lcalvobartolome/proxann_data huggingface dataset:
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-01-28 00:00:00

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) conduct a national historic landmark theme study to identify sites and resources in the United States that are significant to the Cold War; (2) establish the Cold War Advisory Committee; and (3) prepare and publish an interpretive handbook on such War and disseminate information gathered through the study.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-01-29 00:00:00

John Lewis Civil Rights Trail System Act - Directs the Archivist of the United States to conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing the John Lewis Civil Rights Trail System to mark the geographic locations in the United States, including U.S. territories, of historically significant events related to struggles for civil rights based on racial equality. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish and maintain individual trails marking the geographic locations of such events. Authorizes the establishment of such a trail in each state where a significant civil rights event occurred.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-02-07 00:00:00

Baltimore National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Baltimore National Heritage Area in Maryland. Designates the Baltimore Heritage Area Association as the local coordinating entity for the Area. Requires the Association to prepare and submit a management plan for the Area.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-02-08 00:00:00

Trail of Tears Documentation Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to add as components of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, as generally described in the environmentally preferred alternative of the November 2007 Feasibility Study Amendment and Environmental Assessment for Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, the following routes and land components by which the Cherokee Nation was removed to Oklahoma: (1) the Benge and Bell routes; (2) the land components of the designated water routes in Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee; (3) the routes from the collection forts in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee to the emigration depots; and (4) the related campgrounds located along such routes and land components. Removes a limitation on the authorization of additional appropriations to carry out the addition of such components.Prohibits acquisition of lands or interests in lands outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area by the federal government for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail except with the consent of the owner.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Arts, culture, religion
Date: 2008-02-13 00:00:00

Smithsonian Free Admission Act - Prohibits the charging of any fee for admission to an exhibit that is part of the permanent collection of any museum or facility that is part of a bureau established in or under the Smithsonian Institution, including the National Gallery of Art. Makes such prohibition non-applicable to a specified exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-02-25 00:00:00

Amends the Little River Canyon National Preserve Act of 1992 to modify the boundary of the Little River Canyon National Preserve in Alabama to include additional land in the Preserve.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Arts, culture, religion
Date: 2008-02-26 00:00:00

Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to construct a greenhouse facility at its museum support facility in Suitland, Maryland, to maintain its horticultural operations and preserve the orchid collection it holds in trust.Authorizes appropriations.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-02-27 00:00:00

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if the Clinton Birthplace Foundation, Inc. donates the William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home, to designate the William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home site as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System, to be known as the "President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site."
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-02-27 00:00:00

Black Metropolis District National Heritage Area Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating the Black Metropolis District in Chicago, Illinois, as the Black Metropolis District National Heritage Area.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-03-05 00:00:00

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act - Amends the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to make permanent the authorization of appropriations for the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00

Amends Public Law 89-336 (relating to the establishment of the Whiskeytown-Shasta Trinity National Recreation Area in California) to set forth a special rule for the retention and use of amounts collected in connection with the issuance of a special use permit for the establishment or operation of a marina in such Area. Amends Public Law 99-663 (relating to the establishment of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Oregon and Washington) to set forth a special rule for the retention and use of amounts collected in connection with the issuance of a special use permit for the operation of the Multnomah Falls Lodge in such Area.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-04-03 00:00:00

Everglades National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2008 - Adjusts the boundary of the Everglades National Park in Florida to include the Tarpon Basin property comprising approximately 600 acres of land and water surrounding Tarpon Basin and located in South Key Largo. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire through a voluntary donation, sale, or exchange any land or interest in the Tarpon Basin property.Requires the lands and waters added to the Park by this Act to be administered as part of the Park. Authorizes the Secretary to issue a permit to any owner of a sailing vessel who had secured the sailing vessel in Hurricane Hole to protect it from a tropical storm or hurricane. Allows the inclusion in such a permit of any term or condition determined necessary to protect the Park's resources and to ensure the safety of the public in the Park.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-04-09 00:00:00

Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of an area identified as the Walnut Canyon Proposed Study Area (the study area) to assess: (1) the suitability and feasibility of designating all or part of the study area as an addition to Walnut Canyon National Monument in Arizona; and (2) continued management of the study area by the Forest Service, or any other designation or management option that would provide for protection of resources within the study area and continued access to, and use of, the study area by the public. Requires the Secretaries to provide for public comment in the preparation of the study, including with appropriate federal, state, and local governmental entities.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-04-10 00:00:00

