1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the National Park Service
Authorities and Corrections Act of 2009
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—National park service authorizations
Sec. 101. National Park System Advisory Board.
Sec. 102. National Park Service Concessions Management Advisory
Board.
Sec. 103. National Park System uniform penalties.
Sec. 104. Volunteers in the parks.
Title II—Pearl Harbor ticketing
Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. Facilitation of admission to historic attractions
within Pearl Harbor Naval Complex.
Sec. 203. Protection of resources.
Title III—Changes to national park units
Sec. 301. George Washington Memorial Parkway.
Sec. 302. District of Columbia snow removal.
Sec. 303. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical
Park.
Sec. 304. Lava Beds National Monument Wilderness boundary
adjustment.
Title IV—Technical corrections
Sec. 401. Baltimore National Heritage Area.
Sec. 402. Muscle shoals national heritage area.
Sec. 403. Snake River headwaters.
Sec. 404. Taunton River.
Sec. 405. Cumberland Island National Seashore.
Sec. 406. Niagara Falls National Heritage Area.
<enum>I</enum><header>National park
service authorizations</header>
<section id="H8FDB6F2732F14B10B0731916404C22E5"><enum>101.</enum><header>National Park
System Advisory Board</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
3(f) of the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 463(f)), is amended in the first
sentence by striking <quote>2010</quote> and inserting
<quote>2020</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H0C5C5FF6D87344FDBBA346C1729C3C2B"><enum>102.</enum><header>National Park
Service Concessions Management Advisory Board</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 409(d) of the National Park Service
Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–391) is amended
by striking <quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2019</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H2C2177BD986D4640AD3A3A55241F1714"><enum>103.</enum><header>National Park
System uniform penalties</header>
<subsection id="HABA1D1C17C19417C932EA558A0A062B3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Fines and
imprisonment</header><text>The first section of the Act of March 2, 1933 (47
Stat. 1420, ch. 180), is amended by striking <quote>such fine and
imprisonment.</quote> and inserting <quote>such fine and imprisonment; except
if the violation occurs within a park, site, monument, or memorial that is part
of the National Park System, where violations shall be subject to the penalty
provision set forth in section 3 of the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 3;
commonly known as the <quote>National Park Service Organic Act</quote>) and
section 3571 of title 18, United States Code.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H16198D0441C346718072473ADE309FEF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost of
proceedings</header><text>Section 2(k) of the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C.
462(k)), is amended by striking <quote>cost of the proceedings.</quote> and
inserting <quote>cost of the proceedings; except if the violation occurs within
an area that is part of the National Park System, where violations shall be
subject to the penalty provision set forth in section 3 of the Act of August
25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 3; commonly known as the <quote>National Park Service
Organic Act</quote>), and section 3571 of title 18, United States
Code.</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF49B0C7E25174080A6634769001DC905"><enum>104.</enum><header>Volunteers in
the parks</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4 of the
Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969 (16 U.S.C. 18j) is amended by striking
<quote>$3,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Pearl Harbor
ticketing</header>
<section id="HC85A4E6418BA4CAFA9F2E3ABDA8D9E9E"><enum>201.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="H267B5E470B2D411782AAA2E7185C5F00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9ABA4764B66B4CDFBE88A535A240743C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Pearl harbor
historic site</header><text>The term <term>Pearl Harbor historic site</term>
means a historic attraction within the Pearl Harbor Naval Complex, including
the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park, the Battleship Missouri Memorial, the
Pacific Aviation Museum—Pearl Harbor, and any other historic attraction that
the Secretary identifies as a Pearl Harbor historic site and that is not
administered or managed by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3EAA1B7758834C4DB7410BA8F6FEE980"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Visitor
center</header><text>The term <term>visitor center</term> means the visitor
center located within the Pearl Harbor Naval Complex on lands that are within
the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument and managed by the
Secretary through the National Park Service.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HBD437A49187546D3AA901FA77838455B"><enum>202.</enum><header>Facilitation of
admission to historic attractions within Pearl Harbor Naval Complex</header>
<subsection id="H9F105B3EE6574420AA0DA0D8F7201B37"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in managing the World War II Valor in the
Pacific National Monument, may enter into an agreement with the nonprofit
organizations or other legally recognized entities that are authorized to
administer or manage a Pearl Harbor historic site—</text>
<paragraph id="HFAAF915796054037B5E12DE5CEC5ED0E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to allow visitors
to a Pearl Harbor historic site to gain access to the site by passing through
security screening at the Visitor Center; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE43ACEA7E95448FBB7EA8CA5E2F69CE2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to allow the sale
of tickets to a Pearl Harbor historic site within the Visitor Center by
employees of the National Park Service or by organizations that administer or
manage a Pearl Harbor historic site.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5E5DF244868A4555A18C15CFBB232682"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text>In any agreement entered into pursuant to this title,
the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="H0CE0193CEAB4464092DB703FF0B4B605"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall require the
organization administering or managing a Pearl Harbor historic site to pay to
