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Calendar No. 72
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 694
[Report No. 104–50]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 15, 1995
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
APRIL 18, 1995
Reported, under authority of the order of the Senate of April 7 (legislative
day, April 5), 1995, by Mr. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
AN ACT
Entitled the ‘‘Minor Boundary Adjustments and
Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Minor Boundary Ad-
justments and Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of
1995’’.
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TITLE I—MINOR BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENTS
SEC. 101. YUCCA HOUSE NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of Yucca House
National Monument are revised to include the approxi-
mately 24.27 acres of land generally depicted on the map
entitled ‘‘Boundary—Yucca House National Monument,
Colorado’’, numbered 318/80,001–B, and dated February
1990.
(b) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (a)
shall be on file and available for public inspection in ap-
propriate offices of the National Park Service of the De-
partment of the Interior.
(c) ACQUISITION BY DONATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Within the boundaries de-
scribed in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Inte-
rior may acquire lands and interests in lands by do-
nation.
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary of
the Interior may pay administrative costs arising out
of any donation described in paragraph (1) with ap-
propriated funds.
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SEC. 102. ZION NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) ACQUISITION
AND BOUNDARY CHANGE.—The
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by ex-
change approximately 5.48 acres, in Washington County,
Utah, that are located in the SW1⁄4 of Section 28, Town-
ship 41 South, Range 10 West, Salt Lake Base and Me-
ridian. In exchange therefor the Secretary is authorized
to convey all right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to approximately 5.51 acres, in Washington Coun-
ty, Utah, that are located in Lot 2 of Section 5, Township
41 South, Range 11 West. Upon completion of the ex-
change, the Secretary is authorized to revise the boundary
of Zion National Park to add to the park the approxi-
mately 5.48 acres acquired by the Secretary under this
subsection and to delete from the park the approximately
5.51 acres conveyed by the Secretary under this sub-
section. Land added to the park under this subsection
shall be administered as part of the park in accordance
with the laws and regulations applicable thereto.
(b) EXPIRATION.—The authority granted by this sec-
tion shall expire upon the expiration of the two-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC.
103.
PICTURED
ROCKS
NATIONAL
LAKESHORE
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
The boundary of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
is hereby modified as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Area
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Proposed for Addition to Pictured Rocks National Lake-
shore,’’ numbered 625–80, 043A, and dated July 1992.
SEC. 104. INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
The administrative boundary between Independence
National Historical Park and the United States Customs
House along the Moravian Street Walkway in Philadel-
phia, Pennsylvania, is hereby modified as generally de-
picted on the drawing entitled ‘‘Exhibit 1, Independence
National Historical Park, Boundary Adjustment’’, and
dated May 1987, which shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the Office of the National Park Serv-
ice, Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the Inte-
rior is authorized to accept and transfer jurisdiction over
property in accordance with such administrative boundary,
as modified by this section.
SEC. 105. CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) BOUNDARY REVISION.—The boundary of the
Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, is revised
to add approximately 210 acres and to delete approxi-
mately 315 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, Pro-
posed 1987 Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 131–
80,008, and dated October 1987. The map shall be on
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file and available for public inspection in the Office of the
National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
(b) ADMINISTRATION
AND ACQUISITION.—Federal
lands, waters, and interests therein deleted from the
boundary of the Craters of the Moon National Monument
by this section shall be administered by the Secretary of
the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management in
accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). Federal lands,
waters, and interests therein added to the national monu-
ment by this section shall be administered by the Sec-
retary as part of the national monument, subject to the
laws and regulations applicable thereto. The Secretary is
authorized to acquire private lands, waters, and interests
therein within the boundary of the national monument by
donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds,
or exchange, and shall administer such acquired lands, wa-
ters, and interests therein as part of the national monu-
ment, subject to the laws and regulations applicable there-
to.
