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SEC. 1006. LIMITED AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall acquire, by donation,
not more than 180 acres of real property within the boundaries
of the Preserve (as described in section 1004(b)) and the improve-
ments on the real property.
(b) PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES.—For the purposes of payments
made under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, the real
property described in subsection (a)(1) shall be deemed to have
been acquired for the purposes specified in section 6904(a) of that
title.
(c) PROHIBITIONS.—No property may be acquired under this
section without the consent of the owner of the property. The
United States may not acquire fee ownership of any lands within
the Preserve other than lands described in this section.
SEC. 1007. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—There 
is 
established 
an 
advisory
committee to be known as the ‘‘Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Advisory Committee’’.
(b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall advise the
Secretary and the Director of the National Park Service concerning
the development, management, and interpretation of the Preserve.
In carrying out those duties, the Advisory Committee shall provide
timely advice to the Secretary and the Director during the prepara-
tion of the general management plan under section 1005(g).
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee shall consist of 13
members, who shall be appointed by the Secretary as follows:
(1) Three members shall be representatives of the Trust.
(2) Three members shall be representatives of local
landowners, cattle ranchers, or other agricultural interests.
(3) Three members shall be representatives of conservation
or historic preservation interests.
(4)(A) One member shall be selected from a list of persons
recommended by the Chase County Commission in the State
of Kansas.
(B) One member shall be selected from a list of persons
recommended by appropriate officials of Strong City, Kansas,
and Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.
(C) One member shall be selected from a list of persons
recommended by the Governor of the State of Kansas.
(5) One member shall be a range management specialist
representing institutions of higher education (as defined in
section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1141(a))) in the State of Kansas.
(d) TERMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Advisory Committee
shall be appointed to serve for a term of 3 years, except that
the initial members shall be appointed as follows:
(A) Four members shall be appointed, one each from
paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (c), to serve
for a term of 3 years.
(B) Four members shall be appointed, one each from
paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (c), to serve
for a term of 4 years.
(C) Five members shall be appointed, one each from
paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (c), to serve for
a term of 5 years.
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(2) REAPPOINTMENT.—Each member may be reappointed
to serve a subsequent term.
(3) EXPIRATION.—Each member shall continue to serve after
the expiration of the term of the member until a successor
is appointed.
(4) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Advisory Committee
shall be filled in the same manner as an original appointment
is made. The member appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve
until the expiration of the term in which the vacancy occurred.
(e) CHAIRPERSON.—The members of the Advisory Committee
shall select 1 of the members to serve as Chairperson.
(f) MEETINGS.—Meetings of the Advisory Committee shall be
held at the call of the Chairperson or the majority of the Advisory
Committee. Meetings shall be held at such locations and in such
a manner as to ensure adequate opportunity for public involvement.
In compliance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the Advisory Committee shall choose
an appropriate means of providing interested members of the public
advance notice of scheduled meetings.
(g) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the Advisory
Committee shall constitute a quorum.
(h) COMPENSATION.—Each member of the Advisory Committee
shall serve without compensation, except that while engaged in
official business of the Advisory Committee, the member shall be
entitled to travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence
in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in Govern-
ment service under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(i) CHARTER.—The rechartering provisions of section 14(b) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (15 U.S.C. App.) shall not
apply to the Advisory Committee.
SEC. 1008. RESTRICTION ON AUTHORITY.
Nothing in this subtitle shall give the Secretary authority to
regulate lands outside the land area acquired by the Secretary
under section 1006(a).
SEC. 1009. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department
of the Interior such sums as are necessary to carry out this subtitle.
Subtitle B—Sterling Forest
SEC. 1011. PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK COMMISSION.
(a) FUNDING.—The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to
provide funding to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission to
be used for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands within
the area generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Boundary Map,
Sterling Forest Reserve’’, numbered SFR–60,001 and dated July
1, 1994. There are authorized to be appropriated for purposes
of this section not more than $17,500,000. No funds made available
under this section may be used for the acquisition of any lands
or interests in lands without the consent of the owner thereof.
(b) LAND
EXCHANGE.—The Secretary of the Interior is
authorized to exchange unreserved unappropriated Federal lands
under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for the lands
comprising approximately 2,220 acres depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Sterling Forest, Proposed Sale of Sterling Forest Lands’’ and dated
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July 25, 1996. The Secretary shall consult with the Governor of
any State in which such unreserved unappropriated lands are
located prior to carrying out such exchange. The lands acquired
by the Secretary under this section shall be transferred to the
Palisades Interstate Park Commission to be included within the
Sterling Forest Reserve. The lands exchanged under this section
shall be of equal value, as determined by the Secretary utilizing
nationally recognized appraisal standards. The authority to
exchange lands under this section shall expire on the date 18
months after the date of enactment of this Act.
Subtitle C—Additional Provisions
SEC. 1021. RECREATION LAKES.
(a) FINDINGS
AND PURPOSES.—The Congress finds that the
Federal Government, under the authority of the Reclamation Act
and other statutes, has developed manmade lakes and reservoirs
that have become a powerful magnet for diverse recreational activi-
ties and that such activities contribute to the well-being of families
and individuals and the economic viability of local communities.
The Congress further finds that in order to further the purposes
of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the President should
appoint an advisory commission to review the current and
anticipated demand for recreational opportunities at federally-man-
aged manmade lakes and reservoirs through creative partnerships
involving Federal, State, and local governments and the private
sector and to develop alternatives for enhanced recreational use
of such facilities.
(b) COMMISSION.—The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act
of 1965 (Public Law 88–578, 78 Stat. 897) is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 13. (a) The President shall appoint an advisory commis-
sion to review the opportunities for enhanced opportunities for
water-based recreation which shall submit a report to the President
and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate and to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives
within one year from the date of enactment of this section.
‘‘(b) The members of the Commission shall include—
‘‘(1) the Secretary of the Interior, or his designee;
‘‘(2) the Secretary of the Army, or his designee;
‘‘(3) the Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority, or
his designee;
‘‘(4) the Secretary of Agriculture, or his designee;
‘‘(5) a person nominated by the National Governor’s
Association; and
‘‘(6) four persons familiar with the interests of the recre-
ation and tourism industry, conservation and recreation use,
Indian tribes, and local governments, at least one of whom
shall be familiar with the economics and financing of recreation
related infrastructure.
‘‘(c) The President shall appoint one member to serve as
Chairman. Any vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in the
same manner as the original appointment. Members of the Commis-
sion shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed
for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by
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them in the performance of their duties. The Secretary of the
Interior shall provide all financial, administrative, and staffing
requirements for the Commission, including office space, furnish-
ings, and equipment. The heads of other Federal agencies are
authorized, at the request of the Commission, to provide such
information or personnel, to the extent permitted by law and within
the limits of available funds, to the Commission as may be useful
to accomplish the purposes of this section.
‘‘(d) The Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at
such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such
evidence as it deems advisable: Provided, That, to the maximum
extent possible, the Commission shall use existing data and
research. The Commission is authorized to use the United States
mail in the same manner and upon the same conditions as other
departments and agencies of the United States.
‘‘(e) The report shall review the extent of water related
recreation at Federal manmade lakes and reservoirs and shall
develop alternatives to enhance the opportunities for such use by
the public. In developing the report, the Commission shall—
‘‘(1) review the extent to which recreation components
identified in specific authorizations associated with individual
Federal manmade lakes and reservoirs have been accomplished;
‘‘(2) evaluate the feasibility of enhancing recreation
opportunities at federally-managed lakes and reservoirs under
existing statutes;
‘‘(3) consider legislative changes that would enhance
recreation opportunities consistent with and subject to the
achievement of the authorized purposes of Federal water
projects; and
‘‘(4) make recommendations on alternatives for enhanced
recreation opportunities including, but not limited to, the
establishment of a National Recreation Lake System under
which specific lakes would receive national designation and
which would be managed through innovative partnership-based
agreements between Federal agencies, State and local units
of government, and the private sector.
Any such alternatives shall be consistent with and subject to the
authorized purposes for any manmade lakes and reservoirs and
shall emphasize private sector initiatives in concert with State
and local units of government.’’.
SEC. 1022. BISTI/DE-NA-ZIN WILDERNESS EXPANSION AND FOSSIL
FOREST PROTECTION.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Bisti/
De-Na-Zin Wilderness Expansion and Fossil Forest Protection
Act’’.
(b) WILDERNESS
DESIGNATION.—Section 102 of the San
Juan Basin Wilderness Protection Act of 1984 (98 Stat. 3155) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘wilderness, and, therefore,’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘System—’’ and inserting ‘‘wilderness
areas, and as one component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System, to be known as the ‘Bisti/De-Na-Zin
Wilderness’—’’;