[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H.R. 694 Reported in Senate (RS)]





                                                        Calendar No. 72

104th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 694

                          [Report No. 104-50]

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                                 AN ACT

   Entitled the ``Minor Boundary Adjustments and Miscellaneous Park 
                       Amendments Act of 1995''.

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                             April 18, 1995

                       Reported with an amendment





                                                        Calendar No. 72
104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 694

                          [Report No. 104-50]


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 15, 1995

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

                             April 18, 1995

    Reported, under authority of the order of the Senate of April 7 
 (legislative day, April 5), 1995, by Mr. Murkowski, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 AN ACT


 
   Entitled the ``Minor Boundary Adjustments and Miscellaneous Park 
                       Amendments Act of 1995''.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Minor Boundary Adjustments 
and Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995''.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>TITLE I--MINOR BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 101. YUCCA HOUSE NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY 
ADJUSTMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The boundaries of Yucca House National 
Monument are revised to include the approximately 24.27 acres of land 
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Boundary--Yucca House National 
Monument, Colorado'', numbered 318/80,001-B, and dated February 
1990.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Map.--The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in appropriate offices of 
the National Park Service of the Department of the Interior.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Acquisition by Donation.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Within the boundaries described 
        in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior may acquire 
        lands and interests in lands by donation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Administrative costs.--The Secretary of the 
        Interior may pay administrative costs arising out of any 
        donation described in paragraph (1) with appropriated 
              funds.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 102. ZION NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Acquisition and Boundary Change.--The Secretary of the 
Interior is authorized to acquire by exchange approximately 5.48 acres, 
in Washington County, Utah, that are located in the 
SW</DELETED>\<DELETED>1/4</DELETED>\ <DELETED>of Section 28, Township 
41 South, Range 10 West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian. In exchange 
therefor the Secretary is authorized to convey all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to approximately 5.51 acres, in 
Washington County, Utah, that are located in Lot 2 of Section 5, 
Township 41 South, Range 11 West. Upon completion of the exchange, the 
Secretary is authorized to revise the boundary of Zion National Park to 
add to the park the approximately 5.48 acres acquired by the Secretary 
under this subsection and to delete from the park the approximately 
5.51 acres conveyed by the Secretary under this subsection. Land added 
to the park under this subsection shall be administered as part of the 
park in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable 
thereto.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Expiration.--The authority granted by this section 
shall expire upon the expiration of the two-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 103. PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE BOUNDARY 
              ADJUSTMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The boundary of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is 
hereby modified as depicted on the map entitled ``Area Proposed for 
Addition to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore,'' numbered 625-80, 043A, 
and dated July 1992.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 104. INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK BOUNDARY 
              ADJUSTMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The administrative boundary between Independence National 
Historical Park and the United States Customs House along the Moravian 
Street Walkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is hereby modified as 
generally depicted on the drawing entitled ``Exhibit 1, Independence 
National Historical Park, Boundary Adjustment'', and dated May 1987, 
which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
Office of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The 
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept and transfer 
jurisdiction over property in accordance with such administrative 
boundary, as modified by this section.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 105. CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY 
              ADJUSTMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Boundary Revision.--The boundary of the Craters of the 
Moon National Monument, Idaho, is revised to add approximately 210 
acres and to delete approximately 315 acres as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ``Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, 
Proposed 1987 Boundary Adjustment'', numbered 131-80,008, and dated 
October 1987. The map shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the Office of the National Park Service, Department of 
the Interior.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Administration and Acquisition.--Federal lands, 
waters, and interests therein deleted from the boundary of the Craters 
of the Moon National Monument by this section shall be administered by 
the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management in 
accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). Federal lands, waters, and interests therein 
added to the national monument by this section shall be administered by 
the Secretary as part of the national monument, subject to the laws and 
regulations applicable thereto. The Secretary is authorized to acquire 
private lands, waters, and interests therein within the boundary of the 
national monument by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated 
funds, or exchange, and shall administer such acquired lands, waters, 
and interests therein as part of the national monument, subject to the 
laws and regulations applicable thereto.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 106. HAGERMAN FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY 
              ADJUSTMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 302 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 
(102 Stat. 4576) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) To further the purposes of the monument, the 
Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation or, from willing sellers 
only, by purchase with donated or appropriated funds or by exchange not 
more than 65 acres outside the boundary depicted on the map referred to 
in section 301 and to develop and operate, on such acres, research, 
information, interpretive, and administrative facilities. Lands 
acquired and facilities developed under this subsection shall be 
administered by the Secretary as part of the monument. The boundary of 
the monument shall be modified to include the lands added under this 
subsection as a noncontiguous parcel.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 107. WUPATKI NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY 
ADJUSTMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The boundary of the Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, is 
hereby revised to include the lands and interests in lands within the 
area generally depicted as ``Proposed Addition 168.89 Acres'' on the 
map entitled ``Boundary--Wupatki and Sunset Crater National Monuments, 
Arizona'', numbered 322-80,021, and dated April 1989. The map shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the 
National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Subject to valid 
existing rights, Federal lands and interests therein within the area 
added to the monument by this section are hereby transferred without 
monetary consideration or reimbursement to the administrative 
jurisdiction of the National Park Service and shall be administered as 
part of the monument in accordance with the laws and regulations 
applicable thereto.</DELETED>