SEC. 106. HAGERMAN FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
Section 302 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act
of 1988 (102 Stat. 4576) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
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‘‘(d) To further the purposes of the monument, the
Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation or, from
willing sellers only, by purchase with donated or appro-
priated funds or by exchange not more than 65 acres out-
side the boundary depicted on the map referred to in sec-
tion 301 and to develop and operate, on such acres, re-
search, information, interpretive, and administrative facili-
ties. Lands acquired and facilities developed under this
subsection shall be administered by the Secretary as part
of the monument. The boundary of the monument shall
be modified to include the lands added under this sub-
section as a noncontiguous parcel.’’.
SEC. 107. WUPATKI NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY AD-
JUSTMENT.
The boundary of the Wupatki National Monument,
Arizona, is hereby revised to include the lands and inter-
ests in lands within the area generally depicted as ‘‘Pro-
posed Addition 168.89 Acres’’ on the map entitled
‘‘Boundary—Wupatki and Sunset Crater National Monu-
ments, Arizona’’, numbered 322–80,021, and dated April
1989. The map shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the Office of the National Park Service, De-
partment of the Interior. Subject to valid existing rights,
Federal lands and interests therein within the area added
to the monument by this section are hereby transferred
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without monetary consideration or reimbursement to the
administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service
and shall be administered as part of the monument in ac-
cordance with the laws and regulations applicable thereto.
TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS
SPECIFIC PARK AMENDMENTS
SEC.
201.
ADVISORY
COMMISSION
FOR
KALOKO-
HONOKOHAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.
Section 505(f)(7) of the National Parks and Recre-
ation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 396d(f)(7)), is amended by
striking ‘‘ten years’’ and inserting ‘‘twenty-five years’’.
SEC. 202. FORT PULASKI NATIONAL MONUMENT, GA.
Section 4 of the Act of June 26, 1936 (ch. 844; 49
Stat. 1979), is amended by striking ‘‘: Provided, That’’
and all that follows and inserting a period.
SEC. 203. AMENDMENT OF BOSTON NATIONAL HISTORIC
PARK ACT.
Section 3(b) of the Boston National Historical Park
Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 410z–1(b)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’ and by adding at the end the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to
enter into a cooperative agreement with the Boston Public
Library to provide for the distribution of informational
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and interpretive materials relating to the Boston National
Historical Park and to the Freedom Trail.’’.
TITLE III—GENERAL
AUTHORIZATIONS AND
REPEALERS
SEC. 301. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON PARK BUILDINGS.
The 10th undesignated paragraph (relating to a limi-
tation on the expenditure of funds for park buildings)
under the heading ‘‘MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS, DEPART-
MENT OF THE INTERIOR’’, under the heading ‘‘UNDER
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR’’, in the
first section of the Act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 460;
16 U.S.C. 451), is hereby repealed.
SEC.
302.
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
TRANSPORTATION
OF
CHILDREN.
The first section of the Act of August 7, 1946 (16
U.S.C. 17j–2), is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(j) Provision of transportation for children in nearby
communities to and from any unit of the National Park
System used in connection with organized recreation and
interpretive programs of the National Park Service.’’.
SEC. 303. FERAL BURROS AND HORSES.
Section 9 of the Act of December 15, 1971 (16
U.S.C. 1338a), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing: ‘‘No provision of this Act shall be construed to
limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to man-
age units of the National Park System. No provision of
this Act shall be construed to diminish the authority of
the Secretary of the Interior to use motor vehicles, fixed-
wing aircraft, or helicopters, or to contract for such use,
in furtherance of the management of the National Park
System, and section 47(a) of title 18, United States Code,
shall not apply to such use, or the contracting for such
use, by the Secretary of the Interior in furtherance of such
management.’’.
SEC. 304. AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTE-
RIOR RELATING TO MUSEUMS.
(a) FUNCTIONS.—The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to in-
crease the public benefits from the National Park System
by facilitating the management of museum properties re-
lating thereto, and for other purposes’’, approved July 1,
1955 (16 U.S.C. 18f), is amended—
(1) in subsection (b) of the first section, by
striking ‘‘from such donations and bequests of
money’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion:
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‘‘SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.
