[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 106 (Thursday, August 3, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S8900]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SUPPORTING THE CONTINUED ADMINISTRATION OF CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL 
                   PARK, INCLUDING SANTA ROSA ISLAND

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 553, S. Res. 
468.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 468) supporting the continued 
     administration of Channel Islands National Park, including 
     Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws (including 
     regulations) and policies of the National Park Service.

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 468) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 468

       Whereas Channel Islands National Monument was designated in 
     1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt under the authority 
     of the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 note);
       Whereas the Monument was expanded to include additional 
     islands and redesignated as Channel Islands National Park in 
     1980 to protect the nationally significant natural, scenic, 
     wildlife, marine, ecological, archaeological, cultural, and 
     scientific values of the Channel Islands in California;
       Whereas Santa Rosa Island was acquired by the United States 
     in 1986 for approximately $29,500,000 for the purpose of 
     restoring the native ecology of the Island and making the 
     Island available to the public for recreational uses;
       Whereas Santa Rosa Island contains numerous prehistoric and 
     historic artifacts and provides important habitat for several 
     threatened and endangered species;
       Whereas under a court-approved settlement, the nonnative 
     elk and deer populations are scheduled to be removed from the 
     Park by 2011 and the Island is to be restored to management 
     consistent with other National Parks; and
       Whereas there have been recent proposals to remove Santa 
     Rosa Island from the administration of the National Park 
     Service or to direct the management of the Island in a manner 
     inconsistent with existing legal requirements and the sound 
     management of Park resources: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) Channel Islands National Park, including Santa Rosa 
     Island, should continue to be administered by the National 
     Park Service in accordance with the National Park Service 
     Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) and other applicable laws;
       (2) the National Park Service should manage Santa Rosa 
     Island in a manner that ensures that--
       (A) the natural, scenic, and cultural resources of the 
     Island are properly protected, restored, and interpreted for 
     the public; and
       (B) visitors to the Park are provided with a safe and 
     enjoyable Park experience; and
       (3) the National Park Service should not be directed to 
     manage Santa Rosa Island in a manner--
       (A) that would result in the public being denied access to 
     significant portions of the Island; or
       (B) that is inconsistent with the responsibility of the 
     National Park Service to protect native resources within the 
     Park, including threatened and endangered species.

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