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| 104-s-2194 | 104 | s | 2194 | Outfitter and Guide Policy Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-10-03 | 1996-10-04 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] | ID | R | C000858 | 0 | Outfitter and Guide Policy Act of 1996 - Requires a person or entity who offers to provide or conduct outfitter and guide (O&G) services for a fee on Federal lands to obtain authorization under this Act. Provides criteria for the issuance of such authorization, including the identification of skills, experience, and financial capability to offer O&G services. Authorizes the head of the National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, or Bureau of Reclamation (agency head) to enter into a written O&G agreement for the use and occupancy of Federal lands to perform appropriate O&G services for the public. Authorizes the agency head to issue a noncompetitive O&G business license to a person or entity qualified to provide visitor services on a limited basis at a Federal resource area. Authorizes the issuance of additional agreements for specified reasons, including an increase in public recreational activity in an area or the termination of an existing O&G agreement. Provides for the solicitation of applicants for O&G agreements and business licenses and permits. (Sec. 6) Directs the agency head to require payment of a reasonable fee for the opportunity to provide O&G services pursuant to this Act, allowing for the adjustment of such fee only for: (1) inflation; (2) adverse material changes in agreement conditions; or (3) an unforeseen disaster. (Sec. 7) Directs the agency head to provide that the O&G license or permit holder (holder) will defend or indemnify the United States against all costs associated with injury, damage, or death of person or property resulting from the holder's negligence, with exceptions. (Sec. 8) Requires a holder to file an annual operating plan with the agency head prior to the first day in which operations are conducted under an O&G agreement. (Sec. 9) Requires the agency head to assign an allocation of use to the holder of an O&G authorization whose services are marketed and available to the public, requiring such allocation to… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-2188 | 104 | s | 2188 | A bill to provide for the retention of the name of the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming known as "Devils Tower", and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-10-02 | 1996-10-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 2 | Provides that the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming shall be known and designated as Devils Tower. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-2172 | 104 | s | 2172 | A bill to provide for the appointment of a Special Master to meet with interested parties in Alaska and make recommendations to the Governor of Alaska, The Alaska State Legislature, The Secretary of Agriculture, The Secretary of the Interior, and the United States Congress on how to return management of fish and game resources to the State of Alaska and provide for subsistence uses by Alaskans, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-30 | 1996-10-01 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12059) | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 0 | Requires the President: (1) to appoint a Special Master to mediate the issues involved in the impasse regarding fish and game management responsibilities in Alaska ; and (2) in making such appointment, to give careful consideration to recommendations submitted by the Governor of Alaska, the President of the Alaska State Senate, and the Speaker of the Alaska State House. Requires the principal office of the Special Master to be in Alaska. Directs the Special Master to: (1) review existing State and Federal laws regarding subsistence use of fish and game resources in Alaska; (2) recommend specific actions to the Congress and to Alaska that assure that Alaska recovers and retains management authority and responsibility for fish and game on all of its lands, that provide for the continuation of the opportunity for subsistence uses by Alaska residents, including both Natives and non-natives, on the public lands and by Alaska Natives on Native lands which is essential for Native physical, economic, traditional, and cultural existence, and to non- native physical, economic, traditional, and social existence; and (3) report to the Secretary, the Congress, the Governor, and the Alaskan legislature. Makes the report available to the public. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-2181 | 104 | s | 2181 | National Grasslands Management Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-30 | 1996-10-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] | ND | D | D000432 | 0 | National Grasslands Management Act of 1996 - Amends the Forest Rangeland Renewable Resource Planning Act of 1974 to remove the National Grasslands and land utilization projects administered under title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (such Act) from the National Forest System (NFS). Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to manage the National Grasslands as a separate entity and in accordance with this Act and the provisions and multiple use purposes of such Act. Requires the Secretary to administer grazing permits and implement grazing management decisions in consultation, cooperation, and coordination with local grazing associations and other grazing permits. Requires fees and charges for livestock grazing on the National Grasslands to be determined in the same manner and according to the same formula that was used for such grazing during the 1996 grazing year. Allows the Secretary to adjust the grazing fee to compensate for approved conservation practices and administrative expenditures. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-2182 | 104 | s | 2182 | A bill to consolidate certain mineral interests in the National Grasslands in Billings County, North Dakota, through the exchange of Federal and private mineral interests to enhance land management capabilities and environmental and wildlife protection, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-30 | 1996-10-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] | ND | D | D000432 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the Burlington Resources Oil and Gas Company (formerly known as Meridian Oil Inc.) all Federal rights and interests identified on a map entitled the "Billings County, North Dakota, Consolidated Mineral Exchange--November 1995," contingent on Burlington's conveyance to the Secretary of title to its own rights and interests identified on the same map. Directs the Secretary to convey to owners of the remaining non-oil gas mineral interests identified on the map all Federal rights, title, and interests in the National Forest System lands and National Grasslands in the State of North Dakota, contingent on the owners' conveyance to the Secretary, after Burlington's conveyance, of all their rights, title, and interests. Directs the Secretary to grant to Burlington the use of federally-owned surface lands to explore for and develop interests conveyed to Burlington under this Act. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-4294 | 104 | hr | 4294 | To prohibit further extension or establishment of any national monument in Oregon without full public participation and an express Act of Congress, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-28 | 1996-09-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Cooley, Wes [R-OR-2] | OR | R | C000737 | 0 | Prohibits further extension or establishment of national monuments in Oregon without full public participation and an express Act of Congress. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 104-hr-4295 | 104 | hr | 4295 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain facilities of the Minidoka Project to the Burley Irrigation District, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-28 | 1996-09-30 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1819) | House | Rep. Crapo, Mike [R-ID-2] | ID | R | C000880 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer the withdrawn and acquired lands and rights-of-way of the Southside Pumping Division of the Minidoka Project, Idaho, together with certain related improvements and appurtenances, to the Burley Irrigation District. Requires: (1) the transfer of associated water rights; (2) the Secretary to provide the District with a permanent right to Project reserve power; and (3) the District to continue to recognize the right of Minidoka Irrigation District to the joint use of a specified portion of the Southside Canal. Indemnifies the United States from damages arising out of any act or omission related to the transferred works (with an exception for negligence). Requires the transfer: (1) to be completed within 24 months after the enactment of this Act; or (2) if not completed by January 1, 1999, to be made by operation of law. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 104-hr-4236 | 104 | hr | 4236 | Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-27 | 1996-11-12 | Became Public Law No: 104-333. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Division I Title I: The Presidio of San Francisco Title II: Boundary Adjustments and Conveyances Title III: Exchanges Title IV: Rivers and Trails Title V: Historic Areas and Civil Rights Title VI: Civil and Revolutionary War Sites Title VII: Fees Title VIII: Miscellaneous Administrative and Management Provisions Title IX: Heritage Areas Title X: Miscellaneous Subtitle A: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Subtitle B: Sterling Forest Subtitle C: Additional Provisions Title XI: California Bay Delta Environmental Enhancement Division II Title I: National Coal Heritage Area Title II: Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area Title III: Augusta Canal National Heritage Area Title IV: Steel Industry Heritage Project Title V: Essex National Heritage Area Title VI: South Carolina National Heritage Corridor Title VII: America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership Title VIII: Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor Title IX: Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 - Division I - Title I: The Presidio of San Francisco - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to manage leases currently in existence for properties under the Secretary's jurisdiction located at the Presidio (a former military complex in San Francisco, California). Makes the Secretary responsible for providing public interpretive services, visitor orientation, and educational programs on lands within the Presidio. Sets forth provisions regarding management of lands and facilities within the Presidio not transferred to the jurisdiction of the Presidio Trust; and (2) retention of career National Park Service (NPS) employees employed at the Presidio at the time of the transfer. (Sec. 103) Establishes … | 2025-04-07T15:29:40Z | |
| 104-hr-4241 | 104 | hr | 4241 | To amend the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to designate the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness, to amend the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 to designate the Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-27 | 1996-09-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20] | FL | D | D000275 | 1 | Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to redesignate the Everglades Wilderness in Everglades National Park, Florida, as the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness to commemorate Mrs. Douglas' vision and leadership in the protection of the Everglades and the establishment of such Park. Amends the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 to require the Secretary of the Interior to designate the main visitor center facility at the Park's headquarters as the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center to commemorate Mr. Coe's vision and leadership in the establishment and protection of the Park. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 104-hr-4242 | 104 | hr | 4242 | To amend the Act commonly known as the "Antiquities Act" to limit further extension or establishment of national monuments in California. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-27 | 1996-09-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] | CA | R | D000429 | 9 | Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to prohibit any extension or establishment of any national monument in California except by express authorization of the Congress. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 104-s-2146 | 104 | s | 2146 | Marion National Fish Hatchery and Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center Conveyance Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-27 | 1996-09-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] | AL | R | S000320 | 0 | Marion National Fish Hatchery and Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey, without reimbursement, specified properties and related rights involving the Marion National Fish Hatchery and the Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center to the State of Alabama for use by its Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Game and Fish Division, subject to the Division's offer to lease Research Center property, at no cost, to the Alabama Agriculture Experiment Station, or, if the Station declines, to another public entity. | 2025-08-21T20:16:11Z | |
