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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Federal Courts of Appeals
Modernization Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

There is established a Commission on Structural Alternatives for
the Federal Courts of Appeals (in this Act referred to as the
''Commission'').

SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP.

(a) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 5 members who
shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States.
(b) Appointment.--The members of the Commission shall be appointed
not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Vacancy.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the
same manner as the original appointment.
(d) Chair.--The Commission shall elect a chair and vice chair from
among its members.
(e) Quorum.--Three members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum.

SEC. 4. DUTIES.

The Commission shall--
(1) study the present division of the United States courts
of appeals, with particular references to the United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and
(2) submit to the President and Congress a report on the
recommendations of the Commission with respect to changes in
circuit boundaries or structure as may be appropriate for the
expeditious and effective disposition of the caseload of the
United States courts of appeals, consistent with fundamental
concepts of fairness and due process.

SEC. 5. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.

(a) Compensation of Members.--Each member of the Commission who is
not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be
compensated at a rate equal to $300 for each day (including travel
time) during which such member is engaged in the performance of the
duties of the Commission. All members of the Commission who are
officers or employees of the United States shall serve without
compensation in addition to that received for their services as
officers or employees of the United States.
(b) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at
rates not greater than those described in section 456 of title 28,
United States Code.

SEC. 6. STAFF.

(a) Executive Director.--The Commission may appoint an executive
director who shall be compensated at a rate not greater than the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for a position at
GS-15 of the General Schedule for each day (including travel time)
during which the executive director is engaged in the performance of
the duties of the Commission.
(b) Staff.--The Executive Director, with the approval of the
Commission, may appoint and fix the compensation of such additional
personnel as the Executive Director determines necessary, without
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that
a rate of pay fixed under this subsection may not exceed the annual
maximum rate of basic pay for a position above GS-15 of the General
Schedule under section 5108 of title 5, United States Code.
(c) Experts and Consultants.--The Executive Director may procure by
contract the temporary or intermittent services of experts or
consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, at rates for individuals that are not greater than the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for a comparable position
paid under the General Schedule.
(d) Services.--The Administrative Office of the United States
Courts shall provide administrative services, including financial and
budgeting services, to the Commission on a reimbursable basis. The
Federal Judicial Center shall provide necessary research services to
the Commission on a reimbursable basis.

SEC. 7. INFORMATION.

The Commission is authorized to request from any department,
agency, or independent instrumentality of the United States any
information and assistance the Commission determines necessary to carry
out its functions under this Act. Each such department, agency, and
independent instrumentality is authorized to provide such information
and assistance to the extent permitted by law when requested by the
Chair of the Commission.

SEC. 8. STUDY AND REPORT.

(a) Study.--Not later than the 10-month period beginning on the
date on which a quorum of the Commission is present, the Commission
shall conclude a study on the issues described in section 4(1).
(b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which the
period described in subsection (a) expires, the Commission shall submit
to the President and Congress the report described in section 4(1).

SEC. 9. TERMINATION.

The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the Commission submits
the report described in section 8(b).

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
not to exceed $1,000,000 to carry out this Act, to remain available
until expended.
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Federal Courts of Appeals Modernization Act This bill establishes a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals to: (1) study the present division of the U.S. courts of appeals, with particular references to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and (2) submit to the President and Congress recommendations for changes in circuit boundaries or structure for the expeditious and effective disposition of the caseload of such courts. The commission shall be composed of five members appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States.

