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

Thursday, April 13th

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

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.
o	H.R. 2833 (Pastor, AZ), a bill to establish the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area. 
o	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. 2341, a bill on tours and franchise fee calculations at Fort Sumter National Monument.

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 (April 4th):

H.R. 4156 (Mollohan, WV), a bill to establish the Wheeling National Heritage Area in the State 
of West Virginia, and for other purposes.
S. 2343 (Murkowski, AK), a bill to amend the National Historic Preservation Act for the 
purposes of establishing a national historic lighthouse preservation program.
S. 2345 (Schumer, NY), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study concerning the preservation and public use of sites associated with Harriet 
Tubman located in Auburn, New York, and for other purposes. 
S. 2352 (Graham, FL), a bill to designate portions of the Wekiva River and associated 
tributaries as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
H.R. 4190 (Hilleary, TN), a bill to amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the Federal 
share for reconstruction of a road and causeway in Shiloh Military Park in Hardin County, 
Tennessee.

NEW LAWS

The following bills have passed Congress and been signed into law over recent months:

Public Law 106-18 — Authorizes appropriations for the Coastal Heritage Trail Route in New 
Jersey.
Public Law 106-45 - Preserves the cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor and authorizes 
the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance.
Public Law 106-115 — The law establishes Minuteman Missile NHS in South Dakota.
Public Law 106-116 — The law clarifies the boundaries of Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Public Law 106-131 — The law authorizes the construction of the Gateway Visitor Center at 
Independence NHP.
Public Law 106-132 — Redesignates Great Kills Park in Gateway National Recreation Area as 
"World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills."
Public Law 106-134 - Amends the act that established Keweenaw NHP to require the Secretary 
of the Interior to consider nominees of various local interests in appointing members of the 
park's advisory commission.
Public Law 106-135 — Amends the National Trail System Act to designate the route of the War 
of 1812 British invasion of Maryland and Washington, District of Columbia, and the route of 
the American defense, for study for potential addition to the national trails system
Public Law 106-143 — The law authorizes the creation of the Four Corners Monument Tribal 
Park Interpretive Center in Utah.
Public Law 106-146 — Establishes Thomas Cole NHS.
Public Law 106-147 — Transfers land for a visitor center at Franklin D. Roosevelt NHS.
Public Law 106-149 — Extends the boundaries of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers National 
Heritage Corridor in Connecticut.
Public Law 106-150 — The law provides for land acquisition by Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania 
County Battlefield NMP.
Public Law 106-154 — The law adjusts the boundary of Chattachoochee River NRA.
Public Law 106-157 — The law authorizes the conveyance of certain Federal land associated 
with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to the state of Illinois to be used as an historic 
and interpretive site along the trail.
Public Law 106-164 — The law establishes Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miami NHS in 
Ohio.
Public Law 106-173 — The law establishes the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission to 
study activities related to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial.  It outlines the regulations and 
responsibilities of that commission.
Public Law 106-176 — The Omnibus Parks Technical Corrections Act of 2000 provides technical 
corrections to the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996.
Public Law 106-181 — The Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
Century amends USC 49, which contains the FAA programs.  Title VIII of that law, which 
concerns air tour management and overflights of national parks and tribal lands, includes the 
recommendations of the national parks overflights working group as they pertain to commercial 
air tours. over the national parks and tribal lands.