[House Report 104-59]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                                       
104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                     104-59
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  MINOR BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS PARK AMENDMENTS ACT OF 
                                  1995

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 February 28, 1995.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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  Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 694]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

  The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 694) entitled the ``Minor Boundary Adjustments and 
Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995'', having considered 
the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and 
recommend that the bill as amended do pass.
  The amendment is as follows:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
thereof the following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``Minor Boundary Adjustments and 
Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995''.

                  TITLE I--MINOR BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS

SEC. 101. YUCCA HOUSE NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

  (a) In General.--The boundaries of Yucca House National Monument are 
revised to include the approximately 24.27 acres of land generally 
depicted on the map entitled ``Boundary--Yucca House National Monument, 
Colorado'', numbered 318/80,001-B, and dated February 1990.
  (b) Map.--The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the National 
Park Service of the Department of the Interior.
  (c) Acquisition by Donation.--
          (1) In general.--Within the boundaries described in 
        subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior may acquire lands 
        and interests in lands by donation.
          (2) Administrative costs.--The Secretary of the Interior may 
        pay administrative costs arising out of any donation described 
        in paragraph (1) with appropriated funds.

SEC. 102. ZION NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

  (a) Acquisition and Boundary Change.--The Secretary of the Interior 
is authorized to acquire by exchange approximately 5.48 acres, in 
Washington County, Utah, that are located in the SW\1/4\ of Section 28, 
Township 41 South, Range 10 West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian. In 
exchange therefor the Secretary is authorized to convey all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 5.51 
acres, in Washington County, Utah, that are located in Lot 2 of Section 
5, Township 41 South, Range 11 West. Upon completion of the exchange, 
the Secretary is authorized to revise the boundary of Zion National 
Park to add to the park the approximately 5.48 acres acquired by the 
Secretary under this subsection and to delete from the park the 
approximately 5.51 acres conveyed by the Secretary under this 
subsection. Land added to the park under this subsection shall be 
administered as part of the park in accordance with the laws and 
regulations applicable thereto.
  (b) Expiration.--The authority granted by this section shall expire 
upon the expiration of the two-year period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 103. PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

  The boundary of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is hereby modified 
as depicted on the map entitled ``Area Proposed for Addition to 
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore,'' numbered 625-80, 043A, and dated 
July 1992.

SEC. 104. INDEPENDENCE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

  The administrative boundary between Independence National Historical 
Park and the United States Customs House along the Moravian Street 
Walkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is hereby modified as generally 
depicted on the drawing entitled ``Exhibit 1, Independence National 
Historical Park, Boundary Adjustment'', and dated May 1987, which shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the 
National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the 
Interior is authorized to accept and transfer jurisdiction over 
property in accordance with such administrative boundary, as modified 
by this section.

SEC. 105. CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

  (a) Boundary Revision.--The boundary of the Craters of the Moon 
National Monument, Idaho, is revised to add approximately 210 acres and 
to delete approximately 315 acres as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ``Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho, Proposed 1987 
Boundary Adjustment'', numbered 131-80,008, and dated October 1987. The 
map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office 
of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
  (b) Administration and Acquisition.--Federal lands, waters, and 
interests therein deleted from the boundary of the Craters of the Moon 
National Monument by this section shall be administered by the 
Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management in 
accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). Federal lands, waters, and interests therein 
added to the national monument by this section shall be administered by 
the Secretary as part of the national monument, subject to the laws and 
regulations applicable thereto. The Secretary is authorized to acquire 
private lands, waters, and interests therein within the boundary of the 
national monument by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated 
funds, or exchange, and shall administer such acquired lands, waters, 
and interests therein as part of the national monument, subject to the 
laws and regulations applicable thereto.

