[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 155 (Friday, December 15, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H12514]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            WOLF TRAP NATIONAL PARK FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Resources be discharged from further consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2049) to rename Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts 
as ``Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts,'' and ask for its 
immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the right to object.
  (Mr. DAVIS of Virginia asked and was given permission to revise and 
extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support a bill 
that has been more than two years in the making. Just several hours ago 
compromise substitute language was agreed to that will allow the Wolf 
Trap Farm Park to become Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing 
Arts.
  Despite the relative straight-forwardness of this bill, it has taken 
my staff more than two years of careful negotiation and innumerable 
drafts to reach a consensus between the Park Service, the Department of 
the Interior, the Wolf Trap Foundation and the Resources Committee. I 
am extremely pleased to say that on this, the final day of the 106th 
Congress, that consensus has been reached.
  As many of my colleagues undoubtedly know, Wolf Trap is one of the 
premier venues for the performing arts anywhere. Nestled in a 
beautifully wooded site just outside Vienna, Virginia, Wolf Trap plays 
host to every conceivable type of preforming arts. From Native American 
folk festivals to Interpretive Dance Recitals, Rock Concerts and 
Classical Symphony, Wolf Trap is home to all the cultural diversity 
found in our great nation.
  While I am very disappointed that it has taken this long to elevate 
Wolf Trap to the level of federal recognition it naturally deserves, I 
am very satisfied that one of the final acts of the 106th Congress will 
finally accomplish that goal. I would like to thank my fellow 
Virginians, Frank Wolf and Jim Moran for their tireless efforts in this 
endeavor. Without bipartisan support, I am confident we would be 
revisiting this again in the 107th.
  Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The Clerk read the bill, as follows:

                               H.R. 2049

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

     SECTION 1. RENAMING.

       The park in Fairfax County, Virginia, established under 
     Public Law 89-671 (16 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) and known as Wolf 
     Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts, is hereby renamed 
     ``Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts''. Any 
     reference to such park in any law, regulation, map, document, 
     paper, or other record of the United States shall be 
     considered to be a reference to the ``Wolf Trap National Park 
     for the Performing Arts''.


   Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Offered by Mr. Radanovich

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I offer an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. 
     Radanovich:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. RENAMING.

       The Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the establishment 
     of the Wolf Trap Farm Park in Fairfax County, Virginia, and 
     for other purposes'', P.L. 89-671 (16 U.S.C. 284) is amended 
     in the first section and in Section 11(2) by striking ``Wolf 
     Trap Farm Park'' and inserting ``Wolf Trap National Park for 
     the Performing Arts''. Any reference to such park in any law, 
     regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the 
     United States shall be considered to be a reference to the 
     ``Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts''.

     SEC. 2. USE OF NAME.

       The Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the establishment 
     of the Wolf Trap Farm Park in Fairfax County, Virginia, and 
     for other purposes'', P.L. 89-671 (16 U.S.C. 284) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``Sec. 14. Any reference to the park other than by the name 
     ``Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts'' shall be 
     prohibited.''.

     SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.

       Any laws, rules, or regulations that are applicable solely 
     to units of the National Park System that are designated as a 
     ``National Park'' shall not apply to ``Wolf Trap National 
     Park for the Performing Arts'' nor to any other units 
     designated as a ``National Park for the Performing Arts''.

     SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

       Section 4(c)(3) of ``An Act to provide for the 
     establishment of the Wolf Trap Farm Park in Fairfax County, 
     Virginia, and for other purposes'', P.L. 89-671 (16 U.S.C. 
     284) is amended by striking ``Funds'' and inserting 
     ``funds''.

  Mr. RADANOVICH (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that the amendment in the nature of a substitute be considered 
as read and printed in the Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read 
the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the 
table.

                          ____________________