  <DELETED>TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS SPECIFIC PARK AMENDMENTS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 201. ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR KALOKO-HONOKOHAU NATIONAL 
              HISTORICAL PARK.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 505(f)(7) of the National Parks and Recreation Act 
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 396d(f)(7)), is amended by striking ``ten years'' 
and inserting ``twenty-five years''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 202. FORT PULASKI NATIONAL MONUMENT, GA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 4 of the Act of June 26, 1936 (ch. 844; 49 Stat. 
1979), is amended by striking ``: Provided, That'' and all that follows 
and inserting a period.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 203. AMENDMENT OF BOSTON NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK 
ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3(b) of the Boston National Historical Park Act of 
1974 (16 U.S.C. 410z-1(b)) is amended by inserting ``(1)'' after 
``(b)'' and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter 
into a cooperative agreement with the Boston Public Library to provide 
for the distribution of informational and interpretive materials 
relating to the Boston National Historical Park and to the Freedom 
Trail.''.</DELETED>

                 <DELETED>TITLE III--GENERAL</DELETED>

            <DELETED>AUTHORIZATIONS AND REPEALERS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 301. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON PARK BUILDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The 10th undesignated paragraph (relating to a limitation 
on the expenditure of funds for park buildings) under the heading 
``miscellaneous objects, department of the interior'', under the 
heading ``UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'', in the first section 
of the Act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 460; 16 U.S.C. 451), is hereby 
repealed.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 302. APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF 
CHILDREN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The first section of the Act of August 7, 1946 (16 U.S.C. 
17j-2), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(j) Provision of transportation for children in nearby 
communities to and from any unit of the National Park System used in 
connection with organized recreation and interpretive programs of the 
National Park Service.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 303. FERAL BURROS AND HORSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 9 of the Act of December 15, 1971 (16 U.S.C. 
1338a), is amended by adding at the end the following: ``No provision 
of this Act shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary 
of the Interior to manage units of the National Park System. No 
provision of this Act shall be construed to diminish the authority of 
the Secretary of the Interior to use motor vehicles, fixed-wing 
aircraft, or helicopters, or to contract for such use, in furtherance 
of the management of the National Park System, and section 47(a) of 
title 18, United States Code, shall not apply to such use, or the 
contracting for such use, by the Secretary of the Interior in 
furtherance of such management.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 304. AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR 
              RELATING TO MUSEUMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Functions.--The Act entitled ``An Act to increase the 
public benefits from the National Park System by facilitating the 
management of museum properties relating thereto, and for other 
purposes'', approved July 1, 1955 (16 U.S.C. 18f), is amended--
        </DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (b) of the first section, by 
        striking ``from such donations and bequests of money''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        section:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Transfer, Conveyance, and Destruction.--In addition 
to the functions specified in the first section of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior may perform the following functions in such 
manner as he shall consider to be in the public interest:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Transfer museum objects and museum 
        collections that the Secretary determines are no longer needed 
        for museum purposes to qualified Federal agencies that have 
        programs to preserve and interpret cultural or natural 
        heritage, and accept the transfer of museum objects and museum 
        collections for the purposes of this Act from any other Federal 
        agency, without reimbursement. The head of any other Federal 
        agency may transfer, without reimbursement, museum objects and 
        museum collections directly to the administrative jurisdiction 
        of the Secretary of the Interior for the purposes of this 
        Act.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Convey museum objects and museum collections 
        that the Secretary determines are no longer needed for museum 
        purposes, without monetary consideration but subject to such 
        terms and conditions as the Secretary deems necessary, to 
        private institutions exempt from Federal taxation under section 
        501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
        501(c)(3)) and to non-Federal governmental entities if the 
        Secretary determines, prior to any conveyance under this 
        subsection, that the private or non-Federal recipient is 
        dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of natural or 
        cultural heritage and is qualified to manage the objects or 
        collections, as the case may be.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Destroy or cause to be destroyed museum 
        objects and museum collections that the Secretary determines to 
