[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H.R. 3534 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3534

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to renew certain permits in 
 the Mineral King Addition of the Sequoia National Park and to protect 
 historic and cultural resources in that National Park, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 1996

  Mr. Radanovich (for himself, Mr. Cooley of Oregon, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Dooley of 
 California, and Mr. Condit) introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to renew certain permits in 
 the Mineral King Addition of the Sequoia National Park and to protect 
 historic and cultural resources in that National Park, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mineral King Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. RENEWAL OF CERTAIN HISTORIC CABIN PERMITS IN THE MINERAL KING 
              ADDITION OF THE SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK.

    Paragraph (2) of section 314(d) of the National Parks and 
Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 45f(d)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(C)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), until the date 
of the death of the last cabin permittee of record on the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary may renew or extend permits or 
leases continued under subparagraph (A) or (B) to the heirs of lessees 
or permittees (including heirs to whom such leases or permits have been 
renewed or extended) who have died prior to the enactment of this 
subparagraph or may die after its enactment in the same manner 
(including by requiring the payment of annual fees based on fair market 
value) as leases or permits may be renewed or extended under 
subparagraph (B), unless--
            ``(I) the permit or lease is incompatible with the 
        protection of the parks resources; or
            ``(II) the land occupied under the leases or permit will be 
        used for some other park purpose in accordance with the 
        comprehensive management plan prepared under subsection (e), 
        and the Secretary has available sufficient funds to carry out 
        such use.
    ``(ii) For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term `heirs' 
means--
            ``(I) those family members of the deceased permittee or 
        lessee, designated by the permittee or lessee, in a manner 
        prescribed by the Secretary, as heirs eligible for renewals or 
        extensions under this subparagraph, and
            ``(II) in the absence of such designation, those family 
        members of the deceased permittee or lessee who are entitled to 
        inherit the estate of the permittee or lessee.''.

SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF HISTORIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES.

    Section 314 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 45f) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(i)(1) After receiving an opinion of the State Historic 
Preservation Officer as to whether any portion or portions of the area 
added to the park under this section appear to be eligible for listing 
as a historic district or districts on the National Register of 
Historic Places, the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) develop and implement a plan for the appropriate 
        protection of historic and cultural resources located in any 
        such portion or portions of the park, which, in the opinion of 
        the State Historic Preservation Officer, appear to be eligible 
        for such listing; and
            ``(B) modify the comprehensive management plan prepared 
        under subsection (e) accordingly.
    ``(2) The development and implementation of the plan under 
subparagraph (A) shall be in consultation with the Mineral King 
District Association and the Mineral King Historic Preservation 
Society.
    ``(3) The plan developed under subparagraph (A) May authorize cabin 
occupancy consistent with protection of historic and cultural resources 
and consistent with the authority the Secretary otherwise has to permit 
such occupancy.''.
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