencies that have programs to preserve and interpret

21 cultural or natural heritage, and accept the transfer

22 of museum objects and museum collections for the

23 purposes of this Act from any other Federal agency,

24 without reimbursement. The head of any other Fed25 eral agency may transfer, without reimbursement,

26 museum objects and museum collections directly to
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1 the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the

2 Interior for the purposes of this Act.

3 ‘‘(2) Convey museum objects and museum collec4 tions that the Secretary determines are no longer

5 needed for museum purposes, without monetary con6 sideration but subject to such terms and conditions as

7 the Secretary deems necessary, to private institutions

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

9 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to non-Fed10 eral governmental entities if the Secretary determines

11 that the recipient is dedicated to the preservation and

12 interpretation of natural or cultural heritage and is

13 qualified to manage the property, prior to any con14 veyance under this subsection.

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

16 objects and museum collections that the Secretary de17 termines to have no scientific, cultural, historic, edu18 cational, esthetic, or monetary value.

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

20 and museum collections are treated in a careful and delib21 erate manner that protects the public interest. Prior to tak22 ing any action under subsection (a), the Secretary shall es23 tablish a systematic review and approval process, including

24 consultation with appropriate experts, that meets the high-
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1 est standards of the museum profession for all actions taken

2 under this section.’’.

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

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

5 Park System by facilitating the management of museum

6 properties relating thereto, and for other purposes’’ ap7 proved July 1, 1955 (16 U.S.C. 18f), as amended by sub8 section (a), is further amended by adding the following:

9 ‘‘SEC. 3. APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.

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

11 available to the Secretary of the Interior with regard to mu12 seum objects and museum collections that were under the

13 administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for purposes of

14 the National Park System before the date of enactment of

15 this section as well as those museum objects and museum

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

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

18 terms ‘museum objects’ and ‘museum collections’ mean ob19 jects that are eligible to be or are made part of a museum,

20 library, or archive collection through a formal procedure,

21 such as accessioning. Such objects are usually movable and

22 include but are not limited to prehistoric and historic arti23 facts, works of art, books, documents, photographs, and nat24 ural history specimens.’’.
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1 SEC. 305. VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARKS INCREASE.

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

3 (16 U.S.C. 18j) is amended by striking out ‘‘$1,000,000’’

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

5 SEC. 306. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR RESEARCH PUR6 POSES.

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

8 administration of the National Park System by the Sec9 retary of the Interior, and to clarify the authorities applica10 ble to the system, and for other purposes’’ approved August

11 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a–2), is amended—

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

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

14 and’’; and

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

16 ‘‘(j) enter into cooperative agreements with pub17 lic or private educational institutions, States, and

18 their political subdivisions, or private conservation

19 organizations for the purpose of developing adequate,

20 coordinated, cooperative research and training pro21 grams concerning the resources of the National Park

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

23 from and make available to the cooperator such tech24 nical and support staff, financial assistance for mu25 tually agreed upon research projects, supplies and

26 equipment, facilities, and administrative services re-
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1 lating to cooperative research units as the Secretary

2 deems appropriate; except that this paragraph shall

3 not waive any requirements for research projects that

4 are subject to the Federal procurement regulations.’’.

5 SEC. 307. CARL GARNER FEDERAL LANDS CLEANUP DAY.

6 The Federal Lands Cleanup Act of 1985 (Public Law

7 99–402; 36 U.S.C. 169i–169i–1) is amended by striking the

8 terms ‘‘Federal Lands Cleanup Day’’ or ‘‘Federal Lands

9 National Cleanup Day’’ each place they occur and inserting

10 in lieu thereof, ‘‘Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day’’.

11 SEC. 308. CORINTH INTERPRETIVE CENTER.

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

13 ‘‘Corinth, Mississippi, Battlefield Act of 1995’’.

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

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

16 Mississippi, that were designated as a National His17 toric Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior in

18 1991 represent nationally significant events in the

19 Siege and Battle of Corinth during the Civil War;

20 and

21 (2) the National Historic Landmark sites should

22 be preserved and interpreted for the benefit, inspira23 tion, and education of the people of the United States.

24 (c) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to pro25 vide for a center for the interpretation of the Siege and Bat-
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1 tle of Corinth and other Civil War actions in the region

2 and to ensure public understanding of the significance of

3 the Corinth Campaign in the Civil War relative to the West4 ern theater of operations, in cooperation with State or local

5 governmental entities and private organizations and indi6 viduals.

7 (d) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—(1) IN GENERAL.—

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

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

10 with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, such

11 lands or interests therein in the vicinity of the Corinth bat12 tlefield in the State of Mississippi, as the Secretary deter13 mines necessary for the construction of an interpretive cen14 ter to commemorate and interpret the 1862 Civil War Siege

15 and Battle of Corinth: Provided, That such lands or inter16 ests therein shall only be acquired with the consent of the

17 owner thereof.

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

19 Mississippi or a political subdivision thereof may be ac20 quired only by donation.

21 (e) CONSTRUCTION OF CENTER.—The Secretary is au22 thorized to construct, operate, and maintain on the prop23 erty acquired under subsection (d) a center for the interpre24 tation of the Siege and Battle of Corinth and associated

25 historical events. The center shall include interpretive exhib-
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1 its and such other features as may be necessary for public

2 appreciation and understanding of the Siege and Battle of

3 Corinth.

4 (f) MARKING.—The Secretary may mark sites associ5 ated with the Siege and Battle of Corinth National Historic

6 Landmark, as designated on May 6, 1991, if such sites are

7 determined by the Secretary to be protected by State or local

8 governmental agencies.

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

10 lands acquired, and the facilities constructed and main11 tained pursuant to this section shall be administered by the

12 Secretary as a part of Shiloh National Military Park, sub13 ject to the appropriate laws and regulations applicable to

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

15 408; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and the Act of August 21, 1935

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

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

18 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec19 essary to carry out this section.

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

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

22 be used to carry out subsection (e).

Passed the House of Representatives March 14,

1995.

Attest: ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.
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