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| 105-hr-4867 | 105 | hr | 4867 | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public lands to the Town of Pahrump, Nevada, for use for a recreation complex. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-20 | 1998-10-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] | NV | R | G000152 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to promptly convey to the town of Pahrump, Nevada, specified parcels of public land located in Pahrump. Subjects any such conveyance to the condition that the town use the interests conveyed solely for the purpose of development and operation of a public recreation complex. States that before the conveyance, actions required with respect to the conveyance under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the National Historic Preservation Act, and other applicable Federal laws must be completed at no cost to the United States. | 2025-04-07T15:23:30Z | |
| 105-hr-4850 | 105 | hr | 4850 | Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-16 | 1998-10-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Skaggs, David E. [D-CO-2] | CO | D | S000462 | 0 | Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act of 1998 - Designates certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known as the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness. Provides that activities on, under, or affecting the lands designated as wilderness by this Act relating to the monitoring, operating, maintenance, repair, replacement, or use of the Colorado- Big Thompson Project (Project) and its facilities which were allowed as of June 1, 1998, shall be allowed to continue, and shall not be affected by the designation of such lands as wilderness. Allows any other activities necessary to respond to catastrophic events or emergencies and affecting continued use of such Project and its facilities, subject to reasonable restrictions established by the Secretary of the Interior to protect the wilderness values of such lands that will not permanently reduce the water supply capability of the Project or the Windy Gap Project. | 2025-08-21T16:13:44Z | |
| 105-hr-4842 | 105 | hr | 4842 | To release the reversionary interests retained by the United States in four deeds that conveyed certain lands to the State of Florida so as to permit the State to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of the lands, and to provide for the conveyance of certain mineral interests of the United States in the lands to the State of Florida. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-15 | 1998-10-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5] | FL | D | T000253 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to release U.S. reversionary interests in four deeds that conveyed certain lands within the Blackwater River and Withlacoochee State Forests in Florida. Requires lands conveyed under the deeds to be used for public purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to convey to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida all of the U.S. mineral interests in any real property for which a reversionary interest is released. Provides for any proceeds derived from the sale of these mineral interests to be deposited into the fund established by the Sisk Act and to be available for expenditure, upon appropriation, for the acquisitions of lands and interests in lands in the same State. | 2025-01-02T17:51:42Z | |
| 105-s-2639 | 105 | s | 2639 | A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to submit a report on the feasibility and desirability of recovering the costs of high altitude lifesaving missions on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-15 | 1998-10-15 | 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 report to specified congressional committees on the feasibility and desirability of recovering the costs of high altitude lifesaving missions on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska by: (1) requiring applicants for climbing permits to provide proof of insurance or a bond that is sufficient to pay the costs of a rescue and proof of health insurance that is sufficient to pay medical and hospital costs of treatment for injuries that may reasonably be anticipated to be sustained on a climb; or (2) other appropriate means. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-hr-4829 | 105 | hr | 4829 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over land within the boundaries of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site to the Archivist of the United States for the construction of a visitor center, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-14 | 1998-10-20 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] | NY | R | S000675 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to the Archivist of the United States administrative jurisdiction over land located in the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, for construction of a visitor center. | 2025-04-07T15:23:30Z | |
| 105-hr-4816 | 105 | hr | 4816 | To authorize the acquisition of the Valles Caldera currently managed by the Baca Land and Cattle Company, to provide for an effective land and wildlife management program for this resource within the Department of Agriculture through the private sector, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-12 | 1998-10-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Redmond, Bill [R-NM-3] | NM | R | R000567 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Valles Caldera National Preserve and Trust Title II: Acquisition of Inholdings and Disposal of Surplus Land Title I: Valles Caldera National Preserve and Trust - Valles Caldera Preservation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire all or part of the Baca ranch in New Mexico. Provides for the subsequent addition of such land to the Bandelier National Monument, under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to utilize funds appropriated for the National Park Service to acquire the Elk Meadows subdivision within the boundary adjusted to encompass the ranch addition. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) develop a study of management alternatives which may provide more coordinated land management within the Lower Alamo watershed, allow for improved management of elk and other wildlife populations ranging between the Santa Fe National Forest and the Bandelier National Monument, and include a proposed boundary adjustment between such Forest and Monument to facilitate those objectives; and (3) submit the study to specified congressional committees. Makes the acquisition of the ranch subject to all outstanding valid existing mineral interests. Directs the Secretary to negotiate the acquisition of any fractional interest in the subsurface estate on a willing seller basis for the appraised fair market value. (Sec. 105) Establishes: (1) upon the date of acquisition of the Baca ranch, the Valles Caldera National Preserve as a unit of the National Forest System; and (2) the Valles Caldera Trust, as a wholly owned Government corporation, to provide management and administrative services for the Preserve and for other specified purposes. (Sec. 107) Requires the Trust: (1) to be governed by a seven member Board of Trustees; and (2) to manage the land and resources of the Preserve, subject to specified requirements, including development of a comprehensive program for the management of lands, re… | 2025-04-07T15:23:30Z | |
| 105-hr-4797 | 105 | hr | 4797 | OCS Environmental Consistency Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-10 | 1998-10-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14] | FL | R | G000336 | 0 | OCS Environmental Consistency Act of 1998 - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to mandate State receipt of an environmental impact statement prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as a prerequisite to State review of an exploration, development, or production plan. | 2025-08-21T16:12:48Z | |
| 105-s-2621 | 105 | s | 2621 | Valles Caldera Preservation Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-10 | 1998-10-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Valles Caldera National Preserve and Trust Title II: Acquisition of Inholdings and Disposal of Surplus Land Title I: Valles Caldera National Preserve and Trust - Valles Caldera Preservation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire all or part of the Baca ranch in New Mexico. Provides for the subsequent addition of such land to the Bandelier National Monument, under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to utilize funds appropriated for the National Park Service to acquire the Elk Meadows subdivision within the boundary adjusted to encompass the ranch addition. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) develop a study of management alternatives which may provide more coordinated land management within the Lower Alamo watershed, allow for improved management of elk and other wildlife populations ranging between the Santa Fe National Forest and the Bandelier National Monument, and include a proposed boundary adjustment between such Forest and Monument to facilitate those objectives; and (3) submit the study to specified congressional committees. Makes the acquisition of the ranch subject to all outstanding valid existing mineral interests. Directs the Secretary to negotiate the acquisition of any fractional interest in the subsurface estate on a willing seller basis for the appraised fair market value. (Sec. 105) Establishes: (1) upon the date of acquisition of the Baca ranch, the Valles Caldera National Preserve as a unit of the National Forest System; and (2) the Valles Caldera Trust, as a wholly owned Government corporation, to provide management and administrative services for the Preserve and for other specified purposes. (Sec. 107) Requires the Trust: (1) to be governed by a seven member Board of Trustees; and (2) to manage the land and resources of the Preserve, subject to specified requirements, including development of a comprehensive program for the management of lands, re… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-hr-4760 | 105 | hr | 4760 | To require the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to approve a permit required for importation of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-09 | 1998-10-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5] | MI | D | B000134 | 0 | Requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to approve a specified permit for the importation of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan in 1995. | 2025-01-02T17:51:47Z | |
| 105-s-2615 | 105 | s | 2615 | A bill to study options to improve and enhance the protection, management, and interpretation of the significant natural and other resources of certain units of the National Park System in northwest Alaska, to implement a pilot program to better accomplish the purposes for which those units were established by providing greater involvement by Alaska Native communities, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-09 | 1998-10-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report within six months to specified congressional committees: (1) detailing the progress the Department of the Interior has made in implementing provisions of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (regarding revenue- producing visitor services and local hires) and the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, on lands under the jurisdiction of the Department in Alaska; (2) including a detailed action plan on the future implementation of those provisions; (3) describing in detail the measures and actions that will be taken, with a description of anticipated results to be achieved during the next three fiscal years; and (4) identifying any laws, rules, regulations, and policies which act as a deterrent to hiring or contracting with Alaska Natives to perform and conduct activities and programs of agencies and bureaus under the Department's jurisdiction regarding activities on lands under its jurisdiction in Alaska. Requires the Secretary to: (1) implement pilot programs to employ residents of local communities at Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Kobuk Valley National Park, and Noatak National Preserve (all National Park System units located in northwest Alaska); (2) report the results to such committees; and (3) consult with Native Corporations, nonprofit organizations, and tribal entities in the immediate vicinity of such units, and to the extent practicable, involve them in the development of interpretive materials and the pilot programs relating to such units. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-hconres-344 | 105 | hconres | 344 | To express the sense of the Congress regarding North Atlantic swordfish and other highly migratory species of fish. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress regarding the restoration, conservation, and protection of North Atlantic swordfish and other highly migratory species of fish. Calls for: (1) management measures to restore populations of such fish within seven years; (2) bycatch reduction measures; (3) time and area closures for longline and driftnet gear and time and length limits for longlines; (4) increased domestic observer coverage of longline and driftnet vessels; and (5) pursuit of conservation and management measures in international fishery negotiations by U.S. representatives. | 2025-01-02T17:43:59Z | |
