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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3534
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to renew certain permits in the
Mineral King Addition of the Sequoia National Park and to protect
historic and cultural resources in that National Park, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 23, 1996
Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. COOLEY of Oregon, Mr. HERGER, Mr.
CALVERT, Mrs. SEASTRAND, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. DOOLEY of
California, and Mr. CONDIT) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to renew certain
permits in the Mineral King Addition of the Sequoia
National Park and to protect historic and cultural re-
sources in that National Park, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mineral King Act of
1996’’.
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SEC. 2. RENEWAL OF CERTAIN HISTORIC CABIN PERMITS
IN THE MINERAL KING ADDITION OF THE SE-
QUOIA NATIONAL PARK.
Paragraph (2) of section 314(d) of the National
Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 45f(d)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B),
until the date of the death of the last cabin permittee of
record on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
may renew or extend permits or leases continued under
subparagraph (A) or (B) to the heirs of lessees or permit-
tees (including heirs to whom such leases or permits have
been renewed or extended) who have died prior to the en-
actment of this subparagraph or may die after its enact-
ment in the same manner (including by requiring the pay-
ment of annual fees based on fair market value) as leases
or permits may be renewed or extended under subpara-
graph (B), unless—
‘‘(I) the permit or lease is incompatible with the
protection of the parks resources; or
‘‘(II) the land occupied under the leases or per-
mit will be used for some other park purpose in ac-
cordance with the comprehensive management plan
prepared under subsection (e), and the Secretary
has available sufficient funds to carry out such use.
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‘‘(ii) For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term
‘heirs’ means—
‘‘(I) those family members of the deceased per-
mittee or lessee, designated by the permittee or les-
see, in a manner prescribed by the Secretary, as
heirs eligible for renewals or extensions under this
subparagraph, and
‘‘(II) in the absence of such designation, those
family members of the deceased permittee or lessee
who are entitled to inherit the estate of the permit-
tee or lessee.’’.
SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RE-
SOURCES.
Section 314 of the National Parks and Recreation
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 45f) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(i)(1) After receiving an opinion of the State His-
toric Preservation Officer as to whether any portion or
portions of the area added to the park under this section
appear to be eligible for listing as a historic district or
districts on the National Register of Historic Places, the
Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) develop and implement a plan for the ap-
propriate protection of historic and cultural re-
sources located in any such portion or portions of
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the park, which, in the opinion of the State Historic
Preservation Officer, appear to be eligible for such
listing; and
‘‘(B) modify the comprehensive management
plan prepared under subsection (e) accordingly.
‘‘(2) The development and implementation of the
plan under subparagraph (A) shall be in consultation with
the Mineral King District Association and the Mineral
King Historic Preservation Society.
‘‘(3) The plan developed under subparagraph (A)
May authorize cabin occupancy consistent with protection
of historic and cultural resources and consistent with the
authority the Secretary otherwise has to permit such occu-
pancy.’’.
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