In the Senate of the United States,
October 19 (legislative day, September 22), 2000.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 898) entitled ‘‘An Act designating certain land in
the San Isabel National Forest in the State of Colorado as
the ‘Spanish Peaks Wilderness.’ ’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Table of contents.
TITLE I—SPANISH PEAKS WILDERNESS, COLORADO
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Designation of Spanish Peaks Wilderness.
Sec. 103. Force and effect clause.
Sec. 104. Access.
Sec. 105. Conforming amendment.
TITLE II—VIRGINIA WILDERNESS
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Designation of wilderness areas.
TITLE III—WASHOE TRIBE LAND CONVEYANCE
Sec. 301. Washoe Tribe land conveyance.
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TITLE IV—SAINT CROIX ISLAND REGIONAL HERITAGE CENTER
Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 403. Definitions.
Sec. 404. Saint Croix Island Regional Heritage Center.
Sec. 405. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE V—PARK AREA BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS
Sec. 501. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Sec. 502. Corrections in designations of Hawaiian national parks.
Sec. 503. Hamilton Grange National Memorial.
Sec. 504. Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site.
Sec. 505. Fort Matanzas National Monument.
TITLE VI—ALASKA NATIONAL PARK UNIT REPORTS
Sec. 601. Mt. McKinley high altitude rescue fee study.
Sec. 602. Alaska Native hiring report.
Sec. 603. Pilot program.
TITLE VII—GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Definitions.
Sec. 703. Commercial fishing.
Sec. 704. Sea gull egg collection study.
Sec. 705. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE I—SPANISH PEAKS
WILDERNESS, COLORADO
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Spanish Peaks Wilder-
ness Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 102. DESIGNATION OF SPANISH PEAKS WILDERNESS.
Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993
(Public Law 103–77; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(20) SPANISH PEAKS WILDERNESS.—Certain
land in the San Isabel National Forest that comprises
approximately 18,000 acres, as generally depicted on
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a map entitled ‘Proposed Spanish Peaks Wilderness’,
dated February 10, 1999, and which shall be known
as the Spanish Peaks Wilderness.’’.
SEC. 103. FORCE AND EFFECT CLAUSE.
The map and boundary description of the Spanish
Peaks Wilderness shall have the same force and effect as
if included in the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (Public
Law 103–77; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note), except that the Sec-
retary of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) may correct clerical and typographical errors in
the map and boundary description.
SEC. 104. ACCESS.
(a) BULLS EYE MINE ROAD.—(1) With respect to the
Bulls Eye Mine Road, the Secretary shall allow the continu-
ation of those historic uses of the road which existed prior
to the date of enactment of this title, subject to such terms
and conditions as the Secretary deems necessary.
(2) Nothing in this section—
(A) requires the Secretary to open the Bulls Eye
Mine Road or otherwise restricts or limits the Sec-
retary’s management authority with respect to the
road; or
(B) requires the Secretary to improve or main-
tain the road.
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(3) The Secretary shall consult with local citizens and
other interested parties regarding the implementation of
this title with respect to the road.
(b) PRIVATE LANDS.—Access to any privately-owned
land within the Spanish Peaks Wilderness shall be provided
in accordance with section 5 of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1134 et seq.).
SEC. 105. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
Section 10 of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993
(Public Law 103–77; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is repealed.
TITLE II—VIRGINIA WILDERNESS
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Virginia Wilderness Act
of 2000’’.
SEC. 202 DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.
Section 1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to designate cer-
tain National Forest System lands in the States of Virginia
and West Virginia as wilderness areas’’ (Public Law 100–
326; 102 Stat. 584) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(7) certain land in the George Washington Na-
tional Forest, comprising approximately 5,963 acres,
as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘The Priest
Wilderness Study Area’, dated June 6, 2000, to be
known as the ‘Priest Wilderness Area’; and
‘‘(8) certain land in the George Washington Na-
tional Forest, comprising approximately 4,608 acres,
as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘The Three
Ridges Wilderness Study Area’, dated June 6, 2000,
to be known as the ‘Three Ridges Wilderness Area’.’’.
TITLE III—WASHOE TRIBE LAND
CONVEYANCE
SEC. 301. WASHOE TRIBE LAND CONVEYANCE.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) the ancestral homeland of the Washoe Tribe
of Nevada and California (referred to in this section
as the ‘‘Tribe’’) included an area of approximately
5,000 square miles in and around Lake Tahoe, Cali-
fornia and Nevada, and Lake Tahoe was the heart of
the territory;
(2) in 1997, Federal, State, and local govern-
ments, together with many private landholders, recog-
nized the Washoe people as indigenous people of Lake
Tahoe Basin through a series of meetings convened by
those governments at 2 locations in Lake Tahoe;
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(3) the meetings were held to address protection
of the extraordinary natural, recreational, and eco-
logical resources in the Lake Tahoe region;
(4) the resulting multiagency agreement includes
objectives that support the traditional and customary
uses of Forest Service land by the Tribe; and
(5) those objectives include the provision of access
by members of the Tribe to the shore of Lake Tahoe
in order to reestablish traditional and customary cul-
tural practices.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
(1) to implement the joint local, State, tribal,
and Federal objective of returning the Tribe to Lake
Tahoe; and
(2) to ensure that members of the Tribe have the
opportunity to engage in traditional and customary
cultural practices on the shore of Lake Tahoe to meet
the needs of spiritual renewal, land stewardship,
Washoe horticulture and ethnobotony, subsistence
gathering, traditional learning, and reunification of
tribal and family bonds.
(c) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to valid existing rights and
subject to the easement reserved under subsection (d), the
Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the Secretary of the
Interior, in trust for the Tribe, for no consideration, all
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right, title, and interest in the parcel of land comprising
approximately 24.3 acres, located within the Lake Tahoe
Basin Management Unit north of Skunk Harbor, Nevada,
and more particularly described as Mount Diablo Meridian,
T15N, R18E, section 27, lot 3.
(d) EASEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The conveyance under sub-
section (c) shall be made subject to reservation to the
United States of a nonexclusive easement for public
and administrative access over Forest Development
Road #15N67 to National Forest System land.
(2) ACCESS
BY
INDIVIDUALS
WITH
DISABIL-
ITIES.—The Secretary shall provide a reciprocal ease-
ment to the Tribe permitting vehicular access to the
parcel over Forest Development Road #15N67 to—
(A) members of the Tribe for administrative
and safety purposes; and
(B) members of the Tribe who, due to age,
infirmity, or disability, would have difficulty ac-
cessing the conveyed parcel on foot.
(e) USE OF LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In using the parcel conveyed
under subsection (c), the Tribe and members of the
Tribe—
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(A) shall limit the use of the parcel to tradi-
tional and customary uses and stewardship con-
servation for the benefit of the Tribe;
(B) shall not permit any permanent resi-
dential or recreational development on, or com-
mercial use of, the parcel (including commercial
development, tourist accommodations, gaming,
sale of timber, or mineral extraction); and
(C) shall comply with environmental re-
quirements that are no less protective than envi-
ronmental requirements that apply under the
Regional Plan of the Tahoe Regional Planning
Agency.
(2) REVERSION.—If the Secretary of the Interior,
after notice to the Tribe and an opportunity for a
hearing, based on monitoring of use of the parcel by
the Tribe, makes a finding that the Tribe has used or
permitted the use of the parcel in violation of para-
graph (1) and the Tribe fails to take corrective or re-
medial action directed by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, title to the parcel shall revert to the Secretary
of Agriculture.
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TITLE IV—SAINT CROIX ISLAND
REGIONAL HERITAGE CENTER
SECTION 401. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Saint Croix Island Her-
itage Act’’.
SEC. 402. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) Saint Croix Island is located in the Saint
Croix River, a river that is the boundary between the
State of Maine and Canada;
(2) the Island is the only international historic
site in the National Park System;
(3) in 1604, French nobleman Pierre Dugua
Sieur de Mons, accompanied by a courageous group
of adventurers that included Samuel Champlain,
landed on the Island and began the construction of a
settlement;
(4) the French settlement on the Island in 1604
and 1605 was the initial site of the first permanent
settlement in the New World, predating the English
settlement of 1607 at Jamestown, Virginia;
(5) many people view the expedition that settled
on the Island in 1604 as the beginning of the Acadian
culture in North America;
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(6) in October, 1998, the National Park Service
completed a general management plan to manage and
interpret the Saint Croix Island International His-
toric Site;
(7) the plan addresses a variety of management
alternatives, and concludes that the best management
strategy entails developing an interpretive trail and
ranger station at Red Beach, Maine, and a regional
heritage center in downtown Calais, Maine, in co-
operation with Federal, State, and local agencies;
(8) a 1982 memorandum of understanding,
signed by the Department of the Interior and the Ca-
nadian Department for the Environment, outlines a
cooperative program to commemorate the inter-
national heritage of the Saint Croix Island site and
specifically to prepare for the 400th anniversary of
the settlement in 2004; and
(9) only four years remain before the 400th an-
niversary of the settlement at Saint Croix Island, an
occasion that should be appropriately commemorated.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to direct
the Secretary of the Interior to take all necessary and ap-
propriate steps to work with Federal, State, and local agen-
cies, historical societies, and nonprofit organizations to fa-
cilitate the development of a regional heritage center in
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downtown Calais, Maine before the 400th anniversary of
the settlement of Saint Croix Island.
SEC. 403. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) ISLAND.—The term ‘‘Island’’ means Saint
Croix Island, located in the Saint Croix River, be-
tween Canada and the State of Maine.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service.
SEC. 404. SAINT CROIX ISLAND REGIONAL HERITAGE CEN-
TER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide assist-
ance in planning, constructing, and operating a regional
heritage center in downtown Calais, Maine, to facilitate the
management and interpretation of the Saint Croix Island
International Historic Site.
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—To carry out sub-
section (a), in administering the Saint Croix Island Inter-
national Historic Site, the Secretary may enter into cooper-
ative agreements under appropriate terms and conditions
with other Federal agencies, State and local agencies and
nonprofit organizations—
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(b) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to
maintain and operate interpretive exhibits in the regional
heritage center.
TITLE V—PARK AREA BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENTS
SEC. 501. HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK.
The first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to add
certain lands on the island of Hawaii to the Hawaii Na-
tional Park, and for other purposes’’, approved June 20,
1938 (16 U.S.C. 391b), is amended by striking ‘‘park: Pro-
vided,’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘park. Land (in-
cluding the land depicted on the map entitled ‘NPS–PAC
1997HW’) may be acquired by the Secretary through dona-
tion, exchange, or purchase with donated or appropriated
funds.’’.
SEC. 502. CORRECTIONS IN DESIGNATIONS OF HAWAIIAN
NATIONAL PARKS.
(a) HAWAI‘I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Public Law 87–278 (75 Stat.
577) is amended by striking ‘‘Hawaii Volcanoes Na-
tional Park’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park’’.
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law
(other than this section), regulation, document,
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record, map, or other paper of the United States to
‘‘Hawaii Volcanoes National Park’’ shall be consid-
ered a reference to ‘‘Hawai‘i Volcanoes National
Park’’.
(b) HALEAKALA¯ NATIONAL PARK.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Public Law 86–744 (74 Stat.
881) is amended by striking ‘‘Haleakala National
Park’’ and inserting ‘‘Haleakala¯ National Park’’.
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law
(other than this section), regulation, document,
record, map, or other paper of the United States to
‘‘Haleakala National Park’’ shall be considered a ref-
erence to ‘‘Haleakala¯ National Park’’.
(c) KALOKO-HONOKO¯HAU.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 505 of the National
Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 396d)
is amended—
(A) in the section heading, by striking
‘‘KALOKO-HONOKOHAU’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘KALOKO-HONOKO¯HAU’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Kaloko-Honokohau’’ each
place 
it 
appears 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Kaloko-
Honoko¯hau’’.
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law
(other than this section), regulation, document,
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record, map, or other paper of the United States to
‘‘Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park’’ shall
be considered a reference to ‘‘Kaloko-Honoko¯hau Na-
tional Historical Park’’.
(d) PU‘UHONUA O HO¯NAUNAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL
PARK.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Act of July 21, 1955
(chapter 385; 69 Stat. 376), as amended by section
305 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978
(92 Stat. 3477), is amended by striking ‘‘Puuhonua
o Honaunau National Historical Park’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘Pu‘uhonua o Ho¯naunau Na-
tional Historical Park’’.
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law
(other than this section), regulation, document,
record, map, or other paper of the United States to
‘‘Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
shall be considered a reference to ‘‘Pu‘uhonua o
Ho¯naunau National Historical Park’’.
(e) PU‘UKOHOLA¯ HEIAU NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Public Law 92–388 (86 Stat.
562) is amended by striking ‘‘Puukohola Heiau Na-
tional Historic Site’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Pu‘ukohola¯ Heiau National Historic Site’’.
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(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law
(other than this section), regulation, document,
record, map, or other paper of the United States to
‘‘Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site’’ shall be
considered a reference to ‘‘Pu‘ukohola¯ Heiau National
Historic Site’’.
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 401(8) of
the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (Public Law
95–625; 92 Stat. 3489) is amended by striking ‘‘Hawaii
Volcanoes’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Hawai‘i
Volcanoes’’.
(2) The first section of Public Law 94–567 (90 Stat.
2692) is amended in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘Haleakala’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Haleakala¯’’.
SEC. 503. HAMILTON GRANGE NATIONAL MEMORIAL.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of No-
vember 19, 1988 (16 U.S.C. 431 note), the Secretary of the
Interior is authorized to accept by donation not to exceed
one acre of land or interests in land from the City of New
York for the purpose of relocating Hamilton Grange. Such
land to be donated shall be within close proximity to the
existing location of Hamilton Grange.
(b) Lands and interests in land acquired pursuant to
section (a) shall be added to and administered as part of
Hamilton Grange National Memorial.
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SEC. 504. SAINT-GAUDENS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.
Public Law 88–543 (16 U.S.C. 461 (note)), which es-
tablished Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, is
amended—
(1) in section 3 by striking ‘‘not to exceed sixty-
four acres of lands and interests therein’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘279 acres of lands and buildings, or interests
therein’’;
(2) in section 6 by striking ‘‘$2,677,000’’ from
the first sentence and inserting ‘‘$10,632,000’’; and
(3) in section 6 by striking ‘‘$80,000’’ from the
last sentence and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’.
SEC. 505. FORT MATANZAS NATIONAL MONUMENT
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Fort Matanzas National Monument’’, numbered
347/80,004 and dated February, 1991.
(2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ means
the Fort Matanzas National Monument in Florida.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(b) REVISION OF BOUNDARY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Monu-
ment is revised to include an area totaling approxi-
mately 70 acres, as generally depicted on the Map.
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(2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the office
of the Director of the National Park Service.
(c) ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL LAND.—The Sec-
retary may acquire any land, water, or interests in land
that are located within the revised boundary of the Monu-
ment by—
(1) donation;
(2) purchase with donated or appropriated
funds;
(3) transfer from any other Federal agency; or
(4) exchange.
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to applicable laws, all
land and interests in land held by the United States that
are included in the revised boundary under section 2 shall
be administered by the Secretary as part of the Monument.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
to carry out this section.
TITLE VI—ALASKA NATIONAL
PARK UNIT REPORTS
SEC. 601. MT. MCKINLEY HIGH ALTITUDE RESCUE FEE
STUDY.
No later than nine months after the enactment of this
section, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred
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to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall complete a report on the suit-
ability and feasibility of recovering the costs of high altitude
rescues on Mt. McKinley, within Denali National Park and
Preserve. The Secretary shall also report on the suitability
and feasibility of requiring climbers to provide proof of
medical insurance prior to the issuance of a climbing per-
mit by the National Park Service. The report shall also re-
view the amount of fees charged for a climbing permit and
make such recommendations for changing the fee structure
as the Secretary deems appropriate. Upon completion, the
report shall be submitted to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Re-
sources of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 602. ALASKA NATIVE HIRING REPORT.
(a) Within six months after the enactment of this sec-
tion the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to
as the ‘‘Secretary’’ shall submit a report detailing the
progress the Department has made in the implementation
of the provisions of sections 1307 and 1308 of the Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation Act and provisions
of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act. The report shall include a detailed action plan on the
future implementation of the provisions of sections 1307
and 1308 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conserva-
tion Act and provisions of the Indian Self-Determination
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and Education Assistance Act. The report shall describe, in
detail, the measures and actions that will be taken, along
with a description of the anticipated results to be achieved
during the next three fiscal years. The report shall focus
on lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the
Interior in Alaska and shall also address any laws, rules,
regulations and policies which act as a deterrent to hiring
Native Alaskans or contracting with Native Alaskans to
perform and conduct activities and programs of those agen-
cies and bureaus under the jurisdiction of the Department
of the Interior.
(b) The report shall be completed within existing ap-
propriations and shall be transmitted to the Committee on
Resources of the United States Senate; and the Committee
on Resources of the United States House of Representatives.
SEC. 603. PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In furtherance of the goals of sections 1307 and
1308 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
Act and the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination
and Education Assistance Act, the Secretary shall—
(1) implement pilot programs to employ resi-
dents of local communities at the following units of
the National Park System located in northwest Alas-
ka:
(A) Bering Land Bridge National Preserve,
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(B) Cape Krusenstern National Monument,
(C) Kobuk Valley National Park, and
(D) Noatak National Preserve; and
(2) report on the results of the programs within
one year to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the United States and the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives.
(b) In implementing the programs, the Secretary shall
consult with the Native Corporations, non-profit organiza-
tions, and Tribal entities in the immediate vicinity of such
units and shall also, to the extent practicable, involve such
groups in the development of interpretive materials and the
pilot programs relating to such units.
TITLE 
VII—GLACIER 
BAY 
NA-
TIONAL 
PARK 
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Glacier Bay National
Park Resource Management Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 702. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this title—
(1) the term ‘‘local residents’’ means those per-
sons living within the vicinity of Glacier Bay Na-
tional Park and Preserve, including but not limited
to the residents of Hoonah, Alaska, who are descend-
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ants of those who had an historic and cultural tradi-
tion of sea gull egg gathering within the boundary of
what is now Glacier Bay National Park and Pre-
serve;
(2) the term ‘‘outer waters’’ means all of the ma-
rine waters within the park outside of Glacier Bay
proper;
(3) the term ‘‘park’’ means Glacier Bay National
Park;
(4) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of
the Interior; and
(5) the term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Alaska.
SEC. 703. COMMERCIAL FISHING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall allow for com-
mercial fishing in the outer waters of the park in accord-
ance with the management plan referred to in subsection
(b) in a manner that provides for the protection of park
resources and values.
(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary and the State
shall cooperate in the development of a management plan
for the regulation of commercial fisheries in the outer wa-
ters of the park in accordance with existing Federal and
State laws and any applicable international conservation
and management treaties.
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(c) SAVINGS.—(1) Nothing in this title shall alter or
affect the provisions of section 123 of the Department of
the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for
Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105–277), as amended by
section 501 of the 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appro-
priations Act (Public Law 106–31).
(2) Nothing in this title shall enlarge or diminish Fed-
eral or State title, jurisdiction, or authority with respect
to the waters of the State of Alaska, the waters within Gla-
cier Bay National Park and Preserve, or tidal or submerged
lands.
(d) STUDY.—(1) Not later than one year after the date
funds are made available, the Secretary, in consultation
with the State, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the
International Pacific Halibut Commission, and other af-
fected agencies shall develop a plan for a comprehensive
multi-agency research and monitoring program to evaluate
the health of fisheries resources in the park’s marine waters,
to determine the effect, if any, of commercial fishing on—
(A) the productivity, diversity, and sustain-
ability of fishery resources in such waters; and
(B) park resources and values.
(2) The Secretary shall promptly notify the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Sen-
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ate and the Committee on Resources of the United States
House of Representatives upon the completion of the plan.
(3) The Secretary shall complete the program set forth
in the plan not later than seven years after the date the
Congressional Committees are notified pursuant to para-
graph (2), and shall transmit the results of the program
to such Committees on a biennial basis.
SEC. 704. SEA GULL EGG COLLECTION STUDY.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary, in consultation with local
residents, shall undertake a study of sea gulls living within
the park to assess whether sea gull eggs can be collected on
a limited basis without impairing the biological sustain-
ability of the sea gull population in the park. The study
shall be completed no later than two years after the date
funds are made available.
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—If the study referred to in
subsection (a) determines that the limited collection of sea
gull eggs can occur without impairing the biological sus-
tainability of the sea gull population in the park, the Sec-
retary shall submit recommendations for legislation to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United
States Senate and the Committee on Resources of the United
States House of Representatives.
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SEC. 705. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as
are necessary to carry out this title.
Attest:
Secretary.