[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[H.R. 3252 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 658

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3252

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                                 AN ACT

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

_______________________________________________________________________

           September 27 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

                        Reported with amendments





                                                       Calendar No. 658
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3252


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 23, 1993

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

           September 27 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

               Reported by Mr. Johnston, with amendments
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT


 
   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, that is reflected on the Webster 
Springs Quadrangle (West Virginia) 7.5 minute series topographic map, 
U.S. Geological Survey, 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, 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 -I-n-t-e-r-i-o-r-. Interior 
and shall include a comprehensive and detailed identification of all 
rights-of-way crossing or potentially affected by such trail together 
with the holder of such rights-of-way, identification of any potential 
right-of-way and the purpose therefore, and a listing of any private 
property together with the identification of the owner that would be 
included within the trail. 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.--Paragraphs (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,''.

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-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-t -t-h-e -s-t-u-d-y -t-o 
-t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n -N-a-t-u-r-a-l -R-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f 
-t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
-C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n -E-n-e-r-g-y -a-n-d -N-a-t-u-r-a-l 
-R-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e -w-i-t-h-i-n -1-2 
-m-o-n-t-h-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -(-e-) -C-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n-.----I-n -p-r-e-p-a-r-i-n-g -t-h-e 
-s-t-u-d-y -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-u-l-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e 
-p-u-b-l-i-c-, -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -c-i-t-y -o-f 
-R-e-v-e-r-e -a-n-d -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-o-n-w-e-a-l-t-h -o-f 
-M-a-s-s-a-c-h-u-s-e-t-t-s-, -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-a-n-s-, -p-l-a-n-n-e-r-s-, 
-r-e-c-r-e-a-t-i-o-n -s-p-e-c-i-a-l-i-s-t-s-, -a-n-d -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c 
-p-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n-i-s-t-s -k-n-o-w-l-e-d-g-e-a-b-l-e -i-n 
-A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -H-i-s-t-o-r-y-, -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c 
-p-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -a-r-c-h-i-t-e-c-t-u-r-e-. -T-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-e-k -e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e -f-r-o-m 
-b-o-t-h -l-o-c-a-l -a-n-d -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
    -(-f-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e-r-e -i-s 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d 
-$-2-0-0-,-0-0-0 -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.

SEC. -3-0-4-. 303. 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. -3-0-5-. 304. 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. -3-0-6-. 305. 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-) -E-x-p-a-n-s-i-o-n-.----N-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -t-h-e 
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -o-f -J-u-n-e -2-8-, -1-9-3-8 
-(-5-2 -S-t-a-t-. -1-2-0-8-; -1-6 -U-.-S-.-C-. -8-1-b -a-n-d 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-) -l-i-m-i-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -a-v-e-r-a-g-e -w-i-d-t-h 
-o-f -t-h-e -C-o-l-o-n-i-a-l -P-a-r-k-w-a-y-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
-i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e 
-C-o-l-o-n-i-a-l -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l -P-a-r-k-, 
-a-n-d -t-o -a-c-q-u-i-r-e -b-y -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e-, -d-o-n-a-t-i-o-n-, 
-o-r -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e-, -l-a-n-d-s -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-s -i-n 
-l-a-n-d-s -(-w-i-t-h -o-r -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s-) 
-w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -a-r-e-a-s -d-e-p-i-c-t-e-d -o-n -t-h-e -m-a-p 
-d-a-t-e-d -A-u-g-u-s-t -1-9-9-3 -a-n-d -n-u-m-b-e-r-e-d -3-3-3-/
-8-0-0-3-1-A-, -e-n-t-i-t-l-e-d -`-`-P-a-g-e -L-a-n-d-i-n-g 
-A-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-o -C-o-l-o-n-i-a-l -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l -P-a-r-k-'-'-. -S-u-c-h -m-a-p -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-o-n -f-i-l-e -a-n-d -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -f-o-r -i-n-s-p-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-i-n -t-h-e -o-f-f-i-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-a-r-k 
-S-e-r-v-i-c-e -a-t -C-o-l-o-n-i-a-l -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l -P-a-r-k -a-n-d -i-n -W-a-s-h-i-n-g-t-o-n-, 
-D-.-C-.
    -(-e-) (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
section.

SEC. -3-0-7-. 306. 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''.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 23 
      (legislative day, November 22), 1993.

            Attest:

                                           DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

                                                                 Clerk.

HR 3252 RS----2