lcalvobartolome/proxann_data huggingface dataset:
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-07-07 00:00:00

Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Designation Act - Designates the Longfellow National Historic Site in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as the Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-07-08 00:00:00

Adams National Historical Park Boundary Addition Act of 2009 - 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.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-07-08 00:00:00

Camp Hale Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service (NPS), to complete a special resource study to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of designating Camp Hale, in Colorado, as a separate unit of the National Park System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of Camp Hale by the NPS, other government entities, or private or nonprofit organizations.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-07-16 00:00:00

Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Port Chicago National Memorial Act of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interior to administer the Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System. Directs the Secretary of Defense to transfer a specified parcel of land as identified on the map entitled "Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, Proposed Boundary," dated August 2005, to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior if the land is excess to military needs. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the city of Concord, California, and the East Bay Regional Park District to establish and operate a facility for visitor orientation and parking, administrative offices, and curatorial storage for the Memorial. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should promptly remediate any remaining environmental contamination relating to the land. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretaries of Defense and the Interior should work together to: (1) repair storm damage to the Memorial; and (2) develop a process by which future repairs and necessary modifications to the Memorial can be achieved in as timely and cost-effective a manner as possible.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-08-03 00:00:00

Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act of 2009 - Requires the Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina to be managed in accordance with the Interim Protected Species Management Strategy/Environmental Assessment issued by the National Park Service (NPS) on June 13, 2007, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the Secretary, through the Director of the NPS, issues a special regulation and long term off-road vehicle management plan for the use of the Seashore. Invalidates the consent decree filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina regarding off-road vehicle use at the Seashore.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Arts, culture, religion
Date: 2009-08-03 00:00:00

National Museum of Industrial History Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to offer to enter into an agreement with an appropriate entity under which to provide federal assistance for the development and operation of an interpretive center and museum on the former Bethlehem Steel Plant Site in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to preserve, display, and interpret historical resources relating to industrialization in the United States and to promote other historical and cultural resources in the region through activities conducted at the interpretive center and museum. Sets forth covered and prohibited uses of such financial assistance, including prohibiting the use of assistance for the acquisition of any item for the museum's collection. Provides for a non-federal match from each party to an agreement. Requires the Secretary to submit annual reports to Congress that describe: (1) the current status of the development of the interpretive center and museum; (2) each project and activity funded; and (3) the unexpended balance, if any, of amounts made available to carry out this Act.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-10-05 00:00:00

George C. Marshall National Historic Site Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Dodona Manor and gardens in Leesburg, Virginia, the home of George C. Marshall during the most important period of his career. Requires the Secretary to: (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area and the surrounding area; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as an affiliated area of the National Park System; and (3) consider other alternatives for the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the results of the study.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-10-08 00:00:00

Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act - Requires federal public land management officials to exercise their authority under existing law, including regarding land use planning, to provide for the use of, and access to, federal public lands and waters for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting, except as described in this Act. Requires the heads of federal public land management agencies to exercise their discretion in a manner that supports, promotes, and enhances recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting opportunities, to the extent authorized under applicable law. States that Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service lands, excluding lands on the Outer Continental Shelf, shall be open to recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting unless the managing agency acts to close lands to such activity. Permits closures or restrictions on such lands for purposes including resource conservation, public safety, energy or mineral production, energy generation or transmission infrastructure, water supply facilities, national security, or compliance with other law. Requires publication of a public notice preceding any such closures or restrictions, unless mandated by other law. Requires annual reports on closures of federal public lands to recreational fishing, sport hunting, or shooting. Sets forth requirements for specified closures or significant restrictions involving 640 or more acres of federal public lands or waters to fishing or hunting. Establishes the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council and the Sporting Conservation Council.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-10-20 00:00:00

First State National Historical Park Act - Establishes the First State National Historical Park in Delaware as a unit of the National Park System. Specifies that the purpose of the Park is the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the historic and cultural resources associated with Dutch, Swedish, and English settlement in Delaware and the resources associated with the role of the state of Delaware as the first state to ratify the Constitution. Requires the preparation of a general management plan for the Park. Requires completion of a study regarding the preservation and interpretation of additional properties in Delaware that relate to the Park's purposes, including an assessment of: (1) the potential for designating them as National Historic Landmarks; and (2) options for maintaining their historic integrity.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-10-20 00:00:00

United States Civil Rights Trail Special Resource Study Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a a special resource study to evaluate a range of alternatives for the protection and interpretation of sites associated with the struggle for civil rights in the United States, including alternatives for potential addition of some or all of the sites to the National Trails System.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-11-04 00:00:00

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act - Amends the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1999 to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in South Dakota by including in the Historic Site a visitor facility and administrative site located on a specified parcel of land that consists of approximately 25 acres of land in the Buffalo Gap National Grassland. Transfers administrative jurisdiction over such land from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior. Modifies the boundary of the Buffalo Gap National Grassland to exclude the transferred land.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2009-12-11 00:00:00

Authorizes appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission for FY2010-FY2014. Amends the Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 with respect to the Federal National and Regional Records Center Revolving Fund. Increases from 4% to 10% the maximum amount of the Fund's total income that may be retained as an operating reserve or for the replacement or acquisition of capital equipment and other support systems of the National Archives and Records Administration. Increases from 4% to 10% the threshold amount in excess of which any amounts remaining in the Fund at the close of each fiscal year that must be returned to the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Amends the Presidential Historical Records Preservation Act of 2008 to shift from the Commission to the Archivist the authority to make grants for establishment of state and local databases for records of servitude, emancipation, and post-civil war reconstruction. Requires the Archivist to consider Commission advice and recommendations before making such a grant.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2009-12-16 00:00:00

Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area in Alabama. Specifies the boundaries of the Heritage Area. Designates the Center for the Study of the Black Belt at the University of West Alabama as the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area, requires the Center to submit a management plan for the Heritage Area, and sets forth procedures for the approval or disapproval of such plan. Authorizes appropriations.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2010-01-26 00:00:00

Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Modification Act - Modifies the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia to include the properties identified on the map titled "Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Expansion," and dated June 2007. Authorizes the Secretaries of the Interior and the Army to transfer the administrative jurisdiction for approximately 1.171 acres under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior within the boundary of the Petersburg National Battlefield in exchange for approximately 1.170 acres under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army within the boundary of the Fort Lee Military Reservation adjacent to the Battlefield. Requires the conveyed land to be included within the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield and administered as part of such Battlefield.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2010-02-22 00:00:00

Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2010-02-25 00:00:00

Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in Nevada from being undertaken except by express authorization of Congress.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Date: 2010-03-16 00:00:00

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to lease portions of the Airborne and Special Operations Museum facility to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation for generating revenue for Museum activities and to support Museum operations.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2010-03-24 00:00:00

Gettysburg National Military Park Expansion Act of 2010 - Requires the inclusion of the Gettysburg Train Station in Gettysburg National Military Park, including land located in close proximity to the Train Station that is in the Borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and the property that is adjacent to Plum Run in Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire only by purchase from a willing seller publicly owned property that is within the area of the Train Station, if efforts to acquire such property without cost have been exhausted. Prohibits the acquisition by eminent domain of property that is within such area.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2010-04-19 00:00:00

Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study alternatives for the commemoration and interpretation of the role of the Buffalo Soldiers (African-American troops who, in the late 19th century and early 20th century, came to be known as the Buffalo Soldiers) in the early years of the National Parks, which shall include an evaluation of the suitability and feasibility of establishing a national historic trail commemorating the route traveled by the Buffalo Soldiers from their post in the Presidio in San Francisco to the Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks and to any other National Parks where they may have served.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2010-04-29 00:00:00

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act - Designates a memorial currently under construction at March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, as the Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial, in honor of current and former members of the armed forces who have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2010-04-29 00:00:00

Coltsville National Historical Park Act - Establishes the Coltsville National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park Service (NPS) in Connecticut. Requires such Park to provide interpretation and viewing of specified sites, including the East Armory and Colt Park. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a written arrangement with the Connecticut State Library, Wadsworth Atheneum, and the Colt Trust, or other public entities, as appropriate, to gain access to Colt-related artifacts to have them on display in the East Armory or within the Park. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with the owners of any properties within the Coltsville Historic District or any national significant properties within the Park under which the Secretary may identify, interpret, restore and provide technical assistance for the preservation of such properties. Requires any federal funds under such an agreement to be matched on a one-to-one basis by non-federal funds. Permits the acquisition of lands or interests owned by the state or any political subdivision of the state by donation only. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance and public interpretation of related historic and cultural resources within the Historic District. Requires the Secretary to complete a management plan for the Park, with the advice of the Coltsville National Historical Park Advisory Commission established by this Act.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2010-05-04 00:00:00

Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act - (Sec. 3) Designates the Chimney Rock National Monument in Colorado to preserve, protect, and restore the cultural, historic, natural, educational, and scenic resources of Chimney Rock and adjacent land and to provide for public interpretation and recreation consistent with the protection of such resources. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make minor adjustments to the boundaries of the Monument to reflect the inclusion of significant archaeological resources discovered on adjacent National Forest System land. (Sec. 4) Sets forth provisions for the administration of the Monument. Permits only such uses of the Monument that would further the purposes specified above. Requires the Monument to be administered according to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and the policy specified in the American Indian Religious Freedom Act. Allows for continued use of the Monument by Indian tribes for traditional ceremonies and as a source of traditional plants and other materials. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out vegetative management treatments within the Monument, with the exception of timber harvesting which shall only be used when necessary for ecosystem restoration or the control of fire, insects, or diseases. Limits the use of motor vehicles and mountain bikes in the Monument to roads and trails identified as appropriate for such use. Permits grazing in the Monument where established prior to this Act's enactment. Prohibits anything in this Act precluding upgrading an existing utility right-of-way through the Monument. Authorizes the Secretary to construct an education and interpretive center to interpret the Monument's scientific and cultural resources for the public. (Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary to develop a management plan for the Monument in consultation with Indian tribes having a cultural or historic tie to Chimney Rock. Requires an opportunity for public comment on the plan. (Sec. 6) Authorizes the Secretary to acquire, by purchase from willing sellers, donation, or exchange, land and interests within or adjacent to the Monument. (Sec. 7) Withdraws federal land in the Monument and any acquired land from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws, except for the issuance of gas pipeline rights-of-way within existing easements. (Sec. 8) Specifies this Act's effect on: (1) valid water rights, (2) federal reserved water rights, (3) specified tribal rights, (4) fish and wildlife on public lands in Colorado, and (5) buffer zones or private property adjacent to the Monument. (Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2010-06-23 00:00:00

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Expansion Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study lands within Bexar and Wilson Counties in Texas, to identify lands that would be suitable for inclusion in the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. Authorizes the Secretary: (1) to enter into a cooperative agreement with the city of San Antonio or its designee for the operation of a facility outside the boundary of the Park that would provide visitor facilities and office space for a headquarters and operational support for the Park; and (2) to install in such facilities the cooperative agreement exhibits related to the resources at the Park. Modifies the boundary of the Park to include approximately 151 acres of additional land, as identified on the map entitled "San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Proposed Boundary Addition 2009," dated November 2009. Bars the use of condemnation authority by the Secretary for the acquisition of lands and interests under this Act.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2010-06-30 00:00:00

Redesignates the National Park System unit known as Homestead National Monument of America and near Beatrice, Nebraska, as the "Homestead National Historical Park."
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2010-07-28 00:00:00

National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to require land reserved as part of a national monument to be confined to the smallest area necessary to ensure the proper care and management of the objects to be protected by the monument. Sets forth requirements for the designation of national monuments under the Act. Bars the President from issuing a proclamation to designate a national monument under this Act before the date that is 30 days after the date on which the proposed proclamation is provided by the President to Congress, the governor of each state, and specified local and tribal government officials having jurisdiction over any parcel of land within the boundary of the proposed monument. Requires at least one public hearing and a notice and comment period after the issuance of a proclamation to designate a national monument. Requires the President to report to Congress on any hearings held, any written comments received, and the impact of such designation on communities within the boundary of the monument, the nation's energy security, and interests, rights, and uses associated with the land within the monument. Makes a proclamation ineffective two years after its issuance, unless it is approved by an Act of Congress. Bars the issuance of a proclamation by the President that is substantially similar to a previously issued proclamation that Congress did not approve within the two-year period.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2010-08-02 00:00:00

Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area Act of 2010 - Establishes the Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area in Wisconsin. Designates the Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway as the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway to prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage Area. Sets forth requirements for the approval or disapproval of the management plan.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2010-08-05 00:00:00

Pinnacles National Park Act - Establishes Pinnacles National Park in California to: (1) preserve and interpret for the benefit of future generations the chaparral, grasslands, blue oak woodlands, and majestic valley oak savanna ecosystems of the park's area, the areas's geomorphology, riparian watersheds, unique flora and fauna, and the ancestral and cultural history of native Americans, settlers and explorers; and (2) interpret the recovery program for the California Condor and the international significance of that program. Abolishes Pinnacles National Monument and includes the lands and interests therein in Pinnacles National Park. Redesignates the Pinnacles Wilderness as the Hain Wilderness. Designates specified lands comprising approximately 2,905 acres as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Deems such lands as being part of the Hain Wilderness.