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Designates Forest Service trail number 3590 in the Willamette National Forest in Lane County, Oregon, that begins and ends at North Waldo Campground and circumnavigates Waldo Lake, as a national recreation trail that shall be known as the "Jim Weaver Loop Trail" in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to install an appropriate sign at the trailhead of the Trail to indicate the name of such trail and to provide information regarding the life and career of Congressman Weaver.

Date: 2007-01-05
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Commemorations
Steel Industry National Historic Site Act - Establishes the Steel Industry National Historic Site in Pennsylvania as a unit of the National Park System. Includes within such Historic Site the following lands: (1) the location of the Battle of Homestead in Munhall, Pennsylvania; (2) the location of the Carrie Furnace complex in Swissvale and Rankin, Pennsylvania; and (3) the location of the Hot Metal Bridge in Rankin and Munhall, Pennsylvania. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) acquire, by donation only, certain property for inclusion in the Historic Site; (2) enter into a cooperative agreement to further the purposes of the Historic Site; and (3) provide technical assistance for preservation and maintenance of historic structures and the natural and cultural landscape in the Historic Site. Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a general management plan for the Site. Grants private property owners protections from public access to private property in the Historic Site. Authorizes appropriations.

Date: 2007-01-05
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado.

Date: 2007-01-05
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Lowell National Historical Park Boundary Adjustment Act - Modifies the boundary of the Lowell National Historical Park to include certain properties in the City of Lowell, Massachusetts.

Date: 2007-01-05
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to carry out a demonstration program that provides that receipts from timber sales shall be retained for expenditure within units of the National Park System from which the timber is removed as part of an approved plan for the restoration or protection of park resources or values. Instructs the Secretary to permit each of the existing 24 National Battlefields, National Battlefield Parks, National Military Parks, and National Battlefield Sites to participate in the demonstration program if the unit has in place a general management plan, cultural landscape plan, or other resources management plan approved pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 that identifies specific timber for removal for purposes of cultural or historic landscape restoration or fuel load reduction. Requires each unit selected to participate in the demonstration program to retain receipts from the sale or disposal of timber removed. Provides for such receipts to be available for expenditure for within a unit for the following purposes only: (1) landscape restoration; (2) interpretive services; (3) eradication of disease, insects, or invasive species; or (4) fuel load reduction. Requires the Secretary to submit a report containing the results of such demonstration program, including: (1) a detailed accounting of the receipts generated in each unit by such program; (2) the expenditure by each unit of those receipts; and (3) any resource or other impacts, positive or negative, on each participating unit. Terminates the authority granted to the Secretary to carry out the demonstration program under this Act four years after enactment of this Act.

Date: 2007-01-05
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
NPS Concessions Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 to increase the anticipated annual gross receipts eligible for a concessioner's preferential right of renewal. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to provide to any entity that submitted a proposal and who was not awarded a proposed concessions contract a debriefing as to why it was not selected as submitting the best proposal for that concessions contract. Permits a leasehold surrender interest in a capital improvement upon U.S.-owned land within a unit of the National Park Service (NPS) under a concession contract to be pledged as security for NPS contracts using a combination of leasehold surrender interest if holding one or more contracts with the NPS, and prohibits the proceeds resulting from such pledged security from being restricted for use in the park or parks for which the leasehold surrender interest was pledged. Revises guidelines governing commercial use authorizations.

Date: 2007-01-05
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study to determine: (1) appropriate methods for preserving and interpreting certain sites in Arizona, California, and other states that are significant to the life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm labor movement in the western United States; and (2) whether any of the sites meets the criteria for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or designation as a national historic landmark. Directs the Secretary, in conducting such study, to: (1) consider the criteria for the study of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park System; and (2) consult with the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation, the United Farm Workers Union, and state and local historical associations and societies. Authorizes appropriations.

Date: 2007-01-09
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study relating to the First and Second Battles of Newtonia (Missouri) during the Civil War, including evaluating the suitability and feasibility of adding the battlefields and related sites as part of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield or designating such battlefields and sites as a unit of the National Park System. Makes the criteria for the study of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park System applicable to such study. Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a report containing the results of such study and any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.