‘‘(a)
TRANSFER,
CONVEYANCE,
AND
DESTRUC-
TION.—In addition to the functions specified in the first
section of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may per-
form the following functions in such manner as he shall
consider to be in the public interest:
‘‘(1) Transfer museum objects and museum col-
lections that the Secretary determines are no longer
needed for museum purposes to qualified Federal
agencies that have programs to preserve and inter-
pret cultural or natural heritage, and accept the
transfer of museum objects and museum collections
for the purposes of this Act from any other Federal
agency, without reimbursement. The head of any
other Federal agency may transfer, without reim-
bursement, museum objects and museum collections
directly to the administrative jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of the Interior for the purposes of this Act.
‘‘(2) Convey museum objects and museum col-
lections that the Secretary determines are no longer
needed for museum purposes, without monetary con-
sideration but subject to such terms and conditions
as the Secretary deems necessary, to private institu-
tions exempt from Federal taxation under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and to non-Federal governmental
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entities if the Secretary determines, prior to any
conveyance under this subsection, that the private or
non-Federal recipient is dedicated to the preserva-
tion and interpretation of natural or cultural herit-
age and is qualified to manage the objects or collec-
tions, as the case may be.
‘‘(3) Destroy or cause to be destroyed museum
objects and museum collections that the Secretary
determines to have no scientific, cultural, historic,
educational, esthetic, or monetary value.
‘‘(b) CARE, DELIBERATION, AND REVIEW.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that museum objects and museum col-
lections are treated in a careful and deliberate manner
that protects the public interest. Prior to taking any action
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a sys-
tematic review and approval process, including consulta-
tion with appropriate experts, that meets the highest
standards of the museum profession and applies to all ac-
tions taken under this section.’’.
(b) APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.—The Act enti-
tled ‘‘An Act to increase the public benefits from the Na-
tional Park System by facilitating the management of mu-
seum properties relating thereto, and for other purposes’’,
approved July 1, 1955 (16 U.S.C. 18f), as amended by
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subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 3. APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—Authorities granted to the Sec-
retary of the Interior by this Act shall be available to the
Secretary only with regard to—
‘‘(1) museum objects and museum collections
that were under the administrative jurisdiction of
the Secretary for purposes of the National Park Sys-
tem on the day before the date of the enactment of
this section; and
‘‘(2) museum objects and museum collections
that the Secretary acquires on or after such date.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act,
the terms ‘museum objects’ and ‘museum collections’
mean objects that are eligible to be or are made part of
a museum, library, or archive collection through a formal
procedure, such as accessioning. Such objects are usually
movable and include but are not limited to prehistoric and
historic artifacts, works of art, books, documents, photo-
graphs, and natural history specimens.’’.
SEC. 305. VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARKS INCREASE.
Section 4 of the Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969
(16 U.S.C. 18j) is amended by striking all that follows
‘‘Act’’ and inserting a period.
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SEC.
306.
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS
FOR
RESEARCH
PURPOSES.
Section 3 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to improve the
administration of the national park system by the Sec-
retary of the Interior, and to clarify the authorities appli-
cable to the system, and for other purposes’’, approved
August 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a–2), is amended—
(1) in subsection (i), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(j) enter into cooperative agreements with
public or private educational institutions, States,
and their political subdivisions, for the purpose of
developing adequate, coordinated, cooperative re-
search and training programs concerning the re-
sources of the National Park System, and, pursuant
to any such agreement, to accept from and make
available to the cooperator the technical and support
staff, financial assistance, supplies and equipment,
facilities, and administrative services, relating to co-
operative research units, that the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate; except that no provision of
this subsection shall be construed to waive any re-
quirement with respect to research projects that are
subject to the Federal procurement regulations.’’.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Minor Boundary Adjust-
ments and Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995’’.
TITLE I—MINOR BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENTS
SEC. 101. YUCCA HOUSE NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of Yucca House Na-
tional Monument are revised to include the approximately
24.27 acres of land generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Boundary—Yucca House National Monument, Colorado’’,
numbered 318/80,001–B, and dated February 1990.
(b) MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (a) shall
be on file and available for public inspection in appropriate
offices of the National Park Service of the Department of
the Interior.
