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| 102-s-3364 | 102 | s | 3364 | A bill to amend certain provisions of law relating to establishment, in the District of Columbia or its environs, of a memorial to honor Thomas Paine. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-10-07 | 1992-10-08 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] | ID | R | S001138 | 0 | Amends Federal law to authorize the Thomas Paine National Historical Association to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor Thomas Paine. Makes the Association solely responsible for expenses for the establishment of the memorial. Requires excess funds for the memorial to be remitted to the Secretary of the Treasury. | 2021-06-02T15:40:53Z | |
| 102-s-3368 | 102 | s | 3368 | A bill to provide for the establishment of the Brown versus Board of Education National Historic Site in the State of Kansas, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-10-07 | 1992-10-08 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 0 | Title I: Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site - Establishes the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Kansas. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and submit a general management plan for the historic site to specified congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Dry Tortugas National Park - Establishes the Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida. Abolishes the Fort Jefferson National Monument. Specifies that the park shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a unit of the National Park Service and managed for specified purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) acquire lands and interests in land within the park by donation or exchange; (2) exchange those Federal lands which were deleted from the park by specified boundary modifications and which are directly adjacent to lands owned by the State of Florida outside the park, for lands owned by Florida within the park boundary; and (3) lease or acquire, by purchase, donation, or exchange, and to operate incidental administrative and support facilities in Key West, Florida. Provides for the transfer to the Secretary of jurisdiction over lands within the park boundaries determined by the U.S. Coast Guard to be excess to its needs, subject to specified requirements. Authorizes appropriations. | 2021-06-02T15:40:54Z | |
| 102-hr-6179 | 102 | hr | 6179 | To amend the Wild and Scenic River Act. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-10-06 | 1992-10-23 | Became Public Law No: 102-460. | House | Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] | PA | D | K000319 | 0 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Delaware River and tributaries in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for study as potential additions to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a river conservation plan for a specified segment of the Delaware River in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. States that the designation of such segments made by this Act and any subsequent management or development plans associated with, or added to, the Gilbert Generating Station, the Point Pleasant Pumping Station, the Portland Generating Station, the Martins Creek Steam Electric Station, or the Merrill Creek Reservoir Project shall not be used in any proceeding to restrict or interfere with their: (1) completion; (2) continued or changed operation; (3) maintenance; (4) repair; (5) construction; (6) reconstruction; (7) replacement; (8) modification; (9) licensing; (10) permitting; (11) relicensing; or (12) repermitting. Provides that such designation and any subsequent management or development plans shall not be used in any proceeding to restrict or interfere with the present or future access to or operation, maintenance, or construction of electric or gas transmission or distribution lines across such segments, with specified exceptions. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-6184 | 102 | hr | 6184 | To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the American Discovery Trail for study to determine the feasibility and desirability of its designation as a national trail. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-10-06 | 1992-10-23 | Became Public Law No: 102-461. | House | Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6] | MD | D | B001220 | 11 | Amends the National Trails System Act to designate the American Discovery Trail extending from Pt. Reyes, California, to Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware, and the Ala Kahakai Trail in Hawaii for study for potential addition to the National Trails System. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-6186 | 102 | hr | 6186 | To establish the Jemez National Recreation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-10-06 | 1992-10-07 | See H.R.2502. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 0 | Establishes the Jemez National Recreational Area in New Mexico. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a management plan for the Area as an amendment to the Santa Fe National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. Requires the Secretary to: (1) protect religious and cultural sites in the Area; and (2) provide access to such sites by Indian peoples for traditional cultural and religious purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to permit timber harvesting in the Area for commercial purposes as long as it is compatible with the Area's purposes. Continues: (1) timber sales already under contract on enactment of this Act; and (2) the Los Griegos timber sale in a specified area of the Santa Fe National Forest. Directs the Secretary to manage the Los Griegos timber sale by using uneven aged management including the individual tree selection method. Requires the Secretary to prepare a transportation plan to provide for the most efficient use of existing roads and trails, including a comprehensive system for dispersed recreation which minimizes its impact on significant archaeological and religious sites. Directs the Secretary to provide for recreational facilities within the Area and establish a visitor center. Authorizes the Secretary to permit under certain conditions: (1) a utility corridor for high power electric transmission lines; and (2) scientific investigations. Prohibits the issuance of any mining location or claim patents after May 30, 1991, with respect to the area. Permits any party who has been deprived of any property rights by such prohibition to file a compensation claim against the United States in the U.S. Claims Court within one year after enactment. Withdraws lands within the Area from U.S. mining, mineral leasing, and related laws. Declares that any requirements imposed by the Secretary on certain mining activities within the Area shall include requirements for reasonable reclamation of disturbed lands to a visual and hydrological condition as close as practicable to their premining cond… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-6190 | 102 | hr | 6190 | To amend the Stock Raising Homestead Act to provide certain procedures for entry onto Stock Raising Homestead Act lands, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-10-06 | 1992-10-07 | See H.R.450. | House | Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-18] | CA | D | L000225 | 1 | Amends Federal law regarding stock-raising homesteads to require a written notice to the surface owner before a person may enter lands for exploration purposes or to locate a mining claim. Provides for an authorized exploration period during which exploring and locating a mining claim may be conducted with minimal surface disruption, but no road construction, use of explosives, mechanical earth moving equipment, or hazardous materials. Limits the total acreage that may be covered at any time by notices of intention to locate a claim. Prohibits any mineral exploration or development activities without the surface owner's written consent unless the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) has authorized them according to prescribed guidelines which include posting a surety bond to ensure: (1) completion of surface reclamation; (2) compensation to the surface owner for permanent damages to crops and tangible improvements; and (3) compensation for permanent loss of income by the surface owner due to impaired land use. Prohibits the Secretary from authorizing any mineral activities unless a plan of operations has been submitted meeting specified criteria, including: (1) minimization of damages to crops and tangible improvements of the surface owner, and of disruption to grazing or other land use by the surface owner; and (2) payment of a fee to the surface owner, equivalent to the loss of income to the ranch operation. Directs the Secretary to submit such plan of operations for the surface owner's comments and modifications before determining whether the plan complies with this Act. Requires reclamation of land to return it, as contemporaneously as practicable with the conduct of mineral activities, to a condition capable of supporting the uses which it was capable of supporting before surface disturbance. Authorizes any surface owner to request an inspection if such owner has reason to believe that he may be adversely affected due to any violation of an approved plan of operations. Authorizes a surface owner to… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hjres-562 | 102 | hjres | 562 | Recognizing the Desert Shield-Desert Storm Memorial Light at the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace in Columbia, New Hampshire, as a memorial of national significance. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Swett, Dick [D-NH-2] | NH | D | S001113 | 0 | Recognizes the Memorial Light at the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace located in Columbia, New Hamsphire, as a memorial of national significance. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-6141 | 102 | hr | 6141 | Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5] | MA | D | A000226 | 0 | Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a memorandum of understanding to provide for the transfer of certain jurisdictional rights over a portion of the Fort Devens Military Reservation in Massachusetts to the Secretary of the Interior for inclusion in the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge. Excludes certain property and facilities from such transfer. Provides for the continuation of the Secretary of the Army's responsibility and liability for environmental cleanup with respect to the area transferred above. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Town of Lancaster, Massachusetts, certain real property at the Reservation. | 2025-08-26T15:15:43Z | |
| 102-hr-6148 | 102 | hr | 6148 | Fishing Safety, Conservation, and Productivity Improvement Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee On Merchant Marine. | House | Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1] | WA | R | M000736 | 0 | Fishing Safety, Conservation, and Productivity Improvement Act of 1992 - Requires: (1) a study of any market-oriented fishery management programs; (2) safety inspections of vessels of specified sizes; (3) fishing vessel stability and safety requirements and regular surveying of compliance; (4) a feasibility study on designating educational institutions as Coast Guard-approved fishing vessel safety campuses; (5) consultation with the fishing vessel insurance industry on improving safety; (6) compiling and making available to the public information received by the Coast Guard on fishing vessel casualties and incidents; (7) a study on participation by the Coast Guard in regional fishery management councils; and (8) a study on actual or apparent conflicts of interest on such councils. Establishes in the Coast Guard the Division of Fishing Vessel Safety. Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to modify the purposes of, and requirements for qualified withdrawals from, capital construction funds, including adding references to complying with vessel safety and seafood wholesomeness requirements. Authorizes related amendment of existing capital construction fund agreements. | 2025-08-26T15:17:41Z | |
| 102-hr-6162 | 102 | hr | 6162 | To designate an area for which environmental and other streambank restoration measures are authorized as the "Joseph G. Minish Passaic River Waterfront Park and Historic Area". | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] | NJ | D | R000383 | 0 | Designates the area for which environmental and other streambank restoration measures are authorized for a flood control project for the Passaic River Mainstem, New Jersey and New York, as the Joseph G. Minish Passaic River Waterfront Park and Historic Area. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-hr-6165 | 102 | hr | 6165 | To amend certain provisions of law relating to establishment, in the District of Columbia or its environs, of a memorial to honor Thomas Paine. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-23 | Became Public Law No: 102-459. | House | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-20] | NY | D | L000480 | 0 | Amends Federal law to authorize the Thomas Paine National Historical Association to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor Thomas Paine. Makes the Association solely responsible for expenses for the establishment of the memorial. Requires excess funds for the memorial to be remitted to the Secretary of the Treasury. | 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z | |
