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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2382
To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric
project in Pennsylvania.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 28, 2001
Mr. DOYLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To extend the deadline for commencement of construction
of a hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR FEDERAL ENERGY
REGULATORY COMMISSION PROJECT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the time period
specified in section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16
U.S.C. 806) that would otherwise apply to the Federal En-
ergy Regulatory Commission project numbered 4474, the
Allegheny River Lock and Dam #3 Project, the Commis-
sion may, at the request of the licensee for the project
and after reasonable notice, in accordance with the good
faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements of
that section and the Commission’s procedures under that
section, extend the time period during which the licensee
is required to commence the construction of the project
for 3 consecutive 2-year periods.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef-
fect on the date of the expiration of the extension issued
by the Commission prior to the date of the enactment of
this Act under section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16
U.S.C. 806).
(c) REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSE.—If the
period required for commencement of construction of the
project described in subsection (a) has expired prior to the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall
reinstate the license effective as of the date of its expira-
tion and the first extension authorized under subsection
(a) shall take effect on the date of such expiration.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2384
To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide a 50 percent
discount in flood insurance rates for the first 5 years that certain
low-cost properties are included in flood hazard zones.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 28, 2001
Mr. GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to
provide a 50 percent discount in flood insurance rates
for the first 5 years that certain low-cost properties
are included in flood hazard zones.
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 ‘‘Low-Income Families
Flood Insurance Access Act’’.
(A) foreseeable amendments in resource
management plans will create conditions that
would 
materially 
impact 
and 
necessitate
changes in permit terms and conditions in less
than 10 years; and
(B) an authorized outfitter and the Sec-
retary agree to a permit term of less than 10
years.
(f) TEMPORARY OUTFITTER AUTHORIZATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may issue a
temporary outfitter authorization for the purpose of
conducting a commercial outfitted activity on a lim-
ited basis.
(2) TERM.—A temporary outfitter authorization
shall have a term not to exceed two years.
(3) RENEWAL.—A temporary outfitter author-
ization may be reissued or renewed at the discretion
of the Secretary.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION FEES.
(a) AMOUNT OF FEE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—An outfitter permit shall
provide for payment to the United States of an au-
thorization fee, as determined by the Secretary.
SEC. 2. DISCOUNTED PREMIUM RATES FOR LOW-COST
PROPERTIES NEWLY DETERMINED TO BE IN
FLOOD HAZARD AREAS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1308 of the National
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘limitation
under subsection (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘limitations
under subsections (e) and (f)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(f) 5-YEAR LIMITATION ON PREMIUM RATES FOR
NEWLY COVERED LOW-COST PROPERTIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any area not
previously designated as an area having special flood
hazards that becomes designated as such an area,
during the period specified in paragraph (2), the
chargeable premium rate for flood insurance under
this title with respect to any low-cost property that
is located within such area shall be the amount
equal to 50 percent of the applicable estimated risk
premium rate for such area (or subdivision thereof)
under section 1307(a)(1).
‘‘(2) PERIOD OF DISCOUNT.—The period speci-
fied in this paragraph is the period that—
‘‘(A) in the case of a property located with-
in an area that was initially designated as an
area having special flood hazards during the 2-
year period ending upon the effective date
under section 2(b) of the Low-Income Families
Flood Insurance Premium Relief Act—
‘‘(i) begins upon such effective date;
and
‘‘(ii) ends (I) 5 years later, or (II)
upon the occurrence of the first flood event
after such effective date that causes any
damage to such property, whichever occurs
first; and
‘‘(B) in the case of a property located
within an area that is initially designated as an
area having special flood hazards after the ef-
fective date under section 2(b) of such Act—
‘‘(i) begins upon such designation;
and
‘‘(ii) ends (I) 5 years later, or (II)
upon the occurrence of the first flood event
after such effective date that causes any
damage to such property, whichever occurs
first.
‘‘(3) LOW-COST
PROPERTY.—For purposes of
this subsection, the term ‘low-cost property’ means
a single-family dwelling, or a dwelling unit in a resi-
dential structure containing more than one dwelling
unit, that—
‘‘(A) is the principal residence of the owner
or renter occupying the dwelling or unit; and
‘‘(B) has a value, at the time of the initial
designation of the area in which it is located as
an area having special flood hazards, that does
not exceed $75,000.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments under sub-
section (a) shall be made on, and shall apply beginning
upon, the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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H. R. 2385
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two
An Act
To convey certain property to the city of St. George, Utah, in order to provide
for the protection and preservation of certain rare paleontological resources on
that property, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint
Preserve Act’’.
