zli12321/Bills huggingface dataset:
Cabin Fee Act of 2010 - Defines: (1) "cabin user fee" as the annual fee paid to the United States by a cabin owner pursuant to an authorization for the use and occupancy of a cabin on National Forest System land derived from the public domain; (2) "cabin owner" as a person authorized to use and occupy a cabin on National Forest System land derived from the public domain or a trust, or an heir or assignee of such a person; and (3) "cabin" as a privately built and owned recreation residence and related improvements on National Forest System land derived from the public domain that is authorized for private use and occupancy and may be sold or transferred between private parties. Requires the payment of an annual "cabin user fee" by a "cabin owner." Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to set such fee. Requires a reduction in the cabin use fee to $100 per year if access to a cabin is significantly impaired, whether by catastrophic events, natural causes or governmental actions, such that the cabin is rendered unsafe or unable to be occupied. Requires payment of a "cabin transfer fee" to the United States upon the transfer of a cabin between private parties for money or other consideration.

Date: 2010-09-29
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond Battlefields Addition Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land or interests within the area identified as the modified core battlefield for the Port Gibson, Champion Hill, and Raymond units on the map entitled "Vicksburg National Military Park-Proposed Battlefield Additions." Permits the acquisition of such land by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, with the exception of land owned by the state of Mississippi or any political subdivisions of the state, which may be acquired only by donation. Requires land acquired under this Act to be added to and administered as part of the Park.

Date: 2010-11-17
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
General Slocum Memorial Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to study in Bronx County, New York, the shoreline of the area roughly bounded by 149th Street on the west and Oak Point Rail Yard spurs on the east, including North Brother Island, to evaluate the national significance of the area and the suitability and feasibility of designating the area as a unit of the National Park System.

Date: 2011-01-07
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Renames the National Park System unit known as Homestead National Monument of America and located near Beatrice, Nebraska, as the "Homestead National Historical Park."

Date: 2011-01-12
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) War Memorial Protection Act - Permits religious symbols recognizing the religious background of members of the Armed Forces to be included as part of: (1) a military memorial that is established or acquired by the federal government; or (2) a military memorial not established by the government, but for which the American Battle Monuments Commission cooperated in establishing.

Date: 2011-01-12
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Museum of Ideas Act of 2011 - 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: 2011-01-12
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Arts, culture, religion
Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act of 2011 - Requires the President, prior to designating a national monument, to obtain a state's approval for a monument located on federal land within the state. Bars the Secretary of the Interior from implementing any restrictions on the public use of a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing for public input and state approval.

Date: 2011-01-18
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act - Designates a memorial located at March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, as the Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial, in honor of current and former members of the armed forces who have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Prohibits the designation of such memorial from being construed to require or permit federal funds to be used for any related purpose.

Date: 2011-01-19
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 20, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for specified microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area within the Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Defines "microhydro project" as a hydroelectric power generating facility with a maximum power generation capability of 100 kilowatts and includes any distribution or transmission lines required to serve such area. Requires the Secretary to complete, no later than 180 days after the submission of a permit application, any analysis required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 respecting any proposed or existing microhydro projects in such area. Directs the Secretary to exchange Park and Preserve land near or adjacent to land owned by Doyon Tourism, Inc., located at the mouth of Eureka Creek for approximately 18 acres of land owned by Doyon Tourism within the Galena patented mining claim. Instructs the Secretary to seek to complete such exchange by February 2015. Permits, if the values of the tracts proposed for exchange are determined not to be equal, an equalization of such values to be achieved by adjusting the quantity of the acreage owned by Doyon Tourism. Requires the land acquired by the Secretary to be administered as part of the Park and Preserve.

Date: 2011-01-25
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Complete America's Great Trails Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the fair market value of any National Scenic Trail conservation contribution. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study the efficacy of such tax credit in completing, extending, and increasing the number of National Scenic Trails.

Date: 2011-01-26
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Taxation
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act - Establishes the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area in California. Designates the Delta Protection Commission as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Commission to submit a proposed management plan for the Heritage Area to the Secretary of the Interior for approval. Bars approval of the management plan until the Secretary has received certification from the Commission that the Delta Stewardship Council has reviewed such plan for consistency with the plan adopted by the Council pursuant to state law.

Date: 2011-01-26
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Castle Nugent National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2011 - Establishes the Castle Nugent National Historic Site on the island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National Park System in order to preserve, protect, and interpret a Caribbean cultural landscape spanning over 300 years of agricultural use, significant archeological resources, an extensive barrier coral reef system, and other outstanding natural features. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands within the boundary of the Historic Site to the University of the Virgin Islands for the purpose of continuing the University's operations for breeding Senepol cattle.

Date: 2011-02-09
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act - Designates certain land in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in the state of Washington, which shall be considered to become a part of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie and Pratt Rivers in Washington as scenic and/or wild rivers.

Date: 2011-02-10
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
First State National Historical Park Act - Establishes the First State National Historical Park in Delaware, to be administered as a unit of the National Park System. Specifies that the purpose of the Park is the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the nationally significant cultural and historic resources associated with early Dutch, Swedish, and English settlement of the colony of Delaware and Delaware's role as the first state to ratify the Constitution. Requires the completion of a management plan for the Park. Requires completion of a study assessing the historical significance of additional properties in Delaware associated with the Park.

Date: 2011-02-10
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Molalla River in Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from acquiring by condemnation any land interest in land within the boundaries of the river segments. Prohibits anything in this Act from: (1) establishing or authorizing the establishment of a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the boundaries of the river segments; or (2) prohibiting an activity from being conducted outside those boundaries, including an activity that can be seen or heard. Bars the inclusion of private or non-federal public property within the boundaries of the river segments unless the property owner has consented in writing to having such property included. Renames the Squaw Creek in Oregon as Wychus Creek. Makes technical corrections to the description of the Creek.

Date: 2011-02-17
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to require land reserved as part of a national monument to be confined to the smallest area essential to ensure the proper care and management of the objects of historic or scientific interest protected by the monument. Sets forth additional procedures for the designation of national monuments under the Act.

Date: 2011-02-17
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an employee: (1) shares of employer securities received in a qualified employee stock distribution as compensation for services that do not exceed the lowest number of employer securities received by any employee in such distribution; (2) any gain on such securities if held by an employee for not less than 10 years; and (3) in the case of any qualified disposition of an employer security that meets such 10-year holding requirement, any gain on so much stock acquired during the 60-day period beginning on the date of such disposition as does not exceed the fair market value of the employer security so disposed. Allows employers a tax deduction for the fair market value of securities transferred in a stock distribution. Requires an employee to recapture in gross income the amount of employer securities excluded from gross income if such securities are disposed of within five years after receipt.

Date: 2011-02-17
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Taxation
Truck Weight Uniformity Act of 2011 - Allows a state to authorize a vehicle with a gross weight exceeding certain federal weight limitations to operate on Interstate Highway System routes in the state if: (1) the vehicle is equipped with at least six axles, (2) the weight carried on any single axle does not exceed 20,000 pounds, (3) the weight carried on any tandem axle does not exceed 34,000 pounds, (4) the weight carried on any group of 3 axles does not exceed 51,000 pounds, and (5) the gross weight of the vehicle does not exceed 99,000 pounds.

Date: 2011-02-18
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Transportation and public works
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of a specified contract between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District in Utah providing for repayment of municipal and industrial water delivery facilities under terms and conditions similar to those used in implementing provisions of the Central Utah Project Completion Act. Provides that the prepayment: (1) shall result in the United States recovering the net present value of all repayment streams that would have been payable to the United States if this Act was not in effect; (2) may be provided in several installments to reflect substantial completion of the delivery facilities being prepaid and any increase in the repayment obligation resulting from delivery of water in addition to the water being delivered under this contract as of this Act's enactment date; (3) shall be adjusted to conform to a final cost allocation including costs incurred by the Bureau of Reclamation, but unallocated as of the date of enactment, that are allocable to the water delivered under this contract; (4) may not be adjusted on the basis of the type of prepayment financing utilized by the District; and (5) shall be made such that total repayment is made not later than September 30, 2022.

Date: 2011-02-18
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Water resources development
Idaho Land Sovereignty Act - Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in Idaho, except by express authorization of Congress.

Date: 2011-03-01
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Chief of the Forest Service, to require Forest Service personnel, in the implementation of off-road vehicle management under the Forest Service Travel Management Rule, to endeavor to accommodate individuals with mobility disabilities who would need to use a power-driven mobility device for access to such lands.

Date: 2011-03-01
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Frank Buckles World War I Memorial Act - Establishes the World War I Centennial Commission to: (1) plan, develop, and execute programs, projects, and activities to commemorate the centennial of World War I; (2) encourage private organizations and state and local governments to organize and participate in such activities; (3) facilitate and coordinate such activities throughout the United States; (4) serve as a clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of information about centennial events and plans; and (5) develop recommendations for Congress and the President for commemorating the centennial of World War I. Designates: (1) the Liberty Memorial at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Museum and Memorial; and (2) the District of Columbia War Memorial in Washington, D.C., as the District of Columbia and National World War I Memorial. Authorizes the World War I Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work at the site of the District of Columbia and National World War I Memorial to reflect its national character.

Date: 2011-03-08
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Social sciences and history
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Removes the temporary reservation for park, scenic, or other public purposes of certain rocks, pinnacles, reefs, and islands in the Pacific Ocean within a mile of the coast of Orange County, California. Makes such rocks, pinnacles, reefs, and islands part of the California Coastal National Monument and requires that they be administered as part of the Monument. Repeals the lighthouse reservation with respect to the San Juan and San Mateo Rocks and the two rocks in the vicinity of Laguna Beach, off the coast of Orange County.

Date: 2011-03-08
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act - Designates specified land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan, to be known as the Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness, as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Date: 2011-03-09
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Buy American at the Smithsonian Act of 2011 - Bars the use of any funds under federal law to construct or alter facilities of the Smithsonian Institution unless the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution certifies that all materials used for Smithsonian construction activities and for sale in Smithsonian gift shops are produced in the United States. Exempts specified materials used for Smithsonian construction activities from inclusion in such certifications.

Date: 2011-03-09
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study alternatives for the commemoration and interpretation of the role of the Buffalo Soldiers (African-American troops who, in the late 19th century and early 20th century, came to be known as the Buffalo Soldiers) in the early years of the National Parks, which shall include: (1) a historical assessment of the Buffalo Soldiers who served in National Parks in the years before the establishment of the National Park Service (NPS); (2) an evaluation of the suitability and feasibility of establishing a national historic trail commemorating the route traveled by the Buffalo Soldiers from their post in the Presidio in San Francisco to the Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks and to any other National Parks where they may have served; (3) identification of properties that could meet criteria for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or criteria for designation as National Historic Landmarks; and (4) an evaluation of ways of enhancing research, education, and awareness of the story of the Buffalo Soldiers' stewardship role in the National Parks. Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a report on the findings and recommendations of such study.

Date: 2011-03-10
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Medgar Evers House Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the home of the late civil rights activist Medgar Evers, which is located at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. Requires the Secretary to evaluate the national significance of such site and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.

Date: 2011-03-14
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop an annex in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as an extension of the American Memorial Park on the island of Saipan. Requires the annex to be used to interpret the important aspects of the North Field Tinian by highlighting the historic events related to the Mariana Islands Campaign during World War II and to serve as a curatorial storage of artifacts of World War II.

Date: 2011-03-15
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) study and report to Congress on the suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System; and (2) consider management alternatives for Rota.

Date: 2011-03-16
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Visitor Facility Authorization Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct a multipurpose visitor facility in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for the interpretation and public education and enjoyment of the marine environment within the boundaries of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument.

Date: 2011-03-17
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 memorial of Navy SEALs and their predecessors, including the Underwater Demolition Teams, Naval Combat Demolition Units, and Amphibious Scouts and Raiders.

Date: 2011-03-29
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Armed forces and national security
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 Reconciliation Park, to determine the suitability and feasibility of including those sites as a unit of the National Park System.

Date: 2011-03-31
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Modification Act - Modifies the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia to include the properties identified on the map titled "Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Expansion," and dated June 2007. Authorizes the Secretaries of the Interior and the Army to transfer the administrative jurisdiction for approximately 1.171 acres under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior within the boundary of the Petersburg National Battlefield in exchange for approximately 1.170 acres under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army within the boundary of the Fort Lee Military Reservation adjacent to the Battlefield. Requires the conveyed land to be included within the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield.

Date: 2011-03-31
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Requires the inclusion of the land and interests commonly known as Gettysburg Train Station and its immediate surroundings in the Borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and the land and interests located along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania, in Gettysburg National Military Park if the owner of the property has provided written consent for its inclusion. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire publicly or privately owned property within the area of the Train Station by purchase, from willing sellers only, if efforts to acquire such property without cost have been exhausted. Prohibits the acquisition of property within the areas of the Train Station and along Plum Run by eminent domain.

Date: 2011-04-01
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2011 - Designates certain federal land in Oregon as the Devil's Staircase Wilderness and as a wilderness area for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate Franklin and Wasson Creeks in Oregon as wild rivers and as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Date: 2011-04-07
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Oregon Caves Revitalization Act of 2011 - Redesignates the Oregon Caves National Monument as the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to transfer certain land identified as proposed addition lands to the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) and adjust the boundary of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest to exclude such lands transferred by the Secretary. Directs the Secretaries to accept the donation of a grazing lease or permit from a lessee or permittee for the Big Grayback Grazing Allotment located in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest or the Billy Mountain Grazing Allotment located on a parcel of BLM-managed land. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the subterranean segment of the Cave Creek in Oregon known as the River Styx as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system and certain additional segments of the Monument and Preserve for study for potential addition to the system.

Date: 2011-04-07
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Chetco River Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to make corrections to the segment designations for the Chetco River, Oregon, including revising segment lengths. Withdraws the federal land within the boundaries of a certain segment of the Chetco River from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

Date: 2011-04-07
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Salem Maritime National Historic Site Boundary Study Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study of the lands and waters in the greater Salem Sound, including the city of Salem, to determine the suitability and feasibility of including portions of Salem Sound within the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts.

Date: 2011-04-12
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the historic West Hunter Street Baptist Church located at 775 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia, to evaluate the national significance of the Church and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating such area as a unit of the National Park System.

Date: 2011-04-13
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2011 - Establishes the Waco Mammoth National Monument in Texas as a unit of the National Park System. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative management agreements with Baylor University and the city of Waco, Texas (the city). Permits the Secretary to acquire by donation only from the city any land or interest in land owned by the city within the proposed boundary of the Monument. Requires the Secretary, in consultation with Baylor University and the city, to complete a general management plan for the Monument. Provides for the inclusion in such plan of opportunities for involvement by the University, the city, the state of Texas, and other local and national entities in the development of educational programs for the Monument and for the development and support of the Monument. Prohibits the use of federal funding to pay the costs of: (1) carrying out a cooperative agreement under this Act, (2) acquiring land for inclusion in the Monument, (3) developing a visitor center, (4) operating or maintaining the Monument, (5) constructing exhibits, or (6) developing the general management plan. Permits the use of non-federal funding to pay any costs that may be incurred by the Secretary or the National Park Service (NPS) to carry out this Act. Prohibits anything in this Act from affecting the eligibility of the Monument for federal grants or other financial assistance for which the Monument would have been eligible had System status not been conferred upon it. Terminates the designation of the Monument as a unit of the System if federal funding is required for the operation and maintenance of the Monument. Requires any land acquired by the Secretary from the city to revert to the city if such designation is terminated. Prohibits any private property from being made a part of the Monument without the owner's written consent. Prohibits anything in this Act, the establishment of such national monument, or the management plan from being construed as creating buffer zones outside of such monument. Bars an activity or use that can be seen or heard from within the Monument from precluding the conduct of that activity or use outside the Monument.

Date: 2011-04-14
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Amends the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 to add Livingston, Union, and Stephenson Counties in Illinois to the Lincoln National Heritage Area.

Date: 2011-04-14
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act - Amends the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to make permanent the authorization of appropriations for the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network.

Date: 2011-04-15
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a specified segment of the Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) from acquiring lands or interests within the boundaries of the Illabot Creek Wild and Scenic River by condemnation. Specifies this Act's effect on the creation of protective perimeters and buffer zones. Prohibits the inclusion of private and non-federal property within the River's boundaries without the owner's written consent.

Date: 2011-05-05
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Prohibits the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from charging a fee for admission to an exhibit that is part of the permanent collection of any museum or facility that is part of any bureau established in or under the Smithsonian Institution, including the National Gallery of Art. Allows the charging of a fee for admission to an exhibit if: (1) charging a fee is necessary and unavoidable, (2) the Secretary submits a statement explaining the determination to Congress, and (3) the charging of such fee does not become effective until after the expiration of a 45-day period beginning on the date the statement is submitted. Makes such prohibition non-applicable to a specified exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History. Requires the Secretary to submit a plan for eliminating the admission fee for such exhibition which shall include steps to cover the expenses incurred in carrying out the exhibition.

Date: 2011-05-05
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Smithsonian Modernization Act of 2011 - Revises provisions regarding the composition of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution by providing for the membership of the Regents to be composed of 21 members who shall be appointed by the President from among a list of nominees submitted by the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate. Revises the number of Regents who shall constitute a quorum to do business. Revises requirements for the terms of office for Regents. Permits Regents to be reappointed.

