NATIONAL PARKS

Agreements

1943 agreement between the Dept. of the Interior and TVA on the acquisition of lands in Fontana Dam area for use as part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, S15000-S15004 [22OC]

Amendments

Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (H.R. 2929), H10947, H10963, H10971 [22NO], H11368, H11371, H11373, H11376, H11380, H11383, H11386, H11389, H11393, H11395 [26NO]

Flint Hills Prairie National Monument: establish (H.R. 2369), H7841 [15OC]

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: authorize National Park Service to acquire and manage (H.R. 690), S15144, S15203 [24OC], H11242 [25NO]

Analyses

Federal Rural Tourism and Recreational Development Act (S. 540), S2624 [5MR]

Grand Canyon Protection Act (H.R. 820), E413 [5FE]

Articles and editorials

Best Idea America Ever Had, E2942 [2AU]

Blazing New Trails For Forests, S2360 [26FE]

Crest House, a Place To Refresh and Reflect, S7229 [5JN]

Mismanagement of the National Forests, E3410 [17OC]

Outdoor Cathedral—Big Thicket Trails Offer Natural Tranquility, E2751 [29JY]

Power and the Glory—Should We Trade the Grand Canyon's Wonder for Cheap Electricity?, E355 [30JA]

Saving of Yosemite, S7384 [6JN]

Teed Off Over Sales of Golf Courses, H1662 [12MR]

Yosemite's Fate in Hands of Obscure Group, S7385 [6JN]

Z-Bar Ranch, H7833 [15OC]

Bills and resolutions

Assateague Island National Seashore: increase acreage limitation (see S. 1254, S7464 [11JN])

Big Thicket National Preserve: add the Village Creek Corridor unit, Big Sandy Corridor unit, and the Canyonlands (see S. 780, S4229 [9AP])

———boundaries (see S. 1105, S6149 [20MY])

———increase size (see H.R. 1592, H2015 [21MR])

Cache La Poudre River National Water Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1174, S6654 [23MY]; H.R. 3468, H7313 [2OC])

Colonial National Historical Park: use of lands for natural gas service to Coast Guard Reserve Training Center (see H.R. 3338, H6601 [16SE])

Concessioners: backcountry outfitter services (see H.R. 4063, H11889 [26NO])

Concessions: competition (see H.R. 943, H992 [6FE])

———regulation of management and ownership (see S. 1252, S7291 [6JN])

Contract: awards process (see H. Con. Res. 14, H84 [4JA])

Contracts: restrict agreements with concessionaires (see H.R. 294, H78 [4JA]; H.R. 542, H98 [7JA]; H.R. 571, H529 [16JA]; H. Con. Res. 20, H604 [18JA])

Corinth Battlefield: establish a national military park (see S. 80, S436 [14JA])

Curecanti National Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 2925, H5595 [17JY])

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: establish (see S. 1064, S5753 [14MY]; H.R. 2321, H3035 [14MY])

Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (see H.R. 2929, H5595 [17JY])

———establish (H.R. 2929), consideration (see H. Res. 279, H9758 [13NO])

Endangered species: improve protection by increasing fines for violating posted speed limits (see H.R. 61, H55 [3JA])

Federal employees: housing situation (see S. 1704, S12795 [11SE])

Foreign countries: ownership of national landmarks (see H.R. 3533, H7725 [9OC])

———prevent foreign ownership (see H.R. 3726, H9493 [6NO])

Fort Totten National Historic Site: establish (see S. 1707, S12922 [12SE])

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 424, H82 [4JA])

Glacier Bay National Park: management (see S. 1624, S12181 [2AU]; H.R. 3156, H6193 [31JY])

Glen Canyon: protect natural and cultural resources (see S. 144, S438 [14JA])

Glen Canyon Dam: implement operating procedures (see H.R. 820, H890 [5FE])

Grand Canyon: protect natural and cultural resources (see S. 144, S438 [14JA])

Hedges, Harold and Margaret: terminate reservation and refund certain fees on lands added to the Buffalo National River (see S. 996, S5406 [7MY])

Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor: extend boundaries (see S. 690, S3564 [19MR])

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: modify boundaries (see S. 1919, S15970 [5NO])

Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park: land acquisition (see H.R. 3140, H6193 [31JY])

———planning, development, and protection (see H.R. 1249, H1414 [5MR])

Keweenaw National Historical Park: establish (see S. 1664, S12182 [2AU]; H.R. 3227, H6382 [2AU])

Little River Canyon National Preserve: establish (see H.R. 3665, H8786 [30OC])

Marsh-Billings National Historical Park: establish (see S. 2079, S18335 [26NO]; H.R. 4030, H11888 [26NO])

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: authorize National Park Service to acquire and manage (see H.R. 690, H780 [29JA])

Minute Man National Historical Park: revise boundaries (see H.R. 2896, H5513 [16JY])

Morris and Delaware and Raritan Navigation Canals: designate as national heritage corridors (see H.R. 3695, H8919 [31OC])

Morristown National Historical Park: authorize the addition of lands (see S. 363, S1699 [6FE])

National Park Foundation: design and license an official sponsor for the National Parks symbol (see H.R. 3143, H6193 [31JY])

National Park System Visitor Facilities Trust Fund: establish (see S. 655, S3191 [13MR])

National Parks Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 179, S10135 [16JY]; H.J. Res. 276, H4612 [18JN])

Nez Perce National Historical Park: designate (see S. 550, S2618 [5MR])

Public lands: authorization ceilings for land acquisition (see S. 1374, S8592 [25JN])

———designate wilderness and acquire certain inholdings within National Wildlife Refuges and National Parks (see H.R. 1219, H1325 [28FE])

Revere Beach: feasibility of inclusion in the National Parks System (see S. 957, S5136 [25AP]; H.R. 2109, H2564 [25AP])

Space program: authorize the National Park Service to prepare a plan for the preservation and interpretation of significant sites and resources (see H.R. 2383, H3163 [17MY])

St. Croix Historical Park and Ecological Preserve: establish (see H.R. 2927, H5595 [17JY])

Statue of Liberty: designate ``The Most Beautiful Lady in the World'' as the official anthem (see H.R. 2776, H5209 [26JN])

———display yellow ribbon honoring Armed Forces Persian Gulf service (see H.R. 2296, H2952 [9MY])

Stones River National Battlefield: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2370, H3160 [16MY])

Swain County, NC: compensation by the Federal Government for flooding of a highway during construction of a lake in 1943 (see S. 1339, S8310 [20JN])

Tourist trade: assist development of public lands for travel and recreational purposes (see S. 540, S2618 [5MR])

Trails: use of tax revenues collected on recreational fuels to maintain recreational trails (see H.R. 1155, H1279 [27FE])

Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River: transfer of certain real property (see H.R. 1477, H1848 [19MR])

Utah: inclusion of the Escalante Canyon region of Utah (see H.R. 4015, H11888 [26NO])

Virginia: expand boundaries of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park (see S. 225, S951 [16JA])

Volunteer workers: operation of the Volunteers in Parks Program (see S. 1374, S8592 [25JN])

Warren G. Magnuson Memorial Park: transfer of property (see S. 806, S4337 [11AP])

Letters

Authorization ceilings for National Park System land acquisition and operation of the Volunteers in Parks Program: Dept. of the Interior, S8619 [25JN]

California desert protection: California Retired Teachers Association, H10956 [22NO]

———Canyon Resources Corp., H10954 [22NO]

———Catellus Development Corp., H10956 [22NO]

———Charles Warren, H10956 [22NO]

———Chicago Mining Corp., H10955 [22NO]

———Dept. of the Interior, H10953 [22NO]

———Kerr-McGee Corp., H10955 [22NO]

———Southern California Edison Co., H10955 [22NO]

———Southern California Gas Co., H10955 [22NO]

———Tom Bradley and John Ferraro, H10956 [22NO]

———Will & Muys, P.C., H10955 [22NO]

Compensation to Swain County, NC by the Federal Government for flooding of a highway during construction of a lake in 1943: Dept. of the Interior, S8339 [20JN]

Curecanti National Recreation Area: Diane Lothamer, E2577 [18JY]

———Kenneth G. Gale, E2578 [18JY]

———Layne M. Nelson, E2578 [18JY]

———Tricia Dickinson, E2577 [18JY]

Manassas National Battlefield Park, VA, stable facilities: Secret Service, H4964 [25JN]

Morristown National Historical Park land addition: CBO, S5133 [25AP]

National park concessioners: Campsen & Campsen (law firm), S7385 [6JN]

Protection of Grand Canyon: Grand Canyon Trust, S832 [14JA]

Sanguaro National Monument expansion: CBO, S5132 [25AP]

Tallgrass Prairie Reserve and Z-Bar Ranch: Nature Conservancy, H7840 [15OC]

Lists

Estimated acreage included in the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, S5778 [14MY]

Estimated costs associated with the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, S5778 [14MY]

Local governments which have endorsed California desert protection, H10954 [22NO]

Organizations supporting the National Recreational Trails Fund Act, E662 [27FE]

Manuscript

World War II Training in the Mojave Desert: Representative Bennett, H10978 [22NO]

Memorials of legislature

Idaho, S6146 [20MY]

Wyoming, H1914 [20MR]

Messages

Annual Report of the Council on Environmental Quality: President Bush, S4731 [18AP]

Remarks in House

Big Thicket National Preserve: increase size (H.R. 1592), H11092-H11094 [23NO], E2751 [29JY]

California: tribute to Lake Tahoe Rim Trail volunteers, E4167 [26NO]

Concessioners: backcountry outfitter services (H.R. 4063), E4224 [26NO]

Concessions: competition (H.R. 943), E447 [7FE]

Contracts: restrict agreements with concessionaires (H.R. 294), H86, H88 [7JA]

———restrict agreements with concessionaires (H.R. 571), E216 [18JA]

Curecanti National Recreation Area: establish (H.R. 2925), E2577 [18JY]

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 2321), E1752-E1755 [14MY]

Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (H.R. 2929), H9584 [8NO], H10947-H10985 [22NO], H11368, H11370-H11399 [26NO], E4026 [22NO], E4031 [23NO]

———establish (H.R. 2929), consideration (H. Res. 279), H10935-H10945 [22NO]

———establish (H.R. 2929), correcting enrollment, H11399 [26NO]

Flint Hills Prairie National Monument: establish (H.R. 2369), H7830-H7848 [15OC]

Foreign countries: ownership of national landmarks (H.R. 3533), H7704 [9OC]

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park: expand boundaries (H.R. 424), E78 [3JA]

Glacier Bay National Park: management (H.R. 3156), E2818 [1AU]

Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, IL: construction of a gateway park, H4967, H4968 [25JN]

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: boundaries (H.R. 1216), H5440-H5445 [15JY]

Japan: investments in U.S., H1660 [12MR]

Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park: planning, development, and protection (H.R. 1249), E820 [7MR]

Lowell, MA: tribute to National Park Service employees for rescuing historic quilts from flood in New England Quilt Museum, E3159 [25SE]

Lujan, Sec. of the Interior: ownership of Yosemite National Park's concessions by Matsushita Co., H32, H34 [3JA]

Manassas National Battlefield Park, VA: stable facilities, H4964, H4965 [25JN]

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: authorize National Park Service to acquire and manage (H.R. 690), H2482-H2485 [24AP], H11242-H11244 [25NO]

Minute Man National Historical Park: revise boundaries (H.R. 2896), H8551, H8552 [28OC]

Morris and Delaware and Raritan Navigation Canals: designate as national heritage corridors (H.R. 3695), E3660 [1NO]

Morristown National Historical Park: authorize the addition of lands (S. 363), H6724, H6768 [24SE]

National Park Foundation: design and license an official sponsor for the National Parks symbol (H.R. 3143), H6148 [31JY]

National Park Service: anniversary, E2942 [2AU]

National Parks Week: designate (H.J. Res. 276), E2253, E2263 [19JN]

———designate (S.J. Res. 179), H6257, H6258 [1AU]

Public lands: airspace use by military aircraft, H11391-H11393 [26NO]

———designate wilderness and acquire certain inholdings within National Wildlife Refuges and National Parks (H.R. 1219), E712 [1MR]

Real property: require willing sellers in Federal land acquisition procedures, H11376-H11379 [26NO]

Refuse disposal: tribute to recycling program, E4206 [26NO]

Revere Beach: feasibility of inclusion in the National Parks System (H.R. 2109), H9634, H9635 [12NO], E1464 [25AP]

Santa Monica, CA: tribute to Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, E2767 [31JY]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: celebration of National Park Service's anniversary, E2908 [2AU]

Simi Valley, CA: tribute to Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District, E2980 [11SE]

Space program: authorize the National Park Service to prepare a plan for the preservation and interpretation of significant sites and resources (H.R. 2383), E2278 [19JN]

