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HR 5569 IH 3 Subtitle F—Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Sec I 107TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 5569 To provide for boundary adjustments and conveyances involving public lands, to protect and enhance National Parks, National Forests, and other public lands, to ensure the availability of water resources, energy, and minerals, to improve wildlife conservation and oceans and fisheries man- agement, to address Native American and insular affairs, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OCTOBER 8, 2002 Mr. HANSEN (for himself and Mr. RAHALL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources A BILL To provide for boundary adjustments and conveyances involv- ing public lands, to protect and enhance National Parks, National Forests, and other public lands, to ensure the availability of water resources, energy, and minerals, to improve wildlife conservation and oceans and fisheries management, to address Native American and insular affairs, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 3 ‘‘Comprehensive Natural Resources Protection Act of 4 2002’’. 5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 6 this Act is as follows: DIVISION A—NATIONAL PARKS AND PUB- LIC LANDS PROTECTION ENHANCE- MENT TITLE I—TRAILS Sec. 1101. Revision of feasibility and suitability studies of existing national his- toric trails. Sec. 1102. El Camino Real De Los Tejas National Historic Trail. Sec. 1103. Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail study. Sec. 1104. Designation of George Rogers Clark Northwest Campaign Trail for study for potential addition to the national trails system. Sec. 1105. Mississippi River Trail study. TITLE II—STUDIES Subtitle A—Cold War Study Sec. 1201. Cold War study. Sec. 1202. Interpretive handbook on the Cold War. Sec. 1203. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—Waco Mammoth Site Study and Report Sec. 1206. Study and report regarding Waco Mammoth Site area. Sec. 1207. Submission of study results. Subtitle C—Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Study Sec. 1211. Short title. Sec. 1212. National Park Service study regarding Buffalo Bayou, Texas. Subtitle D—Virginia Key Beach Park Resource Study Sec. 1216. Study and criteria. Sec. 1217. Report. Subtitle E—San Gabriel River Watersheds Study Sec. 1221. Short title. Sec. 1222. Authorization of study. Sec. 1223. Report. •HR 5569 IH 3 Subtitle F—Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Sec. 1226. Short title. Sec. 1227. Study. Sec. 1228. Boundaries of the study area. Sec. 1229. Report. Subtitle G—Golden Chain Highway Sec. 1231. Study; report. Subtitle H—Miami Circle Site Study Sec. 1236. Findings and purposes. Sec. 1237. Definitions. Sec. 1238. Special resource study. Subtitle I—Bainbridge Island Sec. 1241. Short title; findings. Sec. 1242. Eagledale Ferry Dock location at Taylor Avenue study and report. Subtitle J—Presidential Historic Site Sec. 1246. Presidential historic site study. Subtitle K—Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area Study Sec. 1251. Short title. Sec. 1252. Study. Sec. 1253. Study area. Sec. 1254. Report. Subtitle L—St. Croix National Heritage Area Study Sec. 1256. Short title. Sec. 1257. Study. Sec. 1258. Report. Subtitle M—Wright Company Factory Study Sec. 1260. Wright Company factory study. Sec. 1261. Report. Subtitle N—Peopling of America Theme Study Sec. 1271. Findings and purposes. Sec. 1272. Definitions. Sec. 1273. National historic landmark theme study on the peopling of America. Sec. 1274. Cooperative agreements. Sec. 1275. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE III—BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS Subtitle A—Homestead National Monument of America Sec. 1301. Short title. Sec. 1302. Definitions. Sec. 1303. Additions to Homestead National Monument of America. Sec. 1304. Cooperative agreements. •HR 5569 IH 4 Subtitle B—National Park of American Samoa Sec. 1305. Boundary adjustment of the National Park of American Samoa. Subtitle C—Golden Gate National Recreation Area Sec. 1306. Boundary adjustment. Sec. 1306A. Golden Gate National Recreation Area Advisory Commission and Manzanar National Historic Site Advisory Commission. Sec. 1306B. Authorization for park facilities to be located outside the bound- aries of Yosemite National Park. Subtitle D—George Washington Birthplace National Monument Sec. 1307. Addition to national monument. Sec. 1308. Acquisition of lands. Sec. 1309. Administration of national monument. Subtitle E—Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Sec. 1310. Boundary adjustment. Subtitle F—John Muir National Historic Site Sec. 1311. Boundary adjustment. Subtitle G—Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site Sec. 1312. Definitions. Sec. 1313. Revision of historic site boundaries. Sec. 1314. Availability of map. Sec. 1315. Administration of acquired lands. Subtitle H—Andersonville National Historic Site Sec. 1316. Boundary adjustment. Subtitle I—Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, St. Croix, U.S.V.I. Sec. 1317. Boundary adjustment. Subtitle J—Pu‘uhonua O Ho¯naunau National Historical Park Sec. 1321. Boundary adjustment. TITLE IV—MEMORIALS Subtitle A—Memorial to Terrorism Victims Sec. 1401. Authorization of memorial. Sec. 1402. Advisory board. Sec. 1403. Deposit of excess funds. Subtitle B—Pyramid of Remembrance Sec. 1421. Authority to establish memorial. Sec. 1422. Funds for memorial. TITLE V—DESIGNATIONS •HR 5569 IH 5 Subtitle A—Kate Mullany National Historic Site Sec. 1501. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 1502. Definitions. Sec. 1503. Findings and purposes. Sec. 1504. Designation of Kate Mullany House as national historic site. Sec. 1505. Management of the site. Sec. 1506. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle B—Homestead Steel Works National Historic Site Sec. 1511. Short title. Sec. 1512. Findings, purposes, and definitions. Sec. 1513. Homestead Steel Works National Historic Site. Sec. 1514. Acquisition of property. Sec. 1515. Administration. Sec. 1516. General management plan. Subtitle C—Oil Region National Heritage Area Sec. 1521. Short title; definitions. Sec. 1522. Findings and purpose. Sec. 1523. Oil Region National Heritage Area. Sec. 1524. Compact. Sec. 1525. Authorities and duties of management entity. Sec. 1526. Duties and authorities of the Secretary. Sec. 1527. Duties of other Federal entities. Sec. 1528. Sunset. Sec. 1529. Use of Federal funds from other sources. Sec. 1530. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle D—Moccasin Bend National Historic Site Sec. 1541. Short title. Sec. 1542. Definitions. Sec. 1543. Establishment. Sec. 1544. Administration. Sec. 1545. Repeal of previous acquisition authority. Subtitle E—San Rafael Western Frontier National Heritage Area Sec. 1551. Short title. Sec. 1552. Findings and purposes. Sec. 1553. Definitions. Sec. 1554. San Rafael Western Frontier National Heritage Area. Sec. 1555. Local coordinating entity for National Heritage Area. Sec. 1556. Preparation of heritage plan. Sec. 1557. Implementation of heritage plan. Sec. 1558. Duties and authorities of the Secretary and other Federal agencies. Sec. 1559. Lack of effect on land use regulations and private property. Sec. 1560. Sunset. Sec. 1561. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle F—Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Sec. 1571. Short title. Sec. 1572. Purpose. Sec. 1573. Findings. •HR 5569 IH 6 Sec. 1574. Definitions. Sec. 1575. Establishment of Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park. Sec. 1576. Acquisition of property. Sec. 1577. Administration. Sec. 1578. Management of Park. Sec. 1579. Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Advisory Commission. Sec. 1580. Conservation of Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park. Sec. 1581. Endowment. Sec. 1582. Cooperative agreements. Sec. 1583. Roles of key partner organizations. Sec. 1584. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle G—Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area Sec. 1585. Short title. Sec. 1586. Findings and purposes. Sec. 1587. Definitions. Sec. 1588. Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area. Sec. 1589. Authorities, prohibitions, and duties of the association. Sec. 1590. Management plan. Sec. 1591. Duties and authorities of the Secretary. Sec. 1592. Duties of other Federal agencies. Sec. 1593. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 1594. Sunset. Subtitle H—National Aviation Heritage Area Sec. 1595. Short title; findings; purpose; definitions. Sec. 1596. National Aviation Heritage Area. Sec. 1597. Authorities and duties of the management entity. Sec. 1598. Management plan. Sec. 1599. Duties and authorities of the Federal agencies. Sec. 1599A. Coordination between the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of NASA. Sec. 1599B. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 1599C. Sunset provision. TITLE VI—LAND ACQUISITIONS, EXCHANGES, AND CONVEYANCES Subtitle A—Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Sec. 1600. Acquisition of certain property in Washington County, Utah. Subtitle B—Property for Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Sec. 1601. Short title. Sec. 1602. Findings and purposes. Sec. 1603. Land acquisition, Fern Lake, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Subtitle C—Sand Mountain Wilderness Study Area Sec. 1611. Land conveyance, Sand Mountain Wilderness Study Area, Idaho. Sec. 1612. Additional terms and conditions. •HR 5569 IH 7 Subtitle D—Shooting Range in Nevada Sec. 1621. Conveyance of property to Clark County, Nevada. Subtitle E—McLoughlin House Preservation Sec.
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