[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 3 (Thursday, January 8, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S236-S237]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

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  SA 1. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 22, to designate certain land components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs 
and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Agriculture, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of title XIII, add the following:

     SEC. 13__. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.

       No funds made available under this Act (or an amendment 
     made by this Act) shall be used to establish a new unit of 
     the National Park System or National Wilderness Preservation 
     System, a new National Heritage Area, conduct a new study, or 
     carry out any other new initiatives authorized by this Act 
     until the date on which the Secretary of the Interior 
     certifies that the maintenance backlog at each of the Statute 
     of Liberty National Monument, Grand Canyon National Park, 
     Yellowstone National Park, Glacier National Park, Gettysburg 
     National Park, Antietam National Battlefield, the National 
     Mall, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and USS Arizona 
     Memorial has been eliminated.
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  SA 2. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 22, to designate certain land components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain progams 
and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Agriculture, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. LAND NOT WITHDRAWN FROM MINERAL LEASING, MINERAL 
                   MATERIALS, AND GEOTHERMAL LEASING LAWS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no land or 
     interest in land shall be withdrawn under this Act from 
     disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, or 
     geothermal leasing laws.
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  SA 3. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 22, to designate certain land components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain progams 
and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Agriculture, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       Strike subtitle C of title III.
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  SA 4. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 22, to designate certain land components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain progams 
and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Agriculture, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       Strike part I of subtitle A of title X.
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  SA 5. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 22, to designate certain land components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs 
and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Agriculture, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       Strike section 7405.
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  SA 6. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 22, to designate certain land components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs 
and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Agriculture, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       Strike section 13006.
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  SA 7. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 22, to designate certain land components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs 
and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Agriculture, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       Strike subtitle E of Title VI.
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  SA 8. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 22, to designate certain land components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs 
and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Agriculture, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       Strike Section 7305.
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  SA 9. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 22, to designate certain land components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs 
and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Agriculture, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of title XIII, add the following:

     SEC. 13__. EMINENT DOMAIN.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act (or an 
     amendment made by this Act), no land or interest in land 
     shall be acquired under this Act by eminent domain.
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  SA 10. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 22, to designate certain land components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs 
and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Agriculture, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of title XIII, add the following:

     SEC. 13___. ANNUAL REPORT RELATING TO LAND OWNED BY FEDERAL 
                   GOVERNMENT.

       (a) Annual Report.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), not later than 
     May 15, 2009, and annually thereafter, the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget (referred to in this section 
     as the ``Director'') shall ensure that a report that contains 
     the information described in subsection (b) is posted on a 
     publicly available website.
       (2) Extension relating to certain segment of report.--With 
     respect to the date on which the first annual report is 
     required to be posted under paragraph (1), if the Director 
     determines that an additional period of time is required to 
     gather the information required under subsection (b)(3)(B), 
     the Director may--
       (A) as of the date described in paragraph (1), post each 
     segment of information required under paragraphs (1), (2), 
     and (3)(A) of subsection (b); and
       (B) as of May 15, 2010, post the segment of information 
     required under subsection (b)(3)(B).
       (b) Required Information.--An annual report described in 
     subsection (a) shall contain, for the period covered by the 
     report--
       (1) a description of the total quantity of--
       (A) land located within the jurisdiction of the United 
     States, to be expressed in acres;
       (B) the land described in subparagraph (A) that is owned by 
     the Federal Government, to be expressed--
       (i) in acres; and
       (ii) as a percentage of the quantity described in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (C) the land described in subparagraph (B) that is located 
     in each State, to be expressed, with respect to each State--
       (i) in acres; and
       (ii) as a percentage of the quantity described in 
     subparagraph (B);
       (2) a description of the total annual cost to the Federal 
     Government for maintaining all parcels of administrative land 
     and all administrative buildings or structures under the 
     jurisdiction of each Federal agency; and
       (3) a list and detailed summary of--
       (A) with respect to each Federal agency--
       (i) the number of unused or vacant assets;
       (ii) the replacement value for each unused or vacant asset;
       (iii) the total operating costs for each unused or vacant 
     asset; and
       (iv) the length of time that each type of asset described 
     in clause (i) has been unused or vacant, organized in 
     categories comprised of periods of--

