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SEC. 3204. LAND EXCHANGE IN LIBERTY COUNTY, TEXAS.
If, within one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act—
(1) the owners of the private lands described in
subsection (b)(1) offer to transfer all their right, title,
and interest in and to such lands to the Secretary of
the Interior, and
(2) Liberty County, Texas, agrees to accept the
transfer of the Federal lands described in subsection
(b)(2),
the Secretary shall accept such offer of private lands and,
in exchange and without additional consideration, transfer
to Liberty County, Texas, all right, title, and interest of
the United States in and to the Federal lands described in
subsection (b)(2).
(b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—
(1) PRIVATE
LANDS.—The private lands de-
scribed in this paragraph are approximately 3.76
acres of lands located in Liberty County, Texas, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Big Thicket
Lake Estates Access—Proposed’’.
(2) FEDERAL
LANDS.—The Federal lands de-
scribed in this paragraph are approximately 2.38
acres of lands located in Menard Creek Corridor Unit
of the Big Thicket National Preserve, as generally de-
picted on the map referred to in paragraph (1).
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(c) ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS ACQUIRED BY THE
UNITED STATES.—The lands acquired by the Secretary
under this section shall be added to and administered as
part of the Menard Creek Corridor Unit of the Big Thicket
National Preserve.
TITLE XXXIII—TALLGRASS
PRAIRIE NATIONAL PRESERVE
SEC. 3301. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Tallgrass Prairie Na-
tional Preserve Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 3302. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) of the 400,000 square miles of tallgrass prai-
rie that once covered the North American Continent,
less than 1 percent remains, primarily in the Flint
Hills of Kansas;
(2) in 1991, the National Park Service conducted
a special resource study of the Spring Hill Ranch, lo-
cated in the Flint Hills of Kansas;
(3) the study concludes that the Spring Hill
Ranch—
(A) is a nationally significant example of
the once vast tallgrass ecosystem, and includes
buildings listed on the National Register of His-
toric Places pursuant to section 101 of the Na-
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tional Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C.
470a) that represent outstanding examples of
Second Empire and other 19th Century architec-
tural styles; and
(B) is suitable and feasible as a potential
addition to the National Park System; and
(4) the National Park Trust, which owns the
Spring Hill Ranch, has agreed to permit the National
Park Service—
(A) to purchase a portion of the ranch, as
specified in this title; and
(B) to manage the ranch in order to—
(i) conserve the scenery, natural and
historic objects, and wildlife of the ranch;
and
(ii) provide for the enjoyment of the
ranch in such a manner and by such means
as will leave the scenery, natural and his-
toric objects, and wildlife unimpaired for
the enjoyment of future generations.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are—
(1) to preserve, protect, and interpret for the
public an example of a tallgrass prairie ecosystem on
the Spring Hill Ranch, located in the Flint Hills of
Kansas; and
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(2) to preserve and interpret for the public the
historic and cultural values represented on the Spring
Hill Ranch.
SEC. 3303. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Advisory
Committee’’ means the Advisory Committee estab-
lished under section 3307.
(2) PRESERVE.—The term ‘‘Preserve’’ means the
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve established by
section 3304.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(4) TRUST.—The term ‘‘Trust’’ means the Na-
tional Park Trust, Inc., a District of Columbia non-
profit corporation, or any successor-in-interest.
SEC. 3304. ESTABLISHMENT OF TALLGRASS PRAIRIE NA-
TIONAL PRESERVE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to provide for the preser-
vation, restoration, and interpretation of the Spring Hill
Ranch area of the Flint Hills of Kansas, for the benefit and
enjoyment of present and future generations, there is estab-
lished the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve.
(b) DESCRIPTION.—The Preserve shall consist of the
lands and interests in land, including approximately
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10,894 acres, generally depicted on the map entitled
‘‘Boundary Map, Flint Hills Prairie National Monument’’
numbered NM–TGP 80,000 and dated June 1994, more
particularly described in the deed filed at 8:22 a.m. of June
3, 1994, with the Office of the Register of Deeds in Chase
County, Kansas, and recorded in Book L–106 at pages 328
through 339, inclusive. In the case of any difference between
the map and the legal description, the legal description shall
govern, except that if, as a result of a survey, the Secretary
determines that there is a discrepancy with respect to the
boundary of the Preserve that may be corrected by making
minor changes to the map, the Secretary shall make changes
to the map as appropriate, and the boundaries of the Pre-
serve shall be adjusted accordingly. The map shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the appropriate
offices of the National Park Service of the Department of
the Interior.
SEC. 3305. ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL PRESERVE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer the
Preserve in accordance with this title, the cooperative agree-
ments described in subsection (f)(1), and the provisions of
law generally applicable to units of the National Park Sys-
tem, including the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a Na-
tional Park Service, and for other purposes’’, approved Au-