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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT
To: All National Park Service Areas and Offices From: Division of Ranger Activities, Washington Office Day/Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 INCIDENTS 01-629 - Biscayne NP (FL) - Follow-up: Illegal Immigrants The "Si Map Viv Se Jezi," a 31-foot wooden sailboat carrying 185 illegal immigrants, ran out of fuel in the early hours of Monday, December 3rd, and ran aground at Caesar Creek near Adams Key. Almost all were rescued, but two or three were reported missing. On December 7th, a visitor reported finding a body floating in Caesar's Creek at a point near where the sailboat went aground. The victim had tennis shoes tied to his hand. It's likely that he was from the Haitian ship, but that has not yet been confirmed. Intermittent searches continue for one or two other missing Haitians. [Holly Rife, CR, BISC, 12/11] 01-637 - Chattahoochee River NRA (GA) - Arson On December 5th, park dispatch was notified of a fire in the woods near the historic Allenbrook house. Ranger and Roswell FD firefighters responded and found that a contract crew working on the house had extinguished the blaze. Investigation revealed that a lone male had been seen near the house with a gas can. When spotted by the contractors, he went to an area near the house, poured out the gas, and started a fire in the brush just inside the tree line. [Kevin Tillman, SPR, CHAT, 12/11] 01-638 - Chattahoochee River NRA (GA) - Rescue Ranger Keith Ray checked out and confirmed a report of a hiker who'd fallen in the Vickery Creek unit on December 9th. N.W. of Atlanta had fallen about 15 feet while walking across the top of a cliff, sustaining a concussion and fractures to her lower leg. Rangers and Roswell FD personnel were summoned to the scene. They transported her by wheeled litter to the trailhead, where she was transferred to an ambulance and taken to a local hospital. [Kevin Tillman, SPR, CHAT, 12/11] 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 Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs at 202-208-5883/5656 and ask to be forwarded to the appropriate legislative specialist. For additional information on specific bills (full text, status, etc.), please check Congress's web site at http://thomas.loc.gov/. Hearings and Mark-Ups Thursday, December 13 - House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands (Radanovich): Hearing on: H.R. 2748, a bill to authorize appropriations to catalogue, identify, and locate memorials and tributes to America's veterans. H.R. 2109 (Meek, FL), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Virginia Key Beach, Florida, for possible inclusion in the National Park System. H.R. 3421 (Radanovich, CA), a bill to provide adequate school facilities within Yosemite NP, and for other purposes. H.R. 3425 (Radanovich, CA), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing Highway 49 in California, known as the "Golden Chain Highway," as a National Heritage Corridor. Testifying will be Dave Mihalic, superintendent, Yosemite NP. The hearing will be at 10 a.m. in 1334 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 (October 16th): H.R. 3380 (Jenkins, TN), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines within the boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. H.R. 3421 (Radanovich, CA), a bill to provide adequate school facilities within Yosemite NP, and for other purposes. H.R. 3425 (Radanovich, CA), a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing Highway 49 in California, known as the "Golden Chain Highway," as a National Heritage Corridor. H.R. 3434 (Hooley, OR), a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the McLoughlin House National Historic Site in Oregon City, Oregon, and to administer the site as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. New Laws The following bills have passed Congress and been signed into law by the President: No new laws. * * * * * Prepared by the Division of Ranger Activities, WASO, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap NRA. --- ### --- |