| 105-hr-4735 | 105 | hr | 4735 | Omnibus Parks Technical Corrections Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-12 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] | UT | R | H000172 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Technical Corrections to Division I Title II: Technical Corrections to Division II Omnibus Parks Technical Corrections Act of 1998 - Title I: Technical Corrections to Division I - Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (the Act) to make technical corrections to provisions concerning the: (1) Presidio of San Francisco; (2) Colonial National Historical Park; (3) Merced Irrigation District; (4) Big Thicket National Preserve; (5) Kenai Natives Association land exchange; (6) Lamprey Wild and Scenic River; (7) Vancouver National Historic Reserve; (8) Memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr.; (9) Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; (10) Great Falls Historic District, New Jersey; (11) New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park; (12) Nicodemus National Historic Site; (13) Aleutian World War II National Historic Area; (14) Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Historic Preservation Study; (15) Shenandoah Valley Battlefields; (16) Washita Battlefield; (17) ski area permit rental charge; (18) Glacier Bay National Park; (19) Robert J. Lagomarsino visitor center; (20) National Park Service administrative reform; (21) Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor; (22) Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve; (23) recreation lakes; (24) Fossil Forest protection; (25) Opal Creek Wilderness and Scenic Recreation Area; (26) Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area; (27) Natchez National Historical Park; and (28) regulation of fishing in certain waters of Alaska. Title II: Technical Corrections to Division II - Amends the Act to make technical corrections to provisions concerning the: (1) National Coal Heritage Area; (2) Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area; (3) Augusta Canal National Heritage Area; (4) Essex National Heritage Area; (5) Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor; and (6) Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area. | 2025-04-07T15:23:30Z | |
| 105-hr-4749 | 105 | hr | 4749 | To approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of Estonia. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] | NJ | R | S000097 | 0 | Declares that the Congress approves the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of Estonia. | 2025-01-02T17:51:48Z | |
| 105-hr-4750 | 105 | hr | 4750 | To approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of Lithuania. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] | NJ | R | S000097 | 0 | Approves, for purposes of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and Lithuania. Declares that such agreement shall enter into force and effect with respect to the United States upon enactment of this Act. | 2025-01-02T17:51:48Z | |
| 105-hr-4754 | 105 | hr | 4754 | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 12-month study of the effects of double-crested cormorants on commercial and recreational fish species, and to require the Secretary to prepare a long-term, comprehensive population management strategy for double-crested cormorants. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 6 | Mandates, regarding double-crested cormorants: (1) a study and report to specified congressional committees on current and projected effects on U.S. commercial and recreational fish species; and (2) a long-term, comprehensive U.S. population management strategy. | 2025-01-02T17:51:47Z | |
| 105-hr-4717 | 105 | hr | 4717 | Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-07 | 1998-10-08 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1954-1956) | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 20 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Outer Continental Shelf Impact Assistance Title II: State, Local, and Urban Conservation and Recreation Title III: Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1998 - Title I: Outer Continental Shelf Impact Assistance - Establishes the Outer Continental Shelf Impact Assistance Fund (OCSIAF) to provide impact assistance to coastal States from a portion (27 percent) of allocable new OCS revenues (payments received by the United States as royalties, net profit share payments, and related late-payment interest from natural gas and oil leases under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act). Sets forth a formula for use by the Secretary of the Interior to determine the portion of the allocable share of new revenues attributable to each coastal State and county eligible to receive impact assistance payments. Mandates that such OCS funds be expended by the eligible coastal States and counties for certain environmental projects and activities. Requires: (1) an eligible county to submit for the Governor's approval a plan setting forth the projects and activities for which it proposes to expend OCSIA funds; and (2) the Governor of each recipient State to account to the Congress for all OCSIAF monies received for the previous fiscal year. Title II: State, Local, and Urban Conservation and Recreation - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (LWCFA) to require an amount equal to 23 percent of specified Outer Continental Shelf revenues to be deposited in the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in the Treasury. (Sec. 203) Makes such funds available, without further appropriation, to carry out LWCFA for each fiscal year through FY 2015. Authorizes appropriations to maintain a certain minimum total annual income of the LWCF. Makes certain amounts covered into the LWCF available for expenditure without appropriation. Allocates such funds as follows: (1) 42 percent for Federal acquisition of certain lands, waters, or intere… | 2025-08-21T16:11:38Z | |
| 105-hr-4724 | 105 | hr | 4724 | El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-07 | 1998-10-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28] | TX | D | R000568 | 0 | El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Act of 1998 - Amends the National Trails System Act to designate El Camino Real de los Tejas as a National Historic Trail. | 2025-08-21T16:11:51Z | |
| 105-hr-4729 | 105 | hr | 4729 | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Protection Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-07 | 1998-10-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 11 | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Protection Act of 1998 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from implementing any agreement that would allow for an expansion of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress regarding whether the activities associated with the expansion of such airport or additional overflights of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge by air traffic using that airport may constitute a taking of an endangered species or threatened species prohibited by the Endangered Species Act of 1973. | 2025-08-21T16:14:45Z | |
| 105-s-2566 | 105 | s | 2566 | Reinvestment and Environmental Restoration Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-07 | 1998-10-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 10 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Coastal Impact Assistance Title II: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reform Title III: Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Reinvestment and Environmental Restoration Act of 1998 - Title I: Coastal Impact Assistance - Coastal Conservation and Impact Assistance Act of 1998 - Establishes the Outer Continental Shelf Impact Assistance Fund (OCSIAF) to provide impact assistance to coastal States from a portion (27 percent) of allocable new OCS revenues (payments received by the United States as royalties, net profit share payments, and related late-payment interest from natural gas and oil leases under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act). Sets forth a formula for use by the Secretary of the Interior to determine the portion of the allocable share of new revenues attributable to each coastal State and county eligible to receive impact assistance payments. Mandates that such OCS funds be expended by the eligible coastal States and counties for certain environmental projects and activities. Requires: (1) an eligible county to submit for the Governor's approval a plan setting forth the projects and activities for which it proposes to expend OCSIA funds; and (2) the Governor of each recipient State to account to the Congress for all OCSIAF monies received for the previous fiscal year. Title II: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reform - Land and Water Conservation Fund Reform Act of 1998 - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (LWCFA) to require an amount equal to 16 percent of specified Outer Continental Shelf revenues to be deposited in the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in the Treasury. (Sec. 203) Makes such funds available, without further appropriation, to carry out LWCFA for each fiscal year through FY 2015. Authorizes appropriations to maintain a certain minimum total annual income of the LWCF. Makes certain amounts covered into the LWCF available for expenditure without appropriation. Allocates such funds as follows: (1) 45 percent f… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-s-2557 | 105 | s | 2557 | Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-06 | 1998-10-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 1 | Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in administering the Valley Forge National Historical Park, to enter into an agreement with the Valley Forge Historical Society to facilitate the planning, construction, and operation of the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution on Federal land within the boundary of the Park. | 2025-08-21T16:12:32Z | |
| 105-s-2548 | 105 | s | 2548 | A bill to redesignate the Marsh-Billings National Historical Park in the State of Vermont as the "Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park". | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-05 | 1998-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT] | VT | R | J000072 | 1 | Redesignates the Marsh-Billings National Historical Park in Vermont as the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-hconres-332 | 105 | hconres | 332 | Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the policy of the Forest Service toward recreational shooting and archery ranges on Federal land. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-02 | 1998-10-02 | Referred to House Resources | House | Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5] | AZ | R | K000306 | 5 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Forest Service should: (1) not close shooting or archery facilities without prior notification to the Congress and the general public unless there is an immediate threat to public safety; (2) avoid unreasonable restrictions in the issuance of special-use permits for firearm and archery sports facilities; (3) fully evaluate alternative sites in the Coronado National Forest, to the extent consistent with the environmental assessment, and provide a reasonable alternative that would allow the Tucson Rod and Gun Club to quickly open a safe facility for firearm and archery sports; and (4) adhere to its deadline of November 20, 1998, for a decision on a site for such Club. | 2025-04-07T15:23:30Z | |
| 105-hr-4656 | 105 | hr | 4656 | City of North Las Vegas Public Land Acquisition Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] | NV | R | G000152 | 1 | City of North Las Vegas Public Land Acquisition Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to dispose of specified lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in Clark County, Nevada. Permits Nevada or the unit of local government in whose jurisdiction the lands are located, to elect to obtain any such lands for local public purposes. Requires the Secretary, upon application by a unit of local government or regional governmental entity, to issue right-of-way grants on Federal lands in Clark County, Nevada, for all reservoirs, canals, channels, ditches, pipes, pipelines, tunnels, and other facilities and systems needed for: (1) the impoundment, storage, treatment, transportation, or distribution of water (other than water from the Virgin river) or wastewater; or (2) flood control management. Directs that, of the gross proceeds of sales of lands in a fiscal year: (1) five percent be paid directly to Nevada for use in the State's general education program; (2) ten percent be paid directly to the Southern Nevada Water Authority for water treatment and transmission facility infrastructure in Clark County; and (3) the remainder be deposited in a special account for use pursuant to the special account provisions specified under this Act. Requires that, in the case of a land exchange, the non-Federal party provide direct payments to Nevada and the Southern Nevada Water Authority. Allows amounts deposited in the special account to be expended by the Secretary for: (1) the acquisition of environmentally sensitive land in Nevada, with priority given to lands located within Clark County; (2) capital improvements at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, the Desert National Wildlife Refuge, the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and other areas administered by the Bureau in Clark County, and the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area; (3) development of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in Clark County; (4) development of parks, trails, and natural areas in Clark County… | 2025-08-21T16:13:44Z | |
| 105-hr-4657 | 105 | hr | 4657 | Spring Mountain Exchange Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] | NV | R | G000152 | 1 | Spring Mountain Exchange Act of 1998 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Rhodes Design and Development Corporation certain Federal lands in Clark County, Nevada, in exchange for: (1) certain Corporation lands in Nevada; and (2) specified payments by the Corporation to the State of Nevada for use in its general education program and to the Southern Nevada Water Authority for water treatment and transmission facility infrastructure. Provides that such payments shall be considered to be a cost incurred by the Corporation and shall be compensated by the Secretary. | 2025-08-21T16:14:25Z | |
