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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4735
To make technical corrections to the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands
Management Act of 1996.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 1998
Mr. HANSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To make technical corrections to the Omnibus Parks and
Public Lands Management Act of 1996.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE TO OMNIBUS PARKS
AND PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT ACT OF
1996.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Omnibus Parks Technical Corrections Act of 1998’’.
(b) REFERENCE TO OMNIBUS PARKS ACT.—In this
Act, the term ‘‘Omnibus Parks Act’’ means the Omnibus
ed by section 509(c) of division I of the Omnibus Parks
Act (110 Stat. 4157), is amended by striking ‘‘for the pur-
pose.’’ and inserting ‘‘for that purpose.’’.
SEC. 110. GREAT FALLS HISTORIC DISTRICT, NEW JERSEY.
Section 510(a)(1) of division I of the Omnibus Parks
Act (110 Stat. 4158; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by
striking ‘‘the contribution of our national heritage’’ and
inserting ‘‘the contribution to our national heritage’’.
SEC. 111. NEW BEDFORD WHALING NATIONAL HISTORICAL
PARK.
(a) Section 511 of division I of the Omnibus Parks
Act (110 Stat. 4159; 16 U.S.C. 410ddd) is amended as
follows:
(1) In the section heading, by striking ‘‘NA-
TIONAL
HISTORIC
LANDMARK
DISTRICT’’ and
inserting ‘‘WHALING
NATIONAL
HISTORICAL
PARK’’.
(2) In subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘certain
districts structures, and relics’’ and inserting
‘‘certain districts, structures, and relics’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking
‘‘The area included with the New Bedford Na-
tional Historic Landmark District, known as
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The area included within
the New Bedford Historic District (a National
Landmark District), also known as the’’.
(3) In subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘to pro-
vide’’.
(4) By redesignating the second subsection (e)
and subsection (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respec-
tively.
(5) In subsection (g), as so redesignated—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section
3(D).’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d).’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘co-
operative grants under subsection (d)(2).’’ and
inserting ‘‘cooperative agreements under sub-
section (e)(2).’’.
SEC. 112. NICODEMUS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.
Section 512(a)(1)(B) of division I of the Omnibus
Parks Act (110 Stat. 4163; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Afican-Americans’’ and inserting ‘‘Afri-
can-Americans’’.
SEC. 113. UNALASKA.
Section 513(c) of division I of the Omnibus Parks
Act (110 Stat. 4165; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by
striking ‘‘whall be comprised’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be com-
prised’’.
SEC. 114. REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND WAR OF 1812 HIS-
TORIC PRESERVATION STUDY.
Section 603(d)(2) of division I of the Omnibus Parks
Act (110 Stat. 4172; 16 U.S.C. 1a–5 note) is amended
by striking ‘‘subsection (b) shall—’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (1) shall—’’.
SEC. 115. SHENANDOAH VALLEY BATTLEFIELDS.
Section 606 of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act
(110 Stat. 4175; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended as fol-
lows:
(1) In subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section
5.’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e).’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section
9.’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (h).’’; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Com-
mission plan approved by the Secretary under
section 6.’’ and inserting ‘‘plan developed and
approved under subsection (f).’’.
(2) In subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘this Act’’
and inserting ‘‘this section’’.
(3) In subsection (g)—
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘pur-
poses of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘purposes of
this section’’; and
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘section
9.’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (i).’’.
(4) In subsection (h)(12), by striking ‘‘this
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’.
SEC. 116. WASHITA BATTLEFIELD.
Section 607 of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act
(110 Stat. 4181; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘this Act’’
and inserting ‘‘this section’’; and
(2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘local land
owners’’ and inserting ‘‘local landowners’’.
SEC. 117. SKI AREA PERMIT RENTAL CHARGE.
Section 701 of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act
(110 Stat 4182; 16 U.S.C. 497c) is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘1992’’
and inserting ‘‘1993’’.
(2) In subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘legislated
by this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘required by this sec-
tion’’.
(3) In subsection (d)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ‘‘formula of this Act’’ and inserting
‘‘formula of this section’’; and
(B) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and in
the sentence below paragraph (3)—
(4) In subsection (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and
inserting a period.
(5) By conforming the margins of subsection (j)
with the margins of the preceding subsections.
SEC. 119. ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO VISITOR CENTER.
Section 809(b) of division I of the Omnibus Parks
Act (110 Stat. 4189; 16 U.S.C. 410ff note) is amended
by striking ‘‘section 301’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’.
SEC. 120. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE RE-
FORM.
(a) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 814 of divi-
sion I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 Stat. 4190) is
amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (a) (16 U.S.C. 17o note)—
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘this
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’;
(B) in paragraph (7)(B), by striking
‘‘COMPTETITIVE
LEASING.—’’ and inserting
‘‘COMPETITIVE LEASING.—’’;
(C) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘granted
by statue’’ and inserting ‘‘granted by statute’’;
(D) in paragraph (11)(B)(ii), by striking
‘‘more cost effective’’ and inserting ‘‘more cost-
effective’’;
(E) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (13),’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (12),’’;
and
(F) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘under
paragraph (7)(A)(i)(I), any lease under para-
graph (11)(B), and any lease of seasonal quar-
ters under subsection (l),’’ and inserting ‘‘under
paragraph (7)(A) and any lease under para-
graph (11)’’.