| 102-s-3332 | 102 | s | 3332 | A bill to establish the San Rafael Swell National Trails and Recreation Area in the State of Utah, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 0 | Establishes the San Rafael Swell National Trails and Recreation Area in Utah. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to finalize a management plan for the Area and to review and revise (as necessary) such plan at least once every five years. Requires plan revisions to provide for: (1) motorized access; (2) recreational and public use throughout the Area; (3) protection of scientific, cultural, and educational resources of the public lands within the Area; (4) interpretive and education opportunities for the public; and (5) management of livestock grazing and wild horses and burros. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a visitor center for the Area. Permits: (1) motorized use of public lands within the Area, as consistent with this Act; and (2) continued use of Area lands for domestic livestock grazing. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, specified public and private entities to carry out this Act. Establishes the San Rafael Swell National Recreation Area Advisory Council. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-s-3334 | 102 | s | 3334 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to convey by quitclaim deed certain lands in Arizona in exchange for administrative improvements for the Coconino National Forest in Arizona. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-s-3335 | 102 | s | 3335 | Casa Malpais National Historical Park Establishment Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Casa Malpais National Historical Park Establishment Act of 1992 - Establishes the Casa Malpais National Historical Park in Arizona as a unit of the National Park System, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior and the town of Springerville, Arizona. Directs the Secretary to submit a plan for the protection, interpretation, and maintenance of the site to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide technical assistance to the town of Springerville for the management, protection, and interpretation of the site; (2) make periodic grants to the town for annual costs of operation and maintenance; (3) enter into cooperative agreements with specified public and nonprofit entities for the management and interpretation of the Park; and (4) participate in, and provide technical assistance for, land use planning for lands adjacent to the Park. Directs the Secretary to submit a general management plan for the Park to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Establishes the Casa Malpais National Historical Park Advisory Commission. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-hr-6103 | 102 | hr | 6103 | Wenatchee River Fisheries and Recreational Protection Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-10-02 | 1992-10-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1] | WA | R | M000736 | 0 | Wenatchee River Fisheries and Recreational Protection Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Wenatchee River, Washington, as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Local Advisory Group to develop a management plan for the river. Sets forth limitations on the acquisition of scenic easements or land in relation to the wild and scenic river designation. | 2025-08-26T15:13:54Z | |
| 102-s-3308 | 102 | s | 3308 | A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating certain tributaries of the Maurice River in the State of New Jersey as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-10-02 | 1992-10-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Manumuskin River and the Muskee Creek in New Jersey as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (System). Requires the Secretary of the Interior to administer such segments: (1) in association with the political jurisdictions through which the Maurice River and its tributaries pass; and (2) in accordance with the local river management plan prepared by the Cumberland County Department of Planning and Development and the plans and ordinances prepared and adopted by the municipal governments of such political jurisdictions. Requires the Secretary to review such plan to ensure that proper implementation of it will protect the values for which the segments were designated. Authorizes the Secretary, on request, to: (1) provide planning assistance to the State of New Jersey and its political subdivisions; and (2) enter into a memorandum of understanding or a cooperative agreement with another Federal agency or with the State of New Jersey to ensure that Federal and State programs are carried out in a manner that is consistent with the river management plans. Directs the Secretary to review compliance with the locally adopted river management plans biennially and to report to specified congressional committees on any deviation from the plans that causes or may result in any diminution of the values for which the segments were designated. Excludes such designated segments from provisions under the Act that authorize Federal acquisitions of lands within the segments' boundaries. Authorizes appropriations. Encourages the Secretary to: (1) continue to work with local municipalities to negotiate agreement and support for designating additional eligible segments of the Maurice River and its tributaries as components of the System; and (2) report to the Congress on the status of such discussions, negotiations, and recommendations concerning the designation of additional river segments in New Jersey as components of the System. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-hr-6086 | 102 | hr | 6086 | Recreational Hunting Safety Enhancement Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-10-01 | 1992-10-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5] | TX | D | B000997 | 0 | Recreational Hunting Safety Enhancement Act of 1992 - Prohibits knowingly and with intent to obstruct or prevent a lawful hunt: (1) harassing, impeding, or interfering with an individual participating in a lawful hunt of Federal land; (2) scaring, herding, harassing, decoying, dispersing, or disturbing animals or fish subject to such a hunt; or (3) taking or abusing property, equipment, or hunting dogs being used in conjunction with such a hunt (obstructing a lawful hunt). Authorizes the Secretary concerned (the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to Federal land included in the National Forest System or the Secretary of the Interior with respect to Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management) to impose a civil penalty of up to: (1) $1,000 for each violation; and (2) $5,000 for each such violation if the Secretary concerned determines that the violation involved the use of force or violence, or the threatened use of force or violence, against the person or property of another person. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) hearing requirements; (2) multiple violations; (3) the imposition of such penalties in addition to other criminal or civil penalties that may be levied against the person as a result of the proscribed activity; and (4) a requirement that, after deduction of costs attributable to collection, such moneys be deposited in a trust fund to be used by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to carry out activities of the Foundation and the North American Waterfowl Management Plan described in the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties (a fine, imprisonment of one to three years, or both) for obstructing a lawful hunt. Permits injunctive relief to be sought by: (1) the head of a State agency with jurisdiction over fish or wildlife management; (2) the Attorney General; (3) any individual who intends to participate in a lawful hunt on Federal lands; or (4) a hunting or sportsman's organization to which the individual belongs. … | 2025-08-26T15:13:51Z | |
| 102-hjres-556 | 102 | hjres | 556 | Authorizing the Philippine Scouts and United States Veterans' Association of America to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor Filipino veterans who served in the United States Army during World War II. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-30 | 1992-10-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 0 | Authorizes the Philippine Scouts and United States Veterans' Association of America to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor Filipino veterans who served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Prohibits the use of Federal funds to pay any expense of the memorial. | 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z | |
| 102-hr-6064 | 102 | hr | 6064 | To provide for assistance in the preservation of Taliesin in the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-30 | 1992-10-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Klug, Scott L. [R-WI-2] | WI | R | K000274 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with the owner or operator of the Taliesin (home of Frank Lloyd Wright from 1911 to 1959) site in Wisconsin to provide technical and financial assistance for the protection, restoration, and interpretation of the site. Requires such agreements to: (1) provide for public access to the site through conducted tours; and (2) prohibit an alteration of the site that is not consistent with the preservation and public use plan required to be prepared by the owner or operator as a condition of entering into the agreement. Subjects the plan to the Secretary's approval. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-6072 | 102 | hr | 6072 | To direct expedited negotiated settlement of the land rights of the Kenai Natives Association, Inc., under section 14 (h)(3) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, by directing land acquisition and exchange negotiations by the Secretary of the Interior and certain Alaska Native corporations involving lands and interests in lands held by the United States and such corporations. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-30 | 1992-10-23 | Became Public Law No: 102-458. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to engage in expedited six-month negotiations with the Kenai Natives Association, Incorporated, and Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated for certain land exchange and acquisition settlements, including lands along the Kenai and Moose Rivers. Requires the agreements to: (1) consider third party independent land value appraisals, which shall include consideration of such lands' wildlife and recreational values; and (2) not include the value of any land retained by the corporations. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress, within 60 days of the negotiation period's termination, legislation approving the agreements, or a report explaining why such agreements could not be reached. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-s-3289 | 102 | s | 3289 | A bill to provide for assistance in the preservation of Taliesin in the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-30 | 1992-10-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with the owner or operator of the Taliesin (home of Frank Lloyd Wright from 1911 to 1959) site in Wisconsin to provide technical and financial assistance for the protection, restoration, and interpretation of the site. Requires such agreements to: (1) provide for public access to the site through conducted tours; and (2) prohibit an alteration of the site that is not consistent with the preservation and public use plan required to be prepared by the owner or operator as a condition of entering into the agreement. Subjects the plan to the Secretary's approval. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-s-3287 | 102 | s | 3287 | A bill to authorize the construction of the Cumberland Mountain Trail in the State of Kentucky and the State of Virginia, to require a study of the establishment of the Cumberland National Recreation Area, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-29 | 1992-09-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] | KY | D | F000268 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to construct a Cumberland Mountain Trail in Kentucky and Virginia. Directs the Secretary to study the feasibility of establishing a national recreation trail encompassing the Trail and extending from Breaks Interstate Park to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. Authorizes the Secretary to construct such trail. Specifies that both trails shall be available for horseback riding. Sets forth reporting requirements. Directs the Secretary to study the feasibility of establishing a Cumberland National Recreation Area. Sets forth reporting requirements. Requires such study to identify alternative boundaries for a national recreation area on lands within and around Jefferson National Forest. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-hr-6046 | 102 | hr | 6046 | To make technical corrections in certain public laws. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-25 | 1992-10-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 0 | Makes technical amendments to specified public laws concerning public lands, the addition of segments to the wild and scenic river system, and National Park System studies and reports. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-hr-6013 | 102 | hr | 6013 | Sierra Nevada Forests Ecosystem Study Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-24 | 1992-10-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 2 | Sierra Nevada Forests Ecosystem Study Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and of the Interior, within three months of enactment of this Act, to establish a Sierra Nevada Forests Scientific Committee (Committee). Requires the Committee to submit by December 31, 1994, a draft report to the Secretaries and the appropriate congressional committees that shall include: (1) a delineation of the various Sierra Nevada Forests ecosystems; (2) an inventory of each ecosystem's lands and resources; (3) an evaluation of each ecosystem's health conditions and trends and identification of affecting processes, activities, and other factors such as drought, fire, timber harvesting, and residential development; (4) recommendations for alternative management strategies; and (5) recommendations for Sequoia ecosystem management. Requires: (1) a final report to be submitted by March 31, 1995; and (2) each report to be submitted to the National Academy of Sciences for peer review before submission to the Congress. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to manage the Sierra Nevada Forests until December 31, 1996. Provides that during such interim period: (1) new roads and aerial or cable logging shall be prohibited in roadless areas (logging in areas accessible from existing roads shall be permitted); (2) no management practices shall be permitted that would adversely affect water conditions or fish habitats, including logging within specified distances of permanent and seasonally flowing streams; (3) timber sales prepared as agreed to in the Mediated Settlement Agreement for the Sequoia National Forest or under contract as of September 30, 1992, in specified national forests shall be permitted; and (4) Sierra Forest ecosystem restoration projects may be undertaken subject to Committee approval. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-6014 | 102 | hr | 6014 | To designate certain land in the State of Missouri owned by the United States and administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as part of the Mark Twain National Forest. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-24 | 1992-10-24 | Became Public Law No: 102-498. | House | Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9] | MO | D | V000112 | 0 | Modifies the boundary of the Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, to include all lands in Boone and Callaway Counties within the Cedar Creek Purchase Unit. Requires such lands to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as the Cedar Creek Ranger District. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 102-hr-6000 | 102 | hr | 6000 | To redesignate Springer Mountain National Recreation Area as "Ed Jenkins National Recreation Area". | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-23 | 1992-10-23 | Became Public Law No: 102-456. | House | Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10] | GA | D | B000153 | 8 | Redesignates the Springer Mountain National Recreation Area in the Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia, as the Ed Jenkins National Recreation Area. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-hr-6006 | 102 | hr | 6006 | National Park System Reformation Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-23 | 1992-10-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] | CA | R | L000020 | 6 | National Park System Reformation Act - Title I: Development of a Comprehensive Plan for the Future of the National Park System - Establishes the National Park System Strategic Planning Commission to develop a long-term plan for the direction of the National Park System (System). Requires the plan to guide the System for the next ten to 20 years and to address criteria for determining inclusion or exclusion of a site within the System. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to terminate National Park Service management at all park areas as recommended by the Commission. Applies the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to all actions of the Secretary during the termination process. Directs the Administrator of General Services to delegate to the Secretary, with respect to excess and surplus real property and facilities located at such park areas, the authority to: (1) dispose of surplus property; and (2) grant certain approvals under the Surplus Property Act of 1944. Directs the Secretary, as part of each annual budget request, to transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a schedule of actions to be carried out under this title and an estimate of the total expenditures required and cost savings to be achieved by each closure, along with environmental assessments of such actions. Prohibits the Secretary from establishing new units of the System until the Commission transmits a report to the Congress. Title II: New Area Establishment - Directs the Secretary to submit reports of new area studies to the appropriate congressional committees for purposes of determining the suitability of adding such areas to the System. Designates the following areas for study as potential units: (1) Apollo XI Launch Tower, Florida; (2) Kennecott/McCarthy, Alaska; (3) New Jersey Delaware Bay Wetlands, New Jersey; (4) Nicodemas, Kansas; (5) Oak Hill, Virginia; (6) Susan B. Anthony House, New York; and (7) Virginia City, Montana. Requires the National Park Service to maintain a list of uni… | 2025-08-26T15:15:33Z | |
| 102-hr-6011 | 102 | hr | 6011 | Thomas Nast Home National Historic Park Study Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-23 | 1992-10-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Zimmer, Dick [R-NJ-12] | NJ | R | Z000008 | 1 | Thomas Nast Home National Historic Park Study Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to specified congressional committees on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Thomas Nast Home (known as the Villa Fontana) in Morristown, New Jersey, as a unit of the National Park System. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:15:50Z | |
| 102-hjres-552 | 102 | hjres | 552 | Authorizing the Coalition for a National Memorial to Mahatma Gandhi to establish a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi in the District of Columbia or its environs. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-22 | 1992-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials. | House | Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31] | CA | D | D000592 | 50 | Authorizes the Coalition for a National Memorial to Mahatma Gandhi to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor Mahatma Gandhi. Prohibits the United States from paying any expense of establishing the memorial. | 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z | |
| 102-s-3259 | 102 | s | 3259 | New River Wild and Scenic Study Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-22 | 1992-09-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | New River Wild and Scenic Study Act of 1992 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the New River in West Virginia and Virginia as a study river for possible inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-s-3260 | 102 | s | 3260 | A bill to modify the boundaries of the New River Gorge National River, the Gualey River National Recreation Area, and the Bluestone National Scenic River in West Virginia. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-22 | 1992-09-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978, the West Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act of 1987, and the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to modify the boundaries of the New River Gorge National River, the Gauley River National Recreation Area, and the Bluestone National Scenic River (all in West Virginia). | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-hr-5962 | 102 | hr | 5962 | Mineral Exploration and Development Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-17 | 1992-10-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] | WV | D | R000011 | 2 | Mineral Exploration and Development Act of 1992 - Title I: Mineral Exploration and Development - Sets forth guidelines for mineral exploration on public domain lands. Declares that holders of mining claims executed under this Act have the exclusive right of possession and use of the claimed land for mineral activities (including the right of ingress and egress to conduct such activities. Prescribes rules for mining claim location and use of public land surveys, including the requirement that a copy of the notice of mining claim location be filed with the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary). Restricts such claims to U.S. citizens or corporations only. Provides for administrative adjudication of conflicting claims. Sets forth an annual, graduated rental fee schedule based upon the number of diligence years following location of the claim. Requires the Secretary to deposit all moneys received from rental fees into the Abandoned Minerals Mine Reclamation Fund (established by this Act). Prescribes guidelines under which a claim holder may elect to reduce the amount of the requisite rental fee by the amount of diligent development expenditures made for mining claim mineral activities during the same diligence year to which the rental fee would otherwise apply. Sets a minimum annual rental fee of $2.50 per acre of all land within the boundaries of a mining claim, which shall be all a claim holder need pay in specified circumstances. Establishes a civil penalty of $5,000 per violation of mining claim requirements. Prohibits the issuance after February 6, 1991, of patents for vein, lode, placer, and mill site mining claims unless certain administrative requirements are met. Declares that the Multiple Minerals Development Act, and certain provisions of the Act of July 23, 1955, apply to all mining claims located or converted under this Act. Amends Federal law to declare that after the date of enactment of this Act, all mineral materials deposits including block pumice, shall be subject to disposal under the term… | 2025-08-26T15:16:06Z | |
| 102-hr-5941 | 102 | hr | 5941 | To designate tributaries of the Maurice River in the State of New Jersey as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-15 | 1992-09-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] | NJ | D | H000930 | 0 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Manumuskin River and the Muskee Creek in New Jersey as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to administer such segments: (1) in association with the political jurisdictions through which the Maurice River and its tributaries pass; and (2) in accordance with the local river management plan prepared by the Cumberland County Department of Planning and Development and plans and ordinances prepared and adopted by the respective municipal governments. Requires the Secretary to review such plan to ensure that proper implementation of it will protect the values for which the segments were designated. Authorizes the Secretary, if requested, to: (1) provide planning assistance to New Jersey and its political subdivisions; and (2) enter into a memorandum of understanding or cooperative agreements with other Federal agencies and with New Jersey to ensure that State and Federal programs are carried out in a manner that is consistent with the river management plans. Directs the Secretary to review compliance with the locally adopted river management plans biennially and to report to appropriate congressional committees on any deviation from those plans which causes or may result in any diminution of the values for which the river was designated. Encourages the Secretary to: (1) continue to work with local municipalities to negotiate agreement and support for designating additional eligible segments of the Maurice River and its tributaries; and (2) report to the Congress on the status of discussions, negotiations, and such recommendations toward inclusion of additional river segments into the System. Authorizes appropriations. Excludes such designated segments from provisions under the Act that authorize Federal acquisitions of lands within the segments' boundaries. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5944 | 102 | hr | 5944 | Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-15 | 1992-10-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] | PA | D | K000319 | 4 | Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act of 1992 - Designates the following lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (System): (1) Greater Glacier/Continental Divide Ecosystem; (2) Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem; (3) Greater Salmon Ecosystem; (4) Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk Ecosystem; (5) Sky Island Wilderness; (6) Rattlesnake Wilderness; and (7) Rattlesnake Wilderness Area. Adds specified lands to the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area. Designates: (1) specified wild land areas as Biological Connecting Corridors (Corridors) to protect the life flow of the Northern Rockies Bioregion; and (2) the inventoried roadless areas identified as part of the Corridors as components of the System. Sets forth provisions for the management of those portions of the Corridor which are not designated as components of the System. Exempts specified roads and highways from the provisions of this Act. Requires that roadless lands (including uninventoried roadless lands and areas less than 5,000 acres in size) within the national forests in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming which have been studied for potential inclusion in the System, but have not been designated as such, shall be analyzed on an individual, case-by-case basis with full public involvement. Requires the results of each case-by-case analysis and associated environmental analysis to be submitted to specified congressional committees so that the Congress may decide whether these areas should become components of the System to be managed for other, nonwilderness, multiple uses. Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to study the feasibility of: (1) creating a Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National Park and Preserve; (2) creating a Flathead National Park and Preserve; and (3) designating such areas as units of the National Park System (NPS), including national park and national preserve designat… | 2025-08-26T15:13:48Z | |
| 102-hr-5949 | 102 | hr | 5949 | Minor Boundary Adjustments and Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-15 | 1992-09-22 | For Further Action See S.2563. | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 7 | Minor Boundary Adjustments and Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1992 - Title I: Increases for Land Acquisition for Certain Units of the National Park System - Increases the authorization of appropriations for land acquisition in the Channel Islands National Park, California. Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to remove the ceiling on appropriations for land acquisition in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California. Requires the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to submit to the Congress a detailed acquisition-priority list and cost estimates for completion of acquisitions within such recreation area in accordance with the land protection plan or revisions thereof. Amends the Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969 to increase the ceiling on appropriations for volunteers in parks programs. Title II: Clarification of Authority to Cooperate with Non-Federal Entities in the Conduct of Research Concerning Units of the National Park System - Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into cooperative agreements with public or private educational institutions, States and their political subdivisions, or private conservation organizations to develop adequate, coordinated, cooperative research and training programs concerning the resources of the National Park System; and (2) accept from, and make available to, the cooperator technical and support staff, financial assistance for mutually agreed upon research projects, supplies, equipment, facilities, and administrative services relating to cooperative research units. Title III: Museum Properties in the National Park System - Revises functions of the Secretary to prohibit the use of donations and bequests of money for purchasing museum objects, museum collections, and other personal properties with regard to managing museum properties in the National Park System. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) transfer museum objects, museum collections, and other personal property that is no longer needed for museum purposes to qualified Fede… | 2025-08-26T15:14:39Z | |
| 102-s-3228 | 102 | s | 3228 | Forest Biodiversity and Clearcutting Prohibition Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-10 | 1992-09-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] | OK | D | B000639 | 2 | Forest Biodiversity and Clearcutting Prohibition Act of 1992 - Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to: (1) provide for conservation of native biodiversity on National Forest System lands; and (2) prohibit even-age management (including specified logging practices) of such lands. | 2025-08-26T15:14:25Z | |
| 102-hr-5914 | 102 | hr | 5914 | To authorize the acceptance of certain lands for addition to the Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-09 | 1992-10-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6] | MD | D | B001220 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire, by donation only, specified lands for inclusion in the Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland. Revises the boundaries of the battlefield to include the donated lands. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5916 | 102 | hr | 5916 | To improve the administration of the Women's Rights National Historical Park in the State of New York, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-09 | 1992-10-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29] | NY | R | H000797 | 0 | Adds specified lands to the Women's Rights National Historical Park in New York. Provides that funds available to the Secretary of the Interior for the purposes of the Park shall be available to establish and administer education, research facilities, and programs on the history of women's rights within the Park pursuant to cooperative agreements with appropriate public or private entities. Extends the Women's Rights National Historical Park Advisory Commission to the year 2000. Increases the limit on the authorization of appropriations for the Park. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-s-3217 | 102 | s | 3217 | A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Great Egg Harbor and its tributaries in the State of New Jersey as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-09-08 | 1992-10-08 | By Senator Johnston from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 102-471. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Great Egg Harbor River and its tributaries in New Jersey as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to manage the designated segments and tributaries in consultation with the political jurisdictions through which the river and its tributaries pass through cooperative agreements, except that publicly-owned lands shall continue to be managed by the agency charged with the management of such lands. Deems local river management plans, if they meet protection standards, to be local zoning ordinances for purposes of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, thus restricting Federal acquisition authority granted by such Act. Requires: (1) the Secretary to review the local river management plans; and (2) an informal advisory group, comprised of representatives of political subdivisions of the State in the area of the Great Egg Harbor River and its tributaries and representatives of the State, to ensure that the proper implementation of the local river management plans will protect the values for which the river and its tributaries were designated. Authorizes the Secretary to provide, on request, planning assistance to political subdivisions of the State and to enter into a memorandum of understanding or a cooperative agreement with another Federal agency or with the State to ensure that Federal and State programs are carried out in a manner that is consistent with the local river management plans. Directs the Secretary to biennially review compliance with the local river management plans and to report to specified congressional committees on any deviation from those plans which causes or may result in any diminution of the values for which the segment concerned was designated. Requires the Secretary to report to such committees on alternatives to address issues to ensure protection of the segment concerned if issues related to river protection are not resolved by existing State and local or other Fe… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-hr-5836 | 102 | hr | 5836 | To transfer title to certain lands in Shenandoah National Park in the State of Virginia, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-08-12 | 1992-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Allen, George [R-VA-7] | VA | R | A000121 | 4 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain portions of roads within the boundaries of the Shenandoah National Park to the Commonwealth of Virginia subject to the following conditions: (1) such conveyance shall be limited to the roads as they exist on the enactment of this Act; and (2) if any road conveyed under this Act is no longer used as a public roadway, all rights, title, and interest in it shall revert to the United States. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5853 | 102 | hr | 5853 | To designate segments of the Great Egg Harbor River and its tributaries in the State of New Jersey as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-08-12 | 1992-10-27 | Became Public Law No: 102-536. | House | Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] | NJ | D | H000930 | 0 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Great Egg Harbor River and its tributaries in New Jersey as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to manage the designated segments through cooperative agreements with the political jurisdictions within which such segments pass, except that pubicly owned lands shall continue to be managed by the agency having jurisdiction over such lands. Directs the Secretary to review local river management plans to assure that their proper implementation will protect the values for which the segments were designated. Deems such plans, if they meet protection standards, to be local zoning ordinances for purposes of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, thus prohibiting Federal acquisition of lands by condemnation pursuant to such Act. Requires the Secretary to review compliance with such plans biennially and to report to specified congressional committees on any deviation from such plans which could result in any diminution of the values for which a segment was designated. Authorizes the Secretary to provide planning assistance to political subdivisions through which designated segments flow and to enter into memoranda of understanding or cooperative agreements with Federal or State agencies to ensure that Federal and State programs are carried out in a manner consistent with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and applicable river management plans. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5856 | 102 | hr | 5856 | Chief Big Foot National Memorial Park and Wounded Knee National Memorial Establishment Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | J000177 | 3 | Chief Big Foot National Memorial Park and Wounded Knee National Memorial Establishment Act of 1992 - Establishes the Big Foot National Memorial Park in South Dakota to protect the historical significance of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre site and to protect and promote Sioux history and culture. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to acquire lands for the Park by: (1) accepting leasehold interests in tribal trust lands located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation offered by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, under specified conditions; and (2) purchase, donation, or condemnation of all surface and subsurface rights to any tract of fee patented land which the Director of the National Park Service deems necessary to include in the Park. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to provide all assistance necessary (including financial assistance) to the Oglala Sioux Tribe in acquiring lands within the Wounded Knee Massacre site as defined in the 1990 boundaries studies authorized by the National Park Service. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to manage such leasehold lands as a unit of the National Park System. Exempts all enrolled members of specified tribes from admission fees into the Park. Directs the Secretary to collect such fees from all other persons entering the Park. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Oglala Sioux Tribe to provide training to tribal members on the interpretation, management, protection, and preservation of historical properties and in the provision of public services on their respective Reservation. Directs the Secretary to give preference to employing qualified members of such Tribes in the development, interpretation and management of the Park and in related activities. Requires the Secretary to plan, design, and construct, within the boundaries of the Park, the Wounded Knee National Memoria… | 2025-08-26T15:13:33Z | |
| 102-hr-5869 | 102 | hr | 5869 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain real property in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Monongalia County, West Virginia, and Preston County, West Virginia. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-08-12 | 1992-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22] | PA | D | M001088 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain real property in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and Monongalia County and Preston County, West Virginia. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5870 | 102 | hr | 5870 | District of Columbia Land Use Notification Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-08-12 | 1992-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 0 | District of Columbia Land Use Notification Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to prohibit the Administrator of General Services (Administrator), the Architect of the Capitol, the National Park Service, and the Smithsonian Institution from carrying out any activity that affects real property located in the District of Columbia (including transferring excess property or disposing of surplus property) unless the following individuals are notified with an opportunity to comment: (1) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; (2) the Chair of the Council of the District; and (3) the Chair of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in whose neighborhood such property is located. Prohibits an event from being held at the William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center at Rock Creek Park without the prior approval of the Director of the National Park Service and the Mayor of the District of Columbia. Authorizes the Administrator to waive the requirements of this Act in the case of emergencies: (1) upon certifying to such individuals that an emergency exists; and (2) providing the individuals with a notice and an opportunity to comment. | 2025-08-26T15:14:40Z | |
| 102-hr-5888 | 102 | hr | 5888 | To amend the Klamath River Basin Fishery Resources Restoration Act to increase the number of members of the Klamath River Basin Fisheries Task Force. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-08-12 | 1992-09-23 | Similar Provisions Incorporated in H.R.5809. | House | Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2] | OR | R | S000607 | 0 | Amends the Klamath River Basin Fishery Resources Restoration Act to require that one member of the Klamath River Basin Fisheries Task Force be appointed by the Commissioners of Klamath County, Oregon. | 2021-06-02T15:11:33Z | |
| 102-hr-5901 | 102 | hr | 5901 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Goshen Irrigation District, Wyoming, certain lands and irrigation structures relating to the Fort Laramie Division of the North Platte Project. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-08-12 | 1992-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. | House | Rep. Thomas, Craig [R-WY-At Large] | WY | R | T000162 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Goshen Irrigation District, Wyoming, certain lands and irrigation structures relating to the Fort Laramie Division of the North Platte Project, subject to specified requirements. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5906 | 102 | hr | 5906 | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands with the District of Columbia and to regulate advertising and related commercial activities in the National Park System, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-08-12 | 1992-09-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 1 | Prohibits advertising, commercial notices, and similar commercial activities in the National Park System except where the Director of the National Park Service finds that the advertising or commercial notice is desirable and necessary for the convenience and guidance of park visitors and: (1) is for a product, service, or facility available within such park area; or (2) is contained in a publication primarily to familiarize visitors with a park program, activity, or resource, and any such advertising or commercial notice is for a locally available product, service, or facility. Declares that nothing contained in this Act is intended to curtail the display, sale, or distribution of newspapers, magazines, theater programs, and similar printed material under the terms of a properly executed concessions permit, contract, or a cooperating association agreement. Authorizes appropriate and limited public acknowledgement of a donor or sponsor's contribution to a specific program, activity, or event in a National Park area on a case-by-case basis to such individual only if the program, activity, or event furthers the purpose of the park area and the recognition is determined to be appropriate. Prohibits the advertising, commercial notice, or acknowledgement from stating or implying National Park Service endorsement of a product, service, or facility. Permits organized activities or special events within a National Park area only pursuant to a permit. Authorizes permit issuance only if there is an appropriate association between such area and the activity or event and if the activity or special event does not: (1) harm the area's resources or values; (2) pose a risk of damage to any property or endanger public health or safety; (3) unduly interfere with normal park operations or visitor use; or (4) result in significant conflict with other uses. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-s-3201 | 102 | s | 3201 | A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands in Austin, Nevada, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey specified lands in Austin, Nevada, to the Austin Historic Mining District Historical Society for use as a museum or for other public purposes. Reserves all minerals underlying such lands for the United States. Reverts ownership to the United States of the conveyed lands if they cease to be operated by the Austin Historic Mining District Historical Society and used as a public museum or for other public purposes. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-s-3213 | 102 | s | 3213 | Chief Big Foot National Memorial Park and Wounded Knee National Memorial Establishment Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 4 | Chief Big Foot National Memorial Park and Wounded Knee National Memorial Establishment Act of 1992 - Establishes the Big Foot National Memorial Park in South Dakota to protect the historical significance of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre site and to protect and promote Sioux history and culture. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to acquire lands for the Park by: (1) accepting leasehold interests in tribal trust lands located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation offered by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, under specified conditions; and (2) purchase, donation, or condemnation of all surface and subsurface rights to any tract of fee patented land which the Director of the National Park Service deems necessary to include in the Park. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to provide all assistance necessary (including financial assistance) to the Oglala Sioux Tribe in acquiring lands within the Wounded Knee Massacre site as defined in the 1990 boundaries studies authorized by the National Park Service. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to manage such leasehold lands as a unit of the National Park System. Exempts all enrolled members of specified tribes from admission fees into the Park. Directs the Secretary to collect such fees from all other persons entering the Park. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Oglala Sioux Tribe to provide training to tribal members on the interpretation, management, protection, and preservation of historical properties and in the provision of public services on their respective Reservation. Directs the Secretary to give preference to employing qualified members of such Tribes in the development, interpretation and management of the Park and in related activities. Requires the Secretary to plan, design, and construct, within the boundaries of the Park, the Wounded Knee National Memoria… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-hr-5816 | 102 | hr | 5816 | To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to remove any restrictions and conditions on land conveyed by the Veterans Administration to Temple Junior College, Temple, Texas. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-08-11 | 1992-08-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-11] | TX | D | E000063 | 0 | Removes restrictions imposed on the transfer of a tract of land to Temple Junior College, Temple, Texas, in 1967, including reverter rights, for appropriate monetary consideration to be determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Authorizes the Secretary to execute such legal documents as necessary to remove such restrictions or conditions while protecting the interests of the United States. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 102-hr-5826 | 102 | hr | 5826 | Headwaters Forest National Wilderness Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-08-11 | 1992-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Riggs, Frank [R-CA-1] | CA | R | R000252 | 0 | Headwaters Forest National Wilderness Act of 1992 - Extends the exterior boundaries of the Six Rivers National Forest, California, to include the Six Rivers National Forest Addition to provide sound management and protection for the Redwood forest areas. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) acquire lands or interests in land within such boundaries; (2) develop and implement a land acquisition plan to address how and when such lands will be acquired; and (3) submit such plan to specified congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations. Designates such lands and the Headwaters Forest Wilderness in California as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. | 2025-08-26T15:15:46Z | |
| 102-hr-5827 | 102 | hr | 5827 | To amend the Act of January 26, 1915, establishing Rocky Mountain National Park, to provide for the protection of certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park and along North St. Vrain Creek and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-08-11 | 1992-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Skaggs, David E. [D-CO-2] | CO | D | S000462 | 0 | Title I: Rocky Mountain National Park Amendments - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to seek to acquire by donation or exchange certain lands within the boundaries of the Rocky Mountain National Park owned by Longmont, Colorado. Prohibits the Secretary or any other Federal agency or officer from approving or issuing any permit for, or providing any assistance for, the construction of any new dam, reservoir, or impoundment on any segment of North St. Vrain Creek or its tributaries within the boundaries of the Park or on the main stem of the creek downstream to the point at which it crosses the elevation 6500 feet above mean sea level. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the issuance of any permit for the construction of a new water gaging station on the Creek at the point of its confluence with Coulson Gulch. Title II: Land Exchange - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to pursue negotiations with Longmont, Colorado, concerning the city's proposed exchange of lands located in and near Coulson Gulch for Federal lands. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress biennially on the progress of such negotiations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5806 | 102 | hr | 5806 | To extend the Gateway National Recreation Area Advisory Commission. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-08-10 | 1992-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-3] | NJ | D | P000034 | 0 | Extends the Gateway National Recreation Area Advisory Commission. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5809 | 102 | hr | 5809 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct and operate an interpretive center for the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Clark County, Washington. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-08-10 | 1992-10-29 | Became Public Law No: 102-570. | House | Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3] | WA | D | U000017 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct and operate an interpretive center at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Clark County, Washington. Requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to engage in a public process to determine the center's design, costs, functions, and contribution opportunties. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress within one year of enactment of this Act regarding the center's construction. Amends the Klamath River Basin Fishery Resources Restoration Act to require that if the Klamath River basin study is extended to include portions of the Klamath River in Oregon, the Task Force membership shall be increased to include: (1) an individual appointed by the Commissioners of Klamath County, Oregon; and (2) a representative of the Klamath Tribe appointed by the Tribe's governing body. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-hr-5796 | 102 | hr | 5796 | North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-08-06 | 1992-10-06 | Text of Measure Incorporated in H.R.5617 (Title VIII). | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 - Provides for the composition, appointment, terms, compensation, and similar matters regarding: (1) the U.S. representation on the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission; and (2) an Advisory Panel to the U.S. Commissioners. Authorizes the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce, to accept or reject, on behalf of the United States, Commission recommendations. Makes the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) responsible for administering the Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous Stocks of the North Pacific Ocean, this Act, and related regulations. Authorizes any Federal agency, on request of the Commission, to cooperate in the conduct of scientific and other programs, accepting reimbursement from the Commission. Mandates enforcement by the Secretary and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. Sets forth the enforcement authorities of authorized officers. Makes it unlawful to engage in certain activities, including fishing for any anadromous fish in waters designated under this Act as the Convention area, retaining on board any such fish taken incidentally, refusing or resisting boarding or inspection, or violating any provision of the Convention, this Act, or any regulation under this Act. Provides for civil monetary penalties, vessel liability in rem, criminal penalties, and seizure of vessels, gear, stores, and cargo. Creates a rebuttable presumption that all fish on board a vessel seized in connection with a prohibited act were taken or retained in violation of the Convention and this Act. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Convention and this Act. Provides for the disposition of U.S. property held by the Commission on its termination in a manner that would further the purposes of this Act. Repeals the North Pacific Fisheries Act of 1954. | 2025-08-26T15:13:32Z | |
| 102-s-3146 | 102 | s | 3146 | A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Ala Kahakai Trail in the State of Hawaii as a route to study for consideration for designation as a national trail. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-08-06 | 1992-08-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 1 | Amends the National Trails System Act to designate the Ala Kahakai Trail in Hawaii for study for designation as a national scenic trail. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-hr-5778 | 102 | hr | 5778 | Pennsylvania Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-08-05 | 1992-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] | PA | D | K000319 | 5 | Pennsylvania Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1992 - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified river segments in the State of Pennsylvania for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. | 2025-08-26T15:14:50Z | |
| 102-hjres-534 | 102 | hjres | 534 | Authorizing the National Captive Nations Committee, Incorporated, to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-31 | 1992-08-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials. | House | Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-42] | CA | R | R000409 | 18 | Authorizes the National Captive Nations Committee, Inc., to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor the victims of communism. | 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z | |
| 102-hr-5738 | 102 | hr | 5738 | National Parks and Landmarks Conservation Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-31 | 1992-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 1 | National Parks and Landmarks Conservation Act - Title I: Director of National Park Service - Requires the Director of the National Park Service to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to administer, protect, and preserve the natural and cultural resources of the United States. Transfers the functions and authorities of the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) which are carried out through the National Park Service as of January 1, 1993, to the Director, except that the Secretary shall retain the authority and responsibility for conveying information regarding the National Park System to the Cabinet. Prohibits the Director and the officers and employees of the National Park Service from being responsible to, or subject to the supervision or direction of, any officer, employee, or agent of the Department of Interior. Title II: National Park Conservation - Requires the Director to prepare a "State of the National Parks" report to document the condition of the National Park units, including appropriate baseline information and documentation of problems related to their use and management and proposed solutions to such problems. Requires each report to be transmitted to specified congressional committees. Requires the Director to establish a research program, within the National Park Service, to: (1) develop an appropriate knowledge base regarding the natural and cultural resources of the National Park System; (2) evaluate and protect such resources; and (3) understand and improve human interactions with them. Requires the superintendent of each National Park System unit to maintain a current and comprehensive resource management plan to be reviewed and revised at least biennially to conform with this Act and to provide data for the report. Provides that general management plans developed for each park unit shall fully consider, and be prepared using, the unit's resource management plan. Sets forth procedures for revision of general management plans for National Park Sy… | 2025-08-26T15:13:51Z | |
| 102-s-3115 | 102 | s | 3115 | National Forest Timber Sales Cost Recovery Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-31 | 1992-08-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA] | GA | D | F000329 | 0 | National Forest Timber Sales Cost Recovery Act of 1992 - Amends the National Forest Management Act of 1976 to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture, as of October 1, 1997, from selling or offering to sell National Forest System timber for which revenues from the sale are less than the legal minimum bid (minimum sale revenues needed to meet or exceed sale expenses). Sets forth transition sale provisions for FY 1993 through 1997. Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary to identify System lands as unsuitable for timber production if anticipated net timber sale revenues are less than zero. | 2025-08-26T15:17:07Z | |
| 102-s-3100 | 102 | s | 3100 | A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-30 | 1992-10-08 | By Senator Johnston from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 102-478. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, to the West Cameron Port Commission for use as a public port facility or for other public purposes, subject to reversion to the United States if such lands cease to be used for such purposes, a specified reservation of minerals, and retention of encumbrances. Title II: Bodie Bowl, California - Bodie Protection Act of 1992 - Prohibits specified Federal lands and interests known as the Bodie Bowl (California) from being available for any mineral mining, leasing, or disposal activities, except under valid existing claims. Directs the Secretary to undertake an expedited validity review of all unpatented mining claims located within the Bodie Bowl, but prohibits any challenge to the validity of any claim for failure to do assessment work for any period after the date of enactment of this Act. Prescribes limitations for the issuance of patents for mining and mill site claims on such lands. Subjects mineral exploration, mining, beneficiation, and processing on unpatented mining claims within the Bodie Bowl to regulations prescribed by the Secretary to ensure that such mineral activities are conducted in a manner that does not adversely affect historic, cultural, recreational and natural resource values of the Bodie Bowl area. Mandates the restoration of the effects of mining exploration by mining operators. Exempts the holder of any unpatented mining or mill site claim within the Bodie Bowl from specified statutory expenditure and filing requirements. Declares that, in lieu of filing a certain affidavit of assessment work, such holder shall only be required to file a specified notice of intention to hold certain mining claims under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Directs the Secretary to: (1) review possible actions to preserve the scenic character, historical integrity, cultural and recreational values, flora and fauna, and ghost town characteristics of lands and structures within the Bodie Bowl; … | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-s-3107 | 102 | s | 3107 | Vertebrate Paleontological Resources Protection Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-30 | 1992-07-31 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | Vertebrate Paleontological Resources Protection Act - States that it is the intent of the Congress that under this Act: (1) palentological resources will be managed separately from archaeological and cultural resources; and (2) paleontological resources will be managed by or in consultation with palentologists. Requires permits in order to excavate or remove paleontological resources on public lands and to carry out excavation or removal activities. Specifies permit application contents. Limits issuance of permits to qualified applicants for scientific, educational, and public display uses, but not for uses that will further commercial collecting. Permits suitable institutions to contract for commercial excavation services, but maintains the resources excavated as property of the United States. Specifies permit terms and conditions. Provides for suspension and revocation of permits for violations of specified prohibited acts respecting paleontological resources on public lands. Sets forth special rules respecting permits issued under the Antiquities Act of 1906. Requires paleontological resources that the Secretary of the Interior determines are of scientific significance to: (1) be deposited in suitable institutions; and (2) remain in the vicinity of the site from which the resource was removed, to the extent practicable. Imposes certain requirements on institutions that receive such resources. Requires Federal land managers to permit an amateur collector to retain paleontological resources of non-significant scientific value for his or her collection after receiving the collector's report on the discovery of such resources. States that any resource retained by an amateur collector shall remain the property of the United States and may not be sold. Sets forth criminal and civil penalties for specified prohibited acts respecting paleontological resources on public lands. Provides for judicial review of civil penalties. Provides for rewards to persons who furnish information that leads to findings or con… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-s-3113 | 102 | s | 3113 | Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-30 | 1992-07-31 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 1 | Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1992 - Establishes: (1) a Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor in Connecticut; and (2) the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission to assist appropriate Federal, State, and regional planning organizations and local authorities in the development and implementation of an integrated resource management plan for the Corridor's lands and water to be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior and the Governor of Connecticut for review and approval. Sets forth the duties of: (1) the Secretary with respect to approval or disapproval of the plan; and (2) a Federal agency conducting or supporting activities directly affecting the corridor, under specified conditions. Terminates the Commission five years after the enactment of this Act. Provides for a five-year extension of the Commission if necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Requires the Commission to solicit, for each fiscal year, payment of an amount equal to 50 percent of its annual operating costs from non-Federal sources. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-hr-5712 | 102 | hr | 5712 | To authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-29 | 1992-10-06 | See S.3100. | House | Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7] | LA | D | H000390 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, to the West Cameron Port Commission for use as a public port facility or for other public purposes, subject to reversion to the United States if such lands cease to be operated for such purposes, a specified reservation of minerals, and retention of encumbrances. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5696 | 102 | hr | 5696 | Canyon Ferry Recreation Management Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-27 | 1992-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. | House | Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2] | MT | R | M000139 | 0 | Canyon Ferry Recreation Management Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to enter into cooperative management agreements with Montana and any other entity deemed necessary to manage the recreational resources of the Canyon Ferry Recreation Area, Montana. Directs that such management agreement provide that the management responsibilities given to the BLM for lands withdrawn or acquired for reclamation purposes shall be accomplished in accordance with the statutory authority generally exercised by BLM in the management of public lands. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to change, modify, or expand the authorized purposes of the Canyon Ferry Unit. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to manage recreation facilities at Canyon Ferry Reservoir pursuant to the Canyon Ferry Resource Plan prepared by Montana and approved by the BOR and the BLM. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Federal Water Project Recreation Act to remove the limitation on authorized appropriations for the Secretary to provide for public outdoor recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement facilities projects at Federal reservoirs, with an exception. (Currently, the maximum appropriation is $100,000 per project.) | 2025-08-26T15:17:06Z | |
| 102-s-3083 | 102 | s | 3083 | A bill to transfer title to certain lands in Shenandoah National Park in the State of Virginia, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-27 | 1992-07-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] | VA | R | W000154 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain portions of roads within the boundaries of the Shenandoah National Park to the Commonwealth of Virginia subject to the following conditions: (1) such conveyance shall be limited to the roads as they exist on the enactment of this Act; and (2) if any road conveyed under this Act is no longer used as a public roadway, all rights, title, and interest in it shall revert to the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury certain land located in Shenandoah National Park for use by the U.S. Customs Service as a detector dog training center under the following conditions: (1) an agreement to transfer such lands shall include provisions for the protection of the Park; and (2) such transfer may be made without consideration or reimbursement. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-hr-5683 | 102 | hr | 5683 | To authorize land consolidation and a recreational facility in the Willamette National Forest, Oregon. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-23 | 1992-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) exchange certain lands with the city of Oakridge, Oregon; and (2) construct a marina-recreation facility in Sweet Home, Oregon, to be operated as part of the National Forest System without modification of the Willamette National Forest boundaries. Sets forth congressional reporting requirements. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5666 | 102 | hr | 5666 | Fisherman's Cove Protection Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-22 | 1992-07-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-3] | NJ | D | P000034 | 1 | Fisherman's Cove Protection Act of 1992 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire for inclusion in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge a parcel of land known as Fisherman's Cove in Monmouth County, New Jersey, and certain other lands. | 2025-08-26T15:15:38Z | |
| 102-hr-5667 | 102 | hr | 5667 | To authorize the Secretary of Interior to acquire parcels of land commonly known as Fisherman's Cove and Gull Island for inclusion in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Monmouth County and Ocean County, New Jersey. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-22 | 1992-07-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire for inclusion in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge a parcel of land know as Fisherman's Cove in Monmouth County, New Jersey, and a parcel of land known as Gull Island in Ocean County, New Jersey. | 2021-06-02T15:07:23Z | |
| 102-hr-5670 | 102 | hr | 5670 | To authorize appropriations for the maintenance, operation, and protection of historic buildings at the Rutherford B. Hayes Center in Fremont, Ohio. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-22 | 1992-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5] | OH | R | G000210 | 0 | Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior for the maintenance, operation, and protection of historic buildings at the Rutherford B. Hayes Center in Fremont, Ohio. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5588 | 102 | hr | 5588 | To provide for the conveyance of lands to certain individuals in Butte County, California. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-09 | 1992-08-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey without consideration certain lands in Butte County, California, adjacent to the Plumas National Forest to eligible persons who make their claims within two years of enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to: (1) make the necessary surveys and property line markings; and (2) submit a copy of each deed to the Secretary of the Interior. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5594 | 102 | hr | 5594 | Sequoia National Monument Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-09 | 1992-08-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27] | CA | D | L000264 | 0 | Sequoia National Monument Act of 1992 - Designates certain Federal lands within the Sequoia National Forest, California, as the Sequoia National Monument to protect and restore the ecologic, botanic, biologic, recreational, scientific, aquatic, scenic, and atmospheric resources of the area within its boundaries. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to publish a detailed and comprehensive management plan for the Monument (including a plan for transportation). Prohibits: (1) timber cutting on Federal lands within the Monument except to reduce fuel load and to return the Monument to its natural densities by reducing and eliminating fire controls; and (2) commercial timber cutting within the Monument. Authorizes the Secretary to buy out contracts for the sale of timber within the boundaries of the Monument existing before the enactment of this Act or to substitute other timber sales elsewhere in the National Forest System. Reserves Federal water rights within the Monument as of the enactment of this Act. Establishes the Sequoia Scientific Advisory Board to advise the Secretary with respect to the implementation of the management plan for the Monument. Requires the Secretary to pay annually for the first five fiscal years after enactment of this Act, for use by units of local government within the Monument, an amount equal to the difference between the amounts payable for public schools and roads pursuant to Federal law and the average amount paid for such use during the five fiscal years preceding the enactment of this Act. Prescribes a phaseout formula that ends such payments by the end of the 15th fiscal year after enactment of this Act. Makes these provisions ineffective 14 years after the first payment. Directs the Secretary to establish a community assistance task force to oversee assistance to local communities in those counties that include lands within the Sequoia National Forest or contain facilities that mill timber from such Forest. Permits: (1) any local community in the region that is affected by … | 2025-08-26T15:16:07Z | |
| 102-hr-5595 | 102 | hr | 5595 | To modify the boundary of Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site and Preservation District, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-09 | 1992-08-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] | GA | D | L000287 | 0 | Modifies the boundaries of the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site and Preservation District in Atlanta, Georgia. Transfers appropriations from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for the Study of Nonviolent Social Change to the National Park Service for rehabilitation of the birth home of Martin Luther King, Jr. and to provide for a landscaped parking lot for the Site and the Preservation District. Amends the Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Transfers, Urgent Supplementals, and Correcting Enrollment Errors Act of 1989 to repeal provisions authorizing the King Center and the National Park Service to locate an additional parking site for the Martin Luther King National Historic Site. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to reconvey at no cost to Atlanta for its use in furthering the purposes of this Act, a portion of the area known as Community Center Plaza (originally donated to the National Park Service by the city). Reverts the title or interests to such property to the Federal Government to be administered by the National Park Service as a part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site and Preservation District when the property is no longer utilized for authorized purposes. Removes limitations on appropriations for the Site and Preservation District with respect to: (1) development; (2) local planning; and (3) acquisition of lands and interests. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5607 | 102 | hr | 5607 | Oyster Disease Research Assistance Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-09 | 1992-07-15 | Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Interior, HHS, EPA, NSF. | House | Rep. McMillen, Thomas [D-MD-4] | MD | D | M000573 | 0 | Oyster Disease Research Assistance Act - Establishes a program to provide grants for oyster disease research. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to identify priority diseases and priority research issues. Establishes the Oyster Research Program Advisory Committee. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:14:18Z | |
| 102-hr-5611 | 102 | hr | 5611 | California San Antonio Mission National Historic Park Study Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-09 | 1992-08-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 0 | California San Antonio Mission National Historic Park Study Act of 1992 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to specified congressional committees on the suitability and feasibility of establishing the San Antonio Mission in California as a unit of the National Park System. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:15:40Z | |
| 102-hr-5617 | 102 | hr | 5617 | Oceans Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-09 | 1992-11-04 | Became Public Law No: 102-587. | House | Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10] | MA | D | S001040 | 1 | Oceans Act of 1992 - Title I: Approval of Governing International Fishery Agreement - Approves the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of Estonia. Title II: National Marine Sanctuaries Program - National Marine Sanctuaries Program Amendments Act of 1992 - Subtitle A: Amendments to Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to modify: (1) various definitions; (2) the factors to be considered, and the procedures to be used, in designating sanctuaries; (3) provisions relating to certain access and use rights; and (4) reporting requirements. Mandates cooperation with foreign countries and international organizations. Prohibits injury, possession, transportation and related acts regarding any marine sanctuary resource. Provides for enforcement and for the use of amounts collected relating to enforcement. Declares that the area of application and enforceability of the Act includes the U.S. territorial sea which is subject to U.S. sovereignty and the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. Mandates: (1) research, monitoring, and education to carry out the purposes of this title; and (2) promotion and coordination of sanctuary use. Replaces provisions authorizing cooperative agreements and acceptance of donations with provisions authorizing: (1) cooperative agreements, financial agreements, grants, contracts, and other agreements; (2) the solicitation and acceptance of donations; and (3) the acquisition of property. Makes any person who destroys or injures any sanctuary resource liable to the United States for the response costs, damages, and interest on those costs and damages (currently, for the response costs and damages). Provides for liability in rem. Allows the Secretary to authorize as well as to undertake response actions. Modifies requirements regarding the use of recovered amounts. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Act. Authorizes establishment of advisory councils to advi… | 2021-09-25T05:34:27Z | |
| 102-hr-5547 | 102 | hr | 5547 | To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an administrative appeals process with respect to certain Forest Service decisions, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 3 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an administrative appeals process for Forest Service land and resource management decisions. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 102-hr-5548 | 102 | hr | 5548 | To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands to the town of Taos, New Mexico. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-02 | 1992-09-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Old Taos Ranger District Office and Warehouse to the town of Taos, New Mexico. Sets forth the terms and conditions of such conveyance. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-hr-5557 | 102 | hr | 5557 | New England Groundfish Restoration Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-02 | 1992-10-06 | Similar Provisions Incorporated in H.R.2130. | House | Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10] | MA | D | S001040 | 7 | New England Groundfish Restoration Act of 1992 - Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish a New England Groundfish Restoration Program. Requires the New England Fishery Management Council to submit to the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) an amendment to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (the Plan) that establishes conservation and management measures for New England groundfish designed to reduce fishing mortality to the extent necessary to eliminate overfishing and achieve optimum yield of cod and yellowtail flounder stocks not later than seven years after the effective date of the amendment, and of haddock stocks not later than ten years after that effective date. Requires the Council to recommend to the Secretary a schedule of civil penalties, including fishing permit sanctions. Requires the Secretary, if the Council does not submit an amendment to the Plan within a reasonable period of time, to prepare such an amendment and issue regulations as necessary for its implementation. Requires such amendment to provide for the immediate suspension of fishing, within five days after receipt of a request from the Council, in areas where New England groundfish are spawning and areas where there are high concentrations of undersized New England groundfish. Sets forth notification requirements for affected fishermen if the amendment establishes a moratorium on the issuance of new permits authorizing participating in the New England groundfish fishery. Directs the Secretary, simultaneously with the issuance of regulations implementing a Plan amendment, to issue a schedule of civil penalties for violations of this Act relating to the New England groundfish fishery. Requires the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register a statement explaining why any part of the Council recommendation is not included in such schedule. Requires the Secretary, not later than one year after the effective date of the regulations implementing any Plan amendment, to review the actions ta… | 2021-06-02T15:06:35Z | |
| 102-s-2954 | 102 | s | 2954 | A bill to expand the Fort Necessity National Battlefield, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA] | PA | D | W000665 | 1 | Expands the boundaries of Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pennsylvania, to include the Boundary Expansion, Jumonville Glen Unit, Fort Necessity National Battlefield. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to modify the boundaries of the Jumonville Glen Unit (the Unit) to exclude lands (not to exceed two acres) on which principal structures are located that are actively used by the owner as of July 1, 1991. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to investigate and report to specified congressional committees on archaeological sites in the vicinity of the Unit in order to locate and identify Dunbar's Camp. Authorizes the Secretary to further modify the boundaries of such Unit (to include additional lands within the battlefield, but not to exceed 30 acres), if necessary to preserve and interpret historic resources associated with the Camp. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-s-2956 | 102 | s | 2956 | A bill to provide for the addition of the Truman Farm Home to the Harry S. Truman Historic National Site in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] | MO | R | B000611 | 1 | Amends Federal law to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Truman Farm Home in Grandview, Jackson County, Missouri, to add to the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-s-2965 | 102 | s | 2965 | Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Expansion and Fossil Forest Protection Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 1 | Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Expansion and Fossil Forest Protection Act - Amends the San Juan Wilderness Protection Act of 1984 to incorporate additional lands in New Mexico into the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness. Withdraws such lands from all forms of appropriation under the mining laws and from disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing and mineral material sales. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to follow specified coal lease exchange procedures under the Code of Federal Regulations on any coal preference right lease application on such lands if the applicant demonstrates that coal exists in commercial quantities on such lands. Provides for the exchange of State and Navajo Indian lands located in the wilderness for other lands. Establishes the Fossil Forest Research Natural Area within New Mexico. Makes such area subject to the same withdrawal requirements and coal preference rights as the wilderness area designated under this Act. Prohibits livestock grazing in the Area. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to develop a baseline inventory of all categories of fossil resources and to conduct monitoring surveys. Requires the Secretary to submit a management plan for the Area to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs to include: (1) a plan for the implementation of a cooperative program with other agencies for laboratory and field interpretation and public education; (2) provisions for vehicle management; (3) procedures for the excavation and collection of fossil remains; and (4) mitigation and reclamation standards for activities that disturb the surface to the detriment of scenic and environmental values. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-s-2971 | 102 | s | 2971 | State-Designated Wild and Scenic Rivers Protection Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] | OK | D | B000639 | 0 | State-Designated Wild and Scenic Rivers Protection Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to provide protection for a State-designated river immediately upon receipt by the Secretary of the Interior of an application for the river to be included in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and until the earlier of the date of approval or disapproval of the application or three years after receipt of the application. Provides the same protection with respect to pending applications on the enactment of this Act until the earlier of the approval or disapproval of the application or three years after the enactment of this Act. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-s-2981 | 102 | s | 2981 | A bill to establish the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] | ID | R | C000858 | 1 | Establishes the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, Idaho. Requires the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to revise, and review at least once every four years, the comprehensive management plan developed for the conservation area. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a visitors center designed to interpret the history and the geological, ecological, natural, cultural, and other resources of the area as well as the multiple-use management of it, and the biology of the raptors and their relationships to man. Requires the Secretary to permit continued: (1) use of the conservation area's Orchard Training Area by the Idaho National Guard; and (2) grazing of domestic livestock within such area. Declares that: (1) nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting recognized agricultural practices or other activities on private land adjacent to or within the conservation area boundary; and (2) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall retain exclusive jurisdiction concerning all aspects of the continued and future operation of hydroelectric facilities (licensed or relicensed) under the Federal Power Act located within the boundaries of the area. Provides that: (1) lands acquired by the Secretary within the conservation area shall become a part of such area; (2) acquisition of private land will require a willing buyer and seller; and (3) no lands shall be condemned for the sole purpose of expanding the area. Requires the Secretary to study, identify, and initiate voluntary land exchanges which would resolve ownership-related land use conflicts within the conservation area. Releases lands within the Snake River Birds of Prey National Area that have been found unsuitable for wilderness designation from further management pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Declares that nothing in this Act nor any action taken pursuant to it shall constitute either an expressed or implied Federal reservation of water or water right for any purpose. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-s-2986 | 102 | s | 2986 | A bill to place certain conditions on the operation of Federal Advisory Committees for national park system units. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 1 | Waives certain provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act with respect to Federal advisory bodies established for national park system units. Provides that any member of such a body may serve after the expiration of his or her term until a successor is appointed. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-sjres-326 | 102 | sjres | 326 | A joint resolution designating the beach at 53 degrees 53'51"N, 166 degrees 34'15"W to 53 degrees 53'48"N, 166 degrees 34'21" W on Hog Island, which lies in the Northeast bay of Unalaska, Alaska be named "Arkansas Beach" in commemoration of the 206th regiment of the National Guard who served during the Japanese attack of Dutch Harbor, Unalaska on June 3 and 4, 1942. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-02 | 1992-08-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 2 | Names the beach on Hog Island, Unalaska, Alaska, the Arkansas Beach in commemoration of the 206th Coast Artillery Regiment and for the men who served and died during the air attacks on Dutch Harbor, Unalaska, on June 3 and 4, 1942. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-s-2921 | 102 | s | 2921 | Forest Service Decisionmaking and Appeals Reform Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-01 | 1992-07-31 | Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA] | GA | D | F000329 | 7 | Forest Service Decisionmaking and Appeals Reform Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to establish a public notice and comment process for proposed Forest Service land and resource management activities. Directs the Secretary to establish a related administrative appeals process. | 2025-08-26T15:17:48Z | |
| 102-s-2929 | 102 | s | 2929 | A bill to authorize the National Park Service to provide funding to assist in the restoration, reconstruction, rehabilitation, preservation, and maintenance of the historic buildings known as "Poplar Forest" in Bedford County, Virginia, designed, built, and lived in by Thomas Jefferson, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-07-01 | 1992-07-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA] | VA | D | R000295 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to provide assistance under the Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act to nonprofit organizations to be used to: (1) restore, preserve, and maintain the historic buildings designed, built, and lived in by Thomas Jefferson known as Poplar Forest in Bedford County, Virginia; (2) preserve and maintain related sites; (3) provide and maintain public access to such buildings and related sites; (4) design and plan activities necessary to carry out this Act; and (5) acquire lands and interests in lands to provide for the preservation and interpretation of such buildings and related sites. Prohibits funds made available pursuant to this Act from exceeding 50 percent of the total cost of the project to be funded. Subjects such assistance to an agreement that conversion, use, or disposal of the project assisted for purposes contrary to this Act shall result in a right of the United States to compensation for all funds made available for such project, or to the proportion of the increased value of the project attributable to such funds, whichever is greater. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-s-2894 | 102 | s | 2894 | North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-06-25 | 1992-06-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 1 | North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 - Provides for the composition, appointment, terms, compensation, and similar matters regarding: (1) the U.S. representation on the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission; and (2) an Advisory Panel to the U.S. Commissioners. Authorizes the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce, to accept or reject, on behalf of the United States, Commission recommendations. Makes the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) responsible for administering the Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous Stocks of the North Pacific Ocean, this Act, and related regulations. Authorizes any Federal agency, on request of the Commission, to cooperate in the conduct of scientific and other programs, accepting reimbursement from the Commission. Mandates enforcement by the Secretary and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. Sets forth the enforcement authorities of authorized officers. Makes it unlawful to engage in certain activities, including fishing for any anadromous fish in waters designated under this Act as the Convention area, retaining on board any such fish taken incidentally, refusing or resisting boarding or inspection, or violating any provision of the Convention, this Act, or any regulation under this Act. Provides for civil monetary penalties, vessel liability in rem, criminal penalties, and seizure of vessels, gear, stores, and cargo. Creates a rebuttable presumption that all fish on board a vessel seized in connection with a prohibited act were taken or retained in violation of the Convention and this Act. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Convention and this Act. Provides for the disposition of U.S. property held by the Commission on its termination in a manner that would further the purposes of this Act. Repeals the North Pacific Fisheries Act of 1954. | 2025-08-26T15:17:30Z | |
| 102-s-2895 | 102 | s | 2895 | Rural Development and Ancient Forest Ecosystem Conservation Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-06-25 | 1992-07-31 | Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA] | WA | D | A000031 | 11 | Rural Development and Ancient Forest Ecosystem Conservation Act - Title I: Rural Development in Rural Communities - Subtitle A: Rural Development for Communities and Businesses - Establishes the Community Rural Development Investment Fund and individual Community Rural Development Commissions for Oregon, Washington, and California. Requires each Commission to distribute Fund monies, in the form of low-interest rural developemnt business loans, to communities associated with employment in wood products, log harvesting, or log hauling or transportation. Subtitle B: Dislocated Forest-Worker Assistance - Establishes the Dislocated Forest-Worker Assistance Account, funded with monies from timber sales from federally owned forests, to provide income supplements, vocational retraining stipends, job search allowances, relocation allowances, and other benefits to dislocated timber-harvesting and wood products industries employees who have exhausted State unemployment benefits. Subtitle C: Miscellaneous - Requires employment of persons to perform forest ecosystem management practices on Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Lands. Allows withholding of sums from timber harvest contracts to fund such employment. Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture (the Secretaries), for each timber sale contract, to retain a cash deposit as security to ensure contract compliance. Expresses the sense of the Congress that annual Forest Service appropriations should not be less than those during the preceding ten years. Allows States west of the 100th meridian from which unprocessed logs are exported to establish export restrictions because of temporary shortages in the supply of timber. Provides special rules for exports to Canada and for a presidential suspension on restrictions if U.S. trade obligations are violated. States that western red cedar unprocessed logs from the Tongass National Forest may not be exported unless they are surplus to domestic processor needs. Provides special policies for conserv… | 2025-08-26T15:15:33Z | |
| 102-hr-5473 | 102 | hr | 5473 | Cleveland National Forest Land Exchange Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-06-24 | 1992-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-40] | CA | R | C000830 | 1 | Cleveland National Forest Land Exchange Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Cleveland National Forest, California, to the Orange County Council of the Boy Scouts of America in exchange for specified land in San Diego County, California, which shall become part of such Forest. | 2025-08-26T15:15:34Z | |
| 102-hr-5480 | 102 | hr | 5480 | To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain real property in the Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, to the Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington, in exchange for other real property. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-06-24 | 1992-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4] | WA | R | M000999 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain sewage facilities in the Wenatchee National Forest to Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington, in exchange for equal value in sewer charges from such facilities to the Secretary. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5484 | 102 | hr | 5484 | Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-06-24 | 1992-10-08 | See S.2890. | House | Rep. Slattery, Jim [D-KS-2] | KS | D | S000477 | 3 | Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site Act of 1992 - Establishes the Civil Rights in Education: Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Kansas. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and submit a general management plan for the historic site to specified congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-s-2890 | 102 | s | 2890 | An Act to provide for the establishment of the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in the State of Kansas, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-06-24 | 1992-10-26 | Became Public Law No: 102-525. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 1 | Title I: Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site - Establishes the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Kansas. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and submit a general management plan for the historic site to specified congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Dry Tortugas National Park - Establishes the Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida. Abolishes the Fort Jefferson National Monument. Specifies that the park shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a unit of the National Park Service and managed for specified purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) acquire lands and interests in land within the park by donation or exchange; (2) exchange those Federal lands which were deleted from the park by specified boundary modifications and which are directly adjacent to lands owned by the State of Florida outside the park, for lands owned by Florida within the park boundary; and (3) lease or acquire, by purchase, donation, or exchange, and to operate incidental administrative and support facilities in Key West, Florida. Provides for the transfer to the Secretary of jurisdiction over lands within the park boundaries determined by the U.S. Coast Guard to be excess to its needs, subject to specified requirements. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: National Park System Advisory Committees - Waives provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act that require a Federal advisory commission or committee in connection with a national park system unit to file a charter upon the renewal of the commission or committee and upon the expiration of each successive two-year period. Permits any member of such commission or committee to serve after the expiration of his or her term until a successor is appointed. Changes the deadline by which the Mississippi River Coordinating Commission must submit a comprehensive plan for the land and water use of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area to within three years after appointment of the … | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-hr-5460 | 102 | hr | 5460 | Augusta Canal National Heritage Area Study Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-06-23 | 1992-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10] | GA | D | B000153 | 0 | Augusta Canal National Heritage Area Study Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to study and report to specified congressional committees on the alternative means of retaining, preserving, restoring, enhancing, and interpreting the cultural, historical, natural, and recreational resources of the Augusta Canal National Historic Landmark District in Georgia. Requires the Secretary to prepare an integrated resource management plan for the Area. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:17:51Z | |
| 102-s-2885 | 102 | s | 2885 | A bill to modify the boundary of Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-06-23 | 1992-06-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA] | VA | D | R000295 | 0 | Modifies the boundaries of the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park in Appomattox County, Virginia. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-hr-5458 | 102 | hr | 5458 | Wood Products Export Act of 1992 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-06-22 | 1992-06-30 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | House | Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-27] | NY | R | W000099 | 0 | Wood Products Export Act of 1992 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to five international forest products trade development centers located at universities in specified regions of the United States to: (1) assist them in increasing the international competitiveness of U.S. forest products; and (2) establish a network among them. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:17:46Z | |
| 102-hr-5437 | 102 | hr | 5437 | To require the construction of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor members of the Armed Forces who served in World War II and to commemorate United States participation in that conflict. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-06-18 | 1992-06-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials. | House | Rep. Dickinson, William L. [R-AL-2] | AL | R | D000326 | 91 | Directs the National World War II Memorial Fund, Inc., to construct a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to: (1) honor members of the armed forces who served in World War II; and (2) commemorate U.S. participation in that conflict. Directs the fund to plan, design, and oversee the construction of the Memorial. Establishes the World War II Memorial Advisory Board to: (1) promote and encourage the donation of private funds for the construction of the Memorial; and (2) recommend the site for and assist in the selection of the design of the Memorial. Terminates the Board within 30 days after completion of the Memorial or on the lapse of the authority provided by this Act. Authorizes the Fund to solicit and accept private contributions for construction of the Memorial. States that the requirements and authority of this Act shall lapse if: (1) construction of the Memorial is not commenced within seven years of its enactment; or (2) before such construction, the Secretary of the Interior certifies that funds are not available in an amount sufficient to ensure its completion. | 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z | |
| 102-s-2872 | 102 | s | 2872 | Dry Tortugas National Park Establishment Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-06-18 | 1992-06-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 2 | Dry Tortugas National Park Establishment Act - Redesignates Fort Jefferson National Monument, Florida, as Dry Tortugas National Park. Specifies that the park shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a unit of the National Park Service and managed for specified purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) acquire lands and interests in land within the park by donation or exchange; (2) exchange those Federal lands which were deleted from the park by specified boundary modifications and which are directly adjacent to lands owned by the State of Florida outside the park, for lands owned by Florida within the park boundary; and (3) acquire and operate an administrative site in Key West, Florida. Provides for the transfer to the Secretary of jurisdiction over lands within the park boundaries determined by the U.S. Coast Guard to be excess to its needs, subject to specified requirements. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-hr-5415 | 102 | hr | 5415 | Canyons of the Escalante National Conservation Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1992-06-17 | 1992-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] | UT | R | H000172 | 0 | Canyons of the Escalante National Conservation Act - Establishes: (1) the Canyons of the Escalante National Conservation Area to promote the traditional multiple uses of public lands in and adjacent to the Canyons in Garfield County, Utah; and (2) a travel corridor to the historical feature called Hole in the Rock. Requires 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 Utah as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Phipps-Death Hollow Wilderness; (2) North Escalante Canyons Wilderness; (3) Scorpion Wilderness; (4) Escalante Canyons Wilderness; and (5) Steep Creek Wilderness. Releases the Fifty Mile Mountain from further wilderness study to be managed as part of the Conservation Area for multiple use activities. Directs the Secretary to establish the Escalante National Conservation Area Advisory Committee to advise with respect to the preparation and implementation of the comprehensive long-range plan and the need and funding of the travel corridor. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:16:24Z |
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