| 105-hr-4671 | 105 | hr | 4671 | To redesignate the Marsh-Billings National Historical Park in the State of Vermont as the "Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park". | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] | VT | I | S000033 | 0 | Redesignates the Marsh-Billings National Historical Park in Vermont as the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. | 2025-04-07T15:23:30Z | |
| 105-sconres-123 | 105 | sconres | 123 | A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress regarding the policy of the Forest Service toward recreational shooting and archery ranges on Federal land. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-13 | Referred to House Resources | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 4 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Forest Service should: (1) not close shooting or archery facilities without prior notification to the Congress and the general public unless there is an immediate threat to public safety; (2) avoid unreasonable restrictions in the issuance of special-use permits for firearm and archery sports facilities; (3) fully evaluate alternative sites in the Coronado National Forest, to the extent consistent with the environmental assessment, and provide a reasonable alternative that would allow the Tucson Rod and Gun Club to quickly open a safe facility for firearm and archery sports; and (4) adhere to its deadline of November 20, 1998, for a decision on a site for such Club. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-s-2530 | 105 | s | 2530 | A bill to designate certain lands in the Valley Forge National Historical Park as the Valley Forge National Cemetery, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-29 | 1998-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 0 | Designates certain lands in the Valley Forge National Historical Park as the Valley Forge National Cemetery. Transfers administrative jurisdiction over such lands from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of establishing a National Cemetery in Southwestern Pennsylvania. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-hr-4630 | 105 | hr | 4630 | Miwaleta Park Expansion Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-25 | 1998-10-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 1 | Milwaleta Park Expansion Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the county of Douglas, Oregon, without consideration, Milwaleta Park and an adjacent parcel of Bureau of Land Management lands for use as a county park. | 2025-08-21T16:14:40Z | |
| 105-hr-4610 | 105 | hr | 4610 | To require the Secretary of the Interior to make reimbursement for certain damages incurred as a result of bonding regulations adopted by the Bureau of Land Management on February 28, 1997, and subsequently determined to be in violation of Federal law. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-23 | 1998-09-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] | NV | R | G000152 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse all private and public entities for all monetary damages incurred as a result of bonding regulations promulgated on February 28, 1997, that were determined by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on May 13, 1998, to have been adopted in violation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Allows any private or public entity to submit a claim for such damages. Directs the Secretary to reimburse a claimant within 90 days unless the Secretary finds that the damages were not caused by such regulations. Provides for the appeal of a rejected claim to the State court in which the claimant is domiciled. Grants a claimant the right to a civil trial by jury in the event the amount in dispute, litigation costs included, is $20,000 or greater. | 2025-01-02T17:51:29Z | |
| 105-hr-4614 | 105 | hr | 4614 | To provide for the conveyance of Federal land in New Castle, New Hampshire, to the town of New Castle, New Hampshire, and to require the release of certain restrictions with respect to land in such town. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-23 | 1998-10-05 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 230 - 168 (Roll No. 480). | House | Rep. Sununu, John E. [R-NH-1] | NH | R | S001078 | 0 | Requires the Adminstrator of General Services to convey to the town of New Castle, New Hampshire, a certain parcel of Federal land currently leased to the town. Permits the land conveyed to be used to replace certain Land and Water Conservation Fund-assisted land in such town and requires it to be of reasonably equivalent recreational usefulness and location. | 2025-04-07T15:24:01Z | |
| 105-s-2512 | 105 | s | 2512 | Natural Resources Institute Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-23 | 1998-09-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID] | ID | R | K000088 | 0 | Natural Resources Institute Act of 1998 - Establishes the Natural Resources Institute at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory to provide a neutral forum to develop scientific solutions that improve the economic and environmental viability of the Intermountain West region of the United States. Defines such region to include Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and the far eastern areas of Oregon and Washington. Lists as duties of the Institute: (1) to perform multidisciplinary research regarding natural resources; (2) to support formulation and implementation of natural resources public policy; (3) to act as an information resource center; and (4) to provide education and training. Creates a Board of Stakeholders for the Institute which shall incorporate the vested interests and stakeholder prospectuses into the design and operation of the Institute. Requires the Board to appoint, and define the requirements of, the Director of the Institute who shall exercise all authority granted to the Institute. Establishes a Science Advisory panel to: (1) oversee development and implementation of the Institute's technical strategy; and (2) provide oversight of the quality of science and recommendations for the research and development portfolio structure of the Institute. Authorizes the Institute to acquire from any Federal agency any unclassified data and nonproprietary knowledge and information obtained by Federal agencies to assist the Institute. Directs the Institute to work with Federal and State agencies, universities, the public, and the private sector to ensure that the Institute's information and products are useful and accessible. | 2025-08-21T16:12:46Z | |
| 105-s-2513 | 105 | s | 2513 | Oregon Public Land Transfer and Protection Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-23 | 1998-10-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] | OR | R | S001142 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Rogue River National Forest Transfers Tile II: Protection of Oregon and California Railroad Grant Land Title III: Conveyance to Deschutes County, Oregon Oregon Public Land Transfer and Protection Act of 1998 - Title I: Rogue River National Forest Transfers - Provides for the transfer of: (1) specified lands in the Rogue River National Forest System, Oregon, from public domain status to the National Forest; and (2) other lands from the National Forest to public domain status. Restores the status of certain revested Oregon and California railroad grant land (O&C land) and revokes the reservation of such lands as part of the National Forest. Adds certain other revested railroad grant lands to such National Forest. Title II: Protection of Oregon and California Railroad Grant Land - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in carrying out sales, purchases, and exchanges of Bureau of Land Management land located within six Oregon districts (the geographic area), to ensure that, upon the expiration of a ten-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and each ten-year period thereafter, the total number of acres of O&C land, Coos Bay Wagon Road grant land, and public domain land in the geographic area that are available for timber harvesting is not less than such number on the date of enactment of this Act. Title III: Conveyance to Deschutes County, Oregon - Directs the Secretary to sell at fair market value to Deschutes County, Oregon, specified land in Deschutes County. Provides for the conveyance of such land only if the Secretary determines it suitable for sale through the land use planning process. States that the amount paid by the County for the conveyance of the land: (1) shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury; and (2) may be used by the Secretary for the purchase of certain environmentally sensitive land in Oregon that is consistent with the goals and objectives of the land use planning process of the Bureau. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-s-2503 | 105 | s | 2503 | Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Equity Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-21 | 1998-09-26 | Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. Hearings held at Espanola, New Mexico. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-849. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 0 | Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Equity Act of 1998 - Establishes the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Commission to determine the validity of certain land claims arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1848. Authorizes the Secretary of State to negotiate bilateral agreements with the governments of Mexico and Spain to obtain their full cooperation with the Commission so that it will have access to certified copies of all relevant documents in those countries relating to community lands grants in the State of New Mexico. Directs the Commission to: (1) develop specified procedures for land grant evaluations, including some, acceptable to various Native American Tribes and Pueblos, that clearly protect the status quo regarding existing Indian Lands; and (2) submit the Code of Land Claims Procedure to specified congressional committees for hearings and examination, before beginning examination of specific community land claims. Makes eligible under this Act descendants of certain persons who were: (1) Mexican citizens before the Treaty; (2) members of a community land grant; and (3) U.S. citizens within ten years after the Treaty became effective. Authorizes three or more eligible descendants in New Mexico who are also descendants of the same community land grant to petition the Commission for such a determination on behalf of themselves and all other descendants. Directs the Commission to establish a Community Land Grant Study Center at the Onate Center in Alcalde, New Mexico, to be responsible for directing the research, study, and investigations necessary to assist the Commission in its duties. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-s-2505 | 105 | s | 2505 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey title to the Tunnison Lab Hagerman Field Station in Gooding County, Idaho, to the University of Idaho. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-21 | 1998-11-02 | Became Public Law No: 105-346. | Senate | Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] | ID | R | C000858 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Tunnison Lab Hagerman Field Station and site in Gooding County, Idaho, excluding water rights and necessary access and utility easements and rights-of-way, to the University of Idaho for use for fish research. Requires the University to: (1) comply with the National Historic Preservation Act for all ground disturbing activities; and (2) protect prehistoric and historic resources in accordance with the archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979. | 2025-04-07T15:23:30Z | |
| 105-hr-4601 | 105 | hr | 4601 | To prohibit the closure of certain National Weather Service weather stations until concerns of the Comptroller General about the National Weather Service modernization effort are addressed. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-18 | 1998-09-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. | House | Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] | TX | R | P000583 | 0 | Requires National Weather Service weather stations certified for closure under the Weather Service Modernization Act to be reopened and prohibits any such station from being closed unless the Comptroller General has removed the modernization effort from the high-risk program category and a new certification has been made. | 2025-01-02T17:51:31Z | |
| 105-hr-4593 | 105 | hr | 4593 | Natural Resources Institute Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-17 | 1998-09-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. | House | Rep. Crapo, Mike [R-ID-2] | ID | R | C000880 | 0 | Natural Resources Institute Act of 1998 - Establishes the Natural Resources Institute at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory to provide a neutral forum to develop scientific solutions that improve the economic and environmental viability of the Intermountain West region of the United States. Defines such region to include Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and the far eastern areas of Oregon and Washington. Lists as duties of the Institute: (1) to perform multidisciplinary research regarding natural resources; (2) to support formulation and implementation of natural resources public policy; (3) to act as an information resource center; and (4) to provide education and training. Creates a Board of Stakeholders for the Institute which shall incorporate the vested interests and stakeholder prospectuses into the design and operation of the Institute. Requires the Board to appoint, and define the requirements of, the Director of the Institute who shall exercise all authority granted to the Institute. Establishes a Science Advisory panel to: (1) oversee development and implementation of the Institute's technical strategy; and (2) provide oversight of the quality of science and recommendations for the research and development portfolio structure of the Institute. Authorizes the Institute to acquire from any Federal agency any unclassified data and nonproprietary knowledge and information obtained by Federal agencies to assist the Institute. Directs the Institute to work with Federal and State agencies, universities, the public, and the private sector to ensure that the Institute's information and products are useful and accessible. | 2025-08-21T16:13:30Z | |