the Secretary a reasonable fee to recover administrative costs associated with
the use of the Visitor Center for public access and ticket sales, the proceeds
of which shall remain available, without further appropriation, for use by the
National Park Service at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National
Monument;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFCDB4C45876D47DC9A908F75EAF95B71"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall ensure the
limited liability of the United States arising from the admission of the public
through the Visitor Center to a Pearl Harbor historic site and the sale or
issuance of any tickets to the site; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4DE10711974E41AF8604CE633B15D3E2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may include any
other terms and conditions the Secretary deems appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDB8CD9B4555F47A7816FF42628013DBD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation of
authority</header><text>Under this title, the Secretary shall have no
authority—</text>
<paragraph id="H78D2CD553CBE45F897E452A789317917"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to regulate or
approve the rates for admission to an attraction within the Pearl Harbor
historic site;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H265498CCDD1B480F94A976870A682051"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to regulate or
manage any visitor services of any historic sites within the Pearl Harbor Naval
Complex other than at those sites managed by the National Park Service as part
of World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE469710A4E404B168628609FE0293AA1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to charge an
entrance fee for admission to the World War II Valor in the Pacific National
Monument.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8BF264D2D4BE4F529669C523C5EDCF78"><enum>203.</enum><header>Protection of
resources</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this
title authorizes the Secretary or any organization that administers or manages
a Pearl Harbor historic site to take any action in derogation of the
preservation and protection of the values and resources of the World War II
Valor in the Pacific National Monument.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Changes to
national park units</header>
<section id="H6EED4DE0865848A68CA4A60C7397065E"><enum>301.</enum><header>George
Washington Memorial Parkway</header>
<subsection id="H3E50A8480E6242B0B21FDAF782DE22B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this section is to
authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the transfer of administrative
jurisdiction of certain Federal land in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2532090932C749569E637670E50DD00D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HD17D603915DF48A787D47AF08D624A9F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4BA6262D66554AAC8B7A3CC4CB2BC2B7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Research
center</header><text>The term <term>Research Center</term> means the Federal
Highway Administration’s Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9CD99FBFAF684E97A1530F5E73D32580"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Farm</header><text>The
term <term>Farm</term> means the Claude Moore Colonial Farm.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA8466442D91444C7AA47DC186BF9A398"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The
term <term>Map</term> means the map titled <quote>GWMP—Claude Moore Proposed
Boundary Adjustment</quote>, numbered 850/82003, and dated April 2004. The map
shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the
National Park Service, Department of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0FD68FFD94514902943AF44FF1008297"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administrative
jurisdiction transfer</header>
<paragraph id="H3571AFA6460446C3ACC0DD19AF0BCA52"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transfer of
jurisdiction</header>
<subparagraph id="HC49176336866457897FC9C11CDDBA832"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary and the Secretary of Transportation are
authorized to transfer administrative jurisdiction for approximately 0.342 acre
of land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior within the
boundary of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, generally depicted as
<quote>B</quote> on the Map, for approximately 0.479 acre within the boundary
of the Research Center land under the jurisdiction of the Department of
Transportation adjacent to the boundary of the George Washington Memorial
Parkway, generally depicted as <quote>A</quote> on the Map.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H963AAAE105A74ABD986434F906E87227"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use
restriction</header><text>The Secretary shall restrict the use of 0.139 acre of
land within the boundary of the George Washington Memorial Parkway immediately
adjacent to part of the north perimeter fence of the Research Center, generally
depicted as <quote>C</quote> on the Map, by prohibiting the storage,
construction, or installation of any item that may obstruct the view from the
Research Center into the George Washington Memorial Parkway.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0B0361BDC2A0406186B1C827E64AE6FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reimbursement or
consideration</header><text>The transfer of administrative jurisdiction under
this section shall occur without reimbursement or consideration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4DC6BA3E127B430E985F43B8C008B733"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compliance with
agreement</header>
<subparagraph id="HB7C74CE0418940559241FCF5444468ED"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text>The
National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration shall comply with
all terms and conditions of the Agreement entered into by the parties on
September 11, 2002, regarding the transfer of administrative jurisdiction,
management, and maintenance of the lands discussed in the Agreement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB073161485A541B08E4E1C6844BE3EC9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Access to
land</header><text>The Secretary shall allow the Research Center access to the
land the Secretary restricts under paragraph (1)(B) for purposes of maintenance
in accordance with National Park Service standards, which includes grass mowing
and weed control, tree maintenance, fence maintenance, and visual appearance.
