[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 11 (Thursday, January 22, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S435]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 113. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. 
Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr. 
Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to 
the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FEDERALLY PROTECTED 
                   LAND.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) Presidents of both parties have designated public land 
     to preserve the land for current and future generations and 
     to honor the national heritage of the United States, and that 
     designated public land includes--
       (A) the Statue of Liberty;
       (B) the Grand Canyon;
       (C) Acadia National Park;
       (D) African Burial Ground National Monument;
       (E) the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park;
       (F) Muir Woods National Monument;
       (G) Arches National Park; and
       (H) Devils Tower National Monument;
       (2) outdoor recreation, including recreation within Federal 
     land, adds over $600,000,000,000 into the economy of the 
     United States and supports more than 6,000,000 jobs;
       (3) Federal land, such as National Parks, National 
     Monuments, or other federally designated land, conserves 
     historic, cultural, environmental, scenic, recreational, and 
     biological resources, and positive impacts include--
       (A) economic opportunities and small business creation;
       (B) local tourism in gateway communities;
       (C) new direct and indirect employment opportunities;
       (D) recreational opportunities; and
       (E) environmental, historic, and educational opportunities; 
     and
       (4) regions surrounding National Monuments have seen 
     continued growth or improvement in employment and person 
     income.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Congress should acknowledge the benefit that public 
     land designations provide to local and regional communities 
     and economies; and
       (2) designations of federally protected land should 
     continue where appropriate and with consultation by local 
     communities, bipartisan elected leaders, and interested 
     stakeholders.
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