| 105-hr-4585 | 105 | hr | 4585 | Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-16 | 1998-09-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans. | House | Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2] | WA | R | M000669 | 0 | Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act - Establishes the Northwest Straits Advisory Commission to: (1) monitor the health of the Northwest Straits marine ecosystem; (2) develop scientifically sound economic measurements of ecosystem degradation and environmental protection costs; (3) identify trends and activities adversely affecting, or preventing the restoration of, that ecosystem; (4) develop scientifically sound restoration recommendations, informed by the economic measurements; (5) help facilitate recommendation implementation by developing broad support among the authorities, stakeholder groups, and the public; (6) provide a public forum for discussions of Federal, State, local, tribal, and Canadian policies and actions regarding that ecosystem; (7) inform authorities and the public about that ecosystem and related issues; and (8) consult with tribes in the region to ensure that Commission work does not violate treaty rights. Authorizes the Commission to provide financial assistance, with or without compensation, to any marine resource committee. Authorizes the council or commission of each of seven specified counties in the State of Washington to establish a marine resource committee to address marine ecosystem issues within its county and work to achieve the benchmarks of this Act. Directs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to request the National Research Council to provide an independent review of, and report to the Congress, the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior, and the Governor of the State of Washington on, the extent to which the Commission has fulfilled the benchmarks of this Act. Establishes the benchmarks, including broad county participation in the committees, net gain in highly ecologically productive nearshore, intertidal, and estuarine habitat, net reduction in shellfish harvest in closed contaminated areas, and increases in key marine indicator species. Mandates an annual Commission report to the public and a final report to the Congress and the… | 2025-08-21T16:12:58Z | |
| 105-s-2478 | 105 | s | 2478 | A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land to FERC permit holders. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-16 | 1998-09-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey specified parcels of land (including roads) necessary for development of the small hydroelectric power project sites located within Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, to persons holding preliminary permits issued by, or having filed license applications with, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission covering such sites during the period of January 1, 1990, through December 31, 1996. Requires a licensee to pay the net proceeds from the sale of timber removed for project development to the Secretary. Requires such proceeds to be deposited in the Treasury and to be available to the Secretary for use in watershed and species management activities to ensure that the Northwest Forest Plan is being properly implemented on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-s-2488 | 105 | s | 2488 | Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-16 | 1998-09-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 0 | Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act - Establishes the Northwest Straits Advisory Commission to: (1) monitor the health of the Northwest Straits marine ecosystem; (2) develop scientifically sound economic measurements of ecosystem degradation and environmental protection costs; (3) identify trends and activities adversely affecting, or preventing the restoration of, that ecosystem; (4) develop scientifically sound restoration recommendations, informed by the economic measurements; (5) help facilitate recommendation implementation by developing broad support among the authorities, stakeholder groups, and the public; (6) provide a public forum for discussions of Federal, State, local, tribal, and Canadian policies and actions regarding that ecosystem; (7) inform authorities and the public about that ecosystem and related issues; and (8) consult with tribes in the region to ensure that Commission work does not violate treaty rights. Authorizes the council or commission of each of seven specified counties in the State of Washington to establish a marine resource committee to address marine ecosystem issues within its county and work to achieve the benchmarks of this Act. Directs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to request the National Research Council to provide an independent review of, and report to the Congress, the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior, and the Governor of the State of Washington on, the extent to which the Commission has fulfilled the benchmarks of this Act. Establishes the benchmarks, including broad county participation in the committees, net gain in highly ecologically productive nearshore, intertidal, and estuarine habitat, net reduction in shellfish harvest in closed contaminated areas, and increases in key marine indicator species. Mandates an annual Commission report to the public and a final report to the Congress and the President. Terminates the Commission a specified period after enactment of this Act, unless it is reauthorized by the Cong… | 2025-08-21T16:11:54Z | |
| 105-hr-4570 | 105 | hr | 4570 | Omnibus National Parks and Public Lands Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-15 | 1998-10-07 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] | UT | R | H000172 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Boundary Adjustments and Related Conveyances Title II: Other Land Conveyances and Management Subtitle A: Southern Nevada Public Land Management Subtitle B: Conveyance of Canyon Ferry Reservoir Properties Subtitle C: Conveyance of National Forest Lands for Public School Purposes Subtitle D: Other Conveyances Title III: Heritage Areas Subtitle A: Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor of Pennsylvania Subtitle B: Automobile National Heritage Area of Michigan Subtitle C: Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage Area of Pennsylvania Subtitle D: Miscellaneous Provisions Title IV: Historic Areas Title V: San Rafael Swell Subtitle A: San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area Subtitle B: San Rafael Swell National Conservation Area Subtitle C: Wilderness Areas within Conservation Area Subtitle D: Other Special Management Areas within Conservation Area Subtitle E: General Management Provisions Title VI: National Parks Title VII: Reauthorizations Title VIII: Rivers and Trails Title IX: Hazardous Fuels Reduction Subtitle A: Management of Wildland-Urban Interface Areas Subtitle B: Miscellaneous Provisions Title X: Miscellaneous Provisions Title XI: Amendments and Technical Corrections to 1996 Omnibus Parks Act Subtitle A: Technical Corrections to the Omnibus Parks Act Subtitle B: Other Amendments to Omnibus Parks Act Title XII: Dutch John Federal Property Disposition and Assistance Title XIII: Reclamation Project Conveyances and Miscellaneous Provisions Subtitle A: Sly Park Dam and Reservoir, California Subtitle B: Minidoka Project, Idaho Subtitle C:… | 2025-08-21T16:12:26Z | |
| 105-hr-4575 | 105 | hr | 4575 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire interests in real property for addition to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-15 | 1998-09-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] | TN | R | W000119 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire private lands, easements, and buildings within the areas authorized for acquisition for Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park to be administered by the Secretary as part of the Park. | 2025-04-07T15:23:30Z | |
| 105-s-2469 | 105 | s | 2469 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-15 | 1998-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 1 | Mandates corrections to a specified Coastal Barrier Resources System map relating to the State of Florida as necessary to exclude certain lots and the adjacent body of water within the Ocean Reef Harbor Course South development. | 2025-04-07T13:48:02Z | |
| 105-s-2470 | 105 | s | 2470 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-15 | 1998-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 1 | Mandates corrections to a map depicting a specified unit of the Coastal Barrier Resources System in Florida to exclude Pumpkin Key from the System. | 2025-04-07T13:48:02Z | |
| 105-s-2472 | 105 | s | 2472 | A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to exempt the holder of a right-of-way on public lands granted, issued, or renewed for an electric energy generation, transmission, or distribution system from certain strict liability requirements otherwise imposed in connection with such a right-of-way. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-15 | 1998-09-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 6 | Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to prohibit the Secretary concerned from imposing liability without fault against any holder of a right-of-way on public lands granted, issued, or renewed for an electric energy generation, transmission, or distribution system, to recover fire suppression costs incurred by the United States in connection with such a right-of-way. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-s-2474 | 105 | s | 2474 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make corrections to certain maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-15 | 1998-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 0 | Mandates corrections to the Coastal Barrier Resources System Units map SC-03 (Huntington Beach-3, South Carolina) as necessary to ensure that depictions of areas on that map are consistent with the depictions of areas appearing on the Amendments to the Coastal Barrier Resources System map dated May 15, 1997. | 2025-04-07T13:48:02Z | |
| 105-s-2464 | 105 | s | 2464 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make corrections to certain maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-14 | 1998-09-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 0 | Mandates corrections to specified Coastal Barrier Resources System maps as necessary to: (1) ensure that depictions on those maps are consistent with the depictions of areas on other specified maps; and (2) exclude Pumpkin Key from the System. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 105-s-2465 | 105 | s | 2465 | Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-14 | 1998-09-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. | Senate | Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] | MD | D | S000064 | 1 | Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Study Act of 1998 - Amends the National Trails System Act to require study for potential addition to the national trails system of the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail (the route of the War of 1812 British invasion of Maryland and Washington, DC, and the route of the American defense to victory at Fort McHenry on September 14, 1814). | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-hr-4554 | 105 | hr | 4554 | Endangered Species Land Management Reform Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-11 | 1998-09-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-21] | CA | R | T000188 | 0 | Endangered Species Land Management Reform Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit a Federal agency from taking an action affecting privately owned property that results in the diminishment of the value of any portion of property by an amount equal to or greater than half of the value of that portion unless compensation is offered. Provides for any agency that takes such an action to: (1) compensate the property owner for the diminution in value of any portion of that property resulting from the action; or (2) at the owner's option, buy that portion of the property by paying fair market value of the portion, based on the property's value before the diminution and without regard to the presence on the property of an endangered or threatened species, or the use of the property by such a species. Requires a property owner seeking compensation to make a written request for compensation to the agency whose action would limit otherwise lawful use of the property. Permits such an owner to elect arbitration through alternative dispute resolution or seek compensation due in a civil action if the parties have not reached an agreement on compensation within 180 days after the written request is made. Entitles an owner who prevails in a civil action against any agency to, and makes such agency liable for, just compensation, plus reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs, including appraisal fees. Establishes in the Treasury the Species Conservation Fund to consist of such amounts as are appropriated to the Fund. Provides for amounts in the Fund to be available, without further appropriation, to carry out projects on privately owned land to conserve endangered or threatened species and their habitats, including for acquiring real property, waters, or interests. Sets a limitation on mitigation requirements. | 2025-08-21T16:12:58Z | |
