[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 45 (Monday, April 24, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S3422]
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      By Mr. DOMENICI (by request):
  S. 2627. 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; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce, at the 
request of the Department of the Interior, legislation to extend the 
authorization for the National Park System Advisory Board.
  For the past 70 years, the National Park System Advisory Board has 
provided guidance and recommendations to the Director of the National 
Park Service and the Secretary of the Interior regarding management of 
America's national parks. The authorization for its existence will 
expire on January 1, 2007. The attached legislation will extend the 
authorization to 2016 and modify the composition of the board to 
include representation from a broader diversity of interests.
  I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 2627

       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 ``National Park System 
     Advisory Board Reauthorization Act of 2006''.

     SEC. 2. NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD.

       Section 3 of the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 463), is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``SEC. 3'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 3. NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD.'';

       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``(a) There is hereby established'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established'';
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``The Board shall 
     advise'' and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Purpose.--The Board shall advise'';
       (C) in the third sentence, by striking ``Members of the 
     Board'' and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Term; appointment.--Members of the Board'';
       (D) by striking the fourth through ninth sentences and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4) Membership.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Board shall be comprised of not more 
     than 12 members, appointed from among citizens of the United 
     States with a demonstrated commitment to the mission of the 
     National Park Service, of whom--
       ``(i) at least 4 members shall have outstanding expertise 
     in 1 or more of the fields of history, archeology, 
     anthropology, historical or landscape architecture, biology, 
     ecology, geology, marine science, or social science;
       ``(ii) 3 members shall have outstanding expertise and prior 
     experience in--

       ``(I) the management of National or State parks or 
     protected areas; or
       ``(II) natural or cultural resources management;

       ``(iii) 3 members shall have outstanding expertise in any 
     other professional or scientific discipline important to the 
     mission of the National Park Service, such as financial 
     management, travel and tourism management, recreational use 
     management, concessions management, and land use planning or 
     business management;
       ``(iv) at least 1 member shall have expertise in, and 
     appreciation for, the historic recreational opportunities 
     within units of the National Park System; and
       ``(v) at least 1 member shall be a locally elected official 
     from an area adjacent or within close proximity to a unit of 
     the National Park System.
       ``(B) Geographic representation.--Board members appointed 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be selected to represent various 
     geographic regions, including each of the administrative 
     regions of the National Park Service.'';
       (E) in the tenth sentence, by striking ``The Board shall 
     hold'' and inserting the following:
       ``(5) Meetings.--The Board shall hold'';
       (F) in the eleventh sentence, by striking ``Any vacancy'' 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(6) Vacancies.--Any vacancy'';
       (G) in the twelfth sentence, by striking ``The Board may 
     adopt'' and inserting the following:
       ``(7) Procedures.--The Board may adopt'';
       (H) in the thirteenth sentence, by striking ``All members'' 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(8) Compensation.--
       ``(A) Travel expenses.--All members'';
       (I) in the fourteenth sentence, by striking ``With the 
     exception of travel and per diem as noted above'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) No additional compensation.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (A)'';
       (J) in the fifteenth sentence, by striking ``It shall be 
     the duty of such board'' and inserting the following:
       ``(9) Duties.--
       ``(A) In general.--It shall be the duty of the Board''; and
       (K) in the sixteenth sentence, by striking ``Such board 
     shall also'' and inserting the following:
       ``(B) Recommendations.--The Board shall''; and
       (L) in the seventeenth sentence, by striking ``Such board 
     is'' and inserting the following:
       ``(C) Consultation.--The Board is'';
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``(1)'' and inserting ``Advisory Board 
     Staff.--''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (4) in subsection (f), by striking ``2007'' and inserting 
     ``2016''.

     SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       The Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 3(c)(1)(D) by striking ``arrangements.'' and 
     inserting ``arrangements,''; and
       (2) in the first undesignated subsection of section 4, by 
     inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Secretary''.
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