NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS

Bills and resolutions

Adams National Historic Park: include Quincy Homestead within boundary (see H.R. 5298), H2173 [4MY]

California: support continued administration of Channel Islands National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws (including regulations) and policies of the National Park Service (see S. Res. 468), S4051 [4MY]

Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor: conduct suitability and feasibility study (see H.R. 4864), H564 [2MR]

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: authorize a land exchange involving adjacent private lands acquired for inclusion in the refuge with BLM lands in Riverside County, CA (see H.R. 4827), H508 [1MR]

Colorado: designate certain lands within the Rocky Mountain National Park as wilderness, and adjust the boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho National Forest (see H.R. 4935), H867 [9MR]

Dept. of the Interior: accept donations of certain Monroe County, MI, sites relative to the War of 1812 Battles of the River Raisin for inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 5133), H1677 [6AP]

———authorize cooperative agreements with any of the management partners of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (see S. 2669), S3703 [27AP] (see H.R. 5227), H1915 [27AP]

———continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (see H.R. 5732), H4915 [29JN]

———facilitate landscape restoration programs within certain units of the National Park System established to preserve and interpret resources associated with American history (see H.R. 5411), H2705 (see H.R. 5411), H2757 [17MY]

———include in the boundaries of the Grand Teton National Park land and interests in land of the GT Park Subdivision (see S. 2403), S2027 [13MR]

———make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans (see H.R. 5452), H3137 [23MY]

———study feasibility and suitability of designating the 9-11 Memorial in West Orange, NJ, as unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 4676), H24 [31JA]

———study feasibility of establishing the Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area in Washington and Oregon (see S. 3035), S5226 [25MY] (see H.R. 5485), H3306 (see H.R. 5485), H3359 [25MY]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating Oak Point and North Brother Island in the Bronx, NY, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 5423), H2832 (see H.R. 5423), H2890 [18MY]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating the site of Camp Nelson War Heritage Park in Jessamine County, KY, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 5723), H4915 [29JN]

———study suitability and feasibility of including certain Monroe County, MI, sites relative to the War of 1812 Battles of the River Raisin in the National Park System (see H.R. 5132), H1677 [6AP]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see S. 2364), S1644 [2MR]

Fort Bowie National Historic Site: revise boundary (see H.R. 5651), H4327 [20JN]

Granada Relocation Center National Historic Site: establish (see S. 2698), S3893 [2MY] (see H.R. 5283), H2101 [3MY]

Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2645), S3506 [25AP] (see H.R. 5195), H1742 [25AP]

Land Between the Rivers National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2985), S4966 [23MY] (see H.R. 5724), H4915 [29JN]

Mesa Verde National Park: modify boundary (see S. 3608), S6786 [29JN]

National Park System Advisory Board: extend authorization (see S. 2627), S3420 [24AP]

National Trails System Act: amend statute of limitations that applies to certain claims (see S. 3478), S5659 [8JN]

South Park National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2336), S1539 [28FE] (see H.R. 4818), H450 [28FE]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5311), H2180 [8MY]

Vermont: designate certain National Forest System lands for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System and designate a national recreation area (see S. 2565), S3211 [6AP] (see H.R. 5157), H1678 [6AP]

White Rocks National Recreation Area: redesignate as the Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area (see S. 2447), S2313 [16MR] (see H.R. 5034), H1196 [28MR]

Letters

Continued administration of Channel Islands National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws and policies of the National Park Service: several advocacy groups, H2363 [10MY]

Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture (House), H2602 [16MY]

Lists

National Park Service African American genealogy Internet sites, E653 [27AP]

Remarks in House

California: support continued administration of Channel Islands National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws (including regulations) and policies of the National Park Service, H2363, H2365 [10MY], H2514, H2515 [11MY]

Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor: conduct suitability and feasibility study (H.R. 4864), E276 [2MR]

Colorado: designate certain lands within the Rocky Mountain National Park as wilderness, and adjust the boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho National Forest (H.R. 4935), E334 [9MR]

Dept. of the Interior: continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (H.R. 5732), E1324 [29JN]

———establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (H.R. 3779), E309 [8MR]

———permit continued occupancy and use of certain lands and improvements within Rocky Mountain National Park (S. 584), H1924 [2MY]

———State Wildlife Grants programs funding, H2842 [18MY]

———study the suitability and feasibility of designating the French Colonial Heritage Area in Ste. Genevieve, MO, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 1728), H397 [28FE]

Florida: Everglades restoration funding, E915 [19MY], E1001 [26MY]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas, H2677-H2679 [17MY]

Immigration: protect from damage caused by illegal immigration, H2800 [18MY]

Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 5195), E591 [25AP]

McDougal, Irvin B.: Dept. of the Interior Citation for Valor recipient, E945 [24MY]

Mesa Verde National Park: anniversary, E116 [8FE]

National Park Service: Historic Preservation Fund funding, H1086 [16MR]

Ocala National Forest: proposal to sell forest lands, H1170 [28MR], H1425 [4AP], H5050 [12JY]

Public lands: preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (H.R. 586), H2601-H2603 [16MY], E873 [18MY]

San Francisco Bay Area Ridge Trail: tribute to completion, E837 [16MY]

Thomas Edison National Historical Park: establish as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site in New Jersey (H.R. 1096), H394-H397 [28FE], E295 [7MR]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 5311), H2189-H2191 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate

California: support continued administration of Channel Islands National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws (including regulations) and policies of the National Park Service, S6273 [21JN]

———support continued administration of Channel Islands National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws (including regulations) and policies of the National Park Service (S. Res. 468), S4077 [4MY]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (S. 2364), S1655 [2MR]

Granada Relocation Center National Historic Site: establish (S. 2698), S3900 [2MY]

Land Between the Rivers National Heritage Area: establish (S. 2985), S4970 [23MY]

Mesa Verde National Park: modify boundary (S. 3608), S6794 [29JN]

National Park System Advisory Board: extend authorization (S. 2627), S3422 [24AP]

National Park Week: observance, S3699 [27AP]

National Trails System Act: amend statute of limitations that applies to certain claims (S. 3478), S5661 [8JN]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 5311), S5394 [26MY], S5433 [5JN]

Vermont: designate certain National Forest System lands for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System and designate a national recreation area (S. 2565), S3227 [6AP]

White Rocks National Recreation Area: redesignate as the Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area (S. 2447), S2387, S2388 [16MR]

Reports filed

Betty Dick Residence Protection Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 584) (H. Rept. 109-426), H1740 [25AP]

Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 413) (H. Rept. 109-534), H4794 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior Study of Suitability and Feasibility of Designating Castle Nugent Farms as a Unit of the National Park System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 318) (S. Rept. 109-241), S3419 [24AP]

Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1913) (S. Rept. 109-238), S3419 [24AP]

Natural Resource Protection Cooperative Agreement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1288) (S. Rept. 109-233), S3419 [24AP]

Ste. Genevieve County National Historic Site Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1728) (S. Rept. 109-246), S3419 [24AP]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Boundary Adjustment and Extension of Dept. of the Interior Authority To Provide Assistance: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 326) (S. Rept. 109-242), S3419 [24AP]

Rulings of the Chair

Thomas Edison National Historical Park: establish as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site in New Jersey (H.R. 1096), H396 [28FE]

Texts of

H.R. 586, Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act, H2601 [16MY]

H.R. 1096, Act Commemorating the LITE, or Lifetime Innovations of Thomas Edison, H394 [28FE]

H.R. 1728, Ste. Genevieve County National Historic Site Study Act, H397 [28FE]

H.R. 5311, Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Act, H2189-H2191 [9MY]

S. 584, Betty Dick Residence Protection Act, H1925 [2MY]

S. 2364, Roadless Area Conservation Act, S1655-S1657 [2MR]

S. 2447, redesignate White Rocks National Recreation Area as the Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area, S2388 [16MR]

S. 2627, National Park System Advisory Board authorization extension, S3422 [24AP]

S. 2985, Land Between the Rivers Southern Illinois National Heritage Area Act, S4971 [23MY]

S. Res. 468, support continued administration of Channel Islands National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws (including regulations) and policies of the National Park Service, S4077 [4MY]