SEC. 2. VIRGIN RIVER DINOSAUR FOOTPRINT PRESERVE.
(a) AUTHORIZATION FOR GRANT TO PURCHASE FOOTPRINT PRE-
SERVE.—As soon as is practicable after the date of the enactment
of this Act, if the City agrees to the conditions set forth in subsection
(b), the Secretary of the Interior may award to the City a grant
equal to the lesser of $500,000 or the fair market value of up
to 10 acres of land (and all related facilities and other appur-
tenances thereon) generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed
Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve’’, numbered 09/06/2001–
A, for purchase of that property.
(b) CONDITIONS OF GRANT.—The grant under subsection (a)
shall be made only after the City agrees to the following conditions:
(1) USE OF LAND.—The City shall use the Virgin River
Dinosaur Footprint Preserve in a manner that accomplishes
the following:
(A) Preserves and protects the paleontological resources
located within the exterior boundaries of the Virgin River
Dinosaur Footprint Preserve.
(B) Provides opportunities for scientific research in
a manner compatible with subparagraph (A).
(C) Provides the public with opportunities for edu-
cational activities in a manner compatible with subpara-
graph (A).
(2) REVERTER.—If at any time after the City acquires the
Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve, the Secretary deter-
mines that the City is not substantially in compliance with
the conditions described in paragraph (1), all right, title, and
interest in and to the Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve
shall immediately revert to the United States, with no further
consideration on the part of the United States, and such prop-
erty shall then be under the administrative jurisdiction of the
Secretary of the Interior.
(3) CONDITIONS TO BE CONTAINED IN DEED.—If the City
attempts to transfer title to the Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint
(II) in the case of a resource
area for which recreation capacity has
not been apportioned, a type of com-
mercial outfitted activity conducted in
a manner that is not inconsistent with
or incompatible with an approved re-
source management plan; and
(iii) is calibrated in terms of amount
of use, type of use, or location of a com-
mercial outfitted activity, including user
days or portions of user days, seasons or
other periods of operation, launch dates,
assigned camps, hunt, gun, or fish days or
other formulations of the type or amount
of authorized activity.
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘allocation of
use’’ includes the designation of a geographic
area, zone, or district in which a limited num-
ber of authorized outfitters are authorized to
operate.
(3) AUTHORIZED OUTFITTER.—The term ‘‘au-
thorized outfitter’’ means a person or entity that
conducts a commercial outfitted activity on Federal
land under an outfitter authorization.
H. R. 2385—2
Preserve (in whole or in part), the conditions set forth in
this subsection shall transfer with such title and shall be
enforceable against any subsequent owner of the Virgin River
Dinosaur Footprint Preserve (in whole or in part).
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND ASSISTANCE.—
(1) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall enter
into a cooperative agreement with the City for the management
of the Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve by the City.
(2) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may provide to the City—
(A) financial assistance, if the Secretary determines
that such assistance is necessary for protection of the
paleontological resources located within the exterior bound-
aries of the Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve; and
(B) technical assistance to assist the City in complying
with subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (b)(1).
(3) ADDITIONAL GRANTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to funds made avail-
able under subsection (a) and paragraph (2) of this
subsection, the Secretary may provide grants to the
City to carry out its duties under the cooperative agree-
ment entered into under paragraph (1).
(B) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT; REQUIRED NON-FED-
ERAL MATCH.—Grants under subparagraph (A) shall
not exceed $500,000 and shall be provided only to
the extent that the City matches the amount of such
grants with non-Federal contributions (including in-
kind contributions).