SEC. 106. HAGERMAN FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

  Section 302 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 
4576) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
  ``(d) To further the purposes of the monument, the Secretary is 
authorized to acquire by donation or, from willing sellers only, by 
purchase with donated or appropriated funds or by exchange not more 
than 65 acres outside the boundary depicted on the map referred to in 
section 301 and to develop and operate, on such acres, research, 
information, interpretive, and administrative facilities. Lands 
acquired and facilities developed under this subsection shall be 
administered by the Secretary as part of the monument. The boundary of 
the monument shall be modified to include the lands added under this 
subsection as a noncontiguous parcel.''.

SEC. 107. WUPATKI NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

  The boundary of the Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, is hereby 
revised to include the lands and interests in lands within the area 
generally depicted as ``Proposed Addition 168.89 Acres'' on the map 
entitled ``Boundary--Wupatki and Sunset Crater National Monuments, 
Arizona'', numbered 322-80,021, and dated April 1989. The map shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the 
National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Subject to valid 
existing rights, Federal lands and interests therein within the area 
added to the monument by this section are hereby transferred without 
monetary consideration or reimbursement to the administrative 
jurisdiction of the National Park Service and shall be administered as 
part of the monument in accordance with the laws and regulations 
applicable thereto.

            TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS SPECIFIC PARK AMENDMENTS

SEC. 201. ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR KALOKO-HONOKOHAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL 
                    PARK.

  Section 505(f)(7) of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 396d(f)(7)), is amended by striking ``ten years'' and 
inserting ``twenty-five years''.

SEC. 202. FORT PULASKI NATIONAL MONUMENT, GA.

  Section 4 of the Act of June 26, 1936 (ch. 844; 49 Stat. 1979), is 
amended by striking ``: Provided, That'' and all that follows and 
inserting a period.

SEC. 203. AMENDMENT OF BOSTON NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK ACT.

  Section 3(b) of the Boston National Historical Park Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 410z-1(b)) is amended by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'' and by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
  ``(2) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into a 
cooperative agreement with the Boston Public Library to provide for the 
distribution of informational and interpretive materials relating to 
the Boston National Historical Park and to the Freedom Trail.''.

                           TITLE III--GENERAL

                      AUTHORIZATIONS AND REPEALERS

SEC. 301. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON PARK BUILDINGS.

  The 10th undesignated paragraph (relating to a limitation on the 
expenditure of funds for park buildings) under the heading 
``miscellaneous objects, department of the interior'', under the 
heading ``UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'', in the first section 
of the Act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 460; 16 U.S.C. 451), is hereby 
repealed.

SEC. 302. APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF CHILDREN.

  The first section of the Act of August 7, 1946 (16 U.S.C. 17j-2), is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
  ``(j) Provision of transportation for children in nearby communities 
to and from any unit of the National Park System used in connection 
with organized recreation and interpretive programs of the National 
Park Service.''.

SEC. 303. FERAL BURROS AND HORSES.

  Section 9 of the Act of December 15, 1971 (16 U.S.C. 1338a), is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``No provision of this Act 
shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of the 
Interior to manage units of the National Park System. No provision of 
this Act shall be construed to diminish the authority of the Secretary 
of the Interior to use motor vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft, or 
helicopters, or to contract for such use, in furtherance of the 
management of the National Park System, and section 47(a) of title 18, 
United States Code, shall not apply to such use, or the contracting for 
such use, by the Secretary of the Interior in furtherance of such 
management.''.

SEC. 304. AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR RELATING TO 
                    MUSEUMS.

  (a) Functions.--The Act entitled ``An Act to increase the public 
benefits from the National Park System by facilitating the management 
of museum properties relating thereto, and for other purposes'', 
approved July 1, 1955 (16 U.S.C. 18f), is amended--
          (1) in subsection (b) of the first section, by striking 
        ``from such donations and bequests of money''; and
          (2) by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.

  ``(a) Transfer, Conveyance, and Destruction.--In addition to the 
functions specified in the first section of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Interior may perform the following functions in such manner as he 
shall consider to be in the public interest:
          ``(1) Transfer museum objects and museum collections that the 
        Secretary determines are no longer needed for museum purposes 
        to qualified Federal agencies that have programs to preserve 
        and interpret cultural or natural heritage, and accept the 
        transfer of museum objects and museum collections for the 
        purposes of this Act from any other Federal agency, without 
        reimbursement. The head of any other Federal agency may 
        transfer, without reimbursement, museum objects and museum 
        collections directly to the administrative jurisdiction of the 
        Secretary of the Interior for the purposes of this Act.
          ``(2) Convey museum objects and museum collections that the 
        Secretary determines are no longer needed for museum purposes, 
        without monetary consideration but subject to such terms and 
        conditions as the Secretary deems necessary, to private 
        institutions exempt from Federal taxation under section 
        501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
        501(c)(3)) and to non-Federal governmental entities if the 
        Secretary determines, prior to any conveyance under this 
        subsection, that the private or non-Federal recipient is 
        dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of natural or 
        cultural heritage and is qualified to manage the objects or 
        collections, as the case may be.
          ``(3) Destroy or cause to be destroyed museum objects and 
        museum collections that the Secretary determines to have no 
        scientific, cultural, historic, educational, esthetic, or 
        monetary value.
  ``(b) Care, Deliberation, and Review.--The Secretary shall ensure 
that museum objects and museum collections are treated in a careful and 
deliberate manner that protects the public interest. Prior to taking 
any action under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a 
systematic review and approval process, including consultation with 
appropriate experts, that meets the highest standards of the museum 
profession and applies to all actions taken under this section.''.
  (b) Application and Definitions.--The Act entitled ``An Act to 
increase the public benefits from the National Park System by 
facilitating the management of museum properties relating thereto, and 
for other purposes'', approved July 1, 1955 (16 U.S.C. 18f), as amended 
by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 3. APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.

  ``(a) Application.--Authorities granted to the Secretary of the 
Interior by this Act shall be available to the Secretary only with 
regard to--
          ``(1) museum objects and museum collections that were under 
        the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for purposes 
        of the National Park System on the day before the date of the 
        enactment of this section; and
          ``(2) museum objects and museum collections that the 
        Secretary acquires on or after such date.
  ``(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act, the terms `museum 
objects' and `museum collections' mean objects that are eligible to be 
or are made part of a museum, library, or archive collection through a 
formal procedure, such as accessioning. Such objects are usually 
movable and include but are not limited to prehistoric and historic 
artifacts, works of art, books, documents, photographs, and natural 
history specimens.''.

SEC. 305. VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARKS INCREASE.

  Section 4 of the Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969 (16 U.S.C. 18j) 
is amended by striking all that follows ``Act'' and inserting a period.

SEC. 306. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.

  Section 3 of the Act entitled ``An Act to improve the administration 
of the national park system by the Secretary of the Interior, and to 
clarify the authorities applicable to the system, and for other 
purposes'', approved August 18, 1970 (16 U.S.C. 1a-2), is amended--
          (1) in subsection (i), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
          (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
          ``(j) enter into cooperative agreements with public or 
        private educational institutions, States, and their political 
        subdivisions, for the purpose of developing adequate, 
        coordinated, cooperative research and training programs 
        concerning the resources of the National Park System, and, 
        pursuant to any such agreement, to accept from and make 
        available to the cooperator the technical and support staff, 
        financial assistance, supplies and equipment, facilities, and 
        administrative services, relating to cooperative research 
        units, that the Secretary determines to be appropriate; except 
        that no provision of this subsection shall be construed to 
        waive any requirement with respect to research projects that 
        are subject to the Federal procurement regulations.''.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of H.R. 694 is to make minor boundary 
adjustments to units of the National Park System and other 
miscellaneous changes involving programs and functions of the 
National Park Service.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    H.R. 694 is a collection of minor boundary adjustments and 
miscellaneous program changes and authorizations applicable to 
the National Park System. The bill is made up of non-
controversial boundary adjustments and authorities proposed by 
the National Park Service to address individual park needs and 
missions. Some of the provisions have been carried in annual 
appropriations acts. Nearly every provision of H.R. 694 was 
included in legislation which passed the House of 
Representatives in both the 102nd and 103rd Congresses, but 
action on the legislation was not completed prior to the sine 
die adjournments.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 694 was introduced by Mr. Hansen of Utah on January 
26, 1995, and was referred to the Committee on Resources. 
Within the Committee, the bill was referred to the Subcommittee 
on National Parks, Forests and Lands. A hearing on H.R. 694 was 
held by the Subcommittee on February 2, 1995. At the markup of 
the Subcommittee on February 7, 1995, Mr. Hansen offered an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute which was adopted by 
voice vote. The amendment made several relatively minor changes 
to the bill. H.R. 694, as amended, was ordered favorably 
reported to the Committee on Resources. On February 15, 1995, 
the Committee on Resources ordered the bill favorably reported 
to the House of Representatives by voice vote, in the presence 
of a quorum.

            Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations

    Pursuant to clause 2(l)(3) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives and clause 2(b)(l) of Rule X of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee's 
oversight findings and recommendations are reflected in the 
body of this report.

                     Inflationary Impact Statement

    Pursuant to clause 2(l)(4) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee estimates that the 
enactment of H.R. 694 will have no significant inflationary 
impact on prices and costs in the operation of the national 
economy.

                        Cost of the Legislation

    Clause 7(a) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives requires an estimate and a comparison by the 
Committee of the costs which would be incurred in carrying out 
H.R. 694. However, clause 7(d) of that rule provides that this 
requirement does not apply when the Committee has included in 
its report a timely submitted cost estimate of the bill 
prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
under section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

                     Compliance with House Rule XI

    1. With respect to the requirements of clause 2(l)(3)(A) of 
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands held a 
hearing on H.R. 694 on February 2, 1995, and the oversight 
findings and recommendations of the Committee are reflected in 
the body of this report.
    2. With respect to the requirements of clause 2(l)(3)(D) of 
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee has received no report of oversight findings and 
recommendations from the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight on the subject of H.R. 694.
    3. With respect to the requirements of clause 2(l)(3)(C) of 
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Committee has received the following cost estimate for H.R. 694 
from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

               Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                 Washington, DC, February 23, 1995.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
reviewed H.R. 694, the Minor Boundary Adjustments and 
Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995, as ordered reported 
by the House Committee on Resources on February 15, 1995.
    Assuming appropriation of the necessary sums, CBO estimates 
that enacting H.R. 694 would result in one-time federal costs 
totaling about $18 million over the next five years, plus 
annual costs of about $10,000 during that period and $1 million 
thereafter. Enactment of H.R. 694 would not affect direct 
spending or receipts. Therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would 
not apply to the bill.
    Title I of H.R. 694 would provide for boundary adjustments 
at seven national parks. The rest of the bill would make a 
number of changes to National Park Service (NPS) programs. 
Included are provisions to:
          Extend the life of the Kaloko-Honokohau National 
        Historical Park advisory commission from 10 to 25 
        years;
          Amend the Museum Properties Act of July 1, 1955, to 
        facilitate the disposal of unneeded museum properties; 
        and
          Eliminate the authorization ceiling for the 
        Volunteers in the Parks Program.
    Cost of Title I.--CBO estimates that the federal government 
would spend slightly less than $1 million in fiscal year 1996 
to acquire lands added to the park system by this bill, 
including incidental expenses associated with property 
donations and exchanges.
    Based on information provided by the NPS, CBO estimates 
that lands acquired at two park units (the Yucca House and 
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monuments) would be used for 
visitor centers or other facilities and the total planning and 
construction costs would be about $17 million. Subsequent 
operating and maintenance expenses for all new areas would be 
less than $1 million annually.
    For purposes of this estimate, CBO assumed that the entire 
amounts estimated for one-time costs would be appropriated over 
the next five years. The recurring costs would begin after this 
period. Actual costs would depend on the outcome of formal 
property appraisals and the NPS planning and design process.
    Cost of Title II.--Assuming appropriation of the necessary 
sums, CBO estimates that extending the life of the Kaloko-
Honokohau advisory commission would cost the federal government 
an additional $10,000 annually beginning in fiscal year 1996.
    Cost of Title III.--None of the provisions in this title 
would result in a significant increase in federal costs. 
Eliminating the authorization ceiling for the Volunteers in the 
Park program would not result in increased appropriations, 
because appropriations already exceed the ceiling under current 
law.
    Enactment of this legislation would have no impact on the 
budgets of state or local governments.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Deborah Reis.
            Sincerely,
                                              James L. Blum
                              (For Robert D. Reischauer, Director).

                          Departmental Reports

    The Committee has received no departmental reports on H.R. 
694.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

  In compliance with clause 3 of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the 
bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed 
to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is 
printed in italics, existing law in which no change is proposed 
is shown in roman):

        SECTION 302 OF THE ARIZONA-IDAHO CONSERVATION ACT OF 1988

                          ACQUISITION OF LANDS

  Sec. 302. (a) * * *
          * * * * * * *
  (d) To further the purposes of the monument, the Secretary is 
authorized to acquire by donation or, from willing sellers 
only, by purchase with donated or appropriated funds or by 
exchange not more than 65 acres outside the boundary depicted 
on the map referred to in section 301 and to develop and 
operate, on such acres, research, information, interpretive, 
and administrative facilities. Lands acquired and facilities 
developed under this subsection shall be administered by the 
Secretary as part of the monument. The boundary of the monument 
shall be modified to include the lands added under this 
subsection as a noncontiguous parcel.
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      SECTION 505 OF THE NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION ACT OF 1978

               KALOKO-HONOKOHAU NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

  Sec. 505. (a) * * *
          * * * * * * *
  (f)(1) * * *
          * * * * * * *
  (7) The Advisory Commission shall terminate [ten years] 
twenty-five years after the date of enactment of this Act.
          * * * * * * *
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                 SECTION 4 OF THE ACT OF JUNE 26, 1936

AN ACT To extend the boundaries of the Fort Pulaski National Monument, 
                    Georgia, and for other purposes.

  Sec. 4. That the Administration, protection, and development 
of the aforesaid national monument as extended by this Act 
shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the 
Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the 
provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916, entitled ``An Act to 
establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes''[: 
Provided, That there is permanently reserved for the unlimited 
use of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, for deposit 
of dredging materials and other purposes, a strip of land along 
the north shore of Cockspur Island extending shoreward two 
hundred feet from the present high water line: And provided 
further, That the portion of Cockspur Island bounded on the 
east by a north and south line across the island, and distant 
two thousand and nine hundred feet west from the northwesterly 
salient angle of Fort Pulaski, and extending from Savannah 
River on the north to the South Channel on the south; on the 
west by a north and south line, parallel with said east 
boundary, distant one thousand and seven hundred feet 
therefrom, and likewise extending from the Savannah River on 
the north to the South Channel on the south, is reserved to the 
Treasury Department for use for a quarantine station.].
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      SECTION 3 OF THE BOSTON NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK ACT OF 1974

  Sec. 3. (a) * * *
  (b)(1) In furtherance of the general purposes of this Act as 
prescribed in section 2, the Secretary is authorized to enter 
into cooperative agreements with the city of Boston, the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or any private organization to 
mark, interpret, restore, and/or provide technical assistance 
for the preservation and interpretation of any properties 
listed in section 2, or portions thereof, which, in his 
opinion, would best be preserved in private, municipal, or 
State ownership, in connection with the Boston National 
Historical Park. Such agreements shall contain, but shall not 
be limited to, provisions that the Secretary, through the 
National Park Service, shall have right of access at all 
reasonable times to all public portions of the property covered 
by such agreement for the purpose of conducting visitors 
through such properties and interpreting them to the public, 
that no changes or alterations shall be made in such properties 
except by mutual agreement between the Secretary and the other 
parties to such agreements, except that no limitation or 
control of any kind over the use of any such properties 
customarily used for church purposes shall be imposed by any 
agreement. The agreements may contain specific provisions which 
outline in detail the extent of the participation by the 
Secretary in the restoration, preservation, and maintenance of 
such historic properties.
  (2) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into 
a cooperative agreement with the Boston Public Library to 
provide for the distribution of informational and interpretive 
materials relating to the Boston National Historical Park and 
to the Freedom Trail.
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                         ACT OF AUGUST 24, 1912

 CHAP. 355.--An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of 
  the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen 
             hundred and thirteen, and for other purposes.

  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, for 
the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending 
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, namely:
          * * * * * * *

                  UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

          * * * * * * *

           MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

  Expenses of testimony in disbarment proceedings: For actual 
and necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of the Interior 
to take testimony, and prepare the same, in connection with 
disbarment proceedings instituted against persons charged with 
improper practices before the Department of the Interior, its 
bureaus and offices, $1,000, or so much thereof as may be 
necessary.
  Care and custody of the insane of Alaska: For the care and 
custody of persons legally adjudged insane in the district of 
Alaska, including transportation and other expenses, $60,000.
          * * * * * * *
  [No expenditure for construction of administration or other 
buildings cost in case of any building exceeding one thousand 
dollars shall hereafter be made in any national park except 
under express authority of Congress: Provided, That this shall 
not apply to buildings now in the process of actual 
construction.]
          * * * * * * *
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                         ACT OF AUGUST 7, 1946

   AN ACT To provide basic authority for the performance of certain 
         functions and activities of the National Park Service.

  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That 
appropriations for the National Park Service are authorized 
for--
  (a) * * *
          * * * * * * *
  (j) Provision of transportation for children in nearby 
communities to and from any unit of the National Park System 
used in connection with organized recreation and interpretive 
programs of the National Park Service.
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               SECTION 9 OF THE ACT OF DECEMBER 15, 1971

AN ACT To require the protection, management, and control of wild free-
               roaming horses and burros on public lands.

  Sec. 9. In administering this Act, the Secretary may use or 
contract for the use of helicopters or, for the purpose of 
transporting captured animals, motor vehicles. Such use shall 
be undertaken only after a public hearing and under the direct 
supervision of the Secretary or of a duly authorized official 
or employee of the Department. The provisions of subsection (a) 
of the Act of September 8, 1959 (73 Stat. 470; 18 U.S.C. 47(a)) 
shall not be applicable to such use. Such use shall be in 
accordance with humane procedures prescribed by the Secretary. 
No provision of this Act shall be construed to limit the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior to manage units of 
the National Park System. No provision of this Act shall be 
construed to diminish the authority of the Secretary of the 
Interior to use motor vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft, or 
helicopters, or to contract for such use, in furtherance of the 
management of the National Park System, and section 47(a) of 
title 18, United States Code, shall not apply to such use, or 
the contracting for such use, by the Secretary of the Interior 
in furtherance of such management.
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                          ACT OF JULY 1, 1955

AN ACT To increase the public benefits from the National Park System by 
facilitating the management of museum properties relating thereto, and 
                          for other purposes.

  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
purpose of this Act shall be to increase the public benefits 
from museums established within the individual areas 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the 
National Park Service as a means of informing the public 
concerning the areas and preserving valuable objects and relics 
relating thereto. The Secretary of the Interior, 
notwithstanding other provisions or limitations of law, may 
perform the following functions in such manner as he shall 
consider to be in the public interest:
  (a) * * *
  (b) Purchase [from such donations and bequests of money] 
museum objects, museum collections, and other personal 
properties at prices he considers to be reasonable;
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SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.

  (a) Transfer, Conveyance, and Destruction.--In addition to 
the functions specified in the first section of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior may perform the following functions 
in such manner as he shall consider to be in the public 
interest:
          (1) Transfer museum objects and museum collections 
        that the Secretary determines are no longer needed for 
        museum purposes to qualified Federal agencies that have 
        programs to preserve and interpret cultural or natural 
        heritage, and accept the transfer of museum objects and 
        museum collections for the purposes of this Act from 
        any other Federal agency, without reimbursement. The 
        head of any other Federal agency may transfer, without 
        reimbursement, museum objects and museum collections 
        directly to the administrative jurisdiction of the 
        Secretary of the Interior for the purposes of this Act.
          (2) Convey museum objects and museum collections that 
        the Secretary determines are no longer needed for 
        museum purposes, without monetary consideration but 
        subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
        deems necessary, to private institutions exempt from 
        Federal taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and 
        to non-Federal governmental entities if the Secretary 
        determines, prior to any conveyance under this 
        subsection, that the private or non-Federal recipient 
        is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of 
        natural or cultural heritage and is qualified to manage 
        the objects or collections, as the case may be.
          (3) Destroy or cause to be destroyed museum objects 
        and museum collections that the Secretary determines to 
        have no scientific, cultural, historic, educational, 
        esthetic, or monetary value.
  (b) Care, Deliberation, and Review.--The Secretary shall 
ensure that museum objects and museum collections are treated 
in a careful and deliberate manner that protects the public 
interest. Prior to taking any action under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall establish a systematic review and approval 
process, including consultation with appropriate experts, that 
meets the highest standards of the museum profession and 
applies to all actions taken under this section.

SEC. 3. APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.

  (a) Application.--Authorities granted to the Secretary of the 
Interior by this Act shall be available to the Secretary only 
with regard to--
          (1) museum objects and museum collections that were 
        under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary 
        for purposes of the National Park System on the day 
        before the date of the enactment of this section; and
          (2) museum objects and museum collections that the 
        Secretary acquires on or after such date.
  (b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act, the terms 
``museum objects'' and ``museum collections'' mean objects that 
are eligible to be or are made part of a museum, library, or 
archive collection through a formal procedure, such as 
accessioning. Such objects are usually movable and include but 
are not limited to prehistoric and historic artifacts, works of 
art, books, documents, photographs, and natural history 
specimens.
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          SECTION 4 OF THE VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARKS ACT OF 1969

  Sec. 4. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act[, but 
not more than $1,000,000 shall be appropriated in any one 
year].
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                SECTION 3 OF THE ACT OF AUGUST 18, 1970

AN ACT To improve the administration of the national park system by the 
Secretary of the Interior, and to clarify the authorities applicable to 
                  the system, and for other purposes.

  Sec. 3. In order to facilitate the administration of the 
national park system, the Secretary of the Interior is 
authorized, under such terms and conditions as he may deem 
advisable, to carry out the following activities:
          (a)  * * *
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          (i) provide meals and lodging, as the Secretary deems 
        appropriate, for members of the United States Park 
        Police and other employees of the National Park 
        Service, as he may designate, serving temporarily on 
        extended special duty in areas of the National Park 
        System, and for this purpose he is authorized to use 
        funds appropriated for the expenses of the Department 
        of the Interior[.];
          (j) enter into cooperative agreements with public or 
        private educational institutions, States, and their 
        political subdivisions, for the purpose of developing 
        adequate, coordinated, cooperative research and 
        training programs concerning the resources of the 
        National Park System, and, pursuant to any such 
        agreement, to accept from and make available to the 
        cooperator the technical and support staff, financial 
        assistance, supplies and equipment, facilities, and 
        administrative services, relating to cooperative 
        research units, that the Secretary determines to be 
        appropriate; except that no provision of this 
        subsection shall be construed to waive any requirement 
        with respect to research projects that are subject to 
        the Federal procurement regulations.