Date: 2007-01-10
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act - Requires the Archivist of the United States to: (1) establish, as part of the National Archives, and maintain an electronically searchable database of historic records of servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction (including Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands Records, the Southern Claims Commission Records, Records of the Freedmen's Bank, Slave Impressments Records, Slave Payroll Records, and the Slave Manifest) contained within federal agencies for genealogical and historical research; and (2) preserve relevant records.Requires the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to provide grants to states, colleges and universities, and genealogical associations to preserve records and establish databases of local records of such information. Authorizes appropriations.

Date: 2007-01-10
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating the coastal areas of Clatsop County, Oregon, and Pacific County, Washington (also known as the North Beach Peninsula) and areas relating to Native American history, local history, Euro-American settlement culture, and related economic activities of the Columbia River eastward in Clatsop County and Pacific, Columbia, and Wahkiakum Counties, Washington, as the "Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area." Requires the study to include analysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the study area: (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural resources that together represent distinctive aspects of American heritage worthy of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and continuing use, and are best managed through partnerships among public and private entities and by combining diverse and sometimes noncontiguous resources and active communities; and (2) provides outstanding recreational and educational opportunities. Instructs the Secretary, in conducting the study, to analyze the potential impact that designation of the area as a national heritage area is likely to have on land within the proposed area or bordering such area that is privately owned. Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a report describing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Secretary with respect to such study.

Date: 2007-01-11
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (the Act) to designate specified segments of the Taunton River in Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Requires the river segments to be managed in accordance with the Taunton River Stewardship Plan, dated July 2005, including any amendment to such Plan, that the Secretary of the Interior determines to be consistent with this Act. Authorizes the Secretary, in order to provide for the protection, preservation, and enhancement of each river segment, to enter into cooperative agreements, which may include provisions for financial and other assistance, with: (1) the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (including the political subdivisions of Massachusetts); (2) the Taunton River Stewardship Council; and (3) any appropriate nonprofit, as determined by the Secretary. Bars the river segments from being: (1) administered as a unit of the National Park System; or (2) subject to the laws (including regulations) that govern the administration of such System.Considers the zoning ordinances adopted by specified towns and cities, including any provision of the zoning ordinances related to the conservation of floodplains, wetlands, and watercourses associated with any river segment designated by this Act, to satisfy each standard and requirement under the Act regarding the prohibition on the federal acquisition of certain lands by condemnation for inclusion in any national, wild, scenic, or recreational river area. Authorizes the Secretary, respecting each river segment, to only acquire parcels of land by donation or with the owner's consent. Prohibits the acquisition of any parcel by condemnation. Requires the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and private industry, to complete a report regarding the energy resources available on the lands and waters included in the segments of the Taunton River designated by this Act. Prohibits anything in this Act from: (1) being construed as affecting the authority or responsibility of Massachusetts to manage or regulate fish and resident wildlife, including the authority to regulate hunting, fishing, trapping, and recreational shooting; (2) being construed as limiting access for hunting, fishing, trapping, or recreational shooting; or (3) impacting the supply of domestically-produced energy resources.

Date: 2007-01-11
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act or the SEARCH Act - Directs the Archivist of the United States to establish, as part of the National Archives, a national database consisting of historic records of servitude and emancipation in the United States to assist African Americans in researching their genealogy. Requires the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to maintain the database.

Date: 2007-01-12
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to: (1) study and report to specified congressional committees on the suitability and feasibility of designating the Wolf House located on Highway 5 in Norfolk [sic], Arkansas, as a unit of the National Park System; and (2) consider management alternatives for the Wolf House.

Date: 2007-01-12
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail Designation Act - Designates the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, a trail from Missoula, Montana to the Pacific Ocean, to provide for the public appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of the nationally significant natural and cultural features of the Ice Age Floods and to promote efforts to interpret and educate along the pathways of the floods. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to administer the Trail. Prohibits the Trail, except as provided in this Act, from being considered a unit of the National Park System (NPS). Allows the Secretary to establish and operate a Trail management office within the vicinity of the Trail. Requires the Secretary to prepare a cooperative management and interpretation plan for the Trail.