(d) MAP ON FILE.—The map shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Department
of the Interior.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, the following
definitions apply:
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of St. George,
Utah.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(3) VIRGIN
RIVER
DINOSAUR
FOOTPRINT
PRESERVE.—The
term ‘‘Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve’’ means the
H. R. 2385—3
property (and all facilities and other appurtenances thereon)
described in subsection (a).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
(4) COMMERCIAL
OUTFITTED
ACTIVITY.—The
term ‘‘commercial outfitted activity’’ means an au-
thorized outfitted activity conducted on Federal
lands—
(A) that is available to the public;
(B) that is conducted under the direction
of compensated individuals; and
(C) for which an outfitted visitor is re-
quired to pay more than a strict sharing of ac-
tual expenses (including payment to an author-
ized outfitter that is a nonprofit organization).
(5) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal
agency’’ means—
(A) the Forest Service;
(B) the Bureau of Land Management;
(C) the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service; and
(D) the Bureau of Reclamation.
(6) FEDERAL LAND.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Federal
land’’ means all land and interests in land ad-
ministered by a Federal agency.
(B) 
EXCLUSION.—The 
term 
‘‘Federal
land’’ does not include—
(i) land held in trust by the United
States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or
individual; or
(ii) land held by an Indian tribe or in-
dividual subject to a restriction by the
United States against alienation.
(7) OUTFITTED
ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘out-
fitted activity’’ means an activity—
(A) such as outfitting, guiding, super-
vision, education, interpretation, skills training,
assistance, or livery operation conducted for a
member of the public in an outdoor environ-
ment; and
(B) that uses the recreational, natural, his-
torical, or cultural resources of Federal land.
(8) OUTFITTED VISITOR.—The term ‘‘outfitted
visitor’’ means a member of the public that engages
an authorized outfitter to facilitate occupancy and
use of Federal land.
(9) OUTFITTER.—The term ‘‘outfitter’’ means
a person or entity that conducts a commercial out-
fitted activity, including a person who, by local cus-
tom or tradition, is known as a guide.
(10) OUTFITTER
AUTHORIZATION.—The term
‘‘outfitter authorization’’ means—
HR 2385 RS1S
and other appurtenances thereon) described in sub-
section (a).
Calendar No. 591
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2385
[Report No. 107–274]
AN ACT
To convey certain property to the city of St.
George, Utah, in order to provide for the protec-
tion and preservation of certain rare paleontolog-
ical resources on that property, and for other
purposes.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2002
Reported with amendments
the requirements of this Act and, if implemented,
would—
(A) adequately protect, conserve, or adapt-
ively reuse the significant historical, cultural,
natural, and recreational resources of the herit-
age area; and
(B) consistent with such protection, pro-
vide outdoor recreational opportunities and eco-
nomic activities within the area.
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining whether
or not to approve the plan, the Secretary shall con-
sider whether—
(A) the participating units of local govern-
ment within the boundaries of the national her-
itage area have endorsed the management plan;
(B) the local coordinating entity has af-
forded adequate opportunity, including public
hearings, for public and governmental involve-
ment in the preparation of the plan; and
(C) the Secretary has received adequate
assurances from the chief executive officer of
each State in which the national heritage area
is located and appropriate State officials,
that—
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2387
To amend title 49, United States Code, to preserve nonstop air service
to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for certain
communities in cases of airline bankruptcy.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 28, 2001
Ms. HARMAN (for herself, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. GARY
G. MILLER of California, Mr. GEPHARDT, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ROHR-
ABACHER, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. DREIER, Ms. WATERS, Mr. CUNNINGHAM,
Ms. SOLIS, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. FILNER, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mrs.
CAPPS, Mr. CONDIT, and Ms. LOFGREN) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to preserve nonstop
air service to and from Ronald Reagan Washington Na-
tional Airport for certain communities in cases of airline
bankruptcy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
BEYOND-PERIMETER 
SLOTS 
AT 
RONALD
REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT.
Section 41718 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) PRESERVATION OF DOT AWARDED AIR ROUTES
TO AND FROM RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL
AIRPORT IN CASES OF AIRLINE BANKRUPTCY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a community has lost or
will otherwise lose nonstop air service to and from
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport be-
cause an air carrier that was awarded a beyond-pe-
rimeter slot exemption by the Secretary under sub-
section (a)—
‘‘(A) has filed for bankruptcy;
‘‘(B) had its assets acquired by another air
carrier; and
‘‘(C) has returned the slot exemption to
the Secretary,
the acquiring air carrier may use no more than 2 of
the slots that the carrier held at the time of acquir-
ing the assets (if the slot is from a large hub air-
port) at Ronald Reagan Washington National Air-
port between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:59 p.m.
to provide nonstop air service to and from that com-
munity.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply if the Secretary awards the returned slot ex-
emption in a fashion that preserves the nonstop air
service to and from Ronald Reagan Washington Na-
tional Airport for the community.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2390
To prohibit the District of Columbia from using any funds to issue, imple-
ment, administer, or enforce any order invalidating the policy of the
Boy Scouts of America regarding the employment or voluntary service
of homosexual troop leaders.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 28, 2001
Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. TIAHRT,
Mr. DEMINT, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, and Mr. AKIN) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Re-
form
A BILL
To prohibit the District of Columbia from using any funds
to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any order
invalidating the policy of the Boy Scouts of America
regarding the employment or voluntary service of homo-
sexual troop leaders.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITING USE OF FUNDS BY DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA TO INVALIDATE BOY SCOUTS POL-
ICY ON EMPLOYMENT OR VOLUNTARY SERV-
ICE OF HOMOSEXUAL TROOP LEADERS.
The District of Columbia may not use any of its
funds to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any
order invalidating the policy of the Boy Scouts of America
regarding the employment or voluntary service of homo-
sexual troop leaders.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2391
To prohibit any Federal agency from issuing or enforcing certain rules that
may be applied to restrict the transportation or possession of a firearm
on a public Federal road.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 28, 2001
Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To prohibit any Federal agency from issuing or enforcing
certain rules that may be applied to restrict the transpor-
tation or possession of a firearm on a public Federal
road.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RULES RESTRICTING TRANSPORTATION OR
POSSESSION OF FIREARMS ON FEDERAL
ROADS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—No Federal agency may issue or
enforce any rule that may be applied to restrict the trans-
portation or possession of a firearm by a person at a loca-
tion on a public Federal road, unless—
(1) the rule is less restrictive than or equally re-
strictive as State laws and rules that apply to such
transportation or possession; or
(2) the Secretary of Defense, for reasons of na-
tional defense, publishes a determination that the re-
striction under this subsection on issuing and en-
forcing rules should not apply to such transportation
or possession.
(b) CONSPICUOUS NOTICE.—If the Secretary pub-
lishes a determination under subsection (a)(2) for a loca-
tion on a public Federal road, the Secretary shall post
signs that give conspicuous notice to a person traveling
at that location that the transportation or possession of
a firearm on such road may be subject to Federal restric-
tions that are more restrictive than the States laws and
rules that would otherwise apply. The head of the Federal
agency with administrative jurisdiction over the location
shall allow the Secretary to post such signs.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the same
meaning given to that term under section 551 of
title 5, United States Code.
(2) FIREARM.—The term ‘‘firearm’’ has the
same meaning given to that term under section 921
of title 18, United States Code, except that the term
includes an antique firearm (as that term is used in
that section).
(3) PUBLIC FEDERAL ROAD.—The term ‘‘public
Federal road’’—
(A) means any road that—
(i) is accessible to the public;
(ii) is located on federally owned or
administered property; and
(iii) is generally usable for travel be-
tween points that are not located on that
property; and
(B) includes areas adjacent and related to
such road, including such areas that are scenic
overlooks or rest areas.
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Defense.
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‘‘(N) Thermal energy storage devices with
central control systems.
‘‘(O) Controls and automatic switching de-
vices between natural and electric lighting.
‘‘(P) Any other property that the Secretary
of Energy determines to be an effective device
for the conservation of energy.
‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION.—For purposes of subsection
(c)(1)(A)—
‘‘(1) PRODUCTS.—A certification with respect
to qualified energy conservation property shall be
made by the manufacturer of such property.
‘‘(2) INSTALLATION.—A certification with re-
spect to the installation of qualified energy conserva-
tion property shall be made by the person who sold
or installed the property.
‘‘(3) FORM.—Certifications referred to in this
subsection shall be in such form as the Secretary
shall prescribe, and, except in the case of a certifi-
cation by a representative of a local building regu-
latory authority, shall include the taxpayer identi-
fication number of the person making the certifi-
cation.
‘‘(e) 
SPECIAL
RULES.—For 
purposes 
of 
this
section—