[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 748 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 748

To amend the Act that established the Keweenaw National Historical Park 
   to require the Secretary of the Interior to consider nominees of 
various local interests in appointing members of the Keweenaw National 
                 Historical Parks Advisory Commission.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 1999

  Mr. Stupak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Act that established the Keweenaw National Historical Park 
   to require the Secretary of the Interior to consider nominees of 
various local interests in appointing members of the Keweenaw National 
                 Historical Parks Advisory Commission.

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

SECTION 1. APPOINTMENTS TO KEWEENAW NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARKS ADVISORY 
              COMMISSION.

    (a) Consideration of State and Local Nominees.--Section 9(c)(1) of 
the Act entitled ``An Act to establish the Keweenaw National Historical 
Park, and for other purposes'' (Public Law 102-543; 16 U.S.C. 410yy-
8(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``from nominees'' each place it appears 
and inserting ``after consideration of nominees''.
    (b) Explanation of Failure To Appoint State or Local Nominee.--
Section 9(c)(1) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 410yy-8(c)(1)) is further 
amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``If the Secretary determines to appoint a member under 
        subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) who is not a nominee 
        referred to in that subparagraph, the Secretary shall submit a 
        written explanation for the determination to the Congress by 
        not later than 30 days before the effective date of the 
        appointment.''.
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