| 104-s-2150 | 104 | s | 2150 | Public Lands Protection Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-27 | 1996-09-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 8 | Public Lands Protection Act of 1996 - Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to prohibit an extension or establishment of a national monument on public land without full compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and an express Act of Congress. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-4199 | 104 | hr | 4199 | To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the establishment of the Everglades National Park in the State of Florida and for other purposes", approved May 30, 1934, to clarify certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-26 | 1996-09-27 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1750) | House | Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] | FL | D | H000324 | 3 | Amends Federal law relating to the Everglades National Park to allow the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida to use the Permit Area (property described in the Special Use Permit issued by the National Park Service (NPS) to the Tribe, approved by the Secretary of the Interior on February 1, 1973), in accordance with such Permit, except that: (1) specified conditions of the Permit which relate to removal of improvements or revocation of the Permit shall not apply; (2) notwithstanding any condition of the Permit, the approval of, the consent of, or a permit from the NPS Director and the Superintendent of the Everglades National Park shall not be required if the Tribe has met all other requirements of Federal law related to such approval, consent, or permit; and (3) the Tribe may exercise jurisdiction over such Permit Area to the same extent as it exercises jurisdiction over its Indian Reservation. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 104-hr-4213 | 104 | hr | 4213 | To require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands located in Hinsdale, Colorado. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-26 | 1996-09-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3] | CO | R | M000477 | 1 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey specified selected lands in Hinsdale County, Colorado, to Lake City Ranches, Ltd. (LCR) (a Texas limited partnership) in exchange for acceptable offered lands which lie within, or in proximity to, the Handies Peak or Red Cloud Peak Wilderness Study Areas or the Alpine Loop Backcountry Bi-way in such county. Provides that such exchange shall be: (1) contingent upon LCR granting the Secretary of the Interior a permanent conservation easement to a specified portion of the lands conveyed to it; and (2) subject to the standard appraisal requirements and equalization payment limitations set forth in provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and to reviews and approvals relating to threatened and endangered species, cultural and historical resources, and hazardous materials under other Federal laws. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 104-hr-4214 | 104 | hr | 4214 | To amend the Antiquities Act to provide for the Congressional approval of the establishment of national monuments, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-26 | 1996-09-26 | Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Orton, Bill [D-UT-3] | UT | D | O000108 | 0 | Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to require presidential proclamations declaring areas national monuments to be submitted to the Congress. Terminates proclamations not approved by the Congress by joint resolution within 180 calendar days of continuous congressional session after the date of issuance. Sets forth procedures for consideration of such joint resolutions. | 2024-02-07T14:47:33Z | |
| 104-hr-4171 | 104 | hr | 4171 | National Forest Foundation Act Amendment Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-25 | 1996-10-04 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | House | Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] | LA | R | B000072 | 0 | National Forest Foundation Act Amendment Act of 1996 - Amends the National Forest Foundation Act to extend matching fund authority for the National Forest Foundation. Authorizes the Foundation to license the use of symbols, trademarks, or logos. | 2025-08-21T20:14:18Z | |
| 104-hr-4174 | 104 | hr | 4174 | Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort Miamis National Historical Site Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-25 | 1996-09-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 1 | Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort Miamis National Historical Site Act - Establishes the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort Miamis National Historical Site in Ohio. Withdraws the Site from such designation if the Secretary of the Interior determines and notifies the Congress that: (1) its use, condition, or development is incompatible with the purposes of this Act; or (2) its management entity has not made reasonable and appropriate progress in preparing or implementing the Stewardship Plan for the Site. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide technical assistance regarding such Plan and its implementation to Ohio, such State's political subdivision, nonprofit organization, or any other person on a request by the management entity; and (2) assist in the Plan's development. Prohibits: (1) as a condition of such technical assistance, the Secretary from requiring any recipient to enact or modify land use restrictions; (2) the Secretary or any other Federal agency from making a limitation on fishing, hunting, or trapping a condition of the determination of eligibility for, or receipt of, assistance under this Act. | 2025-08-21T20:17:16Z | |
| 104-hr-4187 | 104 | hr | 4187 | To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Lincoln National Historic Trail as a component of the National Trails System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-25 | 1996-09-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] | IL | R | W000273 | 0 | Amends the National Trails System Act to designate the Lincoln National Historic Trail (a trail of approximately 350 miles extending from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River with an extension of the water route down the River to connect with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail near Wood River, Illinois, and with an extension of such route down the Sangamon River from Beardstown to Springfield) as a component of the National Trails System. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 104-s-2122 | 104 | s | 2122 | Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort Miamis National Historical Site Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-25 | 1996-09-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. | Senate | Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] | OH | R | D000294 | 0 | Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort Miamis National Historical Site Act - Establishes the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort Miamis National Historical Site in Ohio. Withdraws the Site from such designation if the Secretary of the Interior determines and notifies the Congress that: (1) its use, condition, or development is incompatible with the purposes of this Act; or (2) its management entity has not made reasonable and appropriate progress in preparing or implementing the Stewardship Plan for the Site. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide technical assistance regarding such Plan and its implementation to Ohio, such State's political subdivision, nonprofit organization, or any other person on a request by the management entity; and (2) assist in the Plan's development. Prohibits: (1) as a condition of such technical assistance, the Secretary from requiring any recipient to enact or modify land use restrictions; (2) the Secretary or any other Federal agency from making a limitation on fishing, hunting, or trapping a condition of the determination of eligibility for, or receipt of, assistance under this Act. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-4139 | 104 | hr | 4139 | Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Amendments of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-24 | 1996-09-27 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] | NJ | R | S000097 | 0 | Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Amendments of 1996 - Amends the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act and the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act, reauthorizing and extending them, as well as incorporating separate but related FY 1989 through 1991 funding law into the former Act. Amends the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act to make certain technical and conforming amendments, and provide for public participation in preparation of plans and amendments to plans for Atlantic Stripped Bass. Amends the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act to revise the scope of certain studies to include the effects of water quality and other habitat changes on the recruitment, spawning potential, mortality rates, and population abundance of the Delaware River striped bass population. | 2025-08-21T20:15:10Z | |
| 104-hr-4144 | 104 | hr | 4144 | Sportsmen's Bill of Rights Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-24 | 1996-09-24 | Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Brewster, Bill K. [D-OK-3] | OK | D | B000817 | 4 | Sportsmen's Bill of Rights Act of 1996 - Requires Federal land to be open to access and for use for fishing and hunting if: (1) the responsible State agency in which Federal land is located limits access to and use of the land as part of wildlife management by the State; or (2) the Federal agency responsible for Federal public land limits access and use for national security or for reasons related to specific statutory requirements regarding the management and use of the land if such requirements are clearly and directly incompatible with fishing or hunting. Amends the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior of Puerto Rico (currently, Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico) in the conduct of wildlife-restoration projects. Prohibits the amount of funding made available to the Secretary for expenses in the administration and execution of wildlife-restoration projects and the Migratory Bird Conservation Act from being made available for use as a supplement to decreased funding for any other expense under the Secretary's authority. Amends the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act to prohibit the amount of funding made available to the Secretary for fish restoration and management projects from being used as a supplement to decreased funding for any other expense under the Secretary's authority. Prohibits a Federal agency's action that may significantly diminish opportunities or access to engage in fishing or hunting on Federal land from being effective until the agency prepares a detailed statement evaluating the effect of such action. Provides for judicial review of such action. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exclude from the definition of "point source" any conveyance that serves the purposes of directly assisting individuals engaged in fishing, hunting, or recreational shooting. Provides that the discharge of dredged or filled material resulting from fishing, hunting, or recreational shooting … | 2025-08-21T20:15:25Z | |
| 104-hr-4145 | 104 | hr | 4145 | Act to Save America's Forests | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-24 | 1996-10-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research and Forestry. | House | Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5] | TX | D | B000997 | 43 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Amendments to Existing Land Management Laws Title II: Protection for Northwest Ancient Forests, Roadless Areas, and Special Areas Act to Save America's Forests - Title I: Amendments to Existing Land Management Laws - Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (National Forest System), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (public lands), the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (National Wildlife Refuge System), the National Indian Forest Resources Management Act (Indian lands), and Federal law relating to forest management on military lands to: (1) provide for native biodiversity conservation; and (2) restrict and prohibit certain logging practices. Title II: Protection for Northwest Ancient Forests, Roadless Areas, and Special Areas - Designates specified Special Areas which shall be subject to restrictions on road construction and logging in the following States: (1) Alabama; (2) Alaska; (3) Arizona; (4) Arkansas; (5) California; (6) Colorado; (7) Georgia; (8) Idaho; (9) Illinois; (10) Minnesota; (11) Montana; (12) New Mexico; (13) North Carolina; (14) Oregon; (15) South Carolina; (16) South Dakota; (17) Tennessee; (18) Texas; (19) Vermont; and (20) Wyoming. Restricts road construction and logging in Northwest Ancient Forests, Special Areas, and roadless areas on Federal lands. | 2025-08-21T20:14:42Z | |
