NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS related term(s) Parks and Recreation Areas

Amendments

California: establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (H.R. 518), H3346 [12MY], H3356, H3359, H3360, H3366, H3368 [16MY], H4303, H4307, H4312, H4314, H4319 [10JN], H4367, H4368, H4369 [13JN], H5491, H5496, H5497, H5500, H5514, H5515, H5516, H5518, H5523 [12JY], H5558, H5560, H5562, H5563, H5565, H5572, H5574, H5579, H5584, H5585, H5588 [13JY], H5668, H5671, H5672 [14JY], H6259, H6261, H6284, H6289 [27JY]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (S. 21), S4102, S4103, S4106, S4130, S4131, S4132, S4144, S4150, S4153, S4155, S4167, S4168, S4171, S4172, S4174, S4175, S4176 [12AP], S13017 [20SE]

———management of the Presidio military facility (H.R. 3433), H8649, H8652, H8660, H8661 [18AU]

Lowell Historic Preservation Commission: extend term (H.R. 4448), H9686, H9687, H9688 [26SE]

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: establish (H.R. 4946), H11306 [7OC]

National Park Service: boundary adjustments and certain authorities and programs changes (H.R. 1305), S5090 [3MY]

———reform concessions policies (S. 208), S3323, S3324, S3325, S3372, S3373 [21MR], H6423, H6427, H6428, H6429 [28JY]

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park: establish (S. 1586), S4177 [12AP]

Piscataway National Park: expand boundaries (S. 1703), S7094 [16JN]

Six Rivers National Forest: protection and management of Redwood forest areas and addition of certain lands and waters (H.R. 2866), H9408, H9409, H9410, H9411 [21SE]

———protection and management of Redwood forest areas and addition of certain lands and waters (H.R. 2866), consideration (H. Res. 536), H9384 [21SE]

Yellowstone National Park: identification and protection of significant geothermal areas (H.R. 1137), S13740 [29SE]

Announcements

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): hearing on H.R. 1137, Old Faithful Protection Act, S2512 [8MR]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 21, California Desert Protection Act, S13986 [4OC], H10731 [4OC]

Articles and editorials

Attendance at National Parks Seen Falling Off, S9686 [26JY]

Badlands, H6265-H6269 [27JY]

Crime Surge Worries Yosemite Rangers—Park's Law Enforcement Personnel Cut Way Back as Number of Visitors Swell to New Records Each Year, H6263 [27JY]

Federal Rock—A Hard Place, H6265 [27JY]

Funding a Healthy Canyon, S5946 [18MY]

Huge Wollastonite Deposit Jeopardized by Desert Closure Bill, S4142 [12AP]

In Search of Help, S5945 [18MY]

Locomotives Breathe Fire in National Historic Site—Steamtown Keeps Railroad's Past Alive in Its Natural Habitat in Scranton Train Yard, H5486 [12JY]

New Preservation Approach Aims To Save Cultural Landscape, S15474-S15476 [20DE]

No Room, No Rest, H6264 [27JY]

North Carolina Arboretum Houses National Native Azalea Repository, E1477 [15JY]

Power Ranger—Making It Work, H6265 [27JY]

Preserve More Public Lands—Don't Be Shortsighted, Sensitive Land Should Be Protected for Future Generations, S4117 [12AP]

Skiing in the National Forest, S2665 [9MR]

Steamtown Is Worth Funding, H5487 [12JY]

They Come; They Ski; They Spend—Resorts Court Vermont's Annual Winter Invasion by Land and Air, S2664 [9MR]

This Time Redwood Trees Won, S4120-S4122 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions

Appalachian Coal Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 4692), H5461 [30JN]

Augusta Canal National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1899), S2475 [8MR]

California: establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (H.R. 518), consideration (see H. Res. 422), H3278 [11MY]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (S. 21), consideration of the conference report (see H. Res. 568), H10999 [5OC]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (S. 21), technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 313), H11200 [6OC]

———management of the Presidio military facility (see H.R. 5231), H11200 [6OC]

———management of the Presidio military facility (H.R. 3433), consideration (see H. Res. 516), H7506 [10AU]

———management of the Presidio military facility (H.R. 5231), consideration (see H. Res. 576), H11199 [6OC]

Cane River Creole National Historic Park and National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1980), S3684 [24MR]

Chelan County, WA: exchange lands with the Wenatachee National Forest (see S. 2248; H.R. 4993), S7962 [29JN], H8696 [18AU]

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia: highway relocation assistance (see S. 2434), S12809 [13SE]

Denali National Park and Preserve: settlement of land rights of the owners of mining claims (see S. 2542), S14830 [7OC]

Dept. of Transportation: transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain lands to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area (see H.R. 4364), H3155 [5MY]

Freedom National Park: establish (see H.R. 3956), H1057 [3MR]

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: land exchange and vehicle restrictions (see S. 2303; H.R. 4746, 4754), S9446 [21JY], H5655 [13JY]

Gilpin County, CO: Federal land acquisition (see H.R. 5016), H9008 [21AU]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: management of the Presidio military facility (see H.R. 4078), H1539 [17MR]

Grand Canyon National Park: authorize entrance fee surcharge (see S. 2128), S5940 [18MY]

———commemorate 75th anniversary (see S.J. Res. 221; S. Res. 273; H.J. Res. 412), S13283 [22SE], S14112 [4OC], H9351 [20SE]

Gunnison National Monument: designate Black Canyon as national park and conservation area (see S. 2284), S9034 [14JY]

Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 4147), H1995 [24MR]

Hudson River Valley American Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 4720), H5546 [12JY]

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor: modify boundaries (see H.R. 3999), H1253 [10MR]

Independence National Historic Park: inclusion and restoration of Washington Square (see H.R. 4642), H4958 [23JN]

Lowell Historic Preservation Commission: extend term (see H.R. 4448), H3681 [18MY]

———extend term (H.R. 4448), consideration (see H. Res. 532), H9350 [20SE]

Management: review management and reform process for consideration of additions to parks (see H.R. 4476), H3963 [24MY]

Manassas National Battlefield Park: termination of certain easements (see S. 2280; H.R. 4435), S8908 [13JY], H3521 [17MY]

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: establish (see H.R. 4946), H8052 [12AU]

National forests: establish temporary recreational user fees at the Roosevelt Lake Recreation Area in the Tonto National Forest, AZ (see H.R. 5035), H9157 [13SE]

National Park Service: boundary adjustments and certain authorities and programs changes (H.R. 1305), concurrence with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 520), H8505 [16AU]

———consideration of Native American businesses for concessions contracts (see H.R. 4389), H3278 [11MY]

———construction of a training center at the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH (see H.R. 5024), H9087 [12SE]

———housing standards for employees (see H.R. 5230), H11200 [6OC]

———reform concessions policies (S. 208), consideration (see H. Res. 492), H6380 [27JY]

———reform entrepreneurial management (see S. 2121; H.R. 4533), S5828 [17MY], H4165 [26MY]

———regulate scenic commercial overflights of national parks (see H.R. 4163), H1996 [24MR]

———regulation of airspace above national parks (see S. 2428), S12619 [25AU]

National Trails Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 327), H679 [23FE]

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park: establish (see S. 1871; H.R. 3898), S1860 [24FE], H864 [24FE]

New York: exchange of land in the Fire Island National Seashore for land in Patchogue, NY (see H.R. 5268), H11427 [7OC]

Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor: establish (see S. 1818), S659 [2FE]

Oklahoma: establish Honey Springs National Battlefield and Washita Battlefield National Historic Site (see H.R. 4821), H6200 [25JY]

———Mountain Park project modification (see H.R. 4784), H5870 [19JY]

Philadelphia, PA: restoration and inclusion of Washington Square in the Independence National Historical Park (see S. 2482), S13852 [30SE]

Piscataway National Park: boundaries (see H.R. 3973), H1087 [8MR]

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 4333), H2994 [3MY]

Saltville Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 4691), H5461 [30JN]

Six Rivers National Forest: protection and management of Redwood forest areas and addition of certain lands and waters (see S. 2285), S9034 [14JY]

———protection and management of Redwood forest areas and addition of certain lands and waters (H.R. 2866), consideration (see H. Res. 536), H9350 [20SE]

Smokey Bear's 50th Anniversary: designate (see H.J. Res. 395), H6482 [29JY]

South Carolina National Heritage Corridor: establish (see S. 2037), S4730 [21AP]

Steamtown National Historic Site: establish (see S. 2089), S5398 [9MY]

Stones River National Battlefield: expand boundaries (see H.R. 4266), H2582 [20AP]

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: establish (see S. 2412; H.R. 5000), S12217 [19AU], H8754 [19AU]

Trails: expand Federal authority to acquire lands for national trails (see S. 2549), S14830 [7OC]

———improve the national recreational trails funding program (see S. 2474), S13706 [29SE]

User fees: charges at certain facilities (see S. 1953), S3362 [21MR]

Vancouver National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 4607), H4779 [21JN]

Virginia: designate Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area (see S. 2142), S6196 [23MY]

Women's Rights National Historical Park: improve and expand (see S. 2001), S3954 [25MR]

Cloture motions

California: establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (S. 21), S4036 [25MR], S13029 [20SE], S13257 [22SE]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (S. 21), conference report, S14621 [7OC], S14967 [8OC]

Descriptions

Designation of the Gunnison National Monument's Black Canyon as a national park and the Gunnison River as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 2284), S9036-S9038 [14JY]

Documents

Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, Establishment: Sixty-Fifth Congress, Sess. III, S1950 [25FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (1965), S4123 [12AP]

Letters

California Desert Protection Act: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, S4065 [11AP], S14640 [7OC]

———Carolyn Clark, California Mining Association, S4141 [12AP]

———Hildamae Voght, California Outdoor Recreation League, Inc., S4140 [12AP]

———James G. O'Gara, Catellus Development Corp., H6295 [27JY]

———Jim Bagley, S4141 [12AP]

———Lori White, S4142 [12AP]

———Mary E. Murphy, Western Building Material Association, S4141 [12AP]

———Nancy K. Ulmer, S4141 [12AP]

———Patrick J. Meara, JMB Institutional Realty Advisors, Inc., H6294 [27JY]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S4192 [13AP]

———Representative Huffington, H6294, H6296 [27JY]

———several Representatives, S4193 [13AP], S13654 [29SE], S14970 [8OC]

———Smith's Ranch, S4141 [12AP]

Conversion of Presidio military facility to a recreational area: Frank M. Jordan, H8655 [18AU]

———James R. Harvey and Toby Rosenblatt, H8642 [18AU]

———Representative George Miller, H8658 [18AU]

———Representative Mineta, H8659 [18AU]

———Representative William D. Ford, H8659 [18AU]

Cost estimate of S. 208, National Park Service concessions policies: Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, S2871 [11MR]

Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument: Marsha Turoci, County of San Bernardino, CA, Board of Supervisors, H5497 [12JY]

———Robert W. Gracey, County of Inyo, CA, Board of Supervisors, H5497 [12JY]

Establish South Carolina National Heritage Corridor: Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Governor of South Carolina, S4733 [21AP]

———Rodger E. Stroup, S4733 [21AP]

Grand Canyon National Park entrance fee surcharge: Robert W. Koons, Grand Canyon Natural History Association, S5945 [18MY]

———Thomas C. Jensen, Grand Canyon Trust, S5945 [18MY]

Headwaters Forest Act: Barbara Miranda, Washington Wilderness Coalition, H9404 [21SE]

———Beverly Blinn, Audubon Society, H9405 [21SE]

———Brock Evans, Audubon Society, H9404 [21SE]

———Carl Ross and Mark Winstein, Save America's Forests (organization), H9402 [21SE]

———Debbie Sease, Sierra Club, H9403, H9404 [21SE]

———Don Corkran, Bass, Inc., H9402 [21SE]

———Felice Pace, Audubon Society, H9405 [21SE]

———Felice Pace, Klamath Forest Alliance, H9405 [21SE]

———Gary and Betty Ball, Mendocino Environmental Center, H9403 [21SE]

———Geraldine Payton, Columbiana Bioregional Education Project, H9404 [21SE]

———Jay D. Hair, National Wildlife Federation, H9402 [21SE]

———Jim Maddy, League of Conservation Voters, H9401 [21SE]

———John B. DeWitt, Save the Redwoods League (organization), H9405 [21SE]

———Judy R. Guse-Noritake, Pacific Rivers Council, H9402 [21SE]

———Kevin Kirchner, Sierra Club, H9404 [21SE]

———Louis Blumberg, Wilderness Society, H9404 [21SE]

———Michael J. Bean, Environmental Defense Fund, H9405 [21SE]

———Michael Sutton, World Wildlife Fund (organization), H9403 [21SE]

———Pamela Wellner, Greenpeace (organization), H9403 [21SE]

———Paul Ketcham, Audubon Society, H9403 [21SE]

———Randy Fisher, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, H9402 [21SE]

———Robert W. Harrill, LightHawk (organization), H9402 [21SE]

———Robin L. Schaeffer, Save Our Ancient Forest Ecology (organization), H9404 [21SE]

———Sami Yassa, Natural Resources Defense Council, H9402 [21SE]

———several environmental organizations, H9405 [21SE]

———Stan Dixon, Humboldt, CA, Board of Supervisors, H9400 [21SE]

———Steven N. Moyer, Trout Unlimited (organization), H9403 [21SE]

———Timothy J. Coleman, Kettle Range Conservation Group, H9404 [21SE]

Hunting in the Mojave National Monument: Boyd Gibbons, California Dept. of Fish and Game, H5503 [12JY]

Management and restoration activities for fish and wildlife populations on public lands: Duane L. Shroufe, Game and Fish Dept. of Arizona, H4369 [13JN]

Mining on certain public desert wilderness lands in California: Luther E. Eggertsen, H4382 [13JN]

National Park Service Entrepreneurial Management Reform Act: Bonnie Cohen, S5833 [17MY]

National Recreational Trails Funding Program: Roy Romer, Governor of Colorado, S13711 [29SE]

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area boundaries: Dot Gaton, Las Vegas, NV, League of Women Voters, H7150 [8AU]

———Gale Dupree, Nevada Wildlife Federation, Inc., H7149 [8AU]

———Lois Sagel, H7150 [8AU]

———North Las Vegas, NV, Mayor and City Council, H7149 [8AU]

———several organizations, H7149 [8AU]

Reform concessions policies of the National Park Service: W. David Chambers, Babbitt Bros. Trading Co., S3417 [22MR]

San Bernardino National Forest investigation and audit: Donald L. Fife, S4143 [12AP]

———Larie K. Richardson, S4143 [12AP]

Steamtown National Historic Site: Senator Wofford, H5485 [12JY]

———William L. Withuhn, H5486 [12JY]

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: Paul C. Pritchard, National Park Trust, S12223 [19AU]

Termination of public utility easement within Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia: J.T. Rhodes, Virginia Power Co., H10663 [3OC]

———Robert Stanton, Dept. of the Interior, H10664 [3OC]

University of Alaska at Fairbanks' use of Stampede Mine for academic programs: Robert H. Trent, S9696 [26JY]

Lists

Committee on Rules (House) rollcall votes on H. Res. 422, consideration of H.R. 518, California Desert Protection Act, H3478 [17MY]

Proposed amendments to H. Res. 536, consideration of H.R. 2866, Headwaters Forest Act, H9385 [21SE]

State by State National Park Service shortfall in annual operations, construction, and land acquistion, S9684 [26JY]

Supporters of H.R. 3433, management of the Presidio military facility in California, H8642 [18AU]

Motions

California: establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (H.R. 518), H6283 [27JY]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (S. 21), H6318 [27JY], H10697, H10702, H10704, H10705, H10706, H10730 [4OC]

Petitions and memorials

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area boundaries: Clark County, NV, Board of County Commissioners, H7150 [8AU]

Press releases

Protection and management of Redwood forest: Pacific Lumber Co., H9401 [21SE]

Remarks in House

Appalachian Coal Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 4692), E1393 [30JN]

Buy American Act: compliance, H8660 [18AU]

California: establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (H.R. 518), H3486-H3492 [17MY], H4298, H4299-H4333 [10JN], H4367-H4383 [13JN], H5491-H5524 [12JY], H5558-H5589, H5627 [13JY], H5668-H5692 [14JY], H6259-H6303 [27JY]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (H.R. 518), consideration (H. Res. 422), H3476-H3485 [17MY]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (S. 21), H6303-H6329 [27JY], H10695-H10707 [4OC], H11126-H11131 [6OC], E2060 [4OC]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (S. 21), consideration of the conference report (H. Res. 568), H11123-H11126 [6OC]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (S. 21), corrections in enrollment, H6329 [27JY]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (S. 21), insert language of H.R. 518 in lieu, H6318 [27JY]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (S. 21), technical corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 313), H11131 [6OC]

———hunting in the Mojave National Monument, H5500-H5513 [12JY]

———implement Federal-State cost sharing program relative to the Presidio military facility, H8653-H8659 [18AU]

———management and restoration activities for fish and wildlife populations in certain public desert wilderness lands, H4367-H4381 [13JN]

———management of the Presidio military facility (H.R. 3433), H6144 [22JY], H7173 [8AU], H8638-H8666 [18AU]

———management of the Presidio military facility (H.R. 3433), consideration (H. Res. 516), H8634, H8635-H8638 [18AU]

———management of the Presidio military facility (H.R. 5231), H11279-H11283 [7OC]

———management of the Presidio military facility (H.R. 5231), consideration (H. Res. 576), H11277-H11279 [7OC]

———mining on certain public desert wilderness lands, H4382 [13JN]

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia: highway relocation assistance (H.R. 3516), H1617-H1619 [21MR]

Death Valley National Park: wilderness area designations along boundary line with Fort Irwin National Training Center, H5560 [13JY]

Dept. of Transportation: transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain lands to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area (H.R. 4364), H5487, H5488 [12JY]

Fort McHenry, MD: tribute to U.S. Daughters of 1812 (organization), E990 [19MY]

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: land exchange and vehicle restrictions (H.R. 4746), H10653-H10664 [3OC]

———land exchange and vehicle restrictions (H.R. 4754), E1453 [13JY]

Gateway National Recreation Area: conversion of adjacent military facilities to a national park (H.R. 3976), E374 [8MR]

Gilpin County, CO: Federal land acquisition (H.R. 5016), E1790 [21AU]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: management of the Presidio military facility (H.R. 4078), E483 [17MR]

Grand Canyon National Park: commemorate 75th anniversary (S.J. Res. 221), H11136 [6OC]

