[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 471 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 640

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 471

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To establish a new area study process for proposed additions to the 
             National Park System, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

           September 27 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

                       Reported with an amendment





                                                       Calendar No. 640
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 471

  To establish a new area study process for proposed additions to the 
             National Park System, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               March 2 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

  Mr. Wallop introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

           September 27 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

              Reported by Mr. Johnston, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To establish a new area study process for proposed additions to the 
             National Park System, and for other purposes.

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

-S-E-C-T-I-O-N -1-. -S-H-O-R-T -T-I-T-L-E-.

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-S-E-C-. -2-. -D-E-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N-S-.

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        -I-n-t-e-r-i-o-r-.

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              -S-Y-S-T-E-M-.

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-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -u-n-d-e-r-t-a-k-e -s-i-t-e 
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-t-h-e-m-a-t-i-c -s-t-u-d-i-e-s -i-n -p-r-e-p-a-r-i-n-g -s-u-c-h 
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-m-a-d-e -i-n -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d 
-a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -a-t -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-, -S-t-a-t-e-, -a-n-d 
-l-o-c-a-l -l-e-v-e-l-s-, -p-u-b-l-i-c -a-n-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e 
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-l-a-n-d-o-w-n-e-r-s -a-n-d -u-s-e-r-s-.
    -(-b-) -F-a-c-t-o-r-s-.---A-l-l -n-e-w -a-r-e-a -o-r 
-e-x-p-a-n-s-i-o-n -s-t-u-d-i-e-s -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -i-n -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r -e-a-c-h -o-f -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g---
            -(-1-) -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -t-h-e -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e -i-s 
        -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t-, 
        -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g-, -b-u-t -n-o-t -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o-, -a-n 
        -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -a-r-e-a-'-s 
        -u-n-i-q-u-e-n-e-s-s-,
            -(-2-) -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -s-i-m-i-l-a-r -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s 
        -a-r-e -a-l-r-e-a-d-y -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-e-d -i-n -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-a-r-k -S-y-s-t-e-m-, -o-r -b-y -o-t-h-e-r 
        -p-u-b-l-i-c -o-r -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -o-w-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -a-n-d 
        -t-h-e -d-e-g-r-e-e -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -s-u-c-h 
        -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-o-u-l-d -a-c-h-i-e-v-e -t-h-e 
        -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -s-o-u-g-h-t -b-y -i-n-c-l-u-s-i-o-n -o-f 
        -s-u-c-h -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -P-a-r-k -S-y-s-t-e-m-,
            -(-3-) -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -t-h-e -u-n-i-t -i-s -o-f 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -c-o-n-f-i-g-u-r-a-t-i-o-n -t-o 
        -e-n-s-u-r-e -l-o-n-g---t-e-r-m -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e 
        -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -v-i-s-i-t-o-r -u-s-e-,
            -(-4-) -t-h-e -e-x-t-e-n-t -o-f -n-o-n-c-o-n-f-o-r-m-i-n-g 
        -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -o-r -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -u-s-e-s -t-h-a-t 
        -m-a-y -c-o-m-p-r-o-m-i-s-e -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -a-s -a 
        -u-n-i-t -o-f -t-h-e -S-y-s-t-e-m-,
            -(-5-) -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r 
        -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -e-n-t-i-t-y -o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-a-r-k -S-e-r-v-i-c-e -w-o-u-l-d -b-e 
        -m-o-r-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-,
            -(-6-) -p-u-b-l-i-c -u-s-e -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l-,
            -(-7-) -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e -i-n-t-e-g-r-i-t-y-,
            -(-8-) -t-h-e -c-o-s-t -o-f -l-a-n-d -a-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n 
        -a-n-d -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -a-n-n-u-a-l -c-o-s-t 
        -f-o-r -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e-, 
        -a-n-d
            -(-9-) -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -f-a-c-t-o-r-s -d-e-e-m-e-d 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.
    -(-c-) -R-e-p-o-r-t-s -t-o -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-.----W-i-t-h-i-n 
-e-i-g-h-t-e-e-n -m-o-n-t-h-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -t-h-a-t 
-f-u-n-d-s -a-r-e -m-a-d-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -f-o-r -t-h-e -s-t-u-d-y 
-o-f -a-n -a-r-e-a -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l 
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-s-u-c-h -s-t-u-d-y -t-h-a-t -s-p-e-c-i-f-i-c-a-l-l-y 
-a-d-d-r-e-s-s-e-s -a-l-l -o-f -t-h-e -f-a-c-t-o-r-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d 
-t-o -b-e -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)-. 
-E-a-c-h -s-u-c-h -r-e-p-o-r-t -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-d-i-c-a-t-e -t-h-e 
-s-u-i-t-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -a-n-d -f-e-a-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-i-n-g -t-h-e -a-r-e-a -a-s -a -u-n-i-t -o-r 
-e-x-p-a-n-d-i-n-g -a-n -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -u-n-i-t -o-f -t-h-e 
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-a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e -t-o -s-u-c-h -a-c-t-i-o-n-. -I-n 
-t-r-a-n-s-m-i-t-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -r-e-p-o-r-t-, -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y -t-h-e 
-p-r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -a-l-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-v-e -a-n-d -a-l-s-o 
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-c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d-.