St. Croix Historical Park and Ecological Preserve: establish (H.R. 2927), H9346-H9349 [5NO], E2582 [18JY], E3495 [22OC]

Stones River National Battlefield: expand boundaries (H.R. 2370), H6766, H6767 [24SE]

Trails: use of tax revenues collected on recreational fuels to maintain recreational trails (H.R. 1155), E662 [27FE]

Utah: inclusion of the Escalante Canyon region (H.R. 4015), E4186 [26NO]

West Virginia: tribute to fire fighters efforts in national parks and forests, E3837 [14NO]

Wildlife: restoration of wolf population, H2969 [14MY]

Remarks in Senate

Arizona: preservation of Grand Canyon and Glen Canyon, S12940, S12949 [13SE]

Assateague Island National Seashore: increase acreage limitation (S. 1254), S7465 [11JN]

Big Thicket National Preserve: boundaries (S. 1105), S6152 [20MY]

Concessions: regulation of management and ownership (S. 1252), S7383 [6JN]

Corinth Battlefield: establish a national military park (S. 80), S613 [14JA]

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: establish (S. 1064), S5772 [14MY]

Dept. of the Interior: reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park, S15674 [31OC]

Federal employees: housing situation (S. 1704), S12797 [11SE]

Fort Totten National Historic Site: establish (S. 1707), S12922 [12SE], S18281 [26NO]

Glacier Bay National Park: management (S. 1624), S12183 [2AU]

Glen Canyon: protect natural and cultural resources (S. 144), S829 [14JA], S18742 [27NO]

Grand Canyon: protect natural and cultural resources (S. 144), S829 [14JA], S18742 [27NO]

Grand Canyon National Park: tribute to Grand Canyon Railroad, S12993 [13SE]

Hedges, Harold and Margaret: terminate reservation and refund certain fees on lands added to the Buffalo National River (S. 996), S5418 [7MY]

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: modify boundaries (S. 1919), S15972 [5NO]

Keweenaw National Historical Park: establish (S. 1664), S12232 [2AU]

Marsh-Billings National Historical Park: establish (S. 2079), S18395 [26NO]

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: authorize National Park Service to acquire and manage (H.R. 690), S15144 [24OC], S18288 [26NO]

Morristown National Historical Park: authorize the addition of lands (S. 363), S1703 [6FE], S1849 [7FE], S5133, S5134 [25AP]

National Forests: fees paid by ski areas on public lands, S2363 [26FE]

———Forest Service plans for increased recreational use, S2359 [26FE]

National Park System Visitor Facilities Trust Fund: establish (S. 655), S3286 [13MR]

National Parks Week: designate (S.J. Res. 179), S10152 [16JY]

Nez Perce National Historical Park: designate (S. 550), S2656 [5MR]

Public lands: authorization ceilings for land acquisition (S. 1374), S8618 [25JN]

Revere Beach: feasibility of inclusion in the National Parks System (S. 957), S5215 [25AP]

Swain County, NC: compensation by the Federal Government for flooding of a highway during construction of a lake in 1943 (S. 1339), S8339 [20JN]

Tourist trade: assist development of public lands for travel and recreational purposes (S. 540), S2622 [5MR], S7564 [12JN]

Transportation: alternative futruistic modes of transportation in Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Denali, S7778 [13JN]

———alternative futuristic modes of transportation in Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Denali, S7778 [13JN]

Virginia: expand boundaries of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park (S. 225), S954 [16JA]

Volunteer workers: operation of the Volunteers in Parks Program (S. 1374), S8618 [25JN]

Warren G. Magnuson Memorial Park: transfer of property (S. 806), S4350 [11AP]

Reports filed

Authorization for Addition of Lands to Morristown National Historical Park: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (S. 363) (H. Rept. 102-212), H6720 [23SE]

Consideration of H.R. 2929, Establishment of Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks, and Designation of Wilderness Areas: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 279) (H. Rept. 102-314), H9758 [13NO]

Establishment of Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks and Designation of Certain Desert Lands as Wilderness: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2929) (H. Rept. 102-283), H9143 [4NO]

Establishment of Fort Totten National Historic Site: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 1707) (S. Rept. 102-209), S16449 [12NO]

Establishment of St. Croix Historical Park and Ecological Preserve: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2927) (H. Rept. 102-285), H9392 [5NO]

Establishment of the St. Croix Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, VI: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 2927) (S. Rept. 102-243), S18079 [25NO]

Expansion of Boundaries of Stones River National Battlefield, TN: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2370) (H. Rept. 102-214), H6720 [23SE]

Expansion of the Boundaries of the Stones River National Battlefield, TN: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 2370) (S. Rept. 102-238), S17988 [23NO]

Feasibility of Inclusion of Revere Beach, MA, in the National Parks System: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2109) (H. Rept. 102-299), H9699 [12NO]

Increase of Acreage Limitation for the Assateague Island National Seashore: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 1254) (S. Rept. 102-184), S14587 [8OC]

Increasing the Size of the Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 1592) (H. Rept. 102-352), H10929 [22NO]

Morristown National Historical Park Additional Lands: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 363) (S. Rept. 102-45), S4836 [23AP]

Mound City Group National Monument Boundaries Expansion: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 749) (S. Rept. 102-108), S10043 [15JY]

National Park Service Acquisition of Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 690) (S. Rept. 102-88), S8458 [21JN]

Revision of Boundaries of Minute Man National Historical Park: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2896) (H. Rept. 102-276), H8577 [28OC]

Termination of Reservation of Use and Occupancy at the Buffalo National River: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 996) (S. Rept. 102-120), S10951 [25JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Sanguaro National Monument boundaries expansion: Pima County, AZ, S1308 [30JA]

Rulings of the Chair

Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks: establish (H.R. 2929), consideration (H. Res. 279), H10946 [22NO]

Statements

Montana Wilderness: Representative Marlenee, E3533 [24OC]

National Park Concessioners: Campsen & Campsen (law firm), S7385-S7387 [6JN]

Studies

Suitability of the East Mojave Area for Inclusion in the National Park System: BLM, H10954 [22NO]

Summaries

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park and Wright-Dunbar National Historical Preservation District Act (S. 1064), S5777 [14MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 279, consideration of H.R. 2929, designating wilderness areas and establishing national parks in California, H10935 [22NO]

H.R. 690, authorize the National Park Service to acquire and manage the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, H2482 [24AP]

H.R. 1155, use of tax revenues collected on recreational fuels to maintain recreational trails, E662-E664 [27FE]

H.R. 1216, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore boundaries, H5440 [15JY]

H.R. 1592, increase Big Thicket National Preserve size, H11092 [23NO]

H.R. 2109, Revere Beach Study Act, H9634 [12NO], E1464 [25AP]

H.R. 2369, establish Flint Hills Prairie National Monument, H7840 [15OC]

H.R. 2370, expand boundaries of Stones River National Battlefield, S18286 [26NO]

H.R. 2370, Stones River National Battlefield boundaries expansion, H6766 [24SE]

H.R. 2383, Americans in Space Preservation Act, E2278 [19JN]

H.R. 2896, Minute Man National Historical Park boundaries revision, H8551 [28OC]

H.R. 2927, establish St. Croix Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, H9346 [5NO]

H.R. 3533, foreign ownership of national landmarks, H7704 [9OC]

S. 17, Battle of Corinth Study Act, S613 [14JA]

S. 80, establish national military park at Corinth Battlefield, S613 [14JA]

S. 144, protect the natural and cultural resources of the Grand Canyon and Glen Canyon, S831 [14JA]

S. 363, authorize additional lands for Morristown National Historical Park, S1704 [6FE]

S. 363, authorize the addition of lands to the Morristown National Historical Park, S5133 [25AP]

S. 363, Morristown National Historical Park land addition authorization, H6768 [24SE]

S. 540, Federal Rural Tourism and Recreational Development Act, S2623 [5MR]

S. 957, Revere Beach Study Act, S5215 [25AP]

S. 996, terminate reservation and refund certain fees to Harold and Margaret Hedges for lands added to the Buffalo National River, S5418 [7MY]

S. 1064, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park and Wright-Dunbar National Historical Preservation District Act, S5773-S5777 [14MY]

S. 1374, authorization ceilings for National Park System land acquisition and operation of the Volunteers in Parks Program, S8618 [25JN]

S. 1664, Keweenaw National Historical Park, S12233-S12235 [2AU]

S. 1707, Fort Totten National Historic Site, S18281 [26NO]

S. 1919, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Access and Enhancement Act, S15973 [5NO]

S. 2079, establish Marsh-Billings National Historical Park, S18396 [26NO]

S.J. Res. 179, National Parks Week, H6258 [1AU]