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Denali National Park and Alaska Railroad Land Exchange Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Alaska Railroad certain federal land within the boundary of Denali National Park in Alaska in exchange for certain non-federal land composed of an exclusive-use easement owned by the Railroad within the Park, including the former Denali Park Station Wye track, for use for turning railroad trains around near Denali Park Station. Requires the Alaska Railroad to pay the costs of any such land exchange, including the costs of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the costs of land surveys, and other reasonable costs necessary to carry out the exchange. Requires the Secretary and the Railroad to carry out the land exchange under this Act not later than five years after enactment of this Act.

Date: 2007-07-17
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
National Women's Rights History Project Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the National Park Service (NPS), to designate a vehicular tour route, to be known as the Votes for Women History Trail Route, to link properties in the state of New York that are historically and thematically associated with the struggle for women's suffrage in the United States. Requires the National Park Service to administer the Trail through the Women's Rights National Historical Park (established under prior law). Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding with, and provide technical and financial assistance to, other federal agencies, the state, localities, regional governmental bodies, and private entities; (2) make annual grants to state historic preservation offices for not more than five years for assistance in surveying, evaluating, and nominating women's rights history properties to the National Register of Historic Places; and (3) make matching grants and give technical assistance for development of a network of governmental and nongovernmental entities providing interpretive and educational program development of national women's rights history, including historic preservation. Instructs the Secretary to ensure that National Register travel itinerary website entitled "Places Where Women Made History," is updated to contain the results of the inventory of women's rights history properties conducted pursuant to this Act and any links to websites related to places on such inventory. Provides for the designation of a non-governmental managing network to manage the network developed under this Act and to work in partnership with the Director of the NPS and state historic preservation offices to coordinate operation of the network. Allows matching grants for historic preservation specific to the network to be available through state historic preservation offices. Authorizes appropriations.

Date: 2007-07-19
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2007 - Amends the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend the American Battlefield Protection Program until September 30, 2013.

Date: 2007-08-01
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Santa Fe National Forest Title Claim Resolution Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Forest Service, to convey to Ramona and Boyd Lawson (the claimants) specified National Forest System land in the Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico (the federal land) in exchange for: (1) the granting by the claimants to the United States of a scenic easement to the federal land that protects the purposes for which such land was designated under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and is determined to be acceptable by the Secretary; and (2) a releasing of the United States by the claimants of their claim and any additional related claims of theirs. Declares that such conveyance of federal land constitutes a full satisfaction of the claim.

Date: 2007-08-02
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Wolf House Study Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study of the Wolf House, located on Highway 5 in Norfork, Arkansas, to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of designating the Wolf House as a unit of the National Park System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the Wolf House by the National Park Service, other government entities, and private and nonprofit organizations.Requires a report to Congress containing study results and recommendations.

Date: 2007-08-02
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
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.

Date: 2007-08-02
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Alexander Hamilton Boyhood Home Study Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Governor of the Virgin Islands, to conduct a special resource study of Estate Grange and other sites and resources associated with Alexander Hamilton's life on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Instructs the Secretary to evaluate the national significance of the sites and resources and the suitability and feasibility of designating them as a unit of the National Park System. Authorizes appropriations.

Date: 2007-08-02
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Extension Study Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of extending the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to include the Eastern Legacy sites (the sites associated with the preparation or return phases of the Lewis and Clark expedition, commonly known as the "Eastern Legacy," including sites in Virginia, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri, and Illinois).

Date: 2007-08-03
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Boundary Adjustment Act - Modifies the boundary of the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in Ohio to include certain lands marked for inclusion in the Park. Permits the acquisition of lands added under this Act only from willing sellers.

Date: 2007-08-03
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Trails Act Technical Correction Act of 2007 - Prescribes the times for filing a suit and for commencing a civil action by the owner of property subject to an interim use of railroad right-of-way for damage claims brought against the United States.

Date: 2007-09-20
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2008 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a specified segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers in Vermont for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Authorizes appropriations.

Date: 2007-09-25
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Northern Plains Heritage Area Act - Establishes in North Dakota the Northern Plains National Heritage Area. Directs the Northern Plains Heritage Foundation to prepare and submit a proposed management plan for the Area.