       (I) not more than 1 year;
       (II) not less than 1, but not more than 2, years; and

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       (III) not less than 2 years; and

       (B) the estimated costs to the Federal Government of the 
     maintenance backlog of each Federal agency, to be--
       (i) organized in categories comprised of buildings and 
     structures; and
       (ii) expressed as an aggregate cost.
       (c) Use of Existing Annual Reports.--An annual report 
     required under subsection (a) may be comprised of any annual 
     report relating to the management of Federal real property 
     that is published by a Federal agency.
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  SA 11. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 22, to designate certain land components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain progams 
and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Agriculture, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 204. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle shall not take effect until the date on which 
     the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior 
     issues a finding that no laws were violated by the employees 
     of the National Landscape Conservation System in the 
     investigation of the Inspector General relating to 
     allegations of improper coordination between employees of the 
     National Landscape Conservation System and environmental 
     advocacy organizations.
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  SA 12. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 22, to designate certain land components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain progams 
and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Agriculture, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. HUNTING ON FEDERAL LAND.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to require 
     that all management plans for Federal land include hunting 
     activities as a land use to the extent that the hunting 
     activities are not incompatible with the purposes for which 
     the Federal land is managed.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Hunting.--The term ``hunting'' includes hunting, 
     trapping, netting, and fishing.
       (2) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' includes 
     a management plan, management contract, or other 
     comprehensive plan for the management or use of Federal land.
       (3) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
     means the Secretary with jurisdiction over the applicable 
     Federal land.
       (c) Hunting Allowed Unless Incompatible.--In developing or 
     considering approval of a management plan (or any amendment 
     to a management plan) for Federal land, the Secretary 
     concerned shall ensure that hunting activities are allowed as 
     a use of the Federal land to the extent that the hunting 
     activities are not incompatible with the purposes for which 
     the Federal land is managed.
       (d) Publication of Reasons for Not Allowing Hunting.--
       (1) In general.--If hunting activities are not allowed or 
     are restricted on Federal land, the Secretary concerned shall 
     include in the management plan for the Federal land the 
     specific reason that hunting activities are not allowed or 
     are restricted.
       (2) Contract or quota thinning.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, allowing contract or quota thinning of wildlife 
     shall not constitute allowing unrestricted hunting.
       (3) Fee as restriction.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
     fee relating to hunting activities on Federal land under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned that is in excess of 
     the amount needed to recover costs of management of the 
     Federal land shall be considered to be a restriction on 
     hunting.
       (e) Fees.--Fees charged relating to hunting activities on 
     Federal land shall be--
       (1) retained by the Secretary concerned to offset costs 
     directly related to management of hunting on the Federal land 
     on which hunting activities related to the fees are 
     conducted; and
       (2) limited to an amount that the Secretary concerned 
     reasonably estimates to be necessary to offset costs directly 
     related to management of hunting on the Federal land on which 
     hunting activities related to the fees are conducted.
       (f) Applicability.--This section shall apply to all 
     management plans developed, approved, or amended after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. __. HUNTING ON NEWLY ACQUIRED OR DESIGNATED LAND.

       With respect to any land subject to State and local hunting 
     laws that is acquired by the United States or designated as a 
     unit of the National Park System, a unit of the National 
     Wilderness Preservation System, or a National Heritage Area 
     on or after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of 
     the agency with jurisdiction over the land shall submit to 
     Congress for approval any proposed changes to the use of the 
     land that would affect hunting on the land.
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  SA 13. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 22, to designate certain land components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs 
and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Agriculture, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of title XIII, add the following:

     SEC. 13___. EFFECT ON BORDER FENCE.

       Nothing in this Act (or an amendment made by this Act)--
       (1) prevents, delays, or obstructs the planning, 
     construction, operation, or maintenance of a border fence 
     running parallel to the international border between the 
     United States and Mexico;
       (2) affects the operations or duties of the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security (including Border Patrol agents) or State 
     or local law enforcement agencies on any land subject to this 
     Act (or an amendment made by this Act); or
       (3) affects security operations along the international 
     border between the United States and Canada.

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