[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 277 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.277
One Hundred Tenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven
An Act
To modify the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park to include certain
land within the GT Park Subdivision, 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 ``Grand Teton National Park Extension
Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Grand Teton National
Park.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Interior.
(3) Subdivision.--The term ``Subdivision'' means the GT Park
Subdivision, with an area of approximately 49.67 acres, as
generally depicted on--
(A) the plat recorded in the Office of the Teton County
Clerk and Recorder on December 16, 1997, numbered 918, entitled
``Final Plat GT Park Subdivision'', and dated June 18, 1997;
and
(B) the map entitled ``2006 Proposed Grand Teton Boundary
Adjustment'', numbered 136/80,198, and dated March 21, 2006,
which shall be on file and available for inspection in
appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF LAND.
(a) In General.--The Secretary may accept from any willing donor
the donation of any land or interest in land of the Subdivision.
(b) Administration.--On acquisition of land or an interest in land
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
(1) include the land or interest in the boundaries of the Park;
and
(2) administer the land or interest as part of the Park, in
accordance with all applicable laws (including regulations).
(c) Deadline for Acquisition.--It is the intent of Congress that
the acquisition of land or an interest in land under subsection (a) be
completed not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act.
(d) Restriction on Transfer.--The Secretary shall not donate, sell,
exchange, or otherwise transfer any land acquired under this section
without express authorization from Congress.
SEC. 4. CRAIG THOMAS DISCOVERY AND VISITOR CENTER.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) Craig Thomas was raised on a ranch just outside of Cody,
Wyoming, near Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National
Park, where he--
(A) began a lifelong association with those parks; and
(B) developed a deep and abiding dedication to the values
of the public land of the United States;
(2) during his 18-year tenure in Congress, including service in
both the Senate and the House of Representatives, Craig Thomas
forged a distinguished legislative record on issues as diverse as
public land management, agriculture, fiscal responsibility, and
rural health care;
(3) as Chairman and Ranking Member of the National Parks
Subcommittee of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate and a frequent visitor to many units of the National
Park System, including Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton
National Park, Craig Thomas was a strong proponent for ensuring
that people of all ages and abilities had a wide range of
opportunities to learn more about the natural and cultural heritage
of the United States;
(4) Craig Thomas authored legislation to provide critical
funding and management reforms to protect units of the National
Park System into the 21st century, ensuring quality visits to units
of the National Park System and the protection of natural and
cultural resources;
(5) Craig Thomas strongly supported public-private partnerships
and collaboration between the National Park Service and other
organizations that foster new opportunities for providing visitor
services while encouraging greater citizen involvement in the
stewardship of units of the National Park System;
(6) Craig Thomas was instrumental in obtaining the Federal
share for a public-private partnership with the Grand Teton
National Park Foundation and the Grand Teton Natural History
Association to construct a new discovery and visitor center at
Grand Teton National Park;
(7) on June 4, 2007, Craig Thomas passed away after battling
cancer for 7 months;
(8) Craig Thomas is survived by his wife, Susan, and children,
Patrick, Greg, Peter, and Lexie; and
(9) in memory of the distinguished career of service of Craig
Thomas to the people of the United States, the dedication of Craig
Thomas to units of the National Park System, generally, and to
Grand Teton National Park, specifically, and the critical role of
Craig Thomas in the new discovery and visitor center at Grand Teton
National Park, the Grand Teton Discovery and Visitor Center should
be designated as the ``Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center''.
(b) The Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center.--
(1) Designation.--The Grand Teton Discovery and Visitor Center
located in Moose, Wyoming, and scheduled for completion in August
2007 shall be known and designated as the ``Craig Thomas Discovery
and Visitor Center''.
(2) Reference.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Grand
Teton Discovery and Visitor Center referred to in paragraph (1)
shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Craig Thomas Discovery
and Visitor Center''.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums
as are necessary to carry out this Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.