lcalvobartolome/proxann_data huggingface dataset:
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-04-16 00:00:00

Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook in Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to manage: (1) the river segments in accordance with the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Management Plan, dated June 2011; and (2) coordinate the management responsibilities of the Secretary under this Act relating to such segments with the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Committee. Makes the provisions of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act prohibiting federal acquisition of lands by condemnation applicable to the designated segments. Limits the authority of the Secretary to acquire lands for the purposes of such segments to acquisition by donation or with the owner's consent and subject to additional management plan criteria. Prohibits the designation made by this Act from being construed as: (1) prohibiting the potential future licensing or re-licensing of the Rainbow Dam and Reservoir (including associated transmission lines and other project works) by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as a federally licensed hydroelectric generation project, or (2) affecting the operations of a hydroelectric facility at the Dam and Reservoir. Bars the Lower Farmington River from being administered as part of the National Park System or being subject to System regulations. Revises the description of a specified designated segment of the Farmington River in Connecticut.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-04-19 00:00:00

Designates the Salt Pond Visitor Center at Cape Cod National Seashore in Eastham, Massachusetts, as the "Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Salt Pond Visitor Center."
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-04-25 00:00:00

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Study Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of including approximately 45 miles of the Chattahoochee River and lands along the river corridor from the southern boundary of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area south to the junction of Coweta, Heard, and Carroll Counties, Georgia, within the boundary of the Recreation Area. Requires such study to include an analysis of the feasibility of administering the study area as part of the Recreation Area.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-04-27 00:00:00

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2012 - Modifies the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include approximately eight acres identified as the Wallis House and Harriston Hill on the map entitled "Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment," and dated February 2010. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land or interests, by donation or exchange, from willing sellers only. Requires acquired lands and interests to be administered as part of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-04-27 00:00:00

Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments concerning the Nashua River and its tributaries in Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a study of the Nashua River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and to report to Congress. Instructs that the report: (1) include a discussion on the effect of the designation of the area to be studied on existing commercial and recreational activities, the construction, operation, or improvement of energy production and transmission, and the authority of state and local governments to manage all such activities; and (2) identify authorities that will influence local land use decisions or place restrictions on non-federal land if the study area is designated, identify authorities that may be used to condemn property if the study area is designated, and identify all private property located in the study area.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2012-05-16 00:00:00

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 Center Street West in Eatonville, Washington, as the "National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office."
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-06-07 00:00:00

Yosemite National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the approximately 1,575 acres of identified land that is adjacent to Yosemite National Park in California for addition to the Park. Permits an acquisition of such land to be made by donation, purchase from a willing seller, or exchange and revises the boundary of the Park to reflect the acquisition. Requires the Secretary to administer any acquired land as part of the Park.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-06-07 00:00:00

Mount Chosin Few Act - Designates a specified unnamed peak located within the Chugach National Forest in Alaska as Mount Chosin Few in honor of the Allied soldiers (known as the "Chosin Few") who fought courageously at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-06-20 00:00:00

Amends the National Trails System Act to revise the route of the North Country National Scenic Trail to be the one contained in the Department of the Interior description "North Country National Scenic Trail, Authorized Route," dated February 16, 2005, and numbered 649/80,002.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-06-21 00:00:00

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study land within Bexar and Wilson Counties in Texas, to identify land that would be suitable for inclusion in the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. Requires the study to examine the natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic values and characteristics of the land within such counties. Permits the assignment of Park employees to provide interpretive services, including visitor information and education, at facilities outside the Park boundary. Modifies the boundary of the Park to include approximately 151 acres of additional identified land. Permits the Secretary to acquire such land or any interest in such land by purchase from willing sellers, donation, or exchange.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-06-21 00:00:00

Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2012 - Designates certain federal land in the Olympic National Forest in the state of Washington as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Designates certain other land, identified on the same map as such proposed areas, as potential wilderness. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate as wild, scenic, or recreational rivers specified segments of the following rivers in the state of Washington: Elwha River; Dungeness River; Big Quilcene River; Dosewallips River; Duckabush River; Hamma Hamma River; South Fork Skokomish River; Middle Fork Satsop River; West Fork Satsop River; Wynoochee River; East Fork Humptulips River; West Fork Humptulips River; Quinault River; Queets River; Hoh River; Bogachiel River; South Fork Calawah River; Sol Duc River; and Lyre River. Withdraws the federal land within the boundaries of the designated river segments from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-06-27 00:00:00

Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act - Modifies the boundary of Shiloh National Military Park to include the following areas identified on the map entitled "Shiloh National Military Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment" and dated April 2012: (1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield, (2) Russell House Battlefield, and (3) Davis Bridge Battlefield. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange. Establishes Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Tennessee, consisting of the area identified on the map entitled "Parker's Crossroads Battlefield, Proposed Boundary" and dated April 2012, as an affiliated area of the National Park System.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-06-29 00:00:00

Rachel Carson Nature Trail Designation Act of 2012 - Designates a trail located in Glover Archbold Park in the District of Columbia from Canal Road to Van Ness Street as the "Rachel Carson Nature Trail." Directs the Secretary of the Interior to post signs on or near the Trail that include one or more of the following: (1) information on Rachel Carson and her contributions to the environmental movement; (2) images of her; and (3) references to her efforts to educate others about the importance of environmental protection, conservation, and sustainability.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-07-10 00:00:00

Amends the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 to designate the South Carolina Heritage Corridor, Inc. as the management entity for the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor and transfers all program funds to such entity.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-07-13 00:00:00

National Treasure Promotion and Investment Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the maintenance of infrastructure in communities hosting national parks and national heritage areas is important to the safety of residents and visitors; and (2) visa issuance fees should be invested in such maintenance in these communities, which draw visitors from across the globe. Requires consular officers, in issuing visas to applicants seeking to visit the United States temporarily for pleasure, to give priority to those intending to visit a national heritage area or national park. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to support infrastructure projects: (1) in communities hosting such heritage areas or parks, (2) that have been prioritized for completion by an applicable metropolitan planning organization, and (3) that are determined beneficial to the upkeep of roads or bridges used by international visitors to these regions.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-07-18 00:00:00

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Resources Assistance Act- Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in the interpretation and preservation of the Lewis Temple House, the Nathan and Polly Johnson House, and the Baker-Robinson Whale Oil Refinery associated with the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in Massachusetts; and (2) require each dollar of federal funds used for funding cooperative agreements for the preservation of such park to be matched dollar for dollar with funds contributed by non-federal sources. Repeals provisions prohibiting more than specified amounts from being: (1) appropriated for construction, restoration, and rehabilitation of visitor and interpretive facilities, and directional and visitor orientation signage; or (2) used for interpretive and education programs for the National Historic Landmark Schooner Ernestina.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-07-18 00:00:00

Designates the U.S. exclusive economic zone (as established by Presidential Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983) as the "Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States."
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-07-24 00:00:00

National Park Service Study Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resource studies of: (1) the Kau coast, on the island of Hawaii; (2) on request, the island of Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; (3) sites in Alaska associated with the forced abandonment of the Aleut villages of Makushin, Kashega, and Biorka around Unalaska Island and Attu on Attu Island during World War II; (4) the five relocation sites in Alaska at Funter Bay, Burnett Inlet, Killisnoo, Ward Lake and the Wrangell Institute; (5) specified World War II Japanese American Relocation Center sites; (6) American Latino sites in the San Luis Valley and Central Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Colorado and New Mexico; (7) the town of Goldfield and outlying mining sites in Nevada; (8) the Hudson River Valley in New York; (9) the Norman Studios in Jacksonville, Florida, where African-American casts and crews were used in the production of silent films; (10) the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta in Alabama; and (11) Galveston Bay in Texas. Requires updates of: (1) the study authorized by the National Park Service Studies Act of 1999 relating to World War II sites, Republic of Palau; and (2) the 1979 study entitled "Vermejo Ranch, New Mexico/Colorado: Study of Management Options." Directs the Secretary to: (1) study alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, (2) conduct a national historic landmark theme study to identify sites and resources in the southern United States that are significant to the Reconstruction era, and (3) study the feasibility of including 45 miles of the Chattahoochee River and land along the river corridor within the boundary of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area located in Georgia.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-07-25 00:00:00

Long Island Aviation History Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Long Island, with a particular focus on the Hempstead Plains, the areas surrounding Suffolk County Air Force Base, the hamlet of Bethpage, the hamlet of Port Washington, and the village of Farmingdale.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-08-01 00:00:00

United States Civil Rights Trail Special Resource Study Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 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. Requires submission of a report to Congress that contains the results of such study and recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the route.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-08-02 00:00:00

Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act of 2012 - Establishes the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in California to promote environmentally responsible high-quality motorized and non-motorized trail based recreation, including off-highway vehicle use, scenic touring, and access for hunting and gem collecting, while protecting landscape resources. Instructs the Secretary to use the 2005 Clear Creek Management Area Travel Management Plan as modified by this Act or by the Secretary to incorporate natural resource protection information unavailable in 2005 as the basis for an interim management plan to govern motorized recreation in the Recreation Area. Requires the Secretary to create a comprehensive management plan for the Recreation Area within two years of enactment of this Act. Requires landowners to be provided with adequate access to inholdings within the Recreation Area. Permits livestock grazing to be allowed to continue in areas in which it is allowed. Designates specified federal lands in Fresno and San Benito Counties, California, to be known as the Joaquin Rocks Wilderness, as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to add the Larious Canyon, San Carlos Creek, Cantua Creek, Picacho Creek, and White Creek and its tributaries as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-08-02 00:00:00

Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2012 - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to acknowledge a donor contribution to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center inside such Center in the form of a permanent statement or credit line that expresses appreciation for such contribution, if: (1) the donor or the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. provides the Secretary with an acceptable plan describing the statement or credit line and the funding to create it; and (2) the Secretary, in consultation with the National Capital Planning Commission and Commission of Fine Arts, determines the statement or credit line to be short, discrete, unobtrusive, and without an advertising slogan or company logo.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Social sciences and history
Date: 2012-09-10 00:00:00

World War I Centennial Commission Act - Establishes the World War I Centennial Commission to: (1) plan, develop, and execute programs, projects, and activities to commemorate the centennial of World War I; (2) encourage private organizations and state and local governments to organize and participate in such activities; (3) facilitate and coordinate such activities throughout the United States; (4) serve as a clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of information about centennial events and plans; and (5) develop recommendations for Congress and the President for commemorating the centennial of World War I. Prohibits the obligation of federal funds to carry out this Act.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Arts, culture, religion
Date: 2012-09-14 00:00:00

Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act of 2012 - Establishes the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum to submit to the President and Congress a report containing recommendations with respect to a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Women's History Museum in Washington, D.C. Requires the Commission to be composed of eight members. Directs the Senate Majority Leader, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Senate Minority Leader, and House Minority Leader to each appoint two Commission members. Directs the Commission to: (1) report on issues including potential locations for the Museum and whether it should be part of the Smithsonian Institution, and (2) develop a fundraising plan to support the establishment and maintenance of the Museum through contributions from the public. Authorizes the Commission to employ and compensate an executive director and other necessary personnel. Terminates the Commission within a specified period after it has submitted its final reports pursuant to this Act. Prohibits federal funds from being obligated to carry out this Act.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-09-19 00:00:00

Renames the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor in Connecticut and Massachusetts as the Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-10-12 00:00:00

National Heritage Area Authorizations Extension Act of 2012 - Extends through FY2016 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide assistance for the: (1) National Coal Heritage Area (West Virginia), (2) Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area, (3) Augusta Canal National Heritage Area (Georgia), (4) Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area (Pennsylvania), (5) Essex National Heritage Area (Massachusetts), (6) South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, (7) America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership (Iowa), (8) Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor, and (9) Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area (New York). Amends the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to extend through FY2016 the authority of the Secretary to provide grants or other assistance for the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. Amends the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 1988 to extend through FY2016 the authorization of appropriations for the management action plan respecting the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor in Pennsylvania. Extends the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission (Massachusetts and Rhode Island) through FY2016.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Date: 2012-11-16 00:00:00

Joint Military Heritage Preservation Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of establishing a joint Army-Navy storage and preservation facility at the United States Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, including for purposes of the storage and preservation of materials under the responsibility of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2012-11-28 00:00:00

National Park Service Critical Authorities Act of 2012 - Revises provisions regarding the removal of snow and ice around federal buildings in the District of Columbia. Permits the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) and the National Park Service (NPS) to exchange lands in Virginia along the George Washington Memorial Parkway affecting access to the Claude Moore Historical Farm and security at the FHA's Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) complex adjacent to the farm. Revises specified current penalty provisions applicable to the National Park System to provide for the uniform application throughout the System of specified penalty provisions of the National Park Service Organic Act and the federal criminal code.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2011-01-25 00:00:00

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act - Establishes the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area in California. Designates the Delta Protection Commission as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Commission to submit a proposed management plan for the Heritage Area to the Secretary of the Interior for approval. Bars approval of the management plan until the Secretary has received certification from the Commission that the Delta Stewardship Council has reviewed such plan for consistency with the plan adopted by the Council pursuant to state law.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2011-01-25 00:00:00

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2012 - Modifies the boundary of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park located in Bexar and Wilson Counties, Texas, to include approximately 137 acres of additional identified land. Permits the Secretary of the Interior to acquire such land or any interest in such land by donation or exchange.