RECREATION AREAS
Amendments
Forests and forestry: preserve ancient forests and enhance recreational opportunities (S. 2713), 17428 [13JY]
Grand Island National Recreation Area, MI: establish (H.R. 1472), 3796 [7MR], 4698, 4707 [20MR], 9056 [1MY]
Virginia Smith Dam and Calamus Lake Recreation Area, NE: designate (S. 1875), 13677 [12JN]
Analyses
Colorado Heritage Preservation Act (S. 2001), 145-159 [23JA]
Federal Rural Tourism and Recreational Development Initiative Act (S. 3261), 35853 [26OC]
Bills and resolutions
Allegheny National Forest, PA: prohibit construction of commercial overnight accommodations (see H.R. 4082)
Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act: enact (see S. 2706)
Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways: funding (see H.R. 4568)
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area: transfer of jurisdiction (see S. 3192; H.R. 5667)
California: maintain activities at the East Park and Stony Gorge Reservoirs (see H.R. 5944)
Coastal zone: program for monitoring recreation waters (see H.R. 4333)
Colorado Heritage Preservation Act: enact (see S. 2001)
Curecanti National Recreation Area, CO: establish as a unit in the National Park System (see H.R. 5192)
Dept. of the Interior: establish a registry of outstanding recreational and scenic river areas (see H.R. 5911)
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, TX: establish (see H.R. 4878)
Missouri River: protect irrigation, power, and recreation (see S. 2679)
National Recreational Trails Fund Act: enact (see S. 2150)
Ouachita Mountains National Recreation Area, AR: establish (see H.R. 4602)
Revere, MA: study as potential national park, recreational area, or seashore (see H.R. 5503)
Rivers: corridor planning and assistance (see H.R. 4250)
Smith River National Recreation Area: designate (see S. 3036)
Smith River National Recreation Area, CA: establish (see H.R. 4309)
Somerset County, PA: exchange certain Laurel Hill recreational area lands for public park, recreational, or conservation purposes (see H.R. 4936)
Tourist trade: develop as a multipurpose land use of public lands (see S. 3261)
Trails: allocate highway trust funds for construction and maintenance (see H.R. 4040)
Letters
As more people take to personal watercraft, dangers increase: Representative Barnard, 19109 [25JY]
Remarks in House
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area: transfer of jurisdiction (H.R. 5667), 28432, 28433 [10OC]
California: maintain activities at the East Park and Stony Gorge Reservoirs (H.R. 5944), 35968 [26OC]
Coastal zone: program for monitoring recreation waters (H.R. 4333), 32420-32425 [22OC]
Curecanti National Recreation Area, CO: establish as a unit in the National Park System (H.R. 5192), 16588 [28JN]
Dade County, FL: tribute to County Park and Recreation Department, 20559 [30JY]
———tribute to Zoological Society, 20559 [30JY]
Grand Island National Recreation Area, MI: establish (H.R. 1472), 9056 [1MY]
Handicapped: prohibit entrance discrimination in wilderness areas (H.R. 3485), 12584 [24MY]
Lake Como, PA: reunion of Camps Onibar and Geneva, 22098 [2AU]
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, TX: establish (H.R. 4878), 24723-24724 [17SE]
Miami, FL: playparks upgraded by Pepsi-Cola Co., 24531 [14SE]
National Beach Cleanup Day: designate, 25186 [19SE]
Revere, MA: study as potential national park, recreational area, or seashore (H.R. 5503), 23105 [3AU]
Rivers: corridor planning and assistance (H.R. 4250), 4309 [13MR]
Smith River National Recreation Area, CA: establish (H.R. 4309), 4401 [14MR], 24715-24721 [17SE], 35195 [27OC]
———establish (S. 3036), 24721 [19SE]
Trails: allocate highway trust funds for construction and maintenance, 2280 [21FE]
Virginia Smith Dam and Calamus Lake Recreation Area, NE: designate (S. 1875), 20754 [31JY]
Watercraft: safety, 19109 [25JY]
Remarks in Senate
Amistad National Recreation Area, TX: establish (H.R. 967), 36187, 36188 [27OC]
Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act: enact (S. 2706), 12715, 12717 [5JN]
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area: transfer of jurisdiction (H.R. 5667), 35584 [26OC]
Colorado Heritage Preservation Act: enact (S. 2001), 142-145 [23JA]
Forests and forestry: preserve ancient forests and enhance recreational opportunities (S. 2713), 13408 [7JN]
Fort Meade Recreation Area, Cape Henlopen, DE: convey certain parcel of land to State of Delaware (S. 2696), 12413 [24MY]
Gasoline: transfers of taxes from highway trust fund to sport fishery restoration account, 36244 [27OC]
Grand Island National Recreation Area, MI: establish (H.R. 1472), 4704, 4707 [20MR]
Independence National Historic Park, PA: funding for maintenance and management, 33487 [24OC]
Lolo National Forest: Boy Scouts construction of campground facilities, 13419 [7JN]
Missouri River: protect irrigation, power, and recreation (S. 2679), 11783 [23MY]
National Recreational Trails Fund Act: enact (S. 2150), 2210, 2212 [21FE]
Smith River National Recreation Area: designate (S. 3036), 24164 [12SE]
Texas: Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, 36187 [27OC]
Tourist trade: develop as a multipurpose land use of public lands (S. 3261), 35851 [26OC]
Virginia Smith Dam and Calamus Lake Recreation Area, NE: designate (S. 1875), 13677 [12JN]
Reports filed
Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 2706) (S. Rept. 101-550), 31872 [22OC]
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area Jurisdiction Transfer: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 5667) (H. Rept. 101-841), 28448 [10OC]
Clean Coastal Beaches Council To Develop Program for Monitoring Coastal Zone Recreation Waters: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 4333) (H. Rept. 101-844), 31068 [18OC]
Designation of the Virginia Smith Dam and Calamus Lake Recreation Area, NE: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 1875), 11658 [22MY]
Grand Island National Recreation Area, MI: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 1472) (S. Rept. 101-248), 3402 [5MR]
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, TX: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 4878) (H. Rept. 101-711), 24754 [17SE]
Monitoring Coastal Zone Recreation Areas: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 4333) (H. Rept. 101-844), 28448 [10OC]
Smith River National Recreation Area, CA: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 4309) (H. Rept. 101-707), 24754 [17SE]
Summaries
National Recreational Trails Fund Act (S. 2150), 2212 [21FE]
Texts of
H.R. 1472, Grand Island National Recreation Area, MI, 4705 [20MR]
H.R. 4309, Smith River National Recreation Area, CA, 24715-24719 [17SE]
H.R. 4333, Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act, 32420 [22OC]
H.R. 4878, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, TX, 24723 [17SE]
H.R. 5667, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area jurisdiction transfer, 28432 [10OC]
S. 427, Bob Sikes Visitor Center, 27491 [4OC]
S. 1875, Virginia Smith Dam and Calamus Lake Recreation Area, NE, 20754 [31JY]
S. 2150, National Recreational Trails Fund Act, 2210 [21FE]
S. 2696, convey certain parcel of land from Fort Meade Recreation Area, Cape Henlopen, to State of Delaware, 12414 [24MY]
S. 2706, Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act, 12716 [5JN]
S. 3036, Smith River National Recreation Area, 24165-24169 [12SE]
S. 3261, Federal Rural Tourism and Recreational Development Initiative Act, 35851 [26OC]