[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[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]
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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.
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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-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
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-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