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, March 8th

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation 
and Recreation (Thomas): Hearings on:

o	S. 972 (Gregg, NH), a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to improve the 
administration of the Lamprey River in the State of New Hampshire. 
o	S. 1705 (Craig, ID), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into land 
exchanges to acquire from the private owner and to convey to the State of Idaho 
approximately 1,240 acres of land near the City of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho, and 
for other purposes. 
o	S. 1849 (Biden, DE), a bill to designate segments and tributaries of White Clay Creek, 
Delaware and Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System.      
o	S. 1910, a bill to amend the Act establishing the Women's Rights National Historical 
Park to permit the Secretary of the Interior to acquire title in fee simple to the Hunt 
House located in Waterloo, New York.
o	H.R. 1615 (Sununu, NH), a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to extend the 
designation of a portion of the Lamprey River in New Hampshire as a recreational river 
to include an additional river segment.

The hearing will be at 2:30 p.m. in 366 Dirksen.

Tuesday, March 14th

House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (Hansen): Hearing on:

o	H.R. 2557 (Meek, FL), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility 
study on the inclusion in Biscayne National Park, Florida, of the archaeological site 
know as the Miami Circle. 
H.R. 3084 (Shimkus, IL), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contribute funds for 
the establishment of an interpretative center on the life and contributions of President 
Abraham Lincoln.
H.R. 3293, a bill to authorize a plaque at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

The hearing will be at 10 a.m. in Longworth 1324.

Tuesday, March 21st 

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell): Hearing on S. 2102 (Inouye, HI), a bill to provide 
the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe with a permanent land base within its aboriginal homeland, and 
for other purposes. The hearing will be held at 10:30 a.m. in 485 Russell.

Wednesday, March 29th

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior (Regula): Hearing on NPS FY 2001 budget 
request. The hearing will be at 10 a.m. in Rayburn B-308.

Thursday, March 30th

House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (Hansen): Hearing on:

H.R. 3033 (Ros-Lehtinen, FL), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make certain 
adjustments to the boundaries of Biscayne National Park in the State of Florida, and for other 
purposes.
H.R. 3241, a bill on franchise fee calculations for tours at Fort Sumter NM.

The hearing will be at 2 p.m. in Longworth 1324.

LEGISLATION INTRODUCED

The following bills either directly or indirectly pertaining to the NPS have been introduced since 
the last Morning Report listing of new legislation (March 1st):

H.R. 3712 (Houghton, NY), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study concerning the preservation and public use of sites in Auburn, New York, 
associated with Harriet Tubman, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3745 (Nussle, IA), a bill to authorize the addition of certain parcels to the Effigy Mounds 
National Monument, Iowa.
H.R. 3830 (LaFalce, NY), a bill to establish a commission to study the question of adding the 
Niagara River Gorge to the Wild and Scenic River System.
S. 2123 (Landrieu, LA), a bill to provide Outer Continental Shelf Impact assistance to state and 
local governments, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban 
Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, and the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act 
(commonly referred to as the Pittman-Robertson Act) to establish a fund to meet the outdoor 
conservation and recreation needs of the American people, and for other purposes.

NEW LAWS

The following bills have passed Congress and been signed into law: No new laws.