| 104-hr-4147 | 104 | hr | 4147 | To prohibit further extension or establishment of any national monument without an express Act of Congress. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-24 | 1996-09-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1] | ID | R | C000345 | 3 | Prohibits an extension or establishment of a national monument from being undertaken in the United States without enactment of an express Act of Congress. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 104-s-2112 | 104 | s | 2112 | A bill to revise the boundary of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Larue County, Kentucky, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-24 | 1996-09-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. | Senate | Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] | KY | D | F000268 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire, by donation only, certain land known as Knob Creek Farm in Larue County, Kentucky. Modifies the boundary of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site to include such land. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-2115 | 104 | s | 2115 | Sportsmen's Bill of Rights Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-24 | 1996-09-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] | AL | R | S000320 | 0 | Sportsmen's Bill of Rights Act of 1996 - Requires Federal land to be open to access and for use for fishing and hunting if: (1) the responsible State agency in which Federal land is located limits access to and use of the land as part of wildlife management by the State; or (2) the Federal agency responsible for Federal public land limits access and use for national security or for reasons related to specific statutory requirements regarding the management and use of the land if such requirements are clearly and directly incompatible with fishing or hunting. Amends the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior of Puerto Rico (currently, Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico) in the conduct of wildlife-restoration projects. Prohibits the amount of funding made available to the Secretary for expenses in the administration and execution of wildlife-restoration projects and the Migratory Bird Conservation Act from being made available for use as a supplement to decreased funding for any other expense under the Secretary's authority. Amends the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act to prohibit the amount of funding made available to the Secretary for fish restoration and management projects from being used as a supplement to decreased funding for any other expense under the Secretary's authority. Prohibits a Federal agency's action that may significantly diminish opportunities or access to engage in fishing or hunting on Federal land from being effective until the agency prepares a detailed statement evaluating the effect of such action. Provides for judicial review of such action. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exclude from the definition of "point source" any conveyance that serves the purposes of directly assisting individuals engaged in fishing, hunting, or recreational shooting. Provides that the discharge of dredged or filled material resulting from fishing, hunting, or recreational shootin… | 2025-08-21T20:15:05Z | |
| 104-s-2097 | 104 | s | 2097 | Bandelier National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-20 | 1996-09-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 1 | Bandelier National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 1996 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to transfer to the Secretary of the Interior administrative jurisdiction over specified land on which sewage lagoons for the Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico are located. Requires such land to be: (1) administered as part of the Monument; and (2) subject to all laws applicable to it and all laws generally applicable to National Park System units. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-4118 | 104 | hr | 4118 | To amend the Antiquities Act to limit the authority of the President to designate areas in excess of 5,000 acres as national monuments, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-19 | 1996-09-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands. | House | Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] | UT | R | H000172 | 0 | Amends the Antiquities Act of 1906 to prohibit the President from exercising authority under such Act to declare any area in excess of 5,000 acres to be a national monument. Makes this Act effective with respect to any presidential proclamation issued after January 1, 1996. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 104-hr-4120 | 104 | hr | 4120 | To prohibit further extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without full public participation and an express Act of Congress, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-19 | 1996-09-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands. | House | Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1] | ID | R | C000345 | 3 | Prohibits an extension or establishment of a national monument from being undertaken in Idaho without full public participation and an express Act of Congress. | 2025-04-07T15:28:32Z | |
| 104-s-2092 | 104 | s | 2092 | A bill to prohibit further extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without full public participation and an express Act of Congress, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-19 | 1996-09-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] | ID | R | C000858 | 1 | Prohibits an extension or establishment of a national monument from being undertaken in Idaho without full public participation and an express Act of Congress. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-2089 | 104 | s | 2089 | A bill to transfer land administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the States in which the land is located. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-18 | 1996-09-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] | WY | R | T000162 | 1 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to offer to transfer all right, title, and interest of the United States (including fee simple interest and mineral and water rights) in lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the State in which such land and interests are located. (Excludes mineral interests underlying a surface estate held in trust by the United States for an Indian tribe which interests shall be transferred from the BLM administrative jurisdiction to be held in trust for the Indian tribe for which the overlying surface estate is held in trust.) Permits a State to accept an offer only in its entirety. Makes such a land transfer effective ten years after a State accepts the offer. Restricts conveyance of such lands by a State. (Sec. 3) Requires a State to honor valid existing leases and permits on such lands and to manage the land in accordance with other terms and conditions of such leases and permits. Provides that, except for mining claims for which the holder is entitled to a patent as provided by this Act and under specified conditions, after the date on which land subject to a mining claim is transferred to a State, the validity and continued existence of such claim shall be determined under the law of the State to which the land was transferred and shall be administered in accordance with such State law. Requires a State to which land is transferred to respect a right- of-way granted by the United States on the land in accordance with the terms and conditions of the right-of-way. (Sec. 4) Requires transferred land: (1) that has been designated by an Act of Congress as wilderness to be managed by the State as wilderness in accordance with the requirements of Federal laws that specifically provide for its management; (2) that is, on the date of transfer, subject to use for military purposes to continue to be subject to the same military uses; and (3) to continue to provide for the public access provided on the date of transfer. Sets forth provisions relating to the transfer of… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-2090 | 104 | s | 2090 | Hoopa Valley Reservation South Boundary Adjustment Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-18 | 1996-09-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 0 | Hoopa Valley Reservation South Boundary Adjustment Act - Provides for: (1) conveyance of certain land in California to the Hoopa Valley Tribe for addition to the Hoopa Valley Reservation; and (2) boundary adjustment of the Six Rivers National Forest to exclude such transferred land. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-4082 | 104 | hr | 4082 | Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-17 | 1996-09-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research and Forestry. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 4 | Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot project within the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests, California, to demonstrate the effectiveness of specified resource management activities recommended by the Quincy Library Group. | 2025-08-21T20:14:17Z | |
| 104-hr-4087 | 104 | hr | 4087 | Dugger Mountain Wilderness Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-17 | 1996-09-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands. | House | Rep. Browder, Glen [D-AL-3] | AL | D | B000897 | 0 | Dugger Mountain Wilderness Act of 1996 - Designates specified lands in the Talladega National Forest in Alabama as the Dugger Mountain Wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. | 2025-08-21T20:17:06Z | |
| 104-hr-4088 | 104 | hr | 4088 | To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to Stanislaus County, California. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-17 | 1996-09-28 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-18] | CA | D | C000670 | 0 | Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to convey to Stanislaus County, California, specified lands known as the Crows Landing Facility of NASA Ames Research Center. Prohibits such conveyance from relieving Federal agencies of environmental remediation responsibilities. Subjects any other remediation of contamination within or related to structures or fixtures on such property to negotiation to the extent permitted by law. Retains NASA's right to use such property for aviation activities without consideration and on mutually acceptable terms. Requires NASA to relinquish legislative jurisdiction over the conveyed property to California. | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 104-hjres-192 | 104 | hjres | 192 | To consent to certain amendments enacted by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-16 | 1996-09-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] | HI | D | A000014 | 0 | States that the United States consents to certain amendments adopted by Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920. | 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z | |
| 104-hr-4059 | 104 | hr | 4059 | To provide for the acquisition of certain property on Santa Cruz Island. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-11 | 1996-09-28 | For Further Action See H.R.4236. | House | Rep. Seastrand, Andrea H. [R-CA-22] | CA | R | S000213 | 0 | Amends Federal law to vest in the United States all right, title, and interest in and to, and the right to immediate possession of, the Gherini Ranch on Santa Cruz Island, California, except for certain rights of use and occupancy. Directs the United States to pay just compensation to the owners of such real property. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in the absence of a negotiated settlement, or an action by the owner, to initiate a condemnation proceeding, seeking in a court of competent jurisdiction a determination of just compensation with respect to the taking of such real property. | 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z | |
| 104-s-2063 | 104 | s | 2063 | A bill to limit the authority of the Secretary of the Army to acquire land adjacent to Abiquiu Dam in New Mexico. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-11 | 1996-09-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire land adjacent to Abiquiu Dam in New Mexico only from willing sellers. | 2025-04-07T15:26:34Z | |
| 104-hr-4041 | 104 | hr | 4041 | To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of unused agricultural land in Dos Palos, California, to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters for use as a farm school. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-10 | 1996-09-27 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-18] | CA | D | C000670 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of unused agricultural land in Dos Palos, California, to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters for use as a farm school. | 2025-04-07T15:28:40Z | |
| 104-hr-4043 | 104 | hr | 4043 | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-10 | 1996-09-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands. | House | Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] | KS | R | R000307 | 0 | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Act of 1996 - Establishes the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve to provide for the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of the Spring Hill Ranch area of the Flint Hills of Kansas. Specifies that the Preserve shall be a unit of the National Park System, including for purposes of charging entrance and admission fees. Sets forth provisions regarding liability of the United States and of landowners. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to expend Federal funds for the cooperative management of private property within the Preserve for research, resource management, and visitor protection and use. Requires the Secretary to: (1) prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a general management plan; and (2) acquire, by donation, not more than 180 acres of real property within the boundaries of the Preserve and the improvements on such property. Sets forth provisions regarding payments to local governments in lieu of taxes for such real property. Prohibits: (1) such property from being acquired without the owner's consent; and (2) U.S. acquisition of fee ownership of any lands within the Preserve other than these lands. Establishes the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Advisory Committee. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T20:14:16Z | |
| 104-hr-4026 | 104 | hr | 4026 | Berlin, New Hampshire Historic Recognition Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-05 | 1996-09-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands. | House | Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] | NH | R | B000220 | 0 | Berlin, New Hampshire Historic Recognition Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to assist the State of New Hampshire in examining the Berlin, New Hampshire, area and the Androscoggin Valley region for historical significance and identification of sites for possible listing on the National Register of Historic Places. | 2025-08-21T20:14:41Z | |
