[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 14, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H3101-H3103]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  MINOR BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS PARK AMENDMENTS ACT OF 
                                  1995

  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 694) entitled the ``Minor Boundary Adjustments and 
Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995,'' as amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:
                                H.R. 694
       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 ``Minor Boundary Adjustments 
     and Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995''.
                  TITLE I--MINOR BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS

     SEC. 101. YUCCA HOUSE NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

       (a) In General.--The boundaries of Yucca House National 
     Monument are revised to include the approximately 24.27 acres 
     of land generally depicted on the map entitled ``Boundary--
     Yucca House National Monument, Colorado'', numbered 318/
     80,001-B, and dated February 1990.
       (b) Map.--The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be on 
     file and available for public inspection in appropriate 
     offices of the National Park Service of the Department of the 
     Interior.
       (c) Acquisition by Donation.--
       (1) In general.--Within the boundaries described in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior may acquire 
     lands and interests in lands by donation.
       (2) Administrative costs.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     may pay administrative costs arising out of any donation 
     described in paragraph (1) with appropriated funds.

     SEC. 102. ZION NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

       (a) Acquisition and Boundary Change.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior is authorized to acquire by exchange approximately 
     5.48 acres, in Washington County, Utah, that are located in 
     the SW\1/4\ of Section 28, Township 41 South, Range 10 West, 
     Salt Lake Base and Meridian. In exchange therefor the 
     Secretary is authorized to convey all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to approximately 5.51 
     acres, in Washington County, Utah, that are located in Lot 2 
     of Section 5, Township 41 South, Range 11 West. Upon 
     completion of the exchange, the Secretary is authorized to 
     revise the boundary of Zion National Park to add to the park 
     the approximately 5.48 acres acquired by the Secretary under 
     this subsection and to delete from the park the approximately 
     5.51 acres conveyed by the Secretary under this subsection. 
     Land added to the park under this subsection shall be 
     administered as part of the park in accordance with the laws 
     and regulations applicable thereto.
       (b) Expiration.--The authority granted by this section 
     shall expire upon the expiration of the two-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 103. PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE BOUNDARY 
                   ADJUSTMENT.

       The boundary of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is hereby 
     modified as depicted on the map entitled ``Area Proposed for 
     Addition to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore,'' numbered 
     625-80, 043A, and dated July 1992.

     SEC. 104. INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK BOUNDARY 
                   ADJUSTMENT.

       The administrative boundary between Independence National 
     Historical Park and the United States Customs House along the 
     Moravian Street Walkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is 
     hereby modified as generally depicted on the drawing entitled 
     ``Exhibit 1, Independence National Historical Park, Boundary 
     Adjustment'', and dated May 1987, which shall be on file and 
     available for public inspection in the Office of the National 
     Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Secretary of 
     the Interior is authorized to accept and transfer 
     jurisdiction over property in accordance with such 
     administrative boundary, as modified by this section.
      [[Page H3102]] SEC. 105. CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL 
                   MONUMENT BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

       (a) Boundary Revision.--The boundary of the Craters of the 
     Moon National Monument, Idaho, is revised to add 
     approximately 210 acres and to delete approximately 315 acres 
     as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Craters of the 
     Moon National Monument, Idaho, Proposed 1987 Boundary 
     Adjustment'', numbered 131-80,008, and dated October 1987. 
     The map shall be on file and available for public inspection 
     in the Office of the National Park Service, Department of the 
     Interior.
       (b) Administration and Acquisition.--Federal lands, waters, 
     and interests therein deleted from the boundary of the 
     Craters of the Moon National Monument by this section shall 
     be administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the 
     Bureau of Land Management in accordance with the Federal Land 
     Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 
     Federal lands, waters, and interests therein added to the 
     national monument by this section shall be administered by 
     the Secretary as part of the national monument, subject to 
     the laws and regulations applicable thereto. The Secretary is 
     authorized to acquire private lands, waters, and interests 
     therein within the boundary of the national monument by 
     donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or 
     exchange, and shall administer such acquired lands, waters, 
     and interests therein as part of the national monument, 
     subject to the laws and regulations applicable thereto.

     SEC. 106. HAGERMAN FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY 
                   ADJUSTMENT.

       Section 302 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 
     (102 Stat. 4576) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) To further the purposes of the monument, the 
     Secretary is authorized to acquire by donation or, from 
     willing sellers only, by purchase with donated or 
     appropriated funds or by exchange not more than 65 acres 
     outside the boundary depicted on the map referred to in 
     section 301 and to develop and operate, on such acres, 
     research, information, interpretive, and administrative 
     facilities. Lands acquired and facilities developed under 
     this subsection shall be administered by the Secretary as 
     part of the monument. The boundary of the monument shall be 
     modified to include the lands added under this subsection as 
     a noncontiguous parcel.''.

