NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
                           MORNING REPORT


To:         All National Park Service Areas and Offices

From:       Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office

Day/Date:   Wednesday, January 10, 2001

INCIDENTS 

01-006 - Saguaro NP (AZ) - Body Found

On January 6th, a park biologist on a game census helicopter flight 
spotted the body of an apparently deceased man lying in a canyon 
bottom in the Saguaro Wilderness in the Rincon Mountain District. The 
body was adjacent to but out of sight of a main trail and about an 
hour's hike from the nearest trailhead. Rangers Bo Stone and John 
Williams, NPS special agent Dan Wirth and county deputies were flown 
to the scene and began an investigation. Due to the canyon terrain, 
the body had to be flown out. The victim's identification has not yet 
been established, but the cause of death appears to be natural. An 
autopsy has been conducted. No missing persons have been reported who 
match the victim's description. The investigation continues. [Bob 
Lineback, DR, SAGU, 1/7]

01-007 - Richmond NBP (VA) - Suicide

Ranger David Hall contacted a 53-year-old man in the Gaines Mill unit 
parking lot regarding a closure violation just after 9:30 p.m. on 
January 4th. Hall determined that he'd been drinking and returned to 
his cruiser to check his license and registration. As he was doing so, 
the man took out a hidden two-inch revolver and shot himself in the 
head. Hall attempted CPR on him, but was unsuccessful. A county rescue 
team transported the man to the Medical College of Virginia, where he 
was pronounced dead. The county sheriff's department conducted the 
investigation. The cause of death has been ruled as suicide. Follow-up 
investigation revealed that the man's truck had been parked in the 
area the night before. The victim had two prior convictions for 
drunken driving. [Tim Mauch, SPR, RICH, 1/7]

FIRE MANAGEMENT

National Fire Plan

No new information. Please check the NPS Fire Management Program 
Center web page (www.fire.nps.gov) for further information on fire 
plan projects.

Park Fires

No fires reported.

CULTURAL/NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

No submissions.

INTERPRETATION AND VISITOR SERVICES

No submissions.

OPERATIONAL NOTES

No submissions.

MEMORANDA

No submissions.

INTERCHANGE

No submissions.

PARKS AND PEOPLE

Southwest Support Office (NM) - Jerry Rogers will be retiring on 
January 13th, ending a 32-year career with the National Park Service. 
During his career, he has been a leader in NPS efforts to support a 
high standard of cultural resource management. Jerry joined the NPS in 
1964 as a seasonal historian at Fort Davis NHS. In 1967, he 
transferred to the Washington Office, where he worked in a wide range 
of positions in historic preservation and cultural resource management 
programs. In 1994, he was named regional director of Southwest 
Regional. In May 1995, as a result of the NPS reorganization, he 
became superintendent of the Southwest Support Office in Santa Fe. In 
February 1999, he was named assistant to the director and chair of the 
Discovery 2000 conference. Jerry and his wife Nancy Burgas will remain 
in the Santa Fe area.  First on their agenda after retirement is a 
trip abroad. Afterwards, Jerry plans to write on a variety of topics. 
A retirement dinner will be held at the La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe on 
January 25th. Reservations and pre-payment for the dinner are required 
by January 19th. Please contact Cecilia Matic at 505-988-6014 or via 
cc:Mail. She is also accepting donations toward a gift. If you'd like 
to participate in the program, please contact Ernest Ortega as soon as 
possible at 505-988-6004. [Cecilia Matic]

UPCOMING IN CONGRESS

The following is a continuation of the list of laws affecting the NPS 
from the 106th Congress that appeared in Tuesday's Morning Report. The 
list was prepared by Don Hellman, deputy assistant director of the 
Service's Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs. The 
relevant public law (P.L.) appears at the beginning of each entry.

NPS Lands Issues

P.L. 106-116 - Clarifies certain boundaries on maps relating to the 
Coastal Barrier Resources System at Cape Hatteras NS
P.L. 106-150 - Authorizes property at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania 
NMP, VA to be acquired with appropriated funds
P.L. 106-157 - Authorizes the Secretary to convey to the State of 
Illinois certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark 
National Historic Trail for a visitor center
P.L. 106-113 - Exempts leases, concessions, permits and other 
agreements associated with properties administered by the National 
Park Service at Fort Baker, Golden Gate NRA, from taxes and special 
assessments, except sales tax, by the state of California and its 
political subdivisions (included in Department of the Interior 
Appropriations Act for FY 2000)
P.L. 106-246 - Provides authority for NPS to manage land through a 
cooperative agreement with the Fish and Wildlife Service at Harper's 
Ferry, WV (included in Military Construction Appropriations Act for FY 
2001)
P.L. 106-398 - Authorizes the use of a tract of land acquired in the 
Federal Lands to Parks Program to be used for the development of a 
Marine Corps Heritage Center at Quantico, VA (included in Defense 
Authorization Act for FY 2001)
P.L. 106-362 - Authorizes construction of an airport outside of Mojave 
NP on lands acquired from BLM and provides for a fund to be used to 
acquire additional lands within the park (Ivanpah Valley land 
conveyance)
P.L. 106-492 - Allows NPS lands in the District of Columbia to be used 
for the building of a National Law Enforcement Museum
P.L. 106-510 - Authorizes lands at Hawaii Volcanoes NP to be acquired 
with appropriated funds
P.L. 106-443 - Authorizes lands transferred for park purposes to be 
used temporarily for an  elementary school in Los Angeles, CA
P.L. 106-554 - Directs the acquisition of Saddleback Mountain on the 
Appalachian Trail for $4 million and requires that part of the land be 
conveyed to the state of Maine (included in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act for FY 2001)
P.L. 106-554 - Requires the NPS to extend the agreement until March 
31, 2001 for the seven campsite leases in Biscayne NP known as 
"Stiltsville" (included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 
2001)
P.L. 106-554 - Authorizes NPS to make a grant to the city of St. Paul, 
MN to acquire the land in Lower Phalen Creek in the Mississippi 
National River and Recreation Area, which will be used as a trail 
dedicated to the late Rep. Bruce Vento (included in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act for FY 2001)
P.L. 106-554 - Requires funds appropriated for a cooperative agreement 
for management of George Washington's Boyhood Home,  Ferry Farm, to be 
transferred to the George Washington's Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc. 
immediately upon signing of the cooperative agreement (included in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2001)
P.L. 106-554 - Authorizes funds provided for federal land acquisition 
by the NPS for five sites in the FY 2001 Interior Appropriations Act 
to be used for a grant to a state, local government, or land 
management entity without regard to any restrictions of the Land and 
Water Conservation Act (included in the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act for FY 2001)

Land Exchanges

P.L. 106-176 - Clarifies the legal description of land to be conveyed 
by the Secretary of Interior in an exchange with the state of Utah 
involving an expansion of Arches National Park (included in the 
Omnibus Parks Technical Corrections Act)
P.L. 106-421 - Authorizes an exchange of lands between the City of 
Rocks NR, Hagerman Fossil Beds NM, and the State of Idaho
P.L. 106-412 - Authorizes a land exchange between the CIA and the NPS 
at George Washington Parkway, VA

Fee Authorities

P.L. 106-113 - Increases administrative costs to implement the 
national park passport from 10 to 15 percent (included in Department 
of the Interior Appropriations Act for FY 2000)
P.L. 106-176 - Authorizes the Park Service to retain and expend fees 
from non-recreational fee demonstration parks, and increases 
administrative costs to implement the national park passport from 10 
to 15 percent-this same change was included in P.L. 106-113 (both 
authorizations were included in the Omnibus Parks Technical 
Corrections Act )
P.L. 106-291 - Extends the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program 
through September 30, 2002 (included in Department of the Interior 
Appropriations Act for FY 2001)

Concessions Authorities

P.L. 106-291 - Allows transfer of the historic right of entry of a 
Glacier Bay cruise ship concessioner to the new owner of the business 
(included in Department of the Interior Appropriations Act for FY 
2001)
P.L. 106-554 - Directs NPS to work with Ft. Sumter Tours on an 
amicable solution to concessions contract dispute while extending 
contract through March 15, 2001 (included in the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act for FY 2001)

Historic Preservation

P.L. 106-208 - Reauthorizes the Historic Preservation Fund and the 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
P.L. 106-355 - Authorizes the National Historic Lighthouse 
Preservation Program
P.L. 106-577 - Establishes the Crossroads of the West Historic 
District in Ogden, UT (included in the California Trail Interpretive 
Act)

Natural Resources Authorities

P.L. 106-31 - Addresses fishing in Glacier Bay National Park (included 
in Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act)
P.L. 106-53 - Provides Everglades restoration water authorities and 
addresses Fire Island National Seashore erosion (included in Water 
Resources Development Act of 1999)
P.L. 106-246 - Authorizes establishment of a North Pacific Marine 
Research Institute in or near Kenai Fjords National Park, AK (included 
in the Military Construction Appropriations Act)
P.L. 106-455 - Authorizes commercial fishing in the outer waters of 
Glacier Bay NP and a study of the effect of commercial fishing on 
fishery resources and the park's resources and values, and provides 
for a study of the limited collection of sea gull eggs
P.L. 106-541 - Authorizes funding for various water projects 
associated with the restoration of the Everglades (Water Resources 
Development Act of 2000) - P.L. 106-541.

Native Americans

P.L. 106-246 - Allows members of the Pueblo of San Ildefonso and the 
Pueblo of Santa Clara to collect plants and mineral resources within 
Bandelier NM, NM (included in the Military Construction Appropriations 
Act)
P.L. 106-423 - Authorizes the establishment of a homeland for the 
Timbisha Shoshone Indians in Death Valley NP and surrounding lands in 
CA and NV
P.L. 106-488 - Requires establishment of a pilot program on native 
hiring in northwest Alaska national parks
        
        [To be continued in the Thursday Morning Report...]

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