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to: (1) solicit proposals to procure the lease for the continued operation and maintenance of the Rock Creek, Langston, and East Potomac golf courses in the District of Columbia; and (2) ensure that month-to-month concessions contracts are continued for the operation and maintenance of Rock Creek and Langston golf courses until the lease in force on the date of this Act's enactment for East Potomac expires. Requires the lease to include the three golf courses in one lease agreement and mandate that the courses be operated and maintained in a manner that: (1) retains the historic nature of the courses, including an appropriate commemoration of the Langston Golf Course's historic place in African American golf history; (2) ensures that at least two of the courses maintain fees related to use that are affordable; (3) may allow fees collected at one course to subsidize the maintenance and operation of one or more of the others; and (4) allows for a long-term ground lease on the three courses. Directs the Secretary to solicit the request for proposals in a manner that: (1) provides that the lease shall be entered into within a specified time frame; and (2) ensures the participation of disadvantaged business enterprises among the equity partners of the sponsors of the proposals.Makes the National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 inapplicable to requests for proposals submitted and leases and agreements entered into under this Act.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-04-17 00:00:00

Minute Man National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act - Modifies the boundary of Minute Man National Historical Park in Massachusetts to include the Colonel James Barrett Farm in Concord.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Government operations and politics
Date: 2008-04-17 00:00:00

Grants a federal charter to the Military Officers Association of America (a nonprofit corporation and incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia).
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-04-22 00:00:00

Ludlow Massacre National Historic Landmark Act - Designates the Ludlow Tent Colony Site (a site where striking miners and their families lived during the 1913-1914 Colorado coal strike) in Las Animas County, Colorado, as the "Ludlow Massacre National Historic Landmark."
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-04-24 00:00:00

Adjusts the boundary of Big Thicket National Preserve, located in East Texas, to include any lands acquired from willing sellers totaling not more than 100,000 acres of land near the Preserve. Permits any owner of private property included within the boundaries of the Big Thicket National Preserve to have their property immediately removed by submitting a written request for such withdrawal. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to construct and operate: (1) a system of canopy walks, elevated boardwalks, and associated interpretation that connect visitors with the ecological diversity of Big Thicket National Preserve; (2) a Big Thicket National Preserve interpretive center; and (3) canoe and kayaking trails in Big Thicket National Preserve.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-04-30 00:00:00

Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Act of 2008 - Amends the National Trails System Act to designate the trail extending from the Continental Divide in Glacier National Park, Montana, to the Pacific Ocean coast in Olympic National Park, Washington, as the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-05-01 00:00:00

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study relating to the Washington Family Legacy Lands in Jefferson County, West Virginia, which shall evaluate the national significance of such Lands and the suitability and feasibility of adding them as part of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park or designating them as a separate unit of the National Park System.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-05-08 00:00:00

Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2017 to the National Tropical Botanical Garden for operation and maintenance expenses. Requires such funds to be matched on a one-to-one basis by non-federal funds.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-05-13 00:00:00

Authorizes appropriations through FY2019 to carry out the purposes of Public Law 106-45 (relating to the preservation of the cultural resources of the Route 66 Corridor and authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance for the preservation of the Corridor).
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-05-20 00:00:00

Boy Scouts of America Land Transfer Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Utah National Parks Council of the Boy Scouts of America (the Boy Scouts) to convey to Brian Head Resort certain public land in Utah acquired under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act for the purpose of operating a camp in exchange for conveyance by Brian Head Resort of certain of its private land to the Boy Scouts.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-06-04 00:00:00

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior acquire additional acreage to increase the size of the Fort Davis National Historic Site near the town of Fort Davis, Texas, by acquiring certain land from willing sellers.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-06-04 00:00:00

Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to modify the boundary of the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River. Prohibits anything in this Act from: (1) being construed to conflict with specified treaties between the United States and Mexico; and (2) preventing or obstructing the planning, construction, operation, or maintenance of a border fence in the area or affecting the operations or duties in such area of the Department of Homeland Security, including the Border Patrol, or of state or local law enforcement agencies.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-06-04 00:00:00

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Commonwealth of Virginia certain federally owned land in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in the Jefferson National Forest in Carroll County, Virginia, as depicted on the map titled "Potential Conveyance of the New River Campground to the Commonwealth of Virginia."
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-06-05 00:00:00

Authorizes the Korean War Veterans Association to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia near the Korean War Memorial to honor members of the Armed Forces who have served in Korea since July 28, 1953.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-06-05 00:00:00

Long Path Trail Study Act of 2008 - Amends the National Trails System Act to require that the Long Path Trail from Fort Lee, New Jersey, to the Adirondack Mountains in New York be studied for possible designation as a national scenic trail.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-06-11 00:00:00

Requires that the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, be managed in accordance with the Interim Protected Species Management Strategy/Environmental Assessment issued by the National Park Service (NPS) until the NPS issues a special regulation and long-term off-road vehicle management plan for the use of that seashore by the public. Invalidates the consent decree filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina regarding off-road vehicle use at that seashore.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-06-18 00:00:00

