PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS

Articles and editorials

Continue Parks Leadership, E885 [22MY]

Don't Disturb Parks Policy, E59 [30JA]

Head of Colorado State Parks To Step Down, E885 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions

Corps of Engineers: reimburse non-Federal interests for managing recreation facilities and natural resources at water resource development projects (see H.R. 1706), H1923 [3MY]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 1488), H1487 (see H.R. 1488), H1496 [4AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the inclusion of Virginia Key Beach, FL, in the National Park System (see S. 1312), S8704 [2AU] (see H.R. 2109), H2997 [7JN]

———management of outfitter and guide services on Federal lands (see S. 978), S5695 [25MY]

Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination (see H.R. 1139), H1059 [21MR]

———terminate the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program and offset lost revenues by prohibiting engineering support funding for sales of timber from National Forest System lands (see H.R. 908), H739 [7MR]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see S. 531), S2306 [14MR] (see H.R. 1013), H927 [14MR]

Montgomery County, MD: convey certain Federal property to Gaithersburg, MD, for use as a public park (see H.R. 3355), H8421 [27NO]

National Park of American Samoa: boundary adjustments (see H.R. 1712), H1923 [3MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H397 [14FE]

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 287), H10055 [12DE]

Playgrounds: provide grants to States to improve safety at public playgrounds (see H.R. 2159), H3149 [13JN]

Public lands: establish terms and conditions for use of certain Federal lands by outfitters and facilitate public opportunities for the recreational use and enjoyment of such lands (see H.R. 2386), H3803 [28JN]

Raystown Lake: redesignate as Bud Shuster Lake (see H.R. 1955), H2678 [23MY]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: conduct special resources study on the suitability and feasibility of inclusion of the Rim of the Valley Corridor (see H.R. 2715), H5332 [2AU]

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (see S. 1028), S6211 [13JN]

Tumacacori National Historical Park: boundary adjustments (see H.R. 2234), H3259 [19JN]

Vancouver Barracks: restoration funding (see S. 1649), S11549 [7NO]

Vancouver National Historic Reserve: funding (see S. 1649), S11549 [7NO] (see H.R. 2099), H2997 [7JN]

Youngstown, OH: authorize urban park and recreation recovery program grant to assist development of a Millennium Cultural Cooperative Park (see H.R. 1738), H1924 [3MY]

———provide a grant under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act to assist development of a Millennium Cultural Cooperative Park (see H.R. 1791), H2082 [9MY]

Letters

National Park Service decision to relocate the Teddy Roosevelt National Park picnic grounds due to prairie dog colonization: Senator Dorgan, S5673 [25MY]

Road construction, public access, and timber management policies relative to roadless areas initiative: Representative Mark Udall, E374 [15MR]

———William R. Toor, Mayor of Boulder, CO, E375 [15MR]

Lists

Supporters of H.R. 1488, National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act, E545 [5AP]

Remarks in House

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (H.R. 1488), E544 [5AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Asian Longhorned Beetle eradication funding, H3759 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the inclusion of Virginia Key Beach, FL, in the National Park System (H.R. 2109), E1069 [12JN]

———waive entrance fees to national parks on Veterans Day weekend, H7912 [8NO]

Ecology and environment: fundraising and lobbying tactics used by environmental groups, H2012-H2019 [8MY]

Elysburg, PA: anniversary of Knoebels Amusement Park, E1221 [27JN]

Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program temporary extension relative to GAO report results and consideration by authorizing committee, H3407, H3408 [21JN]

———Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination, H3408-H3411 [21JN]

———road construction, public access, and timber management policies relative to roadless areas initiative, E59 [30JA], E374 [15MR]

———terminate the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program and offset lost revenues by prohibiting engineering support funding for sales of timber from National Forest System lands, H3372 [21JN]

Jersey City, NJ: anniversary of Liberty State Park, E1116 [14JN]

Luther, Homer: National Park Service Shoulder-to-Shoulder award recipient, E1056 [7JN]

Montgomery County, MD: convey certain Federal property to Gaithersburg, MD, for use as a public park (H.R. 3355), H8741 [30NO]

Nashville, TN: anniversary of Metropolitan Park System, E1615 [10SE]

National Park of American Samoa: boundary adjustments (H.R. 1712), E723 [3MY]

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (H. Con. Res. 287), E2271 [13DE]

Playgrounds: provide grants to States to improve safety at public playgrounds (H.R. 2159), E1093 [13JN]

Public lands: establish terms and conditions for use of certain Federal lands by outfitters and facilitate public opportunities for the recreational use and enjoyment of such lands (H.R. 2386), E1264 [29JN]

Riverside County, CA: W. Ruel Johnson Ecological Reserve dedication, E1852 [11OC]

San Francisco, CA: restoration of Crissy Field, E614 [24AP]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: conduct special resources study on the suitability and feasibility of inclusion of the Rim of the Valley Corridor (H.R. 2715), E1546 [3AU]

Whitney, TX: allow permit holders to refurbish existing boat docks on Lake Whitney, H3668 [27JN]

Wood: EPA and CPSC study of safety of arsenic-treated wood used in playground equipment, H7937 [8NO]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the inclusion of Virginia Key Beach, FL, in the National Park System (S. 1312), S8723 [2AU]

———management of outfitter and guide services on Federal lands (S. 978), S5711 [25MY]

———Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Program funding, S7567 [12JY]

District of Columbia: recreational sports facilities funding, S11479 [6NO]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (S. 531), S2309-S2313 [14MR]

National Park Service: New River Gorge National River Parkway technical support and maintenance funding, S7570 [12JY]

New York, NY: Jacob Riis Park natatorium complex funding, S7569 [12JY]

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (S. 1028), S6219 [13JN]

Teddy Roosevelt National Park: National Park Service decision to relocate picnic grounds due to prairie dog colonization, S5672 [25MY], S12416 [5DE]

Vancouver Barracks: restoration funding (S. 1649), S11557 [7NO]

Vancouver National Historic Reserve: funding (S. 1649), S11557 [7NO]

Wood: encourage EPA to accelerate study on safety of arsenic-treated wood, S8630-S8633 [2AU]

Reports filed

Tumacacori National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2234) (H. Rept. 107-327), H9076 [6DE]

Resolutions by organizations

Road Construction, Public Access, and Timber Management Policies Relative to Roadless Areas Initiative: Boulder, CO, City Council, E375 [15MR]

Texts of

S. 531, National Recreation Lakes Act, S2310-S2313 [14MR]

S. 1028, Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act, S6220 [13JN]