zli12321/Bills huggingface dataset:
First State National Historical Park Act - Establishes the First State National Historical Park in Delaware, to be administered as a unit of the National Park System.

Specifies that the purpose of the Park is the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the nationally significant cultural and historic resources associated with early Dutch, Swedish, and English settlement of the colony of Delaware and parts of the colony of Pennsylvania and Delaware's role in the birth of the United States and as the first state to ratify the Constitution.

Bars the establishment of the Park until it is determined that sufficient land or interests have been acquired from among specified historic sites within the boundary of the Park to constitute a manageable park unit. Instructs the Secretary to publish a notice in the Federal Register of the Park's establishment, including an official boundary map.

Allows the the Secretary to acquire: (1) by purchase from a willing seller, donation, or exchange, all or a part of any of such sites, including easements or other interests; and (2) by donation only, all or a part of the property identified as "Proposed NPS (National Park Service) Site," including easements or other interests, and the property identified as "Area for Potential Addition by Donation." Adjusts the boundary of the Park to reflect the acquisition of lands or interests in such sites.

Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide interpretive tours to sites and resources in Delaware and Pennsylvania located outside the Park's boundary and associated with the purposes for which the Park is established under this Act; and (2) enter into cooperative agreements with Delaware and Pennsylvania and other specified entities to mark, interpret, and restore nationally significant historic or cultural resources within the Park, if those agreements provide for reasonable public access to such resources.

Limits the federal share of the total cost of any activity carried out under such an agreement to 50% of that cost. Permits the non-federal share to be in the form of in-kind contributions or goods or services fairly valued.

Requires the completion of a management plan for the Park.

Requires completion of a study assessing the historical significance of additional properties in Delaware and Pennsylvania associated with the Park. Requires such study to include an assessment of the potential for designating such properties as National Historic Landmarks.

Authorizes appropriations.

Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to state that the amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Preserve America program not appropriated as of this Act's enactment date shall be reduced by $6.5 million.

Date: 2013-02-14
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate for study for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system specified segments of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in Rhode Island and Connecticut. Requires submission to Congress of a report describing such study's results.

Date: 2013-02-14
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)

 Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2013 - Designates certain federal land in Oregon administered by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as the Devil's Staircase Wilderness and as wilderness and a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Specifies this Act's effect on: (1) Oregon's jurisdiction and responsibilities with respect to fish and wildlife, (2) protective perimeters and buffer zones around the Wilderness, (3) activities and uses outside of the boundary of the Wilderness, and (4) treaty rights of Indian tribes.

Transfers the administrative jurisdiction over BLM land north of the Umpqua River to the Forest Service.

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate Franklin and Wasson Creeks in Oregon as wild rivers and as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Date: 2013-02-14
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) 

 Oregon Caves Revitalization Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Redesignates the Oregon Caves National Monument and lands identified as proposed addition lands as the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to transfer the proposed addition lands to the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) and adjust the boundary of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest to exclude such lands transferred to the Secretary. Adjusts the boundary of the Monument and Preserve to exclude certain land in the city of Cave Junction.

(Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary to revise the fire management plan for the Monument to include the Preserve and to carry out hazardous fuel management activities within the Monument and Preserve. Allows for the completion of existing Forest Service stewardship and service contracts executed as of the enactment of this Act. Recognizes the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to administer such existing contracts through their completion. Permits the grazing of livestock on land within the Preserve to continue as authorized under permits or leases in existence as of enactment at not more than the level at which the grazing exists.

Allows the Secretary, with specified administrative exceptions, to permit hunting and fishing on land and waters within the Preserve.

 (Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary to accept the donation of a grazing lease or permit from a lessee or permittee for: (1) the Big Grayback Grazing Allotment located in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, or (2) the Billy Mountain Grazing Allotment located on a parcel of BLM-managed land. Instructs the Secretary to terminate each donated permit or lease and ensure a permanent end to grazing on the land covered by such permit or lease. Considers a lessee or permittee donating a grazing lease or permit to have waived any claim to any range improvement on the associated grazing allotment or portion.

 (Sec. 6) Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate: (1) the subterranean segment of the Cave Creek in Oregon known as the River Styx as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system, and (2) certain additional segments of the Monument and Preserve for study for potential addition to the system. Directs the Secretary to report the results of such study to Congress.

