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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO UNITED STATES INSULAR POSSESSION PROGRAM.

    (a) Production Certificates.--The additional U.S. Note 5(h) to 
chapter 91 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 
amended--
            (1) by amending subparagraphs (i) and (ii) to read as 
        follows:
``(i) In the case of each calendar quarter beginning after January 1, 
        2002, and before January 1, 2016, the Secretaries jointly, 
        shall:
        ``(A) verify for the preceding calendar quarter both the wages 
                paid by each producer to permanent residents of the 
                insular possessions (including the value of any fringe 
                benefits) and the total quantity and value of watches 
                produced in the insular possessions and imported into 
                the customs territory of the United States; and
        ``(B) issue to each producer (not later than 30 days after the 
                end of the calendar quarter) a certificate for the 
                applicable amount.
``(ii) For purposes of subparagraph (i), except as provided in 
        subparagraphs (iii) and (iv), the term `applicable amount' 
        means an amount equal to the sum of:
        ``(A) 90 percent of the producer's creditable wages (including 
                the value of any fringe benefits) on watch assembly 
                during the preceding calendar quarter (but only the 
                first 300,000 units per calendar year); plus
        ``(B) the applicable graduated declining percentage (determined 
                each year by the Secretaries) of the producer's 
                creditable wages (including the value of any fringe 
                benefits) on the assembly during the preceding calendar 
                quarter for units in excess of 300,000 that calendar 
                year, but not in excess of 750,000 that calendar year; 
                plus
        ``(C) the difference between the duties that would have been 
                due on the producer's watches (excluding digital 
                watches) imported into the customs territory of the 
                United States during the preceding quarter if they had 
                been imported from a country eligible for normal trade 
                relations subject to duty at the rates set forth in 
                column 1 under this chapter that were in effect on 
                January 1, 2001, and the duties that would have been 
                due on those watches if they had been imported from the 
                same country under the tariffs in effect for the 
                preceding calendar quarter.''; and
            (2) by amending subparagraph (v) to read as follows:
``(v)(A) Any certificate issued under subparagraph (i) shall entitle 
        the certificate holder to secure the refund of duties equal to 
        the face value of the certificate on watches, watch movements 
        and, with the exception of discrete cases, parts therefor 
        imported into the customs territory of the United States by the 
        certificate holder. Such refunds shall be made under 
        regulations issued by the Treasury Department. Not more than 5 
        percent of such refunds may be retained as a reimbursement to 
        the Customs Service for the administrative costs of making the 
        refunds. If the Secretary of the Treasury determines that there 
        is an insufficient level of duties from watch and watch-related 
        tariffs, the Secretary may authorize refunds of duties 
        collected on jewelry under chapter 71 or any other duties that 
        the Secretary determines are appropriate.
``(B) At the election of the certificate holder and upon making the 
        certification described in this clause, the Secretary of the 
        Treasury shall pay to the holder the face value of the 
        certificate, less the value of (1) any duty refund claimed by 
        the holder under the certificate, plus (2) a discount of not 
        more than 2 percent of the face value of the certificate, as 
        determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. A certificate 
        holder shall not be eligible for direct payment under this 
        clause unless the certificate holder certifies to the 
        Secretaries that the funds received will be reinvested or 
        utilized to support and continue employment in the Virgin 
        Islands.
``(C) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to make the payments 
        provided for in clause (B) from duties collected on watches, 
        watch movements and, with the exception of discrete cases, 
        parts therefor. If such duties are insufficient, the Secretary 
        of the Treasury is authorized to make those payments from 
        duties collected on jewelry under chapter 71 or any other 
        duties that the Secretary determines are appropriate.''.
    (b) Jewelry.--Additional U.S. Note to chapter 71 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (e) as 
        paragraphs (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (a) the following new 
        paragraph:
``(b) The 750,000 unit limitation in additional U.S. Note 5(h)(ii)(B) 
        to chapter 91 shall not apply to articles of jewelry subject to 
        this note.''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (f), as so redesignated, and 
        inserting the following:
``(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, prior to February 9, 
        2004, any article of jewelry provided for in heading 7113 that 
        is assembled in the Virgin Islands, Guam, or American Samoa 
        shall be treated as a product of the Virgin Islands, Guam, or 
        American Samoa for purposes of this note and General Note 
        3(a)(iv) of this Schedule.''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on April 1, 2002, 
with respect to goods imported into the customs territory of the United 
States on or after January 1, 2002.

SOLUTION: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to revise clock and watch provisions to require the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior, jointly, for each calendar quarter beginning after January 1, 2002, and before January 1, 2016, to: (1) verify for the preceding calendar quarter both the wages paid by each producer to permanent residents of the insular possessions (including the value of any fringe benefits) and the total quantity and value of watches produced there and imported into the U.S. customs territory; and (2) issue to each producer a certificate for the applicable amount.Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, at the election of the certificate holder, to pay to the holder the face value of the certificate, less the value of any duty refund claimed by the holder under the certificate, plus a discount of not more than two percent of the face value of the certificate as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hudson River Valley Special Resource 
Study Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) Study area.--The term ``study area''--
                    (A) means the portion of the Hudson River that 
                flows from Rodgers Island at Fort Edward to the 
                southern-most boundary of Westchester County, New York; 
                and
                    (B) includes any relevant sites and landscapes 
                within the counties in New York that abut the area 
                described in subparagraph (A).

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds as follows:
            (1) The Hudson River Valley possesses important and unique 
        cultural, historical, natural, recreational and scenic 
        resources that have been central to the development and 
        sustainment of our Nation.
            (2) The Hudson River Valley encompasses a rich array of 
        sensitive natural resources ranging from the River itself and 
        its vast estuarine district, to its wetlands, refuges, parks, 
        forests, farmlands, preserves, cliffs, mountains, and valleys.
            (3) The Hudson River and its tributaries are home to a 
        number of rare and threatened animal species, habitats, and 
        plants.
            (4) The Hudson River Valley is home to myriad biking, 
        heritage, pedestrian and scenic trail systems on the eastern 
        and western sides of the River that are now connected by the 
        Walkway Over the Hudson bridge, which has been designated as a 
        National Recreation Trail.
            (5) Throughout history, the Hudson River Valley has played 
        a central role in the development of our nation, starting from 
        the vibrant Native American communities that first inhabited 
        the land, to Henry Hudson's voyage up the river later named for 
        him in the vessel Half Moon in 1609 and later with the American 
        Revolution, the debate on our Constitution, the first 
        successful steamboat voyage by Robert Fulton in 1807, the 
        Industrial Revolution, and the modern labor and environmental 
        movements.
            (6) The Hudson River Valley gave birth to important 
        movements in American art, architecture and literature through 
        the work of Andrew Jackson Downing, Alexander Jackson Davis, 
        Thomas Cole, Frederick Church and their associates from the 
        Hudson River School of Art, as well as through authors such as 
        Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, William Cullen 
        Bryant, Susan and Anna Warner, and John Burroughs.
            (7) The depictions and descriptions of the Hudson River 
        Valley's renowned scenery and natural resources played a 
        central role in the recognition of the value of the landscape 
        and the development of an American esthetic and environmental 
        ideal.
            (8) A 1996 National Park Service study called the Hudson 
        River Valley ``the landscape that defined America.''.
            (9) The Hudson River Valley has been the subject of 
        multiple State and Federal inventories, studies, and plans that 
        should greatly assist a National Park Service special resource 
        study.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY.

    (a) In General.--As soon as funds are made available for this 
purpose, the Secretary shall complete a study of the Hudson River 
Valley in the State of New York to evaluate--
            (1) the national significance of the area; and
            (2) the suitability and feasibility of designating the area 
        as a unit of the National Park System.
    (b) Study Guidelines.--In conducting the study under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) use the criteria for the study of areas for potential 
        inclusion in the National Park System included in section 8 of 
        Public Law 91-383, as amended by section 303 of the National 
        Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-391; 112 
        Stat. 3501); and
            (2) closely examine park unit models, in particular 
        national river and recreation areas, as well as other landscape 
        protection models, that--
                    (A) encompass large areas of non-Federal lands 
                within their designated boundaries;
                    (B) foster public and private collaborative 
                arrangements for achieving National Park Service 
                objectives; and
                    (C) protect and respect the rights of private land 
                owners.

SEC. 5. REPORT.

    Not later than 24 months after the date that funds are first made 
available for this purpose, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the 
findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the study authorized by 
this Act.

SOLUTION: Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a study of the Hudson River Valley in the state of New York to evaluate: (1) the national significance of the part of the Hudson River that flows from Rodgers Island at Fort Edward to the southern-most boundary of Westchester County, New York, including any relevant sites and landscapes within counties in New York that abut that part of the River (the study area); and (2) the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Backcountry Landing Strip Access 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) aircraft landing strips--
                    (A) serve an essential safety role as emergency 
                landing areas;
                    (B) provide access to people who would otherwise be 
                physically unable to enjoy national parks, national 
                forests, wilderness areas, and other Federal land;
                    (C) support State economies by providing efficient 
                access for visitors seeking recreational activities; 
                and
                    (D) serve an essential role in search and rescue, 
                forest and ecological management, research, wildlife 
                management, aerial mapping, firefighting, and disaster 
                relief; and
            (2) the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
        Agriculture should--
                    (A) adopt a nationwide policy for governing 
                backcountry aviation issues relating to the management 
                of Federal land under the jurisdiction of the 
                Secretaries; and
                    (B) require regional managers to comply with the 
                policy adopted under subparagraph (A).

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

     In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
            (2) Aircraft landing strip.--The term ``aircraft landing 
        strip'' means an established aircraft landing strip located on 
        Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
        Secretary that is commonly known, and has been or is 
        consistently used, for aircraft landing and departure 
        activities.
            (3) Permanently close.--The term ``permanently close'' 
        means any closure, the duration of which is more than 90 days 
        in any calendar year.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
                    (A) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of 
                the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the 
                Interior; and
                    (B) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of 
                the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 
                Agriculture.

SEC. 4. PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERATION OF ACTIONS AFFECTING CERTAIN 
              AIRCRAFT LANDING STRIPS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall not take any action that would 
permanently close, restrict, or render or declare as unserviceable any 
aircraft landing strip unless--
            (1) the head of the aviation department of each State in 
        which the aircraft landing strip is located approves the 
        action;
            (2) the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register notice 
        of the proposed action, including notice that the action would 
        permanently close, restrict, or render or declare as 
        unserviceable the aircraft landing strip;
            (3) the Secretary provides for a 90-day public comment 
        period beginning on the date of publication of the notice under 
        paragraph (2); and
            (4) the Secretary and the head of the aviation department 
        of each State in which the affected aircraft landing strip is 
        located have taken into consideration any comments received 
        during the comment period under paragraph (3).
    (b) Policies.--
            (1) Backcountry aviation policies.--Not later than 2 years 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries 
        shall--
                    (A) adopt a nationwide policy for governing 
                backcountry aviation issues relating to the management 
                of Federal land under the jurisdiction of the 
                Secretaries; and
                    (B) require regional managers to adhere to the 
                policy adopted under subparagraph (A).
            (2) Requirements.--Any policy affecting air access to an 
        aircraft landing strip, including the policy adopted under 
        paragraph (1), shall not take effect unless the policy--
                    (A) states that the Administrator has the sole 
                authority to control aviation and airspace over the 
                United States; and
                    (B) seeks and considers comments from State 
                governments and the public.
    (c) Maintenance of Airstrips.--
            (1) In general.--To ensure that aircraft landing strips are 
        maintained in a manner that is consistent with the resource 
        values of any adjacent area, the Secretary shall consult with--
                    (A) the head of the aviation department of each 
                State in which an aircraft landing strip is located; 
                and
                    (B) any other interested parties.
            (2) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
        cooperative agreements with interested parties for the 
        maintenance of aircraft landing strips.
    (d) Exchanges or Acquisitions.--There shall not be as a condition 
of any Federal acquisition of, or exchange involving, private property 
on which a landing strip is located--
            (1) the closure or purposeful neglect of the landing strip; 
        or
            (2) any other action that would restrict use or render any 
        landing strip unserviceable.
    (e) Applicability.--Subsections (a), (b)(2), and (d) shall apply to 
any action, policy, exchange, or acquisition, respectively, that is not 
final on the date of enactment of this Act.
    (f) Effect on Federal Aviation Administration Authority.--Nothing 
in this Act affects the authority of the Administrator over aviation or 
airspace.

SOLUTION:
Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from taking any action that would permanently close, restrict, render or declare as unserviceable any aircraft landing strip located on federal land under their respective jurisdiction, unless: (1) the head of the aviation department of each state in which the aircraft landing strip is located approves the action; (2) notice of the proposed action has been published in the Federal Register; (3) a public comment period on the action has been provided; and (4) the relevant Secretary and the head of the aviation department of each state in which the affected aircraft landing strip is located have taken into consideration any comments received during the comment period.

Directs the Secretaries to: (1) adopt a nationwide policy for governing backcountry aviation issues related to the management of federal land under their jurisdiction; and (2) require regional managers to adhere to it. Declares that a policy affecting air access to an aircraft landing strip located on federal land will not take effect unless certain conditions are met.