| 104-hr-4032 | 104 | hr | 4032 | Northwest California Forest Health and Economic Recovery Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-05 | 1996-09-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research and Forestry. | House | Rep. Riggs, Frank [R-CA-1] | CA | R | R000252 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Designation of Wilderness Areas in the King Range National Conservation Area to be Administered by the Bureau of Land Management Title II: Acquisition of Headwaters Forest Title III: Smith River National Recreation Area Title IV: Contracting Out and Adaptive Management Demonstration Northwest California Forest Health and Economic Recovery Act - Title I: Designation of Wilderness Areas in the King Range National Conservation Area to be Administered by the Bureau of Land Management - King Range Wilderness Act of 1996 - Designates specified lands in California as the King Range Wilderness. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) administration of wilderness areas; (2) future acquisitions; (3) disposition under mining laws; and (4) Native American access. Title II: Acquisition of Headwaters Forest - Headwaters Forest Acquisition and Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to: (1) acquire specified lands in Humboldt County, California (Headwaters Forest Addition) from the Pacific Lumber Company (and corporations owned and controlled by it); (2) refrain from designating any other timberland owned by the Company in such county as critical habitat without adequate compensation; and (3) give the Company credit for the habitat value of the Addition when issuing incidental take permits. Sets forth timber and quarry right provisions. Designates specified lands as the Headwaters Forest Wilderness and part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Smith River National Recreation Area - Sets forth the amount of timber offered for sale each year from the prescribed timber management area of the Smith River National Recreation Area. Deems that administration of the other seven management areas of such Area in a manner consistent with the land and resource management plan for the Six Rivers National Forest (Six Rivers) shall be sufficient species habitat protection. Title I… | 2025-08-21T20:17:03Z | |
| 104-hr-4020 | 104 | hr | 4020 | To provide for the retention of the name of the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming known as "Devils Tower". | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-04 | 1996-09-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands. | House | Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large] | WY | R | C000962 | 0 | Provides that the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming shall continue to be known and designated as Devils Tower. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 104-hr-4021 | 104 | hr | 4021 | To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey certain real properties of the Corps of Engineers in the State of Ohio to local governments of the State of Ohio. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-04 | 1996-09-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] | OH | R | N000081 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey to: (1) the city of Steubenville, Ohio, certain real property located at the Pike Island Locks and Dam; and (2) Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, certain real property located at the Shenango River Lake project. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 104-hr-4023 | 104 | hr | 4023 | To amend the Act of October 21, 1970, establishing the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to permit certain persons to continue to use and occupy certain areas within the lakeshore, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-04 | 1996-09-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands. | House | Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] | MI | D | S001045 | 9 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to notify owners of certain improved property constructed between December 31, 1964, and October 21, 1970, within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan of their right to extend their (or their successor's) right of use and occupancy until the later of their death or 25 years. Requires 180 days' prior notice for termination of such extension by the Secretary. Conditions an extension upon: (1) the annual payment by its recipient of a specified amount based on the value of the property (requires such payments to be retained by the Secretary and made available for maintenance and administration of the Lakeshore); and (2) agreements by the recipient to assume all responsibilities for repairs and maintenance, to indemnify and hold harmless the United States for any liability in connection with such property, and to make pro rata payments to local governments for services provided. Authorizes the Secretary: (1) following an extension under this Act, to lease the property to any family member of such owner; and (2) after 180 days' notice, to terminate any such lease when the Secretary determines that the structures on the property will be removed and the property will be restored to its natural condition in order to improve the natural landscape and provide better opportunities for public access and enjoyment. Subjects such leases to the same conditions and lease payments provided under this Act. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 104-s-2052 | 104 | s | 2052 | A bill to provide for disposal of certain public lands in support of the Manzanar National Historic Site in the State of California, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-09-04 | 1996-09-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 1 | Terminates the withdrawal of specified lands (lands identified for disposal in the Bureau of Land Management's Bishop Resource Area Resource Management Plan that could be made available for exchange in support of acquiring lands within the boundary of the Manzanar National Historic Site in California) from operation of public land laws. Opens the lands for operation under the public land laws, including the mining and mineral leasing laws, after the Secretary of the Interior has published notice thereof in the Federal Register. Modifies the boundaries of the Site to include an additional area as demarcated in the Manzanar National Historic Site Archaeological Base Map, dated March 8, 1996. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3969 | 104 | hr | 3969 | To amend the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to extend the interim protection of the Spanish Peaks planning area in the San Isabel National Forest, Colorado. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands. | House | Rep. Skaggs, David E. [D-CO-2] | CO | D | S000462 | 2 | Amends the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to extend until Congress determines otherwise (currently, expires August 13, 1996) the requirement that the Secretary of the Interior manage the Spanish Peaks planning area of the San Isabel National Forest in Colorado. | 2025-01-02T17:39:12Z | |
| 104-hr-3970 | 104 | hr | 3970 | To amend the Act of October 21, 1970, establishing the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to permit certain persons to continue to use and occupy certain areas within the lakeshore, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands. | House | Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] | MI | D | S001045 | 2 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to notify owners of certain improved property constructed between December 31, 1964, and October 21, 1970, within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan of their right to extend their (or their successor's) right of use and occupancy until the later of their death or 25 years. Requires 180 days' prior notice for termination of such extension by the Secretary. Conditions an extension upon: (1) the annual payment by its recipient of a specified amount based on the value of the property (requires such payments to be retained by the Secretary and made available for maintenance and administration of the Lakeshore); and (2) agreements by the recipient to assume all responsibilities for repairs and maintenance, to indemnify and hold harmless the United States for any liability in connection with such property, and to make pro rata payments to local governments for services provided. Authorizes the Secretary: (1) following an extension under this Act, to lease the property to any family member of such owner; and (2) after 180 days' notice, to terminate any such lease when the Secretary determines that the structures on the property will be removed and the property will be restored to its natural condition in order to improve the natural landscape and provide better opportunities for public access and enjoyment. Subjects such leases to the same conditions and lease payments provided under this Act. | 2025-01-02T17:39:12Z | |
| 104-s-2017 | 104 | s | 2017 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, for certain lands owned by Public District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands (including a wastewater treatment facility) in the Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, for certain lands owned by Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-2018 | 104 | s | 2018 | Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 1 | Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act - Approves the Settlement Agreement between the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct all necessary and appropriate investigations, studies, and required Federal actions to implement the Agreement. Provides for consideration by the District to the United States and U.S. responsibilities under such Agreement. Releases the United States from further obligation for removing irrigation facilities under the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation Project. Authorizes the Secretary to convey to the District all U.S. rights and interest in Project irrigation works. Directs the Secretary to retain title to the Wildlife Mitigation Facilities. Terminates certain prior contracts upon such conveyance. Continues the District's obligation to deliver water to Indian trust lands upon request. Provides liabilities of the District upon conveyance of the irrigation works. Terminates upon the completion of the transfer specified mandates imposed upon the irrigation works under prior reclamation laws. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-2020 | 104 | s | 2020 | America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 1 | America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership Act of 1996 - Establishes in Iowa the America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership to promote the story of American agriculture, centered upon the area of Waterloo and northeast Iowa. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants and technical assistance to the Partnership, and to enter into related cooperative agreements with private and governmental entities. Establishes a Partnership management entity and requires the development of a management plan. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-2032 | 104 | s | 2032 | Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 1 | Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (the Act) to designate segments of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers in Massachusetts as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Requires the segments to be: (1) administered by the Secretary of the Interior through cooperative agreements between the Secretary and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its relevant political subdivisions; and (2) managed in accordance with the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic River Study, River Conservation Plan which shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for a comprehensive management plan pursuant to the Act. Requires the Director of the National Park Service to represent the Secretary: (1) on the SUASCO River Stewardship Council provided for in the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic River Study, River Management Plan; and (2) in the implementation of the Conservation Plan and the provisions of the Act with respect to the segments. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-sjres-59 | 104 | sjres | 59 | A joint resolution to consent to certain amendments enacted by the Legislature of the state of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 1 | States that the United States consents to certain amendments adopted by Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-2014 | 104 | s | 2014 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire property adjacent to the city of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, for inclusion in the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-08-01 | 1996-08-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 1 | Amends the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire specified property, including property that contains the Big Oak Island archaeological site, to be added to the Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge. Renames the Refuge the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 104-s-2015 | 104 | s | 2015 | A bill to convey certain real property located within the Carlsbad Project in New Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation District. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-08-01 | 1996-09-30 | By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 104-388. Additional views filed. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 0 | Conveys to the Carlsbad Irrigation District specified real property within the Carlsbad Project in New Mexico. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) provide a written identification of all mineral and grazing leases in effect on such lands; and (2) notify all such leaseholders of the conveyance made by this Act. Requires receipts paid into the reclamation fund as credits to the Carlsbad Project to be made available to the District for Project purposes. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3929 | 104 | hr | 3929 | Arizona Land Preservation and Management Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-07-31 | 1996-08-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands. | House | Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] | AZ | R | S001044 | 2 | Arizona Land Preservation and Management Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior: (1) by eminent domain, with the consent of the State of Arizona, to acquire certain State trust lands and to manage such lands in accordance with this Act; and (2) as compensation for State trust lands acquired under this Act, to transfer to the State specified Federal lands of equal value as may be agreed to by the State. Specifies that the total value of Federal lands transferred to the State by the Secretary in acquiring State lands under this Act may not exceed the fair market value of the lands acquired. Sets forth provisions regarding land appraisals and management of lands acquired by the Bureau of Land Management. Provides for the addition of specified acquired lands to the National Park System, the National Wildlife Refuge System, the National Forest System, and the Arizona National Memorial Cemetery. Authorizes the continuation for existing uses of acquired lands until such time as the use is determined to be incompatible with the purposes for which the lands are required to be used under this Act. Revokes the orders of the Secretary withdrawing lands for the Colorado River Storage Project and for Power Site Classification 272 on specified National Park Service-administered lands in Arizona. Directs the Secretary, in transferring to the State lands that front on the Lower Colorado River, Lake Havasu, or both, to include terms and conditions as necessary to protect the needs of the Bureau of Reclamation to have access to those lands for flowage easements and bank line protection. | 2025-08-21T20:14:28Z | |