Date: 2013-02-14
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a specified segment of the Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Date: 2013-02-26
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)

 White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2013 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate additional segments and tributaries of the White Clay Creek in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Applies the White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers System Act to such additional segments and tributaries of White Clay Creek.

Date: 2013-02-27
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Corps of Engineers Recreation Improvement Act - Amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to include the Corps of Engineers as a federal land management agency.

Date: 2013-02-28
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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: (1) approximately 25 acres of land within the Buffalo Gap National Grassland in Jackson County, South Dakota, and (2) approximately 3.65 acres of land at the Delta 1 Launch Control Facility for the construction and use of a parking lot and for other administrative uses.

Transfers administrative jurisdiction over such land from the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to the Secretary of the Interior.

Modifies the boundary of the Buffalo Gap National Grassland to exclude the transferred land.

Date: 2013-03-05
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in Nevada from being undertaken, except by express authorization of Congress.

 Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from implementing, administering, or enforcing Secretarial Order No. 3310, issued on December 22, 2010, relating to the protection of wilderness characteristics on public lands under the management of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), except by express authorization of Congress.

Date: 2013-03-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act - Establishes the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area, to comprise approximately 349,850 acres of federal land within Napa, Lake, Mendocino, Solano, and Yolo Counties in California.

 States that the purpose of the Conservation Area is the conservation, protection, and enhancement of the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, educational, and scientific resources of the lands included in the Area for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Continues to provide historical and adequate access to private inholdings in the Conservation Area.

Allows only those uses of the Conservation Area that would further the purposes for which it is established.

Requires a comprehensive plan for the protection and management of the federal lands included within the Conservation Area. Requires such plan to: (1) assess the impacts of climate change, (2) include a comprehensive weed management strategy, and (3) include a plan to address the public safety and environmental clean-up issues associated with illegal marijuana production.

Permits grazing in the Conservation Area: (1) to continue, if established before this Act's enactment; (2) if not established before enactment, only to the extent that it is consistent with the purposes of the conservation area; or (3) through issuing annual targeted permits for the control of noxious weeds, fire suppression, or to provide other ecological benefits.

Establishes the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Advisory Council to advise with respect to the preparation and implementation of the management plan. Requires the appointment of one Council member to represent Native American Tribes.

Date: 2013-03-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Sangre de Cristo National Historical Park Establishment Act - Establishes the Sangre de Cristo National Historical Park in Colorado as a unit of the National Park System.

Requires the Park to be composed of cultural and historical sites and byways within the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range-San Luis Valley region of southern Colorado.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service (NPS), to study the feasibility of including additional cultural and historical sites in Huerfano and Las Animas Counties in the Park.

Allows the Secretary to acquire water rights by donation or purchase from willing sellers.

Requires the completion of a general management plan for the Park.

Requires the head of the federal agency having jurisdiction over a part of the Old Spanish Trail that is included within the Park to continue to manage that part of the Trail.

Date: 2013-03-07
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Pike National Historic Trail Study Act of 2013 - Amends the National Trails System Act to require a study for the designation of Pike's Trail, a series of routes that follow the route taken by Lt. Zebulon Montgomery Pike during the 1806-1807 Pike expedition that began in Fort Bellefontaine, Missouri, and ended in Natchitoches, Louisiana, as a national historic trail.

Date: 2013-03-12
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Smithsonian American Latino Museum Act - Establishes a museum to be known as the Smithsonian American Latino Museum in the Smithsonian Institution.

Designates the Arts and Industries Building of the Smithsonian Institution, which is located on the National Mall in Washington, DC, including a new underground annex facility, as the location of the Museum.

Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan and construct the Museum and to prepare a plan of action for the Museum.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Board of Regents to enter into an agreement that allows for the construction of the underground annex facility by the Board in a manner that is harmonious with, and protects the open space and visual sight lines of, the National Mall.

Date: 2013-03-14
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Arts, culture, religion
Coltsville National Historical Park Act - Establishes the Coltsville National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System in Connecticut.

Requires the 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 agreement 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 Historic District or any nationally 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.

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 and submit to Congress a management plan for the Park with the advice of the Coltsville National Historical Park Advisory Commission established by this Act.

Date: 2013-03-19
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Renames the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor in Connecticut and Massachusetts as the Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor.