-S-E-C-. -4-. -P-R-I-O-R-I-T-Y -L-I-S-T -O-F -P-O-T-E-N-T-I-A-L 
              -P-A-R-K -S-Y-S-T-E-M -A-D-D-I-T-I-O-N-S-.

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-s-h-a-l-l -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n-d -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -a -s-i-n-g-l-e 
-l-i-s-t -o-f -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-s 
-(-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -m-a-j-o-r -e-x-p-a-n-s-i-o-n -p-r-o-p-o-s-a-l-s-) 
-i-n -o-r-d-e-r -o-f -t-h-e-i-r -n-u-m-e-r-i-c-a-l -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-y 
-f-o-r -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
-P-a-r-k -S-y-s-t-e-m-. -T-h-i-s -l-i-s-t -s-h-a-l-l -b-e 
-i-n-i-t-i-a-l-l-y -c-o-m-p-r-i-s-e-d -o-f -a-r-e-a-s -f-o-r -w-h-i-c-h 
-t-h-e -a-g-e-n-c-y -h-a-s -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-d -a-d-e-q-u-a-t-e 
-s-t-u-d-i-e-s -w-h-i-c-h -a-r-e -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t -w-i-t-h 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-. -T-h-e -l-i-s-t -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -u-p-d-a-t-e-d 
-a-n-d -r-e-p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -a-t -l-e-a-s-t -e-v-e-r-y -t-w-o 
-y-e-a-r-s -t-o -r-e-f-l-e-c-t -s-t-u-d-i-e-s -c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-d 
-u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -a-c-t-.
    -(-b-) -E-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s-.----I-n 
-a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -f-a-c-t-o-r-s -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -i-n 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-(-b-)-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l 
-c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r -e-a-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -i-n 
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -t-h-e -n-u-m-e-r-i-c-a-l -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s 
-f-o-r -i-n-c-l-u-s-i-o-n -o-f -n-e-w -a-r-e-a-s -o-r 
-e-x-p-a-n-s-i-o-n -o-f -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -u-n-i-t-s -i-n -t-h-e 
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-a-r-k -S-y-s-t-e-m---
            -(-1-) -i-m-m-i-n-e-n-c-e -o-f -a-n-y -t-h-r-e-a-t-s -t-o 
        -t-h-e -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e -o-r -n-a-t-u-r-e -o-f -o-n-g-o-i-n-g 
        -d-e-g-r-a-d-a-t-i-o-n-,
            -(-2-) -e-x-t-e-n-t -t-o -w-h-i-c-h -s-i-m-i-l-a-r 
        -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-r-e -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-e-d -i-n -t-h-e 
        -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-a-r-k -S-y-s-t-e-m -o-r -b-y -a-n-y 
        -o-t-h-e-r -e-n-t-i-t-y-,
            -(-3-) -t-h-e -n-u-m-e-r-i-c-a-l -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-y -o-f 
        -l-a-n-d -a-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d 
        -n-e-w -a-r-e-a -o-r -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -r-e-l-a-t-i-v-e -t-o 
        -t-h-e -n-u-m-e-r-i-c-a-l -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -o-f 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -b-u-t -u-n-a-c-q-u-i-r-e-d -l-a-n-d-s 
        -f-o-r -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -u-n-i-t-s-,
            -(-4-) -t-h-e -n-u-m-e-r-i-c-a-l -p-r-i-o-r-i-t-y -o-f 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e 
        -n-e-w -a-r-e-a -o-r -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -r-e-l-a-t-i-v-e -t-o 
        -o-t-h-e-r -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d 
        -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -u-n-i-t-s-,
            -(-5-) -t-h-e -l-e-v-e-l -o-f -l-o-c-a-l -a-n-d 
        -g-e-n-e-r-a-l -p-u-b-l-i-c -s-u-p-p-o-r-t-, -a-n-d
            -(-6-) -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -f-a-c-t-o-r-s -d-e-e-m-e-d 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.
    -(-c-) -T-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-f -P-r-i-o-r-i-t-y -L-i-s-t -t-o 
-C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-.----A-t -t-h-e -b-e-g-i-n-n-i-n-g -o-f -e-a-c-h 
-C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l 
-t-r-a-n-s-m-i-t -t-o -t-h-e -S-p-e-a-k-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Park System Reform Act of 
1994''.

                  TITLE I--NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM PLAN.

SEC. 101. PREPARATION OF NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM PLAN.

    (a) Preparation of Plan.--The Secretary of the Interior 
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary''), acting 
through the Director of the National Park Service, shall prepare a 
National Park System Plan (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the 
``plan'') to guide the direction of the National Park System into the 
next century. The plan shall include each of the following:
            (1) A statement of goals and objectives for use in defining 
        the mission and role of the National Park Service in preserving 
        our national natural and cultural heritage, relative to other 
        efforts at the Federal, State, local, and private levels.
            (2) Detailed criteria to be used in determining which 
        natural and cultural resources are appropriate for inclusion as 
        units of the National Park System.
            (3) Identification of what constitutes adequate 
        representation of a particular resource type and which aspects 
        of the national heritage are adequately represented in the 
        existing National Park System or in other protected areas.
            (4) Identification of appropriate aspects of the national 
        heritage not currently represented in the National Park System.
            (5) Priorities of the themes and types of resources which 
        should be added to the National Park System in order to provide 
        more complete representation of our Nation's heritage.
            (6) A statement of the role of the National Park Service 
        with respect to such topics as preservation of natural areas 
        and ecosystems, preservation of industrial America, 
        preservation of non-physical cultural resources, and provision 
        of outdoor recreation opportunities.
            (7) A statement of what areas constitute units of the 
        National Park System and the distinction between units of the 
        system, affiliated areas, and other area within the system.
    (b) Consultation.--During the preparation of the plan under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with other Federal land 
managing agencies, State and local officials, the National Park System 
Advisory Board, resource management, recreation and scholarly 
organizations and other interested parties as the Secretary deems 
advisable. These consultations shall also include appropriate 
opportunities for public review and comment.
    (c) Transmittal to Congress.--Prior to the end of the third 
complete fiscal year commencing after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall transmit the plan developed under this section 
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States 
Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives.