| 104-hr-3907 | 104 | hr | 3907 | 2002 Winter Olympic Games Facilitation Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-07-26 | 1996-07-30 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] | UT | R | H000172 | 7 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Snowbasin Ski Area Title II: Sterling Forest Title III: Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange and Wilderness Redesignation Title I: Snowbasin Ski Area - 2002 Winter Olympic Games Facilitation Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange specified federally owned lands within the Cache National Forest in Utah for lands of approximately equal value that are owned by the Sun Valley Company and that are located within the boundaries of the Forest Sets forth provisions regarding substitution of offered lands, valuation and appraisals of exchanged lands, and other terms and conditions of the exchange. Prescribes deadlines by which the Secretary shall: (1) review (with the Company) the Phase 1 facilities (for the 2002 Olympics) to be operated on National Forest System lands retained by the Secretary under the Snowbasin Ski Area Master Development Plan dated October 1995 (Master Plan); (2) submit the reviewed Master Plan with any modifications to specified congressional committees; and (3) authorize, after a request from and in consultation with the Company, construction and operation of such facilities. Exempts all determinations, authorizations, and actions taken by the Secretary pursuant to this title regarding Phase I facilities on National Forest System lands from administrative or judicial review. Title II: Sterling Forest - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide funding to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands within the Sterling Forest Reserve. Authorizes appropriations. Bars using such funds for acquisition of any land without the owner's consent. Authorizes such Secretary to exchange unreserved unappropriated Federal lands under the Secretary's administrative jurisdiction for specified lands in Sterling Forest. Directs the Secretary to consult with the Governor of any State in which such unreserved unappropriated lands are located prior to carrying out such exchange. Requires the … | 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z | |
| 104-hr-3911 | 104 | hr | 3911 | Great Falls Preservation and Redevelopment Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-07-26 | 1996-08-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 0 | Great Falls Preservation and Redevelopment Act - Establishes the Great Falls Historic District in Paterson, New Jersey. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants and enter into cooperative agreements with the State of New Jersey, local governments, and private nonprofit entities under which the Secretary agrees to pay up to 50 percent of the costs of: (1) preparation of a plan for the development of historic, architectural, natural, cultural, and interpretive resources within the District; and (2) implementation of projects approved under the plan. Permits the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with the owners of property within the District that the Secretary determines are of historical or cultural significance under which the Secretary may: (1) pay up to 50 percent of the costs of restoring and improving the properties; (2) provide technical assistance with respect to the preservation and interpretation of the properties; and (3) mark and provide interpretation of the properties. Lists additional conditions for such agreements. Requires the Secretary, in making funds available for such purposes, to give consideration to projects that provide a greater leverage of Federal funds. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T20:15:27Z | |
| 104-s-1992 | 104 | s | 1992 | AIDS Memorial Grove Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-07-25 | 1996-07-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 0 | AIDS Memorial Grove Act of 1996 - Recognizes the significance of the AIDS Memorial Grove located in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, as a memorial: (1) dedicated to individuals who have died as a result of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); and (2) in support of individuals who are living with AIDS, their loved ones, and caregivers. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to designate the AIDS Memorial Grove as a national memorial. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3886 | 104 | hr | 3886 | To clarify the intent of the Congress in Public Law 93-632 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to continue to provide for the maintenance of 18 concrete dams and weirs that were located in the Emigrant Wilderness at the time the wilderness area was designated as wilderness in that Public Law. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-07-24 | 1996-08-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands. | House | Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] | CA | R | D000429 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to the Emigrant Wilderness in the Stanislaus National Forest, California, to retain and maintain certain concrete dams and weirs that were located in such Wilderness when it was so designated (1975). | 2025-01-02T17:38:58Z | |
| 104-hr-3873 | 104 | hr | 3873 | Sequoia Ecosystem and Recreation Preserve Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-07-23 | 1996-08-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] | CA | D | B000918 | 21 | Sequoia Ecosystem and Recreation Preserve Act of 1996 - Designates specified California lands within the Sequoia National Forest and the Inyo National Forest as wilderness areas to be administered as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. (Sec. 5) Establishes the Giant Sequoia National Forest Preserve as a unit of the National Forest System for the: (1) protection and maintenance of giant sequoia groves, their supporting ecosystems, and associated forests; and (2) preservation of the natural state and processes that have created and maintained such forests. (Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to appoint a Scientific Advisory Team for the Preserve. (Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to publish a final management plan for the Preserve for the protection, restoration, and enhancement of natural, scientific, and recreational values. Provides for interim Preserve management by the Secretary. (Sec. 9) Directs the Secretary, as part of the management plan, to designate and map the ancient forest reserves within the Preserve. (Sec. 10) Requires the management plan to include a comprehensive transportation plan that protects natural Preserve features while ensuring visitor safety and that includes a trail plan identifying which trails will allow motorized access. (Sec. 11) Allows all current campgrounds within the Preserve to remain in place, subject to evaluation by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to provide new camping opportunities. (Sec. 12) Authorizes the continued use of Preserve areas for hunting and fishing, firewood collection, and grazing, but prohibits new patents from being issued under the mining or geothermal laws. (Sec. 16) Directs the Secretary to establish a Community Assistance Task Force to oversee the provision of assistance to communities and workers in political subdivisions whose boundaries include Federal lands in the Preserve or contain facilities that milled timber from lands in the Preserve during any portion of the five-year period ending on the date of enactme… | 2025-08-21T20:17:04Z | |
| 104-hr-3880 | 104 | hr | 3880 | To provide for the establishment of the Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council, to provide for improved access to and use of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-07-23 | 1996-08-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Voyageurs National Park Title II: Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Title I: Voyageurs National Park - Establishes the Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council which shall: (1) submit to the Secretary of the Interior comprehensive draft amendments and proposed revisions to the Park's management plan providing for a broad range of sustainable land and water uses and scenic and recreational activities; (2) analyze the economic and environmental costs and benefits of implementing sustainable practices; and (3) establish an ongoing process of assessing the effect of local, State, and Federal actions, plans, and land use decisions on the long-term sustainability of the region's economic and environmental values and resources. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 103) Requires the Secretary to receive from the Council, revise, and implement amendments to the Park's management plan, including amendments providing for recreational opportunities on all major lakes and bays. Title II: Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness - Modifies Federal law designating the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota to: (1) remove certain restrictions on motorboat use on Basswood, Saganaga, and Birch Lakes, at Lac La Croix, and at Seagull Lake; (2) direct that certain wilderness homeowners, resort owners, and their guests have access to such lake or chain of lakes; and (3) allow the operation of motorized vehicles and associated equipment necessary to transport boats across the portages from Moose Lake Chain to Basswood Lake, from Fall Lake to Basswood Lake, and from Lake Vermillion to Trout Lake. (Sec. 204) Establishes the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Intergovernmental Council. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 205) Directs the Secretary to: (1) receive the Council's draft amendments to the revisions to the management plan, together with public comments, and review and submit to the Council appropriate recommendations; and (2) adopt the amended or revised plan if th… | 2025-01-02T17:38:58Z | |
| 104-hres-487 | 104 | hres | 487 | Recognizing Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Selma, Alabama, as a symbol of the struggle for and achievement of voting rights for African-Americans. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-07-22 | 1996-07-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands. | House | Rep. Hilliard, Earl F. [D-AL-7] | AL | D | H000621 | 32 | Recognizes Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Selma, Alabama, as a symbol of: (1) the struggle and sacrifice of many courageous people who sought to secure civil rights for African-Americans; and (2) the successful effort to secure for African-Americans the right to vote. | 2025-04-07T15:28:32Z | |
| 104-s-1966 | 104 | s | 1966 | A bill to extend the legislative authority for the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to establish a commemorative work. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-07-17 | 1996-07-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] | CO | R | C000077 | 2 | Extends the legislative authority for the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to October 27, 1998. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3819 | 104 | hr | 3819 | To amend the Act establishing the National Park Foundation. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-07-16 | 1996-07-25 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] | UT | R | H000172 | 7 | Revises the purpose of the National Park Foundation to: (1) include developing and implementing means of securing funds from the private sector to enhance funding for the National Park System (NPS) without supplanting otherwise available appropriated funds; and (2) exclude accepting and administering private gifts on behalf of the National Park Service. Grants the Foundation exclusive authority to license or authorize persons to use such trademarks, symbols, likenesses, or slogans that are adopted and owned by the Foundation and for which it has filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the purpose of representing, promoting, or advertising for commercial purposes or pecuniary gain that an individual, company, or particular good service is an official sponsor or official supporter of the NPS or the Service. Specifies conditions under which such license or authorization may be granted, such as subjecting the criteria and guidelines for the competitive issuance and the maintenance of a license or authorization to the prior written approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Authorizes the Foundation to license property. Prohibits the Foundation, except as provided in this Act, from: (1) engaging in any business for pecuniary profit or gain; (2) operating any commercial establishment or enterprise within NPS units; or (3) engaging in any lobbying activities concerning NPS management. Requires: (1) all of the Foundation's income, net of reasonable operating expenses, contributions to local government, and reserves determined necessary or appropriate by its Board to be provided for the Service's benefit; and (2) all net income derived from the licenses and authorizations under this Act to be expended in accordance with Service's policies and priorities on programs, projects, or activities that benefit the NPS or the Service as identified by the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the Foundation. Sets forth congressional reporting requirements. Subjects persons to a civil suit and … | 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z | |
