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Bill 110-HR-285 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Steel Industry National Historic Site Act - Establishes the Steel Industry National Historic Site in Pennsylvania as a unit of the National Park System. Includes within such Historic Site the following lands: (1) the location of the Battle of Homestead in Munhall, Pennsylvania; (2) the location of the Carrie Furnace complex in Swissvale and Rankin, Pennsylvania; and (3) the location of the Hot Metal Bridge in Rankin and Munhall, Pennsylvania. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) acquire, by donation only, certain property for inclusion in the Historic Site; (2) enter into a cooperative agreement to further the purposes of the Historic Site; and (3) provide technical assistance for preservation and maintenance of historic structures and the natural and cultural landscape in the Historic Site. Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a general management plan for the Site. Grants private property owners protections from public access to private property in the Historic Site. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill 110-HR-295 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Armed forces and national security

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado.
Bill 110-HR-299 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Lowell National Historical Park Boundary Adjustment Act - Modifies the boundary of the Lowell National Historical Park to include certain properties in the City of Lowell, Massachusetts.
Bill 110-HR-309 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to carry out a demonstration program that provides that receipts from timber sales shall be retained for expenditure within units of the National Park System from which the timber is removed as part of an approved plan for the restoration or protection of park resources or values. Instructs the Secretary to permit each of the existing 24 National Battlefields, National Battlefield Parks, National Military Parks, and National Battlefield Sites to participate in the demonstration program if the unit has in place a general management plan, cultural landscape plan, or other resources management plan approved pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 that identifies specific timber for removal for purposes of cultural or historic landscape restoration or fuel load reduction. Requires each unit selected to participate in the demonstration program to retain receipts from the sale or disposal of timber removed. Provides for such receipts to be available for expenditure for within a unit for the following purposes only: (1) landscape restoration; (2) interpretive services; (3) eradication of disease, insects, or invasive species; or (4) fuel load reduction. Requires the Secretary to submit a report containing the results of such demonstration program, including: (1) a detailed accounting of the receipts generated in each unit by such program; (2) the expenditure by each unit of those receipts; and (3) any resource or other impacts, positive or negative, on each participating unit. Terminates the authority granted to the Secretary to carry out the demonstration program under this Act four years after enactment of this Act.
Bill 110-HR-310 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

NPS Concessions Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 to increase the anticipated annual gross receipts eligible for a concessioner's preferential right of renewal. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to provide to any entity that submitted a proposal and who was not awarded a proposed concessions contract a debriefing as to why it was not selected as submitting the best proposal for that concessions contract. Permits a leasehold surrender interest in a capital improvement upon U.S.-owned land within a unit of the National Park Service (NPS) under a concession contract to be pledged as security for NPS contracts using a combination of leasehold surrender interest if holding one or more contracts with the NPS, and prohibits the proceeds resulting from such pledged security from being restricted for use in the park or parks for which the leasehold surrender interest was pledged. Revises guidelines governing commercial use authorizations.
Bill 110-HR-359 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study to determine: (1) appropriate methods for preserving and interpreting certain sites in Arizona, California, and other states that are significant to the life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm labor movement in the western United States; and (2) whether any of the sites meets the criteria for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or designation as a national historic landmark. Directs the Secretary, in conducting such study, to: (1) consider the criteria for the study of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park System; and (2) consult with the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation, the United Farm Workers Union, and state and local historical associations and societies. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill 110-HR-376 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study relating to the First and Second Battles of Newtonia (Missouri) during the Civil War, including evaluating the suitability and feasibility of adding the battlefields and related sites as part of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield or designating such battlefields and sites as a unit of the National Park System. Makes the criteria for the study of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park System applicable to such study. Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a report containing the results of such study and any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.
Bill 110-HR-390 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Government operations and politics

Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act - Requires the Archivist of the United States to: (1) establish, as part of the National Archives, and maintain an electronically searchable database of historic records of servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction (including Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands Records, the Southern Claims Commission Records, Records of the Freedmen's Bank, Slave Impressments Records, Slave Payroll Records, and the Slave Manifest) contained within federal agencies for genealogical and historical research; and (2) preserve relevant records.Requires the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to provide grants to states, colleges and universities, and genealogical associations to preserve records and establish databases of local records of such information. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill 110-HR-407 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating the coastal areas of Clatsop County, Oregon, and Pacific County, Washington (also known as the North Beach Peninsula) and areas relating to Native American history, local history, Euro-American settlement culture, and related economic activities of the Columbia River eastward in Clatsop County and Pacific, Columbia, and Wahkiakum Counties, Washington, as the "Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area." Requires the study to include analysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the study area: (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural resources that together represent distinctive aspects of American heritage worthy of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and continuing use, and are best managed through partnerships among public and private entities and by combining diverse and sometimes noncontiguous resources and active communities; and (2) provides outstanding recreational and educational opportunities. Instructs the Secretary, in conducting the study, to analyze the potential impact that designation of the area as a national heritage area is likely to have on land within the proposed area or bordering such area that is privately owned. Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a report describing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Secretary with respect to such study.
Bill 110-HR-415 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (the Act) to designate specified segments of the Taunton River in Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Requires the river segments to be managed in accordance with the Taunton River Stewardship Plan, dated July 2005, including any amendment to such Plan, that the Secretary of the Interior determines to be consistent with this Act. Authorizes the Secretary, in order to provide for the protection, preservation, and enhancement of each river segment, to enter into cooperative agreements, which may include provisions for financial and other assistance, with: (1) the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (including the political subdivisions of Massachusetts); (2) the Taunton River Stewardship Council; and (3) any appropriate nonprofit, as determined by the Secretary. Bars the river segments from being: (1) administered as a unit of the National Park System; or (2) subject to the laws (including regulations) that govern the administration of such System.Considers the zoning ordinances adopted by specified towns and cities, including any provision of the zoning ordinances related to the conservation of floodplains, wetlands, and watercourses associated with any river segment designated by this Act, to satisfy each standard and requirement under the Act regarding the prohibition on the federal acquisition of certain lands by condemnation for inclusion in any national, wild, scenic, or recreational river area. Authorizes the Secretary, respecting each river segment, to only acquire parcels of land by donation or with the owner's consent. Prohibits the acquisition of any parcel by condemnation. Requires the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and private industry, to complete a report regarding the energy resources available on the lands and waters included in the segments of the Taunton River designated by this Act. Prohibits anything in this Act from: (1) being construed as affecting the authority or responsibility of Massachusetts to manage or regulate fish and resident wildlife, including the authority to regulate hunting, fishing, trapping, and recreational shooting; (2) being construed as limiting access for hunting, fishing, trapping, or recreational shooting; or (3) impacting the supply of domestically-produced energy resources.
Bill 110-HR-439 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Government operations and politics

Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act or the SEARCH Act - Directs the Archivist of the United States to establish, as part of the National Archives, a national database consisting of historic records of servitude and emancipation in the United States to assist African Americans in researching their genealogy. Requires the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to maintain the database.
Bill 110-HR-442 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to: (1) study and report to specified congressional committees on the suitability and feasibility of designating the Wolf House located on Highway 5 in Norfolk [sic], Arkansas, as a unit of the National Park System; and (2) consider management alternatives for the Wolf House.
Bill 110-HR-450 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail Designation Act - Designates the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, a trail from Missoula, Montana to the Pacific Ocean, to provide for the public appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of the nationally significant natural and cultural features of the Ice Age Floods and to promote efforts to interpret and educate along the pathways of the floods. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to administer the Trail. Prohibits the Trail, except as provided in this Act, from being considered a unit of the National Park System (NPS). Allows the Secretary to establish and operate a Trail management office within the vicinity of the Trail. Requires the Secretary to prepare a cooperative management and interpretation plan for the Trail.
Bill 110-HR-512 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Arts, culture, religion

Commission to Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino Act of 2007 - Establishes the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American Latino Heritage to report its recommendations with respect to developing a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, D.C. Requires the Commission to develop a fund-raising plan for supporting the creation and maintenance of the Museum through contributions by the American people, and a separate plan on fund-raising by the American Latino community. Instructs the Commission to examine and report on: (1) the availability and cost of collections to be acquired and housed in the Museum; (2) the impact of the Museum on regional Hispanic- and Latino-related museums; (3) possible locations for the Museum in Washington, D.C.; (4) whether the Museum should be located within the Smithsonian Institution; (5) the governance and organizational structure from which the Museum should operate; (6) how to engage the American Latino community in the development and design of the Museum; and (7) the cost of constructing, operating, and maintaining the Museum. Requires the Commission, based on the recommendations contained in the reports described above, to submit for consideration to specified congressional committees recommendations for a legislative plan of action to create and construct the Museum. Authorizes the Commission to convene a national conference on the Museum, which shall be comprised of individuals committed to the advancement of American Latino life, art, history, and culture. Instructs the Department of the Interior to provide from funds appropriated for this purpose administrative services, facilities, and funds necessary for the performance of the Commission's functions. Makes such funds available prior to any meetings of the Commission. Excepts the Commission from application of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill 110-HR-573 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Corrections Act - Permits the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Indiana, to: (1) accept donations of lands located outside the present boundaries of the Lakeshore if they are either contiguous or separated from such lands by only a right-of-way; and (2) make acquisitions to the boundaries of the Lakeshore from units of state or local government by satisfaction of delinquent state or local taxes.
Bill 110-HR-646 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Kentucky Artisan Heritage Trails National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Kentucky Artisan Heritage Trails National Heritage Area in Kentucky. Designates the Southern and Eastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association (SEKTDA) as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Association to develop a management plan for the Heritage Area. Prohibits the Association from using federal funds received under this Act to acquire real property or an interest in real property.
Bill 110-HR-652 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Veterans Eagle Parks Pass Act - Makes the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans.
Bill 110-HR-754 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Arts, culture, religion

Designates the National Museum of Wildlife Art located at 2820 Rungius Road, Jackson, Wyoming as the "National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States."
Bill 110-HR-761 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc., specified federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in Nebraska, to be used as an historic site and interpretive center for the Trail. Requires the National Park Service (NPS), through a written agreement with the Foundation, to ensure that the operation of the land conveyed is in accordance with NPS standards for preservation, maintenance, and interpretation. Authorizes appropriations for site and center operation.
Bill 110-HR-764 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Saguro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2007 - Amends the Saguro National Park Establishment Act of 1994 to modify further the boundaries of Saguaro National Park to include specified land. Allows the Secretary of the Interior, with the consent of the State of Arizona, to acquire from the State land or interests in land within the boundary of the Park Directs the Secretary to conduct a study to identify lands that would be a part of any future boundary adjustments for the Park. Instructs that such study examine the natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic values and characters of the lands identified.
Bill 110-HR-783 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Mesa Verde National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire specified land adjacent to the Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado or an interest in such land for addition to the Park. Permits such an acquisition of land to be made by donation, purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. Revises the boundary of the Park to reflect the acquisition of such land. Requires the Secretary to administer any land or interest in land acquired under this Act as part of the Park. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill 110-HR-807 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act - Directs the Secretary of Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a memorial as a unit or units of the National Park System to the Space Shuttle Columbia on the four specified parcels of land in Texas on which large debris from the Space Shuttle was recovered. Authorizes the Secretary to recommend to Congress additional sites in Texas relating to the Space Shuttle Columbia for establishment as memorials to the Space Shuttle.
Bill 110-HR-830 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Denali National Park and Alaska Railroad Exchange Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to grant to the Alaska Railroad Corporation an exclusive use easement on land that is identified by the Secretary within Denali National Park to provide a location to the Corporation for the construction, maintenance, and on-going operation of track and associated support facilities for turning railroad trains around near Denali Park Station. Directs the Secretary, in exchange for the easement granted, to require the relinquishment of certain portions of the Corporation's existing exclusive use easement within the boundary of the Park. Requires that the acreage of the easements exchanged under this Act be approximately equal. Limits the total acreage of the easement to 25 acres. Requires the easement conveyed to the Corporation to be under the same terms as the exclusive use easement granted to the Alaska Railroad in the Park in a specified deed. States that the easement relinquished by the Corporation, respecting the portion being exchanged, shall be the full title and interest received by the Alaska Railroad in such deed. Requires the Alaska Railroad to pay all costs associated with such land exchange, including the costs of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the costs of any surveys, and other reasonable costs.Designates the lands underlying any easement relinquished to the United States under this Act that are adjacent to designated wilderness as wilderness and added to the Denali Wilderness, the boundaries of which are modified accordingly. Requires the designated lands to be managed according to the applicable provisions of the Wilderness Act and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980. Instructs the Secretary to require any additional terms and conditions that the Secretary determines are appropriate to protect the interests of the United States and of the Park.
Bill 110-HR-859 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in Colorado. Designates the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Board of Directors as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Board to prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage Area.
Bill 110-HR-860 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

California Wild Heritage Act of 2007 - Designates specified national forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public land in California as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (System). Requires such areas to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior or Agriculture, whichever has current administrative jurisdiction over each area. Designates specified California public land as: (1) salmon restoration areas; (2) wilderness study areas; and (3) a potential wilderness area. Releases any parts of a specified wilderness study area from further study for designation as wilderness. Designates specified California national park lands as wilderness areas and components of the System, requiring such lands to be managed by the National Park Service (NPS). Designates specified land in Joshua Tree National Park as potential wilderness, which shall be managed by the Secretary of the Interior. Designates specified California rivers as wild, scenic, and recreational rivers. Requires the review of one additional California river to determine its suitability as a wild, scenic, or recreational river. Establishes the Sacramento River National Recreation Area. Permits the Secretary concerned to acquire land or interests within the boundaries of the Area. Requires the development of a comprehensive plan for the long-range protection and management of such Area. Establishes the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest for public enjoyment and scientific study. Requires the development of a comprehensive management plan for such Forest.
Bill 110-HR-877 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Adams National Historical Park Boundary Addition Act of 2007 - Amends the Adams National Historical Park Act of 1998 to revise the boundary of Adams National Historical Park to include the Quincy Homestead and carriage shed at 34 Butler Road in Quincy, Massachusetts, within the Park.