Date: 2013-04-10
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Rachel Carson Nature Trail Designation Act of 2013 - 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.

Date: 2013-04-11
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
President Street Station Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the President Street Station, a railroad terminal in Baltimore, Maryland, to evaluate the terminal's national significance and determine its feasibility for designation as a unit of the National Park System.

Date: 2013-04-18
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Gettysburg National Military Park Expansion Act - Requires the inclusion in Gettysburg National Military Park of the Gettysburg Train Station and the property that is adjacent to Plum Run in Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania.

 Permits the Secretary of the Interior to acquire such properties only: (1) by donation, or (2) by purchase from a willing seller if efforts to acquire such property without cost have been exhausted.

Date: 2013-04-23
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Extends the authorities provided to the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the Coastal Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey until September 30, 2018.

Date: 2013-04-24
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area in Alabama.

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.

Date: 2013-05-07
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, with respect to the Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program, to: (1) expand the current definition of "battlefield report" to include the report entitled "Report to Congress on the Historic Preservation of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the United States"; and (2) expand the Program to permit the acquisition not only of an "interest in an eligible site," but also an "eligible site." Requires acquisitions of lands or interests under the Act to be from willing sellers only.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a report on activities carried out under this Act.

Prohibits the use of any acquisition grant program funds for purposes of lobbying.

Date: 2013-05-09
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends P.L. 105-378 (relating to the establishment of the Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site in New York City, New York) to add the lower east side tenement at 103 Orchard Street to the Historic Site.

Prohibits anything in this Act from authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the property at 103 Orchard Street.

Date: 2013-05-09
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act - Authorizes the National Desert Storm Memorial Association to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield.

Prohibits the use of federal funds to pay any expense to establish the commemorative work.

Date: 2013-05-21
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)

World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to install at the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the United States on June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day. Bars the use of federal funds for the preparation or installation of the plaque or inscription, but permits the acceptance and expenditure of private contributions for such purpose.

Makes the Commemorative Works Act applicable to the design and placement of the plaque within the area of the World War II Memorial.

Date: 2013-05-23
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Native American Veterans' Memorial Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends the Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act of 1994 to authorize the construction of the National Native American Veterans' Memorial on the property of the National Museum of the American Indian. (Currently, its location is restricted to the interior structure of the Museum.)

Authorizes the Museum to participate in the selection of the Memorial's design, on more than a consultative basis, with the National Congress of American Indians.

Makes the Museum and the National Congress of American Indians responsible for accepting contributions for, and paying the expenses of, establishing the Memorial. (Currently, the National Congress of American Indians is solely responsible for those duties.)

Date: 2013-05-23
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Native Americans
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the National Park Service (NPS), to make improvements to a support facility, including a visitor center, for a National Historic Site operated by the NPS if such project: (1) is conducted using amounts included in the budget of the NPS in effect on the date on which the project is authorized, (2) is subject to a 50% non-federal cost sharing requirement, and (3) is conducted in an area in which the NPS was authorized by law to establish such a facility.

Allows the Secretary to operate and use all or part of a support facility, including a visitor center, for such a Site: (1) to carry out the duties associated with the operation and support of such Site, and (2) only in accordance with an agreement between the Secretary and the local government in which the facility is located.

Date: 2013-05-23
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Complete America's Great Trails Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the fair market value of any National Scenic Trail conservation contribution. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study the efficacy of such tax credit in completing, extending, and increasing the number of National Scenic Trails.

Date: 2013-06-13
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Taxation
Essex National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act - Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to: (1) extend the authority for the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide assistance respecting the Essex National Heritage Area until September 30, 2027, and (2) increase the total amount that may be appropriated for the Area under the Act to $20 million.

Date: 2013-06-19
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to include within the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, New Jersey, approximately six acres of land containing Hinchliffe Stadium.

Date: 2013-06-19
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate two segments of the Missisquoi River and one segment of the Trout River in Vermont as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river.

Requires the river segments designated by this Act to be managed in accordance with the Upper Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Management Plan.

Requires the Secretary to coordinate the management responsibilities with the Upper Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Wild and Scenic Committee.

Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements for the protection, preservation, and enhancement of the river segments with: (1) the state of Vermont; (2) specific municipalities; and (3) local, regional, statewide, or multistate planning, environmental, or recreational organizations.