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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) the historical significance of the 52-mile Going-to-
the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, Montana, is recognized
by its--
(A) listing on the National Register of Historic
Places in 1983;
(B) designation as a National Historic Engineering
Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in
1985; and
(C) designation as a National Historic Landmark in
1997;
(2) in 1997, recommendations of the Federal Highway
Administration concerning, and an engineering study of, the
Road verified significant structural damage to the Road has
occurred since the Road opened in 1932;
(3) infrastructure at most of the developed areas in the
Park is inadequate for cold-season (fall, winter, and spring)
operation, and maintenance backlog needs exist for normal
summer operation;
(4) the Many Glacier Hotel and Lake McDonald Lodge are on
the National Register of Historic Places and are National
Historic Landmarks;
(5) other accommodations operated by the concessionaire
that have possessory interest and are listed on the National
Register of Historic Places are the Rising Sun Motor Inn and
Swiftcurrent Motel;
(6) the historic hotels in the Park, operated under
concession agreements with the National Park Service, are
essential for public use and enjoyment of the Park;
(7) visitors to the Park deserve safe hotels in the Park
that meet basic needs and expectations;
(8) the historic hotels in the Park have deteriorated
significantly and need substantial repair;
(9) repairs of the hotels in the Park have been deferred
for so long that, absent any changes to the Federal law
governing concessionaires and the availability of historic tax
credits for up to 39.5 years, the remodeling costs for the
hotels exceed the capacity of the hotel concessionaire to
finance the repairs with hotel revenues;
(10) the remodeling costs of Park hotels are so high that
the concessionaire will need to finance the cost of those
repairs by borrowing the remodeling expenses and repaying them
over time out of net hotel income, which by current law is
limited to 20-year concession agreements;
(11) the season of operation for hotels is about 4 months
because the developed areas of the Park lack--
(A) water, sewer, and fire protection systems that
can operate in freezing conditions;
(B) building insulation; and
(C) heating systems;
(12) because of many factors, including the high projected
costs of remodeling, the relatively short tourist season in the
Park, and the requirement that concession agreements may not
exceed 20 years, concessionaires are unable to carry out the
scope of remodeling that is needed for the hotels in the Park;
(13) the National Park Service Concessions Management
Improvement Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 5951 et seq.) is based on
sound principles and is achieving its basic purposes, but there
appear to be selected instances in which the National Park
Service needs additional authority to conduct demonstration
projects; and
(14) a demonstration project is needed to carry out repairs
of the historic hotels in the Park.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Committee.--The term ''Committee'' means the Going-to-
the-Sun Road Citizens' Advisory Committee.
(2) Park.--The term ''Park'' means Glacier National Park,
Montana.
(3) Road.--The term ''Road'' means Going-to-the-Sun Road,
located in the Park.
(4) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.

SEC. 3. GOING-TO-THE-SUN ROAD FEASIBILITY STUDY AND REHABILITATION
PLAN.

(a) Feasibility Study.--
(1) In general.--Not later than June 30, 2001, the
Secretary, in consultation with the Committee, shall complete a
feasibility study for rehabilitation of the Road.
(2) Inclusions.--The feasibility study shall include--
(A) alternative plans for rehabilitation of the
Road, including--
(i) a ranking of the feasibility of each
plan;
(ii) an estimate of the length of time
necessary to complete each plan;
(iii) a description of which mitigation
efforts would be used to preserve resources and
minimize adverse economic effects of each plan;
(iv) an analysis of the costs and benefits
of each plan;
(v) an estimate of the cost of each plan;
(B) an analysis of long-term maintenance needs,
standards, and schedules for the Road, alternatives to
accomplish the work, maintenance staff needs, and
associated cost estimates; and
(C) a complete environmental analysis that meets
any applicable requirement of--
(i) the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
(ii) the National Historic Preservation Act
(16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.); and
(iii) any other applicable law.
(3) Submission.--Not later than 30 days after completion of
the feasibility study, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Resources in the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Senate a copy
of the study.
(b) Rehabilitation Plan.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after completing
the study and environmental analysis under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall--
(A) consider the recommendations of the Committee;
(B) make any decision documented in the
environmental analysis process; and
(C) select and implement a rehabilitation plan for
the Road.
(2) Authorized actions.--In implementing a rehabilitation
plan under this subsection, the Secretary may--
(A) use funds to--
(i) rehabilitate the Road; and
(ii) carry out transportation system
improvements or impact mitigation activities
outside the Park, if recommended in the
feasibility study and by the Committee; and
(B) seek funding for any long-term maintenance
needs identified in the feasibility study.
(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary to implement the
rehabilitation plan (including the cost of any necessary
environmental or cultural documentation and monitoring),
$200,000,000.
(c) Continuation of Maintenance.--Nothing in this section affects
the duty of the Secretary to continue the program in effect on the day
before the date of the enactment of this Act to preserve, maintain, and
address safety concerns relating to the Road.

SEC. 4. MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADE OF UTILITY
SYSTEMS.

(a) In General.--As soon as practicable after funds are made
available under this section, the Secretary shall begin the upgrade and
continue the maintenance of utility systems that serve the Park and
facilities relating to the Park.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section, $20,000,000.

SEC. 5. HOTEL REHABILITATION.