Date: 2007-01-12
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Commission to Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino Act of 2007 - Establishes the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American Latino Heritage to report its recommendations with respect to developing a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, D.C. Requires the Commission to develop a fund-raising plan for supporting the creation and maintenance of the Museum through contributions by the American people, and a separate plan on fund-raising by the American Latino community. Instructs the Commission to examine and report on: (1) the availability and cost of collections to be acquired and housed in the Museum; (2) the impact of the Museum on regional Hispanic- and Latino-related museums; (3) possible locations for the Museum in Washington, D.C.; (4) whether the Museum should be located within the Smithsonian Institution; (5) the governance and organizational structure from which the Museum should operate; (6) how to engage the American Latino community in the development and design of the Museum; and (7) the cost of constructing, operating, and maintaining the Museum. Requires the Commission, based on the recommendations contained in the reports described above, to submit for consideration to specified congressional committees recommendations for a legislative plan of action to create and construct the Museum. Authorizes the Commission to convene a national conference on the Museum, which shall be comprised of individuals committed to the advancement of American Latino life, art, history, and culture. Instructs the Department of the Interior to provide from funds appropriated for this purpose administrative services, facilities, and funds necessary for the performance of the Commission's functions. Makes such funds available prior to any meetings of the Commission. Excepts the Commission from application of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Authorizes appropriations.

Date: 2007-01-17
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Arts, culture, religion
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Corrections Act - Permits the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Indiana, to: (1) accept donations of lands located outside the present boundaries of the Lakeshore if they are either contiguous or separated from such lands by only a right-of-way; and (2) make acquisitions to the boundaries of the Lakeshore from units of state or local government by satisfaction of delinquent state or local taxes.

Date: 2007-01-18
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Kentucky Artisan Heritage Trails National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Kentucky Artisan Heritage Trails National Heritage Area in Kentucky. Designates the Southern and Eastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association (SEKTDA) as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Association to develop a management plan for the Heritage Area. Prohibits the Association from using federal funds received under this Act to acquire real property or an interest in real property.

Date: 2007-01-23
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Veterans Eagle Parks Pass Act - Makes the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans.

Date: 2007-01-24
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Designates the National Museum of Wildlife Art located at 2820 Rungius Road, Jackson, Wyoming as the "National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States."

Date: 2007-01-31
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Arts, culture, religion
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc., specified federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in Nebraska, to be used as an historic site and interpretive center for the Trail. Requires the National Park Service (NPS), through a written agreement with the Foundation, to ensure that the operation of the land conveyed is in accordance with NPS standards for preservation, maintenance, and interpretation. Authorizes appropriations for site and center operation.

Date: 2007-01-31
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Saguro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2007 - Amends the Saguro National Park Establishment Act of 1994 to modify further the boundaries of Saguaro National Park to include specified land. Allows the Secretary of the Interior, with the consent of the State of Arizona, to acquire from the State land or interests in land within the boundary of the Park Directs the Secretary to conduct a study to identify lands that would be a part of any future boundary adjustments for the Park. Instructs that such study examine the natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic values and characters of the lands identified.

Date: 2007-01-31
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Mesa Verde National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire specified land adjacent to the Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado or an interest in such land for addition to the Park. Permits such an acquisition of land to be made by donation, purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. Revises the boundary of the Park to reflect the acquisition of such land. Requires the Secretary to administer any land or interest in land acquired under this Act as part of the Park. Authorizes appropriations.

Date: 2007-01-31
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act - Directs the Secretary of Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a memorial as a unit or units of the National Park System to the Space Shuttle Columbia on the four specified parcels of land in Texas on which large debris from the Space Shuttle was recovered. Authorizes the Secretary to recommend to Congress additional sites in Texas relating to the Space Shuttle Columbia for establishment as memorials to the Space Shuttle.

Date: 2007-02-05
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Denali National Park and Alaska Railroad Exchange Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to grant to the Alaska Railroad Corporation an exclusive use easement on land that is identified by the Secretary within Denali National Park to provide a location to the Corporation for the construction, maintenance, and on-going operation of track and associated support facilities for turning railroad trains around near Denali Park Station. Directs the Secretary, in exchange for the easement granted, to require the relinquishment of certain portions of the Corporation's existing exclusive use easement within the boundary of the Park. Requires that the acreage of the easements exchanged under this Act be approximately equal. Limits the total acreage of the easement to 25 acres. Requires the easement conveyed to the Corporation to be under the same terms as the exclusive use easement granted to the Alaska Railroad in the Park in a specified deed. States that the easement relinquished by the Corporation, respecting the portion being exchanged, shall be the full title and interest received by the Alaska Railroad in such deed. Requires the Alaska Railroad to pay all costs associated with such land exchange, including the costs of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the costs of any surveys, and other reasonable costs.Designates the lands underlying any easement relinquished to the United States under this Act that are adjacent to designated wilderness as wilderness and added to the Denali Wilderness, the boundaries of which are modified accordingly. Requires the designated lands to be managed according to the applicable provisions of the Wilderness Act and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980. Instructs the Secretary to require any additional terms and conditions that the Secretary determines are appropriate to protect the interests of the United States and of the Park.

Date: 2007-02-05
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in Colorado. Designates the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Board of Directors as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Board to prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage Area.

Date: 2007-02-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
California Wild Heritage Act of 2007 - Designates specified national forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public land in California as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (System). Requires such areas to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior or Agriculture, whichever has current administrative jurisdiction over each area. Designates specified California public land as: (1) salmon restoration areas; (2) wilderness study areas; and (3) a potential wilderness area. Releases any parts of a specified wilderness study area from further study for designation as wilderness. Designates specified California national park lands as wilderness areas and components of the System, requiring such lands to be managed by the National Park Service (NPS). Designates specified land in Joshua Tree National Park as potential wilderness, which shall be managed by the Secretary of the Interior. Designates specified California rivers as wild, scenic, and recreational rivers. Requires the review of one additional California river to determine its suitability as a wild, scenic, or recreational river. Establishes the Sacramento River National Recreation Area. Permits the Secretary concerned to acquire land or interests within the boundaries of the Area. Requires the development of a comprehensive plan for the long-range protection and management of such Area. Establishes the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest for public enjoyment and scientific study. Requires the development of a comprehensive management plan for such Forest.

Date: 2007-02-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Adams National Historical Park Boundary Addition Act of 2007 - Amends the Adams National Historical Park Act of 1998 to revise the boundary of Adams National Historical Park to include the Quincy Homestead and carriage shed at 34 Butler Road in Quincy, Massachusetts, within the Park.

Date: 2007-02-07
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Land Between the Rivers Southern Illinois National Heritage Area Act of 2007 - Establishes the Land Between the Rivers National Heritage Area in Illinois. Designates the Southern Illinois University Carbondale as the management entity for the Area.

Date: 2007-02-08
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Camp Security National Historic Site Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit to specified congressional committees a study of the suitability and feasibility of designating Camp Security, a prisoner-of-war camp from the Revolutionary War located in Springettsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania, as a unit of the National Park System.

Date: 2007-02-08
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system (the system) certain segments of the main stem and specified tributaries of the Eightmile River, Connecticut. Declares that such segments shall be managed in accordance with the Eightmile River Watershed Management Plan and such amendments as the Secretary of the Interior determines are consistent with this Act. Deems the Plan to satisfy the requirements for a comprehensive management plan required under the Act. Instructs the Secretary to coordinate management responsibilities regarding the Eightmile River with the Eightmile Coordinating Committee, as specified in the Plan. Allows the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements for administration and for assistance, advice, and cooperation to plan, protect, and manage river resources with the state of Connecticut, the towns of Salem, Lyme, and East Haddam, and appropriate local planning and environmental organizations. Requires the agreements to be consistent with the Plan and allows provisions for federal assistance. Prohibits the Eightmile River from being administered as part of the National Park System or being subject to related regulations. Deems: (1) the zoning ordinances adopted by the towns, in effect as of December 8, 2005, to satisfy the standards and requirements under the Act regarding the prohibition on federal acquisition of lands by condemnation for inclusion in any wild, scenic, or recreational river area; and (2) such towns to be "villages" for such purposes. Limits the authority of the Secretary to acquire lands for purposes of the Act to acquisition by donation or acquisition with the owner's consent and subjects it to the additional criteria set forth in the Plan. Recognizes specified tributaries of the Eightmile River watershed as integral to the protection and enhancement of the river and watershed. Authorizes appropriations.

Date: 2007-02-12
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Amends the Act of October 24, 2000, which authorized the establishment in the District of Columbia of a service-disabled veterans' memorial, to extend the authority for establishing such memorial until October 24, 2015.

Date: 2007-02-12
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Commemorations
Civil Rights History Project Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (acting through the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture) and the Librarian of Congress, within the limit of available funds, to establish an oral history project, focusing on 1954 through 1968, to: (1) survey existing collections of audio and video recordings of the reminiscences of Civil Rights movement participants; (2) collect such recordings and relevant visual and written materials; and (3) make the resulting collection available for public use through the Museum and the Library of Congress. Encourages the Secretary and the Librarian to solicit and accept financial and in-kind donations for the project. Authorizes appropriations.

Date: 2007-02-12
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
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: 2007-02-13
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Taunton, Massachusetts Special Resources Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study and submit a report regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in Taunton, Massachusetts, as a unit of the National Park System (NPS). Requires recommendations in the report to include discussion and consideration of the concerns expressed by private landowners with respect to designating the structures referred to in this Act as an NPS unit.

Date: 2007-02-13
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the sites in Tulsa, Oklahoma, relating to the 1921 Tulsa race riot, including the John Hope Franklin Greenwood Memorial/Museum of Reconciliation, to determine the suitability and feasibility of including those sites as a unit of the National Park System.

Date: 2007-02-14
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Soldiers' Memorial Military Museum, located at 1315 Chestnut, St. Louis, Missouri, as a unit of the National Park System. Requires the submission of a report describing the results of such study.

Date: 2007-02-14
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Grand Teton National Park Extension Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1 ) accept from any willing seller the donation of any land or interest in land of the GT Park Subdivision; and (2) upon acquisition of land or an interest, include the land or interest in the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park and administer the land or interest as part of the Park. States that it is the intent of Congress that the acquisition of land or an interest be completed not later than one year after enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from donating, selling, exchanging, or otherwise transferring any land acquired under this Act without express authorization from Congress. Authorizes appropriations.

Date: 2007-02-15
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Amends the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996 to add Butler County to the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area.

Date: 2007-02-15
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Boundary Revision Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire from willing sellers by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange not more than 110 acres of certain land, water, or interests in land and water to be added to the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site. Permits the Secretary, in order to preserve the historic character and landscape of the Site, to also acquire up to five acres of land for the development of a visitor center and visitor parking area adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Site. Instructs the Secretary, upon the acquisition of any land or interest in land under this Act, to revise the boundary of the Site to reflect the acquisition. Requires any land added to the Site by this Act to be administered as part of the Site in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Date: 2007-02-15
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a lease with CBI Acquisitions, LLC, governing the use of property for the continued management and operation of the Caneel Bay Resort on the island of St. John in Virgin Islands National Park. Requires any lease entered into pursuant to this Act to include the property covered by the retained use estate entered into by the Jackson Hole Preserve and the United States on September 30, 1983, (the RUE) and any associated property owned by CBI donated to the National Park Service (NPS). Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the terms of the lease agreement; (2) appraisals to determine the fair market value of all property covered by the RUE and any property, including the value, if any, of the surrendered term of the RUE, owned by CBI to be donated, or otherwise conveyed, to the NPS; and (3) compensation to the United States of the property's fair market value rent. Makes 80% of such payment available for expenditure within Virgin Islands National Park. Requires CBI, as a condition of the lease, to relinquish to the Secretary all rights under the RUE and to transfer, without compensation, ownership of improvements covered by the RUE to the United States.

Date: 2007-02-16
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area in Alabama. Designates the Muscle Shoals Regional Center as the local coordinating entity for the Area. Requires the Muscle Shoals Regional Center to prepare and submit a management plan for the Area. Prohibits the Muscle Shoals Regional Center from using federal funds received under this Act to acquire real property.

Date: 2007-02-16
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Amendments Act of 2007 - Amends the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to revise the authorization of appropriations for each fiscal year for: (1) the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program; and (2) preservation and restoration of historic buildings and structures associated with the Underground Railroad.

Date: 2007-02-28
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Butterfield Overland Trail Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a resource study along the "Ox-Bow Route" of the Butterfield Overland Trail in the states of Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Requires that the study evaluate a range of alternatives for protecting and interpreting the resources of the trail area, including alternatives for potential addition of such area to the National Trails System.

Date: 2007-03-01
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to designate a corridor of approximately 600 miles following the route taken by the armies of General George Washington and Count Rochambeau between Newport, Rhode Island, and Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781 and 1782, as the "Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail." Requires the Trail to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with: (1) other federal, state, tribal, and local agencies; and (2) the private sector.Prohibits the United States from acquiring for the Trail any land or interest in land: (1) outside the exterior boundary of any federally-managed area without the owner's consent; and (2) acquired from a state or local government if that land was acquired by such government through eminent domain. Prohibits anything in this Act from affecting: (1) the development, production, conveyance, and transmission of energy; (2) state management, control, and regulation of fish and resident wildlife; and (3) access for hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and private industry, to submit a report which: (1) contains a description of the energy resources available on such land and report on the amount of energy withdrawn from possible development; and (2) identifies the oil, natural gas, geothermal, wind, and solar energy that could be commercially produced, the annual available biomass for energy production, and any hydropower resources available, including tidal, dams, and in-stream flow turbines, and any impact on electricity transmission.

Date: 2007-03-01
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Freedom's Way National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Freedom's Way National Heritage Area encompassing 36 communities in Massachusetts and eight communities in New Hampshire that have made important and distinctive contributions to the national character of America.

Date: 2007-03-01
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: (1) revise the feasibility and suitability studies for certain existing National Historic Trails for consideration of possible additions to such trails; and (2) study the feasibility and suitability of designating certain routes and cutoffs as components of the Oregon, Pony Express, California, and Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trails and as shared components of the California and Oregon National Historic Trails.

Date: 2007-03-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act of 2007 - Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to adjust the boundary of the the Barataria Preserve Unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Louisiana and to acquire land necessary for the adjustment by transfer or exchange from a federal agency or, from a land owner, by donation or purchase (but only with an owner's consent). Subjects any acquired or transferred land in the area to any easements that have been agreed to by the Secretary and the Secretary of the Army in order to ensure adequate hurricane protection of the communities located in the area. Revises provisions concerning hunting, fishing, and trapping.

Date: 2007-03-07
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to include the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail (the Trail), a trail consisting of water and overland routes totaling approximately 290 miles and extending from Tangier Island, Virginia, through southern Maryland, the District of Columbia, and northern Virginia and in the Chesapeake Bay, Patuxent River, Potomac River and north to the Patapsco River and Baltimore, Maryland, commemorating the Chesapeake Campaign of the War of 1812. Requires the Trail to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Allows the Secretary to provide to state and local governments and nonprofit organizations interpretive programs and services and technical assistance.

Date: 2007-03-07
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating a specified study area in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin (Alabama and Georgia) as the "Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor."