 States that the designation of the river segments does not: (1) preclude the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from licensing, relicensing, or otherwise authorizing the operation of specified hydroelectric projects; or (2) limit the modernization, upgrades, or other changes to the projects. Prohibits resource protection, mitigation, or enhancement measures required by FERC hydropower proceedings from being considered project works under this Act. Permits such measures within the segments.

Considers zoning ordinances adopted by specific towns as satisfying provisions in the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act that prohibit the Secretary from acquiring lands by condemnation within a designated Wild and Scenic River boundary when certain local zoning ordinances are in place.

 Limits the authority of the Secretary to acquire lands under this Act to acquisition by donation or with the owner's consent.

Bars the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers from being administered as part of the National Park System.

Directs the Secretary, upon determining that there is adequate local support for the designation of an additional segment in Vermont, to publish a notice of the designation in the Federal Register, designate the additional segment, and administer the additional segment as a recreational river.

Date: 2013-06-27
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

New Philadelphia, Illinois, Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the New Philadelphia archaeological site and the land surrounding it in Illinois.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress regarding the national significance of the area, the suitability and feasibility of designating the area as a unit of the National Park System, and alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the area by federal, state, or local governments or by private and nonprofit organizations.

Date: 2013-07-18
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Amends the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 to extend through FY2022 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide financial assistance for the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Canalway in Ohio.

Date: 2013-07-23
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
American Parks American Products Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior or the Archivist of the United States to ensure that the items offered for sale in gift shops or visitor centers in units of the National Park System or of the National Archives and Records Administration, respectively, are U.S.- produced.

Date: 2013-07-29
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyr's Monument in Fort Greene Park in the New York City borough of Brooklyn as a unit of the National Park System.

Date: 2013-07-30
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Historic Downtown Preservation and Access Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for 50% of the cost of installing an elevator system or a sprinkler system in a certified historic structure. Limits the total amount of such credit to $50,000 in any taxable year.

Date: 2013-08-01
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Taxation
Ka'u Coast Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the land along the Ka'u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of the National Park System.

Date: 2013-08-01
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2013 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a specified segment of the York River in Maine and any of its associated tributaries for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study the York River to: (1) determine the designation's effect on existing commercial and recreational activities, the construction and operation of energy production and transmission infrastructure, and the authority of state and local governments to manage those activities; and (2) identify any authorities that would authorize or require the Secretary to influence local land use decisions such as zoning, or to place restrictions on non-federal land if designated under this Act, any authorities that the Secretary may use to condemn property, and any private property located in the area studied pursuant to this Act.

Date: 2013-09-18
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
West Virginia National Heritage Area Act of 2013 - Establishes the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area in the states of Maryland and West Virginia.

Designates the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., as the local coordinating entity for the Area.

Requires the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., to submit a management plan that provides for the protection, enhancement, and interpretation of cultural, natural, historical, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the Area.

Amends the National Coal Heritage Area Act of 1996 and the Wheeling National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to extend through FY2017 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide assistance with respect to the National Coal Heritage Area and the Wheeling National Heritage Area.

Date: 2013-11-04
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Modification Act - Modifies the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia to include the land and interests in land identified on the map titled "Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Expansion," and dated June 2007.

Transfers from the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to the Secretary of the Army administrative jurisdiction over approximately 1.170 acres of land for the Fort Lee Military Reservation.

Transfers from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary administrative jurisdiction over approximately 1.171 acres of land for the Battlefield.

Requires inclusion of the conveyed land within the boundary of the Petersburg National Battlefield.

Date: 2013-11-18
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Entrance Fee Suspension Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, during the period April 10-25, 2014, to suspend the collection of fees for admission to units of the National Park System and units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, respectively.

Requires the Secretary to report to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the total amount of fees that would have been collected for admission to such units if collection had not been suspended.

Directs the Secretary, during FY2014, to transfer amounts equivalent to such uncollected fees from discretionary unobligated balances that are not designated as emergency or overseas contingency operations. Entitles the Secretary to receive and use such amounts to carry out this Act without further appropriation.

Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as an offset to such funds transfers, to extend from October 29, 2021, to November 5, 2021, the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to charge and collect specified customs fees.

Date: 2013-11-20
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
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 : (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 as an affiliated area of the National Park System.

