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

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation Area (H.R. 2606), S6661, S6674 [21SE], H6350 [14NO]

——— issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock operators for operations in designated wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), S3291, S3292 [17MY], H2228 [27AP], H3147 [18MY]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions (S. 114), S8551, S8555, S8556 [30DE]

Analyses

National Park System Critical Authorities Act (S. 3398), S5137 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions

Buy American Act: ensure that all items for sale in National Park Service or National Archives and Records Administration gift shops are produced in the U.S. (see S. 2268), S2242 [29MR]

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: conduct suitability and feasibility study for expanding boundary (see H.R. 4630), H2123 [25AP]

Clear Creek National Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 6286), H5704 [2AU]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Pullman Historic Site in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 3894), H475 [3FE]

——— conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of Mill Springs Battlefield in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, KY, and the feasibility of inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 3792), H78 [18JA]

——— conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the northern coast of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (see H.R. 3907), H512 [6FE]

——— conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the Ka’u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3908), H512 [6FE]

——— issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock operators for operations in designated wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (see H.R. 4849), H2204 [26AP]

——— provide preservation and interpretation assistance for resources associated with the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park (see H.R. 6145), H5008 [18JY]

Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley (see H.R. 5958), H3733 [18JN]

Grand Canyon National Park: provide standards for determining whether the substantial restoration of natural quiet and experience has been achieved and clarify regulatory authority of commercial air tours (see H.R. 4198), H1366 [16MR]

Historic buildings and sites: modify boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi and establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System (see H.R. 6032), H4156 [27JN]

Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see S. 2267), S2242 [29MR]

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: adjust boundary to include Wallis House and Harriston Hill (see H.R. 5103), H2269 [27AP]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (see S. 3300), S4203 [14JN] (see H.R. 5987), H3974 [21JN]

Mount Denali: designate (see S. 2272), S2242 [29MR]

National Park Service: clarify responsibility for District of Columbia snow removal, transfer administrative jurisdiction for George Washington Memorial Parkway land, and provide uniform penalties for crimes on park land (see S. 3398), S5133 [18JY] (see H.R. 6610), H6505 [28NO]

——— mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of establishment (see H.R. 5840), H3162 [18MY]

——— study ways to commemorate and preserve the aviation history of Long Island, NY (see H.R. 6201), H5291 [25JY]

Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, or other Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]

Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: redesignate as Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor (see H.R. 6440), H6151 [19SE]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions (see H.R. 5988), H3974 [21JN]

Travel and tourism: require priority visa processing for visitors to national heritage areas or national parks and make infrastructure grants to communities hosting these areas (see H.R. 6130), H4868 [13JY]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 4007), H692 [9FE]

Veterans: make the National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount (see S. 3596), S6546 [20SE]

Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, Talkeetna, AK: designate (see S. 2273), S2242 [29MR]

Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 3329), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5995), H3974 [21JN]

Weapons: repeal certain laws relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (see H.R. 4063), H901 [16FE]

Yosemite National Park: modify boundaries (see H.R. 5907), H3660 [7JN]

Letters

National Park System Critical Authorities Act: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the Interior, S5137 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Beta Beta Lambda Chapter of Miami-Dade County, FL, for contribution to the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial, E1 [6JA]

Antietam National Battlefield: anniversary of Memorial Illumination, H2015 [19AP]

Dept. of the Interior: adjust boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park to allow rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain, H3776 [19JN]

——— allow construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation Area (H.R. 2606), H481–H483 [6FE], H549 [7FE], E157 [7FE]

——— allow construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation Area (H.R. 2606), Senate amendment, H6350, H6351 [14NO]

——— conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (H.R. 1022), H134 [24JA], E69 [25JA], E89 [31JA]

——— conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the northern coast of Maui, HI, in the National Park System (H.R. 3907), E138 [3FE]

——— conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the Ka’u Coast in Hawaii as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 3908), E127 [3FE]

——— issue commercial use authorizations to commercial stock operators for operations in designated wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (H.R. 4849), H2227, H2228 [27AP]

——— study suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 1141), H87 [23JA]

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: anniversary, E1740 [13NO]

Ecology and environment: impact of budget sequestration, H6713 [12DE]

Gateway National Recreation Area: name Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Contact Station in honor of James L. Buckley (H.R. 5958), H5086, H5087 [23JY]

Grand Canyon National Park: implementation of FAA aviation noise control regulations relative to commercial air tours, H591 [8FE]

Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or interest in land (H.R. 2240), H2050 [24AP], H2156 [26AP]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 5987), H6128–H6132 [19SE], E1652 [21SE], E1657 [25SE], E1659 [28SE]

——— clarify that all public lands under National Park Service jurisdiction are included in the hunting exemption, H1882, H1883 [17AP]

Olympic National Park: designate certain land as wilderness or potential wilderness (H.R. 3222), H485 [6FE]

Pinnacles National Park: establish (H.R. 3641), H5433–H5435 [31JY]

Point Reyes National Seashore: anniversary, E1518 [13SE]

Prince William Forest Park: anniversary, E360 [9MR]

Public lands: protect opportunities for hunting, fishing, grazing, or recreation from domestic production of critical minerals and materials promotion activities, H4847, H4848 [12JY]

——— require hunting activities be a land use in management plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), H1876 [17AP]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions, H3746, H3762, H3776 [19JN]

U.S. Code: codify into law as title 54 certain laws relative to the National Park System (H.R. 1950), H5452–H5504 [31JY], H5619 [1AU]

Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 1162), H483–H485 [6FE]

——— designate and expand wilderness areas and designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), E1113 [21JN]

Weapons: repeal certain laws relative to carrying certain weapons in national parks (H.R. 4063), E218 [16FE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Interior: allow construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation Area (H.R. 2606), S6674 [21SE]

——— issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipeline transportation utility systems in nonwilderness areas within the Denali National Park and Preserve (S. 302), S8609 [31DE]

Disasters: environmental recovery and restoration funding, S8445 [27DE]

Lincoln Home National Historic Site: tribute to efforts to establish, S5957 [2AU]

Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or interest in land (H.R. 2240), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY], S6674 [21SE]

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: modify boundaries (S. 1478), S8554 [30DE]

Pinnacles National Park: establish (H.R. 3641), S8552 [30DE]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions (S. 114), S8555 [30DE]

Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, Talkeetna, AK: designate (S. 2273), S2253 [29MR]

Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 1162), S582 [13FE]

Reports filed

American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 112–597), H4906 [17JY]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1740) (S. Rept. 112– 139), S131 [26JA]

Codify Into Law as Title 54 of the U.S. Code Certain Laws Relative to the National Park System: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1950) (H. Rept. 112–631), H5524 [31JY]

Dept. of the Interior Boundary Adjustment of the Stephen Mather Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park To Allow Certain Road Rebuilding: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2352) (H. Rept. 112–532), H3706 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas Pipeline Transportation Utility Systems in Denali National Park and Preserve Nonwilderness Areas: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 302) (S. Rept. 112–107), S41 [23JA]

First State National Historical Park Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 323) (S. Rept. 112–109), S41 [23JA]

Gateway National Recreation Area Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Contact Station Naming in Honor of James L. Buckley: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5958) (H. Rept. 112–608), H5077 [19JY]

Gettysburg National Military Park Boundary Revision To Include the Gettysburg Train Station: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1335) (H. Rept. 112–449), H2029 [19AP]

Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 112–105), S41 [23JA]

Issue Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas Pipelines in Glacier National Park: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4606) (H. Rept. 112–627), H5326 [26JY]

Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 441) (S. Rept. 112–129), S42 [23JA]

Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2240) (H. Rept. 112–450), H2029 [19AP]

Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1325) (S. Rept. 112–125), S42 [23JA]

Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5987) (H. Rept. 112–676), H6068 [18SE]

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1478) (S. Rept. 112–128), S42 [23JA]

New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 112–373), H113 [23JA]

Pinnacles National Park Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3641) (H. Rept. 112–626), H5326 [26JY]

Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 896) (S. Rept. 112–120), S41 [23JA]

Quileute Indian Tribe Reservation Boundary With Olympic National Park Clarification and Adjustment and Provide Tribe With Tsunami and Flood Protection: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 112–387), H475 [3FE]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 114) (S. Rept. 112–103), S41 [23JA]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3100) (H. Rept. 112–538), H3732 [18JN]

Statements

Pinnacles National Park Act: Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, H5434 [31JY]

Texts of

H.R. 1022, Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act, H134 [24JA]

H.R. 1141, Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act, H87 [23JA]

H.R. 1162, clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection, H483 [6FE]

H.R. 2240, Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act, H2050 [24AP]

H.R. 2606, New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act, H481 [6FE]

H.R. 3641, Pinnacles National Park Act, H5433 [31JY]

H.R. 4849, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Backcountry Access Act, H2228 [27AP]

H.R. 5958, Gateway National Recreation Area Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Contact Station naming in honor of James L. Buckley, H5086 [23JY]

H.R. 5987, Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act, H6128–H6130 [19SE]

S. 114, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act, S8555 [30DE]

S. 302, Dept. of the Interior issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipeline transportation utility systems in nonwilderness areas within the Denali National Park and Preserve, S8609 [31DE]

S. 1478, Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act, S8554 [30DE]