(c) ACQUISITION.—(1) Within the lands described in
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior may acquire
lands and interests in lands by donation.
(2) The Secretary of the Interior may pay administra-
tive costs arising out of any donation described in para-
graph (1) with appropriated funds.
SEC. 102. ZION NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) ACQUISITION AND BOUNDARY CHANGE.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by exchange
approximately 5.48 acres located in the SW1⁄4 of Section
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28, Township 41 South, Range 10 West, Salt Lake Base
and Meridian. In exchange therefor the Secretary is author-
ized to convey all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to approximately 5.51 acres in Lot 2 of Sec-
tion 5, Township 41 South, Range 11 West, both parcels
of land being in Washington County, Utah. Upon comple-
tion of such exchange, the Secretary is authorized to revise
the boundary of Zion National Park to add the 5.48 acres
in section 28 to the park and to exclude the 5.51 acres in
Section 5 from the park. Land added to the park shall be
administered as part of the park in accordance with the
laws and regulations applicable thereto.
(b) EXPIRATION.—The authority granted by this sec-
tion shall expire two years after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 103. PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE BOUND-
ARY ADJUSTMENT.
The boundary of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
is hereby modified as depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Area Pro-
posed for Addition to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore’’,
numbered 625–80,043A and dated July 1992.
SEC. 104. INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
The administrative boundary between Independence
National Historical Park and the United States Customs
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House along the Moravian Street Walkway in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, is hereby modified as generally depicted on
the drawing entitled ‘‘Exhibit 1, Independence National
Historical Park, Boundary Adjustment’’, and dated May
1987, which shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the Office of the National Park Service, Department
of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized
to accept and transfer jurisdiction over property in accord
with such administrative boundary, as modified by this
section.
SEC. 105. CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) BOUNDARY REVISION.—The boundary of Craters
of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, is revised to add
approximately 210 acres and to delete approximately 315
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Craters
of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, proposed 1987
Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 131–80,008, and dated
October 1987, which map shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the office of the National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
(b) ADMINISTRATION
AND
ACQUISITION.—Federal
lands and interests therein deleted from the boundary of the
national monument by this section shall be administered
by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land
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Management in accordance with the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and
Federal lands and interests therein added to the national
monument by this section shall be administered by the Sec-
retary as part of the national monument, subject to the laws
and regulations applicable thereto. The Secretary is author-
ized to acquire private lands and interests therein within
the boundary of the national monument by donation, pur-
chase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, and
when acquired they shall be administered by the Secretary
as part of the national monument, subject to the laws and
regulations applicable thereto.
SEC. 106. HAGERMAN FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
Section 302 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of
1988 (102 Stat. 4576) is amended by adding the following
new subsection:
‘‘(d) To further the purposes of the monument, the Sec-
retary is also authorized to acquire from willing sellers
only, by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated
funds, or exchange not to exceed 65 acres outside the bound-
ary depicted on the map referred to in section 301 and de-
velop and operate thereon research, information, interpre-
tive, and administrative facilities. Lands acquired and fa-
cilities developed pursuant to this subsection shall be ad-
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ministered by the Secretary as part of the monument. The
boundary of the monument shall be modified to include the
lands added under this subsection as a noncontiguous
parcel.’’.
SEC. 107. WUPATKI NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY AD-
JUSTMENT.
The boundary of the Wupatki National Monument, Ar-
izona, is hereby revised to include the lands and interests
in lands within the area generally depicted as ‘‘Proposed
Addition 168.89 Acres’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Boundary—
Wupatki and Sunset Crater National Monuments, Ari-
zona’’, numbered 322–80,021, and dated April 1989. The
map shall be on file and available for public inspection in
the Office of the National Park Service, Department of the
Interior. Subject to valid existing rights, Federal lands, and
interests therein within the area added to the monument
by this section are hereby transferred without monetary
consideration or reimbursement to the administrative juris-
diction of the National Park Service, to be administered
as part of the monument in accordance with the laws and
regulations applicable thereto.
SEC. 108. NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL RIVER.
Section 1101 of the National Parks and Recreation Act
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460m–15) is amended by striking out
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(3) Section 1601(h)(5) of Public Law 96–607 (16
U.S.C. 410ll(h)(5)), is amended by striking ‘‘this section’’
and inserting in lieu thereof, ‘‘the Women’s Rights National
Historical Park Advisory Commission Re-establishment Act
of 1995’’.
SEC. 202. AMENDMENT TO BOSTON NATIONAL HISTORIC
PARK ACT.
Section 3(b) of the Boston National Historical Park
Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 410z–1(b)) is amended by inserting
‘‘(1)’’ before the first sentence thereof and by adding the fol-
lowing at the end thereof:
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to
enter into a cooperative agreement with the Boston Public
Library to provide for the distribution of informational and
interpretive materials relating to the park and to the Free-
dom Trail.’’.
SEC. 203. CUMBERLAND GAP NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.
(a) REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS.—The first section of
the Act of June 11, 1940, entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for
the establishment of the Cumberland Gap National Histori-
cal Park in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia’’ (54 Stat.
262; 16 U.S.C. 261 et seq.) is amended by striking out ev-
erything after the words ‘‘Cumberland Gap National His-
torical Park’’ and inserting a period.
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(b) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Section 3 of such
Act (16 U.S.C. 263) is amended by inserting ‘‘or with funds
that may be from time to time appropriated for the pur-
pose,’’ after ‘‘funds,’’.
SEC. 204. WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS OUTDOOR CLASSROOM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, act-
ing through the Director of the National Park Service, is
authorized to enter into cooperative agreements, as specified
in subsection (b), relating to Santa Monica Mountains Na-
tional Recreation Area (hereafter in this Act referred to as
the ‘‘recreation area’’) in accordance with this section.
(b) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The cooperative
agreements referred to in subsection (a) are as follows:
(1) A cooperative agreement with appropriate
organizations or groups in order to promote edu-
cation concerning the natural and cultural resources
of the recreation area and lands adjacent thereto. Any
agreement entered into pursuant to this paragraph—
(A) may provide for Federal matching
grants of not more than 50 percent of the total
cost of providing a program of such education;
(B) shall provide for visits by students or
other beneficiaries to federally owned lands with-
in the recreation area;
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(C) shall limit the responsibility of the Sec-
retary to providing interpretation services con-
cerning the natural and cultural resources of the
recreation area; and
(D) shall provide that the non-Federal
party shall be responsible for any cost of carry-
ing out the agreement other than the cost of pro-
viding interpretation services under subpara-
graph (C).
(2) A cooperative agreement under which—
(A) the Secretary agrees to maintain the fa-
cilities at 2600 Franklin Canyon Drive in Bev-
erly Hills, California, for a period of 8 fiscal
years beginning with the first fiscal year for
which funds are appropriated pursuant to this
section, and to provide funding for programs of
the William O. Douglas Outdoor Classroom or
its successors in interest that utilize those facili-
ties during such period; and in return; or
(B) the William O. Douglas Outdoor Class-
room, for itself and any successors in interest
with respect to such facilities, agrees that at the
end of the term of such agreement all right, title,
and interest in and to such facilities will be do-
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nated to the United States for addition to and
operation as part of the recreation area.
(c) EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.—Federal funds may be
expended on non-Federal property located within the recre-
ation area pursuant to the cooperative agreement described
in subsection (b)(2).
(d) LIMITATIONS.—(1) The Secretary may not enter
into the cooperative agreement described in subsection
(b)(2) unless and until the Secretary determines that acqui-
sition of the facilities described in such subsection would
further the purposes of the recreation area.
(2) This section shall not be construed as authorizing
an agreement by the Secretary for reimbursement of ex-
penses incurred by the William O. Douglas Outdoor Class-
room or any successor in interest that are not directly relat-
ed to the use of such facilities for environmental education
and interpretation of the resources and values of the recre-
ation area and associated lands and resources.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated for the 8-year period begin-
ning October 1, 1995, not to exceed $2,000,000 to carry out
this section.
