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(3) INCLUSION.—The advisory panel shall in-
clude experts in ecological restoration, fire ecology, 
fire management, rural economic development, strate-
gies for ecological adaptation to climate change, fish 
and wildlife ecology, and woody biomass and small- 
diameter tree utilization. 
(f) COLLABORATIVE FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORA-
TION FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known 
as the ‘‘Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration 
Fund’’, to be used to pay up to 50 percent of the cost 
of carrying out and monitoring ecological restoration 
treatments on National Forest System land for each 
proposal selected to be carried out under subsection 
(d). 
(2) INCLUSION.—The cost of carrying out eco-
logical restoration treatments as provided in para-
graph (1) may, as the Secretary determines to be ap-
propriate, include cancellation and termination costs 
required to be obligated for contracts to carry out eco-
logical restoration treatments on National Forest Sys-
tem land for each proposal selected to be carried out 
under subsection (d).
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(3) CONTENTS.—The Fund shall consist of such 
amounts as are appropriated to the Fund under 
paragraph (6). 
(4) EXPENDITURES FROM FUND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On request by the Sec-
retary, the Secretary of the Treasury shall trans-
fer from the Fund to the Secretary such amounts 
as the Secretary determines are appropriate, in 
accordance with paragraph (1). 
(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not 
expend money from the Fund on any 1 pro-
posal— 
(i) during a period of more than 10 
fiscal years; or 
(ii) in excess of $4,000,000 in any 1 
fiscal year. 
(5) ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING SYSTEM.—The 
Secretary shall establish an accounting and reporting 
system for the Fund. 
(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund 
$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 
2019, to remain available until expended. 
(g) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING.—
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(1) WORK PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which a proposal is selected to be carried 
out, the Secretary shall create, in collaboration with 
the interested persons, an implementation work plan 
and budget to implement the proposal that includes— 
(A) a description of the manner in which 
the proposal would be implemented to achieve ec-
ological and community economic benefit, in-
cluding capacity building to accomplish restora-
tion; 
(B) a business plan that addresses— 
(i) the anticipated unit treatment cost 
reductions over 10 years; 
(ii) the anticipated costs for infrastruc-
ture needed for the proposal; 
(iii) the projected sustainability of the 
supply of woody biomass and small-diame-
ter trees removed in ecological restoration 
treatments; and 
(iv) the projected local economic bene-
fits of the proposal; 
(C) documentation of the non-Federal in-
vestment in the priority landscape, including the 
sources and uses of the investments; and
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(D) a plan to decommission any temporary 
roads established to carry out the proposal. 
(2) 
PROJECT
IMPLEMENTATION.—Amounts 
transferred to the Secretary from the Fund shall be 
used to carry out ecological restoration treatments 
that are— 
(A) consistent with the proposal and strat-
egy; and 
(B) identified through the collaborative 
process described in subsection (b)(2). 
(3) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary, in collabo-
ration with the Secretary of the Interior and inter-
ested persons, shall prepare an annual report on the 
accomplishments of each selected proposal that in-
cludes— 
(A) a description of all acres (or other ap-
propriate unit) treated and restored through 
projects implementing the strategy; 
(B) an evaluation of progress, including 
performance measures and how prior year eval-
uations have contributed to improved project 
performance; 
(C) a description of community benefits 
achieved, including any local economic benefits;
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(D) the results of the multiparty moni-
toring, evaluation, and accountability process 
under paragraph (4); and 
(E) a summary of the costs of— 
(i) treatments; and 
(ii) relevant fire management activi-
ties. 
(4) MULTIPARTY
MONITORING.—The Secretary 
shall, in collaboration with the Secretary of the Inte-
rior and interested persons, use a multiparty moni-
toring, evaluation, and accountability process to as-
sess the positive or negative ecological, social, and eco-
nomic effects of projects implementing a selected pro-
posal for not less than 15 years after project imple-
mentation commences. 
(h) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the first 
fiscal year in which funding is made available to carry out 
ecological restoration projects under the program, and every 
5 years thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Interior, shall submit a report on the pro-
gram, including an assessment of whether, and to what ex-
tent, the program is fulfilling the purposes of this title, to— 
(1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate;
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(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate; 
(3) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 4004. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary and the Secretary of the Interior such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this title. 
TITLE V—RIVERS AND TRAILS 
Subtitle A—Additions to the Na-
tional Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System 
SEC. 5001. FOSSIL CREEK, ARIZONA. 
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as amended by section 1852) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(205) 
FOSSIL
CREEK, 
ARIZONA.—Approxi-
mately 16.8 miles of Fossil Creek from the confluence 
of Sand Rock and Calf Pen Canyons to the confluence 
with the Verde River, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 2.7-mile segment 
from the confluence of Sand Rock and Calf Pen
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Canyons to the point where the segment exits the 
Fossil Spring Wilderness, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 7.5-mile segment 
from where the segment exits the Fossil Creek 
Wilderness to the boundary of the Mazatzal Wil-
derness, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(C) The 6.6-mile segment from the bound-
ary of the Mazatzal Wilderness downstream to 
the confluence with the Verde River, as a wild 
river.’’. 
SEC. 5002. SNAKE RIVER HEADWATERS, WYOMING. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Craig Thomas Snake Headwaters Legacy Act of 2008’’. 
(b) FINDINGS; PURPOSES.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(A) the headwaters of the Snake River Sys-
tem in northwest Wyoming feature some of the 
cleanest sources of freshwater, healthiest native 
trout fisheries, and most intact rivers and 
streams in the lower 48 States; 
(B) the rivers and streams of the headwaters 
of the Snake River System— 
(i) provide unparalleled fishing, hunt-
ing, boating, and other recreational activi-
ties for—
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(I) local residents; and 
(II) millions of visitors from 
around the world; and 
(ii) are national treasures; 
(C) each year, recreational activities on the 
rivers and streams of the headwaters of the 
Snake River System generate millions of dollars 
for the economies of— 
(i) Teton County, Wyoming; and 
(ii) Lincoln County, Wyoming; 
(D) to ensure that future generations of citi-
zens of the United States enjoy the benefits of the 
rivers and streams of the headwaters of the 
Snake River System, Congress should apply the 
protections provided by the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) to those riv-
ers and streams; and 
(E) the designation of the rivers and 
streams of the headwaters of the Snake River 
System under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) will signify to the citi-
zens of the United States the importance of 
maintaining the outstanding and remarkable 
qualities of the Snake River System while—
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(i) preserving public access to those 
rivers and streams; 
(ii) respecting private property rights 
(including existing water rights); and 
(iii) continuing to allow historic uses 
of the rivers and streams. 
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section 
are— 
(A) to protect for current and future genera-
tions of citizens of the United States the out-
standingly remarkable scenic, natural, wildlife, 
fishery, recreational, scientific, historic, and eco-
logical values of the rivers and streams of the 
headwaters of the Snake River System, while 
continuing to deliver water and operate and 
maintain valuable irrigation water infrastruc-
ture; and 
(B) to designate approximately 387.7 miles 
of the rivers and streams of the headwaters of the 
Snake River System as additions to the National 
Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SECRETARY
CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means—
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(A) the Secretary of Agriculture (acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service), with re-
spect to each river segment described in para-
graph (205) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce-
nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by 
subsection (d)) that is not located in— 
(i) Grand Teton National Park; 
(ii) Yellowstone National Park; 
(iii) the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Me-
morial Parkway; or 
(iv) the National Elk Refuge; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to each river segment described in para-
graph (205) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce-
nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by 
subsection (d)) that is located in— 
(i) Grand Teton National Park; 
(ii) Yellowstone National Park; 
(iii) the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Me-
morial Parkway; or 
(iv) the National Elk Refuge. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Wyoming. 
(d) WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, SNAKE 
RIVER HEADWATERS, WYOMING.—Section 3(a) of the Wild
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and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as amended 
by section 5001) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(206) SNAKE RIVER HEADWATERS, WYOMING.— 
The following segments of the Snake River System, in 
the State of Wyoming: 
‘‘(A) BAILEY CREEK.—The 7-mile segment 
of Bailey Creek, from the divide with the Little 
Greys River north to its confluence with the 
Snake River, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) BLACKROCK CREEK.—The 22-mile seg-
ment from its source to the Bridger-Teton Na-
tional Forest boundary, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) BUFFALO
FORK
OF
THE
SNAKE 
RIVER.—The portions of the Buffalo Fork of the 
Snake River, consisting of— 
‘‘(i) the 55-mile segment consisting of 
the North Fork, the Soda Fork, and the 
South Fork, upstream from Turpin Mead-
ows, as a wild river; 
‘‘(ii) the 14-mile segment from Turpin 
Meadows to the upstream boundary of 
Grand Teton National Park, as a scenic 
river; and
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‘‘(iii) the 7.7-mile segment from the 
upstream boundary of Grand Teton Na-
tional Park to its confluence with the Snake 
River, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(D) CRYSTAL
CREEK.—The portions of 
Crystal Creek, consisting of— 
‘‘(i) the 14-mile segment from its 
source to the Gros Ventre Wilderness bound-
ary, as a wild river; and 
‘‘(ii) the 5-mile segment from the Gros 
Ventre Wilderness boundary to its con-
fluence with the Gros Ventre River, as a sce-
nic river. 
‘‘(E) GRANITE
CREEK.—The portions of 
Granite Creek, consisting of— 
‘‘(i) the 12-mile segment from its 
source to the end of Granite Creek Road, as 
a wild river; and 
‘‘(ii) the 9.5-mile segment from Gran-
ite Hot Springs to the point 1 mile up-
stream from its confluence with the Hoback 
River, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(F) GROS VENTRE RIVER.—The portions of 
the Gros Ventre River, consisting of—
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‘‘(i) the 16.5-mile segment from its 
source to Darwin Ranch, as a wild river; 
‘‘(ii) the 39-mile segment from Darwin 
Ranch to the upstream boundary of Grand 
Teton National Park, excluding the section 
along Lower Slide Lake, as a scenic river; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the 3.3-mile segment flowing 
across the southern boundary of Grand 
Teton National Park to the Highlands 
Drive Loop Bridge, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(G) HOBACK RIVER.—The 10-mile segment 
from the point 10 miles upstream from its con-
fluence with the Snake River to its confluence 
with the Snake River, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(H) LEWIS RIVER.—The portions of the 
Lewis River, consisting of— 
‘‘(i) the 5-mile segment from Shoshone 
Lake to Lewis Lake, as a wild river; and 
‘‘(ii) the 12-mile segment from the out-
let of Lewis Lake to its confluence with the 
Snake River, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(I) PACIFIC CREEK.—The portions of Pa-
cific Creek, consisting of—
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‘‘(i) the 22.5-mile segment from its 
source to the Teton Wilderness boundary, as 
a wild river; and 
‘‘(ii) the 11-mile segment from the Wil-
derness boundary to its confluence with the 
Snake River, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(J) SHOAL CREEK.—The 8-mile segment 
from its source to the point 8 miles downstream 
from its source, as a wild river. 
‘‘(K) SNAKE RIVER.—The portions of the 
Snake River, consisting of— 
‘‘(i) the 47-mile segment from its 
source to Jackson Lake, as a wild river; 
‘‘(ii) the 24.8-mile segment from 1 mile 
downstream of Jackson Lake Dam to 1 mile 
downstream of the Teton Park Road bridge 
at Moose, Wyoming, as a scenic river; and 
‘‘(iii) the 19-mile segment from the 
mouth of the Hoback River to the point 1 
mile upstream from the Highway 89 bridge 
at Alpine Junction, as a recreational river, 
the boundary of the western edge of the cor-
ridor for the portion of the segment extend-
ing from the point 3.3 miles downstream of 
the mouth of the Hoback River to the point
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4 miles downstream of the mouth of the 
Hoback River being the ordinary high water 
mark. 
‘‘(L) WILLOW CREEK.—The 16.2-mile seg-
ment from the point 16.2 miles upstream from 
its confluence with the Hoback River to its con-
fluence with the Hoback River, as a wild river. 
‘‘(M) WOLF
CREEK.—The 7-mile segment 
from its source to its confluence with the Snake 
River, as a wild river.’’. 
(e) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each river segment described 
in paragraph (205) of section 3(a) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by 
subsection (d)) shall be managed by the Secretary 
concerned. 
(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with sub-
paragraph (A), not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con-
cerned shall develop a management plan for each 
river segment described in paragraph (205) of 
section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by subsection (d))
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that is located in an area under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary concerned. 
(B) REQUIRED
COMPONENT.—Each man-
agement plan developed by the Secretary con-
cerned under subparagraph (A) shall contain, 
with respect to the river segment that is the sub-
ject of the plan, a section that contains an anal-
ysis and description of the availability and com-
patibility of future development with the wild 
and scenic character of the river segment (with 
particular emphasis on each river segment that 
contains 1 or more parcels of private land). 
(3) QUANTIFICATION
OF
WATER
RIGHTS
RE-
SERVED BY RIVER SEGMENTS.— 
(A) The Secretary concerned shall apply for 
the quantification of the water rights reserved by 
each river segment designated by this section in 
accordance with the procedural requirements of 
the laws of the State of Wyoming. 
(B) For the purpose of the quantification of 
water rights under this subsection, with respect 
to each Wild and Scenic River segment des-
ignated by this section—
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(i) the purposes for which the segments 
are designated, as set forth in this section, 
are declared to be beneficial uses; and 
(ii) the priority date of such right shall 
be the date of enactment of this Act. 
(4) STREAM GAUGES.—Consistent with the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), the 
Secretary may carry out activities at United States 
Geological Survey stream gauges that are located on 
the Snake River (including tributaries of the Snake 
River), including flow measurements and operation, 
maintenance, and replacement. 
(5) CONSENT OF PROPERTY OWNER.—No prop-
erty or interest in property located within the bound-
aries of any river segment described in paragraph 
(205) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by subsection (d)) 
may be acquired by the Secretary without the consent 
of the owner of the property or interest in property. 
(6) EFFECT OF DESIGNATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section 
affects valid existing rights, including— 
(i) all interstate water compacts in ex-
istence on the date of enactment of this Act 
(including full development of any appor-
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tionment made in accordance with the com-
pacts); 
(ii) water rights in the States of Idaho 
and Wyoming; and 
(iii) water rights held by the United 
States. 
(B) JACKSON LAKE; JACKSON LAKE DAM.— 
Nothing in this section shall affect the manage-
ment and operation of Jackson Lake or Jackson 
Lake Dam, including the storage, management, 
and release of water. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this section. 
SEC. 5003. TAUNTON RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce-
nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as amended by section 
5002(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(207) TAUNTON RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.—The 
main stem of the Taunton River from its headwaters 
at the confluence of the Town and Matfield Rivers in 
the Town of Bridgewater downstream 40 miles to the 
confluence with the Quequechan River at the Route 
195 Bridge in the City of Fall River, to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of the Interior in cooperation
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with the Taunton River Stewardship Council as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(A) The 18-mile segment from the con-
fluence of the Town and Matfield Rivers to Route 
24 in the Town of Raynham, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(B) The 5-mile segment from Route 24 to 
0.5 miles below Weir Bridge in the City of Taun-
ton, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(C) The 8-mile segment from 0.5 miles 
below Weir Bridge to Muddy Cove in the Town 
of Dighton, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(D) The 9-mile segment from Muddy Cove 
to the confluence with the Quequechan River at 
the Route 195 Bridge in the City of Fall River, 
as a recreational river.’’. 
(b) MANAGEMENT OF TAUNTON RIVER, MASSACHU-
SETTS.— 
(1) TAUNTON RIVER STEWARDSHIP PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each river segment des-
ignated by section 3(a)(206) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (as added by subsection (a)) 
shall be managed in accordance with the Taun-
ton River Stewardship Plan, dated July 2005 
(including any amendment to the Taunton River 
Stewardship Plan that the Secretary of the Inte-
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rior (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) determines to be consistent with this 
section). 
(B) EFFECT.—The Taunton River Steward-
ship Plan described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
considered to satisfy each requirement relating to 
the comprehensive management plan required 
under section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(d)). 
(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—To provide for 
the long-term protection, preservation, and enhance-
ment of each river segment designated by section 
3(a)(206) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (as 
added by subsection (a)), pursuant to sections 10(e) 
and 11(b)(1) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1281(e) and 1282(b)(1)), the Secretary may 
enter into cooperative agreements (which may include 
provisions for financial and other assistance) with— 
(A) the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
(including political subdivisions of the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts); 
(B) the Taunton River Stewardship Coun-
cil; and 
(C) any appropriate nonprofit organiza-
tion, as determined by the Secretary.
