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.

NOTE: Compilations of laws affecting the National Park Service are still available. Separate 
volumes for the 104th and 105th Congresses are available on a first-come, first-served basis.  
Sufficient copies have already been sent to regional offices to supply each park superintendent 
with his/her own copy.  Superintendents who haven't yet received copies of these books should 
first contact their regional offices. To obtain a copy, please contact Beverly Davenport, Office of 
Legislative and Congressional Affairs, via cc:Mail or at 202-208-3636. Please include your 
address if your copy needs to be sent via parcel post.

HEARINGS/MARK-UPS

Thursday, July 13  (2:30 p.m., 366 Dirksen)

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

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. 
S. 2231 (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.

Thursday, July 13 (10:00 a.m., 1324 Longworth)

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

H.R. 4312, a bill to establish the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area in 
Massachusetts and Connecticut.
H.R. 4613  (Souder, IN), a bill to amend the National Historic Preservation Act for purposes of
establishing a national historic lighthouse preservation program.

Thursday, July 13 (9:30 a.m., 366 Dirksen)

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

o	S. 340 (Allard, CO), a bill to amend the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act to make 
technical corrections, and for other purposes.
o	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.
o	S. 819 (Graham, FL), a bill to provide funding for the National Park System from outer 
Continental Shelf revenues. 
o	S. 1093 (Bingaman, NM), a bill to establish the Galisteo Basin Archaeological Protection 
Sites, to provide for the protection of archaeological sites in the Galisteo Basin of New 
Mexico, and for other purposes. 
o	S. 930, a bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal public lands in the 
Ivanpah Valley, Nevada, to Clark County, Nevada, for the development of an airport 
facility, and for other purposes. 
o	S. 1683 (Murkowski, AK), a bill to make technical changes to the Alaska National 
Interest Lands Conservation Act, and for other purposes. 
o	S. 510 (Campbell, CO), a bill to preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public 
lands and acquired lands owned by the United States, and to preserve State sovereignty 
and private property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and 
acquired lands. 
o	S. 1617 (DeWine, 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. 
o	H.R. 701 (Young, AK), a bill to provide outer contintental shelf impact assistance to 
state and local government, 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.
o	H.R. 1695 (Gibbons, NV), a bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal public 
lands in the Ivanpah Valley, Nevada, to Clark County, Nevada, for the development of 
an airport facility, and for other purposes. 
o	S. 1643 (Grassley, IA), a bill to authorize the addition of certain parcels to the Effigy 
Mounds National Monument, Iowa.
S. 2051 (Feinstein, CA), a bill to revise the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation 
Area, and for other purposes.
o	H.R. 2279 (Farr, CA), a bill to expand the boundaries of Pinnacles National Monument, 
and for other purposes. 
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.
o	S. 134 (Feingold, WI), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study whether the 
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore should be protected as a wilderness area.

Tuesday, July 18 (time TBA, 366 Dirksen)

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski): Rescheduled markup session 
for S. 2123/H.R. 701, LWCF Conservation and  Reinvestment Act of 1991 and S. 25, LWCF 
Coastal Impact Assistance. 

Tuesday, July 18 (10:00 a.m., 1324 Longworth)

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

H.R. 2317 (Greenwood, PA), a bill to designate a portion of the Delaware River and associated 
tributaries as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
H.R. __, the Steens Mountain Wilderness and Protection Act of 2000.

Thursday, July 20 (9:30 a.m., 366 Dirksen)

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski): Oversight hearing to receive 
testimony from representatives of GAO on their investigation of the Cerro Grande Fire and from 
federal agencies on that fire and their fire policies in general. 

Thursday, July 20 (10:00 a.m., 1334 Longworth)

House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (Hansen): Oversight 
hearing on general issues dealing with access to our national parks.

Thursday, July 27 (10:00 a.m., 485 Russell)

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell): Oversight hearing on the Native American Graves 
Protection and Repatriation Act. 

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 (July 6th): No new legislation.

NEW LAWS

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




	COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski):
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands  (Craig): 
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, 
and Recreation (Thomas):
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies (Gorton):

House Resources Committee (Young): 
House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (Hansen): 
House Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection: 
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies (Regula): 

	BILLS - 106th, Second Session

House Bills, Numeric Order

o	H.R. 20 (Gilman, NY), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct and 
operate a visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River on land 
owned by the State of New York.
o	H.R. 54 (Gilman, NY), a bill to extend the authorization for the Upper Delaware Citizens 
Advisory Council.
o	H.R. 64 (Bereuter, NE), a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of the bicentennial of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and for other 
purposes.
o	H.R. 66 (Wilson, NM), a bill to preserve the cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor 
and to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance.
o	H.R. 139 (Franks, NJ), a bill to provide for the extension of the New Jersey Coastal 
Heritage Trail into the Township of Woodbridge, New Jersey.
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. 150 (sponsor), 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.
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. 168 (Lantos, CA), a bill to revise the boundaries of the Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area, and for other purposes.
o	H.R. 171 (LoBiondo, NJ), a bill to authorize appropriations for the Coastal Heritage Trail 
Route in New Jersey, and for other purposes.
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.
o	H.R. 231 (Regula, OH), a bill to provide for the retention of the name of Mount McKinley.
o	H.R. 236 (Rogan, CA), a bill to exempt prescribed burning on National Forest System 
lands from regulation under the Clean Air Act.
o	H.R. 393 (Miller, CA), a bill to amend the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 
1978 to provide for the remediation of the Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, Utah.
o	H.R. 410 (Rahall, WV), a bill to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals 
on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, 
and for other purposes.
o	H.R. 438 (Borski, PA), the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999.
o	H.R. 449, the Gateway Visitor Center Authorization Act of 1999.
o	H.R. 482 (Mink, HI), a bill to provide for the regulation of airspace over National Park 
System lands in the State of Hawaii by the FAA and the NPS, and for other purposes.
o	H.R. 488 (Shays, CT), the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act.
o	H.R. 525 (Waxman, CA), a bill to provide for the defense of the environment, and for 
other purposes.
o	H.R. 581 (Cubin, WY), a bill to provide for the retention of the name of the geologic 
formation known as "Devils Tower" at Devils Tower National Monument in the State of 
Wyoming.
o	H.R. 592 (Fossella, NY), a bill to redesignate Great Kills Park in Gateway National 
Recreation Area as "World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills" (see S. 497).
o	H.R. 641 (McNulty, NY), a bill to establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site in the 
State of New York, and for other purposes (see also S. 66).
o	H.R. 658 (Sweeney, NY), a bill to establish the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in the 
State of New York as an affiliated area of the National Park System (see also S. 140).
o	H.R. 659 (Weldon, PA), a bill to authorize appropriations for the protection of Paoli and 
Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to direct the National Park Service to conduct 
a special resource study of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields, to authorize the Valley 
Forge Museum of the American Revolution at Valley Forge National Historical Park, and 
for other purposes (see S. 581).
o	H.R. 701 (Young, AK), a bill to provide outer contintental shelf impact assistance to 
state and local government, 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.
o	H.R. 748 (Stupak, MI), a bill to amend the act that established the Keweenaw National 
Historical Park to require the Secretary of the Interior to consider nominees of various 
local interests in appointing members of the Keweenaw National Historical Parks 
Advisory Commission.
o	H.R. 757 (Young, AK), a bill to prohibit the construction of new facilities and structures 
within the boundaries of the George Washington Memorial Parkway along the Potomac 
River in Virginia between the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the Theodore Roosevelt 
Memorial Bridge.
o	H.R. 786 (Bono, CA), a bill to terminate the participation of the Forest Service in the 
recreational fee demonstration program.
o	H.R. 791 (Gilchrest, MD), a bill to amend 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 (see S. 441).
o	H.R. 798 (Miller, CA), a bill to provide for the permanent protection of the resources of 
the United States in the year 2000 and beyond (see S. 446).
o	H.R. 829 (DeGette, CO), a bill to designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as 
components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
o	H.R. 834 (Hefley, CO), a bill to extend the authorization of the National Historic 
Preservation Fund.
o	H.R. 868 (Kaptur, OH), a bill to establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miami 
National Historic Site in the state of Ohio (see S.548).
o	H.R. 883 (Young, AK), a bill to preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public 
lands and acquired lands owned by the United States, and to preserve State sovereignty 
and private property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and 
acquired lands (see S. 510). 
o	H.R. 940 (Sherwood, PA), a bill to establish the Lackawanna Heritage Valley American 
Heritage Area.
o	H.R. 947 (Young, AK), a bill to address resource management issues in Glacier Bay 
National Park, Alaska (see S. 501).
o	H.R. 1000 (Shuster, PA), a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize 
programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes. 
o	H.R. 1033 (Bereuter, NE), a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
o	H.R. 1100 (Pombo, CA), a bill to correct an oversight in earlier legislation by directing 
the National Park Service to grant to three individuals a right of use and occupancy of a 
certain property on Santa Cruz Island.
o	H.R. 1104 (Sweeney, NY), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer 
jurisdiction over land within the boundaries of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelet 
National Historic Site to the Archivist of the United States for the construction of a 
visitor center.
o	H.R. 1118 (Campbell, CA), a bill to provide increased funding for the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund and Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Programs, to resume the 
funding of the State grants program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, to 
provide for the acquisition and development of conservation and recreation facilities and 
programs in urban areas (see S. 532).
o	H.R. 1154 (Duncan, TN), a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
individuals to designate any portion of their income tax overpayments, and to make 
other contributions, for the benefit of units of the National Park System.
o	H.R. 1165 (McInnis, 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 (see S. 323).
o	H.R. 1239 (Vento, MN), a bill to designate certain lands in Alaska as wilderness.
o	H.R. 1246 (Maloney, NY), a bill to create a National Museum of Women's History 
Advisory Committee (see S. 706).
o	H.R. 1258 (Hansen, UT), a bill to accelerate the wilderness designation process by 
establishing a timetable for the completion of wilderness studies on federal Lands.  
o	H.R. 1314 (Dicks, WA), a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a 
portion of the Columbia River as a recreational river, and for other purposes (see S. 
715).      
o	H.R. 1384 (Cannon, UT), a bill to authorize an interpretive center and related visitor 
facilities within the Four Corners Monument Tribal Park.
o	H.R. 1415 (Kennedy, RI), a bill to authorize appropriations for the Blackstone River 
Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and for other 
purposes. 
o	H.R. 1451 (LaHood, IL), a bill to establish the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 
Commission.  
o	H.R. 1480 (Shuster, PA), a bill to provide for the conservation and development of water 
and related resources, to authorize the United States Army Corps of Engineers to 
construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
o	H.R. 1487 (Hansen, UT), a bill to provide for public participation in the declaration of 
national monuments under the Act popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906. 
o	H.R. 1490 (Kolbe, AZ), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to set aside up to 
$2 per person from park entrance fees or assess up to $2 per person visiting the Grand 
Canyon or another national park to secure bonds for capital improvements to the park, 
and for other purposes. 
o	H.R. 1493 (Nussle, IA), a bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 to transfer Federal participation in the America's Agricultural 
Heritage Partnership in the State of Iowa to the Secretary of the Interior, and for other 
purposes.
o	H.R. 1500 (Hansen, UT), a bill to accelerate the wilderness designation process by 
establishing a timetable for the completion of wilderness studies on Federal Lands. 
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. 1521 (Berry, AR), a bill to preserve and protect archaeological sites and historical 
resources of the central Mississippi Valley through the establishment of the Mississippi 
Valley National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System on former Eaker 
Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas. 
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.
o	H.R. 1619 (Gejdenson, CT), a bill to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley 
National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the boundaries of the corridor. 
o	H.R. 1663 (Calvert, CA), a bill to designate as a national memorial the memorial being 
built at the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California to honor recipients of 
the Medal of Honor.
o	H.R. 1665 (Bateman, VA), a bill to allow the National Park Service to acquire certain 
land for addition to the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia, as previously authorized by 
law, by purchase or exchange as well as by donation. 
o	H.R. 1668 (Ganske, IA), a bill to authorize the National Park Service to conduct a 
feasibility study for the preservation of the Loess Hills in western Iowa. 
o	H.R. 1692 (Capps, CA), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of including the Gaviota Coast of California in the National 
Park System. 
o	H.R. 1695 (Gibbons, NV), a bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal public 
lands in the Ivanpah Valley, Nevada, to Clark County, Nevada, for the development of 
an airport facility, and for other purposes. 
o	H.R. 1732 (Hinchey, NY), a bill to designate certain Federal land in the State of Utah as 
wilderness, and for other purposes. 
o	H.R. 1749 (Ballenger, NC), a bill to designate Wilson Creek in Avery and Caldwell 
Counties, North Carolina, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System. 
o	H.R. 1757 (Gibbons, NV), a bill to provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal 
lands in Clark County, Nevada, and to provide for the acquisition by the Secretary of 
the Interior of environmentally sensitive lands in the State of Nevada.
o	H.R. 1759 (Hastings, WA), a bill to ensure the long-term protection of the resources of 
the portion of the Columbia River known as the Hanford Reach. 
o	H.R. 1804 (LaTourette, OH), a bill to authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance 
Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to 
soldiers who have lost their lives during peacekeeping operations, humanitarian efforts, 
training, terrorist attacks, or covert operations.
o	H.R. 1815 (Young, AK), a bill to rename Mount McKinley in Alaska as Denali.
o	H.R. 1864 (Hansen, UT), a bill to standardize the process for conducting public hearings 
for Federal agencies within the Department of the Interior. 
o	H.R. 1866 (Hansen, UT), a bill to provide a process for the public to appeal certain 
decisions made by the National Park Service and by the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 
o	H.R. 1925 (Green, WI), a bill to amend Title 18, United States Code, to prohibit sex 
offenders from entering national parks. 
o	H.R. 1958 (English, PA), a bill to establish the Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site in 
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 
o	H.R. 1961 (Hoeffel, PA), a bill to designate certain lands in the Valley Forge National 
Historical Park as the Valley Forge National Cemetery.   
o	H.R. 1970 (Udall, NM), a bill to designate the Galisteo Basin Archaeological Protection 
Sites, to provide for the protection of     archaeological sites in the Galisteo Basin of New 
Mexico, and for     other purposes. 
o	H.R. 2049 (Davis, VA), a bill to rename Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts as 
"Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts". 
o	H.R. 2140 (Deal, GA), a bill to improve protection and management of the 
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State of Georgia. 
o	H.R. 2177 (Udall, CO), a bill to designate the James Peak Wilderness in the Arapaho 
National Forest in the State of Colorado.
o	H.R. 2178 (Udall, CO), a bill to designate as wilderness certain lands within the Rocky 
Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado.
o	H.R. 2202 (Woolsey, CA), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make grants 
to promote the voluntary protection of certain lands in portions of Marin and Sonoma 
Counties, California, and for other purposes. 
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. 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.  
o	H.R. 2271 (Reyes, TX), a bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate El 
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro as a National Historic Trail.
o	H.R. 2278 (Farr, CA), a bill to require the National Park Service to conduct a feasibility 
study regarding options for the protection and expanded visitor enjoyment of nationally 
significant natural and cultural resources at Fort Hunter Liggett, California. 
o	H.R. 2279 (Farr, CA), a bill to expand the boundaries of Pinnacles National Monument, 
and for other purposes. 
o	H.R. 2280 (Stump, AZ), a bill to amend Title 38, United States Code, to provide a 
cost-of-living adjustment in rates of compensation paid for service-connected 
disabilities, to enhance the compensation, memorial affairs, and housing programs of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve retirement authorities applicable to 
judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other 
purposes. 
o	H.R. 2317 (Greenwood, PA), a bill to designate a portion of the Delaware River and 
associated tributaries as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
o	H.R. 2329 (Visclosky, IN), a bill to amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the 
establishment of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes" to 
clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to accept donations of lands that are 
contiguous to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes. 
o	H.R. 2339 (Bereuter, NE), a bill to amend the National Trails System Act to authorize an 
additional category of national trail known as a national discovery trail, to provide 
special requirements for the establishment and administration of national discovery 
trails, and to designate the cross country American Discovery Trail as the first national 
discovery trail. 
H.R. 2409, a bill to designate El Camino Real de los Tejas historic trail.
o	H.R. 2435, a bill regarding the Wills House at Gettysburg National Military Park.
o	H.R. 2466 (Regula, OH), a bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
purposes. 
o	H.R. 2532 (Hefley, CO), a bill to provide for the establishment of national heritage areas. 
o	H.R. 2541 (Taylor, MS), a bill to adjust the boundaries of the Gulf Islands National 
Seashore to include Cat Island, Mississippi. 
o	H.R. 2547, a bill to provide for conveyance of lands intereststo Chugach Alaska 
Corporation to fulfill the intent, purpose, and promise of the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act.
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. 
o	H.R. 2570 (Regula, OH), a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a 
study regarding methods to commemorate the national significance of the United States 
roadways that comprise the Lincoln Highway, and for other purposes. 
o	H.R. 2577 (Cubin, WY), a bill to authorize the development and maintenance of a 
multi-agency campus project in the town of Jackson, Wyoming.
o	H.R. 2737 (Costello, IL), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the 
State of Illinois certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National 
Historic Trail to be used as an historic and interpretive site along the trail. 
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. 2778 (Moakley, MA), a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for 
potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other 
purposes. 
o	H.R. 2795, a bill to establish the Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area in 
Arizona.
o	H.R. 2804 (Young, AK), a bill to expand Alaska Native contracting of Federal land 
management functions and activities and promote hiring of Alaska Natives by the 
Federal Government within the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. 
o	H.R. 2814 (Pombo, CA), a bill to amend chapter 55 of Title 5, United States Code, to 
authorize equal overtime pay provisions for all Federal employees engaged in wildland 
fire suppression operations. 
o	H.R. 2832 (Pallone, NJ), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a 
program to inventory, evaluate, document, and assist efforts to restore and preserve 
surviving United States Life-Saving Service stations.
o	H.R. 2833 (Pastor, AZ), a bill to establish the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area. 
o	H.R. 2839 (Bass, NH), a bill to amend the Act which established the Saint-Gaudens 
National Historic Site, in the State of New Hampshire, by modifying the boundary, and 
for other purposes. 
o	H.R. 2857 (Doolittle, CA), a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to ensure 
congressional involvement in the process by which rivers that are designated as wild, 
scenic, or recreational rivers by an act of the legislature of the State or States through 
which they flow may be included in the national wild and scenic rivers system, and for 
other purposes. 
o	H.R. 2861 (Green, WI), a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
on and develop recommendations to increase the safety of visitors to units of the 
National Park System. 
o	H.R. 2879, a bill to provide for the placement of a plaque commemorating the speech of 
Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the "I Have A Dream" speech, at the Lincoln 
Memorial.
o	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. 
o	H.R. 2932 (Hansen, UT), a bill to authorize the Golden Spike/Crossroads of the West 
National Heritage Area.      
o	H.R. 2951 (Cramer, AL), a bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 to authorize grants to Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical 
University in Huntsville, Alabama. 
o	H.R. 2958 (Young, AK), a bill to provide for the continuation of higher education through 
the conveyance of certain public lands in the State of Alaska to the University of Alaska, 
and for other purposes. 
o	H.R. 3002 (Young, AK), a bill to provide for the continued preparation of certain useful 
reports concerning public lands, Native Americans, fisheries, wildlife, insular areas, and 
other natural resources-related matters, and to repeal provisions of law regarding 
terminated reporting requirements concerning such matters.
o	H.R. 3021 (Lowey, NY), a bill to extend the authority of the Thomas Paine National 
Historical Association to establish a memorial to Thomas Paine in the District of 
Columbia.  
o	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.  
o	H.R. 3035 (Hansen, UT), a bill to designate certain lands in the State of Utah as 
wilderness, and for other purposes. 
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. 
o	H.R. 3179 (Reynolds, NY), 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. 3183 (Young, AK), a bill to provide grants to the State of Alaska for the purpose of 
assisting that State in fulfilling its responsibilities under sections 803, 804, and 805 of 
the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3190, a bill to establish the Oil Region National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. 
o	H.R. 3200 (Fowler, FL), a bill to revise the boundaries of Fort Matanzas National 
Monument in the State of Florida to include additional land and to authorize the 
acquisition of the land, and for other purposes. 
o	H.R. 3201 (Holmes, DC), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of 
Columbia as a National Historic Site, and for other purposes. 
H.R. 3241, a bill on franchise fee calculations for tours at Fort Sumter NM.
H.R. 3293, a bill to authorize a plaque at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
H.R. 3520, a bill to designate White Clay Creek (Delaware and Pennsylvania) as part of the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers System.
H.R. 3556 (Castle, 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.
H.R. 3632 (Lantos, CA), a bill to revise the boundaries of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 
and for other purposes. 
H.R. 3638 (Shadegg, AZ), a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to fulfill his obligation to 
transfer additional federal lands to the State of Arizona as required by the Arizona-New Mexico 
Enabling Act of June 20, 1910. 
H.R. 3661, the General Aviation Access Act.
H.R. 3676 (Bono, CA), a bill to establish the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National 
Monument in the state of California.
H.R. 3683 (Hastings, WA), a bill to prohibit further extension or establishment of any national 
monument in Washington state without full public participation and an express act of 
Congress, and for other purposes. 
H.R. 3693 (Simpson, ID), a bill to provide for the acquisition of Castle Rock Ranch in the state 
of Idaho and to authorize the use of the acquired ranch in a series of land exchanges involving 
lands within the boundaries of the City of Rocks National Reserve and the Hagerman Fossil 
Beds National Monument.
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. 3744 (Nadler, NY), the Governors Island Development and Preservation Act of 2000.
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.
H.R. 3860 (Klink, PA), a bill to provide that any visitor's center or museum located in the 
proximity of or within the boundaries of Gettysburg National Military Park that is constructed 
or designated as a visitor's center or museum after the date of the enactment of this Act shall 
be known and designated as the "George D. and Emily G. Rosensteel Memorial Visitors' 
Center".
H.R. 3908 (Young, FL), a bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3919, the Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration Partnership Act of 2000.
H.R. 3926 (Weller, IL), a bill to amend the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage 
Corridor Act of 1984 to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated to the Illinois and 
Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Commission.
H.R. 4010 (Faleomavaega, AS), a bill to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation Establishment Act. 
H.R. 4020 (Radanovich, CA), a bill to authorize an expansion of the boundaries of Sequoia 
National Park to include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove.
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.
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. 4086 (Ryun, KS), a bill to amend the National Trails System Act to require that property 
owners be compensated when certain railbanked trails are developed for purposes of public 
use, 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. 
H.R. 4156 (Mollohan, WV), a bill to establish the Wheeling National Heritage Area in the State 
of West Virginia, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4187, a bill to establish an interpretive center and trail system at Diamond Valley Lake in 
California.
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.
H.R. 4275, a bill to create Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area.
H.R. 4377 (Young, AK), 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
H.R. 4404 (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. 4420 (Murtha, PA), a bill to reauthorize the Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage 
Preservation Commission, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4510 (Taylor, NC), a bill to designate the Blue Ridge Parkway headquarters building in 
Asheville, North Carolina, as the "Gary E. Everhardt Headquarters Building". 
H.R. 4521 (Hill, MT), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to authorize and provide 
funding for rehabilitation of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, to authorize 
funds for maintenance of utilities related to the Park, and for other purposes. 
H.R. 4560 (Cubin, WY), a bill to provide for the use of snowmobiles in National parks.
H.R. 4574 (Udall, NM), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make compensation for 
damages arising from a prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument in the State of 
New Mexico.
H.R. 4578 (Regula, OH), a bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4581 (Christensen, VI), a bill to authorize the Homeward Bound Foundation to establish 
the Middle Passage National Monument.
H.R. 4583 (Hansen, UT), a bill to extend the authorization for the Air Force Memorial 
Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs.
H.R. 4613 (Souder, IN), a bill to amend the National Historic Preservation Act for purposes of
establishing a national historic lighthouse preservation program.
H.R. 4692 (Berkley, NV), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Army, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the Interior 
to participate in the implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake 
Mead Water Quality Improvement Project, Nevada.
H.R.  4754 (McCarthy, MO), a bill to provide additional authority to the Army Corps of 
Engineers to protect, enhance, and restore fish and wildlife habitat on the Missouri River and 
to improve the environmental quality and public use and appreciation of the Missouri River.
H.R. 4761 (Weldon, PA), a bill to designate the existing visitor's center building located within 
the boundaries of the Valley Forge National Historical Park at Route 23 and North Gulph Road 
in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, as the "Richard T. Schulze Visitor's Center".
H.R. 4800 (Young, AK), a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to identify appropriate 
lands within the area designated as Section 1 of the Mall in Washington, D.C., as the location 
of a future memorial to former President Ronald Reagan, to identify a suitable location, to select 
a suitable design, to raise private-sector donations for such a  memorial, to create a 
Commission to assist in these activities, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4808 (LaFalce, NY), a bill to establish the New York Canal National Heritage Corridor as an 
affiliated unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. 

o	H.J. Res. 50 (Bryant, TN), a joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the 
Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact. 
o	H.Res. 180 (Hastings, WA), a resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 883) 
to preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public lands and acquired lands 
owned by the United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private property 
rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and acquired lands. 
o	H.Res. 182 (Hansen, UT), a resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that the National Park Service should take full advantage of support 
services offered by the Department of Defense. 
o	H.Res. 189 (Sessions, TX), a resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 150) 
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 or secondary schools, including public charter schools, 
and for other purposes.

Senate Bills, Numeric Order

o	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.
o	S. 28 (Hatch, UT), a bill to authorize an interpretive center and related visitor facilities 
within the Four Corners Monument Tribal Park, and for other purposes.
o	S. 66 (Moynihan, NY), a bill to establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site in the 
State of New York, and for other purposes.
o	S. 81 (McCain, AZ), a bill to authorize the Federal Aviation Administration to establish 
rules governing park overflights.
o	S. 109 (Coverdell, GA), a bill to improve protection and management of the 
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State of Georgia.
o	S. 134 (Feingold, WI), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study whether the 
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore should be protected as a wilderness area.
o	S. 140 (Moynihan, NY), a bill to establish the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in the 
State of New York as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other 
purposes.
o	S. 144 (Graham, FL), a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to review the 
suitability for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System of the 
Everglades expansion area.
o	S. 167 (Moynihan, NY), a bill to extend the authorization for the Upper Delaware 
Citizens Advisory Council and to authorize construction and operation of a visitor center 
for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, New York and Pennsylvania.
o	S. 292 (Domenici, NM), a bill to preserve the cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor 
and to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance.
o	S. 306 (Frist, TN), a bill to regulate commercial air tours overlfying 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.
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 (see H.R. 1165).
o	S. 338 (Campbell, CO), a bill to provide for the collection of fees for the making of 
motion pictures, television productions, and sound tracks in units of the Department of 
the Interior.
o	S. 362 (Torricelli, NJ), a bill to authorize appropriations for the Canal Heritage Trail 
Route in New Jersey, and for other purposes.
o	S. 340 (Allard, CO), a bill to amend the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act to make 
technical corrections, and for other purposes.
o	S. 366 (Domenici, NM), a bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate El 
Camino Real de Tierra Adentrao as a National Historic Trail.
o	S. 382 (Johnson, SD), a bill to establish the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in 
the State of South Dakota and for other purposes. 
o	S. 441 (Sarbanes, MD), a bill to amend the National Trails 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 (see H.R. 791).
o	S. 446 (Boxer, CA), a bill to provide for the permanent protection of the resources of the 
United States in the year 2000 and beyond (see H.R. 798).
o	S. 497 (Moynihan, NY), a bill to redesignate Great Kills Park in the Gateway National 
Recreation Area as "World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills" (see H.R. 592).  
o	S. 501 (Murkowski, AK), a bill to address resource management issues in Glacier Bay 
National Park, Alaska (see H.R. 947).  
o	S. 507, a bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related 
resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.
o	S. 510 (Campbell, CO), a bill to preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public 
lands and acquired lands owned by the United States, and to preserve State sovereignty 
and private property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and 
acquired lands. 
o	S. 532 (Feinstein, CA), a bill to provide increased funding for the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund and Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Programs, to resume the 
funding to the State grants program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and to 
provide for the acquisition and development of conservation and recreation facilities and 
programs in urban areas (see H.R. 1118).
o	S. 536 (Warner, VA), a bill entitled the "Wendell H. Ford National Air Transportation 
System Improvement Act of 1999" (to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation).
o	S. 548 (DeWine, OH), a bill to establish the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miami 
National Historic Site in the state of Ohio (see H.R. 868).
o	S. 568 (Thomas, WY), a bill to allow the Department of the Interior and the Department 
of Agriculture to establish a fee system for commercial filming activities in a site or 
resource under their jurisdictions.
o	S. 581 (Specter, PA), a bill to protect the Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in 
Pennsylvania and to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution at 
Valley Forge National Historical Park (see H.R. 659).
o	S. 582 (Specter, PA), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an 
agreement for the construction and operation of the Gateway Visitor Center at 
Independence National Historical Park.
o	S. 589 (Harkin, IA), a bill to require the National Park Service to undertake a study of 
the Loess Hills area in western Iowa to review options for the protection and 
interpretation of the area's natural, cultural and historical resources.
o	S. 591, a bill to authorize a feasibility study for the preservation of the Loess Hills in 
western Iowa.
o	S. 690 (Sarbanes, MD), a bill to provide for mass transportation  in national parks and 
related public lands.
o	S. 698 (Murkowski, AK), a bill to review the suitability and feasibility of recovering costs 
of high altitude rescues at Denali National Park and Preserve in the state of Alaska, and 
for other purposes.
o	S. 700 (Akaka, HI), a bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Ala 
Kahakai Trail as a National Historic Trail. 
o	S. 706 (Snowe, ME), a bill to create a National Museum of Women's History Advisory 
Committee (see H.R. 1246). 
o	S. 710 (Lott, MS), a bill to authorize the feasibility study on the preservation of certain 
Civil War battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail. 
o	S. 711, a bill regarding investment of joint federal and state funds from the civil 
settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
o	S. 715 (Murray, WA), a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a 
portion of the Columbia River as a recreational river, and for other purposes (see H.R. 
1314).
o	S. 729 (Craig, ID), a bill to ensure that Congress and the public have the right to 
participate in the declaration of national monuments on federal land.
o	S. 734 (Murkowski, AK), a bill entitled the "National Discovery Trails Act of 1999".   
o	S. 744, to provide for the continuation of higher education through the conveyance of 
certain lands in the State of Alaska to the University of Alaska.
o	S. 748, a bill concerning native hiring and contracting.
o	S. 762 (Graham, FL), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility 
study on the inclusion of the Miami Circle in Biscayne National Park. 
o	S. 776 (Grassley, IA), a bill to authorize the National Park Service to conduct a feasibility 
study for the preservation of the Loess Hills in western Iowa.
o	S. 780 (Harkin, IA), a bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management 
Act of 1996 to provide for the participation of the Secretary of the Interior in the 
America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership.
o	S. 819 (Graham, FL), a bill to provide funding for the National Park System from outer 
Continental Shelf revenues. 
o	S. 826 (Thomas, WY), a bill to limit the acquisition by the United States of land located 
in a State in which 25 percent or more of the land in that State is owned by the United 
States ("No Net Loss of Private Lands Act").
o	S. 831  (McCain, AZ), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to set aside up to 
$2 per person from park entrance fees or assess up to $2 per person visiting the Grand 
Canyon or other national park to secure bonds for capital improvements to the park 
("National Parks Capital Improvements Act of 1999").
o	S. 905 (Santorum, PA), a bill to establish the Lackawanna Valley American Heritage 
Area. 
o	S. 919 (Dodd, CT), a bill to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National 
Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the boundaries of the Corridor.
o	S. 938 (Akaka, HI), a bill to eliminate restrictions on the acquisition of certain land 
contiguous to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and for other purposes.
o	S. 939 (Akaka, HI), a bill to correct spelling errors in the statutory designations of 
Hawaiian National Parks.
o	S. 946 (Moynihan, NY), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer 
administrative jurisdiction over land within the boundaries of the Home of Franklin D. 
Roosevelt National Historic Site to the Archivist of the United States for the construction 
of a visitor center.
o	S. 955 (Warner, VA), a bill to allow the National Park Service to acquire certain land for 
addition to the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia, as previously authorized by law, by 
purchase or exchange as well as by donation.
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. 986 (Reid, NV), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Griffith 
Project to the Southern Nevada Water Authority
o	S. 1072 (DeWine, OH), a bill to make certain technical and other corrections relating to 
the Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act (36 U.S.C. 143 note; 112 Stat. 3486 et 
seq.).
o	S. 1093 (Bingaman, NM), a bill to establish the Galisteo Basin Archaeological Protection 
Sites, to provide for the protection of archaeological sites in the Galisteo Basin of New 
Mexico, and for other purposes. 
o	S. 1096 (Hutchinson, AR), a bill to preserve and protect archaeological sites and 
historical resources of the central Mississippi Valley through the establishment of the 
Mississippi Valley National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System on 
former Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas. 
o	S. 1117 (Lott, MI), a bill to establish the Corinth Unit of Shiloh National Military Park, in 
the vicinity of the city of Corinth, Mississippi, and in the State of Tennessee, and for 
other purposes.
o	S. 1129 (Domenici, NM), a bill to facilitate the acquisition of inholdings in Federal land 
management units and the disposal of surplus public land, and for other purposes.
o	S. 1187 (Dorgan, ND), a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and for other 
purposes.  
o	S. 1296, a bill to estabish the Lower Delaware River and associated tributaries as a 
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
o	S. 1324, boundary expansion at Gettysburg NMP.
o	S. 1349 (Thomas, WY), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special 
resource studies to determine the national significance of specific sites as well as the 
suitability and feasibility of their inclusion as units of the National Park System. 
o	S. 1365 (Murkowsk, AK), a bill to amend the National Preservation Act of 1966 to extend 
the authorization for the Historic Preservation Fund and the Advisory Council on 
Historic Preservation, and for other purposes. 
o	S. 1366 (Murkowski, AK), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct 
and operate a visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreation River on land 
owned by the New York State, and for other purposes. 
o	S. 1367 (Murkowski, AK), a bill to amend the Act which established the Saint-Gaudens 
Historic Site, in the State of New Hampshire, by modifying the boundary and for other 
purposes. 
o	S. 1374 (Thomas, WY), a bill to authorize the development and maintenance of a 
multi-agency campus project in the town of Jackson, Wyoming.
o	S. 1397 (Enzi, WY), a bill to provide for the retention of the name of the geologic 
formation known as "Devil's Tower" at the Devils Tower National Monument in the State 
of Wyoming.  
o	S. 1398 (Helms, NC), a bill to clarify certain boundaries on maps relating to the Coastal 
Barrier Resources System.
o	S. 1434  (Landrieu, LA), a bill to amend the National Historic Preservation Act to 
reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes.
o	S. 1486 (Gorton, WA), a bill to establish a Take Pride in America program.
o	S. 1531 (Moynihan, NY), a bill to amend the Act establishing 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	S. 1569 (Kerry, MA), a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for 
potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other 
purposes. 
o	S. 1573 (Lieberman, CT), a bill to provide a reliable source of funding for State, local, 
and Federal efforts to conserve land and water, preserve historic resources, improve 
environmental resources, protect fish and wildlife, and preserve open and green spaces.
o	S. 1584 (Santorum, PA), a bill to establish the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage 
Area in the State of Pennsylvania. 
o	S. 1617 (DeWine, 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. 
o	S. 1643 (Grassley, IA), a bill to authorize the addition of certain parcels to the Effigy 
Mounds National Monument, Iowa.
o	S. 1670 (Graham, FL), a bill to revise the boundary of Fort Matanzas National 
Monument, and for other purposes. 
o	S. 1681 (Craig, ID), a bill to extend the authority of the Thomas Paine National 
Historical Association to establish a memorial to Thomas Paine in the District of 
Columbia. 
o	S. 1683 (Murkowski, AK), a bill to make technical changes to the Alaska National 
Interest Lands Conservation Act, and for other purposes. 
o	S. 1685 (Bennett, UT), a bill to authorize the Golden Spike/Crossroads of the West 
National Heritage Area. 
o	S. 1686 (Murkowski, AK), a bill to provide for the conveyances of land interests to 
Chugach Alaska Corporation to fulfill the intent, purpose, and promise of the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act, 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. 1729 (Campbell, 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.
o	S. 1734 (Durbin, 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. 
o	S. 1781 (Levin, MI), a bill to amend the Act that established the Keweenaw National 
Historical Park to require the Secretary of the Interior to consider nominees of various 
local interests in appointing members of the Keweenaw National Historic Park Advisory 
Commission. 
o	S. 1826 (Murkowski, AK), a bill to provide grants to the State of Alaska for the purpose 
of assisting that State in fulfilling its responsibilities under sections 803, 804, and 805 
of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, 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.
S. 1998, a bill to establish the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area in Arizona.
o	S. 2020 (Cochran, MS), a bill to adjust the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway, and 
for other purposes.
S. 2051 (Feinstein, CA), a bill to revise the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation 
Area, and for other purposes.
S. 2082 (DeWine, OH), a bill to establish a program to award grants to improve and maintain 
sites honoring presidents of the United States.
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.
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.
S. 2181 (Bingaman, NM), a bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act to provide 
full funding for funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and to provide dedicated 
funding for other conservation programs,  including coastal stewardship, wildlife habitat 
protection, State and local park and open space preservation, historic preservation, forestry 
conservation programs, and youth conservation corps; and for other purposes.
S. 2194 (Collins, ME), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance in 
planning and developing a regional heritage center in Calais, Maine.
S. 2231 (Coverdale, GA), a bill to provide for the placement at the Lincoln Memorial of a plaque 
commemorating the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the "I Have A Dream" speech.
S. 2247 (Byrd, WV), a bill to establish the Wheeling National Heritage Area in the State of West 
Virginia, and for other purposes.
S. 2279 (Boxer, CA), a bill to authorize the addition if land to Sequoia National Park, and for 
other purposes. 
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. 
S. 2231 (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.
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.
S. 2421, a bill to establish the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area in 
Massachusetts and Connecticut.
S.2478 (Akaka, HI), a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a theme study on 
the peopling of America, and for other purposes.
S.2485 (Collins, ME), a bill to direct the Secretary of Interior to provide assistance in planning 
and constructing a regional heritage center in Calais, Maine.
conservation and recreation needs of the American people, 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. 2512 (Moynihan, NY), a bill to convey certain federal properties on Governors Island, New 
York.
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.
S. 2627 (Burns, MT), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide funding for 
rehabilitation of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, to authorize funds for 
maintenance of utilities related to the Park, and for other purposes. 
S. 2638 (Cochran, MS), a bill to adjust the boundaries of the Gulf Islands National Seashore to 
include Cat Island, Mississippi.
S. 2707 -(Crapo, ID), a bill to help ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and 
the airspace over that land.
S. 2736 (Domenici, NM), a bill to provide compensation for victims of the fire initiated by the 
national Park Service at Bandelier National Monument, NM.
S. 2750 (Reid, NV), a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate constructively in the implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration 
and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project, Nevada.
S. 2786 (Baucus, MT), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a plan to 
rehabilitate Going-to-the-Sun Road located in Glacier National Park, Montana, and for other 
purposes. 
S. 2796 (Voinovich, OH), a bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and 
related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.
S.   2797 (Smith, NH), a bill to authorize a comprehensive Everglades restoration plan.
S. 2805 (Thompson, TN), a bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
of 1949, as amended, to enhance Federal asset management, and for other purposes.
S. 2816 (Graham, FL), a bill to provide the financial mechanisms, resource protections, and 
professional skills necessary for high quality stewardship of the National Park System, to 
commemorate the heritage of people of the United States to invest in the legacy of the national 
Park System, and to recognize the importance of high quality outdoor recreational 
opportunities on federally managed land.  
S. 2817 (Graham,  FL), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture to establish permanent recreation fee authority.



	NEW LAWS


o	Public Law 106-65 - The Defense Department authorization bill for FY 2000 ensures 
continued use of the Goldwater Range in the Sonoran Desert for military training and 
for protecting the unique and natural resources of this part of Arizona.  It also provides 
for the establishment of a commission to conduct a study of the construction of a 
national military museum in NCR and contains language regarding defense base 
closure and realignment of federal lands.
o	Public Law 106-68 - The law makes several technical changes to 36 USC 143 regarding 
the Wright Brothers Centennial Flight Commemoration.  Additional duties for the 
commission responsible for the commemoration are outlined and defined.  
o	Public Law 106-76 - This law establishes Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park 
in Colorado.  Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument is now abolished and 
all lands and interests therein are incorporated within the new national park.
o	Public Law 106-86 - The law provides funds to protect the Paoli and Brandywine 
Battlefields in Pennsylvania and authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in agreement 
with the Valley Forge Historical Society, to construct and operate a museum in Valley 
Forge National Historical Park. 

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.
Public Law 106-208 - Authorization of National Historic Preservation Fund. This law 
reauthorizes the National Historic Preservation Fund until 2005 and also makes several 
technical and conforming amendments to the original act, which passed in October, 1966.
Public Law 106-206 - Fee Reform for Commercial Uses. This law authorizes the requirement of 
a permit and the establishment of a reasonable fee for commercial filming activities on federal 
lands. The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture will each administer these 
requirements on lands only under their respective jurisdictions.