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Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act - Requires federal public land management officials to exercise their authority under existing law, including regarding land use planning, to provide for the use of, and access to, federal public lands and waters for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting, except as described in this Act. Requires the heads of federal public land management agencies to exercise their discretion in a manner that supports, promotes, and enhances recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting opportunities, to the extent authorized under applicable law. States that Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service lands, excluding lands on the Outer Continental Shelf, shall be open to recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting unless the managing agency acts to close lands to such activity. Permits closures or restrictions on such lands for purposes including resource conservation, public safety, energy or mineral production, energy generation or transmission infrastructure, water supply facilities, national security, or compliance with other law. Requires publication of a public notice preceding any such closures or restrictions, unless mandated by other law. Requires annual reports on closures of federal public lands to recreational fishing, sport hunting, or shooting. Sets forth requirements for specified closures or significant restrictions involving 640 or more acres of federal public lands or waters to fishing or hunting. Establishes the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council and the Sporting Conservation Council.

Date: 2009-10-07
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Smoky Hill National Historic Trail Study Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to designate the Smoky Hill Trail in Kansas and Colorado, which was an overland trail route across the Great Plains during pioneer days beginning in 1859 and ending with the arrival of the railroad in Denver in 1870, for study for potential addition to the National Trails System as a national scenic trail. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from considering specified alternatives related to private property protections. Requires such study to include an analysis and documentation regarding whether each alternative proposed has potential or actual impact on private property within or adjacent to the trail area. Requires private property owners whose land will be studied to be notified that such study will be conducted.

Date: 2009-10-07
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
George C. Marshall National Historic Site Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Dodona Manor and gardens in Leesburg, Virginia, the home of George C. Marshall during the most important period of his career. Requires the Secretary to: (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area and the surrounding area; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as an affiliated area of the National Park System; and (3) consider other alternatives for the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area.

Date: 2009-10-07
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Study Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to Congress on the suitability and feasibility of including approximately 45 miles of the Chattahoochee River and lands along the river corridor from the southern boundary of the Recreation Area south to the junction of Coweta, Heard, and Carroll Counties, Georgia, within the boundary of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Requires such study to include an analysis of the feasibility of administering the study area as part of the Recreation Area.

Date: 2009-10-08
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 as a unit of the National Park System. Specifies that the purpose of the Park is the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the historic and cultural resources associated with Dutch, Swedish, and English settlement in Delaware and the resources associated with the role of the state of Delaware as the first state to ratify the Constitution. Requires the preparation of a general management plan for the Park. Requires completion of a study regarding the preservation and interpretation of additional properties in Delaware that relate to the Park's purposes, including an assessment of: (1) the potential for designating them as National Historic Landmarks; and (2) options for maintaining their historic integrity.

Date: 2009-10-21
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Amends the National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2004 to extend, through FY2015, the authorization of appropriations for grants to the Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland, to carry out programs related to civil rights and juvenile justice through the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center.

Date: 2009-10-29
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating a specified region in Chicago, Illinois, as the Black Metropolis National Heritage Area.

Date: 2009-11-03
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to lease portions of the Airborne and Special Operations Museum facility to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation for generating revenue for Museum activities and to support Museum operations.

Date: 2009-11-05
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Willamette Falls National Heritage Area - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility and suitability of designating a specified study area in Oregon as the Willamette Falls National Heritage Area.

Date: 2009-11-16
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
New Bedford Whaling Nation Historical Park Resources Assistant Act - Amends the Omnibus Park and Public Lands Management Act to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in the interpretation and preservation of specified properties associated with the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in Massachusetts; (2) set forth a non-federal matching requirement for funding a cooperative agreement for the preservation of the National Historic Landmark Schooner Ernestina; and (3) prohibit any funds authorized under the Act from being used for the operation and routine maintenance of the Schooner Ernestina.

Date: 2009-11-19
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area in Alabama. (Describes the Black Belt area as a region in the lower-central portion of Alabama that sustains an abundance of natural resources, historical sites, cultural diversity, and recreational activities shaped by its fertile black soil.) Designates the Center for the Study of the Black Belt at the University of West Alabama as the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area, requires the Center to submit a management plan for the Heritage Area, and sets forth procedures for the approval or disapproval of such plan.

Date: 2009-12-16
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. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire publicly 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: 2009-12-16
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
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 historical research, education, interpretation, and public awareness of the story of the Buffalo Soldiers' stewardship role in the National Parks, including linking the story of development of the Parks and the story of African-American military service following the Civil War. Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a report on the study's findings and recommendations.

Date: 2010-01-21
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act - Designates specified lands and inland waters within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Wilderness. Sets forth requirements for the administration of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Wilderness, including with respect to road maintenance, hunting, fish and wildlife, watercraft, and buffer zones.

Date: 2010-02-02
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress.

Date: 2010-02-23
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
National Discovery Trails Act of 2010 - Amends the National Trails System Act to establish national discovery trails which shall be extended, continuous interstate trails located so as to provide for outdoor recreation and travel and to connect representative examples of America's trails and communities. Authorizes the designation of such trails on federal lands and, with the consent of the owner, on non-federal lands. Designates as a national discovery trail the 6,000-mile American Discovery Trail which shall extend from Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware to Point Reyes National Seashore in California, traveling northern and southern routes from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Denver, Colorado. Sets forth requirements for designation as a national discovery trail. Requires the appropriate Secretary for each national discovery trail to: (1) administer the trail in cooperation with a competent trailwide volunteer-based organization; and (2) submit a comprehensive plan for the protection, management, development, and use of such trail.

Date: 2010-02-23
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in Nevada from being undertaken except by express authorization of Congress.

Date: 2010-02-24
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in California from being undertaken, except by express authorization of Congress.

Date: 2010-02-25
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks or monuments in Colorado, except by express authorization of Congress.

Date: 2010-03-02
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in Montana except by express authorization of Congress.

Date: 2010-03-04
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission. Directs the National Endowment for the Humanities: (1) in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, to award grants for activities that are determined to be appropriately related to the Civil War sesquicentennial; and (2) consider for such grants university, museum, or academic programs with national scope that sponsor multidisciplinary projects that represent the totality of the Civil War.

Date: 2010-03-04
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Social sciences and history
This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) 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. Instructs the Secretary to require a rental fee based on fair market value adjusted, as deemed appropriate, for amounts to be expended by the lessee for property preservation and related expenses. Requires the deposit of the proceeds received from such fee into a special account in the Treasury related to rental payments made under leases for the use of buildings and associated property administered as part of the National Park System. Requires a lease entered into under this Act to be made for a term of up to 10 years and, at the Secretary's discretion, for successive terms of up to 10 years at a time and to include any terms and conditions necessary for the protection of the resources of the Monument and the public interest. Exempts the lease authorized by this Act, except as provided above, from certain provisions related to the leasing of buildings and property administered as part of the System and the leasing of federal buildings and property.

Date: 2010-03-04
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Smithsonian Modernization Act of 2009 - 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: 2010-03-04
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Government operations and politics
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: 2010-03-04
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Designates the library and archives gallery located in the Washington's Headquarters Museum at Morristown National Historical Park in New Jersey as the "Lloyd W. Smith Library" and the "Lloyd W. Smith Archives Gallery," respectively.

Date: 2010-03-09
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress.

Date: 2010-03-10
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act of 2010 - Requires the President to obtain congressional approval of proposed national monuments situated upon land owned or controlled by the federal government and certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 prior to declaring national monuments. 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 output and congressional approval.

Date: 2010-04-13
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire only from willing sellers the private or state lands or interests identified on the map entitled "Proposed Casa Grande Ruins Boundary Modification" and dated January 2010. Transfers administrative jurisdiction of specified withdrawn federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to the National Park Service (NPS). Transfers to the BIA the administrative jurisdiction of certain federal land administered by the NPS for purposes of the San Carlos Irrigation Project. Requires the Secretary to administer all such transferred or acquired lands as part of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Arizona. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the state of Arizona to provide for cooperative management of specified state trust lands. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study to identify any additional lands considered appropriate to become part of any further adjustments to the boundary of the Monument.

Date: 2010-04-22
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate for study for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system a specified segment of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in Rhode Island and Connecticut.

Date: 2010-04-22
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks and monuments in Oregon except by express authorization of Congress. Requires the President to obtain congressional approval of proposed national monuments situated upon land owned or controlled by the federal government and certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 prior to declaring national monuments. 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 output and congressional approval.

Date: 2010-04-22
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. Requires the federal cost share of any activity carried out using assistance under this Act to be half of that activity's cost. Sets forth requirements for the approval or disapproval of the management plan by the Secretary of the Interior. 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: 2010-04-27
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2010 - Modifies the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include approximately eight acres identified as the Wallis House and Harriston Hill on the map entitled "Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment," and dated February 2010. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land or interests, by donation or exchange, from willing sellers only. Requires acquired lands and interests to be administered as part of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.

Date: 2010-04-27
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act - Amends the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1999 to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in South Dakota by including in the Historic Site the following lands and interests in Jackson County, South Dakota, identified on the map entitled "Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification," and dated July 17, 2009: (1) approximately 25 acres of land north of exit 131 on Interstate 90 in Jackson County for the construction and use of a visitor facility and administrative site; and (2) approximately 3.65 acres of land at the Delta 1 Launch Control Facility for the construction and use of a parking lot and for other administrative purposes. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to transfer the administrative jurisdiction over such lands to the Secretary of the Interior and modify the boundaries of the Buffalo Gap National Boundary Grassland to exclude such land.

Date: 2010-04-27
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Chimney Rock National Monument Act of 2010 - Designates the Chimney Rock National Monument in Colorado to preserve, protect, and restore the archeological, anthropological, geological, hydrologic, biological, visual, and scenic resources of Chimney Rock. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make minor adjustments to the boundaries of the Monument for the inclusion of significant archaeological resources discovered on adjacent public land. Requires management of, and authorizes use of, the Monument as a unit of San Juan National Forest. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out vegetative management treatments within the Monument, with the exception of timber harvesting and the use of prescribed fire, which may only be used when necessary to address the risk of wildfire, insects, or diseases. Prohibits uses of the Monument other than those authorized by the Secretary. Includes as authorized uses: (1) construction of a visitor's center and related exhibit and curatorial facilities to interpret the Monument's scientific and cultural resources; (2) scientific research (including archaeological research) and educational and interpretive uses; (3) acquisition and display of artifacts; (4) recreational use of mountain bikes and motorized vehicles; (5) installation and maintenance of a certain public utility right of way; and (6) grazing uses. Requires the Secretary to develop a management plan for the Monument, which shall include: (1) providing for the continued use of the Monument by Indian tribes for traditional ceremonies and as a source for traditional plants and other materials; and (2) specifying permitted uses of artifacts.

Date: 2010-05-05
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act - Establishes the Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area in New Mexico, consisting of approximately 235,980 acres of public land in Taos and Rio Arriba Counties. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to ensure the protection of religious and cultural sites in the Conservation Area and to provide access to them by tribal members for traditional cultural and customary uses. Requires the Secretary to develop a management plan for the Conservation Area. Bars the changing of the management status of any area within the boundary of the Conservation Area that is: (1) designated as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; or (2) managed as an area of critical environmental concern. Designates the Cerro Del Yuta Wilderness and Rio San Antonio Wilderness as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Releases the public land within the San Antonio Wilderness Study Area not designated as wilderness from further study for designation as wilderness. Requires the Conservation Area and the wilderness areas designated by this Act to be administered as components of the National Landscape Conservation System.

Date: 2010-05-18
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks Partnership Act of 2010 - Amends the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Designation Act to add lands along the lower Columbia River in the state of Washington associated with the arrival of the Lewis and Clark Expedition at the Pacific Ocean in 1805 and identified as Fort Columbia to the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park.

Date: 2010-05-25
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire not more than 18 acres of lands and interests from willing sellers outside of the boundaries of Yosemite National Park near the junction of highways CA-49 and CA-140 in Mariposa, California, to provide a site or sites for visitor services and administrative purposes. Permits the use of federal and other available funds for the construction, management, and maintenance of permanent improvements to provide visitor services and administrative facilities on acquired lands and interests. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) partner with Mariposa County on land use planning related to the acquired lands and interests; and (2) consider the feasibility of allowing the state of California to locate the California State Mining and Mineral Museum on such lands and interests.

Date: 2010-05-26
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
National DWI Victims Memorial Designation Act of 2010 - Designates the Memorial of Perpetual Tears, located adjacent to Interstate 40 in Moriarity, New Mexico, as the National DWI Victims Memorial.

Date: 2010-05-26
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Transportation and public works
Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in the Hanford Reach National Monument in the state of Washington for educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements to facilitate access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain for guided tours, including motorized tours, and to maintain the access road to the summit.

Date: 2010-05-27
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Connell Lake Watershed Protection and Recreation Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Connell Lake Conveyance Area consisting of approximately 880 acres to the Ketchikan Gateway Borough in Alaska. Requires the area conveyed to be managed in accordance with the terms of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act.

Date: 2010-05-27
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: 2010-05-28
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Steel Industry National Historic Site Act - Establishes the Steel Industry National Historic Site in Pennsylvania as a unit of the National Park System. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire specified property for inclusion within such Site by donation. Requires the Secretary to submit a general management plan for the Site to Congress.

Date: 2010-06-10
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Booker T. Washington Boundary Expansion Act - Amends federal law relating to the establishment of the Booker T. Washington National Monument in Virginia to expand the boundary of the Monument to include specified lands.

Date: 2010-06-10
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 - 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 procedures for the designation of national monuments under this Act. Bars the President from issuing a proclamation to designate a national monument under this Act before the final day of a 30-day period beginning when the language of the proposed proclamation is provided by the President to Congress, the governor of each state, and specified local and tribal government officials having jurisdiction over land within the proposed monument. Requires at least one public hearing and a notice and comment period after the issuance of a proclamation to designate a national monument. Requires the President to report to Congress on any hearings held, any written comments received, and the impact of such designation on communities within the boundaries of the monument, the nation's energy security, and interests, rights, and uses associated with the land within the monument. Makes a proclamation ineffective two years following its issuance, unless it is approved by an Act of Congress. Bars the issuance of a proclamation which is substantially similar to a previously issued proclamation that Congress has not approved.

Date: 2010-06-23
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 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; and (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 the Secretary to appoint a Director for the Museum, who shall manage it.

Date: 2010-07-01
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Social sciences and history
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Enhancement Act - Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to construct a facility for the purpose of conducting research and educational programs on National Zoological Park property in Front Royal, Virginia. Authorizes the Board of Regents to enter into agreements to provide (at no cost to the Smithsonian Institution) housing and other services to participants in such programs. Authorizes the Board of Regents to construct animal holding and related program facilities on such property to be funded from non-federal sources.

Date: 2010-07-13
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Animals
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Amendments Act of 2010 - Amends the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act to expand the boundary of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Vermont to include the King Farm in Woodstock, Vermont. Requires King Farm to be added to, and administered as part of, the Park and to be used for agricultural, forestry, conservation, and educational purposes.

Date: 2010-07-19
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act of 2010 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate additional segments and tributaries of the White Clay Creek in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Applies the White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers System Act to such additional segments and tributiaries of White Clay Creek.

Date: 2010-07-22
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area Act of 2010 - Establishes the Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area in Wisconsin. Designates the Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway as the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway to prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage Area. Sets forth requirements for the approval or disapproval of the management plan.

Date: 2010-07-30
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Visitor Center Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with Kiowa County, Colorado: (1) to assist in the renovation of the Murdock Building in Eads, Colorado; (2) for use of a part of the Murdock Building by the National Park Service (NPS) as the visitor center and administrative offices for the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site (the Park); and (3) to provide up to $650,000 to Kiowa County toward the cost of renovations and furnishing of the Murdock Building. Sets forth a federal matching requirement. Requires the use of such federal funds for making improvements to, and installing furnishings within, those parts of the Murdock Building used by the Park. Prohibits the use of such funds to pay for personnel or other costs associated with the operation of the Murdock Building as a park visitor center.

Date: 2010-07-30
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Bent's Old Fort Museum Collections Facility Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Koshare Indian Museum (Museum) on the Otero Junior College campus in La Junta, Colorado, to: (1) assist in the construction and furnishing of an addition to the Museum for use as a curatorial center to house the Museum's collections from Bent's Old Fort, Sand Creek Massacre, and other units of the National Park System; (2) provide no more than a specified amount for the construction and furnishing of the addition; and (3) house those portions of the collections of Bent's Old Fort, Sand Creek Massacre, and Washita Battlefield National Historic Sites, and possibly collections from other System units, that the Director of the National Park Service (NPS) determines appropriate for the facility. Requires federal funding provided for the construction and furnishing of such addition to be matched by non-federal contributions on a 1:1 basis. Requires the curatorial addition authorized by this Act to remain part of the Museum. Makes the Museum responsible for the maintenance and operational costs associated with the Museum, including the curatorial addition. Authorizes the assignment of NPS staff to provide curatorial services for the NPS museum objects housed at the Museum and to assist with the curation of other objects housed there.

Date: 2010-07-30
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Arts, culture, religion
Mount Stevens and Ted Stevens Icefield Designation Act - Directs the United States Board on Geographic Names to designate: (1) a specified unnamed peak in the Alaska Range near Denali Park in Alaska as "Mount Stevens"; and (2) a specified icefield in the northern Chugach Forest in Alaska as the "Ted Stevens Icefield."

Date: 2010-09-23
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Designation Act - Redesignates the Longfellow National Historic Site in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as the Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site.

Date: 2010-09-23
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Shawnee Cattle Trail Study Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to require the study of the Shawnee Cattle Trail, consisting of three main branches and several smaller connecting trails extending from Texas to Missouri, and later Kansas, which is considered the oldest of the major Texas Cattle Trails, for potential addition to the National Trails System. Specifies certain private property protections. Requires all private property owners whose land will be studied to be notified that such study will be conducted.

Date: 2010-09-29
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
American Memorial Park Annex in Tinian 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: 2010-09-29
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Moving Outdoors in Nature Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to award grants or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to develop and implement a five-year Moving Outdoors in Nature State Strategy for connecting children, youth, and families with the outdoors. Requires each Strategy to provide for: (1) local planning; and (2) subgrants to local entities for the implementation of the strategy through one or more of the programs, activities, or initiatives relating to outdoor recreation as described in this Act. Requires eligible entities receiving funds under this Act to submit annual reports on the implementation of their strategies. Directs the President to issue a national strategy for connecting children, youth, and families with the outdoors. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct a study of national significance on the health impacts of the programs under this Act. Requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance to grantees and disseminate best practices that emerge from the state strategies funded by this Act.

Date: 2010-11-18
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Carolinas Revolutionary Road National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Carolinas Revolutionary Road National Heritage Area in North Carolina and South Carolina. Designates the Cultural and Heritage Museums of York County, South Carolina, as the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Cultural and Heritage Museums to submit a management plan for the Heritage Area.

Date: 2010-11-18
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Curecanti National Recreation Area Boundary Establishment Act of 2010 - Establishes a boundary for the Curecanti National Recreation Area in Colorado and designates it as a unit of the National Park System. Establishes a conservation opportunity area within the Recreation Area. Withdraws all federal lands within the Recreation Area from specified public land, mining, and mineral and geothermal leasing laws. Requires the National Park Service (NPS) to develop a general management plan for the Recreation Area.

Date: 2010-12-02
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Beaver Basin Wilderness Act - Designates specified land and inland water within the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known as the Beaver Basin Wilderness.

Date: 2009-01-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
River Raisin National Battlefield Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if Monroe County or Wayne County, Michigan, or other willing landowners in either county offers to donate land relating to the Battles of the River Raisin (during the War of 1812) on January 18 and 22, 1813, and the aftermath of such battles, to accept the donated land. Instructs the Secretary, upon acquisition of such land that is of sufficient acreage to permit efficient administration, to designate the acquired land as a unit of the National Park System, to be known as the "River Raisin National Battlefield Park." Requires the Secretary to submit a report describing the progress made with respect to: (1) acquiring real property under this Act; and (2) designating the park.

Date: 2009-01-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Decreases the matching funds requirement, and authorizes additional appropriations, for the Keweenaw National Historical Park in Michigan.

Date: 2009-01-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Walnut Canyon Study Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of an area identified as the Walnut Canyon Proposed Study Area (the study area) to assess and report to specified congressional committees on: (1) the suitability and feasibility of designating all or part of the study area as an addition to Walnut Canyon National Monument in Arizona; and (2) continued management of the study area by the Forest Service, or any other designation or management option that would provide for protection of resources within the study area and continued access to, and use of, the study area by the public.

Date: 2009-01-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Arizona National Scenic Trail Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to provide for the designation of the Arizona National Scenic Trail, extending approximately 807 miles across Arizona from the U.S.-Mexico international border to the Arizona-Utah border.

Date: 2009-01-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Act - Establishes the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in New Jersey as a unit of the National Park System. Sets forth conditions concerning the establishment of the Park. Sets forth provisions regarding the administration of the Park. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to complete a management plan for the Park. Establishes the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park Advisory Commission to advise the Secretary in the development of the management plan. Directs the Secretary to complete a study regarding the preservation and interpretation of Hinchliffe Stadium as listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which shall include an assessment of the potential for listing it as a National Historic Landmark as well as options for maintaining its historic integrity.

Date: 2009-01-06
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area Act of 2009 - Establishes the Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area in Colorado. Designates the Poudre Heritage Alliance, a nonprofit, as the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area. Requires the Alliance to prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage Area.

Date: 2009-01-08
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: 2009-01-08
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
South Park National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the South Park National Heritage Area in South Park, Colorado. Designates the Park County Tourism & Community Development Office, in conjunction with the South Park National Heritage Area Board of Directors, as the management entity for the Area. Requires the management entity to submit a management plan for the Area.

Date: 2009-01-08
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Steel Industry National Historic Site Act - Establishes the Steel Industry National Historic Site in Pennsylvania as a unit of the National Park System. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation specified property for inclusion within such Site. Requires the Secretary to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a general management plan for the Site.

Date: 2009-01-09
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Boy Scouts of America Land Transfer Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Utah National Parks Council of the Boy Scouts of America (the Boy Scouts) to convey to Brian Head Resort certain public land in Utah acquired under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act for the purpose of operating a camp in exchange for conveyance by Brian Head Resort of certain of its private land to the Boy Scouts.

Date: 2009-01-13
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Alexander Hamilton Boyhood Home Study Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Governor of the Virgin Islands, to conduct a special resource study of Estate Grange and other sites and resources associated with Alexander Hamilton's life on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Instructs the Secretary to evaluate the national significance of the sites and resources and the suitability and feasibility of designating them as a unit of the National Park System.

Date: 2009-01-13
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: 2009-01-13
Topic: Public Lands (National Parks)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources