[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3252 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3252

   To provide for the conservation, management, or study of certain 
   rivers, parks, trails, and historic sites, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 1993

  Mr. Vento introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for the conservation, management, or study of certain 
   rivers, parks, trails, and historic sites, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

                            TITLE I--RIVERS

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``West Virginia Rivers Conservation 
Act of 1993''.

SEC. 102. NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL RIVER.

    Section 1101 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 460m-15) is amended by striking out ``NERI-80,023, dated January 
1987'' and inserting ``NERI-80,028, dated January 1993''.

SEC. 103. GAULEY RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

    Section 201(b) of the West Virginia National Interest River 
Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww(b)) is amended by striking 
out ``NRA-GR/20,000A and dated July 1987'' and inserting ``GARI-80,001 
and dated January 1993''.

SEC. 104. BLUESTONE NATIONAL SCENIC RIVER.

    Section 3(a)(65) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
1274(a)(65)) is amended by striking out ``WSR-BLU/20,000, and dated 
January 1987'' and inserting ``BLUE-80,004, and dated January 1993''.

SEC. 105. DESIGNATION OF UPPER NEW RIVER, WEST VIRGINIA.

    Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 
is amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end:
    ``( ) Upper New River, West Virginia.--(A) The segment in Summers 
County, West Virginia, from the West Virginia-Virginia State line 
downstream for approximately 14.5 miles as depicted on the boundary map 
entitled `Upper New Wild and Scenic River', numbered UPNE 80,000 and 
dated July 1993; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as 
a scenic river.
    ``(B) The acreage limitation set forth in subsection (b) shall not 
apply to the segment designated under this paragraph. Nothing in this 
Act shall preclude the improvement of any existing road or right-of-way 
within the boundaries of the segment designated under this paragraph.
    ``(C) Jurisdiction over all lands and improvements on such lands 
owned by the United States within the boundaries of the segment 
designated under this paragraph is hereby transferred without 
reimbursement to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
the Interior, subject to the lease in effect on the date of enactment 
of this paragraph (or renewed thereafter) between the United States and 
the State of West Virginia with respect to the Bluestone Wildlife 
Management Area.
    ``(D) Nothing in this Act shall affect the management by the State 
of West Virginia of hunting and fishing within the segment designated 
under this paragraph. Nothing in this Act shall affect or impair the 
management by the State of West Virginia of other wildlife activities 
in the Bluestone Wildlife Management Area to the extent permitted in 
the lease agreement as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, and if the State of West Virginia so requests, the Secretary 
shall renew such lease agreement with the same terms and conditions as 
contained in such lease agreement on the date of enactment of this 
paragraph under which such State management shall be continued pursuant 
to such renewal. If requested to do so by the State of West Virginia, 
or as provided in such lease agreement, the Secretary may terminate or 
modify the lease and assume administrative authority over all or part 
of the areas concerned.
    ``(E) Nothing in the designation of the segment referred to in this 
paragraph shall affect or impair the management of the Bluestone 
project or the authority of any department, agency, or instrumentality 
of the United States to carry out the project purposes of that 
project.''.

SEC. 106. DESIGNATION OF ELK RIVER AS A STUDY RIVER.

    The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a study of the segment 
of the Elk River, West Virginia, from the Webster-Randolph County line 
to Centralia in Braxton County, to determine its eligibility and 
suitability as either--
            (1) a component of the national wild and scenic rivers 
        system,
            (2) a unit of the National Park System as a national river, 
        or
            (3) a unit of the National Park System as a national 
        recreation area.
The Secretary shall submit a report containing the results of such 
study to the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House 
of Representatives and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the United States Senate within 3 years after the enactment of this 
Act. Nothing in this section shall affect or impair the management of 
the Sutton project or the authority of any department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States to carry out the project purposes 
of that project as of the date of enactment of this section. In 
conducting the study authorized by this section, the Secretary shall 
consult with the West Virginia Division of Tourism and Parks and the 
West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection.

SEC. 107. CONSOLIDATED MANAGEMENT.

    In order to achieve the maximum economy and efficiency of 
operations in the administration of the segment of the New River 
designated pursuant to section 205, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
consolidate offices and personnel administering such segment with 
offices and personnel administering the New River Gorge National River, 
the Gauley River National Recreation Area, and the Bluestone National 
Scenic River to the extent practicable, and shall utilize facilities of 
the New River Gorge National River to the extent practicable.

SEC. 108. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

    (a) New River Conforming Amendments.--Title XI of the National 
Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460m-15 and following) is 
amended by adding the following new section at the end thereof:

``SEC. 1117. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF OTHER LAW.

    ``(a) Cooperative Agreements.--The provisions of section 202(e)(1) 
of the West Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act of 1987 
(16 U.S.C. 460ww-1(e)(1)) shall apply to the New River Gorge National 
River in the same manner and to the same extent as such provisions 
apply to the Gauley River National Recreation Area.
    ``(b) Remnant Lands.--The provisions of the second sentence of 
section 203(a) of the West Virginia National Interest River 
Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww-2(a)) shall apply to tracts 
of land partially within the boundaries of the New River Gorge National 
River in the same manner and to the same extent as such provisions 
apply to tracts of land only partially within the Gauley River National 
Recreation Area.''.
    (b) Bluestone River Conforming Amendments.--Section 3(a)(65) of the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(65)) is amended by 
striking ``leases'' in the fifth sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
``the lease'' and in the seventh sentence by striking ``such management 
may be continued pursuant to renewal of such lease agreement. If 
requested to do so by the State of West Virginia, or as provided in 
such lease agreement, the Secretary may terminate such leases and 
assume administrative authority over the areas concerned.'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``if the State of West 
Virginia so requests, the Secretary shall renew such lease agreement 
with the same terms and conditions as contained in such lease agreement 
on the date of enactment of this paragraph under which such State 
management shall be continued pursuant to such renewal. If requested to 
do so by the State of West Virginia, or as provided in such lease 
agreement, the Secretary may terminate or modify the lease and assume 
administrative authority over all or part of the areas concerned.''.

SEC. 109. GAULEY ACCESS.

    Section 202(e) of the West Virginia National Interest River 
Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 460ww-1(e)) is amended by adding 
the following new paragraph at the end thereof:
    ``(4) Access to River.--Within 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate setting 
forth a plan to provide river access for noncommercial recreational 
users within the Gauley River National Recreation Area. The plan shall 
provide that such access shall utilize existing public roads and 
rights-of-way to the maximum extent feasible and shall be limited to 
providing access for such noncommercial users.''.

SEC. 110. VISITOR CENTER.

    The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to construct a visitor 
center and such other related facilities as may be deemed necessary to 
facilitate visitor understanding and enjoyment of the New River Gorge 
National River and the Gauley River National Recreation Area in the 
vicinity of the confluence of the New and Gauley Rivers. Such center 
and related facilities are authorized to be constructed at a site 
outside of the boundary of the New River Gorge National River or the 
Gauley River National Recreation Area unless a suitable site is 
available within the boundaries of either unit.

SEC. 111. EXTENSION.

    For a 5-year period following the date of enactment of this Act, 
the provisions of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act applicable to river 
segments designated for study for potential addition to the wild and 
scenic rivers system under section 5(b) of that Act shall apply to 
those segments of the Bluestone and Meadow Rivers which were found 
eligible in the studies completed by the National Park Service in 
August 1983 but which were not designated by the West Virginia National 
Interest River Conservation Act of 1987 as part of the Bluestone 
National Scenic River or as part of the Gauley River National 
Recreation Area, as the case may be.

SEC. 112. BLUESTONE RIVER PUBLIC ACCESS.

    Section 3(a)(65) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C 1271 
and following) is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: 
``In order to provide reasonable public access and vehicle parking for 
public use and enjoyment of the river designated by this paragraph, 
consistent with the preservation and enhancement of the natural and 
scenic values of such river, the Secretary may, with the consent of the 
owner thereof, negotiate a memorandum of understanding or cooperative 
agreement, or acquire such lands or interests in such lands, or both, 
as may be necessary to allow public access to the Bluestone River and 
to provide, outside the boundary of the scenic river, parking and 
related facilities in the vicinity of the area known as Eads Mill.''.

SEC. 113. GAULEY RIVER BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.

    Section 205(c) of the West Virginia National Interest River 
Conservation Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C 460ww-4(c)) is amended by adding the 
following at the end thereof: ``If project construction is not 
commenced within the time required in such license, or if such license 
is surrendered at any time, such boundary modification shall cease to 
have any force and effect.''.

                            TITLE II--TRAILS

SEC. 201. GREAT WESTERN SCENIC TRAIL.

    Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``( ) The Great Western Scenic Trail, a system of trails to 
accommodate a variety of travel users in a corridor of approximately 
3,100 miles in length extending from the Arizona-Mexico border to the 
Idaho-Montana-Canada border, following the approximate route depicted 
on the map identified as `Great Western Trail Corridor, 1988', which 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of 
the Chief of the Forest Service, United States Department of 
Agriculture. The trail study shall be conducted by the Forest Service 
in consultation with the Department of the Interior. The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall examine in such study the appropriateness of 
motorized trail use along the trail.''.

                            TITLE III--PARKS

SEC. 301. PROHIBITION OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.

    (a) In General.--Effective at noon on July 30, 2000, the use of 
Highway 209 within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area by 
commercial vehicles, when such use is in no way connected with the 
operation of the recreation area, is prohibited except pursuant to a 
permit issued in accordance with regulations promulgated by the 
Secretary of the Interior. Such regulations shall permit such use only 
in emergency situations or for access to non-Federal land within or 
contiguous to the recreation area.
    (b) Conforming Provisions.--Subsections (1) through (3) of the 
third undesignated paragraph under the heading ``ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS'' in chapter VII of title I of Public Law 98-63 (97 Stat. 
329), as amended, are repealed effective on the date referred to in 
subsection (a) of this section. Pending such effective date, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall collect and utilize a commercial use 
fee from commercial vehicles in accordance with such subsections, and 
authority to so collect and utilize such fees shall continue in effect 
from the date of the enactment of this Act through July 30, 2000. Such 
fees shall reflect costs of collection but shall not exceed $25 per 
vehicle.
    (c) Boundary Modification.--Section 2(a) of the Act of September 1, 
1965 (79 Stat. 612; 16 U.S.C. 460o-1(a)), establishing the Delaware 
Water Gap National Recreation Area is amended by striking ``as 
generally depicted on the drawing entitled `Proposed Tocks Island 
National Recreation Area' dated and numbered September 1962, NRA-TI-
7100, which drawing is on file'' and inserting ``as generally depicted 
on the map entitled `Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area' dated 
November 1991 and numbered DWGNRA-620/80,900A' which shall be on 
file''.

SEC. 302. CUMBERLAND GAP NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

    (a) Removal of Restrictions.--The first section of the Act of June 
11, 1940, entitled ``An Act to provide for the establishment of the 
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in Tennessee, Kentucky, and 
Virginia'' (54 Stat. 262; 16 U.S.C. 261 and following) is amended by 
striking out everything after the words ``Cumberland Gap National 
Historical Park'' and inserting a period.
    (b) Use of Appropriated Funds.--Section 3 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
263) is amended by inserting ``or with funds that may be from time to 
time appropriated for the purpose,'' after ``funds,''.

SEC. 303. REVERE BEACH, MASSACHUSETTS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) Revere Beach played an important historic role as a 
        public beach and park set aside for public leisure and 
        recreation;
            (2) Revere Beach represents a valuable example of the 
        social and cultural aspects of early 20th century American 
        working class history;
            (3) original structures and public buildings of Revere 
        Beach remain to be preserved and interpreted;
            (4) Revere Beach is located within easy access of a large 
        urban population center and within reach of tourists visiting 
        the historic city of Boston; and
            (5) given the interest by organized groups and local and 
        State governments in the preservation of Revere Beach, a 
        coordinated evaluation should be conducted to consider options 
        for preserving the historical, cultural, natural and 
        recreational resources of Revere Beach.
    (b) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this 
section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a study to 
identify potential means to preserve and interpret Revere Beach. As 
part of the study, the Secretary shall propose alternatives for 
cooperation in the preservation and interpretation of Revere Beach, 
including providing recommendations on the suitability and feasibility 
of establishing Revere Beach as a unit of the National Park System.
    (c) Contents of Study.--The study of the Secretary shall contain, 
but not be limited to, findings with respect to--
            (1) the role played by Revere Beach in the processes in 
        industrialization, urbanization, and immigration;
            (2) the historical, cultural, natural, and outdoor 
        recreational values of Revere Beach;
            (3) the types of Federal, State, and local programs that 
        are available to preserve, develop, and make accessible Revere 
        Beach for public use;
            (4) the use of, and coordination with, Federal, State, and 
        local programs to manage in the public interest the historical, 
        cultural, natural, and recreational resources of Revere Beach; 
        and
            (5) the possible kinds and general intensities of 
        development, including a visitor facility with sufficient space 
        to accommodate exhibits and information regarding the history 
        of Revere Beach, that would be associated with public enjoyment 
        and use of Revere Beach, including general location and 
        anticipated costs.
    (d) Congressional Review.--The Secretary shall transmit the study 
to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate within 
12 months after the enactment of this section.
    (e) Consultation.--In preparing the study under this section, the 
Secretary shall consult with the public, representatives of the city of 
Revere and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, historians, planners, 
recreation specialists, and historic preservationists knowledgeable in 
American History, historic preservation, and architecture. The 
Secretary shall seek expertise from both local and national 
organizations.
    (f) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated $200,000 
to carry out this section.

SEC. 304. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS OUTDOOR 
              CLASSROOM.

    (a) General Authority.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Director of the National Park Service, is authorized to 
enter into cooperative agreements, as specified in subsection (b), 
relating to Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (hereafter 
in this Act referred to as the ``recreation area'') in accordance with 
this section.
    (b) Cooperative Agreements.--The cooperative agreements referred to 
in subsection (a) are as follows:
            (1) A cooperative agreement with appropriate organizations 
        or groups in order to promote education concerning the natural 
        and cultural resources of the recreation area and lands 
        adjacent thereto. Any agreement entered into pursuant to this 
        paragraph--
                    (A) may provide for Federal matching grants of not 
                more than 50 percent of the total cost of providing a 
                program of such education;
                    (B) shall provide for visits by students or other 
                beneficiaries to federally owned lands within the 
                recreation area;
                    (C) shall limit the responsibility of the Secretary 
                to providing interpretation services concerning the 
                natural and cultural resources of the recreation area; 
                and
                    (D) shall provide that the non-Federal party shall 
                be responsible for any cost of carrying out the 
                agreement other than the cost of providing 
                interpretation services under subparagraph (C).
            (2) A cooperative agreement under which--
                    (A) the Secretary agrees to maintain the facilities 
                at 2600 Franklin Canyon Drive in Beverly Hills, 
                California, for a period of 8 fiscal years beginning 
                with the first fiscal year for which funds are 
                appropriated pursuant to this section, and to provide 
                funding for programs of the William O. Douglas Outdoor 
                Classroom or its successors in interest that utilize 
                those facilities during such period; and in return
                    (B) the William O. Douglas Outdoor Classroom, for 
                itself and any successors in interest with respect to 
                such facilities, agrees that at the end of the term of 
                such agreement all right, title, and interest in and to 
                such facilities will be donated to the United States 
                for addition to and operation as a part of the 
                recreation area.
    (c) Expenditure of Funds.--Federal funds may be expended on non-
Federal property located within the recreation area pursuant to the 
cooperative agreement described in subsection (b)(2).
    (d) Limitations.--(1) The Secretary may not enter into the 
cooperative agreement described in subsection (b)(2) unless and until 
the Secretary determines that acquisition of the facilities described 
in such subsection would further the purposes of the recreation area.
    (2) This section shall not be construed as authorizing an agreement 
by the Secretary for reimbursement of expenses incurred by the William 
O. Douglas Outdoor Classroom or any successor in interest that are not 
directly related to the use of such facilities for environmental 
education and interpretation of the resources and values of the 
recreation area and associated lands and resources.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for the 8-year period beginning October 1, 1993, not to 
exceed $2,000,000 to carry out this section.

SEC. 305. ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL CENTER.

    The Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to establish the Lincoln Home National Historic Site in the 
State of Illinois, and for other purposes'', approved August 18, 1971 
(85 Stat. 347), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``SEC. 4. ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL CENTER.

    ``(a) Establishment.--In order to provide for the education, 
inspiration and benefit of the American people, and to further the 
interpretation of the life and contributions of Abraham Lincoln and his 
times, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to establish at or 
near the Lincoln Home National Historic Site an interpretive center 
which shall be known as the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Center 
(hereafter in this section referred to as the `center'). The center 
shall be added to and administered as part of the Lincoln Home National 
Historic Site. Upon establishment of the center, the boundary of the 
Lincoln Home National Historic Site is hereby modified to include the 
center.
    ``(b) Acquisition of Land.--For the purposes of this section, the 
Secretary may acquire land or interests in land near the Lincoln Home 
National Historic Site by donation, purchase with donated or 
appropriated funds, or exchange. Lands or interests therein owned by 
the State of Illinois or any political subdivision thereof may be 
acquired only by donation.
    ``(c) Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Facilities.--In 
carrying out this section, the Secretary is authorized to construct, 
operate, and maintain a facility, including an exhibit area, in order 
to preserve and make available materials related to the life of Abraham 
Lincoln and to provide interpretive and educational services which 
communicate the meaning of the life of Abraham Lincoln.
    ``(d) Cooperative Agreements.--In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with (1) appropriate 
Federal agencies and the State of Illinois, or any political 
subdivision thereof, for the interpretation of resources at the center, 
and (2) with the owners of documents and artifacts of historical or 
cultural significance as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(e) Documents and Artifacts.--In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary may acquire by purchase with donated funds, exchange, loan, 
or donation documents and artifacts related to the purposes of the 
center for display at the center.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to amounts 
authorized to be appropriated by section 3, there is authorized to be 
appropriated not more than $18,000,000 to carry out this section.''.

SEC. 306. COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

    (a) Transfer and Rights-of-Way.--The Secretary of the Interior 
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') is 
authorized to transfer, without reimbursement, to York County, 
Virginia, that portion of the existing sewage disposal system, 
including related improvements and structures, owned by the United 
States and located within the Colonial National Historical Park, 
together with such rights-of-way as are determined by the Secretary to 
be necessary to maintain and operate such system.
    (b) Repair and Rehabilitation of System.--The Secretary is 
authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement with York County, 
Virginia, under which the Secretary will pay a portion, not to exceed 
$110,000, of the costs of repair and rehabilitation of the sewage 
disposal system referred to in subsection (a).
    (c) Fees and Charges.--In consideration for the rights-of-way 
granted under subsection (a), and in recognition of the National Park 
Service's contribution authorized under subsection (b), the cooperative 
agreement under subsection (b) shall provide for a reduction in, or the 
elimination of, the amounts charged to the National Park Service for 
its sewage disposal. The cooperative agreement shall also provide for 
minimizing the impact of the sewage disposal system on the park and its 
resources. Such system may not be enlarged or substantially altered 
without National Park Service concurrence.
    (d) Expansion.--Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of June 
28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1208; 16 U.S.C. 81b and following) limiting the 
average width of the Colonial Parkway, the Secretary is authorized to 
include within the Colonial National Historical Park, and to acquire by 
purchase, donation, or exchange, lands and interests in lands (with or 
without improvements) within the areas depicted on the map dated August 
1993 and numbered 333/80031A, entitled ``Page Landing Addition to 
Colonial National Historical Park''. Such map shall be on file and 
available for inspection in the offices of the National Park Service at 
Colonial National Historical Park and in Washington, D.C.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 307. CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK.

    (a) Designation.--The visitors center at the Channel Islands 
National Park, California, is designated as the ``Robert J. Lagomarsino 
Visitors Center''.
    (b) Legal References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, 
document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to the 
visitors center referred to in subsection (a) is deemed to be a 
reference to the ``Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center''.
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