II
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.
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 ‘‘Minor Boundary Ad-
justments and Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of
1993’’.
TITLE I—MINOR BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENTS
SEC. 101. YUCCA HOUSE NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of Yucca House
National Monument are revised to include the approxi-
mately 24.27 acres of land generally depicted on the map
entitled ‘‘Boundary—Yucca House National Monument,
Colorado’’, numbered 318/80,001–B, and dated February
1990.
(b) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (a)
shall be on file and available for public inspection in
appropriate offices of the National Park Service of the
Department of the Interior.
(c) ACQUISITION
BY DONATION.—(1) Within the
lands described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the
Interior may acquire lands and interests in lands by
donation.
(2) The Secretary of the Interior may pay adminis-
trative costs arising out of any donation described in para-
graph (1) with appropriated funds.
SEC. 102. ZION NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) ACQUISITION
AND BOUNDARY CHANGE.—The
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by ex-
change approximately 5.48 acres located in the SW1⁄4 of
Section 28, Township 41 South, Range 10 West, Salt
Lake Base and Meridian. In exchange therefor the Sec-
retary is authorized to convey all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to approximately 5.51 acres
in Lot 2 of Section 5, Township 41 South, Range 11 West,
both parcels of land being in Washington County, Utah.
Upon completion of such exchange, the Secretary is au-
thorized to revise the boundary of Zion National Park to
add the 5.48 acres in Section 28 to the park and to ex-
clude the 5.51 acres in Section 5 from the park. Land
added to the park shall be administered as part of the
park in accordance with the laws and regulations applica-
ble thereto.
(b) EXPIRATION.—The authority granted by this sec-
tion shall expire two years after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SEC.
103.
PICTURED
ROCKS
NATIONAL
LAKESHORE
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
The boundary of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
is hereby modified as depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Area
Proposed for Addition to Pictured Rocks National Lake-
shore’’, numbered 625–80, 043A and dated July 1992.
SEC. 104. INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
The administrative boundary between Independence
National Historical Park and the United States Customs
House along the Moravian Street Walkway in Philadel-
phia, Pennsylvania, is hereby modified as generally de-
picted on the drawing entitled ‘‘Exhibit 1, Independence
National Historical Park, Boundary Adjustment’’, and
dated May 1987, which shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the Office of the National Park Serv-
ice, Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the Inte-
rior is authorized to accept and transfer jurisdiction over
property in accord with such administrative boundary, as
modified by this section.
SEC. 105. CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) BOUNDARY REVISION.—The boundary of Craters
of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, is revised to add
approximately 210 acres and to delete approximately 315
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Craters
of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, Proposed 1987
Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 131–80,008, and dated
October 1987, which map shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the Office of the National Park
Service, Department of the Interior.
(b) ADMINISTRATION; ACQUISITION.—Federal lands,
waters, and interests therein deleted from the boundary
of the national monument by this section shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau
of Land Management in accordance with the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.), and Federal lands, waters, and interests
therein added to the national monument by this section
shall be administered by the Secretary as part of the na-
tional monument, subject to the laws and regulations ap-
plicable thereto. The Secretary is authorized to acquire
private lands, waters, and interests therein within the
boundary of the national monument by donation, purchase
with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, and
when acquired they shall be administered by the Secretary
as part of the national monument, subject to the laws and
regulations applicable thereto.
SEC. 106. HAGERMAN FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
Section 302 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act
of 1988 (102 Stat. 4576) is amended by adding the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(d) To further the purposes of the monument, the
Secretary is also authorized to acquire from willing sellers
only, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated
funds, or exchange not to exceed 65 acres outside the
boundary depicted on the map referred to in section 301
and develop and operate thereon research, information, in-
terpretive, and administrative facilities. Lands acquired
and facilities developed pursuant to this subsection shall
be administered by the Secretary as part of the monu-
ment. The boundary of the monument shall be modified
to include the lands added under this subsection as a non-
contiguous parcel.’’.
SEC. 107. WUPATKI NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY AD-
JUSTMENT.
The boundary of the Wupatki National Monument,
Arizona, is hereby revised to include the lands and inter-
ests in lands within the area generally depicted as ‘‘Pro-
posed Addition 168.89 Acres’’ on the map entitled
‘‘Boundary—Wupatki and Sunset Crater National Monu-
ments, Arizona’’, numbered 322–80,021, and dated April
1989. The map shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the Office of the National Park Service, De-
partment of the Interior. Subject to valid existing rights,
Federal lands, and interests therein within the area added
to the monument by this section are hereby transferred
without monetary consideration or reimbursement to the
administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service,
to be administered as part of the monument in accordance
with the laws and regulations applicable thereto.
TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS
SPECIFIC PARK AMENDMENTS
SEC. 201. ADVISORY COMMISSIONS.
(a) KALOKO-HONOKOHAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL
PARK, HI.—Section 505(f)(7) of the National Parks and
Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 396d(f)(7)), is amend-
ed by striking out ‘‘ten years’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘twenty years’’.
(b) WOMEN’S RIGHTS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK,
NY.—Section 1601(h)(5) of the Act of December 28,
1980 (16 U.S.C. 410ll(h)(5)), is amended by striking ‘‘ten
years’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘twenty-five years’’.
SEC. 202. FORT PULASKI NATIONAL MONUMENT, GA.
Section 4 of the Act of June 26, 1936 (ch. 844; 49
Stat. 1979), is amended by striking out ‘‘: Provided,
That’’ and all that follows and inserting in lieu thereof
a period.
SEC. 203. AMENDMENT OF BOSTON NATIONAL HISTORIC
PARK ACT.
Section 3(b) of the Boston National Historical Park
Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 410z–1(b)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘(1)’’ before the first sentence thereof and by adding
the following at the end thereof:
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to
enter into a cooperative agreement with the Boston Public
Library to provide for the distribution of informational
and interpretive materials relating to the park and to the
Freedom Trail.’’.
TITLE III—GENERAL
AUTHORIZATIONS AND
REPEALERS
SEC. 301. LIMITATION ON PARK BUILDINGS.
The 10th undesignated paragraph (relating to a limi-
tation on the expenditure of funds for park buildings)
under the heading ‘‘MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS, DEPART-
MENT OF THE INTERIOR’’, which appears under the head-
ing ‘‘UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTE-
RIOR’’, as contained in the first section of the Act of Au-
gust 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 460), as amended (16 U.S.C.
451), is hereby repealed.
SEC.
302.
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
TRANSPORTATION
OF
CHILDREN.
The first section of the Act of August 7, 1946 (16
U.S.C. 17j–2), is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(j) Provide transportation for children in nearby
communities to and from any unit of the National Park
System used in connection with organized recreation and
interpretive programs of the National Park Service.’’.
SEC. 303. FERAL BURROS AND HORSES.
Section 9 of the Act of December 15, 1971 (16
U.S.C. 1338a), is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following: ‘‘Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to
limit the authority of the Secretary in the management
of units of the National Park System, and the Secretary
may, without regard either to the provisions of this Act,
or section 47(a) of title 18, United States Code, use motor
vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, or contract
for such use, in furtherance of the management of the Na-
tional Park System, and the provisions of section 47(a)
of title 18, United States Code, shall not be applicable to
such use.’’.
SEC. 304. AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTE-
RIOR RELATING TO MUSEUMS.
(a) FUNCTIONS.—The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to in-
crease the public benefits from the National Park System
by facilitating the management of museum properties re-
lating thereto, and for other purposes’’ approved July 1,
1955 (16 U.S.C. 18f), is amended—
(1) in paragraph (b) of the first section, by
striking out ‘‘from such donations and bequests of
money’’; and
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following:
‘‘SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.
‘‘(a) In addition to the functions specified in the first
section of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may per-
form the following functions in such manner as he shall
consider to be in the public interest:
‘‘(1) Transfer museum objects and museum col-
lections that the Secretary determines are no longer
needed for museum purposes to qualified Federal
agencies that have programs to preserve and inter-
pret cultural or natural heritage, and accept the
transfer of museum objects and museum collections
for the purposes of this Act from any other Federal
agency, without reimbursement. The head of any
other Federal agency may transfer, without reim-
bursement, museum objects and museum collections
directly to the administrative jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of the Interior for the purposes of this Act.
‘‘(2) Convey museum objects and museum col-
lections that the Secretary determines are no longer
needed for museum purposes, without monetary con-
sideration but subject to such terms and conditions
as the Secretary deems necessary, to private institu-
tions exempt from Federal taxation under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
to non-Federal governmental entities if the Secretary
determines that the recipient is dedicated to the
preservation and interpretation of natural or cultural
heritage and is qualified to manage the property,
prior to any conveyance under this subsection.
‘‘(3) Destroy or cause to be destroyed museum
objects and museum collections that the Secretary
determines to have no scientific, cultural, historic,
educational, esthetic, or monetary value.
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall ensure that museum objects
and museum collections are treated in a careful and delib-
erate manner that protects the public interest. Prior to
taking any action under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
establish a systematic review and approval process, includ-
ing consultation with appropriate experts, that meets the
highest standards of the museum profession for all actions
taken under this section.’’.
(b) APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.—The Act enti-
tled ‘‘An Act to increase the public benefits from the Na-
tional Park System by facilitating the management of mu-
seum properties relating thereto, and for other purposes’’
approved July 1, 1955 (16 U.S.C. 18f), as amended by
subsection (a), is further amended by adding the following:
‘‘SEC. 3. APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—Authorities in this Act shall be
available to the Secretary of the Interior with regard to
museum objects and museum collections that were under
the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for pur-
poses of the National Park System before the date of en-
actment of this section as well as those museum objects
and museum collections that may be acquired on or after
such date.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act,
the terms ‘museum objects’ and ‘museum collections’
mean objects that are eligible to be or are made part of
a museum, library, or archive collection through a formal
procedure, such as accessioning. Such objects are usually
movable and include but are not limited to prehistoric and
historic artifacts, works of art, books, documents, photo-
graphs, and natural history specimens.’’.
SEC. 305. VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARKS INCREASE.
Section 4 of the Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969
(16 U.S.C. 18j) is amended by striking out ‘‘$1,000,000’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$1,750,000’’.
SEC.
306.
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS
FOR
RESEARCH
PURPOSES.
Section 3 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to improve the
administration of the National Park System by the Sec-
retary of the Interior, and to clarify the authorities appli-
cable to the system, and for other purposes’’ approved Au-
gust 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a–2), is amended—
(1) in paragraph (i), by striking out the period
at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘;
and’’; and
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following:
‘‘(j) enter into cooperative agreements with
public or private educational institutions, States,
and their political subdivisions, or private conserva-
tion organizations for the purpose of developing ade-
quate, coordinated, cooperative research and training
programs concerning the resources of the National
Park System, and, pursuant to such agreements, to
accept from and make available to the cooperator
such technical and support staff, financial assistance
for mutually agreed upon research projects, supplies
and equipment, facilities, and administrative services
relating to cooperative research units as the Sec-
retary deems appropriate; except that this paragraph
shall
not
waive
any
requirements
for
research
projects that are subject to the Federal procurement
regulations.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 19, 1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Minor Boundary Adjust-
ments and Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1994’’.
TITLE I—MINOR BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENTS
SEC. 101. YUCCA HOUSE NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of Yucca House Na-
tional Monument are revised to include the approximately
24.27 acres of land generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Boundary—Yucca House National Monument, Colorado’’,
numbered 318/80,001–B, and dated February 1990.
(b) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (a) shall
be
on
file
and
available
for
public
inspection in
appropriate offices of the National Park Service of the
Department of the Interior.
(c) ACQUISITION BY DONATION.—(1) Within the lands
described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior
may acquire lands and interests in lands by donation.
(2) The Secretary of the Interior may pay administra-
tive costs arising out of any donation described in para-
graph (1) with appropriated funds.
SEC. 102. ZION NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) ACQUISITION AND BOUNDARY CHANGE.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by exchange
approximately 5.48 acres located in the SW1⁄4 of Section
28, Township 41 South, Range 10 West, Salt Lake Base
and Meridian. In exchange therefor the Secretary is author-
ized to convey all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to approximately 5.51 acres in Lot 2 of Sec-
tion 5, Township 41 South, Range 11 West, both parcels
of land being in Washington County, Utah. Upon comple-
tion of such exchange, the Secretary is authorized to revise
the boundary of Zion National Park to add the 5.48 acres
in Section 28 to the park and to exclude the 5.51 acres in
Section 5 from the park. Land added to the park shall be
administered as part of the park in accordance with the
laws and regulations applicable thereto.
(b) EXPIRATION.—The authority granted by this sec-
tion shall expire two years after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 103. PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE BOUND-
ARY ADJUSTMENT.
The boundary of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
is hereby modified as depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Area Pro-
posed for Addition to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore’’,
numbered 625–80, 043A and dated July 1992.
SEC. 104. INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
The administrative boundary between Independence
National Historical Park and the United States Customs
House along the Moravian Street Walkway in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, is hereby modified as generally depicted on
the drawing entitled ‘‘Exhibit 1, Independence National
Historical Park, Boundary Adjustment’’, and dated May
1987, which shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the Office of the National Park Service, Department
of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized
to accept and transfer jurisdiction over property in accord
with such administrative boundary, as modified by this
section.
SEC. 105. CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) BOUNDARY REVISION.—The boundary of Craters
of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, is revised to add
approximately 210 acres and to delete approximately 315
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Craters
of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, Proposed 1987
Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 131–80,008, and dated
October 1987, which map shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the Office of the National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
(b) ADMINISTRATION
AND
ACQUISITION.—Federal
lands, and interests therein deleted from the boundary of
the national monument by this section shall be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau
of Land Management in accordance with the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.), and Federal lands, and interests therein added to the
national monument by this section shall be administered
by the Secretary as part of the national monument, subject
to the laws and regulations applicable thereto. The Sec-
retary is authorized to acquire private lands, and interests
therein within the boundary of the national monument by
donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or
exchange, and when acquired they shall be administered by
the Secretary as part of the national monument, subject to
the laws and regulations applicable thereto.
SEC. 106. HAGERMAN FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
Section 302 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of
1988 (102 Stat. 4576) is amended by adding the following
new subsection:
‘‘(d) To further the purposes of the monument, the Sec-
retary is also authorized to acquire from willing sellers
only, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated
funds, or exchange not to exceed 65 acres outside the bound-
ary depicted on the map referred to in section 301 and de-
velop and operate thereon research, information, interpre-
tive, and administrative facilities. Lands acquired and fa-
cilities developed pursuant to this subsection shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary as part of the monument. The
boundary of the monument shall be modified to include the
lands added under this subsection as a noncontiguous
parcel.’’.
SEC. 107. WUPATKI NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT.
The boundary of the Wupatki National Monument, Ar-
izona, is hereby revised to include the lands and interests
in lands within the area generally depicted as ‘‘Proposed
Addition 168.89 Acres’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Boundary—
Wupatki and Sunset Crater National Monuments, Ari-
zona’’, numbered 322–80,021, and dated April 1989. The
map shall be on file and available for public inspection in
the Office of the National Park Service, Department of the
Interior. Subject to valid existing rights, Federal lands, and
interests therein within the area added to the monument
by this section are hereby transferred without monetary
consideration or reimbursement to the administrative juris-
diction of the National Park Service, to be administered
as part of the monument in accordance with the laws and
regulations applicable thereto.
SEC. 202. AMENDMENT OF BOSTON NATIONAL HISTORIC
PARK ACT.
Section 3(b) of the Boston National Historical Park
Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 410z–1(b)) is amended by inserting
‘‘(1)’’ before the first sentence thereof and by adding the fol-
lowing at the end thereof:
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to
enter into a cooperative agreement with the Boston Public
Library to provide for the distribution of informational and
interpretive materials relating to the park and to the Free-
dom Trail.’’.
TITLE 
III—GENERAL 
AUTHOR-
IZATIONS AND REPEALERS
SEC. 301. LIMITATION ON PARK BUILDINGS.
The 10th undesignated paragraph (relating to a limi-
tation on the expenditure of funds for park buildings) under
the heading ‘‘MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS, DEPARTMENT OF
THE
INTERIOR’’, which appears under the heading
‘‘UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR’’,
as contained in the first section of the Act of August 24,
1912 (37 Stat. 460), as amended (16 U.S.C. 451), is hereby
repealed.
SEC. 302. APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF
CHILDREN.
The first section of the Act of August 7, 1946 (16
U.S.C. 17j–2), is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(j) Provide transportation for children in nearby
communities to and from any unit of the National Park
System used in connection with organized recreation and
interpretive programs of the National Park Service.’’.
SEC. 303. FERAL BURROS AND HORSES.
Section 9 of the Act of December 15, 1971 (16 U.S.C.
1338a), is amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing: ‘‘Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to limit the au-
thority of the Secretary in the management of units of the
National Park System, and the Secretary may, without re-
gard either to the provisions of this Act, or section 47(a)
of title 18, United States Code, use motor vehicles, fixed-
wing aircraft and helicopters, or contract for such use, in
furtherance of the management of the National Park Sys-
tem, and the provisions of section 47(a) of title 18, United
States Code, shall not be applicable to such use.’’.
SEC. 304. AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTE-
RIOR RELATING TO MUSEUMS.
(a) FUNCTIONS.—The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to increase
the public benefits from the National Park System by facili-
tating the management of museum properties relating
thereto, and for other purposes’’ approved July 1, 1955 (16
U.S.C. 18f), is amended—
(1) in paragraph (b) of the first section, by strik-
ing out ‘‘from such donations and bequests of money’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following:
‘‘SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.
‘‘(a) In addition to the functions specified in the first
section of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may per-
form the following functions in such manner as he shall
consider to be in the public interest:
‘‘(1) Transfer museum objects and museum col-
lections that the Secretary determines are no longer
needed for museum purposes to qualified Federal
agencies that have programs to preserve and interpret
cultural or natural heritage, and accept the transfer
of museum objects and museum collections for the
purposes of this Act from any other Federal agency,
without reimbursement. The head of any other Fed-
eral agency may transfer, without reimbursement,
museum objects and museum collections directly to
the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
Interior for the purposes of this Act.
‘‘(2) Convey museum objects and museum collec-
tions that the Secretary determines are no longer
needed for museum purposes, without monetary con-
sideration but subject to such terms and conditions as
the Secretary deems necessary, to private institutions
exempt from Federal taxation under section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to non-Fed-
eral governmental entities if the Secretary determines
that the recipient is dedicated to the preservation and
interpretation of natural or cultural heritage and is
qualified to manage the property, prior to any con-
veyance under this subsection.
‘‘(3) Destroy or cause to be destroyed museum
objects and museum collections that the Secretary de-
termines to have no scientific, cultural, historic, edu-
cational, esthetic, or monetary value.
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall ensure that museum objects
and museum collections are treated in a careful and delib-
erate manner that protects the public interest. Prior to tak-
ing any action under subsection (a), the Secretary shall es-
tablish a systematic review and approval process, including
consultation with appropriate experts, that meets the high-
est standards of the museum profession for all actions taken
under this section.’’.
(b) APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.—The Act entitled
‘‘An Act to increase the public benefits from the National
Park System by facilitating the management of museum
properties relating thereto, and for other purposes’’ ap-
proved July 1, 1955 (16 U.S.C. 18f), as amended by sub-
section (a), is further amended by adding the following:
‘‘SEC. 3. APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—Authorities in this Act shall be
available to the Secretary of the Interior with regard to mu-
seum objects and museum collections that were under the
administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for purposes of
the National Park System before the date of enactment of
this section as well as those museum objects and museum
collections that may be acquired on or after such date.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act, the
terms ‘museum objects’ and ‘museum collections’ mean ob-
jects that are eligible to be or are made part of a museum,
library, or archive collection through a formal procedure,
such as accessioning. Such objects are usually movable and
include but are not limited to prehistoric and historic arti-
facts, works of art, books, documents, photographs, and nat-
ural history specimens.’’.