Date: 2007-03-08
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Partnership Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint partnership with the Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commission with regard to the use of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Allows the Secretary to: (1) plan, design, construct, and install exhibits in the Center related to the use and management of the resources at the Lakeshore, at a cost under $1.5 million; and (2) use park staff from the Lakeshore in the Center to provide visitor information and education. States that, for the purposes of the acquisition of lands or interests in lands outside the present boundaries of the Lakeshore, lands may be considered contiguous to other lands if the lands touch them, or are separated from them by only a public or private right-of-way, such as a road, railroad, or utility corridor.

Date: 2007-03-08
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act - Establishes the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center at the African Burial Ground National Monument in the city of New York, New York. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service (NPS), to: (1) acquire for the Museum property that is located adjacent to the National Monument or in any other area of the African Burial Ground National Historic Landmark in the city other than the location adjacent to the Monument; (2) plan, design, and construct the Museum on the acquired property. Provides for operation of the Museum by the Secretary. Establishes within the Department of the Interior the African Burial Ground Advisory Council to: (1) make recommendations to the Secretary on the planning, design, and construction of the Museum; and (2) advise and assist the Secretary on all matters relating to the administration, operation, maintenance, and preservation of the Museum. Requires: (1) the Secretary to appoint a Director for the Museum; and (2) the Director of the Museum to manage such Museum.

Date: 2007-03-09
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
New England National Scenic Trail Designation Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to designate the New England National Scenic Trail as a National Scenic Trail. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with federal, state, tribal, regional, and local agencies, and other organizations, to administer the Trail after considering the recommendations of the Metacomet Monadnock Mattabesett Trail System National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study and Environmental Assessment prepared by the National Park Service (NPS), dated Spring 2006. Bars the acquisition of any land or interest for the Trail by the government without the owner's consent. Directs the Secretary to consider the actions outlined in the Trail Management Blueprint as the framework for management and administration of the Trail. Allows for the development of additional or more detailed plans for the administration, management, protection, access, maintenance, or development of the Trail consistent with the Blueprint, and as approved by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with Massachusetts, Connecticut, and other regional, local, and private organizations deemed necessary and desirable to accomplish cooperative trail objectives consistent with the Blueprint. Permits such an agreement to include provisions for limited financial assistance to encourage participation in the planning, acquisition, protection, operation, development, or maintenance of the Trail. Encourages the Secretary to work with New Hampshire and appropriate local and private organizations to include that part of the Metacomet-Monadock Trail in New Hampshire (which lies between Royalston, Massachusetts, and Jaffrey, New Hampshire) as a component of the Trail. Makes inclusion of this segment, as well as other potential side or connecting trails, contingent upon written application to the Secretary by appropriate state and local jurisdictions and a finding by the Secretary that trail management and administration is consistent with the Blueprint.

Date: 2007-03-14
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of Fort San Geronimo and other related resources in Puerto Rico, as well as the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion in the National Park System as part of the San Juan National Historic Site.

Date: 2007-03-15
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of specified federal land in Coconino National Forest, state and private lands, and Walnut Canyon National Monument in Arizona (the study area) to evaluate: (1) the significance of the resources and public values of the study area as the resources and public values pertain to the management objectives of the Forest Service and the National Park Service (NPS); (2) the opportunities for maintaining existing public uses; and (3) a range of options for managing and conserving resources by the NPS or the Forest Service, or by both agencies, including the feasibility of a boundary adjustment to the Monument, designation of the study area as a National Recreation Area, maintaining the study area as managed by the Forest Service, and any other designation or management option that will accomplish the protection of resources and the maintenance of public use and access for such area. Requires the Secretaries to: (1) designate the Forest Service as the lead agency; (2) consult with appropriate federal, state, county, and local government entities; (3) contract with a third-party consultant with experience in park and land use planning to prepare a draft study; and (4) collaborate with the Forest Supervisor of the Coconino National Forest, the Superintendent of the Flagstaff Area National Monuments, the Flagstaff City Council, and Coconino County Board of Supervisors in developing a scope of work for the draft study under the guidance of the third-party consultant.

Date: 2007-03-16
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources