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, May 16th

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

H.R. 3632 (Lantos, CA), a bill to revise the boundaries of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 
and for other purposes. 
H.R. 4063 (Miller, 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. 4125, a bill to provide a grant to Millennium Cultural Cooperative Park in Ohio.

The hearing will be at 10 a.m. in 1334 Longworth.

Thursday, May 18th

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

S. 1584 (Santorum, PA), a bill to establish the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area in 
the State of Pennsylvania. 
S. 1685 (Bennett, UT), a bill to authorize the Golden Spike/Crossroads of the West National 
Heritage Area. 
H.R. 2932 (Hansen, UT), a bill to authorize the Golden Spike/Crossroads of the West National 
Heritage Area.      
S. 1998, a bill to establish the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area in Arizona.
S. 2247 (Byrd, WV), a bill to establish the Wheeling National Heritage Area in the State of West 
Virginia, and for other purposes.
S. 2511 (Murkowski, AK), a bill to establish the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National 
Heritage Area in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. 
S. 2421, a bill to establish the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area in 
Massachusetts and Connecticut.

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

House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (Hansen): Mark-up of the 
following bills:

H.R. 2267 (McInnis, CO), a bill to amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal 
authority relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of the trails, and for 
other purposes.  
H.R. 2833 (Pastor, AZ), a bill to establish the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area. 
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. 
H.R. 2409, a bill to designate El Camino Real de los Tejas historic trail.
H.R. 2661, the General Aviation Access Act.

The hearing will be at 10 a.m. in 1334 Longworth.

Tuesday, May 23rd

House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (Hansen): Hearing on H.R. 
3033, boundary adjustments for Biscayne National Park. The hearing will be at 10 a.m. in 1334 
Longworth.

Thursday, May 25th

House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (Hansen): Oversight 
hearing on the potential ban on snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks 
and other units of the National Park System. The hearing will be at 10 a.m. in 1334 Longworth.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, 
and Recreation (Thomas): Oversight hearing on the potential ban on snowmobiles in 
Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and other units of the National Park System. The 
hearing will be at 2:30 p.m. in 366 Dirksen.

Wednesday, June 14th

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski): Mark-up of:

S. 2123 (Landrieu, LA) and H.R. 701 (Young, AK), identical bills 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.
S. 25 (Landrieu, LA), a bill to provide Coastal Impact Assistance to State and local 
governments, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978, the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act, 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.

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 (May 9th):

H.R. 4044 (Hansen, UT), a bill to permit the payment of medical expenses incurred by the 
United States Park Police in the performance of duty to be made directly by the National Park 
Service, to allow for waiver and indemnification in mutual law enforcement agreements between 
the National Park Service and a State or political subdivision when required by State law, and 
for other purposes.
H.R. 4410 (Murtha, PA), a bill to reauthorize the Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage 
Preservation Commission, and for other purposes.
S. 2546 (Cochran, MS), a bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, year ending 
September 20, 2001.  (Cape Hatteras, Oregon Inlet, Title III, Sec. 3108; NPS Construction, 
Chapter 3).
S. 2547 (Allard, CO), a bill to provide for the establishment of the Great Sand Dunes National 
Park and the Great Sand Dunes National Preserve in the State of Colorado, and for other 
purposes.

NEW LAWS

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

Public Law 106-192 — Designates a 12-mile segment of the Lamprey Rive in the state of New 
Hampshire as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.