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| 101-hr-5976 | 101 | hr | 5976 | Alaska Land Status Technical Corrections Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-27 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Alaska Land Status Technical Corrections Act of 1990 - Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to: (1) modify the Fort Davis land allotment; and (2) subject such land to valid existing rights and an easement for the Iditarod National Historic Trail. Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to authorize an allotment applicant, who had a valid application pending before the Department of the Interior on December 18, 1971, and whose application remains pending as of the date of the enactment of this Act, to amend the land description to describe land other than that the applicant originally intended to claim if: (1) the applicant filed an allotment application which described land selected by, tentatively approved to, or patented to the State of Alaska; (2) the amended land description describes land selected by, tentatively approved to, or patented to Alaska of approximately equal acreage to substitute for the land originally described in the application; and (3) the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources for Alaska, acting under the authority of State law, has agreed to reconvey or relinquish the land described in the amended application to the United States. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) accept conveyance or relinquishment of the land described in the amended application from Alaska as an allotment for the benefit of the allotment application; (2) upon such acceptance, to cause the allotment to be surveyed (if it has not already been surveyed) and issue a trust certificate; and (3) adjust his computation of the acreage charged against Alaska's land entitlement. Ratifies certain conveyances to the Montana Creek and Caswell Native Associations and declares that such Associations have received their full entitlement of lands pursuant to ANCSA. Withdraws specified lands, for a period of one year, for selection by the Elim Native Corporation. Authorizes such Corporation to select such lands in partial satisfaction of its entitlement under ANCSA. Bars s… | 2025-08-26T17:27:35Z | |
| 101-hconres-395 | 101 | hconres | 395 | Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the awarding of concessions at units of the National Park System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-26 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-21] | CA | R | G000021 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Interior should not award concessions at units of the National Park System to foreign-owned companies. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-5946 | 101 | hr | 5946 | To provide for the establishment of a national park program for children, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-26 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] | PA | D | K000319 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to provide the opportunity for children to learn about recycling, conservation, animals, and the operations of the National Park System in an educational camp setting at units of the System. Appropriates specified funds for the program. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-5948 | 101 | hr | 5948 | To establish the Manzanar National Historic site in the State of California, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-26 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27] | CA | D | L000264 | 3 | Establishes the Manzanar National Historic Site in California to protect historical and cultural resources associated with the relocation of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Establishes the Manzanar National Historic Site Advisory Commission to consult with the Secretary of the Interior on matters relating to the development, management, and interpretation of the site. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-5955 | 101 | hr | 5955 | National Fishery Resource Conservation System Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-26 | 1990-10-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3] | WA | D | U000017 | 0 | National Fishery Resource Conservation System Act of 1990 - Establishes within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service the National Fishery Resource Conservation System (NFRCS) consisting of discrete units of fish habitat that are to be provided protection, conservation, and management by appropriate entities. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) encourage the States to use specified Federal grants to acquire fish habitat; and (2) promulgate regulations to govern administration of the NFRCS. Establishes the Fishery Resource Conservation Board to: (1) advise the Secretary regarding essential fish habitat; (2) coordinate activities with Federal, State, tribal, local, and other organizations regarding fish habitat; and (3) submit annual recommendations to the Secretary regarding fish habitat areas which should be protected. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual status report, including a habitat priority acquisition list, to the Congress. Authorizes the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to annually sell a series of collectible fishery artwork, and to use the funds generated for fishery resources conservation. Authorizes the Service and the Foundation to use contributions for fishery conservation purposes. Authorizes appropriations from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. | 2025-08-26T17:25:30Z | |
| 101-hr-5956 | 101 | hr | 5956 | Alaska Peninsula Wilderness Designation Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-26 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 1 | Alaska Peninsula Wilderness Designation Act of 1990 - Designates the following lands in Alaska as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Aniakchak Wilderness within the Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve; (2) the Alaska Peninsula Wilderness within the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge; and (3) the addition of specified lands within the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge to the Becharof Wilderness. Provides for the relinquishment of Koniag, Inc., Selection Rights (oil and gas rights) to specified lands in Alaska. | 2025-08-26T17:28:19Z | |
| 101-hr-5958 | 101 | hr | 5958 | Tropical Forest Consumer Information and Protection Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-26 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness. | House | Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18] | PA | D | W000044 | 0 | Tropical Forest Consumer Information and Protection Act of 1990 - Prohibits manufacturing or distributing any tropical wood or tropical wood product unless it bears a label or mark indicating the country in which the wood was grown. Requires sellers through a catalog or communications media to disclose the country of origin. Allows the Secretary of Commerce to assess civil penalties or order compliance. | 2025-08-26T17:24:19Z | |
| 101-s-3250 | 101 | s | 3250 | Alaska Land Status Technical Corrections Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-26 | 1990-10-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 1 | Alaska Land Status Technical Corrections Act of 1990 - Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to: (1) modify the Fort Davis land allotment; and (2) subject such land to valid existing rights and an easement for the Iditarod National Historic Trail. Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to authorize an allotment applicant, who had a valid application pending before the Department of the Interior on December 18, 1971, and whose application remains pending as of the date of the enactment of this Act, to amend the land description to describe land other than that the applicant originally intended to claim if: (1) the applicant filed an allotment application which described land selected by, tentatively approved to, or patented to the State of Alaska; (2) the amended land description describes land selected by, tentatively approved to, or patented to Alaska of approximately equal acreage to substitute for the land originally described in the application; and (3) the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources for Alaska, acting under the authority of State law, has agreed to reconvey or relinquish the land described in the amended application to the United States. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) accept conveyance or relinquishment of the land described in the amended application from Alaska as an allotment for the benefit of the allotment application; (2) upon such acceptance, to cause the allotment to be surveyed (if it has not already been surveyed) and issue a trust certificate; and (3) adjust his computation of the acreage charged against Alaska's land entitlement. Ratifies certain conveyances to the Montana Creek and Caswell Native Associations and declares that such Associations have received their full entitlement of lands pursuant to ANCSA. Withdraws specified lands, for a period of one year, for selection by the Elim Native Corporation. Authorizes such Corporation to select such lands in partial satisfaction of its entitlement under ANCSA. Bars se… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5924 | 101 | hr | 5924 | To repeal the concessioner preferences of the National Park Service Concessions Policy Act, to require that concessions be awarded pursuant to a competitive bidding process, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-25 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] | NJ | D | G000511 | 0 | Amends Federal law (commonly known as the National Park Service Concessions Policy Act) with respect to preferential rights to provide new or additional accommodations, facilities, or services to concessioners in areas administered by the National Park Service. Repeals certain provisions of such Act regarding to: (1) right of preference for contract renewal; and (2) possessory interest of such concessioner. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop and implement a system for: (1) the renewal and extension of existing contracts and permits; (2) the granting of new contracts and permits on a competitive basis; and (3) provision of new or additional services through concessioners in areas of the National Park System. Requires the Secretary to review all existing contracts (including the Circle Line Statue of Liberty Inc. contract) to determine if: (1) any of them were awarded outside of the normal procedures of such Act; and (2) any of them can be legally terminated on that basis. Directs the Secretary to review the concession serving the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island to determine if their is sufficient access for the public and if the cost of the ferry service to Ellis Island and Liberty Island is justified. Requires the Secretary to consider providing additional ferry service from additional points of embarkation in New Jersey and New York City to Ellis Island and Liberty Island. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or allow for the construction of a permanent bridge, open to the public for pedestrian use, connecting Liberty State Park and Ellis Island. Allows construction of a facility at a National Park System unit for concession purposes only if: (1) such facility is specifically authorized by a law enacted after the enactment of this Act; and (2) funds are appropriated for such construction. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-5929 | 101 | hr | 5929 | To delay the lease sale of certain minerals located in Bezetta Township, Trumbull county, Ohio. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-25 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] | OH | D | T000350 | 0 | Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from offering for lease sale any of the mineral rights of the United States in a certain tract of land in Bezetta Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, until one year after the enactment of this Act. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-5911 | 101 | hr | 5911 | To amend the Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a registry of outstanding recreational and scenic river areas, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-24 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] | PA | D | K000319 | 0 | Amends the Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to establish and maintain a National Registry of Exceptional River Resources comprised of rivers or river segments which exhibit exceptional natural, scenic, recreational, or cultural features. Requires the Secretary to establish criteria for the inclusion of river segments on the national registry. Prescribes general administrative procedures for such inclusion. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-s-3233 | 101 | s | 3233 | A bill to authorize the addition of 15 acres to Morristown National Historical Park. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-23 | 1990-10-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | Amends Federal law to authorize the addition of certain lands to Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-3231 | 101 | s | 3231 | Greer Spring Acquisition and Protection Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-22 | 1990-10-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] | MO | R | B000611 | 1 | Greer Spring Acquisition and Protection Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire, under certain conditions, fee title to Greer Spring, Missouri, for addition to the Mark Twain National Forest. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5868 | 101 | hr | 5868 | To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to release the restrictions, requirements, and conditions imposed in connection with the conveyance of certain lands to the city of Gary, Indiana. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-18 | 1990-10-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation. | House | Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] | IN | D | V000108 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to grant a release, without monetary consideration, from certain restrictions, requirements, and conditions imposed in connection with the conveyance of certain lands to the city of Gary, Indiana. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 101-hr-5844 | 101 | hr | 5844 | Greer Spring Acquisition and Protection Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-17 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] | MO | R | E000174 | 1 | Greer Spring Acquisition and Protection Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire, under certain conditions, fee title to Greer Spring, Missouri, for addition to the Mark Twain National Forest. | 2025-08-26T17:24:18Z | |
| 101-s-3205 | 101 | s | 3205 | A bill to expand the boundaries of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park, Virginia. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-16 | 1990-10-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] | VA | R | W000154 | 0 | Amends the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park Expansion Act of 1989 to expand the boundaries of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park in Virginia to include specified lands. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-3206 | 101 | s | 3206 | Montana Roadless Lands Advisory Commission Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-16 | 1990-10-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] | MT | R | B001126 | 0 | Montana Roadless Lands Advisory Commission Act of 1990 - Establishes the Montana Roadless Land Council (the Council) together with a local council for each of the national forests in Montana to assist and advise the Council with respect to the preparation of a land classification plan for each such national forest. Requires the Council to present to the Congress a proposed land classification plan for each national forest in Montana that establishes a classification of each of the roadless lands as wilderness, nonwilderness, or otherwise. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-3211 | 101 | s | 3211 | A bill to provide for agency consultation to consider the Northern Spotted Owl. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-16 | 1990-10-16 | Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 993. | Senate | Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] | OR | R | P000009 | 0 | Directs the Chief of the Forest Service and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to consult with the Secretary of the Interior with respect to certain agency actions affecting timber management in the Northern Spotted Owl forests in Oregon and California. | 2021-07-01T15:48:59Z | |
| 101-s-3196 | 101 | s | 3196 | National Historic Preservation Amendments Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-12 | 1990-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA] | GA | D | F000329 | 0 | National Historic Preservation Amendments Act of 1990 - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act to: (1) require the Secretary of the Interior to report, at least once every three years, to the President and to the Congress, on a review of threats to properties included in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places; (2) revise requirements for State historic preservation programs; (3) provide for tribal historic preservation programs; (4) provide for matching grants to States and direct grants to Indian tribes to carry out this Act; (5) require development of a comprehensive preservation education and training program; (6) revise requirements for awarding and apportioning grants under this Act; (7) require adaptive use alternatives for Federal agency historic properties; and (8) provide for disposition of archaeological materials. Requires the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to study and report to the Congress on the feasibility of establishing a registration program for artifacts removed from domestic and foreign archaeological sites. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Council to call for and organize U.S. leadership and participation in an international conference on the international antiquities trade. Provides that the conference shall be held in 1992 as part of the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Columbus Discovery Voyage. Amends the National Historic Preservation Act to include within the membership of the council one Native American appointed by the President. Prohibits public access to certain information about historic resources in specified circumstances. Establishes in the Department of the Interior a National Center for Preservation Technology. Establishes a Preservation Technology Board to: (1) provide leadership, policy direction, coordination, and professional oversight to the Center; (2) advise on priorities and the allocation of funds among Center activities; and (3) submit an annual report to the President and the Congress. Authorizes approp… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-3198 | 101 | s | 3198 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands to be added to the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, North Carolina, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-12 | 1990-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC] | NC | D | S000055 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire through purchase, donation, or exchange all right, title, and interest in certain specified lands to be added to the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in North Carolina. Directs the Secretary to undertake research on: (1) the history and archaeology of the historic site; and (2) the associated peoples and events. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-3199 | 101 | s | 3199 | A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Mills River in the State of North Carolina for potential addition to the wild and scenic rivers system. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-12 | 1990-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC] | NC | D | S000055 | 0 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Mills River in North Carolina for potential addition to the wild and scenic rivers system. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-3200 | 101 | s | 3200 | Western North Carolina Wilderness Protection Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-12 | 1990-10-25 | Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC] | NC | D | S000055 | 0 | Western North Carolina Wilderness Protection Act of 1990 - Designates the Lost Cove Wilderness and the Harper Creek Wilderness in the Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. | 2025-08-26T17:24:56Z | |
| 101-hr-5820 | 101 | hr | 5820 | National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council Reauthorization Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-11 | 1990-11-28 | See H.R.2061. | House | Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3] | LA | D | T000058 | 0 | National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council Reauthorization Act - Amends the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986 to replace provisions terminating the National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council, effective October 1, 1990, with provisions directing the Secretary of Commerce to complete a referendum on whether: (1) a majority of the receivers and importers of fish and fish products desire to continue in existence the National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council or a similar entity as an industry supported council; and (2) Congress should be encouraged to extend and modify the provisions of the Act. Requires the Council to study the administration and management of the Council, including methods for determining and collecting assessments from industry members, refusal to pay assessments, and provisions for accepting or rejecting members. Requires that members of the Council and Council staff be retained in their positions until the Act is repealed as provided in this Act. Authorizes appropriations: (1) from the Fisheries Promotional fund to carry out the annual marketing and promotion plan and annual budget of the Council; and (2) to carry out the Act. Repeals this Act effective December 31, 1993. | 2025-08-26T17:27:06Z | |
| 101-s-3188 | 101 | s | 3188 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to release the restrictions, requirements, and conditions imposed in connection with the conveyance of certain lands to the city of Gary, Indiana. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-11 | 1990-10-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to grant a release, without monetary consideration, from certain restrictions, requirements, and conditions imposed in connection with the conveyance of certain lands to the city of Gary, Indiana. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 101-hr-5813 | 101 | hr | 5813 | Entitled, "Northwest Indiana Ancient National Forest Act". | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-10 | 1990-10-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Establishes a national forest in the northwestern area of Indiana to be known by a name chosen by popular referendum of the people in such area. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from harvesting timber within 100 feet of any river or stream within the national forest. Directs the Secretary to study and report to the Congress on the type of original forest and plains natural to the area of the national forest at the time of settlement by non-Native peoples. Requires the national forest to be managed in a manner that recreates, as closely as possible, the status of the original forest and plains. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 101-s-3171 | 101 | s | 3171 | Japanese-American Relocation and Internment Site Survey Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-08 | 1990-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 0 | Japanese-American Relocation and Internment Site Survey Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, with regard to certain sites associated with the relocation and internment of Japanese and Japanese-Americans during World War II, to: (1) survey such sites (including, but not limited to, civil control stations, assembly centers, and internment camps) and to provide for the site identification with the consent of the owner; and (2) enter into cooperative agreements to provide for the preservation and interpretation of such sites. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5802 | 101 | hr | 5802 | Aleutian Trade Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-06 | 1990-11-16 | See H.R.4009. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Aleutian Trade Act of 1990 - Amends Federal law to define, for specified chapters of Federal law, the term "Aleutian trade" to mean transportation of cargo (including fishery related products) for hire on a fish tender vessel to or from a place in Alaska between specified longitudes, if that place receives weekly common carrier service by water, to or from any place in the United States (except a place in Alaska). Exempts Aleutian trade and certain fishing, fish processing, and fish tender vessels from specified inspection requirements. Modifies safety requirements for documented vessels, including Aleutian trade. Excludes Aleutian trade from provisions relating to load lines. Provides for certain manning requirements, including those relating to watches, crew requirements, and merchant mariner's documents. | 2025-08-26T17:29:26Z | |
| 101-hr-5796 | 101 | hr | 5796 | Enchanted National Forest, Cave Research Institute, and the Prehistoric Trackways Study Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-05 | 1990-11-15 | Became Public Law No: 101-578. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 0 | Title I: Enchanted National Forest Information and Education Study - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to study and report to a specified congressional committee on the opportunities to establish an information center on the national forests in New Mexico and to expand the environmental education program for those forests. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Cave Research Institute - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish and administer a Cave Research Program for the orderly and scholarly collection, analysis, and dissemination of research material related to caves in lands managed by the National Park Service, including Carlsbad Caverns National Park and the Captain Reef area. Requires the Secretary to transmit to specified congressional committees a study on the feasibility of establishing a Cave Research Institute. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Prehistoric Trackways Study - Withdraws the Prehistoric Trackways Study Area from public land and mining laws, except mineral leasing laws. Terminates such withdrawal two years after a certain study by the Secretary of Agriculture is sent to the Congress. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to specified congressional committees on the alternatives for the protection and interpretation of the fossil resources within the study area. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5801 | 101 | hr | 5801 | Harriet Taylor Upton National Historic Site Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-05 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] | OH | D | T000350 | 0 | Harriet Taylor Upton National Historic Site Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the former residence and certain personal property of Harriet Taylor Upton, an active member of the movement to extend suffrage to women. Designates such residence as the Harriet Taylor Upton National Historic Site in Warren, Ohio. | 2025-08-26T17:29:28Z | |
| 101-hr-5780 | 101 | hr | 5780 | Bowen Gulch Wilderness Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-03 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Skaggs, David E. [D-CO-2] | CO | D | S000462 | 1 | Bowen Gulch Wilderness Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell to the Louisiana Pacific Corporation, on a noncompetitive basis, substitute timber of equal value in exchange for modification or cancellation of the current contract to sell to such corporation timber in the Bowen Gulch area of the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado. Designates the Bowen Gulch Additions to the Never Summer Wilderness as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Sets forth provisions with respect to allocation of water rights between the United States and Colorado relating to such wilderness lands. Directs the Secretary to manage a specified research natural area of the Arapaho National Forest. | 2025-08-26T17:26:44Z | |
| 101-hr-5787 | 101 | hr | 5787 | Interim Colorado Wilderness Protection Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-03 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] | CO | D | S000142 | 1 | Interim Colorado Wilderness Protection Act of 1990 - Title I: Interim Protection - Requires the Secretaries of Agriculture and of the Interior, as appropriate, to manage Federal lands in the State of Colorado proposed to be designated as wilderness or wilderness study areas pursuant to S. 1343 (The Colorado Wilderness Act of 1989), S. 2001 (The Colorado Heritage Preservation Act), a specified legislative proposal, and H.R. 5780 (the Bowen Gulch Wilderness Act of 1990). Title II: Water Rights - States that this title shall not be construed to effect an express or implied reservation of water. Title III: Administrative Provisions - Sets forth administrative procedures. | 2025-08-26T17:26:47Z | |
| 101-hr-5788 | 101 | hr | 5788 | Fair Market Grazing for Public Rangelands Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-10-03 | 1990-10-15 | Provisions Included In H.R.5769. | House | Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2] | OK | D | S001139 | 1 | Fair Market Grazing for Public Rangelands Act of 1990 - Establishes a livestock grazing fee structure for public lands based on base value and forage value (as defined by this Act). | 2025-08-26T17:24:49Z | |
| 101-s-3141 | 101 | s | 3141 | A bill to authorize the National Park Service to acquire and manage the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-28 | 1990-10-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire and manage the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site in Washington, D.C. Establishes the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site Advisory Commission. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5737 | 101 | hr | 5737 | To authorize the construction of a monument in the District of Columbia to honor Thomas Paine, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-27 | 1990-10-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials. | House | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-20] | NY | D | L000480 | 6 | Authorizes the Thomas Paine National Historical Association to construct on Federal land in the District of Columbia an appropriate monument honoring the American patriot, Thomas Paine. | 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z | |
| 101-hr-5744 | 101 | hr | 5744 | To authorize modifications of the boundaries of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-27 | 1990-11-21 | See H.R.5264. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept, in exchange (by quitclaim deed) for the surface and subsurface estate of certain other lands, from Koniag, Incorporated, a conveyance by limited warranty deed of the surface and subsurface estates of specified lands on Kodiak Island, Alaska, to be included in the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects the conveyed lands to the same restrictions and limitations placed on previous lands conveyed to Koniag, pursuant to an agreement between it and the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard (to protect the U.S. Guard Holiday Beach receiver site). | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-s-3128 | 101 | s | 3128 | A bill to increase Federal payments in lieu of taxes to units of general local government, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-27 | 1990-09-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO] | CO | D | W000647 | 1 | Amends Federal law to increase the Federal payments in lieu of taxes to units of local government for entitlement land. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to adjust such payments by the rate of inflation according to the Consumer Price Index. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5716 | 101 | hr | 5716 | To authorize the continued operation of Jordon Hot Springs in the Golden Trout Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-25 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-20] | CA | R | T000188 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for the operation and maintenance of commercial services by private persons at Jordan Hot Springs in Golden Trout Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-s-3105 | 101 | s | 3105 | National Heritage Conservation Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-25 | 1990-09-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] | AR | D | B001057 | 0 | National Heritage Conservation Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a biennial "State of the National Parks" report to document the condition of the national parks, including appropriate baseline information and documentation of problems related to their degradation and solutions to such problems. Directs that each report be issued to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and to the President of the United States Senate for consideration by the appropriate congressional committees. Directs the Secretary to: (1) maintain a complete and current list of all national landmarks which meet the criteria specified in the report; and (2) promulgate specified criteria for designating a national landmark as endangered. Sets forth procedures by which the Secretary shall list such endangered historic places. Directs the Secretary to initiate a program to prepare heritage protection strategies for units of the National Park System in order to develop specific programs of cooperation among the service, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and the private sector addressing current and potential factors and forces affecting such units. Sets forth procedures for the preparation of such strategies. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to local and State governments for assisting in the preparation of such a strategy. Allows the Secretary, under certain conditions, to provide grants to State and local governments to facilitate the implementation of the strategy. Requires the Secretary to review such approved strategies regularly to ensure that they continue to meet the requirements of this Act. Provides that Federal activities which may affect National Park System units with an approved strategy shall be consistent with it. Requires the Secretary to enter into national landmark conservation agreements providing for long-term conservation of sites. Authorizes grants, under certain conditions, to: (1) assist owners and local governments in the preparation of the agreement… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5695 | 101 | hr | 5695 | To establish the USS Potomac National Historical Site, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-24 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] | CA | D | D000222 | 17 | Establishes the U.S.S. Potomac National Historical Site in Oakland, California. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) acquire title to and possession of the U.S.S. Potomac (the yacht owned by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt); (2) enter into a long-term lease of Roosevelt Pier; and (3) acquire title to and possession of the adjacent land area for an interpretive center. Requires the Secretary to submit a general management plan for the site to specified congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-5699 | 101 | hr | 5699 | Lamprey River Study Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-24 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Smith, Bob [R-NH-1] | NH | R | S000606 | 0 | Lamprey River Study Act of 1990 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a specified segment of the Lamprey River, New Hampshire, for study as a potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete such study not later than three years after enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T17:26:44Z | |
| 101-s-3088 | 101 | s | 3088 | A bill to establish a commission to study and recommend terms and conditions for returning Kahoolawe Island, Hawaii, from the United States to the State of Hawaii, to prohibit the use of the land as a bombing range, to provide a study of a potential marine sanctuary in the vicinity of the land, to limit improvements to the land during the period for the study, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-20 | 1990-09-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 1 | Establishes the Kahoolawe Island Conveyance Commission to conduct a study to recommend the terms and conditions for the conveyance of a parcel of land known as Kahoolawe Island, Hawaii, by the United States to the State of Hawaii. Outlines other Commission duties in connection with such conveyance. Requires interim and final reports from the Commission to the Congress. Terminates the Commission 30 days after its final report. Prohibits the land subject to the study from being used for bombing training, gunnery training, or similar munitions delivery training by any military department of the United States, the Coast Guard, or any entity of a foreign government by or with the permission of the United States. Terminates such prohibition 120 days after submission of the Commission's final report. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study of the desirability and feasibility of establishing a national marine sanctuary in the marine environment adjacent to Kahoolawe Island, considering especially the effects such a sanctuary would have on the population of humpback whales that inhabit the marine environment. Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on the result of the study and any appropriate recommendations. Prohibits any improvements to be made on Kahoolawe Island between enactment of this Act and ending on the date of termination of the Commission unless approved by the Secretary of the Navy or provided in a specified consent decree. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the study of the Commission. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 101-s-3089 | 101 | s | 3089 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability of the Ka Iwi shoreline on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, for inclusion in the National Park System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-20 | 1990-09-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to the Congress on the suitability of including the Ka Iwi shoreline on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, in the National Park System. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-3090 | 101 | s | 3090 | A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to require the establishment of interpretive sites for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-20 | 1990-09-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 0 | Amends the National Trails System Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish an interpretive site for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail at each of the following locations: (1) Hopkinsville, Kentucky; (2) Fort Smith, Arkansas; (3) Trail of Tears State Park, Missouri; (4) Tahlequah, Oklahoma; and (5) Jonesboro, Illinois. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5669 | 101 | hr | 5669 | Fort Totten National Historic Site Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-19 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large] | ND | D | D000432 | 0 | Fort Totten National Historic Site Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the lands for and establish the Fort Totten National Historic Site, North Dakota. Requires the Secretary to submit a general management plan for such Site within two years to specified congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T17:26:10Z | |
| 101-hr-5675 | 101 | hr | 5675 | To authorize expansion of the Saguaro National Monument. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-19 | 1990-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | House | Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5] | AZ | R | K000306 | 1 | Revises the boundary of the Saguaro National Monument in Arizona to include certain Enhanced Boundary lands and authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire such lands. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-3078 | 101 | s | 3078 | Interim Colorado Wilderness Protection Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-19 | 1990-09-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO] | CO | D | W000647 | 0 | Interim Colorado Wilderness Protection Act of 1990 - Title I: Interim Protection - Requires the Secretaries of Agriculture and of the Interior, as appropriate, to manage Federal lands in the State of Colorado proposed to be designated as wilderness or wilderness study areas pursuant to S. 1343 (The Colorado Wilderness Act of 1989), S. 2001 (The Colorado Heritage Preservation Act), and a specified legislative proposal. Title II: Water Rights - States that this Act shall not be construed to effect an express or implied reservation of water. Title III: Administrative Provisions - Sets forth administrative procedures. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-3079 | 101 | s | 3079 | A bill to authorize the expansion of the Saguaro National Monument. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-19 | 1990-09-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain Enhanced Boundary lands in Arizona as part of the Saguaro National Monument. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5650 | 101 | hr | 5650 | To authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Park System to interpret and commemorate the origins, development, and progression of jazz in the United States, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-18 | 1990-10-10 | See S.2846. | House | Rep. Boggs, Corinne C. (Lindy) [D-LA-2] | LA | D | B000592 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of establishing a unit within the National Park System associated with the origins of jazz in New Orleans, Louisiana. States that such study shall also assess the desirability of including any site or structure identified by this Act within the boundaries of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park. Requires the Secretary to submit such study to specified congressional committees within one year after funds are made available. Establishes the Preservation of Jazz Advisory Commission to advise the Secretary in preparation of the feasibility study. Terminates the Commission after transmission of the report to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-s-3068 | 101 | s | 3068 | Take Pride in America Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-18 | 1990-10-27 | Provisions Included In H.R.2570. | Senate | Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] | ID | R | S001138 | 29 | Take Pride in America Act - Establishes within the Department of the Interior the Take Pride in America Office to: (1) establish a public awareness campaign to encourage responsibility toward, and promote participation in, caring for Federal, State, and local lands, facilities, and natural and cultural resources; and (2) conduct a national awards program to honor individuals and entities that have distinguished themselves in such activities. Sets forth administrative provisions concerning the Office. Authorizes the Office to use volunteers and to distribute pamphlets or other novelties to promote its purposes. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T17:28:01Z | |
| 101-hr-5629 | 101 | hr | 5629 | To provide for the conveyance without consideration of certain lands in Stone County, Arkansas, to certain persons deprived of property as a result of a 1973 dependent resurvey by the Bureau of Land Management. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-17 | 1990-09-18 | For Further Action See S.2680. | House | Rep. Alexander, Bill [D-AR-1] | AR | D | A000103 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States to certain lands in Stone County, Arkansas, to any person claiming deprivation by the United States of title to such land, provided certain defined conditions are met. Empowers the Secretary to issue a quitclaim deed to any such claimant for the parcel to be conveyed. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-s-3065 | 101 | s | 3065 | A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic River Act by designating a segment of the Allegheny River in the State of Pennsylvania as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-17 | 1990-09-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 1 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Requires the Secretary to establish the Northern Advisory Council and the Southern Advisory Council to advise on the establishment of final boundaries and the management of the Allegheny National Recreation River. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5619 | 101 | hr | 5619 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to accept a donation of land for addition to the Ocmulgee National Monument in the State of Georgia. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-13 | 1990-09-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Rowland, J. Roy [D-GA-8] | GA | D | R000481 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept from the owners the donation of all right, title, and interest in and to certain land in Macon, Georgia (known as Drake Field), to be added to the Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-s-3048 | 101 | s | 3048 | A bill to amend the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 to extend the boundaries of the corridor. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-13 | 1990-09-27 | Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-1182. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 0 | Amends the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 to extend the boundaries of the corridor. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-3036 | 101 | s | 3036 | Smith River National Recreation Area Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-12 | 1990-09-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 1 | Smith River National Recreation Area Act - Establishes the Smith River National Recreation Area in California. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Smith River as components of the national wild and scenic rivers system. Establishes streamside protection zones in which timber harvesting is prohibited for each river or segment specified in this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to assist Del Norte County in the development of a county land information system that will be compatible with Forest Service and National Park Service systems for Federal lands in the County. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5555 | 101 | hr | 5555 | To expand the boundaries of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefieds Memorial National Military Park. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-09-06 | 1990-09-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Slaughter, D. French, Jr. [R-VA-7] | VA | R | S000479 | 0 | Amends the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park Expansion Act of 1989 to expand the boundaries of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park in Virginia to include specified lands. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-s-3000 | 101 | s | 3000 | Yosemite National Park Centennial Medal Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-08-04 | 1990-09-05 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Title I: Congressional Medal for Veterans of the Attack on Pearl Harbor - Authorizes the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to present a bronze medal to individuals who: (1) were members of the armed forces and were present in Hawaii on December 7, 1941; and (2) participated in combat operations that day against Japanese military forces attacking Hawaii. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike such medals. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Yosemite National Park Centennial Medal - Yosemite National Park Centennial Medal Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell not more than 750,000 gold, silver, and bronze medals in commemoration of the centennial of Yosemite National Park, California, in 1990. Requires that all sales of such medals include a surcharge of $35 per medal for the gold medals, $7 per medal for the silver medals, and $2 per medal for the bronze medals. Requires that all surcharges be paid to an endowment fund for the benefit of the Park to be administered by the National Park Foundation. Requires that the interest from the fund be paid to the Secretary of the Interior to fund special supplemental projects relating to back country trail development and rehabilitation and the preservation of Sequoia groves within the boundaries of the Park. Requires the Secretaries to enter into a memorandum agreement to allow: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury to deliver medals to the Secretary of the Interior; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the sale of the medals in National Park facilities. Grants the Comptroller General the right to examine all records of the National Park Foundation which are related to such medals. Title III: Bicentennial Coin Commemorating the United States Constitution - Amends Federal law to: (1) change the design on the reverse side of certain coins; (2) authorize the redesign of one or more coins at one time (requires the first designated coin to have a design commemorating the 200th… | 2025-08-26T17:25:09Z | |
| 101-s-3003 | 101 | s | 3003 | A bill to provide for the establishment of the Laguna de Santa Rosa National Wildlife Refuge in Sonoma County, California. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-08-04 | 1990-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] | CA | R | W000607 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Laguna de Santa Rosa National Wildlife Refuge in Sonoma County, California. Requires the Secretary to implement a resource management plan for the Refuge. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 101-s-3009 | 101 | s | 3009 | Ocean Resource Partnership Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-08-04 | 1990-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 0 | Title I: General Provisions - Ocean Resources Partnership Act of 1990 - Sets forth the findings, purposes, and definitions of this Act. Title II: Resource and Environmental Assessment Consultation - Requires the Secretary of the Interior (in cooperation with the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science) to conduct a comprehensive research program to support U.S. seabed activities related to: (1) environmental assessment; (2) mapping and charting; and (3) evaluation of hard mineral resources. Mandates that such program include governmentally sponsored studies and the encouragement of private seabed studies. Requires the Under Secretary and the Assistant Secretary to prepare, and subsequently revise, a five-year plan to carry out such a program. Mandates that such program include: (1) a priorities schedule under which the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the United States shall be treated equally with other States; and (2) public education and information. Requires the Secretary to establish, upon request, a task force for each coastal State to provide a forum for State and local consultation and advice associated with recovery of hard minerals from the U.S. seabed. Provides for regional cooperation and coordination, including the establishment of a multistate task force if the Under Secretary determines that two or more coastal States share regional interests. Directs the Under Secretary to establish criteria for designating: (1) preservational stable reference areas (SRAs); and (2) impact SRAs in connection with licenses or permits for commercial recovery. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with any coastal State regarding seabed activities. Title III: Enforcement, Private Actions for Equitable Relief, and Administrative Procedure - Sets forth prohibited activities under this Act. Provides for: (1) enforcement of this Act, including liability in rem of vessels and civil forfeiture; (2) civil and criminal penalties for violations of such prohibited acts; and (3) private actio… | 2025-08-26T17:26:44Z | |
| 101-hr-5476 | 101 | hr | 5476 | Black Canyon Conservation Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-08-03 | 1990-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO-3] | CO | D | C000077 | 0 | Black Canyon Conservation Act of 1990 - Redesignates the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument in Colorado as the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Establishes the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (conservation area). Designates the Gunnison Gorge Wilderness (located within the conservation area) as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Gunnison River, Colorado, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transmit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive plan for the long-range protection and management of the conservation area. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T17:24:36Z | |
| 101-hr-5497 | 101 | hr | 5497 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands to be added to the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-08-03 | 1990-11-16 | Became Public Law No: 101-603. | House | Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] | NC | D | J000256 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire through purchase, donation, or exchange all right, title, and interest in certain specified lands to be added to the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in North Carolina. Directs the Secretary to undertake research on: (1) the history and archaeology of the historic site; and (2) the associated peoples and events. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5503 | 101 | hr | 5503 | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the feasibility of including Revere Beach, located in the city of Revere, Massachusetts, as a national park, recreational area, or seashore. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-08-03 | 1990-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 6 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to the President and the Congress on the feasibility of establishing Revere Beach, Massachusetts, as a unit of the National Park System as a park, recreation area, or seashore. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-5507 | 101 | hr | 5507 | Regarding the Early Winters Resort. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-08-03 | 1990-11-15 | Became Public Law No: 101-560. | House | Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4] | WA | R | M000999 | 1 | Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and of the Interior, subject to specified conditions, to take all actions necessary to effect the conveyance of certain Federal lands in the State of Washington in exchange for specified privately-owned lands. Provides that conveyance of Okanogan National Forest lands shall be done by the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary). Permits the Secretary to request the Secretary of the Interior to convey such public lands as may be required in order to complete such exchange. Requires the Secretary to analyze the exchange and issue a record of decision by October 1, 1991. Sets November 1, 1991, as the date by which such exchange should be completed. Prohibits conveyance of Federal lands as part of the exchange if certain requirements are not met. Adds lands acquired by the United States under this Act to the National Forest System. Establishes procedures for administrative and judicial review of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for the Forest Service to prepare the Supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Early Winters Resort in Methow Valley, Washington. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5509 | 101 | hr | 5509 | Civil War Sites Study Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-08-03 | 1990-09-11 | Provisions Included In H.R.2582. | House | Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3] | NY | D | M001057 | 4 | Civil War Sites Study Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a study of Shenandoah Valley Civil War sites in Virginia to: (1) identify and determine the relative significance of such sites; (2) assess short- and long-term threats to their integrity; and (3) provide alternatives for the preservation of such sites by Federal, State, and local governments, or other public or private entities. Includes among such alternatives the designation of such sites as units of the National Park System. Requires the Secretary to transmit such study to specified congressional committees. Establishes the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission to prepare a study of historically significant sites and structures associated with military action during the Civil War, other than Shenandoah Valley Civil War sites. Requires the Commission to transmit such study to the President and the same congressional committees. Terminates such Commission 180 days after transmittal of such report to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T17:24:35Z | |
| 101-hr-5526 | 101 | hr | 5526 | Steens Mountain National Conservation Area Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-08-03 | 1990-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2] | OR | R | S000607 | 0 | Steens Mountain National Conservation Area Act - Establishes the Steens Mountain National Conservation Area, Oregon. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a comprehensive plan for the long-range management and protection of the conservation area. Designates the following lands in the State of Oregon as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Little Blitzen Gorge Wilderness; (2) Blitzen River Wilderness; (3) Home Creek Wilderness; and (4) High Steens Wilderness. Releases certain portions of the conservation area not designated as wilderness from further study and requires them to be managed as part of the conservation area. Establishes the Steens Mountain National Conservation Area Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary with respect to the preparation and implementation of the comprehensive, long-range plan. Terminates the Committee within three years after development of the management plan. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T17:28:04Z | |
| 101-hr-5527 | 101 | hr | 5527 | To provide the counties of the Pacific Northwest a portion of the revenues lost by reduced timber harvest receipts due to timber sale volume reduction caused by new Federal land use plans, protection for northern spotted owls and other species, and protection for old growth ecosystem, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-08-03 | 1990-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2] | OR | R | S000607 | 0 | Increases from 25 percent to 50 percent the amounts paid by the Secretary of Agriculture to States for their counties under Federal law with respect to national forests in Washington, Oregon, and California. Sets forth the method by which Oregon and California land-grant funds paid by the Secretary of the Interior shall be distributed to such counties. Provides that money received from the sale of timber from public lands shall be: (1) distributed to the county from which the timber is harvested; (2) deposited as miscellaneous receipts in the Federal treasury; and (3) deposited in a fund exclusively for reforestation, timber productivity enhancement, or other forest management activities. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-5546 | 101 | hr | 5546 | Timber Management Improvement Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-08-03 | 1990-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] | OR | D | W000779 | 5 | Timber Management Improvement Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and of the Interior, acting through the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, respectively, to prepare a report displaying the yields and costs (financially and environmentally) of timber management investment opportunities for Federal lands in the States of California, Oregon, and Washington. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to include in such report reasons why certain lands were classified as unsuitable for timber production. Requires both Secretaries to establish advisory boards to review and comment on the investments examined. Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to allocate appropriations for private forest lands in the States of California, Oregon, and Washington to further second growth management of timber resources to offset the expected decline in timber harvests from Federal lands as a result of listing the northern spotted owl as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Requires financial assistance to be concentrated in those counties containing Federal lands designated as habitat conservation areas for the purposes of the protection and recovery of the northern spotted owl. Amends specified Federal law (the Knutson-Vandenberg Act) to assure that amounts from the fund established by such Act are available for timber management investments on Federal lands consistent with the Act's original intent. | 2025-08-26T17:26:12Z | |
| 101-s-2970 | 101 | s | 2970 | Lamprey River Study Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-08-03 | 1990-08-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] | NH | R | H000951 | 1 | Lamprey River Study Act of 1990 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a specified segment of the Lamprey River, New Hampshire, for study as a potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete such study not later than three years after enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-2982 | 101 | s | 2982 | Fox River National Heritage Corridor Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-08-03 | 1990-08-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 1 | Fox River National Heritage Corridor Act of 1990 - Establishes the Fox River National Heritage Corridor in Wisconsin to preserve the area within and surrounding the Fox River. Establishes the Fox River National Heritage Corridor Commission to assist Federal, State, and local authorities in the development and implementation of an integrated resource management plan for the preservation and restoration of the Corridor in a manner supporting appropriate and compatible economic revitalization and expansion efforts. Requires the plan to be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior for approval. Terminates the Commission five years after the enactment of this Act unless it has been granted an extension. Directs the Secretary to assist the Commission in designing and producing interpretive materials based on the plan after it has been approved and to provide technical assistance to the Commission upon request. Requires the Secretary, in consultation with the Governor of Wisconsin, to conduct an assessment of the historic linkage of the Corridor and the Lower Wisconsin River. Requires any Federal entity conducting or supporting activities directly affecting the flow of the canal or the natural resources of the Corridor to: (1) consult with the Secretary and the Commission; (2) cooperate with the Secretary and the Commission in carrying out duties under this Act and coordinate such activities with such duties; and (3) conduct or support those activities in a manner consistent with the plan and this Act. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-2991 | 101 | s | 2991 | National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council Reauthorization Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-08-03 | 1990-08-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] | LA | D | B000780 | 4 | National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council Reauthorization Act - Amends the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986 to replace provisions terminating the National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council, effective October 1, 1990, with provisions directing the Secretary of Commerce to complete a referendum on whether: (1) a majority of the first receivers and primary importers of fish and seafood and their products desire to continue in existence the National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council or a similar entity, as an industry supported council; and (2) the Congress should be encouraged to extend and modify the provisions of the Act. Requires the Council to study: (1) the administration and management of the Council, including methods for determining and collecting assessments from industry members, refusal to pay assessments, and provision for accepting or rejecting members; and (2) the extent to which the industry and the Council should continue to use the existing structure, rules, and regulations under the Act regarding the Council. Requires that members of the Council remain members until a referendum is approved and a new mechanism for Council appointments is in place. Authorizes appropriations: (1) from the Fisheries Promotional Fund to carry out the annual marketing and promotion plan and annual budget of the Council; and (2) to carry out the Act. Repeals this Act effective September 30, 1993. | 2025-08-26T17:25:01Z | |
| 101-hr-5433 | 101 | hr | 5433 | To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States a condition in a deed conveying certain lands to the Conservation Commission of West Virginia, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-08-02 | 1990-11-08 | Became Public Law No: 101-539. | House | Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2] | WV | D | S000779 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to release the public purpose use condition on certain lands to be exchanged by the State of West Virginia with the Sun Lumber Company for Company lands which will be added to Holly River State Park. Directs the Secretary to offer for exchange certain lands which comprise a part of the Ventana Wilderness and the Los Padres National Forest in California to the California - American Water Company. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 101-hr-5428 | 101 | hr | 5428 | Illinois Wilderness Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-08-01 | 1990-11-28 | Became Public Law No: 101-633. | House | Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22] | IL | D | P000452 | 28 | Illinois Wilderness Act of 1990 - Designates the following lands in the Shawnee National Forest, Illinois, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Bald Knob Wilderness; (2) Bay Creek Wilderness; (3) Burden Falls Wilderness; (4) Clear Springs Wilderness; (5) Garden of the Gods Wilderness; (6) Lusk Creek Wilderness; and (7) Panther Den Wilderness. Designates the East Fork Area and the Eagle Creek Area of the Shawnee National Forest as special management, mining, and prospecting areas. Sets a time limit for such prospecting and mining. Provides that these areas shall be designated as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System 20 years after enactment of this Act (or eight years after enactment if no prospecting for fluorspar and associated minerals has been done). | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 101-s-2948 | 101 | s | 2948 | Illinois Wilderness Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-08-01 | 1990-10-25 | Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000366 | 1 | Illinois Wilderness Act of 1990 - Designates the following lands in the Shawnee National Forest, Illinois, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Bald Knob Wilderness; (2) Bay Creek Wilderness; (3) Burden Falls Wilderness; (4) Clear Springs Wilderness; (5) Garden of the Gods Wilderness; (6) Lusk Creek Wilderness; and (7) Panther Den Wilderness. Designates the East Fork Area and the Eagle Creek Area of the Shawnee National Forest as special management, mining, and prospecting areas. Sets a time limit for such prospecting and mining. Provides that these areas shall be designated as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System 20 years after enactment of this Act (or eight years after enactment if no prospecting for fluorspar and minerals has been done). | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5402 | 101 | hr | 5402 | To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating certain segments of the Alleghany River in the State of Pennsylvania as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-07-30 | 1990-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | House | Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-23] | PA | R | C000523 | 22 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Northern Advisory Council and the Southern Advisory Council to advise on the establishment of final boundaries and the management of the Allegheny National Recreation River. Terminates the Councils ten years after the date the Secretary approves the management plan for the River. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5405 | 101 | hr | 5405 | To establish the Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-07-30 | 1990-11-16 | See H.R.3338. | House | Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5] | LA | D | H000901 | 1 | Establishes the Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to manage a sufficient amount of such Refuge woodlands as a continuous mature forest to benefit the species of passerine birds that occupy this type of habitat. | 2021-07-01T14:54:25Z | |
| 101-hr-5388 | 101 | hr | 5388 | Western North Carolina Wilderness Protection Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-07-27 | 1990-10-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] | NC | R | B000104 | 10 | Western North Carolina Wilderness Protection Act of 1990 - Designates the following lands in the Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Lost Cove Wilderness; (2) the Harper Creek Wilderness; and (3) the Craggy Mountain Wilderness. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 101-hr-5391 | 101 | hr | 5391 | To ratify a memorandum of agreement concerning the cooperative management of public lands included within the National Wildlife Refuge System on Matagorda Island, Texas, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-07-27 | 1990-08-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Laughlin, Greg [D-TX-14] | TX | D | L000119 | 1 | Ratifies an exchange agreement providing for management of National Wildlife Refuge System lands and State lands on Matagorda Island, Texas. Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 with respect to the disposal, management, and acquisition of lands and interests in lands included in the System. Requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to request the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to develop a protocol for an experimental four-year study of and report on the effects of cattle grazing on Matagorda Island, Texas. Allows the Director, based on such report, to extend the term of the existing cattle grazing permit on the Island, unless continued grazing on it would be incompatible with the primary purposes for the establishment of the original Matagorda Island National Wildlife Refuge. | 2021-07-01T14:53:48Z | |
| 101-s-2891 | 101 | s | 2891 | A bill to authorize and direct an exchange of lands in Colorado. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-07-24 | 1990-09-26 | Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO] | CO | D | W000647 | 0 | Reserves a certain portion of Federal land known as the Mt. Sopris Tree Nursery Administrative Site, Colorado, to the Secretary of Agriculture as part of the White River National Forest. Directs the Secretary to convey jointly the balance of such property to Pitkin and Eagle Counties, Colorado, with certain interests retained by the United States. States that it is the intent of the Congress that such lands shall be retained and used by the Counties for public recreation and recreational facilities, open space and riparian habitat protection, fairgrounds, and such other public purposes determined appropriate by the Counties. Requires the patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior for such lands to reserve in perpetuity public access in and along the Roaring Fork River, Colorado, for fishing and other recreational use. Directs Pitkin and Eagle Counties, Colorado, to convey by quitclaim deed to the Secretary of Agriculture, certain lands owned within and adjacent to the boundaries of the White River National Forest, Colorado. Makes such lands a part of the Forest. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-2882 | 101 | s | 2882 | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshores Access and Enhancement Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-07-20 | 1990-09-27 | Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-1182. | Senate | Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] | IN | R | C000542 | 1 | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Access and Enhancement Act - Amends Federal law to allow the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Crescent Dunes for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Requires the Secretary to study the Little Calumet River Corridor and the Salt Creek Corridor, and report to specified congressional committees on the results, including recommendations for protecting their scenic, natural, cultural, and recreational values. Directs the Secretary to report to the same committees: (1) with respect to relinquishment of road rights-of-way within the boundaries of the Lakeshore; and (2) the results of a study of the Deep River Corridor. Allows individual property owners within Lakeshore boundaries to retain use and occupancy rights on improved property for noncommercial residential purposes. Authorizes the extension of leases of improved residential property to lessees in the case of any property acquired by the United States before a certain date. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with Gary, Indiana, for technical assistance for programs and development in the city's Marquette Park and Lake Street Beach. Directs the Secretary to consult with the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation to determine what lands and interests the State requires for improvements to certain roads. Directs the Secretary to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), if NIPSCO is agreeable, with respect to a specified Greenbelt area. Sets forth certain guidelines for such agreement. Designates the National Park Service visitor center at the Lakeshore as the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5319 | 101 | hr | 5319 | Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-07-19 | 1990-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] | TX | D | O000107 | 0 | Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1990 - Establishes the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site, Texas, to preserve the site of the first battle of the Mexican-American War. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop and transmit to specified congressional committees a general management plan for such site. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T17:27:52Z | |
| 101-hr-5324 | 101 | hr | 5324 | Authorizing of appropriations for the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-07-19 | 1990-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9] | IL | D | Y000013 | 0 | Amends Federal law to authorize appropriations for the United States Holocaust Memorial Council for FY 1991 through 2000. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-s-2875 | 101 | s | 2875 | A bill to provide for the preservation of H.B. Plant Hall on the campus of the University of Tampa. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-07-19 | 1990-07-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] | FL | R | M000019 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance in the restoration of the national historic landmark H.B. Plant Hall at the University of Tampa, Florida. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5295 | 101 | hr | 5295 | Ancient Forest Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-07-18 | 1990-09-13 | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 11 | Ancient Forest Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to designate lands for a Pacific Northwest Ancient Forest Reserve System, consisting of Federal and public lands in Oregon, Washington, and Northern California. Includes within the criteria for the System the need for lands for the viability and recovery of the northern spotted owl population. Requires the Ancient Forest to include at least 50 percent of old growth forest ecosystems found in the Douglas Fir Region that are outside of congressionally designated areas (wilderness areas and wild and scenic rivers which prohibit commercial timber sales). Prohibits timber harvesting on lands designated as Ancient Forests except for the minimum necessary for the protection of old growth forest ecosystems. Requires that any timber harvest in the old growth forest ecosystems outside of Ancient Forests but within the Douglas Fir Region be managed using the specified techniques of a New Forestry Program. Requires the Secretaries to establish an Ancient Forest Research Program on old growth forest ecosystems. Directs the President to establish a permanent Ancient Forest Scientific Committee to report to the Secretaries and certain congressional committees on specified aspects of programs and activities established under this Act. Mandates for FY 1991 through 1993 the minimum board feet per year the Secretaries must offer for sale from national forest lands within the Douglas Fir Region and other lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management within such Region. Prohibits the sale of timber in certain areas. Increases from 25 percent to 50 percent for a five-year period the amounts paid by the Secretary of Agriculture to States for their counties under Federal law with respect to national forests in the Douglas Fir Region. Sets forth for a five-year period the method by which Oregon and California land-grant funds paid by the Secretary of the Interior shall be distributed to such countries. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting… | 2025-08-26T17:25:54Z | |
| 101-hr-5307 | 101 | hr | 5307 | Coal Leasing Equity Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-07-18 | 1990-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] | WV | D | R000011 | 2 | Coal Leasing Equity Act of 1990 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the Interior, prior to the issuance of any coal lease, to consider the effects development of the lease might have on coal produced from private lands (east of the 100th meridian) due to the potential displacement of such coal from historical markets. Prohibits the issuance of a lease if the Secretary determines it will have a significant adverse effect on coal produced from such private lands for that reason. | 2025-08-26T17:25:00Z | |
| 101-s-2869 | 101 | s | 2869 | A bill to authorize the establishment of a memorial at Custer Battlefield National Monument to honor the Indians who fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-07-18 | 1990-07-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] | MT | R | B001126 | 4 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to design, construct, and maintain a memorial at the Custer Battlefield National Monument in Montana to: (1) honor and recognize the Indians who fought to preserve their land and culture in the Battle of the Little Bighorn; (2) provide visitors with an improved understanding of the events leading up to and the consequences of the Battle; and (3) encourage peace and brotherhood among people of all races. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory Committee for a Native American Memorial at Custer National Monument. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5292 | 101 | hr | 5292 | To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing the proposed below cost timber sale pilot test included in the fiscal year 1991 budget submitted by the President. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-07-17 | 1990-07-18 | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House | Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9] | MO | D | V000112 | 1 | Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing the below-cost commercial timber sales test proposed by the President's FY 1991 budget. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 101-hres-437 | 101 | hres | 437 | Concerning an international memorial to the victims of communism. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-07-17 | 1990-07-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24] | NY | R | S000675 | 1 | Supports the construction of an International Memorial to the Victims of Communism. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5264 | 101 | hr | 5264 | To authorize modification of the boundaries of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-07-12 | 1990-11-21 | Became Public Law No: 101-622. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept, in exchange (by quitclaim deed) for the surface and subsurface estate of certain other lands, from Koniag, Incorporated, a conveyance by limited warranty deed of the surface and subsurface estates of specified lands on Kodiak Island, Alaska, to be included in the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects the conveyed lands to the same restrictions and limitations placed on previous lands conveyed to Koniag, pursuant to an agreement between it and the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard (to protect the U.S. Coast Guard Holiday Beach receiver site). | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-2846 | 101 | s | 2846 | A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Park System to interpret and commemorate the origins, development, and progression of jazz in the United States, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-07-12 | 1990-11-02 | Became Public Law No: 101-499. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of establishing a unit within the National Park System associated with the origins of jazz in New Orleans, Louisiana. States that such study shall also assess the desirability of including any site or structure identified by this Act within the boundaries of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park. Requires the Secretary to submit such study to specified congressional committees within one year after funds are made available. Establishes the Preservation of Jazz Advisory Commission to advise the Secretary in preparation of the feasibility study. Terminates the Commission after transmission of the report to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-2832 | 101 | s | 2832 | Kootenai and Lolo National Forest Management Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-07-10 | 1990-07-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | Kootenai and Lolo National Forest Management Act of 1990 - Designates certain lands in the Kootenai and Lolo National Forests, Montana, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. States that Congress does not intend that the wilderness designation will lead to the creation of protective buffer zones around it. Expresses congressional findings regarding agreements on wilderness and timber supplies in the area. Requires that nondesignated lands be managed for multiple use, stating that those lands need not be managed for the purpose of protecting their suitability for wilderness designation prior to revision of the initial land and resource management plans. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5192 | 101 | hr | 5192 | To establish the Curecanti National Recreation Area in the State of Colorado as a unit of the national park system, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-06-28 | 1990-08-09 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO-3] | CO | D | C000077 | 0 | Establishes the Curecanti National Recreation Area, Colorado, as a unit of the national park system. Modifies the boundary of the Gunnison National Forest. Authorizes hunting, fishing, and trapping in such area, except in designated zones. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-5193 | 101 | hr | 5193 | To authorize and direct an exchange of lands in Colorado. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-06-28 | 1990-08-09 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | House | Rep. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO-3] | CO | D | C000077 | 1 | Reserves a certain portion of Federal land known as the Mt. Sopris Tree Nursery Administrative Site, Colorado, to the Secretary of Agriculture as part of the White River National Forest. Directs the Secretary to convey jointly the balance of such property to Pitkin and Eagle Counties, Colorado, with certain interests retained by the United States. States that it is the intent of the Congress that such lands shall be retained and used by the Counties for certain public purposes. Requires the patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior for such lands to reserve in perpetuity public access in and along the Roaring Fork River, Colorado, for recreational use. Directs Pitkin and Eagle Counties, Colorado, to convey by quitclaim deed to the Secretary of Agriculture certain lands owned within and adjacent to the boundaries of the White River National Forest, Colorado. Makes such lands a part of the Forest. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-5195 | 101 | hr | 5195 | To amend the Act of May 15, 1965, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to designate the Nez Perce National Historical Park in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-06-28 | 1990-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1] | ID | R | C000858 | 2 | Amends Federal law to include in the Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho, certain historical sites in the States of Oregon, Washington, Montana, Wyoming, and Oklahoma. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands, interests in such lands, and property only with the consent of the owner. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-hr-5215 | 101 | hr | 5215 | To make a technical correction in a land description contained in the San Juan Basin Wilderness Protection Act of 1984. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-06-28 | 1990-09-11 | Provisions Included In H.R.4630. | House | Rep. Schiff, Steven [R-NM-1] | NM | R | S000125 | 2 | Amends the San Juan Basin Wilderness Protection Act of 1984 to make a correction to a certain land description in Lake Sumner State Park, New Mexico. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 101-s-2804 | 101 | s | 2804 | A bill to amend the Act of May 15, 1965, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to designate the Nez Perce National Historical Park in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-06-28 | 1990-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 4 | Amends Federal law to include in the Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho, certain historical sites in the States of Oregon, Washington, Montana, Wyoming, and Oklahoma. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) acquire State and locally-owned lands or interests only by donation or exchange; and (2) purchase private lands or interests only on a willing seller basis. Authorizes appropriations. Declares that the individual and separate Federal components of such Historical Park shall be administered by the respective administrative region of the National Park Service in which each is located. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-2809 | 101 | s | 2809 | A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the study and designation of the Underground Railroad Historic Trail. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-06-28 | 1990-09-20 | Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-1147. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 8 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to study alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the Underground Railroad (the route taken by escaping slaves before the end of the Civil War). Requires such study to consider: (1) establishment of a new unit within the national park system; and (2) various appropriate designations for those routes and sites used by the Underground Railroad, and alternate means to link such sites, including those in Canada and Mexico. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to publish an interpretive handbook on the Underground Railroad in the larger context of American antebellum society (including the history of slavery and abolitionism). Directs the Secretary to establish the Underground Railroad Advisory Committee. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-2816 | 101 | s | 2816 | A bill to disclaim all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain private lands conditionally relinquished to the United States under the Act of June 4, 1987 ( 30 Stat. 11, 36), and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-06-28 | 1990-09-26 | Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 0 | Disclaims all Federal right, title, and interest in specified base lands over which the United States holds record title. Prescribes guidelines under which the Secretary of the Interior must: (1) prepare a list of such lands; and (2) acquire, condemn, or disclaim all Federal interest in them within a two-year period. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-s-2817 | 101 | s | 2817 | Chehalis River Basin Fishery Resources Study and Restoration Act of 1990 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-06-28 | 1990-06-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA] | WA | D | A000031 | 1 | Chehalis River Basin Fishery Resources Study and Restoration Act of 1990 - Requires the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service to undertake a study of the fishery resources and habitats of the Chehalis River Basin in Washington, including Grays Harbor, and develop plans for the restoration and conservation of such resources and habitats. Requires a report to the Congress. Requires that the State of Washington be invited to participate in the study. Requires that the Director, the Chehalis Tribe, the Quinault Indian Nation, and each participating State agency enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding their respective responsibilities. Requires that the study take advantage of and build upon ongoing watershed planning and research efforts to identify fishery resource problems in the Basin. Requires cost-sharing of at least one-sixth by non-Federal and nontribal participants for Washington to participate in the study. Authorizes appropriations, requiring one-fifth of any amounts appropriated to be made available to the Chehalis Tribe and Quinault Indian Nation to carry out their responsibilities under the memorandum of understanding. | 2025-08-26T17:25:24Z | |
| 101-s-2818 | 101 | s | 2818 | A bill to provide for a visitor center at Salem Maritime National Historic Site in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-06-28 | 1990-09-20 | Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 1 | Amends Federal law to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire property for use as a visitor center at Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Massachusetts. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 101-hr-5172 | 101 | hr | 5172 | Cache La Poudre National Heritage Corridor Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-06-27 | 1990-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Brown, Hank [R-CO-4] | CO | R | B000919 | 0 | Cache La Poudre National Heritage Corridor Act - Establishes the Cache La Poudre National Heritage Corridor, Colorado. Establishes the Cache La Poudre National Heritage Corridor Commission to assist Federal, State, and local authorities in the development and implementation of an integrated historic preservation, cultural landscape, recreation, and interpretation management plan for the Corridor. Requires submission of the plan to the Secretary of the Interior for review. Terminates the Commission in five years, authorizing a five-year extension under certain circumstances. Sets forth the duties of the Secretary with respect to approval or disapproval of the plan and duties of other Federal entities conducting or supporting activities affecting the flow of the Cache La Poudre River or the natural resources of the Corridor. Declares that the establishment of the Corridor shall not impose any change in Federal environmental quality standards. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T17:26:47Z | |
| 101-hr-5179 | 101 | hr | 5179 | To authorize the transfer of Coast Guard property to the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1990-06-27 | 1990-11-16 | See H.R.4009. | House | Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4] | NY | R | L000243 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to quitclaim without consideration to the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, all rights, title, and interest of the United States in Coast Guard property and improvements at Reynolds Channel, Atlantic Beach, New York. Requires the Town to pay for surveying the property before the conveyance. | 2021-07-01T14:47:23Z |
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