Date: 2011-05-05
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Government operations and politics
White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2011 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate additional segments and tributaries of the White Clay Creek in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Date: 2011-05-12
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Enacts title 54 of the United States Code into positive law to be entitled "National Park Service and Related Programs." Makes conforming changes to existing law and repeals specified provisions of specified laws.

Date: 2011-05-23
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Gold Star Mothers National Monument Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a monument in the District of Columbia area, as a unit of the National Park System, to be known as the Gold Star Mothers National Monument. Prohibits using federal funds to pay the expenses of establishing the monument.

Date: 2011-05-25
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Saguaro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2011 - Amends the Saguaro 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: 2011-05-25
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Making Public Lands Public Access Act - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure, from amounts requested for the Land and Water Conservation Fund per fiscal year, that not less than the greater of 1.5% of the requested amounts or $10 million be made available for certain projects identified on an annual priority list to be developed pursuant to this Act. Requires projects identified on such a list to secure, through rights-of-way or the acquisition of lands or interests from willing sellers, recreational public access to existing federal public lands that have significantly restricted access to hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.

Date: 2011-05-25
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area in Arizona. Requires the Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance, Inc. as the local coordinating entity for the Area, to prepare and submit a management plan for such Area. Require the management plan to inventory the natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the Area which are related to its national importance, as well as the themes that ought to be protected, enhanced, interpreted, managed, funded, and developed, and to recommend policies and strategies for resource management.

Date: 2011-05-26
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to install at the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the nation on June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day.

Date: 2011-06-01
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond Battlefields Addition Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land or interests within the area identified as the modified core battlefield for the Port Gibson, Champion Hill, and Raymond battlefields of the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War and the area identified as Golden West Cemetery for inclusion in the Vicksburg National Military Park in Mississippi.

Date: 2011-06-01
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Utah Land Sovereignty Act - Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress.

Date: 2011-06-13
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area Study Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area in Connecticut. Requires submission of the study's results to Congress.

Date: 2011-06-14
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Essex National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act - Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to: (1) extend the authority for the Secretary of the Interior to make grants or provide assistance with respect to the Essex National Heritage Area until September 30, 2027, and (2) increase the total amount that may be appropriated for the Area under the Act to $20 million.

Date: 2011-06-15
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to exchange any land or interest within the boundaries of Lowell National Historical Park in Massachusetts for any land or interest owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the city of Lowell, or the University of Massachusetts Building Authority. Subjects, except as provided below, an exchange under this Act to the laws, regulations, and policies applicable to land exchanges administered by the National Park Service (NPS) and any other terms and conditions that are determined to be necessary to protect U.S. interests. Requires, where facilities or infrastructure required for the management and operation of the Park exists on the federal land to be exchanged and the non-federal land or interest to be exchanged is not of equal value, the values to be equalized by a cash payment to the Secretary. Bars the Secretary from being required to equalize the values of any exchange conducted under this Act if the land or interest received by the federal government exceeds the value of the federal land or interest exchanged.

Date: 2011-06-16
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service (NPS), to ensure that the flags of the states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, encircle the Washington Monument in the District of Columbia.

Date: 2011-06-22
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2012 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a specified segment of the York River in Maine and all of its associated tributaries for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to complete a study of, and submit a report to Congress on, the York River. Requires such study to: (1) determine the designation's effect on existing commercial and recreational activities, the construction and operation of energy production and transmission infrastructure, and the authority of state and local governments to manage those activities; and (2) identify all authorities that will authorize or require the Secretary to influence local land use decisions (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non-federal land if designated under this Act, all authorities that the Secretary may use to condemn property, and all private property located in the area studied pursuant to this Act.

Date: 2011-06-23
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Amends the Washington Park Wilderness Act of 1988 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundaries of the North Cascades National Park and the Stephen Mather Wilderness in Washington state in order to provide a 100-foot wide corridor along which the Stehekin Valley Road may be rebuilt: (1) outside of the floodplain between mileposts 12.9 and 22.8, (2) within the boundaries of the Park, and (3) outside of the boundaries of the Wilderness. Requires that the boundary adjustments be such that equal acreage amounts are exchanged between the Wilderness and the Park.

Date: 2011-06-24
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in Texas. Designates the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Corporation as the management entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Corporation to submit a management plan for the Heritage Area. Sets forth requirements for the approval or disapproval of such plan. Specifies this Act's effect on private property protections and water rights with regard to the Heritage Area. Bars anything in this Act from being meant as modifying the Rio Grande Natural Area Act.

Date: 2011-06-24
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Fort Monroe National Historical Park Establishment Act - Establishes the Fort Monroe National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System in Virginia. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with the Commonwealth of Virginia or any other party under which the Secretary may identify, interpret, and provide assistance for the preservation of non-federal properties within the boundary of the Park and the historic area. Encourages the Secretary to explore the feasibility of a partnership agreement with the Fort Monroe Foundation to benefit the preservation and interpretation of resources within the Park. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance and public interpretation of natural, historic, and cultural resources within the historic area, as well as at any sites in close proximity to the Park outside of such area that are related to events or persons associated with Fort Monroe, including encampments and cemeteries of formerly enslaved persons freed at Fort Monroe during the Civil War. Allows the Secretary to provide for the coordination of interpretation between the Park and the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail for any resources within the Park that may relate to the Trail. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to enter into an interagency agreement for the long-term protection and public interpretation of the Old Point Comfort Lighthouse. Requires the Secretary to complete a management plan for the Park.

Date: 2011-07-07
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Modifies the project for the improvement of the Shallotte River, North Carolina, to change the authorized maintenance depth to eight feet.

Date: 2011-07-08
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Transportation and public works
Creating American Prosperity through Preservation Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax credits for building rehabilitation expenditures, to: (1) allow an increased 30% credit for projects involving $7.5 million or less in rehabilitation expenditures, (2) provide for an additional 2% credit amount for a building that is a qualified energy efficient rehabilitated building (increased energy efficiency of 30% or more), (3) change the placed-in-service requirement for non-historic rehabilitated buildings from before 1936 to 50 years prior to the year in which qualified rehabilitation expenditures are taken into account, and (4) exempt from tax the proceeds of a state historic tax credit.

Date: 2011-07-08
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Taxation
American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments of 2012 - Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, with respect to the Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program, to: (1) expand the current definition of "battlefield report" to include the report entitled "Report to Congress on the Historic Preservation of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the United States," and (2) expand the Program to permit the acquisition not only of an "interest in an eligible site," but also an "eligible site." Requires acquisitions of lands or interests under the Act to be from willing sellers only. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a report on activities carried out under this Act. Prohibits the use of any acquisition grant program funds for purposes of lobbying. Extends the authorization of appropriations to provide grants through FY2017.

Date: 2011-07-11
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Cascadia Marine Trail Study Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to require the study of the Cascadia Marine Trail in the state of Washington for designation as a national scenic trail. Permits the evaluation of sites of recreational, scenic, or historic significance near the Trail for potential inclusion in the Trail. Provides also for consideration of what activities may be limited by the designation, including existing activities, hunting, boating, or proposed infrastructure improvements.

Date: 2011-07-11
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Coltsville National Historical Park Act - Establishes the Coltsville National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System in Connecticut. Requires the Park to provide interpretation and viewing of specified sites, including the East Armory and Colt Park. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a written agreement with the Connecticut State Library, Wadsworth Atheneum, and the Colt Trust, or other public entities, as appropriate, to gain access to Colt-related artifacts to have them on display in the East Armory or within the Park. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with the owners of any properties within the Historic District or any nationally significant properties within the Park under which the Secretary may identify, interpret, restore and provide technical assistance for the preservation of such properties. Requires any federal funds under such an agreement to be matched on a one-to-one basis by non-federal funds. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance and public interpretation of related historic and cultural resources within the Historic District. Requires the Secretary to complete and submit to Congress a management plan for the Park with the advice of the Coltsville National Historical Park Advisory Commission established by this Act.

Date: 2011-07-12
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Authorizes a Wall of Remembrance as part of the previously authorized Korean War Veterans Memorial to include, in regards to the Korean War: (1) a list by name of members of the U.S. Armed Forces who were killed such action; (2) the number of members who were wounded, missing, or prisoners; and (3) the number of members of the Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army, the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, and the other nations of the United Nations (U.N.) Command who were killed, wounded, missing, or prisoners. Allows certain private contributions for the memorial to fund such wall.

Date: 2011-07-15
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to lease to the Savannah Bar Pilots Association or a successor organization up to 30,000 square feet of land and improvements in Fort Pulaski National Monument in Georgia at the location on Cockspur Island that has been used continuously by the Association since 1940.

Date: 2011-07-28
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources