I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4570
To provide for certain boundary adjustments and conveyances involving public
lands, to establish and improve the management of certain heritage
areas, historic areas, National Parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
trails, to protect communities by reducing hazardous fuels levels on
public lands, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 15, 1998
Mr. HANSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for certain boundary adjustments and convey-
ances involving public lands, to establish and improve
the management of certain heritage areas, historic areas,
National Parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
trails, to protect communities by reducing hazardous
fuels levels on public lands, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Omnibus National Parks and Public Lands Act of
1998’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
TITLE I—BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS AND RELATED
CONVEYANCES
Sec. 101. Fort Davis Historic Site, Fort Davis, Texas.
Sec. 102. Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, Kentucky.
Sec. 103. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah.
Sec. 104. George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia.
Sec. 105. Wasatch–Cache National Forest and Mount Naomi Wilderness, Utah.
Sec. 106. Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada.
Sec. 107. Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts.
Sec. 108. Hells Canyon Wilderness, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.
TITLE II—OTHER LAND CONVEYANCES AND MANAGEMENT
Subtitle A—Southern Nevada Public Land Management
Sec. 201. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Sec. 203. Disposal and exchange.
Sec. 204. Acquisitions.
Sec. 205. Report.
Sec. 206. Recreation and Public Purposes Act.
Sec. 207. Support for affordable housing.
Sec. 208. Conveyance to Clark County Department of Aviation.
Subtitle B—Gallatin Land Consolidation
Sec. 211. Findings.
Sec. 212. Definitions.
Sec. 213. Gallatin land consolidation completion.
Sec. 214. Other facilitated exchanges.
Sec. 215. General provisions.
Sec. 216. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle C—Conveyance of Canyon Ferry Reservoir Properties
Sec. 221. Findings.
Sec. 222. Purpose.
Sec. 223. Definitions.
Sec. 224. Sale of Properties.
Sec. 225. Management of Bureau of Reclamation recreation area.
Sec. 226. Use of proceeds.
Sec. 227. Montana Fish and Wildlife Conservation Trust.
Sec. 228. Canyon Ferry-Broadwater County Trust.
Subtitle D—Conveyance of National Forest Lands for Public School Purposes
Sec. 231. Authorization of use of National Forest lands for public school pur-
poses.
Subtitle E—Other Conveyances
Sec. 241. Land exchange, El Portal Administrative Site, California.
Sec. 242. Authorization to use land in Merced County, California, for elemen-
tary school.
Sec. 243. Issuance of quitclaim deed, Steffens family property, Big Horn Coun-
ty, Wyoming.
Sec. 244. Issuance of quitclaim deed, Lowe family property, Big Horn County,
Wyoming.
Sec. 245. Utah schools and lands exchange.
Sec. 246. Land exchange, Routt National Forest, Colorado.
Sec. 247. Conveyance of administrative site, Rogue River National Forest, Or-
egon and California.
Sec. 248. Hart Mountain jurisdictional transfers, Oregon.
Sec. 249. Sale, lease, or exchange of Idaho school land.
Sec. 250. Transfer of jurisdiction of certain property in San Joaquin County,
California, to Bureau of Land Management.
Sec. 251. Conveyance, Camp Owen and related parcels, Kern County, Califor-
nia.
Sec. 252. Treatment of certain land acquired by exchange, Red Cliffs Desert
Reserve, Utah.
TITLE III—HERITAGE AREAS
Subtitle A—Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor of Pennsylvania
Sec. 301. Change in name of Heritage Corridor.
Sec. 302. Purpose.
Sec. 303. Corridor Commission.
Sec. 304. Powers of Corridor Commission.
Sec. 305. Duties of Corridor Commission.
Sec. 306. Termination of Corridor Commission.
Sec. 307. Duties of other Federal entities.
Sec. 308. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 309. Local authority and private property.
Sec. 310. Duties of the Secretary.
Subtitle B—Automobile National Heritage Area of Michigan
Sec. 311. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 312. Definitions.
Sec. 313. Automobile National Heritage Area.
Sec. 314. Designation of partnership as management entity.
Sec. 315. Management duties of the Automobile National Heritage Area Part-
nership.
Sec. 316. Duties and authorities of Federal agencies.
Sec. 317. Lack of effect on land use regulation and private property.
Sec. 318. Sunset.
Sec. 319. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 321. Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Massachusetts
and Rhode Island.
Sec. 322. Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, Illinois.
TITLE IV—HISTORIC AREAS
Sec. 401. Battle of Midway National Memorial study.
Sec. 402. Historic lighthouse preservation.