[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6013 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6013

 To amend the Act of August 21, 1935, to extend the authorization for 
    the National Park System Advisory Board, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2006

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Act of August 21, 1935, to extend the authorization for 
    the National Park System Advisory Board, 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. REAUTHORIZATION AND CHANGE IN MEMBERSHIP OF NATIONAL PARK 
              SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD.

    Section 3 of the Act of August 21, 1935 (popularly known as the 
``Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act'')(16 U.S.C. 463) is 
amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a)(1) There is hereby established a National Park System 
Advisory Board, whose purpose shall be to advise the Director of the 
National Park Service on matters relating to the National Park Service, 
the National Park System, and programs administered by the National 
Park Service. The Board shall advise the Director on matters submitted 
to the Board by the Director as well as any other issues identified by 
the Board. Members of the Board shall be appointed on a staggered-term 
basis by the Secretary for a term not to exceed 4 years and shall serve 
at the pleasure of the Secretary.
    ``(2) The Board shall be comprised of no more than 12 persons, 
appointed from among citizens of the United States having a 
demonstrated commitment to the mission of the National Park Service as 
follows:
            ``(A) Board members shall be selected to represent various 
        geographic regions, including each of the administrative 
        regions of the National Park Service.
            ``(B) At least 4 of the members shall have outstanding 
        expertise in 1 or more of the following fields: history, 
        archeology, anthropology, historical or landscape architecture, 
        biology, ecology, geology, marine science, or social science.
            ``(C) Three of the members shall have outstanding expertise 
        and prior experience in the management of national or State 
        parks or protected areas, or natural or cultural resources 
        management.
            ``(D) Three of the members shall have outstanding expertise 
        in another professional or scientific discipline, such as 
        financial management, recreation use management, and land use 
        planning or business management, important to the mission of 
        the National Park Service.
            ``(E) At least one member shall have outstanding expertise 
        and prior experience in private sector travel and tourism.
            ``(F) At least one member shall be a locally elected 
        official from an area adjacent or within close proximity to a 
        park.
    ``(3) The Board shall hold its first meeting by no later than 60 
days after the date on which all members of the Advisory Board who are 
to be appointed have been appointed.
    ``(4) Any vacancy in the Board shall not affect its powers and 
shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment 
was made. The Board may adopt such rules as may be necessary to 
establish its procedures and to govern the manner of its operations, 
organization, and personnel.
    ``(5) All members of the Board shall be reimbursed for travel and 
per diem in lieu of subsistence expenses during the performance of 
duties of the Board while away from home or their regular place of 
business, in accordance with subchapter I of Chapter 57 of title 5, 
United States Code.
    ``(6) With the exception of travel and per diem as noted in 
paragraph (5), a member of the Board who is otherwise an officer or 
employee of the United States Government shall serve on the Board 
without additional compensation.
    ``(7) It shall be the duty of the Board to advise the Secretary on 
matters relating to the National Park System, to other related areas, 
and to the administration of this Act, such as matters submitted to it 
for consideration by the Secretary, but it shall not be required to 
recommend as to the suitability or desirability of surplus real and 
related personal property for use as an historic monument. The Board 
shall also provide recommendations on the designation of national 
historic landmarks and national natural landmarks and is strongly 
encouraged to consult with the major scholarly and professional 
organizations in the appropriate disciplines in making such 
recommendations.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``(1)''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (3) in subsection (f), by striking ``2006'' and inserting 
        ``2016''.

SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    The Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 463; 464) is amended--
            (1) in section 3(c)(1)(D) by striking ``arrangements.'' and 
        inserting ``arrangements,''; and
            (2) in the first subsection of section 4 by inserting 
        ``(a)'' before ``The Secretary''.
                                 <all>