SEC. 102. NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM REVIEW COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment of Commission.--(1) There is hereby established a 
National Park System Review Commission (hereinafter referred to as the 
``Commission'') to review the existing National Park System to 
determine whether there are more appropriate alternatives for managing 
specific units or portions of units within the system, including 
partnerships or direct management by States, local governments, other 
agencies and the private sector.
    (2) In conducting such review, the Commission shall consider such 
factors as duplication within the National Park System, better 
representation of a particular resource type under management of 
another entity, lack of significance, lack of management feasibility, 
cost, lack of visitor accessibility, modifications that change the 
character of the resource, lack of collaboration to protect resources, 
suitability for management by another agency, and the compatibility of 
the resource with the present mission and role of the National Park 
Service.
    (3) For any areas for which termination of National Park Service 
management is recommended, the Commission shall make recommendations 
regarding management by an entity or entities other than the National 
Park Service. For any area determined to have national significance, 
prior to recommending the termination of such area as a unit of the 
National Park System, the Commission shall identify feasible 
alternatives to National Park Service management which will protect the 
resources thereof and assure continued public access thereto.
    (4) In conducting its review, the Commission shall consult with 
other Federal land managing agencies, State and local officials, the 
National Park System Advisory Board, resource management, recreation 
and scholarly organizations and other interested parties as the 
Secretary deems advisable. These consultations shall also include 
appropriate opportunities for public review and comment.
    (b) Report.--Within one year after the date the Commission is 
established, the Commission shall prepare and transmit to the Secretary 
a report containing a list of National Park System units or portions 
thereof where, pursuant to its review, the Commission recommends that 
National Park Service management should be modified or terminated, 
along with recommendations regarding alternative management by an 
entity or entities other than the National Park Service.
    (c) Secretarial Review.--Upon receipt of the report from the 
Commission, the Secretary shall review such report, and within 60 days 
of the receipt thereof, shall transmit the report, together with the 
Secretary's analysis and comments regarding such report, to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate 
and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
    (d) Membership and Appointment.--The Commission shall consist of 
seven members, each of whom shall have substantial familiarity with, 
and understanding of, the National Park System. Three members of the 
Commission, one of whom shall be the Director of the National Park 
Service, shall be appointed by the Secretary. Two members shall be 
appointed by the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives 
and two shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the United 
States Senate. Each member shall be appointed within three months after 
the date of enactment of this Act.
    (e) Chair.--The Commission shall elect a chair from among its 
members.
    (f) Vacancies.--Vacancies occurring on the Commission shall not 
affect the authority of the remaining members of the Commission to 
carry out the functions of the Commission. Any vacancy in the 
Commission shall be promptly filled in the same manner in which the 
original appointment was made.
    (g) Quorum.--A simple majority of Commission members shall 
constitute a quorum.
    (h) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at least quarterly or upon 
the call of the chair or a majority of the members of the Commission.
    (i) Compensation.--Members of the Commission shall serve without 
compensation as such. Members of the Commission, when engaged in 
official Commission business, shall be entitled to travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as 
persons employed intermittently in government service under section 
5703 of title 5, United States Code.
    (j) Termination.--The Commission established pursuant to this 
section shall terminate ninety days after the transmittal of the report 
to the Secretary.
    (k) Limitation on National Park Service Staff.--The Commission may 
hire staff to carry out its assigned responsibilities. Not more than 
one-half of the professional staff of the Commission shall be made up 
of current employees of the National Park Service.
    (l) Staff of Other Agencies.--Upon the request of the Commission, 
the head of any Federal agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any 
of the personnel of such agency to the Commission to assist the 
Commission.
    (m) Experts and Consultants.--Subject to such rules as may be 
adopted by the Commission, the Commission may procure temporary and 
intermittent services to the same extent as authorized by section 
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates determined by the 
Commission to be advisable.
    (n) Powers of the Commission.--(1) The Commission shall for the 
purpose of carrying out this title hold such public hearings, sit and 
act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such 
evidence as the Commission deems advisable.
    (2) The Commission may make such bylaws, rules, and regulations, 
consistent with this title, as it considers necessary to carry out its 
functions under this title.
    (3) When so authorized by the Commission any member or agent of the 
Commission may take any action which the Commission is authorized to 
take by this section.
    (4) The Commission may use the United States mails in the same 
manner and upon the same conditions as other departments and agencies 
of the United States.
    (5) The Secretary shall provide to the Commission any information 
available to the Secretary and requested by the Commission regarding 
the plan referred to in section 101 and any other information requested 
by the Commission which is relevant to the duties of the Commission and 
available to the Secretary.

                    TITLE II--NEW AREA ESTABLISHMENT

SEC. 201. STUDY OF NEW PARK SYSTEM AREAS.

    Section 8 of the Act of August 18, 1970, entitled ``An Act to 
improve the Administration of the National Park System by the Secretary 
of the Interior, and to clarify the authorities applicable to the 
system, and for other purposes'' (16 U.S.C. 1a-1 and following) is 
amended as follows:
            (1) By inserting ``General Authority.--'' after ``(a)''.
            (2) By striking the second through the sixth sentences of 
        subsection (a).
            (3) By redesignating the last sentence of subsection (a) as 
        subsection (e) and inserting in such sentence before the words 
        ``For the purposes of carrying'' the following:
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--''.
            ``(4) By striking subsection (b).
            (5) By inserting the following after subsection (a):
    ``(b) Studies of Areas for Potential Addition.--(1) At the 
beginning of each calendar year, along with the annual budget 
submission, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the United States Senate and the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a list of areas 
recommended for study for potential inclusion in the National Park 
System.
    ``(2) In developing the list to be submitted under this subsection, 
the Secretary shall give consideration to those areas that have the 
greatest potential to meet the established criteria of national 
significance, suitability, and feasibility. The Secretary shall give 
special consideration to themes, sites, and resources not already 
adequately represented in the National Park System as identified in the 
National Park System Plan to be developed under section 101 of the 
National Park System Reform Act of 1994. No study of the potential of 
an area for inclusion in the National Park System may be initiated 
after the date of enactment of this section, except as provided by 
specific authorization of an Act of Congress. Nothing in this Act shall 
limit the authority of the National Park Service to conduct preliminary 
resource assessments, gather data on potential study areas, provide 
technical and planning assistance, prepare or process nominations for 
administrative designations, update previous studies, or complete 
reconnaissance surveys of individual areas requiring a total 
expenditure of less than $25,000. Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to apply to or to affect or alter the study of any river 
segment for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers 
system or to apply to or to affect or alter the study of any trail for 
potential addition to the national trails system.
    ``(c) Report.--The Secretary shall complete the study for each area 
for potential inclusion into the National Park System within three 
complete fiscal years following the date of enactment of specific 
legislation providing for the study of such area. Each study under this 
section shall be prepared with appropriate opportunity for public 
involvement, including at least one public meeting in the vicinity of 
the area under study, and reasonable efforts to notify potentially 
affected landowners and State and local governments. In conducting the 
study, the Secretary shall consider whether the area under study--
            ``(1) possesses nationally significant natural or cultural 
        resources, or outstanding recreational opportunities, and that 
        it represents one of the most important examples of a 
        particular resource type in the country; and
            ``(2) is a suitable and feasible addition to the system.
    ``Each study shall consider the following factors with regard to 
the area being studied: the rarity and integrity of the resources, the 
threats to those resources, whether similar resources are already 
protected in the National Park System or in other Federal, state or 
private ownership, the public use potential, the interpretive and 
educational potential, costs associated with acquisition, development 
and operation, the socioeconomic impacts of any designation, the level 
of local and general public support and whether the unit is of 
appropriate configuration to ensure long term resource protection and 
visitor use. Each such study shall also consider whether direct 
National Park Service management or alternative protection by other 
agencies or the private sector is appropriate for the area. Each such 
study shall identify what alternative or combination of alternatives 
would in the professional judgment of the Director of the National Park 
Service, be most effective and efficient in protecting significant 
resources and providing for public enjoyment. The letter transmitting 
each completed study to Congress shall contain a recommendation 
regarding the Administration's preferred management option for the 
area.
    ``(d) List of Areas.--At the beginning of each calendar year, along 
with the annual budget submission, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate 
and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
a list of areas which have been previously studied which contain 
primarily cultural or historical resources and a list of areas which 
have been previously studied which contain primarily natural resources 
in numerical order of priority for addition to the National Park 
System. In developing the list, the Secretary should consider threats 
to resource values, cost escalation factors and other factors listed in 
subsection (c) of this section.''.
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