Oregon Treasures Act of 2008 - Adjusts the boundary of the Oregon Caves National Monument (Monument).Directs the Secretary of Agriculture or the Interior to: (1) implement forest restoration activities within the boundary of the Monument; and (2) accept any grazing permit or lease donated by a permitee or lessee (i.e., livestock operators who hold valid leases or permits for a grazing allotment). Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain additional segments of the Monument and the Rogue River, Oregon, as components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-06-19 00:00:00

Makes technical and conforming amendments to public lands provisions relating to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Renames the Golden Gate National Recreation Area as the Golden Gate National Parks. Designates the Golden Gate National Parks as a national park to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior.Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to make technical amendments to provisions concerning the Presidio of San Francisco and to eliminate the requirement for reversion of lands held by the Presidio Trust to the General Services Administration (GSA).Establishes the Fort Scott, Presidio of San Francisco Advisory Task Force to advise the Presidio Board of Directors on the preservation and reuse of Fort Scott.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-07-08 00:00:00

Directs the Administrator of General Services to offer to convey to the Galveston Historical Foundation the federal real property located at 502 20th Street in Galveston, Texas, including all buildings and improvements on that property.Requires such conveyance to be in accordance with a fair market value appraisal that is acceptable to the Administrator. Makes the Galveston Historical Foundation responsible for all real estate transaction costs associated with the conveyance.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-07-09 00:00:00

Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Declares that, federal public land shall be open to access and use for recreational shooting, except as limited by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for one or more of the following: (1) reasons of national security; (2) reasons of public safety; (3) to comply with applicable federal law; or (4) to comply with a law (including regulations) of the state in which the land is located that is applicable to recreational shooting. Requires management of federal public land in a manner that supports, promotes, and enhances recreational shooting opportunities.Provides that, federal public land management decisions and actions, shall to the maximum extent practicable, result in no net loss of land area available for recreational shooting on federal public land. Requires that, if any federal public land is permanently closed to recreational shooting, new acres of federal public land of comparable size and a reasonable distance from the closed location be designated for recreational shooting and be opened for the number of user-days equal to those available at the closed area. Requires the Director to submit annual reports describing: (1) any federal public land that was closed to recreational shooting; (2) the reason for the closure; and (3) federal public land that was opened to recreational hunting so as to compensate for the closure of such land. Permits states a right of action for failure of the Director to comply with this Act.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-07-10 00:00:00

River Raisin National Battlefield Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if offered by Monroe or Wayne Counties, Michigan, or other willing landowners in either county, to accept a donation of real property in either county relating to the Battles of River Raisin (during the War of 1812) on January 18 and 22, 1813, and their aftermath.Instructs the Secretary, upon acquisition of such real property of sufficient acreage to permit efficient administration, to designate the acquired real property as a unit of the National Park System, to be known as the "River Raisin National Battlefield Park."Requires the Secretary to submit a report describing the progress made in acquiring real property under this Act and in designating the park.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Science, technology, communications
Date: 2008-07-17 00:00:00

Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to construct laboratory space to accommodate the terrestrial research program of the Smithsonian tropical research institute in Gamboa, Panama.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Science, technology, communications
Date: 2008-07-17 00:00:00

Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct laboratory and support space to accommodate the Mathias Laboratory at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-07-24 00:00:00

Colonel Charles Young Home National Historical Site Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of the Army, to conduct a study of the Colonel Charles Young Home, a National Historic Landmark in Xenia, Ohio, and associated locations and museums (the study area) to assess its national significance and the suitability and feasibility of including it as a unit of the National Park System. Requires the Secretary, if the study area meets the criteria for inclusion, to include it as a unit of the System. Provides for: (1) the consideration of an affiliation of the study area with the National Museum of the United States Army, the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, or other entities associated with Colonel Charles Young in order to focus on his life and the African-American military experience; and (2) an investigation of the historical relationship of the Colonel Charles Young Home with the Underground Railroad.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Science, technology, communications
Date: 2008-07-29 00:00:00

Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to: (1) design and construct laboratory and support space to accommodate the Mathias Laboratory at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland; and (2) construct laboratory space to accommodate the terrestrial research program of the Smithsonian tropical research institute in Gamboa, Panama. Authorizes appropriations for: (1) FY2009-FY2011 for the design and construction of the laboratory and support space to accommodate the Mathias Laboratory; and (2) FY2009-FY2010 for the construction of the laboratory space to accommodate the terrestrial research program.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-07-30 00:00:00

Centennial District Authorization Act of 2008 - Establishes in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Centennial Historic District (District). Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, state or local government agencies, nonprofit entities, and any leaseholders to administer the District. Directs the Secretary to: (1) prepare a plan for the development of historic, architectural, natural, cultural, recreational, and interpretive resources within the District; and (2) make grants for capital improvement projects in the District.
Topic: Public Lands — National Parks
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Date: 2008-07-30 00:00:00

Northern Plains Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Northern Plains National Heritage Area in North Dakota. Designates the Northern Plains Heritage Foundation as the local coordinating entity for the Area. Directs the Foundation to submit a management plan for the Area.