Date: 2013-12-10
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
National Historic Preservation Act Amendment Act of 2013 - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act to make Hispanic-serving institutions eligible for technical and financial assistance to establish preservation training and degree programs.

Date: 2013-12-17
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Extends until December 2, 2020, the legislative authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia in honor of former President John Adams and his family's legacy of public service.

Date: 2013-12-19
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Pullman National Historical Park Act - Establishes the Pullman National Historical Park in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System to: (1) preserve and interpret for the benefit of future generations the significant labor, industrial, civil rights, and social history of the Park, the significant architectural structures in the Park, and the role of the Pullman community in the creation of the first national Labor Day holiday in the world; (2) coordinate preservation, protection, and interpretation efforts of the Park by the federal government, the state of Illinois, units of local government, and private and nonprofit organizations; and (3) coordinate appropriate management options necessary to ensure the protection, preservation, and interpretation of the many significant aspects of the Park.

Requires the Park to include: (1) the Pullman Factory Complex, including the Clock Tower Building and rear erecting shops; and (2) the approximately 13 acres of land upon which such structures are located.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to complete a general management plan for the Park.

Date: 2014-01-27
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
River Paddling Protection Act - Opens the rivers and streams of Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming to hand-propelled vessels. Declares specified regulations to have no force or effect with regard to the closing of rivers and streams of such Parks to such vessels.

Requires the Fish and Wildlife Service to coordinate any recreational use of hand-propelled vessels on the Gros Ventre River within the National Elk Refuge in Wyoming with Grand Teton National Park to ensure that use is consistent with the requirements of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966.

Date: 2014-02-12
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Directs the Architect of the Capitol to: (1) enter into an agreement to obtain a chair featuring the logo of the National League of POW/MIA Families, and (2) place it on the Capitol grounds in a suitable permanent location within two years after enactment of this Act.

Date: 2014-02-27
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Congress
World War I Memorial Act of 2014 - Designates the Liberty Memorial of Kansas City at America's National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Museum and Memorial.

Redesignates Pershing Park in the District of Columbia as the National World War I Memorial (Memorial).

Authorizes the World War I Centennial Commission (Commission) to plan, develop, and execute ceremonies to recognize the above designation and redesignation and to enhance the General Pershing Commemorative Work by constructing appropriate sculptural and other elements on the Memorial.

Amends the World War I Centennial Commission Act to: (1) allow for completion of construction at the Memorial after termination of the Commission, and (2) revise provisions concerning Commission members and pay rates. Prohibits any federal funds from being obligated or expended for the designation, establishment, or enhancement of a memorial or commemorative work by the Commission.

Date: 2014-04-28
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
National Scenic Trails Parity Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to require the North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails to be administered as units of the National Park System.

Date: 2014-05-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Amends the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act to extend the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission until 30 years (currently, 15 years) after December 21, 2000.

Date: 2014-05-12
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
National Discovery Trails Act of 2014 - Amends the National Trails System Act to establish national discovery trails which shall be extended, continuous interstate trails located so as to provide for outdoor recreation and travel and to connect representative examples of America's trails and communities.

Authorizes the designation of such trails on federal lands and, with the consent of the owner, on non-federal lands.

 Designates as a national discovery trail the 6,000-mile American Discovery Trail which shall extend from Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware to Point Reyes National Seashore in California, splitting into northern and southern routes at Cincinnati, Ohio, and rejoining at Denver, Colorado.

Sets forth requirements for designation of a trail as a national discovery trail.

Requires the appropriate Secretary for each national discovery trail to: (1) administer the trail in cooperation with a competent trailwide volunteer-based organization; and (2) submit a comprehensive plan for the protection, management, development, and use of such trail.

Date: 2014-05-15
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the historic West Hunter Street Baptist Church located at 775 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia, to evaluate the national significance of the Church and to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating such area as a unit of the National Park System.

Date: 2014-06-04
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center Act of 2014 - Ratifies the conveyance of 27.29 acres of land from the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks to the United States.

Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a pilot project under which USDA offers a lease to the Lewis & Clark Foundation of the land and improvements comprising the federal interest in the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center located in Great Falls, Montana.

Requires the United States to reserve the right to locate, develop, and use the Interpretive Center for other uses by the federal government that are compatible with the purposes and operation of the Center.