| 104-hjres-183 | 104 | hjres | 183 | To authorize the Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-07-11 | 1996-07-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands. | House | Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] | GA | D | L000287 | 35 | Authorizes the Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor Dr. Ralph David Abernathy and the Poor People's Campaign. Exempts the memorial from provisions of the Commemorative Works Act which: (1) prohibit commemorative works honoring a nonmilitary event, individual, or group of individuals from being authorized until after the 25th anniversary of the event or death of the individual(s); and (2) require the offset of Federal funds used to pay maintenance and preservation expenses of the memorial and its infrastructure (but requires excess construction funds received by the Foundation to be deposited in a Treasury account for such expenses). | 2025-01-02T17:33:54Z | |
| 104-hr-3788 | 104 | hr | 3788 | National Parks Capital Improvements Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-07-11 | 1996-07-23 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5] | AZ | R | K000306 | 0 | National Parks Capital Improvements Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a memorandum of agreement with an entity to act as an authorized fundraising organization for the benefit of the Grand Canyon National Park and any other national park designated by the Secretary that has an approved general management plan with capital needs in excess of $5 million. Requires the organization to issue taxable bonds in return for a park surcharge. Exempts the United States from liability for the security of such bonds, unless the surcharge authorized under this Act is not imposed or is reduced or eliminated. Authorizes the Secretary to permit the Superintendent of the park to charge and collect, in addition to the park entrance fee, a surcharge of not to exceed two dollars per individual. Requires the fundraising organization to: (1) use the surcharge to amortize the bond issue, provide for the reasonable costs of administration, and maintain a sufficient reserve consistent with industry standards; and (2) remit any excess funds to the National Park Foundation (NPF) to be used for the benefit of all National Park System (NPS) units. Allows bond proceeds to be used for a park facility project that is consistent with: (1) the laws governing the NPS and the park; and (2) the general management plan for the park. Prohibits bond proceeds (other than interest) from being used to defray administrative expenses. Requires interest earned on bond proceeds to be used by the organization to meet reserve requirements and defray administrative expenses incurred in connection with the management and sale of the bonds, with any excess to be remitted to the NPF for the benefit of all NPS units. | 2025-08-21T20:15:57Z | |
| 104-hr-3769 | 104 | hr | 3769 | O&C Forest Transfer Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-07-10 | 1996-07-25 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Bunn, Jim [R-OR-5] | OR | R | B001063 | 0 | O&C Forest Transfer Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, subject to a qualifying legislative resolution of assent from the State of Oregon filed on or before December 31, 1999, to transfer to Oregon specified real property constituting the Oregon and California (O&C) Railroad Grant Lands, the Coos Bay Military Wagon Road Grant Lands, all federally owned timberlands within one or more O&C counties currently managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and certain land and structures utilized as offices or in related administrative capacities. Outlines terms required in the qualifying resolution of assent, including: (1) the requirement that Oregon manage the transferred lands for sustained yield, permanent timber production benefitting the economic stability of local communities; (2) the adoption of a State land management plan; (3) the establishment of an O&C Lands Fund for timber sales deposits and disbursements to O&C counties within the transferred lands, as well as to Oregon to cover land management costs; (4) the administration of a mineral rights program for individuals; (5) a prohibition against the sale of any transferred lands capable of timber production; (6) a reservation from entry for commercial timber production; (7) the continuation of current recreational uses; and (8) the establishment of a program providing an employment preference within the Oregon Department of Forestry in transferred land management positions to persons currently employed by the BLM in such capacity. Provides a U.S. right of reentry onto such transferred lands when the land is not being managed in accordance with the transfer conditions and such noncompliance has not been corrected within two years of such determination. Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture, if a qualifying resolution of assent has been filed in a timely manner, to commence the preparation of amendments to Federal land management plans. Suspends as of January 1, 2004, specified Federal laws rendered obsolete by the land transfe… | 2025-08-21T20:14:37Z | |
| 104-hr-3777 | 104 | hr | 3777 | Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-07-10 | 1996-09-26 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] | WA | R | H000329 | 0 | Oroville-Tonasket Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act - Approves the Settlement Agreement between the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct all necessary and appropriate investigations, studies, and required Federal actions to implement the Agreement. Provides for consideration by the District to the United States and U.S. responsibilities under such Agreement. Releases the United States from further obligation for removing irrigation facilities under the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation Project. Authorizes the Secretary to convey to the District all U.S. rights and interest in Project irrigation works. Directs the Secretary to retain title to the Wildlife Mitigation Facilities. Terminates certain prior contracts upon such conveyance. Continues the District's obligation to deliver water to Indian trust lands upon request. Provides liabilities of the District upon conveyance of the irrigation works. Terminates upon the completion of the transfer specified mandates imposed upon the irrigation works under prior reclamation laws. | 2025-08-21T20:17:13Z | |
| 104-s-1940 | 104 | s | 1940 | Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-07-10 | 1996-07-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. | Senate | Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] | TN | R | F000439 | 2 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Title II: Cooper Hall and Science Hall Preservation and Restoration Title I: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation - Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make grants, from amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out the National Historic Preservation Act for FY 1996 through 1999, to historically black colleges and universities for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and structures on their campuses. Requires a grantee to covenant, for the period of time specified by the Secretary, that: (1) no alteration will be made in the property with respect to which the grant is made without the concurrence of the Secretary; and (2) reasonable public access will be permitted to such property for interpretive and educational purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) obligate funds for a grant with respect to a building or structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places only if the grantee agrees to match the amount of such grant with funds derived from non-Federal sources; and (2) waive this matching requirement if an extreme emergency exists or that such a waiver is in the public interest to ensure the preservation of historically significant resources. Limits amounts made available for this Act for FY 1995 through 1998. Earmarks funds for FY 1995 for grants to: (1) Fisk University; and (2) historically black colleges and universities identified for inclusion in the Department of the Interior Historically Black College and University Historic Preservation Initiative. Title II: Cooper Hall and Science Hall Preservation and Restoration - Directs the Secretary to make grants to preserve and restore Cooper Hall at Sterling College located in Sterling, Kansas, and Science Hall at Sim… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-1934 | 104 | s | 1934 | A bill to provide for an exchange of lands with the city of Greeley, Colorado, and The Water Supply and Storage Company to eliminate private inholdings in wilderness areas, to cause instream flows to be created above a Wild and Scenic River, to eliminate potential development on private inholdings within the Forest boundary, to reduce the need for future water reservoirs, to reduce the number of Federal land use authorizations, and to improve the security of the water of the city and the company, and for other purposesl | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-07-09 | 1996-07-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] | CO | R | B000919 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer specified Federal lands to the city of Greeley, Colorado, and The Water Supply and Storage Company, a Colorado mutual ditch company if the city and the company offer to transfer to the United States the Rockwell Ranch and Timberline Lake property and specified company-designated lands. Specifies exchange terms and conditions, including that: (1) the United States shall grant perpetual access easements to the city and the company to the lands conveyed; (2) the city and the company shall continue to make specified facilities accessible to visitors to the Roosevelt National Forest; (3) all special use permits, easements or other instruments authorizing occupancy of certain identified Federal lands are rescinded; (4) conditions specified in certain easements for Long Draw, Peterson Lake, and Barnes Meadow Reservoirs requiring a joint operations plan providing instream winter flows to the mainstream of the Cache La Poudre River from Chambers Lake and Barnes Meadow shall continue to be fulfilled regardless of land ownership unless mutually agreed otherwise; and (5) the United States Forest Service shall grant a 20-year easement to the city for use of approximately one acre of land under the existing cabin in the vicinity of Jacks Gulch Campground on Pingree Road. Directs that the Rockwell Ranch, Timberline Lake, and Cameron Pass Lands acquired by the United States under this Act be added to and administered as part of the Roosevelt National Forest. Modifies the boundary of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests to provide for more efficient administration of certain Federal lands adjoining such Forests. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3752 | 104 | hr | 3752 | American Land Sovereignty Protection Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-27 | 1996-09-26 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 246 - 178 (Roll no. 442). | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 27 | American Land Sovereignty Protection Act of 1996 - Amends the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from nominating any Federal lands for inclusion on the World Heritage List pursuant to the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage unless such nomination is specifically authorized by law. Authorizes the Secretary to submit proposals for legislation authorizing such a nomination. Requires the Secretary to object to the inclusion of any property in the United States on the list of World Heritage in Danger (established under the Convention) unless the Secretary: (1) has submitted to specified congressional officials a report describing the necessity for such inclusion; and (2) is specifically authorized to assent to the inclusion by a joint resolution of the Congress enacted after the report is submitted. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of specified congressional committees on each World Heritage Site within the United States regarding: (1) an accounting of all money expended to manage the Site; (2) a summary of Federal full time equivalent hours related to its management; (3) a list and explanation of all nongovernmental organizations contributing to such management; and (4) a summary and account of the disposition of complaints received by the Secretary related to it. (Sec. 4) Amends the National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 to prohibit Federal officials from nominating lands in the United States for designation as a Biosphere Reserve under the Man and Biosphere Program of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Provides that such designation of an area in the United States shall not have, and shall not be given, any force or effect, unless the Biosphere Reserve: (1) is specifically authorized by a law enacted before December 31, 1999; (2) consists solely of federally-owned lands; and (3) is subject to a management … | 2025-04-07T15:30:20Z | |
| 104-s-1913 | 104 | s | 1913 | Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-27 | 1996-06-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 1 | Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site Act of 1996 - Designates the Lower East Side Tenement Museum at 97 Orchard Street, New York, New York, as a national historic site. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Museum designed to assure preservation and interpretation of the Site. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-1916 | 104 | s | 1916 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the village of Mariemont, Ohio, a parcel of land referred to as the "Ohio River Division Laboratory of the Army Corps of Engineers", and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-27 | 1996-06-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] | OH | R | D000294 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey to Mariemont, Ohio, specified real property referred to as the Ohio River Division Laboratory of the Army Corps of Engineers. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 104-s-1920 | 104 | s | 1920 | A bill to amend the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-27 | 1996-09-18 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 0 | Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to add a new congressional statement of purpose which requires all Federal public land managers in Alaska to participate in an ANILCA training class. Defines, for purposes of title XI (Transportation and Utility Systems In and Across, and Access Into, Conservation System Units) of such Act, "compatible with the uses for which the unit was established" to mean activities which would not cause significant adverse impacts on conservation system unit purposes. Requires, under such title, that any alternative transportation or utility system route that may be identified by the head of a Federal agency shall not be less economically feasible and prudent than the route for the system being sought by the applicant. Revises provisions concerning, among other things: (1) right of access to State or private owners or occupiers; (2) the use of snowmobiles, airplanes, and nonmotorized surface transportation for traditional activities; (3) possessory or personalty interests in, as well as alterations to, cabins located on conservation system units; (4) the taking of fish and wildlife; and (5) helicopter landings. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from establishing policies for the purpose of administering any study area to preserve wilderness values prior to action by the Congress. Prohibits anything in ANILCA from being construed as limiting or restricting the power and authority of the State of Alaska, except as expressly provided. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-1921 | 104 | s | 1921 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain facilities at the Minidoka project to the Burley Irrigation District, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-27 | 1996-09-30 | By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 104-386. | Senate | Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] | ID | R | C000858 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Burley Irrigation District, by quitclaim deed or patent, withdrawn and acquired lands and rights-of-way of the Southside Pumping Division of the Minidoka Project, Idaho, together with improvements or appurtenances used for the delivery of water from Lake Walcott reservoir to the lands within the District and associated facilities, including the electric transmission lines used for the operation of the pumping facilities of the Project for which allocable construction costs have been fully repaid. Requires the cost of such transfer and related activities to be equally shared between the United States and the District up to a total cost of $80,000 at which time the United States shall pay all remaining costs. Requires the Secretary to transfer to the District all natural flow and groundwater rights held by the Secretary for the benefit of, and for the use on, the land within the District. Affirms the allocation of storage space in Minidoka, American Falls, and Palisades reservoirs to the District in accordance with the terms of specified contracts, subject to the requirement that the District continue to assume its allocable costs of operation and maintenance associated with such storage facilities. Requires the Secretary: (1) to provide the District with a permanent right to project reserve power from the Minidoka, Palisades Black Canyon, and Anderson Ranch reclamation power plants; and (2) upon the decision of the Federal Government to transfer operation and maintenance or title of the Minidoka Power Plant, to grant to those entities entitled to storage water in Lake Walcott under Federal spaceholder contracts a right of first refusal to acquire such Powerplant and related facilities. Requires the District to continue to recognize the right of Minidoka Irrigation District to joint use of the gravity portion of the Southside canal being transferred to the District, under specified conditions. Provides that if the transfer is not completed by January 1, 1999, th… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3707 | 104 | hr | 3707 | To extend the legislative authority for the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to establish a commemorative work. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-25 | 1996-09-28 | For Further Action See H.R.4236. | House | Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] | CT | R | J000163 | 2 | Extends the legislative authority for the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to October 27, 1998. | 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z | |
| 104-hr-3706 | 104 | hr | 3706 | Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-24 | 1996-07-16 | For Further Action See S.1899. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 1 | Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area Act - Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to designate that portion of the Artic National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness located in the Brooks Range as the Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to place a monument in honor of Mollie Beattie's contributions to fish, wildlife, and waterfowl conservation and management at the entrance of the Area or another suitable location designated by the Secretary. | 2025-08-21T20:16:39Z | |
| 104-s-1899 | 104 | s | 1899 | Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-24 | 1996-07-29 | Became Public Law No: 104-167. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 8 | Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to redesignate the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness in Alaska as the Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to place a monument in honor of Mollie Beattie's contributions to fish, wildlife, and waterfowl conservation and management at a suitable location within such Wilderness. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3635 | 104 | hr | 3635 | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Governor of the Virgin Islands, upon request, that provides for the transfer of the authority to manage Christiansted National Historic site. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-13 | 1996-06-26 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Del. Frazer, Victor O. [I-VI-At Large] | VI | I | F000351 | 20 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior, upon the request of the Governor of the Virgin Islands, to enter into an agreement to transfer to the Governor authority to manage Christiansted National Historic site, located in Christiansted, Virgin Islands. | 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z | |
| 104-hr-3659 | 104 | hr | 3659 | Environmental Improvement Timber Contract Extension Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-13 | 1996-07-11 | Joint Hearings Held by the Committee on Resources and by the Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research and Forestry. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Environmental Improvement Timber Contract Extension Act of 1996 - Amends the Tongass Timber Reform Act to extend and modify the timber contract between the United States and the Ketchikan Pulp Company with regard to the Tongass National Forest, Alaska. | 2025-08-21T20:14:34Z | |
| 104-s-1871 | 104 | s | 1871 | A bill to expand the Pettaquamscutt Cove National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-13 | 1996-06-25 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 458. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire for addition to the Pettaquamscutt Cove National Wildlife Refuge: (1) an area in Rhode Island known as Foddering Farms Acres; and (2) such lands, waters, and interests therein as the Secretary considers appropriate. Provides for boundary revisions. | 2025-04-07T15:30:35Z | |
| 104-s-1877 | 104 | s | 1877 | Environmental Improvement Timber Contract Extension Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-13 | 1996-07-10 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 1 | Environmental Improvement Timber Contract Extension Act - Extends and modifies the timber contract between the United States and the Ketchikan Pulp Company with regard to the Tongass National Forest, Alaska. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3620 | 104 | hr | 3620 | To amend the Act of October 11, 1974 (Public Law 93-440; 88 Stat. 1257), to provide for the continued operation of certain tour businesses in recently acquired areas of Big Cypress National Preserve. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-12 | 1996-06-17 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14] | FL | R | G000336 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to permit persons that, from within the incorporated limits of Everglades City, Florida, continuously provided motorized waterborne tours on navigable waters within the Big Cypress National Preserve Addition since December 18, 1992, to continue providing those tours in accordance with requirements established by the Secretary. | 2025-01-02T17:38:44Z | |
| 104-hr-3627 | 104 | hr | 3627 | To provide for the transfer of certain lands near Myton, Utah, to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-12 | 1996-06-17 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Orton, Bill [D-UT-3] | UT | D | O000108 | 1 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to transfer, without consideration, specified lands near Myton, Utah, known as the Dude Young Property, to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. | 2025-01-02T17:38:50Z | |
| 104-hr-3628 | 104 | hr | 3628 | Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-12 | 1996-06-24 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] | NY | D | V000081 | 1 | Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site Act of 1996 - Designates the Lower East Side Tenement Museum at 97 Orchard Street, New York, New York, as a national historic site. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Museum designed to assure preservation and interpretation of the Site. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T20:14:59Z | |
| 104-s-1864 | 104 | s | 1864 | A bill to transfer jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal real property located in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-12 | 1996-06-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 1 | Transfers jurisdiction over specified Federal real property located in the District of Columbia from: (1) the Architect of the Capitol to the Secretary of the Interior (provides for the consideration of certain of such parcels as a site for a national memorial to Japanese American patriotism in World War II); (2) the Secretary of the Interior and the District of Columbia to the Architect of the Capitol to be included within the definition of the United States Capitol Grounds; and (3) the Federal Government to the District of Columbia government. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-1851 | 104 | s | 1851 | A bill to convey certain Public lands in the State of Alaska to the University of Alaska, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-07 | 1996-06-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 0 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the University of Alaska, as a grant and in fee simple, a basic Federal entitlement of 350,000 acres of Federal lands in Alaska. Authorizes the University to submit to the Secretary a list of selected properties to be received under the conditions of this grant. Limits the selections to 385,000 acres. Requires the Secretary to notify the University of the acceptance of or objection to each selection, including reasons for objections. Prohibits the Secretary from approving or conveying under this grant any Federal lands: (1) which are included in a Conservation System Unit; or (2) validly selected but not conveyed to Alaska or the corporations organized pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Restricts land conveyance to the University to the extent that the State of Alaska conveys or has conveyed an equivalent amount of acreage to the University after June 7, 1996. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3596 | 104 | hr | 3596 | Oil Region National Heritage Area Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-06 | 1996-06-13 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-5] | PA | R | C000523 | 4 | Oil Region National Heritage Area Act - Designates the Oil Region National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania if, within 180 days, the Oil Heritage Region Corporation submits, and the Secretary of the Interior approves, a Compact for the Area (signed by the Governor of Pennsylvania) that defines the Area, describes anticipated programs, and includes information about the objectives and management of the Area. (Sec. 5) Establishes the Oil Region National Heritage Advisory Commission to serve in an advisory capacity to the Oil Heritage Region, Inc., the locally based private, nonprofit management Corporation which will oversee the development of the Oil Region National Heritage Park. (Sec. 8) Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) withdrawal of such designation; and (2) criteria for retention of such designation, including the presence of a cohesive assemblage of natural, historic, or cultural resources that represent distinctive aspects of American heritage worthy of conservation and that are best managed through public-private partnerships. (Sec. 10) Prohibits assistance or funding from being provided under this Act two years after the date of the Area's designation unless the Corporation submits a Management Plan to the Governor and the Secretary along with a certification of endorsement or disapproval by the Commission. (Sec. 11) Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to Pennsylvania, its political subdivisions, or the Corporation regarding Plan revisions and implementation. Makes the Area eligible for technical and grant assistance available to other National Heritage Areas under any National Heritage Areas Program or similar program established by the Congress. (Sec. 12) Sets forth provisions regarding limitations on inclusion of and access to private property with respect to such Area. (Sec. 13) Prohibits the Secretary, as a condition of approving the Compact or the determination of eligibility for technical assistance under this Act, from requiring: (1) enactment or modification of land use res… | 2025-08-21T20:16:19Z | |