Date: 2007-09-26
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Tribal Water Resources Innovative Financing Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse an Indian tribe for specified expenses and costs incurred by the tribe with respect to an eligible debt financing instrument. Defines "eligible debt financing instrument" to mean a bond or other debt financing instrument (including a note, certificate, mortgage, or lease agreement) issued by an Indian tribe, the proceeds of which are used for construction of an authorized Indian tribal municipal, rural, or industrial water project. Allows the Secretary to reimburse an Indian tribe for a project funded by an eligible debt financing instrument if the project is being carried out by the Indian tribe pursuant to a contract or cooperative agreement with the Secretary in accordance with the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. Limits the federal cost share for a project under this Act to the federal cost share for the project as determined under the authorizing statute.

Date: 2007-10-18
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Native Americans
Green McAdoo School National Historic Site Study Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a a special resource study of the site of Green McAdoo School in Clinton, Tennessee, so as to evaluate the national significance of the site and the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System. Requires such study to: (1) include cost estimates for any necessary acquisition, development, operation, and maintenance of the site; and (2) identify alternatives for the management, administration, and protection of the site.

Date: 2007-10-19
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963 Amendments Act - Amends the Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963 to authorize appropriations for FY2009 and, subject to specified limitations, FY2010 and each subsequent fiscal year to the National Tropical Botanical Garden to match donations made to it by state and local governments and private persons to operate and maintain the five tropical botanical gardens under its jurisdiction.

Date: 2007-10-23
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Recognizes the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the official national museum of Navy SEALs and their predecessors, including the Underwater Demolition Teams, Naval Combat Demolition Units, Office of Strategic Services Maritime Units, and Amphibious Scouts and Raiders.

Date: 2007-10-24
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area Act of 2008 - Establishes the Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. Specifies the boundaries of the Area. Designates the Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance as the coordinating entity for the Area. Requires the Alliance to submit a management plan for the Area. Authorizes appropriations.

Date: 2007-10-29
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail Studies Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct separate studies to consider the designation of the Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Trail for study and potential addition to the National Trails System. Requires the Secretary to identify the point at which such Trails originated south of San Antonio, Texas.

Date: 2007-10-29
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act - Expands, notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation, the boundaries of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve in Lake Huron, located off the northeast coast of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Requires that the expanded area be managed as part of the National Marine Sanctuary System. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to certify that any license, permit, approval, other authorization, or right to conduct a prohibited activity (made pursuant to specified regulations) that exists on enactment of this Act shall apply to such an activity conducted within the area added by this Act.

Date: 2007-11-01
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Act Commemorating the LITE, or Lifetime Innovations of Thomas Edison - Establishes the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in New Jersey as a unit of the National Park System.

Date: 2007-11-08
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Perquimans River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2007 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Perquimans River and its tributaries in Perquimans County, North Carolina, for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Date: 2007-11-15
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make specified funds available to Kansas in FY2009 to purchase (with the owners' consent), and to provide relocation assistance to the residents of: (1) properties in Treece, Kansas, that are in danger of being destroyed by subsidence relating to, and that may endanger the health of occupants as a result of risks posed by, the Cherokee County National Priorities List Site; and (2) residential properties of water customers of Picher, Oklahoma, residing in or near Treece, Kansas.

Date: 2007-11-16
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Environmental protection
Fee Repeal and Expanded Access Act of 2007 - Rewrites specified provisions of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. Provides for the application and administration of certain admission and use fee authorities under the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965, the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986, and the National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 as if the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act had not been enacted.

Date: 2007-12-10
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Kalaupapa Memorial Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to authorize Ka `Ohana O Kalaupapa, a nonprofit organization consisting of patient residents at Kalaupapa National Historical Park, to establish a memorial at the location(s) approved by the Secretary at Kalawao or Kalaupapa within the boundaries of Kalaupapa National Historical Park on the island of Molokai, Hawaii, to honor those individuals who were forcibly relocated to Kalaupapa Peninsula from 1866 to 1969.

Date: 2007-12-18
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Commemorations
Grants a federal charter to the Military Officers Association of America (a nonprofit corporation and incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia).

Date: 2007-12-18
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area Act of 2008 - Establishes the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area. Designates the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Partnership as the local coordinating entity for the Area. Requires the Partnership to submit a management plan for the Area. Authorizes appropriations.

Date: 2007-12-18
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Minute Man National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act - Modifies the boundary of Minute Man National Historical Park in Massachusetts to include a certain area generally depicted on the map entitled "Minute Man National Historical Park Proposed Boundary," dated July 2007.Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the land or an interest in the land within that area by purchase from willing sellers, donation, or exchange.Authorizes appropriations.

Date: 2007-12-18
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site Boundary Revision Act - Adjusts the boundary of the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site in the state of New York to include approximately 261 acres of land identified as the "PROPOSED PARK BOUNDARY" as depicted on the "Boundary Map, Martin Van Buren National Historic Site," dated January 2005. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire such lands and interests from willing sellers. Requires land acquired for the Site to be administered as part of such site. Authorizes appropriations.

Date: 2008-01-22
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a national historic landmark theme study to identify sites and resources in the United States that are significant to the Cold War. Requires such theme study to include recommendations for commemorating and interpreting identified sites and resources, including; (1) sites for which studies for potential inclusion in the National Park System should be authorized; (2) sites for which new national historic landmarks should be nominated; and (3) other appropriate designations. Requires the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of the Air Force, state and local officials, state historic preservation offices, and other interested organizations and individuals in conducting the theme study. Directs the Secretary to establish the Cold War Advisory Committee, which shall assist the Secretary in carrying out this Act. Directs the Secretary to prepare and publish an interpretive handbook on such War and disseminate information gathered through the study. Authorizes appropriations.

Date: 2008-01-28
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Requires, if the Secretary of the Interior acquires by donation from the Borlaug Heritage Foundation fee simple and unencumbered title to the Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace site and the Norman E. Borlaug Childhood Home site (both in Cresco, Iowa) and any related personal property, designation of all such property as a National Historic Site and as a unit of the National Park System, to be known as the "Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace Home National Historic Site."

Date: 2008-02-04
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Baltimore National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Baltimore National Heritage Area in Maryland. Specifies the areas that shall comprise the boundaries of the Area. 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. Authorizes appropriations.

Date: 2008-02-07
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
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 Hurricane Hole and located in South Key Largo. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire from willing sellers by donation, purchase, or exchange land, water, or interests in land and water, within the area identified on the map entitled "Proposed Tarpon Basin Boundary Revision" and dated May 2008, to be added to the Park. Requires the lands and waters added to the Park by this Act to be administered as part of the Park. Permits the Secretary to allow the use of Hurricane Hole by sailing vessels during emergencies. Authorizes appropriations.

Date: 2008-04-02
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Do No Harm Act of 2008 - Prohibits a National Heritage Area designation from taking effect until the President certifies that it will not cause an adverse impact within the proposed Area on: (1) agricultural or livestock production; (2) energy exploration and production; (3) critical infrastructure, including the placement and maintenance of electric transmission and distribution lines, and natural gas pipelines; and (4) the affordability of housing. Requires that the total deferred maintenance backlog in each state in which a proposed Area is located be not greater than $50 million.

Date: 2008-04-02
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Taxpayer Property Protection Act of 2008 - Bars the Department of the Interior, the Department of Energy, and the Forest Service, from assuming control of any land located in a state unless the citizens of each political subdivision of that state in which a portion of the land is located approve the assumption of control by a referendum. Excludes national emergencies and land exchanges between private landowners and the federal government. Sets forth requirements for the duration and renewal of such an approval.

Date: 2008-04-02
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
National Park Centennial Fund Act - Establishes a revolving fund in the Treasury to be known as the National Park Centennial Fund, into which, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, on October 1, 2008, and each October 1 thereafter through 2016, there shall be transferred, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100 million to carry out this Act. Requires the annual budget submission of the President for the Department of the Interior to include a list of National Park Centennial proposals. Requires the list to include projects under the following initiatives: (1) an Education in Parks Centennial Initiative; (2) a Diversity in Parks Centennial Initiative; (3) a Supporting Park Professionals Centennial Initiative; (4) an Environmental Leadership Centennial Initiative; (5) a Natural Resource Protection Centennial Initiative; (6) a Cultural Resource Protection Centennial Initiative; and (7) a Visitor Enjoyment and Health Centennial Initiative. Sets forth requirements for: (1) the deposit of revenues in excess of specified amounts received from offshore oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico into the Fund; and (2) the establishment of special rate postage stamps as a means through which the public can contribute to the Fund. Treats the amounts received pursuant to such requirements as offsetting receipts for this Act's purposes. Terminates the authority provided for such offsets on September 30, 2017.

Date: 2008-04-03
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
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."

Date: 2008-04-18
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Western States Trail Study Act of 2008 - Amends the National Trails System Act to require the Western States Trail, a trail of approximately 100 miles from Squaw Valley to Auburn, California, along which are conducted the Western States Trail Ride and the Western States Endurance Run, to be studied for designation as a national scenic trail.

Date: 2008-04-24
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
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. Requires the Trail to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.Bars the United States from acquiring land or interest in land outside the exterior boundary of any federally-managed area for the Trail without the owner's consent.

Date: 2008-04-30
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008 - Revises or adds federal veterans' benefits provisions to, among other things: (1) reduce the waiting period for a veteran's affirmation of enrollment in a correspondence course; (2) eliminate the requirement that a veteran or beneficiary make a separate application for a program change at an educational institution; (3) eliminate a minimum wage-earning requirement in the case of self-employment on-job training; (4) authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to stay adjudication of a veteran's claim when necessary to preserve the integrity of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-administered program; (5) authorize memorial headstones or markers for deceased remarried surviving spouses of veterans; (6) make permanent the VA authority to fund contracted medical disability examinations; (7) expand Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage to certain members of the Individual Ready Reserve; (8) allow VA to provide temporary residence assistance grants to active-duty military personnel suffering from a disability incurred in or aggravated by such service; (9) make permanent the consideration of noninstitutional extended care services as covered medical services; (10) make permanent the authority to provide hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to certain veterans who participated in Department of Defense (DOD) chemical and biological testing; (11) provide third-party payment authority with respect to care furnished to spina bifida-affected children of Vietnam veterans; (12) authorize disclosure of VA medical information to a representative of a patient who lacks decision-making capacity; (13) require VA patients to disclose health-plan information and their Social Security number; (14) expand the authority of VA police officers; and (15) increase from $600,000 to $1 million the threshold before a VA major medical facility lease must receive congressional approval.

Date: 2008-05-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program Reauthorization Act - 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).

Date: 2008-05-13
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park Boundary Expansion and Redesignation Act of 2008 - Redesignates the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site (located in Brownsville, Texas, and dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the Mexican-American War) as the "Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park." Amends the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 to expand the boundaries of the Park to include certain land.

Date: 2008-05-13
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Beaver Basin Wilderness Act - Designates specified land and inland water within the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known as the Beaver Basin Wilderness. Makes the line of demarcation the boundary for any part of the Wilderness that is bordered by Lake Superior. Considers the surface water of the Lake, regardless of the fluctuating lake level, to be outside of the boundary of the Wilderness.Provides for the continuation of the use of boats powered by electric motors on Little Beaver and Big Beaver Lakes.Specifies this Act's effect on: (1) treaty rights; (2) management of the water of Lake Superior within the boundary of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore; (3) the use of motors on the surface water of the Lake adjacent to the Wilderness; and (4) the beaching of motorboats at the line of demarcation.

Date: 2008-05-14
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Northern Neck National Heritage Area Study Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to specified congressional committees on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Northern Neck National Heritage Area to be comprised of: (1) the part of eastern coastal Virginia between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers; (2) Westmoreland, Northumberland, Richmond, King George, and Lancaster Counties, Virginia; and (3) other areas adjacent to or in the vicinity of those areas that have similar heritage aspects.

Date: 2008-05-20
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm Area National Forest Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Forest Heritage Area in Alaska. Designates the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Forest Heritage Corridor Communities Association as the Area's local coordinating entity. Requires the Association to prepare and submit a management plan for the Area. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to evaluate the accomplishments of the Area and to prepare and submit a report that includes recommendations for the future role of the National Park Service (NPS), if any, respecting the Area. Authorizes appropriations. Sets a limit on the total amounts that may be made available to carry out this Act. Limits the federal share of the total cost of any activity carried out under this Act to 50%.

Date: 2008-05-21
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
National Park Service Special Resource Studies and Technical Corrections Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of: (1) designating the site of the Battle of Camden, South Carolina, and of Historic Camden, South Carolina, as a unit or units of the National Park System; and (2) including Fort San Geronimo and other related resources in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as part of the San Juan National Historic Site. Makes technical corrections and conforming amendments to various acts concerning specified areas, forests, trails, and other matters.Renames the Gaylord A. Nelson Wilderness as the Gaylord Nelson Wilderness. Provides for the House Committee on Natural Resources (under current law, the Committee on House Administration) to be notified of a recommendation that a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs should be located in Area I.

Date: 2008-05-22
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the excise tax on bows and arrows certain shafts consisting of all natural wood which after assembly measure 5/16 of an inch or less in diameter and which are not suitable for use with bows that would otherwise be subject to such tax (having a peak draw weight of 30 pounds or more).