(a) Competitive Leases of Property.--Notwithstanding section 3(k)
of Public Law 91-383 (commonly known as the ''National Park System
General Authorities Act'') (16 U.S.C. 1a-2) or any other provision of
law, subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may enter into a
competitive lease of Federal property in the Park under which a lessee
may provide visitor services to visitors to the area.
(b) Mandatory Conditions of Leases.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into a lease
under subsection (a) only after determining that the provision
of visitor services--
(A) is necessary and appropriate for the
accommodation of visitors to the Park, taking into
consideration the value of providing additional visitor
services (including conference facilities) for groups
of visitors in the early spring and late fall months,
especially as those additional services may provide
extra revenue needed to finance improvements for the
historic hotels in Glacier National Park; and
(B) is consistent with section 402 of the National
Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of
1998 (16 U.S.C. 5952).
(2) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary shall include in a
lease under this subsection appropriate terms and conditions to
ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that--
(A) any visitor service provided is--
(i) adequate; and
(ii) available at a reasonable rate--
(I) to be approved by the Secretary
in accordance with section 406 of the
National Park Service Concessions
Management Improvement Act of 1998 (16
U.S.C. 5951 et seq.); and
(II) that may be at such a level as
to allow any investment in capital
improvements for visitor services to be
recovered within a reasonable amount of
time by the concessionaire that
financed the improvements;
(B) the leased property will be properly maintained
by the lessee, and, with respect to historic property
that may be leased, preserved, and maintained in a
manner consistent with the historic character of the
property, as determined by the Secretary; and
(C) assure the lessee of adequate protection
against any loss of investment in an improvement to
real property that the lessee may make to the leased
property (including an obligation of the United States
to compensate the lessee for any loss of investment in
an improvement to real property in any circumstances
that the Secretary determines to be prudent).
(c) Leasehold Surrender Value.--In any contract for improvements,
the Secretary shall recognize the leasehold surrender value of any
existing lease that the Secretary may require to be surrendered in any
action that is associated with approving an improvement to visitor
services under this section.
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Directs the Secretary to upgrade and continue the maintenance of utility systems which service the Park and its related facilities. Authorizes appropriations.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into competitive leases of federally-owned property in the Park under which the lessee will be authorized to provide visitor services (including a hotel), subject to specified conditions.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Expansion
and Fossil Forest Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. BISTI/DE-NA-ZIN WILDERNESS.

(a) Wilderness Designation.--Section 102 of the San Juan Basin
Wilderness Protection Act of 1984 (98 Stat. 3155) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ''wilderness, and, therefore,'' and
all that follows through ''System--'' and inserting
''wilderness areas, and as one component of the
National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as
the 'Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness'--'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking '', and which
shall be known as the Bisti Wilderness; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking '', and which
shall be known as the De-Na-zin Wilderness.'' and
inserting ''; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
''(3) certain lands in the Farmington District of the
Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico, which comprise
approximately 16,674 acres, as generally depicted on a map
entitled 'Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Amendment Proposal', dated
May 1992.'';
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (c), by inserting
after ''of this Act'' the following: ''with regard to the areas
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), and as
soon as practicable after the date of enactment of subsection
(a)(3) with regard to the area described in subsection
(a)(3)'';
(3) in subsection (d), by inserting after ''of this Act''
the following: ''with regard to the areas described in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), and where established
prior to the date of enactment of subsection (a)(3) with regard
to the area described in subsection (a)(3)''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
''(e)(1) Subject to valid existing rights, the lands described in
subsection (a)(3) are withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under
the mining laws and from disposition under all laws pertaining to
mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, and mineral material sales.
''(2) The Secretary of the Interior may issue coal leases in New
Mexico in exchange for any preference right coal lease application
within the area described in subsection (a)(3). Such exchanges shall be
made in accordance with applicable existing laws and regulations
relating to coal leases after a determination has been made by
the Secretary that the applicant is entitled to a preference right
lease and that the exchange is in the public interest.
''(3) Operations on oil and gas leases issued prior to the date of
enactment of subsection (a)(3) shall be subject to the applicable
provisions of Group 3100 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations
(including section 3162.5-1), and such other terms, stipulations, and
conditions as the Secretary of the Interior considers necessary to
avoid significant disturbance of the land surface or impairment of the
ecological, educational, scientific, recreational, scenic, and other
wilderness values of the lands described in subsection (a)(3) in
existence on the date of enactment of subsection (a)(3).''.
(b) Exchanges for State Lands.--Section 104 of the San Juan Basin
Wilderness Protection Act of 1984 (98 Stat. 3156) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by inserting
after ''of this Act'' the following: ''with regard to the areas
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), and not
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of subsection
(a)(3) with regard to the area described in subsection
(a)(3)'';
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting before the period the
following: ''with regard to the areas described in paragraphs
(1) and (2) of subsection (a), and as of the date of enactment
of subsection (a)(3) with regard to the area described in
subsection (a)(3)''; and
(3) in the last sentence of subsection (d), by inserting
before the period the following: ''with regard to the areas
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), and not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of subsection
(a)(3) with regard to the area described in subsection
(a)(3)''.
(c) Exchanges for Indian Lands.--Section 105 of the San Juan Basin
Wilderness Protection Act of 1984 (98 Stat. 3157) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
''(d)(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall exchange any lands
held in trust for the Navajo Tribe by the Bureau of Indian Affairs that
are within the boundary of the area described in subsection (a)(3).
''(2) The lands shall be exchanged for lands within New Mexico
approximately equal in value that are selected by the Navajo Tribe.
''(3) After the exchange, the lands selected by the Navajo Tribe
shall be held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior in the same
manner as the lands described in paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 3. FOSSIL FOREST RESEARCH NATURAL AREA.

Section 103 of the San Juan Basin Wilderness Protection Act of 1984
(98 Stat. 3156) is amended to read as follows:

''SEC. 103. FOSSIL FOREST RESEARCH NATURAL AREA.

''(a) Establishment.--To conserve and protect natural values and to
provide scientific knowledge, education, and interpretation for the
benefit of future generations, there is established the Fossil Forest
Research Natural Area (referred to in this section as the 'Area'),
consisting of the approximately 2,770 acres in the Farmington District
of the Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico, as generally depicted on
a map entitled 'Fossil Forest', dated June 1983.
''(b) Map and Legal Description.--
''(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior
shall file a map and legal description of the Area with the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
''(2) Force and effect.--The map and legal description
described in paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect
as if included in this Act.
''(3) Technical corrections.--The Secretary of the Interior
may correct clerical, typographical, and cartographical errors
in the map and legal description subsequent to filing the map
pursuant to paragraph (1).
''(4) Public inspection.--The map and legal description
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the
Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management,
Department of the Interior.
''(c) Management.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall
manage the Area--
''(A) to protect the resources within the Area; and
''(B) in accordance with--
''(i) this Act;
''(ii) the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.); and
''(iii) other applicable provisions of law.
''(2) Mining.--
''(A) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing
rights, the lands within the Area are withdrawn from
all forms of appropriation under the mining laws and
from disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral
leasing, geothermal leasing, and mineral material
sales.
''(B) Coal preference rights.--The Secretary of the
Interior is authorized to issue coal leases in New
Mexico in exchange for any preference right coal lease
application within the Area. Such exchanges shall be
made in accordance with applicable existing laws and
regulations relating to coal leases after a
determination has been made by the Secretary that the
applicant is entitled to a preference right lease and
that the exchange is in the public interest.
''(C) Oil and gas leases.--Operations on oil and
gas leases issued prior to the date of enactment of
this paragraph shall be subject to the applicable
provisions of Group 3100 of title 43, Code of Federal
Regulations (including section 3162.5-1), and such
other terms, stipulations, and conditions as the
Secretary of the Interior considers necessary to avoid
significant disturbance of the land surface or
impairment of the natural, educational, and scientific
research values of the Area in existence on the date of
enactment of this paragraph.
''(3) Grazing.--Livestock grazing on lands within the Area
may not be permitted.
''(d) Inventory.--Not later than 3 full fiscal years after the date
of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall develop a
baseline inventory of all categories of fossil resources within the
Area. After the inventory is developed, the Secretary shall conduct
monitoring surveys at intervals specified in the management plan
developed for the Area in accordance with subsection (e).
''(e) Management Plan.--
''(1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall
develop and submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources
of the House of Representatives a management plan that
describes the appropriate uses of the Area consistent with this
Act.
''(2) Contents.--The management plan shall include--
''(A) a plan for the implementation of a continuing
cooperative program with other agencies and groups
for--
''(i) laboratory and field interpretation;
and
''(ii) public education about the resources
and values of the Area (including vertebrate
fossils);
''(B) provisions for vehicle management that are
consistent with the purpose of the Area and that
provide for the use of vehicles to the minimum extent
necessary to accomplish an individual scientific
project;
''(C) procedures for the excavation and collection
of fossil remains, including botanical fossils, and the
use of motorized and mechanical equipment to the
minimum extent necessary to accomplish an individual
scientific project; and
''(D) mitigation and reclamation standards for
activities that disturb the surface to the detriment of
scenic and environmental values.''.
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Bisti-De-Na-Zin Wilderness Expansion and Fossil Forest Protection Act - Amends the San Juan Wilderness Protection Act of 1984 to incorporate additional lands in New Mexico into the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness. Withdraws such lands from all forms of appropriation under the mining laws and from disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing and mineral material sales.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue coal leases in New Mexico in exchange for any preference right coal lease application on such lands after a determination has been made by the Secretary that the applicant is entitled to a preference right lease and that the exchange is in the public interest.
Provides for the exchange of State and Navajo Indian lands located in the wilderness for other lands.
Establishes the Fossil Forest Research Natural Area within New Mexico. Makes such area subject to the same withdrawal requirements and coal preference rights as the wilderness area designated under this Act. Prohibits livestock grazing in the Area.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to develop a baseline inventory of all categories of fossil resources within the Area and to conduct monitoring surveys. Requires the Secretary to submit a management plan for the Area to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs to include: (1) a plan for the implementation of a cooperative program with other agencies for laboratory and field interpretation and public education; (2) provisions for vehicle management; (3) procedures for the excavation and collection of fossil remains; and (4) mitigation and reclamation standards for activities that disturb the surface to the detriment of scenic and environmental values.