NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                               MORNING REPORT

To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Tuesday, February 2, 1999

INCIDENTS

99-27 - Gulf Islands NS (FL/MC) - Burglary, Arrests

Ranger Larry Edwards received a report of a break-in at the Fort Pickens
campground store on the morning of January 24th.  He was joined at the scene
by park investigator John Hughes and Florida state enforcement officers. 
Hughes noted blood on the floor inside the store, beer cans scattered about,
a bloody security camera VCR with the tape missing, and ransacked
refrigerators that store wine coolers and beer.  Cigarettes also appeared to
be missing.  Broken wine cooler bottles were subsequently found at the
entrance to one of the campground loops.  While checking the sites in that
section, Hughes came upon three juvenile males sitting near some broken
bottles and a carton of beer.  None appeared to be of legal drinking age. 
During the questioning of two of the juveniles, Hughes learned that the third
juvenile was the person who broke into the store, cutting himself in the
process.  The third juvenile, who had cuts, scratches and blood stains on
him, said that he'd committed the burglary by himself.  All three were taken
into custody.  The juvenile who confessed to the crime was charged with
burglary under state laws and will be tried in juvenile court.  One of the
two remaining juveniles was cited for underage possession of alcohol, the
other for possession of a controlled substance.  Both were released.  [CRO,
GUIS, 2/1]

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION

Yellowstone NP (WY) - Bison Hazing

Park staff began hazing bison further into Yellowstone last Friday in the
first park bison management action of the year.  Park personnel on foot and
on horseback moved a total of 13 bison from near the north entrance
approximately five miles further south into the park.  Until this management
action, little bison movement had been observed on winter ranges near the
northern boundary.  As in past years, some bison have periodically ranged
onto public and private lands outside the park's western boundary during the
winter.  The state of Montana and the NPS will continue to cooperate under
the adjusted interim bison management plan of 1997 until a final long-term
bison management plan and environmental impact statement have been completed
and approved.  The goal of the adjusted plan is to provide for a wild,
free-ranging bison population, reduce the number of bison killed as part of
the interim management actions at or outside the boundary of the park, and
provide for a generally stable bison population.  These procedures are
designed to minimize risk by keeping cattle and bison separated in time and
by location.  [PIO, YELL, 1/29]

PARK DISPATCHES

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OPERATIONAL NOTES

African American History Month - Yesterday was the first day of African
American History Month.  There are a number of web sites that can provide
parks with further resource information on both African American history and
on diversity:

o     Diversity in the NPS - www.cr.nps.gov/history/divst
o     We shall Overcome: Historic Place of the Civil Rights Movement -
      www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights
o     Our Shared History: Celebrating African American History & Culture - 
      www.cr.nps.gov/aahistory
o     Aboard the Underground Railroad - www.cr.nps.gov/nr/underground
o     African American Heritage in the Golden Crescent - 
      www.cr.nps.gov/goldcres/cultural/africahome
o     Lost, Tossed and Found: Clues to African American Life at Manassas
      NBP - www.cr.nps.gov/mrc/exhibit/arch00
o     National Register travel itineraries:

      *     Destination Detroit - www.cr.nps.gov/nr/detroit/dethome
      *     Along the Georgia-Florida Coast - www.cr.nps.gov/nr/g-fintro
      *     Historic Baltimore - www.cr.nps.gov/nr/mission/balfirst
     
o     Underground Railroad - www.cr.nps.gov/delta/under
o     Underground Railroad: Special Resources Study -
      www.cr.nps.gov/undergroundrr
o     Underground Railroad Resources in the US, Theme Study -
      www.cr.nps.gov/nr/underground/thhome
o     Underground Railroad Archeology Study - www.cr.nps.gov/aad/ugrnhl
o     African American Parks and Sites: Detailed listing and Web
      connections - www.cr.nps.gov/aahistory/bhm-sites
o     NPS books on African American History & Culture -
      www.cr.nps.gov/aahistory/bhm-books

[Loren Goering, WASO Public Affairs]

MEMORANDA

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INTERCHANGE

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UPCOMING IN CONGRESS

The following activities will be taking place in Congress during coming weeks
on matters pertaining to the National Park Service or kindred agencies.  For
inquiries regarding legislation pertaining to the NPS, please contact the
main office at 202-208-5883/5656 and ask to be forwarded to the appropriate
legislative specialist.

Hearings/Mark-Ups

Wednesday, February 3

House Resources Committee (Young): Markup of:

o     H.R. 149 (Hansen, UT), a bill to make technical corrections to the
      Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996; 
o     H.R. 193 (Meehan, MA), a bill to designate a portion of the Sudbury,
      Assabet, and Concord Rivers as a component of the National Wild and
      Scenic Rivers system; and 
o     H.R. 171 (LoBiondo, NJ), a bill to authorize appropriations for the
      Coastal Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey, and for other purposes.

House Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer
Protection: Hearing on the Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act of 1999.  10 a.m.

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation:  Markup of S. 82,
to authorize appropriations for the FAA (includes a provision on overflights
of national parks).  9:30 a.m.

Thursday, February 4

House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (Hansen):
Hearing on the following bills, among others: 

o     H.R. 154 (Hefley, CO), a bill to provide for the collection of fees for
      the making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound tracks
      in National Park System and National Wildlife Refuge System units, and
      for other purposes;
o     H.R. 150, a bill to amend the act popularly known as the Recreation and
      Public Purposes Act to authorize disposal of certain public lands or
      national forest lands to local education agencies for use for
      elementary and secondary schools, including public charter schools.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski): Oversight hearings
on the Department of Interior's recreation fee demonstration program.  10
a.m.

Thursday, February 11

House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (Hansen):
Oversight hearing on Gettysburg NMP's general management plan and proposed
visitors center.  10 a.m.

Thursday, February 25 

House Interior Appropriation Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies
(Regula): Hearing on the Department of Interior's FY00 budget request.  10
a.m.

Wednesday, March 3

House Interior Appropriation Subcommittee (Regula): Hearing on recreation fee
program oversight.  Date tentative.  10 a.m.

Thursday, March 18

House Interior Appropriation Subcommittee (Regula): Hearing on the National
Park Service's FY00 budget request.  Date tentative.  10 a.m.

Floor Action

No votes scheduled.  The following bills either directly or indirectly
pertaining to the NPS have been introduced since the last Morning Report
listing of new legislation (January 26th):

o     S. 306 (Frist, TN), a bill to regulate commercial air tours overflying
      the Great Smoky Mountains NP, and for other purposes;
o     S. 311 (McCain, AZ), a bill to authorize the Disabled Veterans' LIFE
      Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia
      or its environs, and for other purposes; and
o     S. 323 (Campbell, CO), a bill to redesignate the Black Canyon of the
      Gunnison National Monument as a national park and establish the
      Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.

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