NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2642 [16MY], H2707, H2759 [17MY], H2792, H2796, H2798, H2802, H2805, H2808, H2809, H2811, H2812, H2815, H2816, H2819, H2826, H2830, H2834, H2837, H2839, H2846, H2848, H2849, H2850, H2855, H2866, H2867, H2868, H2869, H2891 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5386), consideration (H. Res. 818), H2772 [18MY]

Articles and editorials

Carrying a Torch, H2848 [18MY]

Liberate Lady Liberty, H2848 [18MY]

Liberty Is Open Again to the Masses, but Just to the Hem of Her Robes, H2848 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (see S. 2432), S2312 [16MR] (see H.R. 5006), H1129 [16MR]

———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]

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]

———convey certain land and improvements to the National Park Service for inclusion in the Minidoka Internment National Monument (see H.R. 5665), H4423 [21JN]

———designate the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home in Hope, AR, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System (see S. 2417), S2202 [15MR]

———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 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]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 5386), H2596 [15MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5386), consideration (see H. Res. 818), H2704 (see H. Res. 818), H2756 [17MY]

George Washington Memorial Parkway: authorize the exchange of administrative jurisdiction of certain lands between the Depts. of the Interior and Transportation (see H.R. 5763), H5046 [11JY]

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

Monuments and memorials: make necessary safety improvements to the Statue of Liberty and fully reopen the Statue to the public (see S. 3597), 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]

Texas: establish four memorials to the crew of the Columbia (space shuttle) (see H.R. 5692), H4680 [27JN]

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]

Designation of President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home in Hope, AR, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System: Mack McLarty, H655 [8MR]

———Mike Huckabee, Governor of Arkansas, H655 [8MR]

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

Brooklyn, NY: anniversary of Floyd Bennett Field, E863 [17MY]

California: exclude certain cities from study of the San Gabriel River Watershed, H2849, H2850 [18MY]

———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]

Dept. of the Interior: designate the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home in Hope, AR, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System (H.R. 4192), H653-H657 [8MR]

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

———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]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H2868, H2869 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2774-H2831, H2835-H2873 [18MY], E899, E900, E908, E909, E910, E911, E915 [19MY], E919, E920 [22MY], E949 [24MY], E1091 [9JN], E1159 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5386), consideration (H. Res. 818), H2765-H2773 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5386), unanimous-consent agreement, H2817, H2818 [18MY]

———programs funding through reductions in tax cuts, H2869 [18MY]

———prohibit funding to promulgate regulations without consideration of effect on competitiveness of U.S. business, H2847 [18MY]

Federal employees: limit attendance at foreign conferences, H2849 [18MY]

Historic Preservation Fund: funding, H1086 [16MR]

Monuments and memorials: make necessary safety improvements to the Statue of Liberty and fully reopen the Statue to the public, H2798-H2800 [18MY]

National parks and recreation areas: protect from damage caused by illegal immigration, H2800 [18MY]

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]

Statue of Liberty: require competitive bidding for contract to provide ferry service, H2847, H2848 [18MY]

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]

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

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]

Reports filed

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

Consideration of H.R. 5386, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 818) (H. Rept. 109-469), H2704, H2756 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5386) (H. Rept. 109-465), H2596 [15MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 5386), S6783 [29JN]

Michigan Lighthouse and Maritime Heritage Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1346) (S. Rept. 109-234), 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]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior: designate the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home in Hope, AR, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System (H.R. 4192), H654 [8MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2816, H2826, H2829, H2830, H2869 [18MY]

Tables

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2776-H2781 [18MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 818, consideration of H.R. 5386, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H2765 [18MY]

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

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

H.R. 4192, Dept. of the Interior designation of the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home in Hope, AR, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System, H653 [8MR]

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

S. 2417, Dept. of the Interior designation of the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home in Hope, AR, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System, S2205 [15MR]

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

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]