[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1305 Introduced in House (IH)]
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1305
To make boundary adjustments and other miscellaneous changes to
authorities and programs of the National Park Service.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 10, 1993
Mr. Vento (for himself and Mr. Hansen) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To make boundary adjustments and other miscellaneous changes to
authorities and programs of the National Park Service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Minor Boundary Adjustments and
Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1993''.
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) Within the lands described in
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior may acquire lands and
interests in lands by donation.
(2) 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 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 Lot 2 of Section 5,
Township 41 South, Range 11 West, both parcels of land being in
Washington County, Utah. Upon completion of such exchange, the
Secretary is authorized to revise the boundary of Zion National Park to
add the 5.48 acres in Section 28 to the park and to exclude the 5.51
acres in Section 5 from the park. Land added to the park 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
two years after 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 a 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 accord 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 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,
which map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the
Office of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
(b) Administration; Acquisition.--Federal lands, waters, and
interests therein deleted from the boundary of the 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.), and
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 when acquired they shall be administered by the
Secretary 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 the following new subsection:
``(d) To further the purposes of the monument, the Secretary is
also authorized to acquire from willing sellers only, by donation,
purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange not to exceed
65 acres outside the boundary depicted on the map referred to in
section 301 and develop and operate thereon research, information,
interpretive, and administrative facilities. Lands acquired and
facilities developed pursuant to 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, to 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 COMMISSIONS.
(a) Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, HI.--Section
505(f)(7) of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.
396d(f)(7)), is amended by striking out ``ten years'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``twenty years''.
(b) Women's Rights National Historical Park, NY.--Section
1601(h)(5) of the Act of December 28, 1980 (16 U.S.C. 410ll(h)(5)), is
amended by striking ``ten years'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``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 out ``: Provided, That'' and all that follows and
inserting in lieu thereof a period.
TITLE III--GENERAL AUTHORIZATIONS AND REPEALERS
SEC. 301. 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'', which appears
under the heading ``UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'', as
contained in the first section of the Act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat.
460), as amended (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:
``(j) Provide 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 thereof the following: ``Nothing in this
Act shall be deemed to limit the authority of the Secretary in the
management of units of the National Park System, and the Secretary may,
without regard either to the provisions of this Act, or section 47(a)
of title 18, United States Code, use motor vehicles, fixed-wing
aircraft and helicopters, or contract for such use, in furtherance of
the management of the National Park System, and the provisions of
section 47(a) of title 18, United States Code, shall not be applicable
to such use.''.
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 paragraph (b) of the first section, by striking out
``from such donations and bequests of money''; and
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following:
``SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.
``(a) 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, museum collections, and
other personal property that the Secretary determines is 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 personal property
for the purposes of this Act from any other Federal agency.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of any
other Federal agency may transfer personal property directly to
the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
Interior for the purposes of this Act.
``(2) Convey museum objects, museum collections, and other
personal property that the Secretary determines is 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
and to non-Federal governmental entities if the Secretary
determines that the recipient is dedicated to the preservation
and interpretation of natural or cultural heritage and is
qualified to manage the property, prior to any conveyance under
this subsection.
``(3) Sell by negotiated sale or to the highest bidder
those museum objects, museum collections, and other personal
property that the Secretary determines--
``(A) are no longer needed for museum purposes or
no longer have scientific value; and
``(B) cannot reasonably be disposed of by exchange,
loan, gift, or transfer under paragraph (c) or (e) of
the first section of this Act and paragraphs (1) and
(2) of this Act, subject to such terms and conditions
as the Secretary deems necessary to protect the public
interest.
``The proceeds of any sale under this subsection shall,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, be retained by the
Secretary and used solely to defray the costs of
administration, acquisition, maintenance, repair, and related
expenses with respect to museum objects, museum collections,
and other personal property under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of the Interior and used for purposes of the National
Park System.
``(4) Destroy or cause to be destroyed museum objects,
museum collections, and other personal property that the
Secretary determines to have no scientific, cultural, historic,
educational, esthetic, or monetary value.
``(b) The Secretary shall ensure that museum property is 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 for 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 the following:
``SEC. 3. APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.
``(a) Application.--Authorities in this Act shall be available to
the Secretary of the Interior with regard to museum objects, museum
collections, and other personal property that was under the
administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for purposes of the
National Park System before the date of enactment of this section as
well as those properties that may be acquired on or after such date.
``(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act, the terms `museum
object, museum property and other personal property' mean objects that
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.
``(c) Priority of Act.--To the extent that the management of museum
objects, museum property and other personal property differs from
management of personal property as described in the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, the provisions of
this Act shall control and the Secretary is authorized to promulgate
regulations to govern the acquisition, management, and disposition of
such museum property.''.
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 out ``$1,000,000'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``$1,750,000''.
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 paragraph (i), by striking out the period at the end
thereof and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following:
``(j) enter into cooperative agreements with public or
private educational institutions, States, and their political
subdivisions, or private conservation organizations for the
purpose of developing adequate, coordinated, cooperative
research and training programs concerning the resources of the
National Park System, and, pursuant to such agreements, to
accept from and make available to the cooperator such technical
and support staff, financial assistance for mutually agreed
upon research projects, supplies and equipment, facilities, and
administrative services relating to cooperative research units
as the Secretary deems appropriate; except that this paragraph
shall not waive any requirements for research projects that are
subject to the Federal procurement regulations.''.
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