I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6305 
To clarify the authorities for the use of certain National Park Service prop-
erties within Golden Gate National Parks and San Francisco Maritime 
National Historic Park, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2008 
Ms. PELOSI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To clarify the authorities for the use of certain National 
Park Service properties within Golden Gate National 
Parks and San Francisco Maritime National Historic 
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. GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 
AND SAN FRANCISCO MARITIME NATIONAL 
HISTORICAL 
PARK 
TECHNICAL 
CORREC-
TIONS. 
(a) GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.— 
Section 4(f) of the Act titled ‘‘An Act to establish the 
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area in the State of 
California, and for other purposes’’ (Public Law 92–589; 
16 U.S.C. 460bb–3(f)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) The Secretary may enter into a concession con-
tract pursuant to title IV of the National Parks Omnibus 
Management Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 5951 et seq.) or a 
lease pursuant to section 802 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1a– 
2) for the parcels of property known as Cliff House Prop-
erties and Louis’ Restaurant. Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, any proceeds from the use of such prop-
erty shall be available until expended, without further ap-
propriation, for the administration, maintenance, repair, 
and related expenses of those properties and for major 
renovation and park rehabilitation of those buildings in-
cluded in the Fort Mason Foundation Agreement.’’. 
(b) SAN FRANCISCO MARITIME NATIONAL HISTOR-
ICAL PARK.— 
(1) LEASING.—Section 3(c) of the San Fran-
cisco Maritime National Historical Park Act of 1988 
(Public Law 100–348; 16 U.S.C. 410nn–1(c)) is 
amended— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘any 
real or personal property, including’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘any real or personal property, including 
the Haslett Warehouse and’’; and 
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(B) by striking the second sentence and in-
serting ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any proceeds from the lease of such prop-
erty shall be available until expended, without 
further appropriation, for the administration, 
maintenance, repair, and related expenses of 
the leased property and the vessels, equipment, 
piers, and other assets within the park.’’. 
(2) FEES.—Section 3(d) of the San Francisco 
Maritime National Historical Park Act of 1988 
(Public Law 100–348; 16 U.S.C. 410nn–1(d)) is 
amended by striking the second sentence ‘‘credited 
in accordance with’’ and all that follows through the 
period and inserting ‘‘available until expended, with-
out further appropriation, for purposes at the park 
for which fee revenue is permitted to be used under 
section 808(a)(3) of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447; 16 U.S.C. 6807).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) MAP; BOUNDARY.—Section 2(b) of the San 
Francisco Maritime Historical Park Act of 1988 
(Public Law 100–348; 16 U.S.C. 410nn(b)) is 
amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘numbered 641/80,053 and 
dated April 7, 1987’’ and inserting ‘‘numbered 
350/80,012 and dated June 2004’’; and 
(B) by striking the third and fourth sen-
tences and inserting the following: ‘‘The Sec-
retary of the Interior (hereafter in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘Secretary’) may make minor 
revisions of the boundary of the park in accord-
ance with section 7(c) of the Land and Water 
Conservation Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l– 
9(c)).’’. 
(2) FEES
OR
ADMISSION
CHARGES.—Section 
4(e) of the Act titled ‘‘An Act to establish the Gold-
en Gate National Recreation Area in the State of 
California, and for other purposes’’ (Public Law 92– 
589; 16 U.S.C. 460bb–3(e)) is amended by striking 
‘‘and for admission to the sailing vessel Balclutha 
and other historical vessels of the National Maritime 
Museum’’. 
SEC. 2. GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS. 
(a) NAME CHANGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area is hereby renamed the ‘‘Golden 
Gate National Parks’’. 
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(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, 
map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of 
the United States to the Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area is deemed to be a reference to the 
Golden Gate National Parks. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Act ti-
tled ‘‘An Act to establish the Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area in the State of California, and for 
other purposes’’ (Public Law 92–589, approved Oc-
tober 27, 1972) is amended— 
(A) in sections 1 and 2 by striking ‘‘Na-
tional Recreation Area’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘National Parks’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘recreation area’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘national parks’’. 
(b) CHANGE OF UNIT FROM RECREATION AREA TO 
NATIONAL PARK.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Golden Gate National 
Parks, as so renamed by subsection (a), is hereby 
designated as a national park and shall be adminis-
tered as such by the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) CLARIFICATION.—This section designates 
the recreation area known as Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area as a national park and renames 
that unit Golden Gate National Parks. Nothing in 
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this section shall be construed as creating a new 
‘‘national parks’’ category of designation with the 
National Park System. 
SEC. 3. PRESIDIO TRUST TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) PUBLIC INFORMATION AND INTERPRETATION.— 
Section 102(b) of division I of the Omnibus Parks and 
Public Lands Management Act of 1996 is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(b) PUBLIC
INFORMATION
AND
INTERPRETA-
TION.—The Secretary and the Presidio Trust shall provide 
public interpretive services, visitor orientation and edu-
cational programs within the Presidio.’’. 
(b) TRANSFER; BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—Section 103 
of division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Man-
agement Act of 1996 is amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary shall retain jurisdiction over those portions of 
the building identified as number 102 as the Sec-
retary deems essential for use as a visitor center. 
The building shall be named the ‘William Penn Mott 
Visitor Center’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘The Trust shall des-
ignate a prominently placed building to be the site 
of a visitor center to be operated jointly by the Trust 
and the National Park Service. In selecting the site 
for the visitor center, the Trust shall obtain the con-
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currence of the Superintendent of the Golden Gate 
National Recreation Area. The visitor center shall be 
named the ‘William Penn Mott Visitor Center’ and 
may be relocated by mutual consent of the Trust 
and the Superintendent of the Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area.’’. 
(2) In subsection (c)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘edu-
cation, program development,’’ after ‘‘real estate de-
velopment,’’. 
(c) DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE TRUST.—Sec-
tion 104 of division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public 
Lands Management Act of 1996 is amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘conduct’’ and inserting 
‘‘provision’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Notwithstanding section 105(b), there are au-
thorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out this paragraph.’’. 
(2) In subsection (n)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘general objectives of the 
General Management Plan for the Presidio’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Presidio Trust Management 
Plan’’; and 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘, and tenants that pro-
vide high quality public programming’’ before 
the final period. 
(3) By striking subsection (o). 
(d) LIMITATIONS ON FUNDING.—Section 105(a)(2) 
of division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Man-
agement Act of 1996 is amended by striking the following: 
‘‘Of such sums, funds shall be available through the Trust 
for law enforcement activities and services to be provided 
by the United States Park Police at the Presidio in accord-
ance with section 104(i) of this title.’’. 
(e) 
GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY
OFFICE 
STUDY.—Division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public 
Lands Management Act of 1996 is amended— 
(1) in section 106— 
(A) by striking subsection (b); 
(B) by striking ‘‘General Accounting’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Government Ac-
countability’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Seven’’ and inserting 
‘‘Twelve’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘comprehensive study’’ 
and inserting ‘‘study’’; 
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(iii) by striking ‘‘the implementation 
of plan and schedule required in subsection 
(b)’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘on Resources’’ and 
inserting ‘‘on Natural Resources’’; and 
(2) in the table of contents, in the item for sec-
tion 106, by striking ‘‘General Accounting’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Government Accountability’’. 
(f) FORT SCOTT ADVISORY TASK FORCE.—Title I of 
division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Man-
agement Act of 1996 is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 108. FORT SCOTT ADVISORY TASK FORCE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
the Fort Scott, Presidio of San Francisco Advisory Task 
Force (referred to in this section as the ‘Task Force’). 
‘‘(b) 
MEMBERSHIP; 
APPOINTMENT.—The 
Task 
Force shall be composed of up to 12 members nominated 
by Chairman of the Board and appointed by a majority 
vote of the Board of Directors of the Presidio Trust. 
‘‘(c) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the Task Force shall 
be filled in the same manner in which the original appoint-
ment was made. 
‘‘(d) PURPOSE; CONSULTATION
WITH
PRESIDIO 
TRUST BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The Task Force shall 
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provide expertise and advice to the Board of Directors re-
garding the preservation and reuse of Fort Scott. The 
Task Force shall meet with the Presidio Trust Board of 
Directors not less than 3 times during its term to provide 
such expertise and advice on matters related to the reuse 
of Fort Scott as a center for education, research, policy 
development, and related activities, taking into account 
the Presidio Trust’s statutory mandates. 
‘‘(e) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.—Members of 
the Task Force shall serve without compensation, but may 
be reimbursed for actual and necessary travel and subsist-
ence expenses incurred by them in the performance of the 
duties of the Task Force. 
‘‘(f) VOTING.—The Task Force shall act and advise 
by affirmative vote of a majority of the members thereof. 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION DATE.—The Task Force shall 
cease to exist 24 months after the date of its first meet-
ing.’’. 
Æ 
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