Lowell Historic Preservation Commission: extend term (H.R. 4448), H6521-H6524 [1AU], H9681-H9690 [26SE]

———extend term (H.R. 4448), consideration (H. Res. 532), H9662-H9664 [26SE]

Management: review management and reform process for consideration of additions to parks (H.R. 4476), H9872-H9876 [27SE], H9939 [28SE]

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: establish (H.R. 4946), H11304-H11309 [7OC]

National Park Service: boundary adjustments and certain authorities and programs changes (H.R. 1305), concurrence with Senate amendment (H. Res. 520), H8422-H8424 [16AU]

———consideration of Native American businesses for concessions contracts (H.R. 4389), E897 [11MY]

———construction of a training center at the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH (H.R. 5024), E1813 [12SE]

———funding, H4838-H4840 [22JN]

———housing standards for employees (H.R. 5230), E2152 [6OC]

———reduce backlog of land acquisitions, construction, and park operations, H6259-H6283 [27JY]

———reform concessions policies (S. 208), H6413-H6430 [28JY], E897 [11MY]

———reform concessions policies (S. 208), consideration (H. Res. 492), H6410-H6413 [28JY]

———reform entrepreneurial management (H.R. 4533), H10668-H10670 [3OC], H10802-H10804 [4OC], E1119 [26MY], E2067 [4OC]

———regulate scenic commercial overflights of national parks (H.R. 4163), E575 [24MR]

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 3898), H6524-H6527 [1AU]

North Carolina: economic growth plan for Magnet Triangle, E1010 [20MY]

Oklahoma: establish Honey Springs National Battlefield and Washita Battlefield National Historic Site (H.R. 4821), E1537 [22JY], E1552, E1553 [25JY]

Piscataway National Park: boundaries (H.R. 3973), E372 [8MR]

———expand boundaries (S. 1703), H7146, H7147 [8AU]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, H5491-H5495 [12JY]

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area: expand boundaries (H.R. 3050), H7147-H7151 [8AU]

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 4333), E835 [3MY]

———protection of certain land (H.R. 1716), H5480-H5482 [12JY]

Saltville Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 4691), E1393 [30JN]

San Francisco, CA: funding for the Presidio military facility, H4831-H4838 [22JN]

Six Rivers National Forest: protection and management of Redwood forest areas and addition of certain lands and waters (H.R. 2866), H8727 [19AU], H9041 [12SE], H9394-H9414 [21SE], E1920 [22SE]

———protection and management of Redwood forest areas and addition of certain lands and waters (H.R. 2866), consideration (H. Res. 536), H9383-H9393 [21SE]

———protection and management of Redwood forest areas and addition of certain lands and waters (H.R. 2866), corrections in engrossment, H9414 [21SE]

Smokey Bear's 50th Anniversary: designate (H.J. Res. 395), E1611 [29JY]

St. Croix, VI: tribute to those who contributed to development of the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, E2284 [29NO]

Steamtown National Historic Site: reform the operation, maintenance, and development (H.R. 3708), H5482-H5487 [12JY], E930 [13MY]

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: establish (H.R. 5000), E1782 [19AU]

Vancouver National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 4607), E1269 [21JN]

Virginia: designate Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area (H.R. 2942), H7153-H7155 [8AU]

Wheeling National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 2843), H2189-H2192 [12AP], E638 [13AP]

Women's Rights National Historical Park: improve administration (H.R. 359), E2158 [6OC]

Remarks in Senate

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: reauthorization, S15474 [20DE]

California: designate certain lands as national monuments and place under BLM control, S4106-S4125, S4127-S4129 [12AP]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (H.R. 518), S13559 [28SE]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (S. 21), S4036 [25MR], S4054, S4063-S4068 [11AP], S4091-S4125, S4127-S4158 [12AP], S4190-S4210, S4272 [13AP], S4355, S4356 [14AP], S4748 [21AP], S5315 [5MY], S13017 [20SE], S13256 [22SE], S13654 [29SE]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (S. 21), conference report, S14041-S14043 [4OC], S14618, S14633-S14643 [7OC], S14961-S14970 [8OC]

———management of the Presidio military facility (H.R. 5231), S15042 [8OC]

Cane River Creole National Historic Park and National Heritage Area: establish (S. 1980), S3725 [24MR], S7088 [16JN]

Chelan County, WA: exchange lands with the Wenatachee National Forest (S. 2248), S7963 [29JN]

David Berger National Memorial: lighting, S9718 [26JY]

Denali National Park and Preserve: settlement of land rights of the owners of mining claims (S. 2542), S14840 [7OC]

Dept. of the Interior: require a study of units of the National Park System and National Wildlife Refuge System for deauthorization, S9684-S9686 [26JY]

———study fees charged for entrance, recreation or tourism use, S4155 [12AP]

Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act: amend (H.R. 3617), S1502 [10FE], S1531 [11FE]

FAA: regulation of flights over parks, S9374 [21JY]

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: land exchange and vehicle restrictions (S. 2303), S9454, S9455 [21JY]

Grand Canyon National Park: anniversary, S1949 [25FE]

———authorize entrance fee surcharge (S. 2128), S5943 [18MY]

———commemorate 75th anniversary (S. Res. 273), S14072 [4OC]

———commemorate 75th anniversary (S.J. Res. 221), S13316 [22SE]

Green Mountain National Forest: tribute to ski resorts, S2664 [9MR]

Gunnison National Monument: designate Black Canyon as national park and conservation area (S. 2284), S9034-S9036 [14JY]

Hemphill Knob, NC: funding for the Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters and Visitors Center, S9713 [26JY]

Hudson-Mohawk Urban Cultural Park: funding, S9718, S9719 [26JY]

Louisiana: establish the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, S4151 [12AP]

Manassas National Battlefield Park: termination of certain easements (S. 2280), S8909 [13JY]

Mojave National Park: allow private property owners to build or improve residences within the park, S4153, S4154 [12AP]

National Park Service: boundary adjustments and certain authorities and programs changes (H.R. 1305), S5090 [3MY]

———construction of a training center at the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH, S14599 [7OC]

———provide drawings for the replacement of buildings that were accidentally destroyed, S9695-S9697 [26JY]

———reform concessions policies (S. 208), S2870 [11MR], S3311-S3327 [21MR], S3416-S3420 [22MR], S3791 [24MR]

———reform concessions policies (S. 208), unanimous-consent agreement, S3283 [17MR], S3325 [21MR]

———reform entrepreneurial management (S. 2121), S5832 [17MY]

———reform procurement procedures relative to service contracts, S3542 [23MR]

———regulation of airspace above national parks (S. 2428), S12624 [25AU]

———transportation feasibility study for the Oneida & Western Railroad Corridor, S9718 [26JY]

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 3898), S15042 [8OC]

———establish (S. 1871), S1871 [24FE]

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park: establish (S. 1586), S4177 [12AP]

Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor: establish (S. 1818), S660-S664 [2FE], S14222 [5OC]

Philadelphia, PA: restoration and inclusion of Washington Square in the Independence National Historical Park (S. 2482), S13853 [30SE]

Piscataway National Park: expand boundaries (S. 1703), S7094 [16JN], S13088 [21SE]

Public lands: acquisition of privately owned lands within area to be designated as public, S4132-S4138 [12AP]

———improve availability and affordability of adequate employee housing, S7087 [16JN]

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area: expand boundaries (H.R. 3050), S14400 [6OC]

Six Rivers National Forest: protection and management of Redwood forest areas and addition of certain lands and waters (S. 2285), S9038 [14JY]

South Carolina National Heritage Corridor: establish (S. 2037), S4730-S4734 [21AP]

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: establish (S. 2412), S12223, S12224 [19AU]

Trails: expand Federal authority to acquire lands for national trails (S. 2549), S14860 [7OC]

———improve the national recreational trails funding program (S. 2474), S13711 [29SE]

User fees: charges at certain facilities (S. 1953), S3362 [21MR]

Virginia: designate Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area (H.R. 2942), S12210 [19AU]

———designate Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area (S. 2142), S6196 [23MY]

———establish Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields and Commission, S4147-S4149 [12AP]

Women's Rights National Historical Park: improve and expand (S. 2001), S3983 [25MR]

Yellowstone National Park: identification and protection of significant geothermal areas (H.R. 1137), S13655, S13689 [29SE]

Reports

Rocky Mountain National Park: North St. Vrain Advisory Committee, H5481 [12JY]

Shortchanging the National Parks: Wilderness Society, S4109-S4112 [12AP]

Reports by conference committees

California Desert Protection Act (S. 21), H10710-H10726 [4OC]

Reports filed

California Desert Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 518) (H. Rept. 103-498), H3222 [10MY]

Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Administrative Jurisdiction: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4364) (H. Rept. 103-593), H5546 [12JY]

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia: Committee on Natural Resources (H.R. 3516) (H. Rept. 103-437), H1555 [18MR]

Conservation, Management, and Study of Certain Rivers, Parks, Trails, and Historic Sites: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3252) (S. Rept. 103-432), S15235 [30NO]

Conservation, Management, or Study of Certain Rivers, Parks, Trails, and Historic Sites: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3252), S13447 [27SE]

Consideraiton of H.R. 5231, Management of the Presidio, CA, Military Facility: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 576) (H. Rept. 103-847), H11199 [6OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 21, California Desert Protection Act: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 568) (H. Rept. 103-839), H10999 [5OC]

Consideration of H.R. 518, California Desert Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 422) (H. Rept. 103-503), H3278 [11MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2866, Protection and Management of Redwood Forest Areas and Addition of Certain Lands and Waters: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 536) (H. Rept. 103-732), H9350 [20SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3433, Management of the Presidio Military Facility: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 516) (H. Rept. 103-696), H7506 [10AU]

Consideration of H.R. 4448, Lowell Historic Preservation Commission Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 532) (H. Rept. 103-730), H9350 [20SE]

Consideration of S. 208, National Park Service Concessions Policy Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 492) (H. Rept. 103-623), H6380 [27JY]

Consideration Process for Additions to National Parks and Recreation Areas: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4476) (H. Rept. 103-725), H9223 [19SE]

Establish the Cane River Creole National Historic Park and National Heritage Area in Louisiana: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1980) (S. Rept. 103-276), S6390 [25MY]

Establish the Shenandoah Valley National Battlefield in Virginia: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1033) (S. Rept. 103-273), S6390 [25MY]

Establish the Wheeling National Heritage Area: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1341) (S. Rept. 103-249), S4334 [14AP]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2843) (H. Rept. 103-471), H2217 [12AP]

Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act Amendments: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3617) (S. Rept. 103-224), S1047 [7FE]

Extend Term of the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4448) (H. Rept. 103-641), H6548 [1AU]

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve Land Exchange and Vehicle Restrictions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2303), S13448 [27SE]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4746) (H. Rept. 103-796), H10537 [3OC]

Gates of the Arctic National Park Land Exchange and Vehicle Restrictions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2303) (S. Rept. 103-425), S15235 [30NO]

Headwaters Forest Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2866) (H. Rept. 103-667), H6983 [4AU]

Hudson River Artists National Historical Park: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 112), S13447 [27SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 112) (S. Rept. 103-413), S15235 [30NO]

Improve Administration of the Women's Rights National Historical Park: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2001), S13447 [27SE]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 359) (H. Rept. 103-814), H10537 [3OC]

Independence National Historic Park Inclusion and Restoration of Washington Square: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4642) (H. Rept. 103-797), H10537 [3OC]

Land Management Agency Housing Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 472) (S. Rept. 103-271), S6390 [25MY]

Management of the Presidio, CA, Military Facility: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3433), S13281 [22SE]

Management of the Presidio Military Facility: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 103-615), H6104 [21JY]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3433) (H. Rept. 103-615), H7298 [9AU]

Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area Designation: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2942) (H. Rept. 103-686), H7194 [8AU]

Mountain Park, OK, Project Modification: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4784) (H. Rept. 103-803), H10537 [3OC]

National Park Service Boundary Adjustments and Certain Authorities and Programs Changes: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1305) (S. Rept. 103-246), S4076 [11AP]

National Park Service Concessions Policies: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 208) (S. Rept. 103-226), S1524 [11FE]

National Park Service Concessions Policy Reform: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 208) (H. Rept. 103-571), H5461 [30JN]

National Park Service Entrepreneurial Management Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2121), S13447 [27SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2121) (S. Rept. 103-422), S15235 [30NO]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4533) (H. Rept. 103-793), H10537 [3OC]

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3898) (H. Rept. 103-643), H6548 [1AU]

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1586) (S. Rept. 103-242), S3953 [25MR]

New Parks Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 471), S13447 [27SE]

Old Faithful Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1137), S13580 [28SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1137) (S. Rept. 103-431), S15235 [30NO]

Piscataway National Park Boundary Expansion: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1703) (S. Rept. 103-275), S6390 [25MY]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 1703) (H. Rept. 103-682), H7194 [8AU]

Protection of Certain Land in Rocky Mountain National Park: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1716), S13447 [27SE]

Protection of Lechuguilla Cave and Other Resources of Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 698) (S. Rept. 103-213), S54 [25JA]

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Boundary Expansion: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3050), S13447 [27SE]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3050) (H. Rept. 103-679), H7194 [8AU]

Reform the Operation, Maintenance, and Development of the Steamtown National Historic Site: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3708), S13447 [27SE]

Rocky Mountain National Park Land Protection: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1716) (S. Rept. 103-427), S15235 [30NO]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1716) (H. Rept. 103-592), H5546 [12JY]

San Francisco, CA, Presidio Military Facility Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3433) (S. Rept. 103-429), S15235 [30NO]

Steamtown National Historic Site Operation, Maintenance, and Development Reform: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3708) (H. Rept. 103-588), H5546 [12JY]

Women's Rights National Historical Park Improvement and Expansion: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2001) (S. Rept. 103-420), S15235 [30NO]

Rulings of the Chair

California: establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (H.R. 518), H4376 [13JN]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (S. 21), H10696 [4OC]

Statements

Steamtown National Historic Site: William L. Withuhn, H5485 [12JY]

Summaries

California Desert in Transition—The Opportunity for Bioregional Management: Dept. of the Interior, S4118 [12AP]

East Mojave Desert Wildlife Management Data, H5503 [12JY]

National Park Service Entrepreneurial Management Reform Act (S. 2121), S5834 [17MY]

Vancouver National Heritage Area (H.R. 4607), E1269 [21JN]

Tables

National Park Service land acquisitions, construction and park operations budget, H6270-H6280 [27JY]

Open versus restrictive rules: 95th-103d Congress, H9385 [21SE]

———103d Congress, H9385 [21SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 313, technical corrections in enrollment on S. 21, California Desert Protection Act, H11131 [6OC]

H. Res. 422, consideration of H.R. 518, California Desert Protection Act, H3476 [17MY]

H. Res. 492, consideration of S. 208, National Park Service Concessions Policy Reform Act, H6410 [28JY]

H. Res. 516, consideration of H.R. 3433, management of the Presidio, CA, military facility, H8634 [18AU]

H. Res. 520, concurrence with Senate amendment to H.R. 1305, National Park Service boundary adjustments and certain authorities and programs changes, H8422 [16AU]

H. Res. 532, consideration of H.R. 4448, Lowell Historic Preservation Commission term extension, H9662 [26SE]

H. Res. 536, consideration of H.R. 2866, Headwaters Forest Act, H9383 [21SE]

H. Res. 568, consideration of the conference report on S. 21, California Desert Protection Act, H11123 [6OC]

H. Res. 576, consideration of H.R. 5231, management of the Presidio military facility in San Francisco, CA, H11277 [7OC]

H.R. 1716, protection of certain Rocky Mountain National Park land, H5480 [12JY]

H.R. 2843, establish Wheeling National Heritage Area, H2189 [12AP]

H.R. 2866, Headwaters Forest Act, H9406 [21SE]

H.R. 2942, designate Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area, H7153 [8AU]

H.R. 3050, expand Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area boundaries, H7147 [8AU]

H.R. 3516, highway relocation assistance relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia, H1617 [21MR]

H.R. 3708, reform the operation, maintenance, and development of Steamtown National Historic Site, H5482 [12JY]

H.R. 3898, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, H6524 [1AU]

H.R. 4364, transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain lands to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, H5487 [12JY]

H.R. 4448, extend term of Lowell Historic Preservation Commission, H6521 [1AU]

H.R. 4448, Lowell Historic Preservation Commission term extension, H9686 [26SE]

H.R. 4476, National Park System Reform Act, H9872 [27SE]

H.R. 4533, National Park Service Entrepreneurial Management Reform Act, H10668 [3OC], H10803 [4OC]

H.R. 4746, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve land exchange and vehicle restrictions, H10653-H10659 [3OC]

H.R. 4946, Illinois Land Conservation Act, H11304-H11306 [7OC]

H.R. 5231, management of the Presidio military facility in San Francisco, CA, H11279-H11282 [7OC]

S. 21, California Desert Protection Act, S4091-S4101 [12AP], S4195-S4210 [13AP], H6303-H6318 [27JY]

S. 208, National Park Service Concessions Policy Reform Act, H6419-H6422 [28JY]

S. 208, reform concessions policies of the National Park Service, S3285-S3288 [21MR], S3418-S3420 [22MR]

S. 472, Land Management Agency Housing Improvement Act, S7087 [16JN]

S. 1033, Shenandoah Valley National Battlefield, S6628-S6630 [8JN]

S. 1586, establish New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, S4178 [12AP]

S. 1703, expand boundaries of Piscataway National Park, S7094 [16JN]

S. 1703, expand Piscataway National Park boundaries, H7146 [8AU]

S. 1818, Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor establishment, S661-S663 [2FE]

S. 1980, Cane River Creole National Historic Park and National Heritage Area, S3726-S3728 [24MR]

S. 1980, establish Cane River Creole National Historic Park and National Heritage Area, S7088-S7093 [16JN]

S. 2001, Women's Rights National Historical Park expansion, S3984 [25MR]

S. 2037, establish South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, S4731-S4733 [21AP]

S. 2121, National Park Service Entrepreneurial Management Reform Act, S5832 [17MY]

S. 2128, Grand Canyon National Park entrance fee surcharge, S5944 [18MY]

S. 2142, Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area, S6196 [23MY]

S. 2285, Headwaters Forest Act, S9038-S9040 [14JY]

S. 2428, National Parks Airspace Management Act, S12625-S12629 [25AU]

S. Res. 273, commemorate 75th anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park, S14072, S14115 [4OC]

S.J. Res. 221, commemorate 75th anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park, S13316 [22SE], H11136 [6OC]