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(3) RELATION
TO
NATIONAL
PARK
SYSTEM.— 
Notwithstanding section 10(c) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(c)), each river segment 
designated by section 3(a)(206) of the Wild and Sce-
nic Rivers Act (as added by subsection (a)) shall not 
be— 
(A) administered as a unit of the National 
Park System; or 
(B) subject to the laws (including regula-
tions) that govern the administration of the Na-
tional Park System. 
(4) LAND MANAGEMENT.— 
(A) ZONING ORDINANCES.—The zoning or-
dinances adopted by the Towns of Bridgewater, 
Halifax, Middleborough, Raynham, Berkley, 
Dighton, Freetown, and Somerset, and the Cities 
of Taunton and Fall River, Massachusetts (in-
cluding any provision of the zoning ordinances 
relating to the conservation of floodplains, wet-
lands, and watercourses associated with any 
river segment designated by section 3(a)(206) of 
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (as added by 
subsection (a))), shall be considered to satisfy 
each standard and requirement described in sec-
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tion 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1277(c)). 
(B) VILLAGES.—For the purpose of section 
6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1277(c)), each town described in subpara-
graph (A) shall be considered to be a village. 
(C) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(i) LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY OF SEC-
RETARY.—With respect to each river seg-
ment designated by section 3(a)(206) of the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (as added by 
subsection (a)), the Secretary may only ac-
quire parcels of land— 
(I) by donation; or 
(II) with the consent of the owner 
of the parcel of land. 
(ii) PROHIBITION RELATING TO ACQUI-
SITION
OF
LAND
BY
CONDEMNATION.—In 
accordance with section 6(c) of the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1277(c)), 
with respect to each river segment des-
ignated by section 3(a)(206) of the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (as added by sub-
section (a)), the Secretary may not acquire 
any parcel of land by condemnation.
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Subtitle B—Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Studies 
SEC. 5101. MISSISQUOI AND TROUT RIVERS STUDY. 
(a) DESIGNATION FOR STUDY.—Section 5(a) of the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(140) 
MISSISQUOI
AND
TROUT
RIVERS, 
VERMONT.—The approximately 25-mile segment of the 
upper Missisquoi from its headwaters in Lowell to the 
Canadian border in North Troy, the approximately 
25-mile segment from the Canadian border in East 
Richford to Enosburg Falls, and the approximately 
20-mile segment of the Trout River from its head-
waters to its confluence with the Missisquoi River.’’. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.—Section 5(b) of the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(19) 
MISSISQUOI
AND
TROUT
RIVERS, 
VERMONT.—Not later than 3 years after the date on 
which funds are made available to carry out this 
paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall— 
‘‘(A) complete the study of the Missisquoi 
and Trout Rivers, Vermont, described in sub-
section (a)(140); and
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‘‘(B) submit a report describing the results 
of that study to the appropriate committees of 
Congress.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this section. 
Subtitle C—Additions to the 
National Trails System 
SEC. 5201. ARIZONA NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL. 
Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(27) ARIZONA NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Arizona National 
Scenic Trail, extending approximately 807 miles 
across the State of Arizona from the U.S.–Mexico 
international border to the Arizona–Utah border, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Ari-
zona National Scenic Trail’ and dated December 
5, 2007, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary 
of the Interior and appropriate State, tribal, and 
local governmental agencies. 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY
OF
MAP.—The map 
shall be on file and available for public inspec-
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tion in appropriate offices of the Forest Serv-
ice.’’. 
SEC. 5202. NEW ENGLAND NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION.—Section 
5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) 
(as amended by section 5201) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(28) NEW ENGLAND NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 
The New England National Scenic Trail, a contin-
uous trail extending approximately 220 miles from 
the border of New Hampshire in the town of 
Royalston, Massachusetts to Long Island Sound in 
the town of Guilford, Connecticut, as generally de-
picted on the map titled ‘New England National Sce-
nic Trail Proposed Route’, numbered T06/80,000, and 
dated October 2007. The map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the National Park Service. The Secretary of 
the Interior, in consultation with appropriate Fed-
eral, State, tribal, regional, and local agencies, and 
other organizations, shall administer the trail after 
considering the recommendations of the report titled 
the ‘Metacomet Monadnock Mattabesset Trail System 
National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study and Envi-
ronmental Assessment’, prepared by the National
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Park Service, and dated Spring 2006. The United 
States shall not acquire for the trail any land or in-
terest in land without the consent of the owner.’’. 
(b) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall consider 
the actions outlined in the Trail Management Blueprint de-
scribed in the report titled the ‘‘Metacomet Monadnock 
Mattabesett Trail System National Scenic Trail Feasibility 
Study and Environmental Assessment’’, prepared by the 
National Park Service, and dated Spring 2006, as the 
framework for management and administration of the New 
England National Scenic Trail. Additional or more de-
tailed plans for administration, management, protection, 
access, maintenance, or development of the trail may be de-
veloped consistent with the Trail Management Blueprint, 
and as approved by the Secretary. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary is 
authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts (and its political subdivi-
sions), the State of Connecticut (and its political subdivi-
sions), and other regional, local, and private organizations 
deemed necessary and desirable to accomplish cooperative 
trail administrative, management, and protection objectives 
consistent with the Trail Management Blueprint. An agree-
ment under this subsection may include provisions for lim-
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ited financial assistance to encourage participation in the 
planning, acquisition, protection, operation, development, 
or maintenance of the trail. 
(d) ADDITIONAL TRAIL SEGMENTS.—Pursuant to sec-
tion 6 of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1245), 
the Secretary is encouraged to work with the State of New 
Hampshire and appropriate local and private organiza-
tions to include that portion of the Metacomet-Monadnock 
Trail in New Hampshire (which lies between Royalston, 
Massachusetts and Jaffrey, New Hampshire) as a compo-
nent of the New England National Scenic Trail. Inclusion 
of this segment, as well as other potential side or connecting 
trails, is contingent upon written application to the Sec-
retary by appropriate State and local jurisdictions and a 
finding by the Secretary that trail management and ad-
ministration is consistent with the Trail Management Blue-
print. 
SEC. 5203. ICE AGE FLOODS NATIONAL GEOLOGIC TRAIL. 
(a) FINDINGS; PURPOSE.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(A) at the end of the last Ice Age, some 
12,000 to 17,000 years ago, a series of cata-
clysmic floods occurred in what is now the north-
west region of the United States, leaving a last-
ing mark of dramatic and distinguishing fea-
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tures on the landscape of parts of the States of 
Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon; 
(B) geological features that have exceptional 
value and quality to illustrate and interpret this 
extraordinary natural phenomenon are present 
on Federal, State, tribal, county, municipal, and 
private land in the region; and 
(C) in 2001, a joint study team headed by 
the National Park Service that included about 
70 members from public and private entities 
completed a study endorsing the establishment of 
an Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail— 
(i) to recognize the national signifi-
cance of this phenomenon; and 
(ii) to coordinate public and private 
sector entities in the presentation of the 
story of the Ice Age floods. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 
designate the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail 
in the States of Montana, Idaho, Washington, and 
Oregon, enabling the public to view, experience, and 
learn about the features and story of the Ice Age 
floods through the collaborative efforts of public and 
private entities. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) ICE AGE FLOODS; FLOODS.—The term ‘‘Ice 
Age floods’’ or ‘‘floods’’ means the cataclysmic floods 
that occurred in what is now the northwestern United 
States during the last Ice Age from massive, rapid 
and recurring drainage of Glacial Lake Missoula. 
(2) PLAN.—The term ‘‘plan’’ means the coopera-
tive management and interpretation plan authorized 
under subsection (f)(5). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) TRAIL.—The term ‘‘Trail’’ means the Ice Age 
Floods National Geologic Trail designated by sub-
section (c). 
(c) DESIGNATION.—In order to provide for public ap-
preciation, understanding, and enjoyment of the nationally 
significant natural and cultural features of the Ice Age 
floods and to promote collaborative efforts for interpretation 
and education among public and private entities located 
along the pathways of the floods, there is designated the Ice 
Age Floods National Geologic Trail. 
(d) LOCATION.— 
(1) MAP.—The route of the Trail shall be as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Ice Age Floods 
National Geologic Trail,’’ numbered P43/80,000 and 
dated June 2004.
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(2) ROUTE.—The route shall generally follow 
public roads and highways. 
(3) REVISION.—The Secretary may revise the 
map by publication in the Federal Register of a no-
tice of availability of a new map as part of the plan. 
(e) MAP AVAILABILITY.—The map referred to in sub-
section (d)(1) shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service. 
(f) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the National Park Service, shall ad-
minister the Trail in accordance with this section. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in para-
graph (6)(B), the Trail shall not be considered to be 
a unit of the National Park System. 
(3) TRAIL MANAGEMENT OFFICE.—To improve 
management of the Trail and coordinate Trail activi-
ties with other public agencies and private entities, 
the Secretary may establish and operate a trail man-
agement office at a central location within the vicin-
ity of the Trail. 
(4) INTERPRETIVE
FACILITIES.—The Secretary 
may plan, design, and construct interpretive facilities 
for sites associated with the Trail if the facilities are
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constructed in partnership with State, local, tribal, or 
non-profit entities and are consistent with the plan. 
(5) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after funds are made available to carry out this 
section, the Secretary shall prepare a cooperative 
management and interpretation plan for the 
Trail. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
prepare the plan in consultation with— 
(i) State, local, and tribal govern-
ments; 
(ii) the Ice Age Floods Institute; 
(iii) private property owners; and 
(iv) other interested parties. 
(C) CONTENTS.—The plan shall— 
(i) confirm and, if appropriate, ex-
pand on the inventory of features of the 
floods contained in the National Park Serv-
ice study entitled ‘‘Ice Age Floods, Study of 
Alternatives and Environmental Assess-
ment’’ (February 2001) by— 
(I) locating features more accu-
rately;
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(II) improving the description of 
features; and 
(III) reevaluating the features in 
terms of their interpretive potential; 
(ii) review and, if appropriate, modify 
the map of the Trail referred to in sub-
section (d)(1); 
(iii) describe strategies for the coordi-
nated development of the Trail, including 
an interpretive plan for facilities, waysides, 
roadside pullouts, exhibits, media, and pro-
grams that present the story of the floods to 
the public effectively; and 
(iv) identify potential partnering op-
portunities in the development of interpre-
tive facilities and educational programs to 
educate the public about the story of the 
floods. 
(6) COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to facilitate the 
development of coordinated interpretation, edu-
cation, resource stewardship, visitor facility de-
velopment and operation, and scientific research 
associated with the Trail and to promote more 
efficient administration of the sites associated
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with the Trail, the Secretary may enter into co-
operative management agreements with appro-
priate officials in the States of Montana, Idaho, 
Washington, and Oregon in accordance with the 
authority provided for units of the National 
Park System under section 3(l) of Public Law 
91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–2(l)). 
(B) AUTHORITY.—For purposes of this 
paragraph only, the Trail shall be considered a 
unit of the National Park System. 
(7) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 
may enter into cooperative agreements with public or 
private entities to carry out this section. 
(8) EFFECT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.— 
Nothing in this section— 
(A) requires any private property owner to 
allow public access (including Federal, State, or 
local government access) to private property; or 
(B) modifies any provision of Federal, 
State, or local law with respect to public access 
to or use of private land. 
(9) LIABILITY.—Designation of the Trail by sub-
section (c) does not create any liability for, or affect 
any liability under any law of, any private property
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owner with respect to any person injured on the pri-
vate property. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this section, of which not more than 
$12,000,000 may be used for development of the Trail. 
SEC. 5204. WASHINGTON-ROCHAMBEAU REVOLUTIONARY 
ROUTE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL. 
Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(a)) (as amended by section 5202(a)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(29) 
WASHINGTON-ROCHAMBEAU
REVOLU-
TIONARY ROUTE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Washington-Ro-
chambeau Revolutionary Route National His-
toric Trail, a corridor of approximately 600 
miles following the route taken by the armies of 
General George Washington and Count Rocham-
beau between Newport, Rhode Island, and York-
town, Virginia, in 1781 and 1782, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘WASHINGTON- 
ROCHAMBEAU REVOLUTIONARY ROUTE 
NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL’, numbered 
T01/80,001, and dated June 2007.
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‘‘(B) MAP.—The map referred to in sub-
paragraph (A) shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service. 
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.—The trail shall be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in 
consultation with— 
‘‘(i) other Federal, State, tribal, re-
gional, and local agencies; and 
‘‘(ii) the private sector. 
‘‘(D) 
LAND
ACQUISITION.—The 
United 
States shall not acquire for the trail any land or 
interest in land outside the exterior boundary of 
any federally-managed area without the consent 
of the owner of the land or interest in land.’’. 
SEC. 5205. PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL. 
Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(a)) (as amended by section 5204) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(30) PACIFIC
NORTHWEST
NATIONAL
SCENIC 
TRAIL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Pacific Northwest 
National Scenic Trail, a trail of approximately 
1,200 miles, extending from the Continental Di-
vide in Glacier National Park, Montana, to the
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Pacific Ocean Coast in Olympic National Park, 
Washington, following the route depicted on the 
map entitled ‘Pacific Northwest National Scenic 
Trail: Proposed Trail’, numbered T12/80,000, 
and dated February 2008 (referred to in this 
paragraph as the ‘map’). 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY
OF
MAP.—The map 
shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of the Forest Serv-
ice. 
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.—The Pacific North-
west National Scenic Trail shall be administered 
by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(D) 
LAND
ACQUISITION.—The 
United 
States shall not acquire for the Pacific Northwest 
National Scenic Trail any land or interest in 
land outside the exterior boundary of any feder-
ally-managed area without the consent of the 
owner of the land or interest in land.’’. 
SEC. 5206. TRAIL OF TEARS NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL. 
Section 5(a)(16) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(a)(16)) is amended as follows: 
(1) By amending subparagraph (C) to read as 
follows:
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‘‘(C) In addition to the areas otherwise des-
ignated under this paragraph, the following 
routes and land components by which the Cher-
okee Nation was removed to Oklahoma are com-
ponents of the Trail of Tears National Historic 
Trail, as generally described in the environ-
mentally preferred alternative of the November 
2007 Feasibility Study Amendment and Envi-
ronmental Assessment for Trail of Tears Na-
tional Historic Trail: 
‘‘(i) The Benge and Bell routes. 
‘‘(ii) The land components of the des-
ignated water routes in Alabama, Arkansas, 
Oklahoma, and Tennessee. 
‘‘(iii) The routes from the collection 
forts in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, 
and Tennessee to the emigration depots. 
‘‘(iv) The related campgrounds located 
along the routes and land components de-
scribed in clauses (i) through (iii).’’. 
(2) In subparagraph (D)— 
(A) by striking the first sentence; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘No 
lands or interests in lands outside the exterior 
boundaries of any federally administered area
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may be acquired by the Federal Government for 
the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail except 
with the consent of the owner thereof.’’. 
Subtitle D—National Trail System 
Amendments 
SEC. 5301. NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM WILLING SELLER AU-
THORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE LAND FROM WILLING 
SELLERS FOR CERTAIN TRAILS.— 
(1) OREGON NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.—Sec-
tion 5(a)(3) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘No land or interest in land outside the 
exterior boundaries of any federally administered 
area may be acquired by the Federal Government for 
the trail except with the consent of the owner of the 
land or interest in land. The authority of the Federal 
Government to acquire fee title under this paragraph 
shall be limited to an average of not more than 1⁄4 
mile on either side of the trail.’’. 
(2) MORMON
PIONEER
NATIONAL
HISTORIC 
TRAIL.—Section 5(a)(4) of the National Trails Sys-
tem Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(4)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: ‘‘No land or interest in land 
outside the exterior boundaries of any federally ad-
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ministered area may be acquired by the Federal Gov-
ernment for the trail except with the consent of the 
owner of the land or interest in land. The authority 
of the Federal Government to acquire fee title under 
this paragraph shall be limited to an average of not 
more than 1⁄4 mile on either side of the trail.’’. 
(3) CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE
NATIONAL
SCENIC 
TRAIL.—Section 5(a)(5) of the National Trails Sys-
tem Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(5)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: ‘‘No land or interest in land 
outside the exterior boundaries of any federally ad-
ministered area may be acquired by the Federal Gov-
ernment for the trail except with the consent of the 
owner of the land or interest in land. The authority 
of the Federal Government to acquire fee title under 
this paragraph shall be limited to an average of not 
more than 1⁄4 mile on either side of the trail.’’. 
(4) LEWIS
AND
CLARK
NATIONAL
HISTORIC 
TRAIL.—Section 5(a)(6) of the National Trails Sys-
tem Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(6)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: ‘‘No land or interest in land 
outside the exterior boundaries of any federally ad-
ministered area may be acquired by the Federal Gov-
ernment for the trail except with the consent of the 
owner of the land or interest in land. The authority
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of the Federal Government to acquire fee title under 
this paragraph shall be limited to an average of not 
more than 1⁄4 mile on either side of the trail.’’. 
(5) IDITAROD NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.—Sec-
tion 5(a)(7) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(a)(7)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘No land or interest in land outside the 
exterior boundaries of any federally administered 
area may be acquired by the Federal Government for 
the trail except with the consent of the owner of the 
land or interest in land. The authority of the Federal 
Government to acquire fee title under this paragraph 
shall be limited to an average of not more than 1⁄4 
mile on either side of the trail.’’. 
(6) NORTH COUNTRY NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 
Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(a)(8)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘No land or interest in land outside the 
exterior boundaries of any federally administered 
area may be acquired by the Federal Government for 
the trail except with the consent of the owner of the 
land or interest in land.’’. 
(7) ICE AGE NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.—Section 
5(a)(10) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1244(a)(10)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing: ‘‘No land or interest in land outside the exte-
rior boundaries of any federally administered area 
may be acquired by the Federal Government for the 
trail except with the consent of the owner of the land 
or interest in land.’’. 
(8) POTOMAC
HERITAGE
NATIONAL
SCENIC 
TRAIL.—Section 5(a)(11) of the National Trails Sys-
tem Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(11)) is amended— 
(A) by striking the fourth and fifth sen-
tences; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘No 
land or interest in land outside the exterior 
boundaries of any federally administered area 
may be acquired by the Federal Government for 
the trail except with the consent of the owner of 
the land or interest in land.’’. 
(9) NEZ
PERCE
NATIONAL
HISTORIC
TRAIL.— 
Section 5(a)(14) of the National Trails System Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(14)) is amended— 
(A) by striking the fourth and fifth sen-
tences; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘No 
land or interest in land outside the exterior 
boundaries of any federally administered area 
may be acquired by the Federal Government for
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the trail except with the consent of the owner of 
the land or interest in land. The authority of the 
Federal Government to acquire fee title under 
this paragraph shall be limited to an average of 
not more than 1⁄4 mile on either side of the 
trail.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 10 of the Na-
tional Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1249) is amended by 
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as are necessary to implement the provi-
sions of this Act relating to the trails designated by 
section 5(a). 
‘‘(2) 
NATCHEZ
TRACE
NATIONAL
SCENIC 
TRAIL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to the 
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (referred to 
in this paragraph as the ‘trail’) designated by 
section 5(a)(12)— 
‘‘(i) not more than $500,000 shall be 
appropriated for the acquisition of land or 
interests in land for the trail; and
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‘‘(ii) not more than $2,000,000 shall be 
appropriated for the development of the 
trail. 
‘‘(B) PARTICIPATION BY VOLUNTEER TRAIL 
GROUPS.—The administering agency for the trail 
shall encourage volunteer trail groups to partici-
pate in the development of the trail.’’. 
SEC. 5302. REVISION OF FEASIBILITY AND SUITABILITY 
STUDIES OF EXISTING NATIONAL HISTORIC 
TRAILS. 
Section 5 of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1244) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) REVISION
OF FEASIBILITY
AND SUITABILITY 
STUDIES OF EXISTING NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAILS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) ROUTE.—The term ‘route’ includes a 
trail segment commonly known as a cutoff. 
‘‘(B) SHARED
ROUTE.—The term ‘shared 
route’ means a route that was a segment of more 
than 1 historic trail, including a route shared 
with an existing national historic trail. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR REVISION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Interior shall revise the feasibility and suit-
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ability studies for certain national trails for con-
sideration of possible additions to the trails. 
‘‘(B) STUDY
REQUIREMENTS
AND
OBJEC-
TIVES.—The study requirements and objectives 
specified in subsection (b) shall apply to a study 
required by this subsection. 
‘‘(C) COMPLETION
AND
SUBMISSION
OF 
STUDY.—A study listed in this subsection shall 
be completed and submitted to Congress not later 
than 3 complete fiscal years from the date funds 
are made available for the study. 
‘‘(3) OREGON NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.— 
‘‘(A) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
the Interior shall undertake a study of the routes 
of the Oregon Trail listed in subparagraph (B) 
and generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘Western Emigrant Trails 1830/1870’ and dated 
1991/1993, and of such other routes of the Or-
egon Trail that the Secretary considers appro-
priate, to determine the feasibility and suit-
ability of designation of 1 or more of the routes 
as components of the Oregon National Historic 
Trail.
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‘‘(B) COVERED ROUTES.—The routes to be 
studied under subparagraph (A) shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(i) Whitman Mission route. 
‘‘(ii) Upper Columbia River. 
‘‘(iii) Cowlitz River route. 
‘‘(iv) Meek cutoff. 
‘‘(v) Free Emigrant Road. 
‘‘(vi) North Alternate Oregon Trail. 
‘‘(vii) Goodale’s cutoff. 
‘‘(viii) North Side alternate route. 
‘‘(ix) Cutoff to Barlow road. 
‘‘(x) Naches Pass Trail. 
‘‘(4) 
PONY
EXPRESS
NATIONAL
HISTORIC 
TRAIL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall undertake 
a study of the approximately 20-mile southern alter-
native route of the Pony Express Trail from Wathena, 
Kansas, to Troy, Kansas, and such other routes of the 
Pony Express Trail that the Secretary considers ap-
propriate, to determine the feasibility and suitability 
of designation of 1 or more of the routes as compo-
nents of the Pony Express National Historic Trail. 
‘‘(5) CALIFORNIA NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.— 
‘‘(A) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
the Interior shall undertake a study of the Mis-
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souri Valley, central, and western routes of the 
California Trail listed in subparagraph (B) and 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Western 
Emigrant Trails 1830/1870’ and dated 1991/ 
1993, and of such other and shared Missouri 
Valley, central, and western routes that the Sec-
retary considers appropriate, to determine the 
feasibility and suitability of designation of 1 or 
more of the routes as components of the Cali-
fornia National Historic Trail. 
‘‘(B) COVERED ROUTES.—The routes to be 
studied under subparagraph (A) shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(i) MISSOURI VALLEY ROUTES.— 
‘‘(I) 
Blue 
Mills-Independence 
Road. 
‘‘(II) Westport Landing Road. 
‘‘(III) Westport-Lawrence Road. 
‘‘(IV) 
Fort 
Leavenworth-Blue 
River route. 
‘‘(V) Road to Amazonia. 
‘‘(VI) Union Ferry Route. 
‘‘(VII) 
Old 
Wyoming-Nebraska 
City cutoff. 
‘‘(VIII) Lower Plattsmouth Route.
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‘‘(IX) Lower Bellevue Route. 
‘‘(X) Woodbury cutoff. 
‘‘(XI) Blue Ridge cutoff. 
‘‘(XII) Westport Road. 
‘‘(XIII) Gum Springs-Fort Leav-
enworth route. 
‘‘(XIV) 
Atchison/Independence 
Creek routes. 
‘‘(XV) Fort Leavenworth-Kansas 
River route. 
‘‘(XVI) 
Nebraska 
City 
cutoff 
routes. 
‘‘(XVII) 
Minersville-Nebraska 
City Road. 
‘‘(XVIII) 
Upper 
Plattsmouth 
route. 
‘‘(XIX) Upper Bellevue route. 
‘‘(ii) CENTRAL ROUTES.— 
‘‘(I) Cherokee Trail, including 
splits. 
‘‘(II) Weber Canyon route of Has-
tings cutoff. 
‘‘(III) Bishop Creek cutoff. 
‘‘(IV) McAuley cutoff. 
‘‘(V) Diamond Springs cutoff.
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‘‘(VI) Secret Pass. 
‘‘(VII) Greenhorn cutoff. 
‘‘(VIII) Central Overland Trail. 
‘‘(iii) WESTERN ROUTES.— 
‘‘(I) Bidwell-Bartleson route. 
‘‘(II) 
Georgetown/Dagget 
Pass 
Trail. 
‘‘(III) Big Trees Road. 
‘‘(IV) Grizzly Flat cutoff. 
‘‘(V) Nevada City Road. 
‘‘(VI) Yreka Trail. 
‘‘(VII) Henness Pass route. 
‘‘(VIII) Johnson cutoff. 
‘‘(IX) Luther Pass Trail. 
‘‘(X) Volcano Road. 
‘‘(XI) Sacramento-Coloma Wagon 
Road. 
‘‘(XII) Burnett cutoff. 
‘‘(XIII) Placer County Road to 
Auburn. 
‘‘(6) MORMON
PIONEER
NATIONAL
HISTORIC 
TRAIL.— 
‘‘(A) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
the Interior shall undertake a study of the routes 
of the Mormon Pioneer Trail listed in subpara-
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graph (B) and generally depicted in the map en-
titled ‘Western Emigrant Trails 1830/1870’ and 
dated 1991/1993, and of such other routes of the 
Mormon Pioneer Trail that the Secretary con-
siders appropriate, to determine the feasibility 
and suitability of designation of 1 or more of the 
routes as components of the Mormon Pioneer Na-
tional Historic Trail. 
‘‘(B) COVERED ROUTES.—The routes to be 
studied under subparagraph (A) shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(i) 1846 Subsequent routes A and B 
(Lucas and Clarke Counties, Iowa). 
‘‘(ii) 1856–57 Handcart route (Iowa 
City to Council Bluffs). 
‘‘(iii) Keokuk route (Iowa). 
‘‘(iv) 1847 Alternative Elkhorn and 
Loup River Crossings in Nebraska. 
‘‘(v) Fort Leavenworth Road; Ox Bow 
route and alternates in Kansas and Mis-
souri (Oregon and California Trail routes 
used by Mormon emigrants). 
‘‘(vi) 1850 Golden Pass Road in Utah. 
‘‘(7) SHARED CALIFORNIA AND OREGON TRAIL 
ROUTES.—
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‘‘(A) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
the Interior shall undertake a study of the shared 
routes of the California Trail and Oregon Trail 
listed in subparagraph (B) and generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘Western Emigrant 
Trails 1830/1870’ and dated 1991/1993, and of 
such other shared routes that the Secretary con-
siders appropriate, to determine the feasibility 
and suitability of designation of 1 or more of the 
routes as shared components of the California 
National Historic Trail and the Oregon National 
Historic Trail. 
‘‘(B) COVERED ROUTES.—The routes to be 
studied under subparagraph (A) shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(i) St. Joe Road. 
‘‘(ii) Council Bluffs Road. 
‘‘(iii) Sublette cutoff. 
‘‘(iv) Applegate route. 
‘‘(v) Old Fort Kearny Road (Oxbow 
Trail). 
‘‘(vi) Childs cutoff. 
‘‘(vii) Raft River to Applegate.’’.
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SEC. 5303. CHISHOLM TRAIL AND GREAT WESTERN TRAILS 
STUDIES. 
Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(44) CHISHOLM TRAIL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Chisholm Trail 
(also known as the ‘Abilene Trail’), from the vi-
cinity of San Antonio, Texas, segments from the 
vicinity of Cuero, Texas, to Ft. Worth, Texas, 
Duncan, Oklahoma, alternate segments used 
through 
Oklahoma, 
to 
Enid, 
Oklahoma, 
Caldwell, Kansas, Wichita, Kansas, Abilene, 
Kansas, and commonly used segments running 
to alternative Kansas destinations. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—In conducting the 
study required under this paragraph, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall identify the point at 
which the trail originated south of San Antonio, 
Texas. 
‘‘(45) GREAT WESTERN TRAIL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Great Western 
Trail (also known as the ‘Dodge City Trail’), 
from the vicinity of San Antonio, Texas, north- 
by-northwest through the vicinities of Kerrville 
and Menard, Texas, north-by-northeast through
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the vicinities of Coleman and Albany, Texas, 
north through the vicinity of Vernon, Texas, to 
Doan’s Crossing, Texas, northward through or 
near the vicinities of Altus, Lone Wolf, Canute, 
Vici, and May, Oklahoma, north through Kansas 
to Dodge City, and north through Nebraska to 
Ogallala. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—In conducting the 
study required under this paragraph, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall identify the point at 
which the trail originated south of San Antonio, 
Texas.’’. 
Subtitle E—Effect of Title 
SEC. 5401. EFFECT. 
(a) EFFECT ON ACCESS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVI-
TIES.—Nothing in this title shall be construed as affecting 
access for recreational activities otherwise allowed by law 
or regulation, including hunting, fishing, or trapping. 
(b) EFFECT ON STATE AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this 
title shall be construed as affecting the authority, jurisdic-
tion, or responsibility of the several States to manage, con-
trol, or regulate fish and resident wildlife under State law 
or regulations, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, 
and trapping.
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TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT OF THE 
INTERIOR AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Cooperative Watershed 
Management Program 
SEC. 6001. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) AFFECTED
STAKEHOLDER.—The term ‘‘af-
fected stakeholder’’ means an entity that significantly 
affects, or is significantly affected by, the quality or 
quantity of water in a watershed, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
(2) GRANT RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘grant recipi-
ent’’ means a watershed group that the Secretary has 
selected to receive a grant under section 6002(c)(2). 
(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means the 
Cooperative Watershed Management Program estab-
lished by the Secretary under section 6002(a). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) WATERSHED GROUP.—The term ‘‘watershed 
group’’ means a self-sustaining, cooperative water-
shed-wide group that— 
(A) is comprised of representatives of the af-
fected stakeholders of the relevant watershed;
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(B) incorporates the perspectives of a di-
verse array of stakeholders, including, to the 
maximum extent practicable— 
(i) representatives of— 
(I) hydroelectric production; 
(II) livestock grazing; 
(III) timber production; 
(IV) land development; 
(V) recreation or tourism; 
(VI) irrigated agricultural pro-
duction; 
(VII) the environment; 
(VIII) potable water purveyors 
and industrial water users; and 
(IX) 
private 
property 
owners 
within the watershed; 
(ii) any Federal agency that has au-
thority with respect to the watershed; 
(iii) any State agency that has author-
ity with respect to the watershed; 
(iv) any local agency that has author-
ity with respect to the watershed; and 
(v) any Indian tribe that— 
(I) owns land within the water-
shed; or
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(II) has land in the watershed 
that is held in trust; 
(C) is a grassroots, nonregulatory entity 
that addresses water availability and quality 
issues within the relevant watershed; 
(D) is capable of promoting the sustainable 
use of the water resources of the relevant water-
shed and improving the functioning condition of 
rivers and streams through— 
(i) water conservation; 
(ii) improved water quality; 
(iii) ecological resiliency; and 
(iv) the reduction of water conflicts; 
and 
(E) makes decisions on a consensus basis, as 
defined in the bylaws of the watershed group. 
(6) WATERSHED
MANAGEMENT
PROJECT.—The 
term ‘‘watershed management project’’ means any 
project (including a demonstration project) that— 
(A) enhances water conservation, including 
alternative water uses; 
(B) improves water quality; 
(C) improves ecological resiliency of a river 
or stream;
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(D) reduces the potential for water conflicts; 
or 
(E) advances any other goals associated 
with water quality or quantity that the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate. 
SEC. 6002. PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall estab-
lish a program, to be known as the ‘‘Cooperative Watershed 
Management Program’’, under which the Secretary shall 
provide grants— 
(1)(A) to form a watershed group; or 
(B) to enlarge a watershed group; and 
(2) to conduct 1 or more projects in accordance 
with the goals of a watershed group. 
(b) APPLICATION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF APPLICATION PROCESS; 
CRITERIA.—Not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish— 
(A) an application process for the program; 
and 
(B) 
in 
consultation 
with 
the 
States, 
prioritization and eligibility criteria for consid-
ering applications submitted in accordance with 
the application process.
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(c) DISTRIBUTION OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In distributing grant funds 
under this section, the Secretary— 
(A) shall comply with paragraph (2); and 
(B) may give priority to watershed groups 
that— 
(i) represent maximum diversity of in-
terests; or 
(ii) serve subbasin-sized watersheds 
with an 8-digit hydrologic unit code, as de-
fined by the United States Geological Sur-
vey. 
(2) FUNDING PROCEDURE.— 
(A) FIRST PHASE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
provide to a grant recipient a first-phase 
grant in an amount not greater than 
$100,000 each year for a period of not more 
than 3 years. 
(ii) MANDATORY
USE
OF
FUNDS.—A 
grant recipient that receives a first-phase 
grant shall use the funds— 
(I) to establish or enlarge a water-
shed group;
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(II) to develop a mission state-
ment for the watershed group; 
(III) to develop project concepts; 
and 
(IV) to develop a restoration plan. 
(iii) ANNUAL DETERMINATION OF ELI-
GIBILITY.— 
(I) DETERMINATION.—For each 
year of a first-phase grant, not later 
than 270 days after the date on which 
a grant recipient first receives grant 
funds for the year, the Secretary shall 
determine whether the grant recipient 
has made sufficient progress during the 
year to justify additional funding. 
(II) 
EFFECT
OF
DETERMINA-
TION.—If the Secretary determines 
under subclause (I) that the progress of 
a grant recipient during the year cov-
ered by the determination justifies ad-
ditional funding, the Secretary shall 
provide to the grant recipient grant 
funds for the following year. 
(iv) ADVANCEMENT
CONDITIONS.—A 
grant recipient shall not be eligible to re-
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ceive a second-phase grant under subpara-
graph (B) until the date on which the Sec-
retary 
determines 
that 
the 
watershed 
group— 
(I) has approved articles of incor-
poration and bylaws governing the or-
ganization; and 
(II)(aa) holds regular meetings; 
(bb) has completed a mission 
statement; and 
(cc) has developed a restoration 
plan and project concepts for the wa-
tershed. 
(v) EXCEPTION.—A watershed group 
that has not applied for or received first- 
phase grants may apply for and receive sec-
ond-phase grants under subparagraph (B) 
if the Secretary determines that the group 
has satisfied the requirements of first-phase 
grants. 
(B) SECOND PHASE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A watershed group 
may apply for and receive second-phase 
grants of $1,000,000 each year for a period 
of not more than 4 years if—
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(I) the watershed group has ap-
plied for and received watershed grants 
under subparagraph (A); or 
(II) the Secretary determines that 
the watershed group has satisfied the 
requirements of first-phase grants. 
(ii) MANDATORY
USE
OF
FUNDS.—A 
grant recipient that receives a second-phase 
grant shall use the funds to plan and carry 
out watershed management projects. 
(iii) ANNUAL DETERMINATION OF ELI-
GIBILITY.— 
(I) DETERMINATION.—For each 
year of the second-phase grant, not 
later than 270 days after the date on 
which a grant recipient first receives 
grant funds for the year, the Secretary 
shall determine whether the grant re-
cipient has made sufficient progress 
during the year to justify additional 
funding. 
(II) 
EFFECT
OF
DETERMINA-
TION.—If the Secretary determines 
under subclause (I) that the progress of 
a grant recipient during the year justi-
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fies additional funding, the Secretary 
shall provide to the grant recipient 
grant funds for the following year. 
(iv) 
ADVANCEMENT
CONDITION.—A 
grant recipient shall not be eligible to re-
ceive a third-phase grant under subpara-
graph (C) until the date on which the Sec-
retary determines that the grant recipient 
has— 
(I) completed each requirement of 
the second-phase grant; and 
(II) demonstrated that 1 or more 
pilot projects of the grant recipient 
have resulted in demonstrable improve-
ments, as determined by the Secretary, 
in the functioning condition of at least 
1 river or stream in the watershed. 
(C) THIRD PHASE.— 
(i) FUNDING LIMITATION.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in subclause (II), the Secretary 
may provide to a grant recipient a 
third-phase grant in an amount not 
greater than $5,000,000 for a period of 
not more than 5 years.
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(II) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary 
may provide to a grant recipient a 
third-phase grant in an amount that is 
greater than the amount described in 
subclause (I) if the Secretary deter-
mines that the grant recipient is capa-
ble of using the additional amount to 
further the purposes of the program in 
a way that could not otherwise be 
achieved by the grant recipient using 
the amount described in subclause (I). 
(ii) MANDATORY
USE
OF
FUNDS.—A 
grant recipient that receives a third-phase 
grant shall use the funds to plan and carry 
out at least 1 watershed management 
project. 
(3) AUTHORIZING USE OF FUNDS FOR ADMINIS-
TRATIVE AND OTHER COSTS.—A grant recipient that 
receives a grant under this section may use the 
funds— 
(A) to pay for— 
(i) administrative and coordination 
costs, if the costs are not greater than the 
lesser of—
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(I) 20 percent of the total amount 
of the grant; or 
(II) $100,000; 
(ii) the salary of not more than 1 full- 
time employee of the watershed group; and 
(iii) any legal fees arising from the es-
tablishment of the relevant watershed group; 
and 
(B) to fund— 
(i) water quality and quantity studies 
of the relevant watershed; and 
(ii) the planning, design, and imple-
mentation of any projects relating to water 
quality or quantity. 
(d) COST SHARE.— 
(1) PLANNING.—The Federal share of the cost of 
an activity provided assistance through a first-phase 
grant shall be 100 percent. 
(2) PROJECTS
CARRIED
OUT
UNDER
SECOND 
PHASE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
cost of any activity of a watershed management 
project provided assistance through a second- 
phase grant shall not exceed 50 percent of the 
total cost of the activity.
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(B) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The 
non-Federal share under subparagraph (A) may 
be in the form of in-kind contributions. 
(3) PROJECTS
CARRIED
OUT
UNDER
THIRD 
PHASE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
costs of any activity of a watershed group of a 
grant recipient relating to a watershed manage-
ment project provided assistance through a third- 
phase grant shall not exceed 50 percent of the 
total costs of the watershed management project. 
(B) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The 
non-Federal share under subparagraph (A) may 
be in the form of in-kind contributions. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which a grant recipient first receives 
funds under this section, and annually thereafter, in 
accordance with paragraph (2), the watershed group 
shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes 
the progress of the watershed group. 
(2) REQUIRED DEGREE OF DETAIL.—The con-
tents of an annual report required under paragraph 
(1) shall contain sufficient information to enable the
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Secretary to complete each report required under sub-
section (f), as determined by the Secretary. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives a report that de-
scribes— 
(1) the ways in which the program assists the 
Secretary— 
(A) in addressing water conflicts; 
(B) in conserving water; 
(C) in improving water quality; and 
(D) in improving the ecological resiliency of 
a river or stream; and 
(2) benefits that the program provides, includ-
ing, to the maximum extent practicable, a quan-
titative analysis of economic, social, and environ-
mental benefits. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 
(1) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 
2009; 
(2) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
(3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
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(4) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 
through 2020. 
SEC. 6003. EFFECT OF SUBTITLE. 
Nothing in this subtitle affects the applicability of any 
Federal, State, or local law with respect to any watershed 
group. 
Subtitle B—Competitive Status for 
Federal Employees in Alaska 
SEC. 6101. COMPETITIVE STATUS FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL 
EMPLOYEES IN THE STATE OF ALASKA. 
Section 1308 of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3198) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) COMPETITIVE STATUS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in subsection (a) 
provides that any person hired pursuant to the pro-
gram established under that subsection is not eligible 
for competitive status in the same manner as any 
other employee hired as part of the competitive serv-
ice. 
‘‘(2) REDESIGNATION OF CERTAIN POSITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) PERSONS SERVING IN ORIGINAL POSI-
TIONS.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this subsection, with respect to any 
person hired into a permanent position pursuant
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to the program established under subsection (a) 
who is serving in that position as of the date of 
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
redesignate that position and the person serving 
in that position as having been part of the com-
petitive service as of the date that the person was 
hired into that position. 
‘‘(B) PERSONS
NO
LONGER
SERVING
IN 
ORIGINAL POSITIONS.—With respect to any per-
son who was hired pursuant to the program es-
tablished under subsection (a) that is no longer 
serving in that position as of the date of enact-
ment of this subsection— 
‘‘(i) the person may provide to the Sec-
retary a request for redesignation of the 
service as part of the competitive service 
that includes evidence of the employment; 
and 
‘‘(ii) not later than 90 days of the sub-
mission of a request under clause (i), the 
Secretary shall redesignate the service of the 
person as being part of the competitive serv-
ice.’’.
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Subtitle C—Wolf Livestock Loss 
Demonstration Project 
SEC. 6201. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 450b). 
(2) LIVESTOCK.—The term ‘‘livestock’’ means 
cattle, swine, horses, mules, sheep, goats, livestock 
guard animals, and other domestic animals, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
(3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means the 
demonstration program established under section 
6202(a). 
(4) 
SECRETARIES.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture, acting jointly. 
SEC. 6202. WOLF COMPENSATION AND PREVENTION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall establish a 5- 
year demonstration program to provide grants to States 
and Indian tribes—
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(1) to assist livestock producers in undertaking 
proactive, non-lethal activities to reduce the risk of 
livestock loss due to predation by wolves; and 
(2) to compensate livestock producers for live-
stock losses due to such predation. 
(b) CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretaries 
shall— 
(1) establish criteria and requirements to imple-
ment the program; and 
(2) when promulgating regulations to implement 
the program under paragraph (1), consult with States 
that have implemented State programs that provide 
assistance to— 
(A) 
livestock 
producers 
to 
undertake 
proactive activities to reduce the risk of livestock 
loss due to predation by wolves; or 
(B) provide compensation to livestock pro-
ducers for livestock losses due to such predation. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), a State or Indian tribe shall— 
(1) designate an appropriate agency of the State 
or Indian tribe to administer the 1 or more programs 
funded by the grant; 
(2) establish 1 or more accounts to receive grant 
funds;
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(3) maintain files of all claims received under 
programs funded by the grant, including supporting 
documentation; 
(4) submit to the Secretary— 
(A) annual reports that include— 
(i) a summary of claims and expendi-
tures under the program during the year; 
and 
(ii) a description of any action taken 
on the claims; and 
(B) such other reports as the Secretary may 
require to assist the Secretary in determining the 
effectiveness of activities provided assistance 
under this section; and 
(5) promulgate rules for reimbursing livestock 
producers under the program. 
(d) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.—The Secretaries shall 
allocate funding made available to carry out this subtitle— 
(1) equally between the uses identified in para-
graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a); and 
(2) among States and Indian tribes based on— 
(A) the level of livestock predation in the 
State or on the land owned by, or held in trust 
for the benefit of, the Indian tribe;
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(B) whether the State or Indian tribe is lo-
cated in a geographical area that is at high risk 
for livestock predation; or 
(C) any other factors that the Secretaries 
determine are appropriate. 
(e) ELIGIBLE LAND.—Activities and losses described in 
subsection (a) may occur on Federal, State, or private land, 
or land owned by, or held in trust for the benefit of, an 
Indian tribe. 
(f) FEDERAL COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost of any activity provided assistance made available 
under this subtitle shall not exceed 50 percent of the total 
cost of the activity. 
SEC. 6203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subtitle $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal 
year thereafter. 
Subtitle D—Paleontological 
Resources Preservation 
SEC. 6301. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) CASUAL COLLECTING.—The term ‘‘casual col-
lecting’’ means the collecting of a reasonable amount 
of common invertebrate and plant paleontological re-
sources for non-commercial personal use, either by
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surface collection or the use of non-powered hand tools 
resulting in only negligible disturbance to the Earth’s 
surface and other resources. As used in this para-
graph, the terms ‘‘reasonable amount’’, ‘‘common in-
vertebrate and plant paleontological resources’’ and 
‘‘negligible disturbance’’ shall be determined by the 
Secretary. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means— 
(A) land controlled or administered by the 
Secretary of the Interior, except Indian land; or 
(B) National Forest System land controlled 
or administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) INDIAN
LAND.—The term ‘‘Indian Land’’ 
means land of Indian tribes, or Indian individuals, 
which are either held in trust by the United States or 
subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by 
the United States. 
(4) PALEONTOLOGICAL
RESOURCE.—The term 
‘‘paleontological resource’’ means any fossilized re-
mains, traces, or imprints of organisms, preserved in 
or on the earth’s crust, that are of paleontological in-
terest and that provide information about the history 
of life on earth, except that the term does not in-
clude—
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(A) any materials associated with an ar-
chaeological resource (as defined in section 3(1) 
of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 
1979 (16 U.S.C. 470bb(1)); or 
(B) any cultural item (as defined in section 
2 of the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001)). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior with respect to land con-
trolled or administered by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior or the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to 
National Forest System land controlled or adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the 50 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession 
of the United States. 
SEC. 6302. MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage and 
protect paleontological resources on Federal land using sci-
entific principles and expertise. The Secretary shall develop 
appropriate plans for inventory, monitoring, and the sci-
entific and educational use of paleontological resources, in 
accordance with applicable agency laws, regulations, and 
policies. These plans shall emphasize interagency coordina-
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tion and collaborative efforts where possible with non-Fed-
eral partners, the scientific community, and the general 
public. 
(b) COORDINATION.—To the extent possible, the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
coordinate in the implementation of this subtitle. 
SEC. 6303. PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
The Secretary shall establish a program to increase 
public awareness about the significance of paleontological 
resources. 
SEC. 
6304. 
COLLECTION 
OF 
PALEONTOLOGICAL 
RE-
SOURCES. 
(a) PERMIT REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this 
subtitle, a paleontological resource may not be col-
lected from Federal land without a permit issued 
under this subtitle by the Secretary. 
(2) CASUAL COLLECTING EXCEPTION.—The Sec-
retary shall allow casual collecting without a permit 
on Federal land controlled or administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclama-
tion, and the Forest Service, where such collection is 
consistent with the laws governing the management of 
those Federal land and this subtitle.
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(3) PREVIOUS PERMIT EXCEPTION.—Nothing in 
this section shall affect a valid permit issued prior to 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) CRITERIA FOR ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT.—The Sec-
retary may issue a permit for the collection of a paleon-
tological resource pursuant to an application if the Sec-
retary determines that— 
(1) the applicant is qualified to carry out the 
permitted activity; 
(2) the permitted activity is undertaken for the 
purpose of furthering paleontological knowledge or for 
public education; 
(3) the permitted activity is consistent with any 
management plan applicable to the Federal land con-
cerned; and 
(4) the proposed methods of collecting will not 
threaten significant natural or cultural resources. 
(c) PERMIT SPECIFICATIONS.—A permit for the collec-
tion of a paleontological resource issued under this section 
shall contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle. 
Every permit shall include requirements that— 
(1) the paleontological resource that is collected 
from Federal land under the permit will remain the 
property of the United States;
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(2) the paleontological resource and copies of as-
sociated records will be preserved for the public in an 
approved repository, to be made available for sci-
entific research and public education; and 
(3) specific locality data will not be released by 
the permittee or repository without the written per-
mission of the Secretary. 
(d) MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, AND REVOCATION OF 
PERMITS.— 
(1) The Secretary may modify, suspend, or re-
voke a permit issued under this section— 
(A) for resource, safety, or other manage-
ment considerations; or 
(B) when there is a violation of term or 
condition of a permit issued pursuant to this 
section. 
(2) The permit shall be revoked if any person 
working under the authority of the permit is con-
victed under section 6306 or is assessed a civil pen-
alty under section 6307. 
(e) AREA CLOSURES.—In order to protect paleontolog-
ical or other resources or to provide for public safety, the 
Secretary may restrict access to or close areas under the 
Secretary’s jurisdiction to the collection of paleontological 
resources.
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SEC. 6305. CURATION OF RESOURCES. 
Any paleontological resource, and any data and 
records associated with the resource, collected under a per-
mit, shall be deposited in an approved repository. The Sec-
retary may enter into agreements with non-Federal reposi-
tories regarding the curation of these resources, data, and 
records. 
SEC. 6306. PROHIBITED ACTS; CRIMINAL PENALTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A person may not— 
(1) excavate, remove, damage, or otherwise alter 
or deface or attempt to excavate, remove, damage, or 
otherwise alter or deface any paleontological resources 
located on Federal land unless such activity is con-
ducted in accordance with this subtitle; 
(2) exchange, transport, export, receive, or offer 
to exchange, transport, export, or receive any paleon-
tological resource if the person knew or should have 
known such resource to have been excavated or re-
moved from Federal land in violation of any provi-
sions, rule, regulation, law, ordinance, or permit in 
effect under Federal law, including this subtitle; or 
(3) sell or purchase or offer to sell or purchase 
any paleontological resource if the person knew or 
should have known such resource to have been exca-
vated, removed, sold, purchased, exchanged, trans-
ported, or received from Federal land.
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(b) FALSE LABELING OFFENSES.—A person may not 
make or submit any false record, account, or label for, or 
any false identification of, any paleontological resource ex-
cavated or removed from Federal land. 
(c) PENALTIES.—A person who knowingly violates or 
counsels, procures, solicits, or employs another person to 
violate subsection (a) or (b) shall, upon conviction, be fined 
in accordance with title 18, United States Code, or impris-
oned not more than 5 years, or both; but if the sum of the 
commercial and paleontological value of the paleontological 
resources involved and the cost of restoration and repair 
of such resources does not exceed $500, such person shall 
be fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, 
or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. 
(d) MULTIPLE OFFENSES.—In the case of a second or 
subsequent violation by the same person, the amount of the 
penalty assessed under subsection (c) may be doubled. 
(e) GENERAL EXCEPTION.—Nothing in subsection (a) 
shall apply to any person with respect to any paleontolog-
ical resource which was in the lawful possession of such per-
son prior to the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 6307. CIVIL PENALTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) HEARING.—A person who violates any prohi-
bition contained in an applicable regulation or per-
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mit issued under this subtitle may be assessed a pen-
alty by the Secretary after the person is given notice 
and opportunity for a hearing with respect to the vio-
lation. Each violation shall be considered a separate 
offense for purposes of this section. 
(2) AMOUNT OF PENALTY.—The amount of such 
penalty assessed under paragraph (1) shall be deter-
mined under regulations promulgated pursuant to 
this subtitle, taking into account the following factors: 
(A) The scientific or fair market value, 
whichever is greater, of the paleontological re-
source involved, as determined by the Secretary. 
(B) The cost of response, restoration, and 
repair of the resource and the paleontological site 
involved. 
(C) Any other factors considered relevant by 
the Secretary assessing the penalty. 
(3) MULTIPLE OFFENSES.—In the case of a sec-
ond or subsequent violation by the same person, the 
amount of a penalty assessed under paragraph (2) 
may be doubled. 
(4) LIMITATION.—The amount of any penalty 
assessed under this subsection for any 1 violation 
shall not exceed an amount equal to double the cost 
of response, restoration, and repair of resources and
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paleontological site damage plus double the scientific 
or fair market value of resources destroyed or not re-
covered. 
(b) PETITION FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW; COLLECTION OF 
UNPAID ASSESSMENTS.— 
(1) JUDICIAL
REVIEW.—Any person against 
whom an order is issued assessing a penalty under 
subsection (a) may file a petition for judicial review 
of the order in the United States District Court for 
the District of Columbia or in the district in which 
the violation is alleged to have occurred within the 
30-day period beginning on the date the order making 
the assessment was issued. Upon notice of such filing, 
the Secretary shall promptly file such a certified copy 
of the record on which the order was issued. The court 
shall hear the action on the record made before the 
Secretary and shall sustain the action if it is sup-
ported by substantial evidence on the record consid-
ered as a whole. 
(2) FAILURE TO PAY.—If any person fails to pay 
a penalty under this section within 30 days— 
(A) after the order making assessment has 
become final and the person has not filed a peti-
tion for judicial review of the order in accord-
ance with paragraph (1); or
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(B) after a court in an action brought in 
paragraph (1) has entered a final judgment up-
holding the assessment of the penalty, the Sec-
retary may request the Attorney General to in-
stitute a civil action in a district court of the 
United States for any district in which the per-
son if found, resides, or transacts business, to 
collect the penalty (plus interest at currently 
prevailing rates from the date of the final order 
or the date of the final judgment, as the case 
may be). The district court shall have jurisdic-
tion to hear and decide any such action. In such 
action, the validity, amount, and appropriate-
ness of such penalty shall not be subject to re-
view. Any person who fails to pay on a timely 
basis the amount of an assessment of a civil pen-
alty as described in the first sentence of this 
paragraph shall be required to pay, in addition 
to such amount and interest, attorneys fees and 
costs for collection proceedings. 
(c) HEARINGS.—Hearings held during proceedings in-
stituted under subsection (a) shall be conducted in accord-
ance with section 554 of title 5, United States Code. 
(d) USE OF RECOVERED AMOUNTS.—Penalties col-
lected under this section shall be available to the Secretary
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and without further appropriation may be used only as fol-
lows: 
(1) To protect, restore, or repair the paleontolog-
ical resources and sites which were the subject of the 
action, and to protect, monitor, and study the re-
sources and sites. 
(2) To provide educational materials to the pub-
lic about paleontological resources and sites. 
(3) To provide for the payment of rewards as 
provided in section 6308. 
SEC. 6308. REWARDS AND FORFEITURE. 
(a) REWARDS.—The Secretary may pay from pen-
alties collected under section 6306 or 6307 or from appro-
priated funds— 
(1) consistent with amounts established in regu-
lations by the Secretary; or 
(2) if no such regulation exists, an amount up 
to 1⁄2 of the penalties, to any person who furnishes in-
formation which leads to the finding of a civil viola-
tion, or the conviction of criminal violation, with re-
spect to which the penalty was paid. If several per-
sons provided the information, the amount shall be 
divided among the persons. No officer or employee of 
the United States or of any State or local government 
who furnishes information or renders service in the
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performance of his official duties shall be eligible for 
payment under this subsection. 
(b) FORFEITURE.—All paleontological resources with 
respect to which a violation under section 6306 or 6307 oc-
curred and which are in the possession of any person, shall 
be subject to civil forfeiture, or upon conviction, to criminal 
forfeiture. 
(c) TRANSFER
OF SEIZED RESOURCES.—The Sec-
retary may transfer administration of seized paleontolog-
ical resources to Federal or non-Federal educational institu-
tions to be used for scientific or educational purposes. 
SEC. 6309. CONFIDENTIALITY. 
Information concerning the nature and specific loca-
tion of a paleontological resource shall be exempt from dis-
closure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and 
any other law unless the Secretary determines that disclo-
sure would— 
(1) further the purposes of this subtitle; 
(2) not create risk of harm to or theft or destruc-
tion of the resource or the site containing the resource; 
and 
(3) be in accordance with other applicable laws. 
SEC. 6310. REGULATIONS. 
As soon as practical after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as are appro-
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priate to carry out this subtitle, providing opportunities for 
public notice and comment. 
SEC. 6311. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. 
Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to— 
(1) invalidate, modify, or impose any additional 
restrictions or permitting requirements on any activi-
ties permitted at any time under the general mining 
laws, the mineral or geothermal leasing laws, laws 
providing for minerals materials disposal, or laws 
providing for the management or regulation of the ac-
tivities authorized by the aforementioned laws includ-
ing but not limited to the Federal Land Policy Man-
agement Act (43 U.S.C. 1701–1784), Public Law 94– 
429 (commonly known as the ‘‘Mining in the Parks 
Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 
1201–1358), and the Organic Administration Act (16 
U.S.C. 478, 482, 551); 
(2) invalidate, modify, or impose any additional 
restrictions or permitting requirements on any activi-
ties permitted at any time under existing laws and 
authorities relating to reclamation and multiple uses 
of Federal land;
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(3) apply to, or require a permit for, casual col-
lecting of a rock, mineral, or invertebrate or plant 
fossil that is not protected under this subtitle; 
(4) affect any land other than Federal land or 
affect the lawful recovery, collection, or sale of paleon-
tological resources from land other than Federal land; 
(5) alter or diminish the authority of a Federal 
agency under any other law to provide protection for 
paleontological resources on Federal land in addition 
to the protection provided under this subtitle; or 
(6) create any right, privilege, benefit, or entitle-
ment for any person who is not an officer or employee 
of the United States acting in that capacity. No per-
son who is not an officer or employee of the United 
States acting in that capacity shall have standing to 
file any civil action in a court of the United States 
to enforce any provision or amendment made by this 
subtitle. 
SEC. 6312. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out this subtitle. 
Subtitle E—Izembek National 
Wildlife Refuge Land Exchange 
SEC. 6401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle:
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(1) CORPORATION.—The term ‘‘Corporation’’ 
means the King Cove Corporation. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means— 
(A) the approximately 206 acres of Federal 
land located within the Refuge, as generally de-
picted on the map; and 
(B) the approximately 1,600 acres of Fed-
eral land located on Sitkinak Island, as gen-
erally depicted on the map. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means each of— 
(A) the map entitled ‘‘Izembek and Alaska 
Peninsula National Wildlife Refuges’’ and dated 
September 2, 2008; and 
(B) the map entitled ‘‘Sitkinak Island– 
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge’’ and 
dated September 2, 2008. 
(4) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means— 
(A) the approximately 43,093 acres of land 
owned by the State, as generally depicted on the 
map; and 
(B) the approximately 13,300 acres of land 
owned by the Corporation (including approxi-
mately 5,430 acres of land for which the Cor-
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poration shall relinquish the selection rights of 
the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) as part 
of the land exchange under section 6402(a)), as 
generally depicted on the map. 
(5) REFUGE.—The term ‘‘Refuge’’ means the 
Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Alaska. 
(8) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 
Agdaagux Tribe of King Cove, Alaska. 
SEC. 6402. LAND EXCHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon receipt of notification by the 
State and the Corporation of the intention of the State and 
the Corporation to exchange the non-Federal land for the 
Federal land, subject to the conditions and requirements de-
scribed in this subtitle, the Secretary may convey to the 
State all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Federal land. The Federal land within the Refuge 
shall be transferred for the purpose of constructing a single- 
lane gravel road between the communities of King Cove and 
Cold Bay, Alaska.
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(b) COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL 
POLICY ACT OF 1969 AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In determining whether to 
carry out the land exchange under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) comply with the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.); and 
(B) except as provided in subsection (c), 
comply with any other applicable law (including 
regulations). 
(2) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which the Secretary receives no-
tification under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall initiate the preparation of an environ-
mental impact statement required under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The environmental 
impact statement prepared under subparagraph 
(A) shall contain— 
(i) an analysis of— 
(I) the proposed land exchange; 
and
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(II) the potential construction and 
operation of a road between the com-
munities of King Cove and Cold Bay, 
Alaska; and 
(ii) an evaluation of a specific road 
corridor through the Refuge that is identi-
fied in consultation with the State, the City 
of King Cove, Alaska, and the Tribe. 
(3) COOPERATING AGENCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—During the preparation 
of the environmental impact statement under 
paragraph (2), each entity described in subpara-
graph (B) may participate as a cooperating 
agency. 
(B) AUTHORIZED
ENTITIES.—An author-
ized entity may include— 
(i) any Federal agency that has per-
mitting jurisdiction over the road described 
in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II); 
(ii) the State; 
(iii) the Aleutians East Borough of the 
State; 
(iv) the City of King Cove, Alaska; 
(v) the Tribe; and
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(vi) the Alaska Migratory Bird Co- 
Management Council. 
(c) VALUATION.—The conveyance of the Federal land 
and non-Federal land under this section shall not be subject 
to any requirement under any Federal law (including regu-
lations) relating to the valuation, appraisal, or equalization 
of land. 
(d) PUBLIC INTEREST DETERMINATION.— 
(1) CONDITIONS FOR LAND EXCHANGE.—Subject 
to paragraph (2), to carry out the land exchange 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall determine 
that the land exchange (including the construction of 
a road between the City of King Cove, Alaska, and the 
Cold Bay Airport) is in the public interest. 
(2) 
LIMITATION
OF
AUTHORITY
OF
SEC-
RETARY.—The Secretary may not, as a condition for 
a finding that the land exchange is in the public in-
terest— 
(A) require the State or the Corporation to 
convey additional land to the United States; or 
(B) impose any restriction on the subsist-
ence uses (as defined in section 803 of the Alaska 
National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 3113)) of waterfowl by rural residents of 
the State.
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(e) KINZAROFF LAGOON.—The land exchange under 
subsection (a) shall not be carried out before the date on 
which the parcel of land owned by the State that is located 
in the Kinzaroff Lagoon has been designated by the State 
as a State refuge, in accordance with the applicable laws 
(including regulations) of the State. 
(f) DESIGNATION
OF ROAD CORRIDOR.—In desig-
nating 
the 
road 
corridor 
described 
in 
subsection 
(b)(2)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall— 
(1) minimize the adverse impact of the road cor-
ridor on the Refuge; 
(2) transfer the minimum acreage of Federal 
land that is required for the construction of the road 
corridor; and 
(3) to the maximum extent practicable, incor-
porate into the road corridor roads that are in exist-
ence as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
(g) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The land 
exchange under subsection (a) shall be subject to any other 
term or condition that the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary. 
SEC. 6403. KING COVE ROAD. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO USE, BARRIER CA-
BLES, AND DIMENSIONS.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS ON USE.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), any portion of the road con-
structed on the Federal land conveyed pursuant 
to this subtitle shall be used primarily for health 
and safety purposes (including access to and 
from the Cold Bay Airport) and only for non-
commercial purposes. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), the use of taxis, commercial vans 
for public transportation, and shared rides 
(other than organized transportation of employ-
ees to a business or other commercial facility) 
shall be allowed on the road described in sub-
paragraph (A). 
(C) REQUIREMENT
OF
AGREEMENT.—The 
limitations of the use of the road described in 
this paragraph shall be enforced in accordance 
with an agreement entered into between the Sec-
retary and the State. 
(2) REQUIREMENT
OF
BARRIER
CABLE.—The 
road described in paragraph (1)(A) shall be con-
structed to include a cable barrier on each side of the 
road, as described in the record of decision entitled 
‘‘Mitigation Measure MM–11, King Cove Access 
Project Final Environmental Impact Statement
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Record of Decision’’ and dated January 22, 2004, un-
less a different type barrier is required as a mitiga-
tion measure in the Record of Decision for Final En-
vironmental Impact Statement required in section 
6402(b)(2). 
(3) REQUIRED
DIMENSIONS
AND
DESIGN
FEA-
TURES.—The road described in paragraph (1)(A) 
shall— 
(A) have a width of not greater than a sin-
gle lane, in accordance with the applicable road 
standards of the State; 
(B) be constructed with gravel; 
(C) be constructed to comply with any spe-
cific design features identified in the Record of 
Decision for Final Environmental Impact State-
ment required in section 6402(b)(2) as Mitiga-
tion Measures relative to the passage and migra-
tion of wildlife, and also the exchange of tidal 
flows, where applicable, in accordance with ap-
plicable Federal and State design standards; and 
(D) if determined to be necessary, be con-
structed to include appropriate safety pullouts. 
(b) SUPPORT FACILITIES.—Support facilities for the 
road described in subsection (a)(1)(A) shall not be located 
within the Refuge.
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(c) FEDERAL PERMITS.—It is the intent of Congress 
that any Federal permit required for construction of the 
road be issued or denied not later than 1 year after the 
date of application for the permit. 
(d) APPLICABLE
LAW.—Nothing in this section 
amends, or modifies the application of, section 1110 of the 
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 3170). 
(e) MITIGATION PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Based on the evaluation of 
impacts determined through the completion of the en-
vironmental 
impact 
statement 
under 
section 
6402(b)(2), the Secretary, in consultation with the en-
tities described in section 6402(b)(3)(B), shall develop 
an enforceable mitigation plan. 
(2) CORRECTIVE MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary 
may make corrective modifications to the mitigation 
plan developed under paragraph (1) if— 
(A) the mitigation standards required under 
the mitigation plan are maintained; and 
(B) the Secretary provides an opportunity 
for public comment with respect to any proposed 
corrective modification. 
(3) AVOIDANCE
OF
WILDLIFE
IMPACTS.—Road 
construction shall adhere to any specific mitigation
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measures included in the Record of Decision for Final 
Environmental Impact Statement required in section 
6402(b)(2) that— 
(A) identify critical periods during the cal-
endar year when the refuge is utilized by wild-
life, especially migratory birds; and 
(B) include specific mandatory strategies to 
alter, limit or halt construction activities during 
identified high risk periods in order to minimize 
impacts to wildlife, and 
(C) allow for the timely construction of the 
road. 
(4) MITIGATION OF WETLAND LOSS.—The plan 
developed under this subsection shall comply with sec-
tion 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1344) with regard to minimizing, to the 
greatest extent practicable, the filling, fragmentation 
or loss of wetlands, especially intertidal wetlands, and 
shall evaluate mitigating effect of those wetlands 
transferred in Federal ownership under the provisions 
of this subtitle. 
SEC. 6404. ADMINISTRATION OF CONVEYED LANDS. 
(1) FEDERAL
LAND.—Upon completion of the 
land exchange under section 6402(a)—
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(A) the boundary of the land designated as 
wilderness within the Refuge shall be modified to 
exclude the Federal land conveyed to the State 
under the land exchange; and 
(B) the Federal land located on Sitkinak Is-
land that is withdrawn for use by the Coast 
Guard shall, at the request of the State, be trans-
ferred by the Secretary to the State upon the re-
linquishment or termination of the withdrawal. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—Upon completion of 
the land exchange under section 6402(a), the non-Fed-
eral land conveyed to the United States under this 
subtitle shall be— 
(A) added to the Refuge or the Alaska Pe-
ninsula National Wildlife Refuge, as appro-
priate, as generally depicted on the map; and 
(B) administered in accordance with the 
laws generally applicable to units of the Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge System. 
(3) WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of the 
land exchange under section 6402(a), approxi-
mately 43,093 acres of land as generally depicted 
on the map shall be added to—
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(i) the Izembek National Wildlife Ref-
uge Wilderness; or 
(ii) the Alaska Peninsula National 
Wildlife Refuge Wilderness. 
(B) ADMINISTRATION.—The land added as 
wilderness under subparagraph (A) shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary in accordance with 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and 
other applicable laws (including regulations). 
SEC. 6405. FAILURE TO BEGIN ROAD CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) NOTIFICATION TO VOID LAND EXCHANGE.—If the 
Secretary, the State, and the Corporation enter into the 
land exchange authorized under section 6402(a), the State 
or the Corporation may notify the Secretary in writing of 
the intention of the State or Corporation to void the ex-
change if construction of the road through the Refuge has 
not begun. 
(b) DISPOSITION OF LAND EXCHANGE.—Upon the lat-
ter of the date on which the Secretary receives a request 
under subsection (a), and the date on which the Secretary 
determines that the Federal land conveyed under the land 
exchange under section 6402(a) has not been adversely im-
pacted (other than any nominal impact associated with the 
preparation of an environmental impact statement under
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section 6402(b)(2)), the land exchange shall be null and 
void. 
(c) RETURN OF PRIOR OWNERSHIP STATUS OF FED-
ERAL AND NON-FEDERAL LAND.—If the land exchange is 
voided under subsection (b)— 
(1) the Federal land and non-Federal land shall 
be returned to the respective ownership status of each 
land prior to the land exchange; 
(2) the parcel of the Federal land that is located 
in the Refuge shall be managed as part of the Izembek 
National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness; and 
(3) each selection of the Corporation under the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 
et seq.) that was relinquished under this subtitle shall 
be reinstated. 
SEC. 6406. EXPIRATION OF LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any legislative authority for con-
struction of a road shall expire at the end of the 7-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this sub-
title unless a construction permit has been issued during 
that period. 
(b) EXTENSION
OF AUTHORITY.—If a construction 
permit is issued within the allotted period, the 7-year au-
thority shall be extended for a period of 5 additional years 
beginning on the date of issuance of the construction permit.
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(c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY AS RESULT OF LEGAL 
CHALLENGES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Prior to the issuance of a con-
struction permit, if a lawsuit or administrative ap-
peal is filed challenging the land exchange or con-
struction of the road (including a challenge to the 
NEPA process, decisions, or any required permit 
process required to complete construction of the road), 
the 7-year deadline or the five-year extension period, 
as appropriate, shall be extended for a time period 
equivalent to the time consumed by the full adjudica-
tion of the legal challenge or related administrative 
process. 
(2) INJUNCTION.—After a construction permit 
has been issued, if a court issues an injunction 
against construction of the road, the 7-year deadline 
or 5-year extension, as appropriate, shall be extended 
for a time period equivalent to time period that the 
injunction is in effect. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF SECTION 6405.—Upon the expi-
ration of the legislative authority under this section, if a 
road has not been constructed, the land exchange shall be 
null and void and the land ownership shall revert to the 
respective ownership status prior to the land exchange as 
provided in section 6405.
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TITLE VII—NATIONAL PARK 
SERVICE AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Additions to the 
National Park System 
SEC. 7001. PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL HISTORICAL 
PARK, NEW JERSEY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of 
Paterson, New Jersey. 
(2) 
COMMISSION.—The 
term 
‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Paterson Great Falls National Historical 
Park Advisory Commission established by subsection 
(e)(1). 
(3) HISTORIC
DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Historic 
District’’ means the Great Falls Historic District in 
the State. 
(4) MANAGEMENT
PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Park 
developed under subsection (d). 
(5) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park– 
Proposed Boundary’’, numbered T03/80,001, and 
dated May 2008.
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(6) 
PARK.—The 
term 
‘‘Park’’ 
means 
the 
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park estab-
lished by subsection (b)(1)(A). 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of New Jersey. 
(b) PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL HISTORICAL 
PARK.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 
(B), there is established in the State a unit of the 
National Park System to be known as the 
‘‘Paterson Great Falls National Historical 
Park’’. 
(B) CONDITIONS
FOR
ESTABLISHMENT.— 
The Park shall not be established until the date 
on which the Secretary determines that— 
(i)(I) the Secretary has acquired suffi-
cient land or an interest in land within the 
boundary of the Park to constitute a man-
ageable unit; or 
(II) the State or City, as appropriate, 
has entered into a written agreement with 
the Secretary to donate—
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(aa) the Great Falls State Park, 
including facilities for Park adminis-
tration and visitor services; or 
(bb) any portion of the Great 
Falls State Park agreed to between the 
Secretary and the State or City; and 
(ii) the Secretary has entered into a 
written agreement with the State, City, or 
other public entity, as appropriate, pro-
viding that— 
(I) land owned by the State, City, 
or other public entity within the His-
toric District will be managed con-
sistent with this section; and 
(II) future uses of land within the 
Historic District will be compatible 
with the designation of the Park. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Park is to 
preserve and interpret for the benefit of present and 
future generations certain historical, cultural, and 
natural resources associated with the Historic Dis-
trict. 
(3) BOUNDARIES.—The Park shall include the 
following sites, as generally depicted on the Map: 
(A) The upper, middle, and lower raceways.
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(B) Mary Ellen Kramer (Great Falls) Park 
and adjacent land owned by the City. 
(C) A portion of Upper Raceway Park, in-
cluding the Ivanhoe Wheelhouse and the Society 
for Establishing Useful Manufactures Gatehouse. 
(D) Overlook Park and adjacent land, in-
cluding the Society for Establishing Useful Man-
ufactures Hydroelectric Plant and Administra-
tion Building. 
(E) The Allied Textile Printing site, includ-
ing the Colt Gun Mill ruins, Mallory Mill ruins, 
Waverly Mill ruins, and Todd Mill ruins. 
(F) The Rogers Locomotive Company Erect-
ing Shop, including the Paterson Museum. 
(G) The Great Falls Visitor Center. 
(4) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in the appro-
priate offices of the National Park Service. 
(5) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.—Not later than 60 
days after the date on which the conditions in clauses 
(i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(B) are satisfied, the Sec-
retary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of 
the establishment of the Park, including an official 
boundary map for the Park. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Park in accordance with— 
(A) this section; and 
(B) the laws generally applicable to units of 
the National Park System, including— 
(i) the National Park Service Organic 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and 
(ii) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 
U.S.C. 461 et seq.). 
(2) STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION.—Nothing 
in this section enlarges, diminishes, or modifies any 
authority of the State, or any political subdivision of 
the State (including the City)— 
(A) to exercise civil and criminal jurisdic-
tion; or 
(B) to carry out State laws (including regu-
lations) and rules on non-Federal land located 
within the boundary of the Park. 
(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate to carry out this section, 
the Secretary may enter into cooperative agree-
ments with the owner of the Great Falls Visitor 
Center or any nationally significant properties 
within the boundary of the Park under which the
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Secretary may identify, interpret, restore, and 
provide technical assistance for the preservation 
of the properties. 
(B) RIGHT
OF
ACCESS.—A cooperative 
agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) 
shall provide that the Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the National Park Service, shall 
have the right of access at all reasonable times 
to all public portions of the property covered by 
the agreement for the purposes of— 
(i) conducting visitors through the 
properties; and 
(ii) interpreting the properties for the 
public. 
(C) 
CHANGES
OR
ALTERATIONS.—No 
changes or alterations shall be made to any 
properties covered by a cooperative agreement 
entered into under subparagraph (A) unless the 
Secretary and the other party to the agreement 
agree to the changes or alterations. 
(D) CONVERSION, USE, OR DISPOSAL.—Any 
payment made by the Secretary under this para-
graph shall be subject to an agreement that the 
conversion, use, or disposal of a project for pur-
poses contrary to the purposes of this section, as
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determined by the Secretary, shall entitle the 
United States to reimbursement in amount equal 
to the greater of— 
(i) the amounts made available to the 
project by the United States; or 
(ii) the portion of the increased value 
of the project attributable to the amounts 
made available under this paragraph, as 
determined at the time of the conversion, 
use, or, disposal. 
(E) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the 
receipt of funds under this paragraph, the 
Secretary shall require that any Federal 
funds made available under a cooperative 
agreement shall be matched on a 1-to-1 
basis by non-Federal funds. 
(ii) FORM.—With the approval of the 
Secretary, the non-Federal share required 
under clause (i) may be in the form of do-
nated property, goods, or services from a 
non-Federal source. 
(4) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may ac-
quire land or interests in land within the bound-
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ary of the Park by donation, purchase from a 
willing seller with donated or appropriated 
funds, or exchange. 
(B) DONATION OF STATE OWNED LAND.— 
Land or interests in land owned by the State or 
any political subdivision of the State may only 
be acquired by donation. 
(5) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC INTER-
PRETATION.—The Secretary may provide technical 
assistance and public interpretation of related his-
toric and cultural resources within the boundary of 
the Historic District. 
(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 fiscal years 
after the date on which funds are made available to 
carry out this subsection, the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Commission, shall complete a manage-
ment plan for the Park in accordance with— 
(A) section 12(b) of Public Law 91–383 
(commonly known as the ‘‘National Park Service 
General Authorities Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)); 
and 
(B) other applicable laws. 
(2) COST SHARE.—The management plan shall 
include provisions that identify costs to be shared by
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the Federal Government, the State, and the City, and 
other public or private entities or individuals for nec-
essary capital improvements to, and maintenance 
and operations of, the Park. 
(3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion 
of the management plan, the Secretary shall submit 
the management plan to— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives. 
(e) PATERSON GREAT FALLS NATIONAL HISTORICAL 
PARK ADVISORY COMMISSION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a 
commission to be known as the ‘‘Paterson Great Falls 
National Historical Park Advisory Commission’’. 
(2) DUTIES.—The duties of the Commission shall 
be to advise the Secretary in the development and im-
plementation of the management plan. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall 
be composed of 9 members, to be appointed by 
the Secretary, of whom—
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(i) 4 members shall be appointed after 
consideration of recommendations submitted 
by the Governor of the State; 
(ii) 2 members shall be appointed after 
consideration of recommendations submitted 
by the City Council of Paterson, New Jer-
sey; 
(iii) 1 member shall be appointed after 
consideration of recommendations submitted 
by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Pas-
saic County, New Jersey; and 
(iv) 2 members shall have experience 
with national parks and historic preserva-
tion. 
(B) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall appoint the initial members of the Commis-
sion not later than the earlier of— 
(i) the date that is 30 days after the 
date on which the Secretary has received all 
of the recommendations for appointments 
under subparagraph (A); or 
(ii) the date that is 30 days after the 
Park is established in accordance with sub-
section (b). 
(4) TERM; VACANCIES.—
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(A) TERM.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A member shall be 
appointed for a term of 3 years. 
(ii) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may 
be reappointed for not more than 1 addi-
tional term. 
(B) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Com-
mission shall be filled in the same manner as the 
original appointment was made. 
(5) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at 
the call of— 
(A) the Chairperson; or 
(B) a majority of the members of the Com-
mission. 
(6) QUORUM.—A majority of the Commission 
shall constitute a quorum. 
(7) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from 
among the members of the Commission. 
(B) VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The Vice Chair-
person shall serve as Chairperson in the absence 
of the Chairperson.
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(C) TERM.—A member may serve as Chair-
person or Vice Chairman for not more than 1 
year in each office. 
(8) COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 
(A) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Members of the 
Commission shall serve without compensa-
tion. 
(ii) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—Members of 
the Commission shall be allowed travel ex-
penses, including per diem in lieu of sub-
sistence, at rates authorized for an employee 
of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
away from the home or regular place of 
business of the member in the performance 
of the duties of the Commission. 
(B) STAFF.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide the Commission with any staff 
members and technical assistance that the 
Secretary, after consultation with the Com-
mission, determines to be appropriate to en-
able the Commission to carry out the duties 
of the Commission.
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(ii) DETAIL OF EMPLOYEES.—The Sec-
retary may accept the services of personnel 
detailed from— 
(I) the State; 
(II) any political subdivision of 
the State; or 
(III) any entity represented on 
the Commission. 
(9) FACA NONAPPLICABILITY.—Section 14(b) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
shall not apply to the Commission. 
(10) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall ter-
minate 10 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(f) STUDY OF HINCHLIFFE STADIUM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 fiscal years 
after the date on which funds are made available to 
carry out this section, the Secretary shall complete a 
study regarding the preservation and interpretation 
of Hinchliffe Stadium, which is listed on the National 
Register of Historic Places. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The study shall include an as-
sessment of— 
(A) the potential for listing the stadium as 
a National Historic Landmark; and
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(B) options for maintaining the historic in-
tegrity of Hinchliffe Stadium. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this section. 
SEC. 7002. WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON BIRTHPLACE 
HOME NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 
(a) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY; ESTABLISHMENT OF 
HISTORIC SITE.—Should the Secretary of the Interior ac-
quire, by donation only from the Clinton Birthplace Foun-
dation, Inc., fee simple, unencumbered title to the William 
Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home site located at 117 
South Hervey Street, Hope, Arkansas, 71801, and to any 
personal property related to that site, the Secretary shall 
designate the William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home 
site as a National Historic Site and unit of the National 
Park System, to be known as the ‘‘President William Jeffer-
son Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.—The Secretary 
shall administer the President William Jefferson Clinton 
Birthplace Home National Historic Site in accordance with 
the laws generally applicable to national historic sites, in-
cluding the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National 
Park Service, and for other purposes’’, approved August 25, 
1916 (16 U.S.C. 1–4), and the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to pro-
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vide for the preservation of historic American sites, build-
ings, objects and antiquities of national significance, and 
for other purposes’’, approved August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 
461 et seq.). 
SEC. 7003. RIVER RAISIN NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If Monroe County or Wayne 
County, Michigan, or other willing landowners in ei-
ther County offer to donate to the United States land 
relating to the Battles of the River Raisin on Janu-
ary 18 and 22, 1813, or the aftermath of the battles, 
the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall accept the donated 
land. 
(2) DESIGNATION OF PARK.—On the acquisition 
of land under paragraph (1) that is of sufficient acre-
age to permit efficient administration, the Secretary 
shall designate the acquired land as a unit of the Na-
tional Park System, to be known as the ‘‘River Rai-
sin National Battlefield Park’’ (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘Park’’). 
(3) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pre-
pare a legal description of the land and interests
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in land designated as the Park by paragraph 
(2). 
(B) AVAILABILITY OF MAP AND LEGAL DE-
SCRIPTION.—A map with the legal description 
shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of the National 
Park Service. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Park for the purpose of preserving and inter-
preting the Battles of the River Raisin in accordance 
with the National Park Service Organic Act (16 
U.S.C. 1 et seq.) and the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 
U.S.C. 461 et seq.). 
(2) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date on which funds are made avail-
able, the Secretary shall complete a general man-
agement plan for the Park that, among other 
things, defines the role and responsibility of the 
Secretary with regard to the interpretation and 
the preservation of the site. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
consult with and solicit advice and recommenda-
tions from State, county, local, and civic organi-
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zations and leaders, and other interested parties 
in the preparation of the management plan. 
(C) INCLUSIONS.—The plan shall include— 
(i) consideration of opportunities for 
involvement by and support for the Park by 
State, county, and local governmental enti-
ties and nonprofit organizations and other 
interested parties; and 
(ii) steps for the preservation of the re-
sources of the site and the costs associated 
with these efforts. 
(D) SUBMISSION
TO
CONGRESS.—On the 
completion of the general management plan, the 
Secretary shall submit a copy of the plan to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 
may enter into cooperative agreements with State, 
county, local, and civic organizations to carry out 
this section. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House a
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report describing the progress made with respect to acquir-
ing real property under this section and designating the 
River Raisin National Battlefield Park. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this section. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to Exist-
ing Units of the National Park 
System 
SEC. 7101. FUNDING FOR KEWEENAW NATIONAL HISTOR-
ICAL PARK. 
(a) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—Section 4 of Public 
Law 102–543 (16 U.S.C. 410yy–3) is amended by striking 
subsection (d). 
(b) MATCHING FUNDS.—Section 8(b) of Public Law 
102–543 (16 U.S.C. 410yy–7(b)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$4’’ and inserting ‘‘$1’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 10 
of Public Law 102–543 (16 U.S.C. 410yy–9) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$50,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$25,000,000’’; and
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(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$100,000’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘those duties’’ and inserting 
‘‘$250,000’’. 
SEC. 7102. LOCATION OF VISITOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE FA-
CILITIES FOR WEIR FARM NATIONAL HIS-
TORIC SITE. 
Section 4(d) of the Weir Farm National Historic Site 
Establishment Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘contiguous 
to’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘within Fair-
field County.’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(A) MAINTAINING NATURAL CHARACTER.— 
The Secretary shall keep development of the 
property acquired under paragraph (1) to a 
minimum so that the character of the acquired 
property will be similar to the natural and un-
developed landscape of the property described in 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF PREVIOUSLY DEVEL-
OPED PROPERTY.—Nothing in subparagraph (A) 
shall either prevent the Secretary from acquiring
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property under paragraph (1) that, prior to the 
Secretary’s acquisition, was developed in a man-
ner inconsistent with subparagraph (A), or re-
quire the Secretary to remediate such previously 
developed property to reflect the natural char-
acter described in subparagraph (A).’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the appropriate zon-
ing authority’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Wilton, 
Connecticut,’’ and inserting ‘‘the local governmental 
entity that, in accordance with applicable State law, 
has jurisdiction over any property acquired under 
paragraph (1)(A)’’. 
SEC. 7103. LITTLE RIVER CANYON NATIONAL PRESERVE 
BOUNDARY EXPANSION. 
Section 2 of the Little River Canyon National Preserve 
Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 698q) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Preserve’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Preserve’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) BOUNDARY EXPANSION.—The boundary of 
the Preserve is modified to include the land depicted 
on the map entitled ‘Little River Canyon National
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Preserve Proposed Boundary’, numbered 152/80,004, 
and dated December 2007.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘map’’ and in-
serting ‘‘maps’’. 
SEC. 7104. HOPEWELL CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORICAL 
PARK BOUNDARY EXPANSION. 
Section 2 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to rename and 
expand the boundaries of the Mound City Group National 
Monument in Ohio’’, approved May 27, 1992 (106 Stat. 
185), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subsection 
(a)(3); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
section (a)(4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(3) by adding after subsection (a)(4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) the map entitled ‘Hopewell Culture Na-
tional Historical Park, Ohio Proposed Boundary Ad-
justment’ numbered 353/80,049 and dated June, 
2006.’’; and 
(4) by adding after subsection (d)(2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary may acquire lands added by 
subsection (a)(5) only from willing sellers.’’.
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SEC. 7105. JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND 
PRESERVE BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 901 of the National Parks 
and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230) is amended 
in the second sentence by striking ‘‘of approximately twenty 
thousand acres generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘Barataria Marsh Unit-Jean Lafitte National Historical 
Park and Preserve’ numbered 90,000B and dated April 
1978,’’ and inserting ‘‘generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘Boundary Map, Barataria Preserve Unit, Jean Lafitte 
National Historical Park and Preserve’, numbered 467/ 
80100A, and dated December 2007,’’. 
(b) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—Section 902 of the Na-
tional Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230a) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) Within the’’ and all 
that follows through the first sentence and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) BARATARIA PRESERVE UNIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may ac-
quire any land, water, and interests in land and 
water within the Barataria Preserve Unit by do-
nation, purchase with donated or appropriated
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funds, transfer from any other Federal agency, 
or exchange. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Any non-Federal 
land depicted on the map described in sec-
tion 901 as ‘Lands Proposed for Addition’ 
may be acquired by the Secretary only with 
the consent of the owner of the land. 
‘‘(ii) BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT.—On 
the date on which the Secretary acquires a 
parcel of land described in clause (i), the 
boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit 
shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition. 
‘‘(iii) EASEMENTS.—To ensure ade-
quate hurricane protection of the commu-
nities located in the area, any land identi-
fied on the map described in section 901 
that is acquired or transferred shall be sub-
ject to any easements that have been agreed 
to by the Secretary and the Secretary of the 
Army. 
‘‘(C) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATION JURIS-
DICTION.—Effective on the date of enactment of 
the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
2009, administrative jurisdiction over any Fed-
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eral land within the areas depicted on the map 
described in section 901 as ‘Lands Proposed for 
Addition’ is transferred, without consideration, 
to the administrative jurisdiction of the National 
Park Service, to be administered as part of the 
Barataria Preserve Unit.’’; 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary may also acquire by any of the fore-
going methods’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) FRENCH QUARTER.—The Secretary may ac-
quire by any of the methods referred to in paragraph 
(1)(A)’’; 
(C) in the third sentence, by striking 
‘‘Lands, waters, and interests therein’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(3) ACQUISITION
OF
STATE
LAND.—Land, 
water, and interests in land and water’’; and 
(D) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘In 
acquiring’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) ACQUISITION OF OIL AND GAS RIGHTS.—In 
acquiring’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) RESOURCE PROTECTION.—With respect to the 
land, water, and interests in land and water of the
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Barataria Preserve Unit, the Secretary shall preserve and 
protect— 
‘‘(1) fresh water drainage patterns; 
‘‘(2) vegetative cover; 
‘‘(3) the integrity of ecological and biological sys-
tems; and 
‘‘(4) water and air quality. 
‘‘(c) ADJACENT LAND.—With the consent of the owner 
and the parish governing authority, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) acquire land, water, and interests in land 
and water, by any of the methods referred to in sub-
section (a)(1)(A) (including use of appropriations 
from the Land and Water Conservation Fund); and 
‘‘(2) revise the boundaries of the Barataria Pre-
serve Unit to include adjacent land and water.’’; and 
(3) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(d). 
(c) DEFINITION OF IMPROVED PROPERTY.—Section 
903 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 230b) is amended in the fifth sentence by inserting 
‘‘(or January 1, 2007, for areas added to the park after 
that date)’’ after ‘‘January 1, 1977’’. 
(d) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.—Section 905 
of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 230d) is amended in the first sentence by striking
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‘‘, except that within the core area and on those lands ac-
quired by the Secretary pursuant to section 902(c) of this 
title, he’’ and inserting ‘‘on land, and interests in land and 
water managed by the Secretary, except that the Secretary’’. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 906 of the National 
Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 230e) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking the first sentence; and 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Pending 
such establishment and thereafter the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’. 
(f) REFERENCES IN LAW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any reference in a law (in-
cluding regulations), map, document, paper, or other 
record of the United States— 
(A) to the Barataria Marsh Unit shall be 
considered to be a reference to the Barataria Pre-
serve Unit; or 
(B) to the Jean Lafitte National Historical 
Park shall be considered to be a reference to the 
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Pre-
serve. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title IX of the 
National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 230 et seq.) is amended—
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(A) by striking ‘‘Barataria Marsh Unit’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Barataria 
Preserve Unit’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Jean Lafitte National His-
torical Park’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and 
Preserve’’. 
SEC. 7106. MINUTE MAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Minute Man National Historical Park Proposed 
Boundary’’, numbered 406/81001, and dated July 
2007. 
(2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Minute 
Man National Historical Park in the State of Massa-
chusetts. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) MINUTE MAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.— 
(1) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The boundary of the 
Park is modified to include the area generally 
depicted on the map.
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(B) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall 
be on file and available for inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the National Park Service. 
(2) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The Secretary may 
acquire the land or an interest in the land described 
in paragraph (1)(A) by— 
(A) purchase from willing sellers with do-
nated or appropriated funds; 
(B) donation; or 
(C) exchange. 
(3) ADMINISTRATION OF LAND.—The Secretary 
shall administer the land added to the Park under 
paragraph (1)(A) in accordance with applicable laws 
(including regulations). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this section. 
SEC. 7107. EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK. 
(a) INCLUSION OF TARPON BASIN PROPERTY.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) HURRICANE HOLE.—The term ‘‘Hurri-
cane Hole’’ means the natural salt-water body of 
water within the Duesenbury Tracts of the east-
ern parcel of the Tarpon Basin boundary adjust-
ment and accessed by Duesenbury Creek.
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(B) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map 
entitled ‘‘Proposed Tarpon Basin Boundary Re-
vision’’, numbered 160/80,012, and dated May 
2008. 
(C) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior. 
(D) TARPON BASIN PROPERTY.—The term 
‘‘Tarpon Basin property’’ means land that— 
(i) is comprised of approximately 600 
acres of land and water surrounding Hurri-
cane Hole, as generally depicted on the 
map; and 
(ii) is located in South Key Largo. 
(2) BOUNDARY REVISION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Ev-
erglades National Park is adjusted to include the 
Tarpon Basin property. 
(B) ACQUISITION
AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary may acquire from willing sellers by dona-
tion, purchase with donated or appropriated 
funds, or exchange, land, water, or interests in 
land and water, within the area depicted on the 
map, to be added to Everglades National Park. 
(C) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in
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the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service. 
(D) ADMINISTRATION.—Land added to Ev-
erglades National Park by this section shall be 
administered as part of Everglades National 
Park in accordance with applicable laws (in-
cluding regulations). 
(3) HURRICANE
HOLE.—The Secretary may 
allow use of Hurricane Hole by sailing vessels during 
emergencies, subject to such terms and conditions as 
the Secretary determines to be necessary. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
are necessary to carry out this subsection. 
(b) LAND EXCHANGES.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) 
COMPANY.—The 
term 
‘‘Company’’ 
means Florida Power & Light Company. 
(B) FEDERAL
LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal 
Land’’ means the parcels of land that are— 
(i) owned by the United States; 
(ii) administered by the Secretary; 
(iii) located within the National Park; 
and
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(iv) generally depicted on the map 
as— 
(I) Tract A, which is adjacent to 
the Tamiami Trail, U.S. Rt. 41; and 
(II) Tract B, which is located on 
the eastern boundary of the National 
Park. 
(C) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map 
prepared by the National Park Service, entitled 
‘‘Proposed Land Exchanges, Everglades National 
Park’’, numbered 160/60411A, and dated Sep-
tember 2008. 
(D) NATIONAL PARK.—The term ‘‘National 
Park’’ means the Everglades National Park lo-
cated in the State. 
(E) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non- 
Federal land’’ means the land in the State 
that— 
(i) is owned by the State, the specific 
area and location of which shall be deter-
mined by the State; or 
(ii)(I) is owned by the Company; 
(II) 
comprises 
approximately 
320 
acres; and
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(i) become part of the National Park; 
and 
(ii) be administered in accordance 
with the laws applicable to the National 
Park System. 
(3) LAND EXCHANGE WITH COMPANY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions 
of this paragraph, if the Company offers to con-
vey to the Secretary all right, title, and interest 
of the Company in and to the non-Federal land 
generally depicted on the map as ‘‘Tract D’’, and 
the offer is acceptable to the Secretary, the Sec-
retary may, subject to valid existing rights, ac-
cept the offer and convey to the Company all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Federal land generally depicted on the 
map as ‘‘Tract B’’, along with a perpetual ease-
ment on a corridor of land contiguous to Tract 
B for the purpose of vegetation management. 
(B) CONDITIONS.—The land exchange under 
subparagraph (A) shall be subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary may require. 
(C) VALUATION.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The values of the 
land involved in the land exchange under
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subparagraph (A) shall be equal unless the 
non-Federal land is of higher value than the 
Federal land. 
(ii) EQUALIZATION.—If the values of 
the land are not equal, the values may be 
equalized by donation, payment using do-
nated or appropriated funds, or the convey-
ance of additional parcels of land. 
(D) APPRAISAL.—Before the exchange of 
land under subparagraph (A), appraisals for the 
Federal and non-Federal land shall be conducted 
in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal 
Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and 
the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
Practice. 
(E) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Subject to 
the agreement of the Company, the Secretary 
may make minor corrections to correct technical 
and clerical errors in the legal descriptions of the 
Federal and non-Federal land and minor adjust-
ments to the boundaries of the Federal and non- 
Federal land. 
(F) ADMINISTRATION
OF
LAND
ACQUIRED 
BY
SECRETARY.—Land acquired by the Sec-
retary under subparagraph (A) shall—
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(i) become part of the National Park; 
and 
(ii) be administered in accordance 
with the laws applicable to the National 
Park System. 
(4) MAP.—The map shall be on file and avail-
able for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
the National Park Service. 
(5) BOUNDARY REVISION.—On completion of the 
land exchanges authorized by this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall adjust the boundary of the National Park 
accordingly, including removing the land conveyed 
out of Federal ownership. 
SEC. 7108. KALAUPAPA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
authorize Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa, a non-profit organiza-
tion consisting of patient residents at Kalaupapa National 
Historical Park, and their family members and friends, to 
establish a memorial at a suitable location or locations ap-
proved by the Secretary at Kalawao or Kalaupapa within 
the boundaries of Kalaupapa National Historical Park lo-
cated on the island of Molokai, in the State of Hawaii, to 
honor and perpetuate the memory of those individuals who 
were forcibly relocated to Kalaupapa Peninsula from 1866 
to 1969.
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(b) DESIGN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The memorial authorized by 
subsection (a) shall— 
(A) display in an appropriate manner the 
names of the first 5,000 individuals sent to the 
Kalaupapa Peninsula between 1866 and 1896, 
most of whom lived at Kalawao; and 
(B) display in an appropriate manner the 
names of the approximately 3,000 individuals 
who arrived at Kalaupapa in the second part of 
its history, when most of the community was 
concentrated on the Kalaupapa side of the penin-
sula. 
(2) APPROVAL.—The location, size, design, and 
inscriptions of the memorial authorized by subsection 
(a) shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(c) FUNDING.—Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa, a nonprofit 
organization, shall be solely responsible for acceptance of 
contributions for and payment of the expenses associated 
with the establishment of the memorial. 
SEC. 7109. BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS NATIONAL RECRE-
ATION AREA. 
(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Section 1029(d) of 
the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of
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1996 (16 U.S.C. 460kkk(d)) is amended by striking para-
graph (3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In 
this 
paragraph, 
the 
term 
‘eligible 
entity’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) the Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts; 
‘‘(ii) a political subdivision of the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts; or 
‘‘(iii) any other entity that is a mem-
ber of the Boston Harbor Islands Partner-
ship described in subsection (e)(2). 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—Subject 
to subparagraph (C), the Secretary may consult 
with an eligible entity on, and enter into with 
the eligible entity— 
‘‘(i) a cooperative management agree-
ment to acquire from, and provide to, the 
eligible entity goods and services for the co-
operative management of land within the 
recreation area; and 
‘‘(ii) notwithstanding section 6305 of 
title 31, United States Code, a cooperative 
agreement for the construction of recreation
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area facilities on land owned by an eligible 
entity for purposes consistent with the man-
agement plan under subsection (f). 
‘‘(C) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 
enter into an agreement with an eligible entity 
under subparagraph (B) only if the Secretary 
determines that— 
‘‘(i) appropriations for carrying out 
the purposes of the agreement are available; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the agreement is in the best inter-
ests of the United States.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 1029(e)(2)(B) of the 
Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 
1996 (16 U.S.C. 460kkk(e)(2)(B)) is amended by 
striking 
‘‘Coast 
Guard’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Coast 
Guard.’’. 
(2) DONATIONS.—Section 1029(e)(11) of the Om-
nibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 
1996 (16 U.S.C. 460kkk(e)(11)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Nothwithstanding’’ and inserting ‘‘Notwith-
standing’’.
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SEC. 7110. THOMAS EDISON NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, 
NEW JERSEY. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
(1) to recognize and pay tribute to Thomas Alva 
Edison and his innovations; and 
(2) to preserve, protect, restore, and enhance the 
Edison National Historic Site to ensure public use 
and enjoyment of the Site as an educational, sci-
entific, and cultural center. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Thom-
as Edison National Historical Park as a unit of the 
National Park System (referred to in this section as 
the ‘‘Historical Park’’). 
(2) BOUNDARIES.—The Historical Park shall be 
comprised of all property owned by the United States 
in the Edison National Historic Site as well as all 
property authorized to be acquired by the Secretary 
of the Interior (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) for inclusion in the Edison National His-
toric Site before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled the ‘‘Thom-
as Edison National Historical Park’’, numbered 403/ 
80,000, and dated April 2008.
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(3) MAP.—The map of the Historical Park shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Historical Park in accordance with this sec-
tion and with the provisions of law generally applica-
ble to units of the National Park System, including 
the Acts entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park 
Service, and for other purposes,’’ approved August 25, 
1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) and ‘‘An Act 
to provide for the preservation of historic American 
sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of national 
significance, and for other purposes,’’ approved Au-
gust 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.). 
(2) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.— 
(A) REAL PROPERTY.—The Secretary may 
acquire land or interests in land within the 
boundaries of the Historical Park, from willing 
sellers only, by donation, purchase with donated 
or appropriated funds, or exchange. 
(B) PERSONAL PROPERTY.—The Secretary 
may acquire personal property associated with, 
and appropriate for, interpretation of the His-
torical Park.
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(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 
may consult and enter into cooperative agreements 
with interested entities and individuals to provide for 
the preservation, development, interpretation, and use 
of the Historical Park. 
(4) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED LAW.—Public Law 
87–628 (76 Stat. 428), regarding the establishment 
and administration of the Edison National Historic 
Site, is repealed. 
(5) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, 
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
United States to the ‘‘Edison National Historic Site’’ 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Thomas Edi-
son National Historical Park’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 7111. WOMEN’S RIGHTS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 
(a) VOTES FOR WOMEN TRAIL.—Title XVI of Public 
Law 96–607 (16 U.S.C. 410ll) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1602. VOTES FOR WOMEN TRAIL. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1) PARK.—The term ‘Park’ means the Wom-
en’s Rights National Historical Park established by 
section 1601. 
‘‘(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service. 
‘‘(3) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means the State 
of New York. 
‘‘(4) TRAIL.—The term ‘Trail’ means the Votes 
for Women History Trail Route designated under 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAIL ROUTE.—The Sec-
retary, with concurrence of the agency having jurisdiction 
over the relevant roads, may designate a vehicular tour 
route, to be known as the ‘Votes for Women History Trail 
Route’, to link properties in the State that are historically 
and thematically associated with the struggle for women’s 
suffrage in the United States. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Trail shall be adminis-
tered by the National Park Service through the Park. 
‘‘(d) ACTIVITIES.—To facilitate the establishment of 
the Trail and the dissemination of information regarding 
the Trail, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) produce and disseminate appropriate edu-
cational materials regarding the Trail, such as hand-
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books, maps, exhibits, signs, interpretive guides, and 
electronic information; 
‘‘(2) coordinate the management, planning, and 
standards of the Trail in partnership with partici-
pating properties, other Federal agencies, and State 
and local governments; 
‘‘(3) create and adopt an official, uniform sym-
bol or device to mark the Trail; and 
‘‘(4) issue guidelines for the use of the symbol or 
device adopted under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(e) ELEMENTS OF TRAIL ROUTE.—Subject to the con-
sent of the owner of the property, the Secretary may des-
ignate as an official stop on the Trail— 
‘‘(1) all units and programs of the Park relating 
to the struggle for women’s suffrage; 
‘‘(2) other Federal, State, local, and privately 
owned properties that the Secretary determines have 
a verifiable connection to the struggle for women’s 
suffrage; and 
‘‘(3) other governmental and nongovernmental 
facilities and programs of an educational, commemo-
rative, research, or interpretive nature that the Sec-
retary determines to be directly related to the struggle 
for women’s suffrage.
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‘‘(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND MEMORANDA OF 
UNDERSTANDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To facilitate the establish-
ment of the Trail and to ensure effective coordination 
of the Federal and non-Federal properties designated 
as stops along the Trail, the Secretary may enter into 
cooperative agreements and memoranda of under-
standing with, and provide technical and financial 
assistance to, other Federal agencies, the State, local-
ities, regional governmental bodies, and private enti-
ties. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary such sums as are necessary for the period of 
fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide financial 
assistance to cooperating entities pursuant to agree-
ments or memoranda entered into under paragraph 
(1).’’. 
(b) NATIONAL WOMEN’S RIGHTS HISTORY PROJECT 
NATIONAL REGISTRY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may 
make annual grants to State historic preservation of-
fices for not more than 5 years to assist the State his-
toric preservation offices in surveying, evaluating,
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and nominating to the National Register of Historic 
Places women’s rights history properties. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—In making grants under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to 
grants relating to properties associated with the mul-
tiple facets of the women’s rights movement, such as 
politics, economics, education, religion, and social 
and family rights. 
(3) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
the National Register travel itinerary website entitled 
‘‘Places Where Women Made History’’ is updated to 
contain— 
(A) the results of the inventory conducted 
under paragraph (1); and 
(B) any links to websites related to places 
on the inventory. 
(4) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—The Federal 
share of the cost of any activity carried out using any 
assistance made available under this subsection shall 
be 50 percent. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.
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(c) NATIONAL WOMEN’S RIGHTS HISTORY PROJECT 
PARTNERSHIPS NETWORK.— 
(1) GRANTS.—The Secretary may make match-
ing grants and give technical assistance for develop-
ment of a network of governmental and nongovern-
mental entities (referred to in this subsection as the 
‘‘network’’), the purpose of which is to provide inter-
pretive and educational program development of na-
tional women’s rights history, including historic pres-
ervation. 
(2) MANAGEMENT OF NETWORK.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, 
through a competitive process, designate a non-
governmental managing network to manage the 
network. 
(B) COORDINATION.—The nongovernmental 
managing entity designated under subparagraph 
(A) shall work in partnership with the Director 
of the National Park Service and State historic 
preservation offices to coordinate operation of the 
network. 
(3) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
cost of any activity carried out using any assist-
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ance made available under this subsection shall 
be 50 percent. 
(B) STATE
HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
OF-
FICES.—Matching grants for historic preserva-
tion specific to the network may be made avail-
able through State historic preservation offices. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2009 through 2013. 
SEC. 7112. MARTIN VAN BUREN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HISTORIC
SITE.—The term ‘‘historic site’’ 
means the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site 
in the State of New York established by Public Law 
93–486 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) on October 26, 1974. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Boundary Map, Martin Van Buren National 
Historic Site’’, numbered ‘‘460/80801’’, and dated 
January 2005. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS
TO
THE HISTORIC 
SITE.—
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(1) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of 
the historic site is adjusted to include approximately 
261 acres of land identified as the ‘‘PROPOSED 
PARK BOUNDARY’’, as generally depicted on the 
map. 
(2) ACQUISITION
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 
may acquire the land and any interests in the land 
described in paragraph (1) from willing sellers by do-
nation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, 
or exchange. 
(3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in the appro-
priate offices of the National Park Service. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.—Land acquired for the 
historic site under this section shall be administered 
as part of the historic site in accordance with appli-
cable law (including regulations). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this section. 
SEC. 7113. PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL HISTOR-
ICAL PARK. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD NA-
TIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Palo Alto Battlefield Na-
tional Historic Site shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park’’. 
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, 
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
United States to the historic site referred to in sub-
section (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Palo Alto 
Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 (16 
U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 102–304) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘National Historic Site’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘National 
Historical Park’’; 
(B) in the heading for section 3, by striking 
‘‘NATIONAL
HISTORIC
SITE’’ and inserting 
‘‘NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘historic site’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘historical park’’. 
(b) BOUNDARY EXPANSION, PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD 
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, TEXAS.—Section 3(b) of the 
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 (16 
U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 102–304) (as amended by sub-
section (a)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1) The his-
torical park’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The historical park’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL LAND.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the land 
described in paragraph (1), the historical park 
shall consist of approximately 34 acres of land, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Palo 
Alto Battlefield NHS Proposed Boundary Ex-
pansion’, numbered 469/80,012, and dated May 
21, 2008. 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appro-
priate offices of the National Park Service.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by para-
graph (2))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(3) Within’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(3) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—Not later than’’; and
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(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘map referred to in paragraph (1)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘maps referred to in paragraphs (1) and 
(2)’’. 
SEC. 7114. ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HIS-
TORICAL PARK. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace 
National Historic Site in the State of Kentucky shall be 
known and designated as the ‘‘Abraham Lincoln Birthplace 
National Historical Park’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu-
lation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National His-
toric Site shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Abraham 
Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park’’. 
SEC. 7115. NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL RIVER. 
Section 1106 of the National Parks and Recreation Act 
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460m–20) is amended in the first sen-
tence by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 
SEC. 7116. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) GAYLORD NELSON WILDERNESS.— 
(1) REDESIGNATION.—Section 140 of division E 
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (16 
U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 108–447), is amend-
ed—
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(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Gaylord 
A. Nelson’’ and inserting ‘‘Gaylord Nelson’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘Gay-
lord A. Nelson Wilderness’’ and inserting ‘‘Gay-
lord Nelson Wilderness’’. 
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, 
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
United States to the ‘‘Gaylord A. Nelson Wilderness’’ 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Gaylord Nel-
son Wilderness’’. 
(b) ARLINGTON HOUSE LAND TRANSFER.—Section 
2863(h)(1) of Public Law 107–107 (115 Stat. 1333) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the George Washington Memorial 
Parkway’’ and inserting ‘‘Arlington House, The Robert E. 
Lee Memorial,’’. 
(c) CUMBERLAND
ISLAND
WILDERNESS.—Section 
2(a)(1) of Public Law 97–250 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 96 
Stat. 709) is amended by striking ‘‘numbered 640/20,038I, 
and dated September 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘numbered 640/ 
20,038K, and dated September 2005’’. 
(d) PETRIFIED FOREST BOUNDARY.—Section 2(1) of 
the Petrified Forest National Park Expansion Act of 2004 
(16 U.S.C. 119 note; Public Law 108–430) is amended by 
striking ‘‘numbered 110/80,044, and dated July 2004’’ and
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inserting ‘‘numbered 110/80,045, and dated January 
2005’’. 
(e) COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.—Chapter 89 of title 
40, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 8903(d), by inserting ‘‘Natural’’ 
before ‘‘Resources’’; 
(2) in section 8904(b), by inserting ‘‘Advisory’’ 
before ‘‘Commission’’; and 
(3) in section 8908(b)(1)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘Ad-
visory’’ before ‘‘Commission’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Natural 
Resources’’. 
(f) CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH CHESAPEAKE NATIONAL 
HISTORIC TRAIL.—Section 5(a)(25)(A) of the National 
Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(25)(A)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘The John Smith’’ and inserting ‘‘The Captain 
John Smith’’. 
(g) DELAWARE NATIONAL COASTAL SPECIAL RE-
SOURCE STUDY.—Section 604 of the Delaware National 
Coastal Special Resources Study Act (Public Law 109–338; 
120 Stat. 1856) is amended by striking ‘‘under section 
605’’.
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(h) USE OF RECREATION FEES.—Section 808(a)(1)(F) 
of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 6807(a)(1)(F)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
6(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 806(a)’’. 
(i) CROSSROADS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION NA-
TIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—Section 297F(b)(2)(A) of the 
Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage 
Area Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1844) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘duties’’ before ‘‘of the’’. 
(j) CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK.—Section 
474(12) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 
(Public Law 1110–229; 122 Stat. 827) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Cayohoga’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Cuya-
hoga’’. 
(k) PENNSYLVANIA
AVENUE
NATIONAL
HISTORIC 
SITE.— 
(1) NAME ON MAP.—Section 313(d)(1)(B) of the 
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–134; 110 
Stat. 1321–199; 40 U.S.C. 872 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘map entitled ‘Pennsylvania Avenue Na-
tional Historic Park’, dated June 1, 1995, and num-
bered 840–82441’’ and inserting ‘‘map entitled ‘Penn-
sylvania Avenue National Historic Site’, dated Au-
gust 25, 2008, and numbered 840–82441B’’.
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(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, 
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
United States to the Pennsylvania Avenue National 
Historic Park shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
‘‘Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site’’. 
SEC. 7117. DAYTON AVIATION HERITAGE NATIONAL HIS-
TORICAL PARK, OHIO. 
(a) ADDITIONAL AREAS INCLUDED IN PARK.—Section 
101 of the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 
1992 (16 U.S.C. 410ww, et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL SITES.—In addition to the sites de-
scribed in subsection (b), the park shall consist of the fol-
lowing sites, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘Dayton 
Aviation Heritage National Historical Park’, numbered 
362/80,013 and dated May 2008: 
‘‘(1) Hawthorn Hill, Oakwood, Ohio. 
‘‘(2) The Wright Company factory and associ-
ated land and buildings, Dayton, Ohio.’’. 
(b) PROTECTION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES.—Section 
102 of the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 
1992 (16 U.S.C. 410ww–1) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘Hawthorn 
Hill, the Wright Company factory,’’ after ‘‘, acquire’’;
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(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Such agree-
ments’’ and inserting: 
‘‘(d) CONDITIONS.—Cooperative agreements under this 
section’’; 
(3) by inserting before subsection (d) (as added 
by paragraph 2) the following: 
‘‘(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary is 
authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement with a 
partner or partners, including the Wright Family Founda-
tion, to operate and provide programming for Hawthorn 
Hill and charge reasonable fees notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, which may be used to defray the costs of 
park operation and programming.’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘Commission’’ and inserting 
‘‘Aviation Heritage Foundation’’. 
(c) GRANT ASSISTANCE.—The Dayton Aviation Herit-
age Preservation Act of 1992, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) of section 108 
as subsection (c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) of section 
108 the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) GRANT ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary is author-
ized to make grants to the parks’ partners, including the 
Aviation Trail, Inc., the Ohio Historical Society, and Day-
ton History, for projects not requiring Federal involvement
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other than providing financial assistance, subject to the 
availability of appropriations in advance identifying the 
specific partner grantee and the specific project. Projects 
funded through these grants shall be limited to construction 
and development on non-Federal property within the 
boundaries of the park. Any project funded by such a grant 
shall support the purposes of the park, shall be consistent 
with the park’s general management plan, and shall en-
hance public use and enjoyment of the park.’’. 
(d) NATIONAL AVIATION HERITAGE AREA.—Title V of 
division J of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (16 
U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law 108–447), is amended— 
(1) in section 503(3), by striking ‘‘104’’ and in-
serting ‘‘504’’; 
(2) in section 503(4), by striking ‘‘106’’ and in-
serting ‘‘506’’; 
(3) in section 504, by striking subsection (b)(2) 
and by redesignating subsection (b)(3) as subsection 
(b)(2); and 
(4) in section 505(b)(1), by striking ‘‘106’’ and 
inserting ‘‘506’’. 
SEC. 7118. FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 
Public Law 87–213 (16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended 
as follows: 
(1) In the first section—
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(A) by striking ‘‘the Secretary of the Inte-
rior’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) The Secretary of the In-
terior’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘476 acres’’ and inserting 
‘‘646 acres’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) The Secretary may acquire from willing sellers 
land comprising approximately 55 acres, as depicted on the 
map titled ‘Fort Davis Proposed Boundary Expansion’, 
numbered 418/80,045, and dated April 2008. The map shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in the appro-
priate offices of the National Park Service. Upon acquisi-
tion of the land, the land shall be incorporated into the Fort 
Davis National Historic Site.’’. 
(2) By repealing section 3. 
Subtitle C—Special Resource 
Studies 
SEC. 7201. WALNUT CANYON STUDY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Walnut Canyon Proposed Study Area’’ and 
dated July 17, 2007. 
(2) 
SECRETARIES.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture, acting jointly.
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(3) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ means 
the area identified on the map as the ‘‘Walnut Can-
yon Proposed Study Area’’. 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall conduct 
a study of the study area to assess— 
(A) the suitability and feasibility of desig-
nating all or part of the study area as an addi-
tion to Walnut Canyon National Monument, in 
accordance with section 8(c) of Public Law 91– 
383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)); 
(B) continued management of the study 
area by the Forest Service; or 
(C) any other designation or management 
option that would provide for— 
(i) protection of resources within the 
study area; and 
(ii) continued access to, and use of, the 
study area by the public. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretaries shall pro-
vide for public comment in the preparation of the 
study, including consultation with appropriate Fed-
eral, State, and local governmental entities. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date on which funds are made available to carry out
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this section, the Secretaries shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives a report that describes— 
(A) the results of the study; and 
(B) any recommendations of the Secretaries. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
are necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 7202. TULE LAKE SEGREGATION CENTER, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall 
conduct a special resource study of the Tule Lake Seg-
regation Center to determine the national significance 
of the site and the suitability and feasibility of in-
cluding the site in the National Park System. 
(2) STUDY GUIDELINES.—The study shall be con-
ducted in accordance with the criteria for the study 
of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park 
System under section 8 of Public Law 91–383 (16 
U.S.C. 1a–5). 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study, 
the Secretary shall consult with— 
(A) Modoc County;