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

Tuesday, April 4th

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

o	H.R. 2249 (Wicker, MS), a bill to establish the Corinth Unit of Shiloh National Military 
Park in the vicinity of Corinth, Mississippi, and in the State of Tennessee, and for other 
purposes. 
o	H.R. 2773 (McCollum, FL), a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
the Wekiva River and its tributaries of Rock Springs Run and Black Water Creek in the 
State of Florida as components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
*	H.R. 2833 (Pastor, AZ), a bill to establish the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area. 

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

Wednesday, April 5th

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior (Gorton): Hearing on DOI's FY2001 budget 
request. The hearing will be held in SD-124 Dirksen.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski): Markup of the following bills:

*	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.
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.

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior (Regula): Oversight hearing on the Everglades. 
The hearing will be held at 10 a.m. in B-308 Rayburn.

House Resources Committee (Young): Markup of the following bills:

o	H.R. 1509 (Johnson, TX), a bill to authorize the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial 
Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor 
veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. 
o	H.R. 2932 (Hansen, UT), a bill to authorize the Golden Spike/Crossroads of the West 
National Heritage Area.      
H.R. 3919, the Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration Partnership Act of 2000.
H.R. 4021 (Radanovich, CA), a bill to authorize a study to determine the best scientific method 
for the long-term protection of California's giant sequoia groves.

Thursday, April 6th

House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (Hansen) and 
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health (Chenoweth) and Transportation and 
Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation (Duncan): Joint hearing on H.R. 3661, general 
aviation access to federal lands and to the airspace over those lands. The hearing will be at 10 
a.m. in 1324 Longworth.

Thursday, April 13th

House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (Hansen): Markup of H.R. 
2919 (Portman, OH), a bill to promote preservation and public awareness of the history of the 
Underground Railroad by providing financial assistance, to the Freedom Center in Cincinnati, 
Ohio. The hearing will be at 10 a.m. in 1324 Longworth.

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 28th):

S. 2294 (Feinstein, CA), a bill to establish the Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front 
National Historical Park in the State of California, and for other purposes. 
H.R. 4095 (McInnis, CO), a  bill to provide for the establishment of the Great Sand Dunes 
National Park and the Great Sand Dunes National Park Preserve in the State of Colorado, and 
for other purposes.
H.R. 4121 (Simpson, ID), a bill to amend the Antiquities Act of 1906 regarding the 
establishment by the President of certain national monuments. 
H.R. 4126 (Udall, NM), a bill to authorize funding for the expansion annex of the historic Palace 
of the Governors, a public history museum located, and relating to the history of Hispanic and 
Native American culture, in the Southwest, and for other purposes. 
S. 2331 (Hollings, SC), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to recalculate the franchise 
fee owed by Forth Sumter Tours, Inc., a concessioner providing services to Fort Sumter 
National Monument, South Carolina.

NEW LAWS

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