SEC. 205. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
(a) NEW RIVER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title
XI of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16
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U.S.C. 460m–15 et seq.) is amended by adding the following
new section at the end thereof:
‘‘SEC. 1117. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF OTHER LAW.
‘‘(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The provisions of
section 202(e)(1) of the West Virginia National Interest
River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww–1(e)(1))
shall apply to the New River Gorge National River in the
same manner and to the same extent as such provisions
apply to the Gauley River National Recreation Area.
‘‘(b) REMNANT LANDS.—The provisions of the second
sentence of section 203(a) of the West Virginia National In-
terest River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww–
2(a)) shall apply to tracts of land partially within the
boundaries of the New River Gorge National River in the
same manner and to the same extent as such provisions
apply to tracts of land only partially within the Gauley
River National Recreation Area.’’.
(b) BLUESTONE RIVER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
Section 3(a)(65) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16
U.S.C. 1274(a)(65)) is amended by striking ‘‘leases’’ in the
fifth sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the lease’’ and
in the seventh sentence by striking ‘‘such management may
be continued pursuant to renewal of such lease agreement.
If requested to do so by the State of West Virginia, the Sec-
retary may terminate such leases and assume administra-
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tive authority over the areas concerned.’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof the following: ‘‘if the State of West Virginia so
requests, the Secretary shall renew such lease agreement
with the same terms and conditions as contained in such
lease agreement on the date of enactment of this paragraph
under which such State management shall be continued
pursuant to such renewal. If requested to do so by the State
of West Virginia, or as provided in such lease agreement,
the Secretary may terminate or modify the lease and as-
sume administrative authority over all or part of the areas
concerned.’’.
SEC. 206. GAULEY ACCESS.
Section 202(e) of the West Virginia National Interest
River Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww–1(e)) is
amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end
thereof:
‘‘(4) ACCESS TO RIVER.—Within 90 days after
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary
shall submit a report to the Committee on Resources
of the House of Representatives and to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate set-
ting forth a plan to provide river access for non-
commercial recreational users within the Gauley
River National Recreation Area. The plan shall pro-
vide that such access shall utilize existing public
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roads and rights-of-way to the maximum extent fea-
sible and shall be limited to providing access for such
non-commercial users.’’.
SEC. 207. VISITOR CENTER.
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to construct
a visitor center and such other related facilities as may be
deemed necessary to facilitate visitor understanding and en-
joyment of the New River Gorge National River and the
Gauley River National Recreation Area in the vicinity of
the confluence of the New and Gauley Rivers. Such center
and related facilities are authorized to be constructed at a
site outside of the boundary of the New River Gorge Na-
tional River or the Gauley River National Recreation Area
unless a suitable site is available within the boundaries of
either unit.
SEC. 208. EXTENSION.
For a 5-year period following the date of enactment
of this Act, the provisions of the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act applicable to river segments designated for study for
potential addition to the wild and scenic rivers system
under section 5(b) of that Act shall apply to those segments
of the Bluestone and Meadow Rivers which were found eligi-
ble in the studies completed by the National Park Service
in August 1983 but which were not designated by the West
Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act of 1987
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as part of the Bluestone National Scenic River or as part
of the Gauley River National Recreation Area, as the case
may be.
SEC. 209. BLUESTONE RIVER PUBLIC ACCESS.
Section 3(a)(65) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
(16 U.S.C. 1271 and following) is amended by adding the
following at the end thereof: ‘‘In order to provide reasonable
public access and vehicle parking for public use and enjoy-
ment of the river designated by this paragraph, consistent
with the preservation and enhancement of the natural and
scenic values of such river, the Secretary may, with the con-
sent of the owner thereof, negotiate a memorandum of un-
derstanding or cooperative agreement, or acquire such lands
or interests in such lands, or both, as may be necessary to
allow public access to the Bluestone River and to provide,
outside the boundary of the scenic river, parking and relat-
ed facilities in the vicinity of the area known as Eads
Mill.’’.
TITLE III—GENERAL AUTHORIZATIONS
AND REPEALERS
SEC. 301. LIMITATION ON PARK BUILDINGS.