(2) In subsection (d)(2)(E), by striking ‘‘is
amended’’.
(b) CHANGE TO PLURAL.—Section 7(c)(2) of the
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16
U.S.C. 460l–9(c)(2)), as added by section 814(b) of the
Omnibus Parks Act (110 Stat. 4194), is amended as fol-
lows:
(1) In subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘lands,
water, and interest therein’’ and inserting ‘‘lands,
waters, and interests therein’’.
(2) In subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘lands,
water, or interests therein, or a portion of whose
lands, water, or interests therein,’’ and inserting
‘‘lands, waters, or interests therein, or a portion of
whose lands, waters, or interests therein,’’.
(c) ADD MISSING WORD.—Section 2(b) of Public
Law 101–337 (16 U.S.C. 19jj–1(b)), as amended by sec-
tion 814(h)(3) of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 Stat.
4199), is amended by inserting ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘park system
resource’’.
SEC. 121. BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERIT-
AGE CORRIDOR.
Section 6(d)(2) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to estab-
lish the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Cor-
ridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’’, approved No-
vember 10, 1986 (Public Law 99–647; 16 U.S.C. 461
note), as added by section 901(c) of division I of the Om-
nibus Parks Act (110 Stat. 4202), is amended by striking
‘‘may be made in the approval plan’’ and inserting ‘‘may
be made in the approved plan’’.
SEC. 122. TALLGRASS PRAIRIE NATIONAL PRESERVE.
Subtitle A of title X of division I of the Omnibus
Parks Act is amended as follows:
(1) In section 1002(a)(4)(A) (110 Stat. 4204;
16 U.S.C. 689u(a)(4)(A)), by striking ‘‘to purchase’’
and inserting ‘‘to acquire’’.
(2) In section 1004(b) (110 Stat. 4205; 16
U.S.C. 689u–2(b)), by striking ‘‘of June 3, 1994,’’
and inserting ‘‘on June 3, 1994,’’.
(3) In section 1005 (110 Stat. 4205; 16 U.S.C.
689u–3)—
(A) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘this
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this subtitle’’; and
(B) in subsection (g)(3)(A), by striking
‘‘the tall grass prairie’’ and inserting ‘‘the
tallgrass prairie’’.
SEC. 123. RECREATION LAKES.
(a) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 1021(a) of
division I of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 Stat. 4210; 16
U.S.C. 460l–10e note) is amended as follows:
(1) By striking ‘‘manmade lakes’’ both places it
appears and inserting ‘‘man-made lakes’’.
(2) By striking ‘‘for recreational opportunities
at federally-managed’’ and inserting ‘‘for rec-
reational opportunities at federally managed’’.
(b) ADVISORY COMMISSION.—Section 13 of the Land
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C.
460l–10e), as added by section 1021(b) of the Omnibus
Parks Act (110 Stat. 4210), is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (b)(6), by striking ‘‘recreation
related infrastructure.’’ and inserting ‘‘recreation-re-
lated infrastructure.’’.
(2) In subsection (e)—
(A) by striking ‘‘water related recreation’’
in the first sentence and inserting ‘‘water-relat-
ed recreation’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘at fed-
erally-managed lakes’’ and inserting ‘‘at feder-
ally managed lakes’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘manmade lakes’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘man-made
lakes’’.
SEC. 124. FOSSIL FOREST PROTECTION.
Section 103 of the San Juan Basin Wilderness Pro-
tection Act of 1984 (43 U.S.C. 178), as amended by sec-
tion 1022(e) of the Omnibus Parks Act (110 Stat. 4213),
is amended as follows:
(1) In subsections (b)(1) and (e)(1), by striking
‘‘Committee on Natural Resources’’ and inserting
‘‘Committee on Resources’’.
(2) In subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘this Act’’
and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’.
SEC. 125. OPAL CREEK WILDERNESS AND SCENIC RECRE-
ATION AREA.
Section 1023(c)(1)(A) of division I of the Omnibus
Parks Act (110 Stat. 4215; 16 U.S.C. 545b(c)(1)(A)) is
amended by striking ‘‘of 1964’’.
SEC. 126. BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS NATIONAL RECRE-
ATION AREA.
Section 1029 of division I of the Omnibus Parks Act
(110 Stat. 4232; 16 U.S.C. 460kkk) is amended as fol-
lows:
(1) In the section heading, by striking
‘‘RECREATION AREA’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL
RECREATION AREA’’.
(2) In subsection (b)(1), by inserting quotation
marks around the term ‘‘recreation area’’.
(3) In subsection (e)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘sub-
sections (b) (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and
(10).’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (C), (D), (E),
(F), (G), (H), (I), and (J) of paragraph (2).’’.
(4) In subsection (f)(2)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘prof-
it sector roles’’ and inserting ‘‘private-sector roles’’.
(5) In subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘and reve-
nue raising activities.’’ and inserting ‘‘and revenue-
raising activities.’’.
SEC. 127. NATCHEZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.
Section 3(b)(1) of Public Law 100–479 (16 U.S.C.
410oo–2(b)(1)), as added by section 1030 of the Omnibus
Parks Act (110 Stat. 4238), is amended by striking ‘‘and
visitors’ center’’ and inserting ‘‘and visitor center’’.