        have no scientific, cultural, historic, educational, esthetic, 
        or monetary value.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Care, Deliberation, and Review.--The Secretary shall 
ensure that museum objects and museum collections are treated in a 
careful and deliberate manner that protects the public interest. Prior 
to taking any action under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
establish a systematic review and approval process, including 
consultation with appropriate experts, that meets the highest standards 
of the museum profession and applies to all actions taken under this 
section.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Application and Definitions.--The Act entitled ``An 
Act to increase the public benefits from the National Park System by 
facilitating the management of museum properties relating thereto, and 
for other purposes'', approved July 1, 1955 (16 U.S.C. 18f), as amended 
by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 3. APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Application.--Authorities granted to the Secretary 
of the Interior by this Act shall be available to the Secretary only 
with regard to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) museum objects and museum collections that 
        were under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for 
        purposes of the National Park System on the day before the date 
        of the enactment of this section; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) museum objects and museum collections that 
        the Secretary acquires on or after such date.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act, the 
terms `museum objects' and `museum collections' mean objects that are 
eligible to be or are made part of a museum, library, or archive 
collection through a formal procedure, such as accessioning. Such 
objects are usually movable and include but are not limited to 
prehistoric and historic artifacts, works of art, books, documents, 
photographs, and natural history specimens.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 305. VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARKS INCREASE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 4 of the Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969 (16 
U.S.C. 18j) is amended by striking all that follows ``Act'' and 
inserting a period.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 306. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR RESEARCH 
PURPOSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3 of the Act 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'', approved August 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a-2), is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (i), by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting a semicolon; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(j) enter into cooperative agreements with 
        public or private educational institutions, States, and their 
        political subdivisions, for the purpose of developing adequate, 
        coordinated, cooperative research and training programs 
        concerning the resources of the National Park System, and, 
        pursuant to any such agreement, to accept from and make 
        available to the cooperator the technical and support staff, 
        financial assistance, supplies and equipment, facilities, and 
        administrative services, relating to cooperative research 
        units, that the Secretary determines to be appropriate; except 
        that no provision of this subsection shall be construed to 
        waive any requirement with respect to research projects that 
        are subject to the Federal procurement 
              regulations.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Minor Boundary Adjustments and 
Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995''.

                  TITLE I--MINOR BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS

SEC. 101. YUCCA HOUSE NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) In General.--The boundaries of Yucca House National Monument 
are revised to include the approximately 24.27 acres of land generally 
depicted on the map entitled ``Boundary--Yucca House National Monument, 
Colorado'', numbered 318/80,001-B, and dated February 1990.
    (b) Map.--The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service of the Department of the Interior.
    (c) Acquisition.--(1) Within the lands described in subsection (a), 
the Secretary of the Interior may acquire lands and interests in lands 
by donation.
    (2) The Secretary of the Interior may pay administrative costs 
arising out of any donation described in paragraph (1) with 
appropriated funds.

SEC. 102. ZION NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) Acquisition and Boundary Change.--The Secretary of the Interior 
is authorized to acquire by exchange approximately 5.48 acres located 
in the SW\1/4\ of Section 28, Township 41 South, Range 10 West, Salt 
Lake Base and Meridian. In exchange therefor the Secretary is 
authorized to convey all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to approximately 5.51 acres in Lot 2 of Section 5, 
Township 41 South, Range 11 West, both parcels of land being in 
Washington County, Utah. Upon completion of such exchange, the 
Secretary is authorized to revise the boundary of Zion National Park to 
add the 5.48 acres in section 28 to the park and to exclude the 5.51 
acres in Section 5 from the park. Land added to the park shall be 
administered as part of the park in accordance with the laws and 
regulations applicable thereto.
    (b) Expiration.--The authority granted by this section shall expire 
two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 103. PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    The boundary of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is hereby 
modified as depicted on a map entitled ``Area Proposed for Addition to 
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore'', numbered 625-80,043A and dated 
July 1992.

SEC. 104. INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    The administrative boundary between Independence National 
Historical Park and the United States Customs House along the Moravian 
Street Walkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is hereby modified as 
generally depicted on the drawing entitled ``Exhibit 1, Independence 
National Historical Park, Boundary Adjustment'', and dated May 1987, 
which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
Office of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The 
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept and transfer 
jurisdiction over property in accord with such administrative boundary, 
as modified by this section.

SEC. 105. CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) Boundary Revision.--The boundary of Craters of the Moon 
National Monument, Idaho, is revised to add approximately 210 acres and 
to delete approximately 315 acres as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ``Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, proposed 1987 
Boundary Adjustment'', numbered 131-80,008, and dated October 1987, 
which map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
office of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
    (b) Administration and Acquisition.--Federal lands and interests 
therein deleted from the boundary of the national monument by this 
section shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior through 
the Bureau of Land Management in accordance with the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and Federal 
lands and interests therein added to the national monument by this 
section shall be administered by the Secretary as part of the national 
monument, subject to the laws and regulations applicable thereto. The 
Secretary is authorized to acquire private lands and interests therein 
within the boundary of the national monument by donation, purchase with 
donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, and when acquired they 
shall be administered by the Secretary as part of the national 
monument, subject to the laws and regulations applicable thereto.

SEC. 106. HAGERMAN FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    Section 302 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 (102 
Stat. 4576) is amended by adding the following new subsection:
    ``(d) To further the purposes of the monument, the Secretary is 
also authorized to acquire from willing sellers only, by donation, 
purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange not to exceed 
65 acres outside the boundary depicted on the map referred to in 
section 301 and develop and operate thereon research, information, 
interpretive, and administrative facilities. Lands acquired and 
facilities developed pursuant to this subsection shall be administered 
by the Secretary as part of the monument. The boundary of the monument 
shall be modified to include the lands added under this subsection as a 
noncontiguous parcel.''.

SEC. 107. WUPATKI NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    The boundary of the Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, is hereby 
revised to include the lands and interests in lands within the area 
generally depicted as ``Proposed Addition 168.89 Acres'' on the map 
entitled ``Boundary--Wupatki and Sunset Crater National Monuments, 
Arizona'', numbered 322-80,021, and dated April 1989. The map shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the 
National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Subject to valid 
existing rights, Federal lands, and interests therein within the area 
added to the monument by this section are hereby transferred without 
monetary consideration or reimbursement to the administrative 
jurisdiction of the National Park Service, to be administered as part 
of the monument in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable 
thereto.

SEC. 108. 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. 109. GAULEY RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

    (a) 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''.
    (b) 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.''.

SEC. 110. 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''.

            TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS SPECIFIC PARK AMENDMENTS

SEC. 201. ADVISORY COMMISSIONS.

    (a) Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park.--(1) This subsection 
may be cited as the ``Na Hoa Pili Kaloko-Honokohau Re-establishment Act 
of 1995''.
    (2) Notwithstanding section 505(f)(7) of Public Law 95-625 (16 
U.S.C. 396d(7)), the Na Hoa Pili O Kaloko-Honokohau, the Advisory 
Commission for Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, is hereby re-
established in accordance with section 505(f), as amended by paragraph 
(3) of this section.
    (3) Section 505(f)(7) of Public Law 95-625 (16 U.S.C. 396d(7)), is 
amended by striking ``this Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof, ``the 
Na Hoa Pili Kaloko-Honokohau Re-establishment Act of 1995''.
    (b) Women's Rights National Historical Park.--(1) This subsection 
may be cited as the ``Women's Rights National Historical Park Advisory 
Commission Re-establishment Act of 1995''.
    (2) Notwithstanding section 1601(h)(5) of Public Law 96-607 (16 
U.S.C. 410ll(h)(5)), the advisory commission for Women's Rights 
National Historical Park is hereby re-established in accordance with 
section 1601(h), as amended by paragraph (3) of this section.
    (3) Section 1601(h)(5) of Public Law 96-607 (16 U.S.C. 
410ll(h)(5)), is amended by striking ``this section'' and inserting in 
lieu thereof, ``the Women's Rights National Historical Park Advisory 
Commission Re-establishment Act of 1995''.

SEC. 202. AMENDMENT TO BOSTON NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK ACT.

    Section 3(b) of the Boston National Historical Park Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 410z-1(b)) is amended by inserting ``(1)'' before the first 
sentence thereof and by adding the following at the end thereof:
    ``(2) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into a 
cooperative agreement with the Boston Public Library to provide for the 
distribution of informational and interpretive materials relating to 
the park and to the Freedom Trail.''.

SEC. 203. 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 et seq.) 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. 204. WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS OUTDOOR CLASSROOM.

    (a) In General.--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; or
                    (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 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, 1995, not to 
exceed $2,000,000 to carry out this section.

SEC. 205. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

    (a) New River Conforming Amendments.--Title XI of the National 
Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460m-15 et seq.) 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. 206. 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 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 non-commercial users.''.

SEC. 207. 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. 208. 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. 209. 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.''.

            TITLE III--GENERAL AUTHORIZATIONS AND REPEALERS

SEC. 301. LIMITATION ON PARK BUILDINGS.

    The 10th undesignated paragraph (relating to a limitation on the 
expenditure of funds for park buildings) under the heading 
``miscellaneous objects, department of the interior'', which appears 
under the heading ``UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'', as 
contained in the first section of the Act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 
460), as amended (16 U.S.C. 451), is hereby repealed.

SEC. 302. APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF CHILDREN.

    The first section of the Act of August 7, 1946 (16 U.S.C. 17j-2), 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Provide transportation for children in nearby communities to 
and from any unit of the National Park System used in connection with 
organized recreation and interpretive programs of the National Park 
Service.''.

SEC. 303. FERAL BURROS AND HORSES.

    Section 9 of the Act of December 15, 1971 (16 U.S.C. 1338a), is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following: ``Nothing in this 
Act shall be deemed to limit the authority of the Secretary in the 
management of units of the National Park System, and the Secretary may, 
without regard either to the provisions of this Act, or section 47(a) 
of title 18, United States Code, use motor vehicles, fixed-wing 
aircraft and helicopters, or contract for such use, in furtherance of 
the management of the National Park System, and the provisions of 
section 47(a) of title 18, United States Code, shall not be applicable 
to such use.''.

SEC. 304. AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR RELATING TO 
              MUSEUMS.

    (a) Functions.--The Act entitled ``An Act to increase the public 
benefits from the National Park System by facilitating the management 
of museum properties relating thereto, and for other purposes'' 
approved July 1, 1955 (16 U.S.C. 18f), is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (b) of the first section, by striking out 
        ``from such donations and bequests of money''; and
            (2) by adding at the end thereof the following:

``SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.

    ``(a) In addition to the functions specified in the first section 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may perform the following 
functions in such manner as he shall consider to be in the public 
interest:
            ``(1) Transfer museum objects and museum collections that 
        the Secretary determines are no longer needed for museum 
        purposes to qualified Federal agencies that have programs to 
        preserve and interpret cultural or natural heritage, and accept 
        the transfer of museum objects and museum collections for the 
        purposes of this Act from any other Federal agency, without 
        reimbursement. The head of any other Federal agency may 
        transfer, without reimbursement, museum objects and museum 
        collections directly to the administrative jurisdiction of the 
        Secretary of the Interior for the purposes of this Act.
            ``(2) Convey museum objects and museum collections that the 
        Secretary determines are no longer needed for museum purposes, 
        without monetary consideration but subject to such terms and 
        conditions as the Secretary deems necessary, to private 
        institutions exempt from Federal taxation under section 
        501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to non-
        Federal governmental entities if the Secretary determines that 
        the recipient is dedicated to the preservation and 
        interpretation of natural or cultural heritage and is qualified 
        to manage the property, prior to any conveyance under this 
        subsection.
            ``(3) Destroy or cause to be destroyed museum objects and 
        museum collections that the Secretary determines to have no 
        scientific, cultural, historic, educational, esthetic, or 
        monetary value.
    ``(b) The Secretary shall ensure that museum objects and museum 
collections are treated in a careful and deliberate manner that 
protects the public interest. Prior to taking any action under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a systematic review and 
approval process, including consultation with appropriate experts, that 
meets the highest standards of the museum profession for all actions 
taken under this section.''.
    (b) Application and Definitions.--The Act entitled ``An Act to 
increase the public benefits from the National Park System by 
facilitating the management of museum properties relating thereto, and 
for other purposes'' approved July 1, 1955 (16 U.S.C. 18f), as amended 
by subsection (a), is further amended by adding the following:

``SEC. 3. APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.

    ``(a) Application.--Authorities in this Act shall be available to 
the Secretary of the Interior with regard to museum objects and museum 
collections that were under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
Secretary for purposes of the National Park System before the date of 
enactment of this section as well as those museum objects and museum 
collections that may be acquired on or after such date.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act, the terms `museum 
objects' and `museum collections' mean objects that are eligible to be 
or are made part of a museum, library, or archive collection through a 
formal procedure, such as accessioning. Such objects are usually 
movable and include but are not limited to prehistoric and historic 
artifacts, works of art, books, documents, photographs, and natural 
history specimens.''.

SEC. 305. VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARKS INCREASE.

    Section 4 of the Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969 (16 U.S.C. 
18j) is amended by striking out ``$1,000,000'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``$1,750,000''.

SEC. 306. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.

    Section 3 of the Act 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'' approved August 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a-2), is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (i), by striking out the period at the end 
        thereof and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
            (2) by adding at the end thereof the following:
            ``(j) enter into cooperative agreements with public or 
        private educational institutions, States, and their political 
        subdivisions, or private conservation organizations for the 
        purpose of developing adequate, coordinated, cooperative 
        research and training programs concerning the resources of the 
        National Park System, and, pursuant to such agreements, to 
        accept from and make available to the cooperator such technical 
        and support staff, financial assistance for mutually agreed 
        upon research projects, supplies and equipment, facilities, and 
        administrative services relating to cooperative research units 
        as the Secretary deems appropriate; except that this paragraph 
        shall not waive any requirements for research projects that are 
        subject to the Federal procurement regulations.''.

SEC. 307. CARL GARNER FEDERAL LANDS CLEANUP DAY.

    The Federal Lands Cleanup Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-402; 36 U.S.C. 
169i-169i-1) is amended by striking the terms ``Federal Lands Cleanup 
Day'' or ``Federal Lands National Cleanup Day'' each place they occur 
and inserting in lieu thereof, ``Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup 
Day''.

SEC. 308. CORINTH INTERPRETIVE CENTER.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Corinth, 
Mississippi, Battlefield Act of 1995''.
    (b) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the 14 sites located in the vicinity of Corinth, 
        Mississippi, that were designated as a National Historic 
        Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior in 1991 represent 
        nationally significant events in the Siege and Battle of 
        Corinth during the Civil War; and
            (2) the National Historic Landmark sites should be 
        preserved and interpreted for the benefit, inspiration, and 
        education of the people of the United States.
    (c) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to provide for a 
center for the interpretation of the Siege and Battle of Corinth and 
other Civil War actions in the region and to ensure public 
understanding of the significance of the Corinth Campaign in the Civil 
War relative to the Western theater of operations, in cooperation with 
State or local governmental entities and private organizations and 
individuals.
    (d) Acquisition of Property.--(1) In General.--The Secretary of the 
Interior (hereinafter referred to as the ``Secretary'') is authorized 
to acquire by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or 
exchange, such lands or interests therein in the vicinity of the 
Corinth battlefield in the State of Mississippi, as the Secretary 
determines necessary for the construction of an interpretive center to 
commemorate and interpret the 1862 Civil War Siege and Battle of 
Corinth: Provided, That such lands or interests therein shall only be 
acquired with the consent of the owner thereof.
    (2) Lands and interests therein owned by the State of Mississippi 
or a political subdivision thereof may be acquired only by donation.
    (e) Construction of Center.--The Secretary is authorized to 
construct, operate, and maintain on the property acquired under 
subsection (d) a center for the interpretation of the Siege and Battle 
of Corinth and associated historical events. The center shall include 
interpretive exhibits and such other features as may be necessary for 
public appreciation and understanding of the Siege and Battle of 
Corinth.
    (f) Marking.--The Secretary may mark sites associated with the 
Siege and Battle of Corinth National Historic Landmark, as designated 
on May 6, 1991, if such sites are determined by the Secretary to be 
protected by State or local governmental agencies.
    (g) Administration.--The lands and interests in lands acquired, and 
the facilities constructed and maintained pursuant to this section 
shall be administered by the Secretary as a part of Shiloh National 
Military Park, subject to the appropriate laws and regulations 
applicable to the park, the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535, 
chapter 408; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 
Stat. 666, chapter 593; 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
    (h) In General.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section.
    (2) Construction.--Of the amounts made available to carry out this 
section, not more than $6,000,000 may be used to carry out subsection 
(e).

            Passed the House of Representatives March 14, 1995.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.

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