jiayi-li23/proxann_data huggingface dataset:
Bill 114-HR-1949 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 with respect to submission of site and design proposals by the National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. (sponsor) for the National Liberty Memorial to honor the slaves and free black persons who served as soldiers and sailors or provided civilian assistance during the American Revolution.

The site and design approval process is revised to make the Department of Agriculture, rather than the Department of the Interior or the General Services Administration, responsible for consideration of these site and design proposals and their submission, on behalf of the sponsor, to the Commission of Fine Arts and National Capital Planning Commission.
Bill 114-HR-2009 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Native Americans

Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act

(Sec. 3) This bill declares that 39.65 acres of land are to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, effective the day after the Tuscon Unified School District No. 1 relinquishes its interest in the land. (Sec. 4) The United States must convey to the school district 13.24 acres of federal land in exchange for payment of the fair market value of the land and the cost of conveyance. The school district may acquire the federal reversionary interest in 27.5 acres of district land by paying the appraised value, plus the costs of appraisal and conveyance, to the Department of the Interior. (Sec. 5) Gaming is prohibited on the land taken into trust pursuant to this bill. (Sec. 6) There are no federal reserved water rights for the land taken into trust. The tribe retains state water rights for this land. Water rights for this land may not be forfeited or abandoned.
Bill 114-HR-2014 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Healthy Kids Outdoors Act of 2015 

 Authorizes the Department of the Interior to issue one cooperative agreement per state to eligible entities to implement and update a five-year Healthy Kids Outdoors State Strategy for encouraging Americans, especially children, youth, and families, to be physically active outdoors.

Requires eligible entities to provide a 25% match of the funding that they receive under this Act through in-kind contributions or cash. Directs the President to issue a national strategy for encouraging Americans to be physically active outdoors.

Directs Interior and the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out a study of national significance on the health impacts of the strategies under this Act.

Requires Interior to provide technical assistance to grantees and to disseminate best practices that emerge from the state strategies funded by this Act.
Bill 114-HR-2171 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Owyhee Wilderness Areas Boundary Modifications Act 

Adjusts the boundaries of the North Fork Owyhee Wilderness, the Owyhee River Wilderness, and the Pole Creek Wilderness in Idaho to exclude certain land.

Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to allow motor vehicles to continue to be used for livestock monitoring, herding, and gathering in the Big Jacks Creek Wilderness, Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness, Little Jacks Creek Wilderness, North Fork Owyhee Wilderness, Owyhee River Wilderness, and Pole Creek Wilderness.

Requires the Department of the Interior to: (1) report to Congress on all livestock grazing management activities that were authorized in such wilderness areas on the day before they were designated as wilderness, and (2) use the report to assist in the management of livestock grazing in those areas.
Bill 114-HR-2258 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

This bill declares that any proclamation of a national monument or reservation of a parcel of land as part of a national monument shall expire three years after the proclamation or reservation unless specifically approved by: (1) a federal law enacted after the date of the proclamation or reservation; and (2) a state law, for each state where the land involved is located, that is enacted after such date.
Bill 114-HR-2274 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Authorizes the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate the commitment and service represented by emergency medical services.

Prohibits the use of federal funds to pay any expense of the establishment of such work. Makes the Foundation solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of such work. Provides for the deposit of excess funds received for such work into a National Park Foundation account.
Bill 114-HR-2280 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Government operations and politics

Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2015

Requires each public building constructed, substantially altered, or acquired by the General Services Administration (GSA) to meet the following standards:

 at least 90% of the exposed facade material from ground level to 40 feet shall not be composed of glass or shall be composed of glass employing elements that preclude bird collisions without completely obscuring vision, ultraviolet (UV) patterned glass that contains UV-reflective or contrasting patterns that are visible to birds, patterns on glass designed in accordance with a rule that restricts horizontal spaces to less than 2 inches high and vertical spaces to less than 4 inches wide, opaque, etched, stained, frosted, or translucent glass, orany combination of these methods (modified glass); at least 60% of the exposed facade material above 40 feet shall meet such glass standard; there shall not be any transparent passageways or corners; all glass adjacent to atria or courtyards containing water features, plants, and other materials attractive to birds shall meet the modified glass standard; and outside lighting shall be appropriately shielded and minimized. Directs GSA to: (1) ensure that actual bird mortality is monitored at each public building; and (2) reduce exterior building and site lighting for each public building, where practicable.

Exempts historic buildings of national significance, the White House and its grounds, the Supreme Court building and its grounds, or the U.S. Capitol and its related buildings and grounds.
Bill 114-HR-2312 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Department of the Interior, with respect to the Salmon River in Idaho, to authorize or continue to authorize maintenance or replacement of the facilities and structures listed in this Act for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch.
Bill 114-HR-2333 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

(Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire the structure known as "Lunette Blair," which is related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.

The boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Kansas is modified as depicted on the map referred to as "Fort Scott National Historic Site Proposed Boundary Modification," and dated February 2016. Interior may acquire by donation or exchange only lands and interests in land within the boundaries of the site. Interior may not acquire any such lands or interests in land by condemnation. No private property or nonfederal property shall be included within the site without the written consent of the owner of that property. Nothing in this bill, the establishment of the site, nor the management plan for the site, shall be construed as creating a buffer zone outside of the site.
Bill 114-HR-2453 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

National Mall Revitalization and Designation Act

 Authorizes the National Capital Planning Commission (the Commission) to modify the boundaries of Areas I and II of the National Mall in the District of Columbia reserved for the location of commemorative works of preeminent historical and lasting significance to the United States. Prohibits any review of such a decision. Requires the Commission to notify the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of General Services (GSA), the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission, and certain congressional committees of any boundary modification made under such authority.

Allows the Secretary or the Administrator to submit a recommendation to Congress that the legislative authority for a commemorative work be terminated before its expiration date, if the person authorized to establish the work does not possess the capacity or resources to complete successfully the project for the establishment of the work before that expiration date.

Directs: (1) the Commission to prepare recommendations for improving upon the process required for the selection, design, and subject matter of commemorative works in the District of Columbia and its environs; and (2) the Secretary to submit a plan to enhance cultural experiences in, and visitor enjoyment, amenities, and the vitality of, the National Mall.
Bill 114-HR-2787 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

 Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified river segments of the East Rosebud Creek in Montana as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Bill 114-HR-2817 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Social sciences and history

National Historic Preservation Amendments Act

(Sec. 2) This bill extends the Historic Preservation Fund through FY2023. The Department of the Interior may accept nominations by federal agencies for the inclusion of properties on the National Register of Historic Places only in accordance with the nomination requirements described by this bill.
Bill 114-HR-2833 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Maritime Washington National Heritage Area Act

This bill establishes the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area in the state of Washington.

The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation shall be the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area, and shall prepare and submit a management plan for it.
Bill 114-HR-2857 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 10, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

(Sec. 1) This bill revises a condition for establishment of the Coltsville National Historical Park in Connecticut to require the state, the city, or the private property owner, as appropriate, to enter into a written agreement with the Department of the Interior to donate at least 10,000 square feet of space in the Colt Armory Complex (currently, the East Armory).

No non-federal property may be included in the Historical Park without the owner's written consent.

The establishment of the Historical Park or its management shall not be construed to create buffer zones outside of it.
Bill 114-HR-2879 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act

This bill amends the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 to add Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County in Illinois to the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area.
Bill 114-HR-2880 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on February 24, 2016. The summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill redesignates the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site in the state of Georgia as the "Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park." The current boundary map is replaced with a map of a proposed boundary revision dated June 2015.
Bill 114-HR-2900 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Act

 Establishes the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in the state of Washington.

Directs the Department of the Interior to designate a willing local unit of government or a nonprofit organization to serve as the coordinating entity for the Heritage Area, which shall prepare and submit a management plan for it.
Bill 114-HR-2925 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area Act

 Establishes the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area in Arizona. Requires the Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance, Inc. as the local coordinating entity for the Area, to prepare and submit a management plan for it.

Requires the management plan to:

 inventory the natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the Area related to its national importance, as well as the themes that ought to be protected, enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and developed; and recommend policies and strategies for resource management.
Bill 114-HR-3004 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)

(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act to extend the authorization for the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission through October 12, 2021.
Bill 114-HR-3036 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

National 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center Act 

(Sec. 3) This bill designates the National September 11 Memorial located at the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, as a national memorial.

This memorial shall not be a unit of the National Park System.

(Sec. 4) The Department of the Interior may award a single grant per year through a competitive process to a tax-exempt, charitable nonprofit organization (eligible entity) for the operation and maintenance of any memorial located within the United States established to commemorate the events of and honor:

 the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001; and the victims of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on February 26, 1993. In awarding such grants, Interior shall give greatest weight in the selection of eligible entities using the following criteria:

 experience in managing a public memorial that will benefit the largest number of visitors each calendar year; experience in managing a memorial of significant size (four acres or more); successful coordination and cooperation with federal, state, and local governments in the operation and management of the memorial; the ability and commitment to use grant funds to enhance security at the memorial; and the ability to use grant funds to increase the numbers of economically disadvantaged visitors to the memorial and surrounding areas. The authority to award grants under this Act shall expire seven years after enactment of this Act.
Bill 114-HR-3153 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and Castaic Wilderness Act

 This bill establishes: (1) the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial at the Saint Francis Dam site in Los Angeles County, California, to honor the victims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster of March 12, 1928; (2) the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument on specified land administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in Los Angeles County; and (3) the Saint Francis Dam Advisory Commission.

The Commission must: (1) report recommendations for the planning, design, construction, and long-term management of the Memorial; and (2) advise the Department of the Interior on the development of a management plan for the Memorial site.

The Memorial shall be administered as a unit of the National Park System.

The Department of Agriculture shall: (1) manage the Monument in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances its cultural, historic, and ecological resources; and (2) develop a management plan for the Monument.

This bill designates approximately 620 acres of specified public land in California as a potential wilderness area and requires such land to be designated as the Castaic Wilderness on the earlier of: (1) the date Interior publishes notice that conditions in the area that are incompatible with the Wilderness Act have been removed, or (2) the date that is five years after the date of enactment of this Act.

The Monument and the Castaic Wilderness shall be administered as components of the National Landscape Conservation System.

The bill designates an additional 69,812 acres of land in Los Angeles County as the Castaic Wilderness. The Secretary may: (1) take necessary measures to control fire, insects, and diseases in such Wilderness; (2) conduct management activities necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and habitats and to maintain water sources for wildlife in such Wilderness; and (3) authorize the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, or climatological collection devices that are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir operation activities in such Wilderness. The Wilderness area is withdrawn from:

 all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
Bill 114-HR-3169 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Government operations and politics

Smithsonian Modernization Act of 2015

 Revises requirements for the composition of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Requires the Board to be composed of 21 members appointed by the President from among lists of nominees submitted by the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate.

Increases from 8 to 17 the number of Regents constituting a quorum to do business.

 Revises requirements for the terms of office for Regents. Permits Regents to be reappointed.
Bill 114-HR-3176 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Crime and law enforcement

Protecting our National Parks Act of 2015

This bill declares that whoever willfully injures or destroys, or attempts to injure or destroy, property under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service shall be fined, imprisoned for up to 10 years, or both fined and imprisoned.
Bill 114-HR-3387 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Government operations and politics

Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill applies to the Smithsonian Institution the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Privacy Act, and current law relating to open meetings of government agencies.

(Sec. 3) This bill shall apply:

 with respect to the FOIA and the Privacy Act, to any records created by the Smithsonian Institution before, on, or after the enactment of this bill; and with respect to current law relating to open meetings of government agencies, to any meetings held by the Smithsonian Institution on or after the enactment of this bill.
Bill 114-HR-3389 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

National Monument Designation Transparency Act

 Requires land reserved as part of a national monument to be confined to the smallest area essential to ensure the proper care and management of the objects of historic or scientific interest protected by the monument.

Sets forth additional procedures for the designation of national monuments.
Bill 114-HR-3478 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

Luna and Hidalgo Counties Wilderness Study Area Release Act of 2015

 Releases specified wilderness study areas in the Luna and Hidalgo Counties in New Mexico from further study for designation as wilderness.
Bill 114-HR-3480 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 25, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act

 (Sec. 2) This bill expands the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument on Saint Simon Island, Georgia, and increases the maximum number of acres that may be included in the monument from 250 to 305 acres.

The Department of the Interior may acquire, by donation or purchase, the land and interests within the monument only from willing sellers.

No nonfederal property may be included in the monument without the owner's written consent.

Interior may not acquire land or interests by condemnation or eminent domain.

Nothing in this bill, neither the establishment of the monument nor the management plan for the monument, shall be construed as creating buffer zones outside of the monument.
Bill 114-HR-3511 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

National Scenic Trails Parity Act

 Amends the National Trails System Act to require the North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails to be administered as units of the National Park System.
Bill 114-HR-3527 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

This bill declares that the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming shall be known and designated as "Devils Tower."
Bill 114-HR-3556 — Public Lands / National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources

National Park Service Centennial Act

This bill establishes the National Park Centennial Challenge Fund in the Treasury to finance signature projects and programs to enhance the National Park System (NPS) as it approaches its centennial in 2016.

 There is also established in the Treasury a Public Lands Centennial Fund.

The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture shall jointly establish a program under which funds from the Centennial Fund are made available to federal land or water management agencies to support projects that:

 enhance visitor services and outdoor recreational opportunities, restore lands and waters, repair facilities or trails, or increase energy and water efficiency. National Park Foundation Endowment Act

The National Park Foundation shall establish the Second Century Endowment for the National Park Service.

The National Park Service Second Century Fund is established in the Treasury.

Interior shall undertake a broad program of the highest quality interpretation and education.

The Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 is amended to increase from 25 to 30 the age limit for participants in the Public Lands Corps.

This bill makes permanent the Volunteers in the Parks Program.

Interior may establish a Visitor Services Management Authority (VSMA) to administer commercial visitor services programs and activities of the NPS, including the award and administration of commercial visitor facilities and services management contracts pursuant to this Act.

A VSMA revolving fund is established for expenses necessary for the management, improvement, enhancement, operation, construction, and maintenance of commercial visitor services and facilities and payment of possessory interest and leasehold surrender interest.