Title I is entitled "
Forest Service Authorizations": • Sec. 101 creates the
Wild Sky Wilderness in
Washington, designating of
national forest in the
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest as
wilderness area, the most-protected class of
federal lands. The Senate has passed the legislation for the Wild Sky Wilderness three previous Congresses, but because legislation had previously failed to pass the House, it was not until the enactment of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act that the wilderness area was designated (S. 520 and H.R. 886). • Sec. 102 designates a trail around
Waldo Lake in
Oregon's Willamette National Forest in Oregon as the "Jim Weaver Loop Trail."
Jim Weaver was the U.S. representative of
Oregon's 4th congressional district from 1975 to 1987 (H.R. 247). Title II is entitled "
Bureau of Land Management Authorizations": • Sec. 201 authorizes the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), part of the
United States Department of the Interior, to designate the
Piedras Blancas Light Station in
California (H.R. 276) an
Outstanding Natural Areas within the BLM's
National Landscape Conservation System • Sec. 202 authorizes the BLM to designate the
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and surrounding federal lands in
Florida as an Outstanding Natural Area within the National Landscape Conservation System (S. 1143 and H.R. 1922) • Sec. 203 permit the
conveyance without
consideration of approximately of BLM land by
Clark County, Nevada to the Nevada Division of State Lands for use by the
Nevada National Guard (S. 1608 and H.R. 815). Title III is entitled "
National Park Service Authorizations": Subtitle A—Cooperative Agreements has only one section, Sec. 301, which authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to "enter into cooperative agreements with State, local, or tribal governments, other Federal agencies, other public entities, educational institutions, private nonprofit organizations, or participating private landowners for the purpose of protecting natural resources of units of the
National Park System through collaborative efforts on land inside and outside of National Park System units," and sets terms and conditions, limitations, and authorizes appropriations for such cooperative agreements. One of the terms is that cooperative agreements must provide clear and direct benefits to natural resources in units of the NPS such as the preservation of
riparian systems, eradication of
invasive exotic species, and restoration of native wildlife habitat" (S. 241 and H.R. 658) Subtitle B—Boundary Adjustments and Authorizations includes three sections: • Sec. 311 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire no more than of land to be added to the
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site via willing sellers or donation (S. 488 and H.R. 1100) • Sec. 312 adjusts the boundary of the
Lowell National Historical Park in order to include five parcels of land within the city of
Lowell, Massachusetts (S. 867 and H.R. 299) • Sec. 313 adjust the boundary of the
Minidoka Internment National Monument to include the
Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial in
Bainbridge Island, Washington (S. 916 and H.R. 161) • Sec. 314 appropriates an additional $10 million for land acquisition at
Acadia National Park and authorizes the
Secretary of the Interior to participate in an Intermodal Transportation Center located outside of the park boundary in
Trenton, Maine (S. 1329 and H.R. 2251) Subtitle C—Studies includes seven sections: • Sec. 321 directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine whether the
American Civil War battlefield site of the
First Battle of Newtonia and
Second Battle of Newtonia should be added to the
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield (H.R. 376) • Sec. 322 directs the Secretary to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum in
St. Louis, Missouri, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 1047) • Sec. 323 directs the Secretary to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Wolf House on
Highway 5 in
Norfork, Arkansas, as a unit of the
National Park System (S. 1941) • Sec. 324 directs the Secretary to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a memorial in
Texas on one of the sites where large debris from the
Space Shuttle Columbia was recovered following the
Columbia disaster (H.R. 807) • Sec. 325 directs the Secretary to conduct a study to determine whether sites important to the life of
Cesar Chavez and the farm labor movement meet the criteria for listing on the
National Register of Historic Places or designation as
National Historic Landmarks (S. 327 and H.R. 359) • Sec. 326 directs the Secretary to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in
Taunton, Massachusetts, as a unit of the National Park Service (S. 1184 and H.R. 1021) • Sec. 327 directs the Secretary to conduct a study of the Rim of the Valley Corridor area in
Southern California ("generally including the mountains encircling the
San Fernando,
La Crescenta,
Santa Clarita,
Simi, and
Conejo Valleys") to determine whether any part of the area should be added to the
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (H.R. 1835; S. 2739) Subtitle D—Memorials, Commissions, and Museums includes the following sections: • Sec. 331 directs the establishment of a commemorative work on federal land in the
District of Columbia without using federal funds to honor the service of
American Revolutionary War Brigadier General Francis Marion (S. 312 and H.R. 497) • Sec. 332 gives the
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission greater administrative powers, "including the ability to enter into contracts for specialized or professional services, appoint an architect, and enter into cooperative agreements with federal agencies, state, local, tribal, and international governments, and private organizations" (S. 890 and H.R. 2094) • Sec. 333 establishes a commission to study the creation of a
National Museum of the American Latino in
Washington, D.C. (S. 500 and H.R. 512) • Sec. 334 establishes two commissions to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the voyage of
Samuel de Champlain, the 400th anniversary of the voyage of
Henry Hudson, and the 200th anniversary of the voyage of
Robert Fulton (S. 1148 and H.R. 1520) • Sec. 335 expresses the sense of Congress that the
Museum of the American Quilter's Society in
Paducah, Kentucky, should be designated as the "National Quilt Museum of the United States." (H. Con. Res. 29) • Sec. 336 expresses the sense of Congress that the
National Museum of Wildlife Art in
Jackson, Wyoming, should be designated as the "National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States" (S. Con. Res. 6 and H. Con. Res. 116) • Sec. 337 redesignates the Ellis Island Library as the "
Bob Hope Memorial Library" (H.R. 759) • Amends the
National Trails System Act to create the
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, commemorating the
Chesapeake Campaign of the
War of 1812 (S. 797 and H.R. 1388) • Convey a visitor center and adjacent land associated with the
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to the
non-profit Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, with the requirement that the Foundation manage the site in accordance with National Park Service standards (S. 471 and H.R. 761) • Conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of extending the
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to include sites in the
Eastern United States associated with the preparation and return phases of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (S. 1991 and H.R. 3616). • Designate specified segments of the
Eightmile River in
Connecticut as components of the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 553 and H.R. 986) • Exchange of interests in land within
Denali National Park in
Alaska with the
Alaska Railroad, to allow the Railroad to complete a turnaround "to better serve train visitors visiting the park" (S. 1808) • Increase appropriations for the
National Underground Network as authorized by
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 (S. 1709 and H.R. 1239) • Authorize the Secretary of the Interior, subject to an appropriation, to pay subcontractors of
Pacific General, Inc. for work performed at
Grand Canyon National Park between
fiscal year 2002 and 2003 under a construction contract for which they have not been paid (H.R. 1191) • Title IV • Establish several new
National Heritage Areas and modify several existing heritage areas, including: • Establish the
Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area (S. 289 and H.R. 1483) • Establish the
Niagara Falls National Heritage Area (S. 800 and H.R. 1483) • Establish the
Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area in Illinois (S. 955 and H.R. 1483) • Make several technical corrections to existing National Heritage Area Authorities, and increase the authorization of appropriation levels for several existing heritage areas (S. 817 and H.R. 1483) • Extend the authorization until 2011 for the
Coastal Heritage Trail (S. 1039 and H.R. 1815) • Study the feasibility of designating the coastal areas of
Clatsop County, Oregon, and
Pacific County, Washington and local historical areas along the
Columbia River as the Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area (S. 257 and H.R. 407) • Title V • Authorizes the
United States Geological Survey and the
Bureau of Reclamation to perform a comprehensive study of water resources in the State of Alaska and identify critical needs (S. 200 and H.R. 1114) • Authorizes the
Redwood Valley County Water District in California to enter into additional non-federal obligations in order to finance the procurement of dedicated water rights (S. 1112 and H.R. 235) • Transfer ownership of the
American River Pump Station Project located at
Auburn, California, to the Placer County Water Agency (H.R. 482) • Authorizes the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct a feasibility study, include an environmental evaluation and a cost allocation, on raising the height of the
Arthur V. Watkins Dam to allow for additional water storage supply (S. 512 and H.R. 839); • Authorizes the United States Geological Survey and Bureau of Reclamation to provide the State of New Mexico technical assistance and grants to conduct comprehensive water resources mapping in New Mexico and develop statewide digital
orthophotography mapping (S. 255) • Convey certain buildings and lands of the Bureau of Reclamation
Yakima Project in Washington to the
Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District (S. 235) • Add
Juab County, Utah to the Bonneville Unit of the
Central Utah Project so that funds may be provided to study systems for
groundwater recharge, management, and the conjunctive use of surface water resources with groundwater resources (S. 1110) • Allow any owner of land within the A & B Irrigation District in Idaho to repay, at a time of their choosing, the construction costs of District project facilities (S. 220 and H.R. 467). • Amend the
Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to extend the authorization of the
Deschutes River Conservancy Program; authorize federal participation in rehabilitating
Wallowa Dam; authorize a water resource study in the
Little Butte/
Bear Creek basin; amend a contract of the North Unit Irrigation District to facilitate a water conservation project (S. 263, S. 264, S. 265, S. 266 and H.R. 495) • Study the feasibility of implementing a water supply and conservation project in the
Republican River Basin between
Harlan County Lake in
Nebraska and
Milford Lake in
Kansas to improve water management efficiency (H.R. 1025) • Amend the
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to assist in providing recycled water to the Eastern Municipal Water District in California (H.R. 30) and to the Palo Alto and Mountain View, Pittsburg, Delta Diablo, Antioch, North Coast County, South County Santa Clara Valley, and San Jose Water Districts (S. 1475 and H.R. 1526) • Allocate security-related costs incurred post-
September 11 attacks to Reclamation water and power users (S. 1258 and H.R. 1662). • "Study the obstacles to reducing the quantity of water produced during oil, natural gas, coal-bed methane exploration and evaluate the extent possible that water can be used for irrigation or other purposes without adversely affecting water quality, public health, or the environment" (S. 1116 and H.R. 902) • Authorize federal participation in the
Platte River Endangered Species Recovery Implementation Program Cooperative Agreement, and the modification of
Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir (S. 752 and H.R. 1462) • Study the feasibility of alternatives to augment the water supplies of the
Central Oklahoma Master Conservatory District and the cities it serves (S. 175 and H.R. 1337) • Title VI • Amends the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 to award grants for advanced energy technology transfer centers (H.R. 85). • Reauthorize the
Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act to
Fiscal Year 2012 and emphasize the research and development of technologies that reduce
greenhouse gas emissions (H.R. 1126). • Title VII • Extend
United States immigration law as defined by the
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 to the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) subject to a transition period through December 31, 2017 (S. 1634 and H.R. 3079). • Granted CNMI a non-voting Delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives and established the process for electing the Delegate. • Title VIII • Amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 in order to improve legal services, infrastructure, and education services for the
associated states of
Micronesia, the
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