[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. 691 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 691

   Entitled the ``Public Land Management Participation Act of 1997''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 5, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   Entitled the ``Public Land Management Participation Act of 1997''.

    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 ``Public Land Management Participation 
Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to ensure that the public and the 
Congress have both the right and a reasonable opportunity to 
participate in decisions that affect the use and management of all 
public lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United 
States.

SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF PUBLIC AND CONGRESSIONAL ROLE IN DECLARATION 
              OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS.

    The Antiquities Act (16 U.S.C. 431a) is amended by adding the 
following new section:
``Sec. 431b. Public and congressional roles in national monument 
              declarations
    ``(a) The Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture shall provide 
an opportunity for public involvement and by regulation shall establish 
procedures, including public hearings where appropriate, to give 
Federal, State, and local governments and the public, adequate notice 
and opportunity to comment upon and participate in the formulation of 
plans relating to the declaration of national monuments upon the lands 
owned or controlled by the Government of the United States pursuant to 
the authority of the Antiquities Act (16 U.S.C. 431).
    ``(b) In addition, the Secretary of the Interior and Agriculture 
shall, prior to any recommendations for declaration of an area--
            ``(1) ensure compliance with all applicable federal land 
        management and environmental statutes, including the National 
        Environmental Policy Act (40 U.S.C. 4321-4370d);
            ``(2) cause mineral surveys to be conducted by the 
        Geological Survey to determine the mineral values, if any, that 
        may be present in such areas;
            ``(3) identify all existing rights held on federal lands 
        contained within such areas by type and acreage; and
            ``(4) identify all State lands contained within such areas.
    ``(c) After such reviews and mineral surveys, the Secretary of the 
Interior or Agriculture shall report to the President his 
recommendations as to what lands owned or controlled by the Government 
of the United States warrant declaration as a national monument.
    ``(d) The President shall advise the President of the Senate and 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives of his recommendations with 
respect to declaration as national monuments of each such area, 
together with a map thereof and a definition of its boundaries. Such 
advice by the President shall be given within two years of the receipt 
of each report from the Secretary. After the effective date of the 
Public Land Management Participation Act, a recommendation of the 
President for declaration of a national monument shall become effective 
only if so provided by an Act of Congress.''.

SEC. 4. CLARIFICATION OF PUBLIC AND CONGRESSIONAL ROLES IN WORLD 
              HERITAGE SITE LISTING.

    Section 401 of the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 
1980 (16 U.S.C. 470a-1) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) in the first sentence, by--
                    (A) inserting ``(in this section referred to as the 
                Convention)'' after ``1973''; and
                    (B) inserting ``and subject to subsections (b), 
                (c), (d), (e), and (f)'' before the period at the end;
            (2) in subsection (b) in the first sentence, by inserting 
        ``, subject to subsection (d),'' after ``shall''; and
            (3) adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(d) If the area proposed for designation is not wholly contained 
within an existing unit of the National Park System, the Secretary of 
the Interior and Agriculture:
            ``(1) Shall provide an opportunity for public involvement 
        and by regulation shall establish procedures, including public 
        hearings where appropriate, to give Federal, State, and local 
        governments and the public, adequate notice and opportunity to 
        comment upon and participate in the formulation of plans 
        relating to the designation of any lands owned by the United 
        States for inclusion on the World Heritage List pursuant to the 
        Convention.
            ``(2) After such review, the Secretary of the Interior or 
        Agriculture shall report to the President his recommendations 
        as to what lands owned by the United States warrant inclusion 
        on the World Heritage List pursuant to the Convention.
            ``(3) The President shall advise the President of the 
        Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of his 
        recommendations with respect to the designation of any lands 
        owned by the United States for inclusion on the World Heritage 
        List pursuant to the Convention. Such advice by the President 
        shall be given within two years of the receipt of each report 
        from the Secretary. After the effective date of Public Land 
        Participation Management Act, a recommendation of the 
        Presisident for designation of any lands owned by the United 
        States for inclusion on the World Heritage List shall become 
        effective only if so provided by an Act of Congress.
    ``(e) The Secretary of the Interior or Agriculture shall object to 
the inclusion of any property in the United States on the list of World 
Heritage in Danger established under Article 11.4 of the Convention 
unless--
            ``(1) the Secretary has submitted to the Speaker of the 
        House and the President of the Senate a report describing the 
        necessity for including that property on the list; and
            ``(2) the Secretary is specifically authorized to assent to 
        the inclusion of the property on the list, by a joint 
        resolution of the Congress enacted after the date that report 
        is submitted.
    ``(f) The Secretary of the Interior and Agriculture shall submit an 
annual report on each World Heritage Site within the United States to 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Resources 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate, that contains the following information for 
each site:
            ``(1) An accounting of all money expended to manage the 
        site.
            ``(2) A summary of Federal full-time-equivalent hours 
        related to management of the site.
            ``(3) A list and explanation of all nongovernmental 
        organizations contributing to the management of the site.
            ``(4) A summary and account of the disposition of 
        complaints received by the Secretary related to management of 
        the site.''.

SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF PUBLIC AND CONGRESSIONAL ROLES IN THE 
              DESIGNATION OF UNITED NATIONS BIOSPHERE RESERVES.

    Title IV of the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 
1980 (16 U.S.C. 470a-1 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:
    ``Sec. 403. (a) No Federal official may nominate any lands in the 
United States for designation as a Biosphere Reserve under the Man and 
Biosphere Program of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and 
Cultural Organization.
    ``(b) Any designation of an area in the United States as a 
Biosphere Reserve under the Man and Biosphere Program of the United 
Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization shall not 
have, and shall not be given, any force or effect, unless the Biosphere 
Reserve is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress.
    ``(c) The Secretary of the Interior and Agriculture shall provide 
an opportunity for public involvement and by regulation shall establish 
procedures, including public hearings where appropriate, to give 
Federal, State, and local governments and the public, adequate notice 
and opportunity to comment upon and participate in the formulation of 
plans relating to the designation of any lands owned by the United 
States as a Biosphere Reserve under the Man and Biosphere Program of 
the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
    ``(d) After such review, the Secretary of the Interior or 
Agriculture shall report to the President his recommendations as to 
what lands owned by the United States warrant inclusion as a Biosphere 
Reserve.
    ``(e) The President shall advise the President of the Senate and 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives of his recommendations with 
respect to the designation of any lands owned by the United States for 
inclusion as a Biosphere Reserve. Such advice by the President shall be 
given within two years of the receipt of each report from the 
Secretary. After the effective date of the Public Land Participation 
Management Act, a recommendation of the President for declaration of a 
Biosphere Reserve shall become effective only if so provided by an Act 
of Congress.
    ``(f) The Secretary of State shall submit an annual report on each 
Biosphere Reserve within the United States to the Chairman and Ranking 
Minority member of the Committee on Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate, that contains the following information for each reserve:
            ``(1) An accounting of all money expended to manage the 
        reserve.
            ``(2) A summary of Federal full time equivalent hours 
        related to management of the reserve.
            ``(3) A list and explanation of all nongovernmental 
        organizations contributing to the management of the reserve.
            ``(4) A summary and account of the disposition of the 
        complaints received by the Secretary related to management of 
        the reserve.''
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