SEC. 305. VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARKS INCREASE.
Section 4 of the Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969
(16 U.S.C. 18j) is amended by striking out ‘‘$1,000,000’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$1,750,000’’.
SEC. 306. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR RESEARCH PUR-
POSES.
Section 3 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to improve the
administration of the National Park System by the Sec-
retary of the Interior, and to clarify the authorities applica-
ble to the system, and for other purposes’’ approved August
18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a–2), is amended—
(1) in paragraph (i), by striking out the period
at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘;
and’’; and
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following:
‘‘(j) enter into cooperative agreements with pub-
lic or private educational institutions, States, and
their political subdivisions, or private conservation
organizations for the purpose of developing adequate,
coordinated, cooperative research and training pro-
grams concerning the resources of the National Park
System, and, pursuant to such agreements, to accept
from and make available to the cooperator such tech-
nical and support staff, financial assistance for mu-
tually agreed upon research projects, supplies and
equipment, facilities, and administrative services re-
lating to cooperative research units as the Secretary
deems appropriate; except that this paragraph shall
not waive any requirements for research projects that
are subject to the Federal procurement regulations.’’.
SEC. 307. CARL GARNER FEDERAL LANDS CLEANUP DAY.
The Federal Lands Cleanup Act of 1985 (36 U.S.C.
169i–169i–1 is amended by striking ‘‘Federal Lands Clean-
up Day’’ each place it occurs and inserting in lieu thereof,
‘‘Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day’’.
SEC. 308. CORINTH INTERPRETIVE CENTER.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘Corinth, Mississippi, Battlefield Act of 1994’’.
(b) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the 14 sites located in the vicinity of Corinth,
Mississippi, that were designated as a National His-
toric Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior in
1991 represent nationally significant events in the
Siege and Battle of Corinth during the Civil War;
and
(2) the National Historic Landmark sites should
be preserved and interpreted for the benefit, inspira-
tion, and education of the people of the United States.
(c) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to pro-
vide for a center for the interpretation of the Siege and Bat-
tle of Corinth and other Civil War actions in the region
and to ensure public understanding of the significance of
the Corinth Campaign in the Civil War relative to the West-
ern theater of operations, in cooperation with State or local
governmental entities and private organizations and indi-
viduals.
(d) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—(1) IN GENERAL.—
The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the
‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase
with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, such
lands or interests therein in the vicinity of the Corinth bat-
tlefield in the State of Mississippi, as the Secretary deter-
mines necessary for the construction of an interpretive cen-
ter to commemorate and interpret the 1862 Civil War Siege
and Battle of Corinth: Provided, That such lands or inter-
ests therein shall only be acquired with the consent of the
owner thereof.
(2) Lands and interests therein owned by the State of
Mississippi or a political subdivision thereof may be ac-
quired only by donation.
(e) CONSTRUCTION OF CENTER.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to construct, operate, and maintain on the prop-
erty acquired under subsection (d) a center for the interpre-
tation of the Siege and Battle of Corinth and associated
historical events. The center shall include interpretive exhib-
its and such other features as may be necessary for public
appreciation and understanding of the Siege and Battle of
Corinth.
(f) MARKING.—The Secretary may mark sites associ-
ated with the Siege and Battle of Corinth National Historic
Landmark, as designated on May 6, 1991, if such sites are
determined by the Secretary to be protected by State or local
governmental agencies.
(g) ADMINISTRATION.—The lands and interests in
lands acquired, and the facilities constructed and main-
tained pursuant to this section shall be administered by the
Secretary as a part of Shiloh National Military Park, sub-
ject to the appropriate laws and regulations applicable to
the park, the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535, chapter
408; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and the Act of August 21, 1935
(49 Stat. 666, chapter 593; 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
(h) IN GENERAL.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), there
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section.
(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Of the amounts made available
to carry out this section, not more than $6,000,000 may
be used to carry out section 4(a).