The 10th undesignated paragraph (relating to a limi-
tation on the expenditure of funds for park buildings) under
the heading ‘‘MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS, DEPARTMENT OF
THE
INTERIOR’’, which appears under the heading
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‘‘UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR’’,
as contained in the first section of the Act of August 24,
1912 (37 Stat. 460), as amended (16 U.S.C. 451), is hereby
repealed.
SEC. 302. APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF
CHILDREN.
The first section of the Act of August 7, 1946 (16
U.S.C. 17j–2), is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(j) Provide transportation for children in nearby
communities to and from any unit of the National Park
System used in connection with organized recreation and
interpretive programs of the National Park Service.’’.
SEC. 303. FERAL BURROS AND HORSES.
Section 9 of the Act of December 15, 1971 (16 U.S.C.
1338a), is amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing: ‘‘Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to limit the au-
thority of the Secretary in the management of units of the
National Park System, and the Secretary may, without re-
gard either to the provisions of this Act, or section 47(a)
of title 18, United States Code, use motor vehicles, fixed-
wing aircraft and helicopters, or contract for such use, in
furtherance of the management of the National Park Sys-
tem, and the provisions of section 47(a) of title 18, United
States Code, shall not be applicable to such use.’’.
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SEC. 304. AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTE-
RIOR RELATING TO MUSEUMS.
(a) FUNCTIONS.—The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to increase
the public benefits from the National Park System by facili-
tating the management of museum properties relating
thereto, and for other purposes’’ approved July 1, 1955 (16
U.S.C. 18f), is amended—
(1) in paragraph (b) of the first section, by strik-
ing out ‘‘from such donations and bequests of money’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following:
‘‘SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.
‘‘(a) In addition to the functions specified in the first
section of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may per-
form the following functions in such manner as he shall
consider to be in the public interest:
‘‘(1) Transfer museum objects and museum col-
lections that the Secretary determines are no longer
needed for museum purposes to qualified Federal
agencies that have programs to preserve and interpret
cultural or natural heritage, and accept the transfer
of museum objects and museum collections for the
purposes of this Act from any other Federal agency,
without reimbursement. The head of any other Fed-
eral agency may transfer, without reimbursement,
museum objects and museum collections directly to
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the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
Interior for the purposes of this Act.
‘‘(2) Convey museum objects and museum collec-
tions that the Secretary determines are no longer
needed for museum purposes, without monetary con-
sideration but subject to such terms and conditions as
the Secretary deems necessary, to private institutions
exempt from Federal taxation under section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to non-Fed-
eral governmental entities if the Secretary determines
that the recipient is dedicated to the preservation and
interpretation of natural or cultural heritage and is
qualified to manage the property, prior to any con-
veyance under this subsection.
‘‘(3) Destroy or cause to be destroyed museum
objects and museum collections that the Secretary de-
termines to have no scientific, cultural, historic, edu-
cational, esthetic, or monetary value.
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall ensure that museum objects
and museum collections are treated in a careful and delib-
erate manner that protects the public interest. Prior to tak-
ing any action under subsection (a), the Secretary shall es-
tablish a systematic review and approval process, including
consultation with appropriate experts, that meets the high-
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est standards of the museum profession for all actions taken
under this section.’’.
(b) APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.—The Act entitled
‘‘An Act to increase the public benefits from the National
Park System by facilitating the management of museum
properties relating thereto, and for other purposes’’ ap-
proved July 1, 1955 (16 U.S.C. 18f), as amended by sub-
section (a), is further amended by adding the following:
‘‘SEC. 3. APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—Authorities in this Act shall be
available to the Secretary of the Interior with regard to mu-
seum objects and museum collections that were under the
administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for purposes of
the National Park System before the date of enactment of
this section as well as those museum objects and museum
collections that may be acquired on or after such date.
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act, the
terms ‘museum objects’ and ‘museum collections’ mean ob-
jects that are eligible to be or are made part of a museum,
library, or archive collection through a formal procedure,
such as accessioning. Such objects are usually movable and
include but are not limited to prehistoric and historic arti-
facts, works of art, books, documents, photographs, and nat-
ural history specimens.’’.