Date: 2014-07-10
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to extend the North Country National Scenic Trail into Vermont.

Date: 2014-07-10
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Improved National Monument Designation Process Act - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to bar the President from declaring any area of the exclusive economic zone to be a national monument unless:

 the declaration is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress; the President has submitted a proposal to make such declaration to the governor of each state, and of each territory, any part of which is located within 100 nautical miles of the proposed national monument; each governor submits to the President a notice that the legislature of that state or territory has approved the proposal; and the declaration is substantially the same as the proposal. Prohibits the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, with respect to any area of the exclusive economic zone that is designated as a national monument, from implementing any restrictions on the public use of such a national monument until the expiration of a review period providing for public input and congressional approval.

Date: 2014-07-15
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
John P. Parker House Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing it as a unit of the National Park System.

Date: 2014-07-15
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2014 - Amends federal law regarding presidential archival depositories to require each presidential library fundraising organization to submit quarterly reports to the National Archives and Records Administration (National Archives) information on a contribution or contributions totaling not less than $200 (whether monetary or in-kind) for the quarterly period.

Requires the Archivist of the United States to publish such information on the website of the National Archives within 30 days after each submission.

Makes it unlawful for contributors or fundraising organizations to knowingly and willfully submit materially false information or omit material information. Prescribes criminal penalties for violation of such prohibitions.

Date: 2014-07-22
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Aleut Confinement and Relocation Sites Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine whether the following sites are suitable for inclusion in the National Park System: (1) the World War II Aleut relocation sites at Funter Bay, Burnett Inlet, Killisnoo, Ward Lake, and the Wrangell Institute in Alaska; and (2) the villages of Makushin, Kashega, and Biorka around Unalaska Island and Attu on Attu Island in Alaska, from which the Aleut people were forcibly removed.

Requires the Secretary to:

 evaluate the national significance of the sites; determine the suitability and feasibility of designating those sites as units of the National Park System; consider alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the land comprising those sites; and identify cost estimates for any federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with carrying out such alternatives.

Date: 2014-07-31
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear Trail, extending approximately 550 miles from Niobrara, Nebraska, to Ponca City, Oklahoma, and approximately 550 miles from Ponca City through Omaha to Niobrara, Nebraska, as a national historic trail.

Date: 2014-07-31
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield in Kentucky (relating to the Battle of Mill Springs fought on January 19, 1862, in Pulaski and Wayne Counties during the Civil War) and the feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System (NPS).

Requires such study, among other things, to analyze: (1) the effect of the Battlefield's designation as a unit of the NPS on existing commercial and recreational activities, energy production and transmission infrastructure, and the authority of state and local governments to manage those activities; and (2) the identification of any authorities, including condemnation, that will compel or permit the Secretary to influence or participate in local land use decisions (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non-federal lands if the Battlefield is designated as an NPS unit.

Requires owners of private property adjacent to the Battlefield to be notified of the commencement and scope of this study.

Date: 2014-09-09
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Declares that specified lands in Acadia National Park in Maine, which were conveyed by the National Park Service to the town of Tremont, Maine, for school purposes, shall no longer be required to be used exclusively and perpetually for such purposes, and upon their discontinuance of such a use, shall no longer be required to revert to the United States.

Date: 2014-09-15
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Southern Prairie Potholes National Wildlife Refuge Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the approximately 23,500-acre Southern Prairie Potholes National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire land and water within the boundaries of the Refuge from willing sellers.

Lists as purposes of the Refuge to: (1) enhance opportunities for outdoor recreation; (2) provide for the restoration or preservation of Refuge land to native wetland and grassland habitats and landscapes; (3) provide for the restoration and conservation of native plants and animal communities; (4) provide critical travel and nesting habitat for migratory birds; (5) provide opportunities to private landowners to access assistance for the voluntary restoration of land for the benefit of fish and wildlife; and (6) facilitate the education of the public about nature, the environment, and the conservation of the natural resources.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) administer all land, water, and interests therein acquired under this Act in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966; (2) ensure that hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation are the priority public uses of the Refuge; and (3) encourage the use of volunteers and facilitate partnerships to promote public awareness, conservation, and priority uses of Refuge resources.

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Date: 2014-09-17
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources