I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6013 
To amend the Act of August 21, 1935, to extend the authorization for 
the National Park System Advisory Board, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mr. PEARCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Act of August 21, 1935, to extend the author-
ization for the National Park System Advisory Board, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION AND CHANGE IN MEMBER-
SHIP OF NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM ADVISORY 
BOARD. 
Section 3 of the Act of August 21, 1935 (popularly 
known as the ‘‘Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities 
Act’’)(16 U.S.C. 463) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(a)(1) There is hereby established a National Park 
System Advisory Board, whose purpose shall be to advise 
the Director of the National Park Service on matters re-
lating to the National Park Service, the National Park 
System, and programs administered by the National Park 
Service. The Board shall advise the Director on matters 
submitted to the Board by the Director as well as any 
other issues identified by the Board. Members of the 
Board shall be appointed on a staggered-term basis by the 
Secretary for a term not to exceed 4 years and shall serve 
at the pleasure of the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) The Board shall be comprised of no more than 
12 persons, appointed from among citizens of the United 
States having a demonstrated commitment to the mission 
of the National Park Service as follows: 
‘‘(A) Board members shall be selected to rep-
resent various geographic regions, including each of 
the administrative regions of the National Park 
Service. 
‘‘(B) At least 4 of the members shall have out-
standing expertise in 1 or more of the following 
fields: history, archeology, anthropology, historical or 
landscape architecture, biology, ecology, geology, ma-
rine science, or social science. 
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‘‘(C) Three of the members shall have out-
standing expertise and prior experience in the man-
agement of national or State parks or protected 
areas, or natural or cultural resources management. 
‘‘(D) Three of the members shall have out-
standing expertise in another professional or sci-
entific discipline, such as financial management, 
recreation use management, and land use planning 
or business management, important to the mission 
of the National Park Service. 
‘‘(E) At least one member shall have out-
standing expertise and prior experience in private 
sector travel and tourism. 
‘‘(F) At least one member shall be a locally 
elected official from an area adjacent or within close 
proximity to a park. 
‘‘(3) The Board shall hold its first meeting by no 
later than 60 days after the date on which all members 
of the Advisory Board who are to be appointed have been 
appointed. 
‘‘(4) Any vacancy in the Board shall not affect its 
powers and shall be filled in the same manner in which 
the original appointment was made. The Board may adopt 
such rules as may be necessary to establish its procedures 
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and to govern the manner of its operations, organization, 
and personnel. 
‘‘(5) All members of the Board shall be reimbursed 
for travel and per diem in lieu of subsistence expenses dur-
ing the performance of duties of the Board while away 
from home or their regular place of business, in accord-
ance with subchapter I of Chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(6) With the exception of travel and per diem as 
noted in paragraph (5), a member of the Board who is 
otherwise an officer or employee of the United States Gov-
ernment shall serve on the Board without additional com-
pensation. 
‘‘(7) It shall be the duty of the Board to advise the 
Secretary on matters relating to the National Park Sys-
tem, to other related areas, and to the administration of 
this Act, such as matters submitted to it for consideration 
by the Secretary, but it shall not be required to rec-
ommend as to the suitability or desirability of surplus real 
and related personal property for use as an historic monu-
ment. The Board shall also provide recommendations on 
the designation of national historic landmarks and na-
tional natural landmarks and is strongly encouraged to 
consult with the major scholarly and professional organi-
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zations in the appropriate disciplines in making such rec-
ommendations.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2006’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
The Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 463; 464) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 3(c)(1)(D) by striking ‘‘arrange-
ments.’’ and inserting ‘‘arrangements,’’; and 
(2) in the first subsection of section 4 by insert-
ing ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’. 
Æ 
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