| 104-hr-3597 | 104 | hr | 3597 | To provide for a study of the establishment of Midway Islands as a national memorial to the Battle of Midway. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-06 | 1996-06-12 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000533 | 0 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service and in consultation with the International Midway Memorial Foundation, Inc., to study and report to the Congress on the feasibility of establishing Midway Islands as a national memorial to the Battle of Midway. | 2025-01-02T17:38:44Z | |
| 104-hr-3579 | 104 | hr | 3579 | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain property containing a fish and wildlife facility to the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-05 | 1996-09-05 | Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 578. | House | Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large] | WY | R | C000962 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Wyoming specified property in Crook County to be retained in public ownership and to be used for purposes of: (1) fish and wildlife management and education; and (2) using, maintaining, displaying, and restoring the museum quality real and personal property and the historical interests and significance of such property, consistent with Federal and State law. Requires the State to provide access to the property for institutions of higher education at a level of compensation as mutually agreed. | 2025-04-07T15:30:16Z | |
| 104-hr-3581 | 104 | hr | 3581 | To facilitate a land exchange involving private land within the exterior boundaries of Wenatchee National Forest in Chelan County, Washington. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-05 | 1996-06-11 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] | WA | R | H000329 | 0 | Provides that lands acquired by the Secretary of the Interior by exchange, which are located within a specified portion of the Wenatchee National Forest in Chelan County, Washington, shall be administered by the Secretary through the Bureau of Land Management. Prohibits such lands from being reserved for, or becoming a part of, the Forest. | 2025-01-02T17:38:44Z | |
| 104-hr-3568 | 104 | hr | 3568 | To designate 51.7 miles of the Clarion River, located in Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-04 | 1996-10-19 | Became Public Law No: 104-314. | House | Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-5] | PA | R | C000523 | 15 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Clarion River in Pennsylvania as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Specifies parts of such segment to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as recreational rivers and parts to be administered as scenic rivers. | 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z | |
| 104-s-1836 | 104 | s | 1836 | A bill to designate a segment of the Clarion River, located in Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-04 | 1996-06-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. | Senate | Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] | PA | R | S000059 | 1 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Clarion River in Pennsylvania as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Specifies parts of such segment to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as recreational rivers and parts to be administered as scenic rivers. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-s-1824 | 104 | s | 1824 | A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study concerning grazing use of certain land within and adjacent to Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, and temporarily extend a grazing permit, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-06-03 | 1996-06-04 | Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 1 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to the Congress concerning grazing use of specified agricultural and ranch lands within and adjacent to Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Requires that the study: (1) determine the significance of the ranching use and pastoral character of the land and the significance of that use and character to the purposes for which the Park was established; and (2) identify any need and practicable means for preservation of the land that is necessary to protect that use and character. Requires the Secretary to: (1) reinstate, if necessary, and extend until June 1, 1997, the grazing permit under the same terms and conditions as were in effect before its expiration; and (2) cancel the extension with respect to any portion of the land that is disposed of in a manner that would result in it no longer being used for ranching or other agricultural purposes. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3557 | 104 | hr | 3557 | Marion National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-05-30 | 1996-07-31 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. Hilliard, Earl F. [D-AL-7] | AL | D | H000621 | 0 | Marion National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Alabama for use by the Game and Fish Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as part of the State's fish culture program specified property consisting of the portion of the Marion National Fish Hatchery leased to such Division and the Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center. | 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z | |
| 104-hr-3541 | 104 | hr | 3541 | To provide for an exchange of lands with the city of Greeley, Colorado, and The Water Supply and Storage Company to eliminate private inholdings in wilderness areas, to cause instream flows to be created above a Wild and Scenic River, to eliminate potential development on private inholdings within the Forest boundary, to reduce the need for future water reservoirs, to reduce the number of Federal land use authorizations, and to improve the security of the water supply of the city and the company, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-05-29 | 1996-09-03 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from USDA. | House | Rep. Allard, Wayne [R-CO-4] | CO | R | A000109 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer specified Federal lands to the city of Greeley, Colorado, and The Water Supply and Storage Company, a Colorado mutual ditch company if the city and the company offer to transfer to the United States the Rockwell Ranch and Timberline Lake property and specified company-designated lands. Specifies exchange terms and conditions, including that: (1) the United States shall grant perpetual access easements to the city and the company to the lands conveyed; (2) the city and the company shall continue to make specified facilities accessible to visitors to the Roosevelt National Forest; (3) all special use permits, easements or other instruments authorizing occupancy of certain identified Federal lands are rescinded; (4) conditions specified in certain easements for Long Draw, Peterson Lake, and Barnes Meadow Reservoirs requiring a joint operations plan providing instream winter flows to the mainstream of the Cache La Poudre River from Chambers Lake and Barnes Meadow shall continue to be fulfilled regardless of land ownership unless mutually agreed otherwise; and (5) the United States Forest Service shall grant a 20-year easement to the city for use of approximately one acre of land under the existing cabin in the vicinity of Jacks Gulch Campground on Pingree Road. Directs that the Rockwell Ranch, Timberline Lake, and Cameron Pass Lands acquired by the United States under this Act be added to and administered as part of the Roosevelt National Forest. Modifies the boundary of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests to provide for more efficient administration of certain Federal lands adjoining such Forests. | 2025-04-07T15:28:40Z | |
| 104-hr-3546 | 104 | hr | 3546 | Walhalla National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-05-29 | 1996-10-09 | Became Public Law No: 104-265. | House | Rep. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC-3] | SC | R | G000359 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Walhalla National Fishery Title II: Correction of Coastal Barrier Resources Map Title I: Walhalla National Fish Hatchery - Walhalla National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Walhalla National Fish Hatchery to the State of South Carolina. Title II: Correction of Coastal Barrier Resources Map - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make corrections to a set of maps relating to a specified unit of the Coastal Barrier Resources System as necessary to move a boundary to exclude from the unit certain land and structures. | 2025-04-07T15:29:39Z | |
| 104-hr-3547 | 104 | hr | 3547 | To provide for the conveyance of a parcel of real property in the Apache National Forest in the State of Arizona to the Alpine Elementary School District 7 to be used for the construction of school facilities and related playing fields. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-05-29 | 1996-09-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-6] | AZ | R | H000413 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the Alpine Elementary School District 7 of Arizona specified real property in the Apache National Forest, Arizona, for public school facilities and related public school recreational purposes. Grants the United States the right to reenter the conveyed property without consideration if the property is not being used in accordance with this Act. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3534 | 104 | hr | 3534 | Mineral King Act of 1996 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-05-23 | 1996-10-03 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 470. | House | Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] | CA | R | R000004 | 7 | Mineral King Act of 1996 - Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, until the date of the death of the last cabin permittee of record as of the date of this Act's enactment, to renew or extend certain historic cabin permits or leases in the Mineral King addition to the Sequoia National Park to the heirs of lessees or permittees, unless: (1) the permit is incompatible with the protection of the parks resources; or (2) the land occupied under the permit will be used for some other park purpose in accordance with the comprehensive management plan and the Secretary has available sufficient funds to carry out such use. | 2025-04-07T15:29:39Z | |
| 104-s-1802 | 104 | s | 1802 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain property containing a fish and wildlife facility to the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1996-05-23 | 1996-10-09 | Became Public Law No: 104-276. | Senate | Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] | WY | R | T000162 | 2 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Wyoming specified property in Crook County for purposes of: (1) fish and wildlife management and educational activities; or (2) using, maintaining, displaying, and restoring the museum-quality real and personal property and the historical interests and significance of such property consistent with Federal and State law. Requires the State to provide access to the property for institutions of higher education at a level of compensation as mutually agreed. Provides for reversion to the United States if: (1) the property is used for any other purposes other than those specified; (2) there is any development of the property (including commercial or recreational, but excluding the construction of small structures to be used for such purposes on the land); or (3) the State does not make every reasonable effort to protect and maintain the quality and quantity of fish and wildlife habitat on the property. Transfers administrative jurisdiction over specified property to be retained by the United States to the Secretary of Agriculture to be included in, and managed as part of, the Black Hills National Forest. Prohibits hunting or mineral development on such property. | 2025-04-07T15:34:21Z |
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