No tree 6 inches or more in diameter shall be pruned or removed without the
advance written permission of the Secretary. Any pesticide use must be approved
in writing by the Secretary prior to application of the pesticide.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3217E317522549D2AE3B7EB91FF741E7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Management of
transferred lands</header>
<paragraph id="HD541A674B08B47FC9FD3F90B39CB705C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Interior
land</header><text>The land transferred to the Secretary under subsection
(c)(1) shall be included in the boundaries of the George Washington Memorial
Parkway and shall be administered by the National Park Service as part of the
parkway subject to applicable laws and regulations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8ACFF6D6783D44EF9590CEEA7E16B374"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transportation
land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The land transferred to
the Secretary of Transportation under subsection (c)(1) shall be included in
the boundary of the Research Center and shall be removed from the boundary of
the parkway.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H29E65EE6537141C0902E56D330458892"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Restricted-use
land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The land the Secretary
has designated for restricted use under subsection (c)(1) shall be maintained
by the Research Center.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H38705DD9A5C24324874F0751920AF80C"><enum>302.</enum><header>District of
Columbia snow removal</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
3 of the Act entitled, <quote>An Act Providing for the removal of snow and ice
from the paved sidewalks of the District of Columbia</quote>, approved
September 16, 1922 (42 Stat. 845, ch. 318), is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF5B27EA766CA46F9A8B5F9AC07CD80E9" style="traditional">
<section id="H4B36EF72CED1489D8B28A776C8DF6969"><enum>3.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD197C24C31A842638552AAF0C1964531"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be the duty of a Federal agency to
remove, or cause to be removed, snow, sleet, or ice from paved sidewalks and
crosswalks within the fire limits of the District of Columbia that are—</text>
<paragraph id="H4C17CA627E564CE597B48CD794715868"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in front of or
adjacent to buildings owned by the United States and under such Federal
agency’s jurisdiction; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2BD9B871B4745988302B0F8AF9722AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>public
thoroughfares in front of, around, or through public squares, reservations, or
open spaces and that are owned by the United States and under such Federal
agency’s jurisdiction.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8B6E06297CD94477AC2E7278E775934C"><enum>(b)</enum><text>The snow, sleet,
or ice removal required by subsection (a) shall occur within a reasonable time
period after snow or sleet ceases to fall or after ice has accumulated. In the
event that snow, sleet, or ice has hardened and cannot be removed, such Federal
agency shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H9799D8EBFED54868BF4F7C882E25E553"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make the paved
sidewalks and crosswalks under its jurisdiction described in subsection (a)
reasonably safe for travel by the application of sand, ashes, salt, or other
acceptable materials; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D3871CD92FF43D9AA84C33C310799A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>as soon as
practicable, thoroughly remove the snow, sleet, or ice.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE6C396BCF8C74BC9824C17EE16FF692D"><enum>(c)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H706BB6490DD7413FA7F3AD62BBC6685E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The duty of a Federal
agency described in subsections (a) and (b) may be delegated to another
governmental or nongovernmental entity through a lease, contract, or other
comparable arrangement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H95FB509B7EED44B497E7FED96C548933" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If two or more Federal agencies have
overlapping responsibility for the same sidewalk or crosswalk they may enter
into an arrangement assigning
responsibility.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HD950F8EF03514B978D68F899424E5155"><enum>303.</enum><header>Martin Luther
King, Jr. National Historical Park</header>
<subsection id="HA4B42B6942E648BAB4A62F45A06AF7DF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text>The
Act entitled <quote>An Act to establish the Martin Luther King, Junior,
National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes</quote>
(Public Law 96–428; 94 Stat. 1839) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H75C8889517394E4B8780D7777C5D5E0C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 1, by
striking <quote>the map entitled <quote>Martin Luther King, Junior, National
Historic Site</quote>, numbered 489/80,013B, and dated September 1992</quote>
and inserting <quote>the map titled <quote>Martin Luther King, Jr. National
Historical Park</quote>, numbered 489/80,032, and dated April
2009</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H21844974AC9944A3BB582A44AE8BF9BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site</quote> each place it
appears and inserting <quote>Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical
Park</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D5D062CB7054D6CA928B7D0F6833D9A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>historic site</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>historical park</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1F0DA00C8BC442E4827F1D0AE790A856"><enum>(b)</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference in any law (other than this
Act), map, regulation, document, record, or other official paper of the United
States to the <quote>Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site</quote>
shall be considered to be a reference to the <quote>Martin Luther King, Jr.
National Historical Park</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H0BC5FE5BC66F47239CFBE71B30F9ADEE"><enum>304.</enum><header>Lava Beds
National Monument Wilderness boundary adjustment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The first section of the Act of October 13,
1972 (Public Law 92–493), is amended in the first sentence—</text>
<paragraph id="H0680762683424705B374840FFA41DB95"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>That, in</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Section 1.</header-in-text> In</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8EA3ADF433EA49DCAD872F69033B24C6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>ten thousand acres</quote> and all that follows through the end of the
sentence and inserting <quote>10,431 acres, as depicted within the proposed
wilderness boundary on the map titled <quote>Lava Beds National Monument,
Proposed Wilderness Boundary Adjustment</quote>, numbered 147/80,015, and dated
September 2005, and those lands within the area generally known as the
<quote>Schonchin Lava Flow</quote>, comprising approximately 18,029 acres, as
depicted within the proposed wilderness boundary on the map, are designated as
wilderness.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Technical
corrections</header>
<section id="H7892485C05454F77AA8DBC17EC532943"><enum>401.</enum><header>Baltimore
National Heritage Area</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5111DC88DA4A43568B3E3C5ABE69F3C3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in sections
8005(b)(3) and 8005(b)(4) by striking <quote>Baltimore Heritage Area
Association</quote> and inserting <quote>Baltimore City Heritage Area
Association</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H637B9822F1904ACDBC40B2FAA0B00A9A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 8005(i)
by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Effectiveness</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Financial
assistance</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H767DF99E478949D4B75ED0482E39F2C3"><enum>402.</enum><header>Muscle shoals
national heritage area</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
8009(j) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 is amended by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Effectiveness</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Financial
assistance</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H4FAA274D5D214E108521986B189AF01A"><enum>403.</enum><header>Snake River
headwaters</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5002(c)(1)
of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 is amended by striking
<quote>paragraph (205) of section 3(a)</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>paragraph (206) of section 3(a)</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H561B8AB3464E4EB58B549A84259A8FB8"><enum>404.</enum><header>Taunton
River</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5003(b) of the
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 is amended by striking
<quote>section 3(a)(206)</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>section 3(a)(207)</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H6FEC7A9923474235AAF424FE91125E99"><enum>405.</enum><header>Cumberland
Island National Seashore</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6(b) of the Act titled <quote>An Act
to establish Cumberland Island National Seashore</quote> (Public Law 92–536) is
amended by striking <quote>physiographic conditions not prevailing</quote> and
inserting <quote>physiographic conditions now prevailing</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H75B3CD00C87C4A2CA922949EEF097348"><enum>406.</enum><header>Niagara Falls
National Heritage Area</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
427(k) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–229)
is amended by striking <quote>Except as provided for the leasing of
administrative facilities under subsection (g)(1), the</quote> and inserting
<quote>The</quote>.</text>
</section>