     SEC. 107. WUPATKI NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

       The boundary of the Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, is 
     hereby revised to include the lands and interests in lands 
     within the area generally depicted as ``Proposed Addition 
     168.89 Acres'' on the map entitled ``Boundary--Wupatki and 
     Sunset Crater National Monuments, Arizona'', numbered 322-
     80,021, and dated April 1989. The map shall be on file and 
     available for public inspection in the Office of the National 
     Park Service, Department of the Interior. Subject to valid 
     existing rights, Federal lands and interests therein within 
     the area added to the monument by this section are hereby 
     transferred without monetary consideration or reimbursement 
     to the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park 
     Service and shall be administered as part of the monument in 
     accordance with the laws and regulations applicable thereto.
            TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS SPECIFIC PARK AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 201. ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR KALOKO-HONOKOHAU NATIONAL 
                   HISTORICAL PARK.

       Section 505(f)(7) of the National Parks and Recreation Act 
     of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 396d(f)(7)), is amended by striking ``ten 
     years'' and inserting ``twenty-five years''.

     SEC. 202. FORT PULASKI NATIONAL MONUMENT, GA.

       Section 4 of the Act of June 26, 1936 (ch. 844; 49 Stat. 
     1979), is amended by striking ``: Provided, That'' and all 
     that follows and inserting a period.

     SEC. 203. AMENDMENT OF BOSTON NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK ACT.

       Section 3(b) of the Boston National Historical Park Act of 
     1974 (16 U.S.C. 410z-1(b)) is amended by inserting ``(1)'' 
     after ``(b)'' and by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter 
     into a cooperative agreement with the Boston Public Library 
     to provide for the distribution of informational and 
     interpretive materials relating to the Boston National 
     Historical Park and to the Freedom Trail.''.
                           TITLE III--GENERAL
                      AUTHORIZATIONS AND REPEALERS

     SEC. 301. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON PARK BUILDINGS.

       The 10th undesignated paragraph (relating to a limitation 
     on the expenditure of funds for park buildings) under the 
     heading ``miscellaneous objects, department of the 
     interior'', under the heading ``UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF THE 
     INTERIOR'', in the first section of the Act of August 24, 
     1912 (37 Stat. 460; 16 U.S.C. 451), is hereby repealed.

     SEC. 302. APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF CHILDREN.

       The first section of the Act of August 7, 1946 (16 U.S.C. 
     17j-2), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(j) Provision of transportation for children in nearby 
     communities to and from any unit of the National Park System 
     used in connection with organized recreation and interpretive 
     programs of the National Park Service.''.

     SEC. 303. FERAL BURROS AND HORSES.

       Section 9 of the Act of December 15, 1971 (16 U.S.C. 
     1338a), is amended by adding at the end the following: ``No 
     provision of this Act shall be construed to limit the 
     authority of the Secretary of the Interior to manage units of 
     the
      National Park System. No provision of this Act shall be 
     construed to diminish the authority of the Secretary of 
     the Interior to use motor vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft, 
     or helicopters, or to contract for such use, in 
     furtherance of the management of the National Park System, 
     and section 47(a) of title 18, United States Code, shall 
     not apply to such use, or the contracting for such use, by 
     the Secretary of the Interior in furtherance of such 
     management.''.

     SEC. 304. AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR 
                   RELATING TO MUSEUMS.

       (a) Functions.--The Act entitled ``An Act to increase the 
     public benefits from the National Park System by facilitating 
     the management of museum properties relating thereto, and for 
     other purposes'', approved July 1, 1955 (16 U.S.C. 18f), is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) of the first section, by striking 
     ``from such donations and bequests of money''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.

       ``(a) Transfer, Conveyance, and Destruction.--In addition 
     to the functions specified in the first section of this Act, 
     the Secretary of the Interior may perform the following 
     functions in such manner as he shall consider to be in the 
     public interest:
       ``(1) Transfer museum objects and museum collections that 
     the Secretary determines are no longer needed for museum 
     purposes to qualified Federal agencies that have programs to 
     preserve and interpret cultural or natural heritage, and 
     accept the transfer of museum objects and museum collections 
     for the purposes of this Act from any other Federal agency, 
     without reimbursement. The head of any other Federal agency 
     may transfer, without reimbursement, museum objects and 
     museum collections directly to the administrative 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for the 
     purposes of this Act.
       ``(2) Convey museum objects and museum collections that the 
     Secretary determines are no longer needed for museum 
     purposes, without monetary consideration but subject to such 
     terms and conditions as the Secretary deems necessary, to 
     private institutions exempt from Federal taxation under 
     section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
     U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and to non-Federal governmental entities if 
     the Secretary determines, prior to any conveyance under this 
     subsection, that the private or non-Federal recipient is 
     dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of natural 
     or cultural heritage and is qualified to manage the objects 
     or collections, as the case may be.
       ``(3) Destroy or cause to be destroyed museum objects and 
     museum collections that the Secretary determines to have no 
     scientific, cultural, historic, educational, esthetic, or 
     monetary value.
       ``(b) Care, Deliberation, and Review.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure that museum objects and museum collections are treated 
     in a careful and deliberate manner that protects the public 
     interest. Prior to taking any action under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall establish a systematic review and 
     approval process, including consultation with appropriate 
     experts, that meets the highest standards of the museum 
     profession and applies to all actions taken under this 
     section.''.
       (b) Application and Definitions.--The Act entitled ``An Act 
     to increase the public benefits from the National Park System 
     by facilitating the management of museum properties relating 
     thereto, and for other purposes'', approved July 1, 1955 (16 
     U.S.C. 18f), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 3. APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.

       ``(a) Application.--Authorities granted to the Secretary of 
     the Interior by this Act shall be available to the Secretary 
     only with regard to--
       ``(1) museum objects and museum collections that were under 
     the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for purposes 
     of the National Park System on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this section; and
       ``(2) museum objects and museum collections that the 
     Secretary acquires on or after such date.
       ``(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act, the terms 
     `museum objects' and `museum collections' mean objects that 
     are eligible to be or are made part of a museum, library, or 
     archive collection through a formal procedure, such as 
     accessioning. Such objects are usually movable and include 
     but are not limited to prehistoric and historic artifacts, 
     works of art, books, documents, photographs, and natural 
     history specimens.''.

     SEC. 305. VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARKS INCREASE.

       Section 4 of the Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969 (16 
     U.S.C. 18j) is amended by striking all that follows ``Act'' 
     and inserting a period.

     SEC. 306. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.

       Section 3 of the Act entitled ``An Act to improve the 
     administration of the national park system by the Secretary 
     of the Interior, and to clarify the authorities applicable to 
     the system, and for other purposes'', approved August 18, 
     1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a-2), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (i), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) enter into cooperative agreements with public or 
     private educational institutions, States, and their political 
     subdivisions, for the purpose of developing adequate, 
     coordinated, cooperative research and training programs 
     concerning the resources of the National Park System, and, 
     pursuant to any such agreement, to 
     [[Page H3103]] accept from and make available to the 
     cooperator the technical and support staff, financial 
     assistance, supplies and equipment, facilities, and 
     administrative services, relating to cooperative research 
     units, that the Secretary determines to be appropriate; 
     except that no provision of this subsection shall be 
     construed to waive any requirement with respect to research 
     projects that are subject to the Federal procurement 
     regulations.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Utah [Mr. Hansen] will be recognized for 20 minutes, and the gentleman 
from New Mexico [Mr. Richardson] will be recognized for 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Utah [Mr. Hansen].
  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I man consume.
  (Mr. HANSEN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 694, legislation 
to make minor boundary adjustments at several national parks and to 
make other technical amendments to various legislative acts affecting 
administration of the National Park System.
  Title I of the bill contains minor boundary adjustments at seven 
parks: Zion National Park in Utah, Yucca House National Monument, 
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Independence National Historical 
Park, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Hagerman Fossil Beds 
National Monument, and Wupatki National Monument.
  Title II contains several park specific measures and Title III of the 
bill makes several changes in the generic authority of the Park 
Service, such as increasing the amount that NPS can spend on an annual 
basis for their volunteer program.
  This is a good bill which has been developed in a bipartisan fashion 
with the administration. A similar bill has passed the House in each of 
the last two sessions and I hope that it will finally be enacted this 
Congress. I urge my colleagues to support this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  (Mr. RICHARDSON asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
his remarks.)
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 694 is a noncontroversial 
housekeeping bill that makes minor boundary adjustments and other 
miscellaneous changes in programs and authorities of the National Park 
Service.
  The bill, as reported by the Resources Committee, contains an 
amendment that reflects appropriate changes to this noncontroversial 
bill and will make the amended bill consistent with previous action on 
this and related measures in the last Congress. The deletion of the 
proposed extension of the Advisory Commission at Women's Rights 
National Historical Park mirrors the action the Resources Committee 
took on a measure--H.R. 359--dealing with the Women's Rights Park in 
the 103d Congress. Likewise, the amendment corrects a mistake in the 
introduced bill dealing with museum properties. The amended bill 
language will now accurately reflect the agreement worked out in the 
last Congress with the former Government Operations Committee and which 
also passed the House. The last change made by the amendment was 
technical to make sure that the bill did not inadvertantly undercut 
competitive bidding of research projects.
  These are all good changes that improved the bill. I support HR 694, 
as amended, and recommend its adoption by the House.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Utah [Mr. Hansen] that the House suspend the rules and 
pass the bill, H.R. 694, as amended.
  The question was taken.
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 5 of rule I and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.


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