| 105-hr-4555 | 105 | hr | 4555 | Endangered Species Criminal and Civil Penalties Liability Reform Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-11 | 1998-09-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-21] | CA | R | T000188 | 0 | Endangered Species Criminal and Civil Penalties Liability Reform Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to define "take" to mean to knowingly and intentionally perform any act with the knowledge that the act would constitute harassing, harming, pursuing, hunting, shooting, wounding, killing, trapping, capturing, or collecting an individual member of a species that was present at the time and location of the act, or to attempt to engage in such conduct. Prohibits a person from being liable for any criminal or civil penalty for a violation committed while conducting an otherwise lawful activity and not for the purpose of a prohibited taking, unless: (1) the Secretary of the Interior provides the person with notice of the violation; and (2) the person fails to terminate and correct the activity constituting the violation by not later than 30 days after the date of the notice. Requires each conservation plan developed to include provisions under which persons who have entered into, and are in compliance with, the conservation plan may not, without their consent, be required to undertake any additional mitigation measures for species covered by the plan if the measures would require payment or compliance with use, development, or management restrictions on any land, waters, or water related rights, in addition to payments or compliance, respectively, otherwise required under the terms of the plan. Requires such provisions, among other matters, to identify modifications to the plan or additional conservation measures, if any, that the Secretary may require under extraordinary circumstances. Makes it an affirmative defense, in any enforcement action or citizen suit in which it is alleged that a defendant acted or failed to act with respect to a member of an endangered or threatened species, that the defendant could not reasonably have known that the fish or wildlife or plant concerned is a member of an endangered or threatened species. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into "safe harbor" agreements with… | 2025-08-21T16:13:38Z | |
| 105-hr-4556 | 105 | hr | 4556 | Endangered Species Fair Regulatory Process Reform Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-11 | 1998-09-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-21] | CA | R | T000188 | 0 | Endangered Species Fair Regulatory Process Reform Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to specify findings to be included within a petition to add a species to either an endangered or threatened species list. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon publication of a proposed rule determining that a species is endangered or threatened, to make public all information on which the determination is based, including information that does not support such determination (with certain Federal disclosure exceptions). Requires an independent scientific peer review in the case of a regulation proposed to implement a finding that any species is endangered or threatened, or that any species currently listed in such manner should be removed from such list. Provides for the selection of referees for the peer review. Requires the Secretary to issue rules that establish criteria that must be met for scientific and commercial data to be used as the basis of any of the above determinations. Prohibits the Secretary from making any such determination unless it is supported by data obtained by species observation in the field. Directs the Secretary to make such determinations and revisions by a rule made on the record after opportunity for an agency hearing in the State in which the largest population of the species exists. Limits such hearing to 30 days. Prohibits the Secretary from adding to or removing a species from such lists unless such action is supported by substantial evidence. Requires the Secretary to prepare and publish with a final rule an analysis of the economic impact of such rule. Prohibits the Secretary from releasing any experimental population on or affecting private property except by a rulemaking. Requires the Secretary to: (1) approve or disapprove an application for an incidental take permit within 90 days; and (2) provide the applicant with specific written reasons for disapproving any such application, along with measures that, if included, would result in application approval. | 2025-08-21T16:11:21Z | |
| 105-hr-4548 | 105 | hr | 4548 | To make a technical correction to the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act of 1986. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-10 | 1998-09-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Smith, Linda [R-WA-3] | WA | R | S000587 | 0 | Amends the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act to exclude from the boundaries of such Area specified land owned by the Port of Camas-Washougal in Clark County, Washington. | 2025-04-07T15:23:30Z | |
| 105-s-2457 | 105 | s | 2457 | A bill to make a technical correction to the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act of 1986. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-10 | 1998-09-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 1 | Amends the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act to exclude from the boundaries of such Area specified land owned by the Port of Camas-Washougal in Clark County, Washington. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-s-2458 | 105 | s | 2458 | A bill to amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the creation of the Morristown National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes" to authorize the acquisition of property known as the "Warren Property". | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-10 | 1998-10-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | Senate | Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | T000317 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire up to 15 acres of land known as the Warren Property or Mount Kemble, to be included in and administered as part of Morristown National Historical Park. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-hr-4523 | 105 | hr | 4523 | Lorton Technical Corrections Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-09 | 1998-10-08 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] | VA | R | D000136 | 2 | Lorton Technical Corrections Act of 1998 - Amends the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, with respect to closure of the Lorton Correctional Complex, to repeal the transfer of Lorton property to the Department of the Interior. Requires transfer of such property to the General Services Administration (GSA). Requires Fairfax County to submit to the Administrator of General Services (GSA Administrator) a reuse plan that aims to maximize use of the land for open space, park land, or recreation, while outlining permissible or required uses, potential development densities, and any time limits on such development factors of the property. Requires the Department of the Interior to notify GSA of any property it requests to be transferred to it for a land exchange by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service within Virginia. Requires GSA to transfer such property to the Department at no cost. Prescribes conditions on the transfer of Lorton property east of Ox Road (Route 123). Requires the transfer at no cost to the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority or the Fairfax County Park Authority of any property identified in the Fairfax County reuse plan for park purposes. Requires the GSA Administrator to report to specified congressional committees on related plans and costs. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T16:12:16Z | |
| 105-hr-4527 | 105 | hr | 4527 | To provide for the extension of the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail into the Township of Woodbridge, New Jersey. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-09 | 1998-09-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Franks, Bob [R-NJ-7] | NJ | R | F000349 | 1 | Includes the Township of Woodbridge, New Jersey, as a cultural site along the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route. | 2025-01-02T17:51:16Z | |
| 105-s-2450 | 105 | s | 2450 | Lorton Technical Corrections Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-09 | 1998-09-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management. | Senate | Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] | VA | R | W000154 | 1 | Lorton Technical Corrections Act of 1998 - Amends the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, with respect to closure of the Lorton Correctional Complex, to repeal the transfer of Lorton property to the Department of the Interior. Requires transfer of such property to the General Services Administration (GSA). Requires Fairfax County to submit to the Administrator of General Services (GSA Administrator) a reuse plan that aims to maximize use of the land for open space, park land, or recreation, while outlining permissible or recreation uses, potential development densities, and any time limits on such development factors of the property. Requires the Department of the Interior to notify GSA of any property it requests to be transferred to it for a land exchange by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service within Virginia. Requires GSA to transfer such property to the Department at no cost. Prescribes conditions on the transfer of Lorton property east of Ox Road (Route 123). Requires the transfer at no cost to the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority or the Fairfax County Park Authority of any property identified in the Fairfax County reuse plan for park purposes. Requires the GSA Administrator to report to specified congressional committees on related plans and costs. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T16:12:19Z | |
| 105-s-2451 | 105 | s | 2451 | A bill to improve protection and management of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State of Georgia. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-09-09 | 1998-09-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. | Senate | Sen. Coverdell, Paul [R-GA] | GA | R | C000813 | 0 | Amends Federal law establishing the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in Georgia with regard to boundaries, acquisition of property, cooperative agreements, and funding. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-hr-4423 | 105 | hr | 4423 | To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide that the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery shall be managed in accordance with such fishery management plans, regulations, and other conservation and management as applied to that fishery on April 13, 1998. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-08-06 | 1998-08-10 | Executive Comment Requested from Commerce. | House | Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] | TX | R | P000583 | 0 | Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require that the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery be managed in accordance with fishery management plans, regulations, and other conservation and management as applied to that fishery on April 13, 1998, except as may be otherwise provided in a plan, plan amendment, or regulation approved in accordance with specified existing provisions. Declares that regulations relating to that fishery published by the National Marine Fisheries Service in the Federal Register on April 14, 1998, shall have no force or effect. | 2025-01-02T17:51:16Z | |
| 105-hr-4430 | 105 | hr | 4430 | New York Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-08-06 | 1998-08-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29] | NY | D | L000556 | 2 | New York Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1998 - Establishes the New York Canal National Heritage Corridor as an affiliated unit of the National Park System, whose boundaries shall include the counties that are located along the New York Canal Corridor and connecting waterways. Authorizes the Secretaries of the Interior, of Housing and Urban Development, of Agriculture, and of Transportation, and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, upon the request of local governments within the Heritage Corridor, to give financial assistance to implement Corridor activities through any program under which such local governments may be assisted. Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed as a restriction on land use, development, or any other local or individual action. | 2025-08-21T16:14:27Z | |
| 105-hr-4447 | 105 | hr | 4447 | Forest Tax Relief Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-08-06 | 1998-08-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation and Research. | House | Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44] | CA | R | B001228 | 4 | Forest Tax Relief Act - Terminates the participation of the Forest Service in the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from imposing or collecting any fee under the authority of such Program (authorized by the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996). | 2025-08-21T16:11:28Z | |
| 105-hr-4467 | 105 | hr | 4467 | Open Space Protection Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-08-06 | 1998-08-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3] | MO | D | G000132 | 36 | Open Space Protection Act of 1998 - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965 to appropriate from the Land and Water Conservation Fund $900 million for every fiscal year from FY 1999 through 2015, with specified portions available for: (1) Federal purposes (Federal share); (2) financial assistance to the States for State and local natural areas, open space, parklands, or recreational areas; (3) grants to local governments through the Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Program; (4) grants (through FY 2004) for land acquisition in connection with the American Battlefield Protection Program; and (5) grants (for FY 2004 through 2014) for the restoration and acquisition of historical and cultural sites found within the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and the National Forest Service. (Sec. 3) Requires the President to: (1) require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare Federal priority lists for expenditure of the Federal share; and (2) name in the annual budget submission the specific purposes for which the Secretaries shall use such funds, unless Congress specifies otherwise. (Sec. 4) Requires Indian-Alaska Native Village Corporations to be treated as one State for allocation purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to approve conversion of property improved or developed with Federal assistance to other than public recreation uses only if the State demonstrates no prudent or feasible alternative exists (with the exception of those properties that are no longer viable as an outdoor conservation and recreation facility due to changes in demographics, or that must be abandoned because of environmental contamination endangering public health and safety). Requires any conversion to satisfy any conditions the Secretary deems necessary to assure the substitution of other conservation and recreation properties which are: (1) of at least equal market value and reasonably equivalent usefulness and location; and (2) in accord with the existin… | 2025-08-21T16:13:31Z | |
| 105-hr-4469 | 105 | hr | 4469 | To establish terms and conditions under which the Secretary of the Interior shall, for fair market value, convey certain properties around Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Montana, to the lessees of those properties. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-08-06 | 1998-08-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | H000605 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to sell at fair market value 265 cabin sites and related appurtenances around the Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Montana. Requires: (1) a sealed bidding process for such sale; (2) a required minimum bid to be met; and (3) the Canyon Ferry Recreation Association to have the right to match the highest bid offered for such properties. Outlines other conveyance terms, including: (1) allowing individual cabin leaseholders who cannot purchase their site to continue to lease such site for two consecutive five-year periods; and (2) directing the Secretary to complete the conveyance within one year after enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary to: (1) negotiate an agreement with the Broadwater County, Montana, Board of Supervisors to transfer management of the Silo's recreation area; and (2) assess the need for creating a harbor adjacent to the eastern shore of the south half of the Reservoir. Authorizes the County Commissions of Broadwater and Lewis and Clark Counties in Montana to jointly establish the Canyon Ferry Lake Trust for the deposit and use of funds for various improvements to the Reservoir and Canyon Ferry area. | 2025-01-02T17:51:15Z | |
| 105-hr-4483 | 105 | hr | 4483 | Rosie the Riveter National Park Service Affiliated Site Study Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-08-06 | 1998-08-13 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 0 | Rosie the Riveter National Park Service Affiliated Site Study Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study, and report to specified congressional committees, on whether: (1) the Rosie the Riveter Park located in Richmond, California, is suitable for designation as an affiliated site to the National Park Service; and (2) the Rosie the Riveter Memorial Committee established by the City of Richmond, California, with respect to that park is eligible for technical assistance for interpretative functions relating to the park, including preservation of oral histories from former workers at the Richmond Kaiser Shipyards. | 2025-08-21T16:11:34Z | |
| 105-hr-4500 | 105 | hr | 4500 | Atlantic Swordfish Management Improvement Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-08-06 | 1998-08-14 | Executive Comment Requested from Commerce. | House | Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] | NJ | R | S000097 | 0 | Atlantic Swordfish Management Improvement Act of 1998 - Prohibits the Secretary of Commerce from issuing any new fishing permit authorizing a vessel to fish in the U.S. Atlantic swordfish pelagic longline fishery unless the vessel had a valid fishing permit to fish that fishery on August 1, 1998. Prohibits renewing or transferring a permit for such fishing after August 1, 1998, if no swordfish was reported landed under such a permit after January 1, 1987. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the total fishing capacity of all vessels with valid permits for that fishery and the landings of swordfish under those permits do not increase above the capacity and landings between January 1, 1987, and August 1, 1998. Allows (notwithstanding the first sentence of this paragraph) a new permit for a replacement vessel for a vessel that is an actual or constructive total loss if the loss was not caused by the willful misconduct of the owner or the owner's agent and if the replacement vessel otherwise qualifies under U.S. laws for such a permit. | 2025-08-21T16:11:26Z | |
| 105-hr-4501 | 105 | hr | 4501 | To require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to improve the access for persons with disabilities to outdoor recreational opportunities made available to the public. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-08-06 | 1998-11-10 | Became Public Law No: 105-359. | House | Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4] | CO | R | S000112 | 6 | Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to conduct a study regarding improved outdoor recreational access for persons with disabilities. | 2025-04-07T15:23:53Z | |
| 105-hr-4505 | 105 | hr | 4505 | Northern Colorado Headwaters Wilderness Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-08-06 | 1998-08-14 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | House | Rep. Skaggs, David E. [D-CO-2] | CO | D | S000462 | 1 | Northern Colorado Headwaters Wilderness Act of 1998 - Amends the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to designate specified lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests as wilderness. Directs the Forest Supervisor of the Arapaho National Forest to: (1) consult with the Commissioners of Clear Creek County, Colorado, and with residents in the immediate vicinity, to identify appropriate measures to regulate activities on national forest lands adjacent to Alice Township and St. Mary's Glacier that interfere with access to such areas by emergency or law-enforcement vehicles, that may adversely affect public health, or that impede access by local residents; (2) take steps to implement such measures; and (3) inform specified House and Senate Committees regarding the amount of any additional funding required to implement such measures. | 2025-08-21T16:14:19Z | |
| 105-hr-4365 | 105 | hr | 4365 | To designate certain lands in the Valley Forge National Historical Park as the Valley Forge National Cemetery. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-31 | 1998-08-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. | House | Rep. Fox, Jon D. [R-PA-13] | PA | R | F000332 | 20 | Designates certain lands in the Valley Forge National Historical Park as the Valley Forge National Cemetery. Transfers administrative jurisdiction over such lands from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. | 2025-01-02T17:51:01Z | |
| 105-hr-4371 | 105 | hr | 4371 | To provide for the conveyance of the Woodland Lake Park tract in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in the State of Arizona to the town of Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-31 | 1998-08-10 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | House | Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-6] | AZ | R | H000413 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Woodland Lake Park tract in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest to the town of Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona, for use as a public park and for other recreational purposes. | 2025-01-02T17:50:58Z | |
| 105-hr-4372 | 105 | hr | 4372 | To provide for the development of a management plan for the Woodland Lake Park tract in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in the State of Arizona reflecting the current use of the tract as a public park. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-31 | 1998-08-10 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | House | Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-6] | AZ | R | H000413 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the supervisor of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in Arizona, to develop a plan for the Woodland Lake Park tract designed to ensure management for recreational purposes consistent with the current use of the tract as a public park. Prohibits the Secretary from conveying any U.S. right, title, or interest in and to the such tract unless the conveyance is: (1) is made to the town of Pinetop-Lakeside; or (2) specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act. | 2025-01-02T17:51:15Z | |
| 105-hr-4373 | 105 | hr | 4373 | To provide for the sale of the Woodland Lake Park tract in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in the State of Arizona to the town of Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-31 | 1998-08-10 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | House | Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-6] | AZ | R | H000413 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to sell the Woodland Lake Park tract in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest to the town of Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona, for use as a public park and for other recreational purposes. | 2025-01-02T17:50:58Z | |
| 105-s-2401 | 105 | s | 2401 | A bill to authorize the addition of the Paoli Battlefield site in Malvern, Pennsylvania, to Valley Forge National Historical Park. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-31 | 1998-10-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit to specified congressional committees a resource study of the Paoli Battlefield Site and the Brandywine Battlefield Site in Pennsylvania, which shall identify: (1) the full range of resources and historic themes associated with the battlefields and their relationship to the American Revolutionary War and the Valley Forge National Historical Park; and (2) alternatives for National Park Service involvement at the sites (including cost estimates for any necessary acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives identified). Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-s-2402 | 105 | s | 2402 | An act to direct the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to convey certain lands in San Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan College. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-31 | 1998-10-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 1 | Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to convey certain lands (Old Jicarilla Site) in San Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan College, Farmington, New Mexico. Revokes a specified Public Land Order as it pertains to such land conveyance. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-s-2413 | 105 | s | 2413 | An act prohibiting the conveyance of Woodland Lake Park tract in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in the State of Arizona unless the conveyance is made to the town of Pinetop-Lakeside or authorized by Act of Congress. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-31 | 1998-11-02 | Became Public Law No: 105-344. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 1 | Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from conveying any U.S. right, title, or interest in and to the Woodland Lake Park tract unless the conveyance is: (1) made to the town of Pinetop-Lakeside; or (2) specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-s-2414 | 105 | s | 2414 | A bill to establish terms and conditions under which the Secretary of the Interior shall convey leaseholds in certain Properties around Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Montana. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-31 | 1998-08-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power. | Senate | Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] | MT | R | B001126 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to sell at fair market value 265 cabin sites and related appurtenances around the Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Montana. Requires: (1) a sealed bidding process for such sale; (2) a required minimum bid to be met; and (3) the Canyon Ferry Recreation Association to have the right to match the highest bid offered for such properties. Outlines other conveyance terms, including: (1) allowing individual cabin leaseholders who cannot purchase their site to continue to lease such site for two consecutive five-year periods; and (2) directing the Secretary to complete the conveyance within one year after enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary to: (1) negotiate an agreement with the Broadwater County, Montana, Board of Supervisors to transfer management of the Silo's and White Earth recreation areas; and (2) assess the need for creating a harbor adjacent to the eastern shore of the south half of the Reservoir. Establishes the Canyon Ferry Lake Trust for the deposit and use of funds for various improvements to the Reservoir and Canyon Ferry area. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-s-2417 | 105 | s | 2417 | A bill to provide for allowable catch quota for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-31 | 1998-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] | AL | R | S001141 | 2 | Sets, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the allowable commercial fisheries and recreational catch quotas for Gulf of Mexico red snapper. Makes those quotas not subject to the performance of bycatch reduction devices that would reduce the amounts of red snapper that may be harvested. Sets the recreational bag limit for day catch. Sets the minimum size limit. Prohibits, during a specified period of years, the establishment of any fishery closing date designed for the preservation of Gulf red snapper that is inconsistent with a recommendation of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. Mandates completion of the review of turtle excluding devices (TEDs) regarding whether TEDs serve effectively as functioning bycatch reduction devices and, if so, certification of TEDs as functioning bycatch reduction devices. Requires a peer-reviewed study and report to specified congressional committees estimating the bycatch reduction achieved in the Gulf by bycatch reduction devices. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 105-hr-4356 | 105 | hr | 4356 | To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to assure that the full amount deposited in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund is spent for the purposes for which the Fund was established. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-30 | 1998-08-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House | Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-21] | PA | R | E000187 | 0 | Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to declare that moneys in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund shall be available for reclamation and restoration purposes without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation. | 2025-01-02T17:51:14Z | |
| 105-hr-4357 | 105 | hr | 4357 | To establish the Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site in Erie, Pennsylvania. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-30 | 1998-08-10 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-21] | PA | R | E000187 | 8 | Establishes the Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site in Erie, Pennsylvania. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to administer such site and submit a general management plan to specified congressional committees. | 2025-01-02T17:50:58Z | |
| 105-s-2385 | 105 | s | 2385 | San Rafael Swell National Heritage and Conservation Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-30 | 1998-09-10 | Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] | UT | R | B000382 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area Title II: San Rafael Swell National Conservation Area Subtitle A: Establishment of Conservation Area Subtitle B: Wilderness Areas Within Conservation Area Subtitle C: Other Special Management Areas Title III: General Management Provisions San Rafael Swell National Heritage and Conservation Act - Title I: San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area - San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area in Utah. (Sec. 104) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants for specified uses, but not for acquisition of real property or any interest in real property. (Sec. 105) Prescribes necessary elements of: (1) any compact with respect to the Area entered into by the Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Governor of Utah, in coordination with the Heritage Council established by this title; and (2) the heritage plan setting forth the strategy to implement the goals and objectives of the Area. (Sec. 106) Establishes the Heritage Council to manage the Area and develop a heritage plan in accordance with the compact. (Sec. 107) Sets forth disclaimers with respect to land use regulation. (Sec. 108) Authorizes appropriations. Title II: San Rafael Swell National Conservation Area - Subtitle A: Establishment of Conservation Area - Establishes the San Rafael Swell National Conservation Area, which the Secretary of the Interior shall manage to conserve, protect, and enhance its resources. (Sec. 203) Directs the Secretary to develop a comprehensive plan for the long-range management and protection of the Conservation Area. (Sec. 205) Establishes a San Rafael Swell National Conservation Area Advisory Council. Subtitle B: Wilderness Areas Within Conservation Area - Designates the following areas within the Conservation Area as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Crack Canyon Wilderness Area; (2) Mexican Mountain Wilde… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-s-2393 | 105 | s | 2393 | A bill to protect the sovereign right of the State of Alaska and prevent the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior from assuming management of Alaska's fish and game resources. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-30 | 1998-07-31 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 516. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 0 | Prohibits temporarily the Secretaries of Agriculture or the Interior from issuing or implementing any rules or regulations asserting jurisdiction or management (of fish or game resources) pursuant to title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act over the navigable waters transferred to Alaska pursuant to the Submerged Lands Act of 1953 or the Alaska Statehood Act of 1959. | 2016-10-26T06:43:08Z | |
| 105-hr-4345 | 105 | hr | 4345 | To authorize the continued use on national forest and other public lands of the alternative arrangements that were approved by the Council on Environmental Quality for windstorm-damaged national forests and grasslands in Texas. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-29 | 1998-08-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health. | House | Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1] | ID | R | C000345 | 5 | Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to remove dead, downed, or severely root-sprung trees in accordance with certain alternative arrangements approved by the Council on Environmental Quality for forests and grasslands in Texas in specified National Forest areas in Colorado, Utah, California, Oregon, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Vermont, Idaho, Kentucky, and Florida. Authorizes the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior, respectively, to request Council approval of alternative tree removal arrangements in cases of catastrophic forest conditions. | 2025-01-02T17:50:57Z | |
| 105-hr-4351 | 105 | hr | 4351 | To amend the Act that established the Keweenaw National Historical Park to require the Secretary of the Interior to consider nominees of various local interests in appointing members of the Keweenaw National Historical Parks Advisory Commission. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-29 | 1998-08-04 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] | MI | D | S001045 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in appointing members to the Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission, only to consider the nominees submitted by the Governor of Michigan and various local councils. (Current law requires the Secretary to make appointments from such nominees.) | 2025-01-02T17:50:57Z | |
| 105-hr-4326 | 105 | hr | 4326 | Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-24 | 1998-10-30 | Became Public Law No: 105-321. | House | Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2] | OR | R | S000607 | 0 | Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act of 1998 - Provides for the transfer of: (1) specified lands in the Rogue River National Forest System, Oregon, from public domain status to the National Forest; and (2) other lands from the National Forest to public domain status. Restores the status of certain revested Oregon and California railroad grant lands (O&C lands) and revokes the reservation of such lands as part of the National Forest. Adds certain other revested railroad grant lands to such National Forest. (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in carrying out sales, purchases, and exchanges of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands located within six Oregon districts (the geographic area), to ensure that, upon the expiration of a ten-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and each ten-year period thereafter, the total number of acres of O&C lands, Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands, and public domain lands in the geographic area that are available for timber harvesting is not less than such number on the date of enactment of this Act. (Sec. 4) Transfers administrative jurisdiction over certain lands in Lake County, Oregon, located adjacent to or within the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, from BLM to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Includes transferred lands within the Refuge. Withdraws such lands from the public land, mineral leasing, and mining laws. Requires BLM to retain jurisdiction over certain lands located south of the Refuge identified for cooperative management. Requires such lands that are within the Guano Creek Wilderness Study Area to be managed to maintain the values for which the Area was designated. Transfers administrative jurisdiction over other specified lands adjacent to or within the Refuge from the Fish and Wildlife Service to BLM. Removes such lands from the Refuge and designates them as public lands. (Sec. 5) Increases from 300 to 1,000 acres the area included within the Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. (Sec. 6) Amends the … | 2025-04-07T15:32:07Z | |
| 105-hr-4334 | 105 | hr | 4334 | To prohibit the construction of new facilities and structures within the boundaries of the George Washington Memorial Parkway along the Potomac River in Virginia between the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-24 | 1998-07-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Prohibits the construction of facilities or structures within the boundaries of the George Washington Memorial Parkway between the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge along the Potomac River in the State of Virginia. | 2025-01-02T17:50:59Z | |
| 105-s-2351 | 105 | s | 2351 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-24 | 1998-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | Senate | Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] | DE | D | B000444 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make corrections to a specified Coastal Barrier Resources map as necessary to move the boundary of the otherwise-protected area to the Cape Henlopen Sate Park boundary to the extent necessary to exclude from the otherwise- protected area the adjacent property leased by the Barcroft Company and Cape Shores Associates, privately held corporations under the law of the State of Delaware, and to include in the otherwise-protected area the northeastern corner of Cape Henlopen State Park seaward of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. | 2025-04-07T13:48:01Z | |
| 105-hr-4320 | 105 | hr | 4320 | Hyde Farm-Cache National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-23 | 1998-07-31 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | House | Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] | UT | R | H000172 | 0 | Hyde Farm-Cache National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act - Adjusts the boundaries of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest and the Mount Naomi Wilderness, in Utah, to exclude the parcel of lands known as the D. Hyde property to correct a faulty land survey. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) convey such parcel to Darrell Edward Hyde of Cache County, Utah; and (2) release any claims against him for trespass or unauthorized use of the parcel before its conveyance. | 2025-08-21T16:11:22Z | |
| 105-hr-4303 | 105 | hr | 4303 | Prompt Compensation Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-22 | 1998-07-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52] | CA | R | H000981 | 10 | Prompt Compensation Act of 1998 - Amends the Declaration of Taking Act to require (current law authorizes): (1) the petitioner in a proceeding in a U.S. court outside of the District of Columbia instituted for the acquisition of land for the United States for public use, to file within 90 days after filing the petition (currently, at any time before judgment) a declaration that such lands are thereby taken; (2) the petitioner, upon the filing of such declaration, to deposit with the court the amount estimated by the acquiring authority to be just compensation for the land taken as stated in such declaration; and (3) the court, upon application of the parties in interest, to order that such compensation be awarded. | 2025-08-21T16:13:04Z | |
| 105-hr-4287 | 105 | hr | 4287 | Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Boundary Adjustments Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-21 | 1998-08-06 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] | UT | R | C000116 | 0 | Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Boundary Adjustments Act - Modifies the boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in the State of Utah to exclude specified Federal lands and to include the East Clark Bench. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey specified Federal lands to: (1) Garfield County School District, Utah, for use as the location for a school and for other education purposes; and (2) the State of Utah for inclusion of the lands in Kodachrome Basin State Park. Designates specified Federal lands as a utility corridor with regard to U.S. Route 89, in Kane County, Utah. | 2025-08-21T16:14:19Z | |
| 105-hr-4289 | 105 | hr | 4289 | Wilcox Ranch Wildlife Habitat Acquisition Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-21 | 1998-08-06 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] | UT | R | H000172 | 0 | Wilcox Ranch Wildlife Habitat Acquisition Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) purchase the Wilcox Ranch in Eastern Utah; and (2) transfer the surface estate to such lands to the State of Utah for management by the State Division of Wildlife Resources for wildlife habitat and public access. Authorizes the Secretary to use not more than $5 million from the land and water conservation fund for the purchase. | 2025-08-21T16:12:35Z | |
| 105-hconres-303 | 105 | hconres | 303 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should declare Kneeling Nun Mountain in Grant County, New Mexico, to be a national monument, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-20 | 1998-07-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34] | CA | D | T000316 | 23 | Urges: (1) the President to declare the Federal land on and around Kneeling Nun Mountain in Grand County, New Mexico, to be a national monument in accordance with the Antiquities Act of 1906; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior, until such time as the President makes such declaration, to protect and preserve the Federal land from private encroachment and environmental damage. | 2025-01-02T17:43:44Z | |
| 105-hr-4263 | 105 | hr | 4263 | Four Corners Interpretive Center Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-17 | 1998-07-30 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] | UT | R | C000116 | 3 | Four Corners Interpretive Center Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Four Corners Interpretive Center within the boundaries of the Four Corners Monument Tribal Park using land designated and made available by the Navajo Nation or the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Authorizes the Secretary, under specified conditions, to award a Federal grant to a recipient (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, or Utah, or any consortium of two or more of these States) for up to 50 percent of the cost to construct the Center. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T16:13:44Z | |
| 105-hr-4267 | 105 | hr | 4267 | Timber-Dependent Counties Stabilization Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-17 | 1998-07-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation and Research. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 1 | Timber-Dependent Counties Stabilization Act of 1998 - Revises the existing rate for State sharing of Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management timber sale receipts through a specified date, and permits States to choose either rate after such date. Makes a conforming amendment to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. | 2025-08-21T16:11:20Z | |
| 105-hr-4268 | 105 | hr | 4268 | National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-17 | 1998-07-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000533 | 8 | National Parks Air Tour Management Act of 1998 - Amends Federal aviation law to prohibit a commercial air tour operator from conducting commercial air tour operations over a national park or tribal lands, except in accordance with this Act, conditions prescribed for that operator by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and with any applicable commercial air tour management plan for the park or tribal lands. (Sec. 3) Sets forth specified requirements with respect to: (1) the granting of authority to commercial air tour operators to conduct air tour operations over national parks or tribal lands, with specified exceptions; (2) establishment of commercial air tour management plans; and (3) determination of whether a flight is a commercial air tour operation. (Sec. 4) Directs the Administrator of the FAA and the Director of the National Park Service (Director) to establish, jointly, an advisory group to provide continuing advice and counsel with respect to the operation of commercial air tours over and near national parks. (Sec. 5) Directs the Administrator of the FAA to report to the Congress on the effects proposed overflight fees are likely to have on the commercial air tour industry. Directs the Administrator of the FAA and the Director to report jointly to the Congress on the effectiveness of this Act in providing incentives for the development and use of quiet aircraft technology. (Sec. 6) Exempts any unit of the National Park System, or any other land or water, located in Alaska from the requirements of this Act. | 2025-08-21T16:13:25Z | |
| 105-s-2317 | 105 | s | 2317 | National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-16 | 1998-09-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 0 | National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1998 - Transfers to the Corps of Engineers, without reimbursement, certain land of the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge in Minnesota. Terminates the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over: (1) the Killcohook Coordination Area in New Jersey and Delaware; and (2) Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge in Richland County, North Dakota. Revokes Executive Orders 6582, 8648, and 8152. Renames the Klamath Forest National Wildlife Refuge as the Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1996 to specify the periods of imprisonment for knowing violations of the Act (not more than one year) and for other violations (not more than 180 days). | 2025-04-07T15:33:15Z | |
| 105-hr-4230 | 105 | hr | 4230 | El Portal Administrative Site Land Exchange Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-15 | 1998-08-06 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] | CA | R | R000004 | 0 | El Portal Administrative Site Land Exchange Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to exchange a specified parcel of land administered as part of the El Portal Administrative Site in California for specified non-Federal lands located adjacent to such site and known as the Yosemite View parcel. | 2025-08-21T16:12:05Z | |
| 105-s-2309 | 105 | s | 2309 | Gateway Visitor Center Authorization Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-15 | 1998-10-10 | By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 105-406. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 1 | Gateway Visitor Center Authorization Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Gateway Visitor Center Corporation to facilitate the construction and operation of the Gateway Visitor Center on Independence Mall, in Philadelphia. Authorizes: (1) the Corporation to operate the Center in cooperation with the Secretary and to provide at the Center information, interpretation, facilities, and services to visitors of Independence National Historical Park, its surrounding historic sites, the city of Philadelphia, and the region and to engage in activities appropriate for operation of a regional visitor center; and (2) the Secretary to undertake, at the Center, activities relating to the management of the Park. Requires revenues from the operation of the Center's facilities and services to be used to pay for the Center's operation expenses. Declares that nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary or the Corporation to take any action in derogation of the preservation and protection of the values and resources of the Park. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-hr-4207 | 105 | hr | 4207 | To direct the Secretary of Transportation to convey the Mukilteo Light Station to the City of Mukilteo, Washington. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-14 | 1998-10-21 | See H.R.2204. | House | Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2] | WA | R | M000669 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Transportation to convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Mukilteo Light Station (including land, the lighthouse structure, a garage, two dwellings, and an office building) to the City of Mukilteo, Washington. Subjects such conveyance to the condition that the lighthouse maintain its navigational functions. | 2025-01-02T17:50:59Z | |
| 105-hr-4210 | 105 | hr | 4210 | New Mexico Forest Health and Fire Prevention Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-14 | 1998-07-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation and Research. | House | Rep. Redmond, Bill [R-NM-3] | NM | R | R000567 | 0 | New Mexico Forest Health and Fire Prevention of 1998 - Directs the District 3 Regional Forester of the State of New Mexico to commence a statewide program to restore and protect forest resources located on Federal forest lands within New Mexico through the performance of recovery projects in identified recovery areas. Requires: (1) the initial project under such program to be the thinning of Monument Canyon Research Natural Area located near Jemez Springs, New Mexico, on the Santa Fe National Forest; and (2) the research scientists located at such Area to provide the initial project standards and guidelines. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, for each fiscal year of the New Mexico program, to allocate amounts from the Forest Health and Fire Prevention Fund (to be established under this Act) to Region 3 of the Forest Service for the purpose of conducting five-year recovery projects in identified recovery areas. Requires the District 3 Regional Forester to: (1) identify recovery areas within which allocated amounts should be used to conduct such projects; (2) prioritize such areas for the purpose of their receiving allocated amounts; and (3) select, in accordance with specified requirements, projects to be carried out within each area. Prohibits the selection or implementation of a project in specified locations, including units of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Credits to the Fund: (1) authorized and appropriated amounts; (2) unobligated amounts in, or that would otherwise be deposited in, the roads and trails fund; and (3) the Federal share of revenues generated by recovery projects undertaken pursuant to the Program. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a specified audit of the program at the end of the fourth full fiscal year following the implementation date. | 2025-08-21T16:11:30Z | |
| 105-s-2297 | 105 | s | 2297 | A bill to provide for the distribution of certain publications in units of the National Park System under a sales agreement between the Secretary of the Interior and a private contractor. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-14 | 1998-09-25 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 635. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior acting through the Director of the National Park Service (the Secretary) to enter into cooperative agreements with a cooperator (i.e., a private person or entity which enters into such an agreement) under which the cooperator shall be authorized to distribute commercial informational publications in one or more units of the National Park System. Directs that such agreement provide appropriate terms and conditions for: (1) approval by the Secretary of the content, including advertising, of the publication; (2) requiring that the publication include appropriate information about the National Park Service and System, and individual units of the System; (3) the distribution of such publications; and (4) the sharing of revenues generated by the publication. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) cooperator qualifications; and (2) use of the proceeds. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-s-2284 | 105 | s | 2284 | Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-09 | 1998-10-16 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | Senate | Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] | SD | D | J000177 | 1 | Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1998 - Establishes the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in South Dakota as a unit of the National Park System consisting of lands and interests comprising the areas surrounding the Minuteman II ICBM launch control facilities known as Delta 1 and Delta 9. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands and interests within the boundaries of the historic site by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange or transfer from another Federal agency. Prohibits the Secretary from acquiring any lands contaminated with hazardous substances, unless all remedial action necessary to protect human health and the environment has been taken. Requires the Secretary to: (1) prepare a general management plan for the historic site, including an evaluation of a location for a visitor facility and administrative site; and (2) in developing the plan, to consider coordinating and consolidating administrative, management, and personnel function with Badlands National Park. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to transfer to the Secretary any funds specifically appropriated to the Air Force for the maintenance, protection, or preservation of the facilities. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-s-2272 | 105 | s | 2272 | Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site Boundary Adjustment Act of 1998 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1998-07-08 | 1998-11-10 | Became Public Law No: 105-365. | Senate | Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] | MT | R | B001126 | 0 | Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site Boundary Adjustment Act of 1998 - Adjusts the boundaries of the Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Montana. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z |
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