Date: 2008-05-22
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Taxation
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) during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the NPS, issues a special regulation and long-term off-road vehicle management plan for the use of that seashore. Invalidates the consent decree filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina regarding off-road vehicle use at that seashore.

Date: 2008-06-11
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2008 - Adjusts the boundary of the Oregon Caves National Monument (Monument). Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) transfer certain acreage in the Monument to the Secretary of the Interior; and (2) adjust the boundary of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest to exclude certain lands in the Monument transferred by the Secretary.Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain additional segments of the Monument as components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) administer the Monument in accordance with this Act and other legal authorities; and (2) carry out forest restoration activities within the boundaries of the Monument.Directs the Secretary of Agriculture or the Interior to accept any grazing lease or permit that is donated by a livestock operator that holds a valid existing grazing lease or permit for a grazing allotment.

Date: 2008-06-18
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Lower Rogue Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2008 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to add specified segments of creeks to the designation of the Rogue River in Oregon as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system.

Date: 2008-06-18
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
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) provide financial assistance for capital improvement projects in the District.

Date: 2008-06-26
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park Act of 2008 - Designates the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Kentucky as the "Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park."

Date: 2008-07-07
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
River Raisin National Battlefield Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if Monroe County or Wayne County, Michigan, or other willing landowners in either county offers to donate land relating to the Battles of the River Raisin (during the War of 1812) on January 18 and 22, 1813, and the aftermath of such battles, to accept the donated land. Instructs the Secretary, upon acquisition of such land that is of sufficient acreage to permit efficient administration, to designate the acquired land 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 with respect to: (1) acquiring real property under this Act; and (2) designating the park.

Date: 2008-07-10
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the Port Chicago National Memorial Act of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interior to administer the Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial (Memorial) as a unit of the National Park System. Directs the Secretary of Defense to transfer certain land within the Memorial to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior if: (1) the land is excess to military needs; and (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) makes certain determinations relating to the protection of human health and the environment.Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the City of Concord, California, and the East Bay Regional Park District, to establish and operate a facility for visitor orientation and parking, administrative offices, and curatorial storage for the Memorial. Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to environmental remediation and repair of the Memorial.

Date: 2008-07-10
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Directs the Secretary of the Army to transfer specified Army National Guard military construction funds appropriated under the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 to the Department of the Interior for the Historic Preservation Fund of the National Park Service, to be used for restoration, rehabilitation, and historic preservation activities at Jackson Barracks, Louisiana.

Date: 2008-08-01
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Cane River National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the Cane River Creole National Historical Park and National Heritage Area Act to: (1) revise the boundaries of the Cane River National Heritage Area, Louisiana; (2) revise the duties of the Cane River National Heritage Area Commission; and (3) terminate such Commission on August 5, 2025 (under current law, on the day occurring 10 years after the first official meeting of the Commission).

Date: 2008-08-01
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Lower Mississippi River National Historic Site Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the National Park Service (NPS), to complete a special resource study that evaluates the national significance of the Lower Mississippi River area in Louisiana and the suitability and feasibility of designating such area as a unit of the National Park System, which shall be known as the "Lower Mississippi River National Park."

Date: 2008-08-01
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to 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.

Date: 2008-09-08
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Civil Rights History Project Act of 2008 - Requires the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (acting through the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture) to establish an oral history project to: (1) collect video and audio recordings of, and visual and written materials relevant to the personal histories of, participants in the Civil Rights movement; and (2) make the collection available for public use through the Library of Congress and the Museum.

Date: 2008-09-17
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to include in mandatory annual financial disclosure reports information on the balance of any mortgage secured by a personal residence.

Date: 2008-09-23
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Congress
National Lighthouse Stewardship Act of 2008 - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the National Park Service, to establish a three-year pilot program under which the Secretary shall provide grants to eligible entities for the preservation and rehabilitation of historic lighthouse structures. Establishes in the Treasury a National Lighthouse Stewardship Fund consisting of such amounts as are appropriated to the Fund under this Act.

Date: 2008-09-24
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Transportation and public works
Georges Bank Preservation Act - Prohibits the issuance of any lease or other authorization by the federal government for exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in: (1) any marine national monument or national marine sanctuary; or (2) the fishing grounds known as Georges Bank in the waters of the United States.

Date: 2008-09-25
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Energy
Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Reauthorization Act - Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend until November 12, 2009, the authority to permit the establishment of a memorial in the District of Columbia to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.

Date: 2008-09-26
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Commemorations
Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. Designates the Lancaster-York Heritage Region as the management entity for the Area. Requires the Lancaster-York Heritage Region to prepare and submit a management plan for the Area.

Date: 2008-09-26
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand the rural energy for America program to include schools in rural areas.

Date: 2008-11-20
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Housing and community development
Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act - Designates specified lands within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Date: 2009-01-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Homestead National Monument of America Boundary Expansion Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation or by purchase with donated or appropriated funds, from willing sellers only, the approximately 140 acres located south of the Homestead National Monument of America in Nebraska and owned by the Friends of Homestead and the approximately 160 acres known as the "Graff Parcel." Instructs the Secretary to revise the boundary of Homestead National Monument to reflect the acquisition upon its completion.Requires any lands acquired under this Act to be administered by the Secretary as part of Homestead National Monument.

Date: 2009-01-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Authorizes the addition of certain lands to the Morristown National Historical Park in New Jersey from willing sellers only.

Date: 2009-01-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Act Commemorating the LITE, or Lifetime Innovations of Thomas Edison - Establishes the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in New Jersey as a unit of the National Park System.

Date: 2009-01-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to 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.

Date: 2009-01-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River Extension Act of 2009 - 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 being construed to conflict with specified treaties between the United States and Mexico.

Date: 2009-01-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Amends the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 to provide that the purpose of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge shall be to restore, enhance, and maintain wetland, upland, riparian, and other habitats for native wildlife, plant, and fish species in the San Luis Valley. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior, in administering the Refuge, to: (1) emphasize migratory bird conservation; and (2) take into consideration the role of the Refuge in broader landscape conservation efforts. Provides for the Secretary, in administering water resources for the Refuge, to use decreed water rights on the Refuge in approximately the same manner that the water rights have been used historically.

Date: 2009-01-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Museum of Ideas Act of 2009 - Establishes the Museum of Ideas Commission to develop a plan for establishing in Washington, D.C., a museum that presents the history and evolution of human ideas.

Date: 2009-01-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Arts, culture, religion
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) acquire a specified parcel of land in Beaufort, South Carolina, to be used for expansion of the Beaufort National Cemetery; and (2) report to Congress on the acquisition.

Date: 2009-01-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Northern Neck National Heritage Area Study Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Northern Neck National Heritage Area in Virginia to be comprised of: (1) the part of eastern coastal Virginia between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers; (2) Westmoreland, Northumberland, Richmond, King George, and Lancaster Counties, Virginia; and (3) other areas adjacent to or in the vicinity of those areas that have similar heritage aspects.

Date: 2009-01-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park Boundary Expansion and Redesignation Act of 2009 - Redesignates the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site (located in Brownsville, Texas, and dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the Mexican-American War) as the "Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park." Amends the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 to expand the boundaries of the Park to include certain land.

Date: 2009-01-07
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Act - Establishes the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in New Jersey as a unit of the National Park System. Sets forth conditions concerning the establishment of the Park. Sets forth provisions regarding the administration of the Park. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to complete a management plan for the Park. Establishes the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Advisory Commission to advise the Secretary in the development of the management plan. Directs the Secretary to complete a study regarding the preservation and interpretation of Hinchliffe Stadium as listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which shall include an assessment of the potential for listing it as a National Historic Landmark as well as options for maintaining its historic integrity.

Date: 2009-01-07
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Boundary Adjustment Act - Modifies the boundary of the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in Ohio to include certain lands marked for inclusion in the Park. Permits the acquisition of lands added under this Act only from willing sellers.

Date: 2009-01-07
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Amends the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to provide for the acquisition and inclusion of certain additional sites to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to partners of the Park, including the Aviation Trail, Inc., the Ohio Historical Society, and Dayton History, for projects not requiring federal involvement other than providing financial assistance, identifying the specific partner grantee and the specific project. Limits projects funded through these grants to construction and development on non-federal property within the boundaries of the Park. Instructs that any project funded by such grants support the purposes of the Park, be consistent with the Park's general management plan, and enhance public use and enjoyment of the park. Removes the Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum, Wapakoneta, Ohio, from inclusion in the boundaries of the the National Aviation Heritage Area.

Date: 2009-01-07
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 relating to the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area to permit the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) consult with and enter into cooperative agreements concerning the Recreation Area under the Act with any member of the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership; and (2) through such cooperative agreements between the Secretary and any Partnership member, acquire from and provide to such eligible entities goods and services for the construction of recreation area facilities or for any other purpose that is consistent with the purposes of the Recreation Area.

Date: 2009-01-08
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources