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| 99-hr-5730 | 99 | hr | 5730 | Haida Land Exchange Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-10-17 | 1986-11-17 | Became Public Law No: 99-664. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Haida Land Exchange Act of 1986 - Offers to exchange the United States' interest in the surface estate of the Haida Traditional Use Sites, Alaska, for Haida Corporation's interest in Goat Island, South Pass Islands, and other specified lands. Includes a cash payment to Haida. Offers Haida $3,000 per acre for up to 667 acres of the Haida Exchange Lands. Grants Haida Corporation two years within which to accept such offer. Offers to exchange the United States' interest in lands of equivalent value for Sealaska's interest in Goat Island, South Pass Islands, and other specified lands. Grants Sealaska the subsurface estate of the Haida Traditional Use Sites, Alaska, in exchange for an equal acreage of subsurface estate in the Haida Exchange Lands. Grants Sealaska two years in which to accept the U.S. offer. Requires Haida Corporation to accept its exchange offer before an acceptance by Sealaska would be considered effective. Includes Goat Island and South Pass Islands in the Tongass National Forest, Alaska, should such lands be exchanged. Requires that such lands be managed primarily for conservation purposes. Treats lands conveyed to Haida Corporation or Sealaska pursuant to this Act as lands conveyed pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Withdraws from all forms of entry for 18 months the U.S. lands offered for conveyance. States that payments to the Haida Corporation under this Act shall be defrayed from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw from all forms of entry Federal lands in Alaska outside any conservation system unit for selection by Haida Corporation. Entitles Haida Corporation to select from such lands in accordance with its selection rights for up to one year. Conveys the surface estate in selected lands to Haida Corporation and the subsurface estate in such lands to Sealaska. Terminates all such withdrawals two years after the last withdrawal is made. Authorizes appropriations for preliminary work related to the establishment of an … | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-s-2947 | 99 | s | 2947 | A bill to provide domestic observers on U. S. fishing vessels. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-10-17 | 1986-10-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 0 | Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize fishery management plans to establish programs for the collection of information necessary for the conservation and management of any fishery, including requirements that observers be placed on fishing vessels that are engaged in a fishery, with the costs of such programs to be borne equitably by participants in the fishery. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5726 | 99 | hr | 5726 | A bill to establish the El Malpais National Monument, the Masau Trail, and the Grants National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-10-16 | 1986-11-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 0 | Title I: El Malpais National Monument - Establishes the El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the National Park Service, to administer such Monument. Permits the continuation of existing grazing privileges through 1996. Title II: Masau Trail - Authorizes the Secretary to designate a vehicular tour route along existing public roads linking prehistoric and historic cultural sites in western New Mexico, to be known as the Masau Trail. Permits the erection of informational devices. Title III: Grants National Conservation Area - Establishes the Grants National Conservation Area, to be administered by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, as part of the Albuquerque District. Permits hunting and trapping except in designated zones. Prohibits the commercial collection of wood. Title IV: Wilderness Designation - Designates specified lands in the Grants National Conservation Area as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Permits the grazing of livestock as specified. Title V: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary to develop and report within two years to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Senate Committee on Energy and National Resources on separate general management plans for the Monument and the Conservation Area. Requires such plans to include interpretation and education programs, public facility proposals, and natural and cultural resources management. Requires such plans to evaluate specified lands for their suitability for preservation as wilderness. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands within the Monument or Conservation Area by donation, exchange, or purchase. Requires the Secretary to notify the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands of State lands or interests within the Monument or Conservation Area and of the opportunity to exchange such lands for Federal public lands. Sets forth procedures for such exchange. Withdraws all Federal lands wit… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-s-2932 | 99 | s | 2932 | A bill to establish the El Malpais National Monument, the Masau Trail, and the Grants National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-10-16 | 1986-10-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 1 | Title I: El Malpais National Monument - Establishes the El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the National Park Service, to administer such Monument. Permits the continuation of existing grazing privileges through 1996. Title II: Masau Trail - Authorizes the Secretary to designate a vehicular tour route along existing public roads linking prehistoric and historic cultural sites in western New Mexico, to be known as the Masau Trail. Permits the erection of informational devices. Title III: Grants National Conservation Area - Establishes the Grants National Conservation Area, to be administered by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, as part of the Albuquerque District. Permits hunting and trapping except in designated zones. Prohibits the commercial collection of wood. Title IV: Wilderness Designation - Designates specified lands in the Grants National Conservation Area as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Permits the grazing of livestock as specified. Title V: General Provisions - Directs the Secretary to develop and report within two years to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Senate Committee on Energy and National Resources on separate general management plans for the Monument and the Conservation Area. Requires such plans to include interpretation and education programs, public facility proposals, and natural and cultural resources management. Requires such plans to evaluate specified lands for their suitability for preservation as wilderness. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands within the Monument or Conservation Area by donation, exchange, or purchase. Requires the Secretary to notify the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands of State lands or interests within the Monument or Conservation Area and of the opportunity to exchange such lands for Federal public lands. Sets forth procedures for such exchange. Withdraws all Federal lands wit… | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5708 | 99 | hr | 5708 | Caribbean National Forest Protection Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-10-15 | 1986-11-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands. | House | Resident Commissioner Fuster, Jamie B. [D-PR-At Large] | PR | D | F000435 | 2 | Caribbean National Forest Protection Act of 1986 - Includes the El Cacique Wilderness within the Caribbean National Forest, Puerto Rico, as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Prohibits the commercial sale of timber from such Forest. | 2025-08-29T16:29:54Z | |
| 99-sres-505 | 99 | sres | 505 | A resolution relating to grizzly bear management. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-10-10 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. | Senate | Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] | MT | D | M000635 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the Interior should initiate an investigative study and at least one experimental project in managing grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5672 | 99 | hr | 5672 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create a revolving loan fund to finance redevelopment in the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Preservation District in Atlanta, Georgia. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-10-08 | 1986-11-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. | House | Rep. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA-5] | GA | D | F000329 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to establish and administer a revolving loan fund to assist the redevelopment project of the Auburn Area Revitalization Committee for the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Preservation District, Atlanta, Georgia. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-5660 | 99 | hr | 5660 | A bill to direct the Attorney General to conduct a study into the history of Spanish and Mexican land grants in the area of northern New Mexico. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-10-07 | 1986-10-07 | Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 0 | Directs the Attorney General to study and report to the Congress within two years on the history of Spanish and Mexican land grants in northern New Mexico. | 2021-06-30T19:49:43Z | |
| 99-hr-5662 | 99 | hr | 5662 | A bill requiring American ownership and construction of commercial fishing industry vessels. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-10-07 | 1986-10-07 | Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Provides that no fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel over five tons may be issued a certificate of documentation, a registry, or a certain fishery license after October 31, 1986, unless it is built in the United States and, if corporately owned, a controlling interest in such corporation is owned by U.S. citizens. | 2021-06-30T19:49:43Z | |
| 99-hr-5643 | 99 | hr | 5643 | A bill to establish a five-year pilot program to collect recreational use fees for facilities and services provided by the Angeles National Forest, California, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-10-02 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. | House | Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30] | CA | D | M000206 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to charge recreation services use fees for the Angeles National Forest, California, during 1987 through 1991. Requires such fees to be placed in a special fund in the Treasury for the maintenance of recreation facilities and areas within such Forest. Permits the Secretary to authorize concessionaires or volunteers to collect such fees. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-5646 | 99 | hr | 5646 | Big Thicket National Preserve Addition Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-10-02 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. | House | Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] | TX | D | W000570 | 0 | Big Thicket National Preserve Addition Act of 1986 - Expands the Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas. | 2025-08-29T16:29:21Z | |
| 99-s-2902 | 99 | s | 2902 | A bill entitled the "Federal Land Exchange Facilitation Act of 1986". | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-10-01 | 1986-10-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. | Senate | Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] | WY | R | W000092 | 9 | Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to require the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture to promulgate regulations relating to the exchange of land or land interests, including the timing of appraisals and the submission of appraisals in disagreement to binding arbitration. Requires regulations governing appraisals to reflect nationally recognized appraisal standards and the differences between acquisition appraisals and transfer appraisals. Permits each Secretary to exchange land or interests of approximately equal value if to do so would be in the public interest and expedite the exchange. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1997 for land exchange activities. States that lands acquired through exchange shall be given the same status as the Federal lands exchanged for such lands. States that the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act shall remain unaffected by this Act. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5619 | 99 | hr | 5619 | A bill to require the Administrator of General Services to transfer certain land and improvements to the city of Knoxville, Tennessee. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-30 | 1986-09-30 | Referred to House Committee on Government Operations. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000534 | 0 | Directs the Administrator of General Services to transfer specified lands in Knox County, Tennessee, to Knoxville, Tennessee. | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 99-hr-5594 | 99 | hr | 5594 | A bill to direct the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to release a reverter interest of the United States in certain real property in Canandaigua, New York, previously conveyed by the United States to Sonnenberg Gardens, a nonprofit educational institution of the State of New York. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-24 | 1986-09-24 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-31] | NY | R | K000086 | 0 | Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to release a reverter interest of the United States in certain real property in Canandaigua, New York, to Sonnenberg Gardens, a nonprofit educational institution of the State of New York. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 99-s-2870 | 99 | s | 2870 | A bill entitled the "Steamtown Historic Designation Act". | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-24 | 1986-09-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 1 | Designates the property known as Steamtown in Scranton, Pennsylvania, as the Steamtown National Historic Site. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to administer such Site through cooperative and grant agreements with the owners. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial and technical assistance in maintaining such Site. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-s-2871 | 99 | s | 2871 | A bill to designate certain segments of the Maurice, the Manatico, and the Manumuskin Rivers in New Jersey as study rivers for inclusion in the national wild and scenic rivers system. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-24 | 1986-09-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Maurice, Manantico, and Manumuskin Rivers, New Jersey, for study for possible inclusion in the national wild and scenic rivers system. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5581 | 99 | hr | 5581 | A bill to provide for the study of the Anasazi Trail for potential designation as a national historic trail. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-23 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 0 | Amends the National Trails System Act to designate the Anasazi Trail, New Mexico, for study for possible inclusion in such System. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-s-2854 | 99 | s | 2854 | A bill to authorize the donation of certain non-federal lands to Gettysburg National Military Park and to require a study and report on the final development of the park. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-23 | 1986-09-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept specified lands known as the Taney Farm for administration as part of the Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania, if such lands are offered without consideration. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress within one year of enactment on a boundary study, with recommendations for such Park's development. Prohibits the acquisition of additional lands until the Congress receives such report. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5573 | 99 | hr | 5573 | A bill to authorize an affiliated status with the National Park Service for the Wildlife Prairie Park, in the State of Illinois. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-22 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. | House | Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18] | IL | R | M000692 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to affiliate the Wildlife Prairie Park, owned by the Forest Park Foundation, near Peoria, Illinois, with the National Park Service. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-s-2845 | 99 | s | 2845 | A bill to designate the Sante Fe Trail as an Historic Trail under the National Trails System Act. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-20 | 1986-09-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. | Senate | Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] | KS | R | K000017 | 14 | Amends the National Trails System Act to include the Santa Fe National Historic Trail running from a point near Old Franklin, Missouri, through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Colorado to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5566 | 99 | hr | 5566 | Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1985 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-19 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. | House | Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | S000762 | 0 | Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1985 - Establishes the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, cradle of the American industrial revolution. Establishes the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission to hold hearings and acquire real property within the designated Corridor by gift or purchase with private money from a willing seller. Directs the Commission to develop a Cultural Heritage Plan for the Corridor which sets its boundaries, inventories the historically significant property to be maintained, establishes standards, and develops an historic interpretation plan. Requires the Commission to implement the Plan, granting priority to preserving the Blackstone Canal, providing information for visitors, and encouraging private and intergovernmental cooperation in building restoration and appropriate land use. Terminates the Commission in five years with an up to five-year extension. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to help prepare the Plan and appropriate visitor information and displays, providing technical assistance to the Commission if requested. Requires the cooperation of other Federal agencies. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-29T16:29:45Z | |
| 99-s-2838 | 99 | s | 2838 | Georgia Wilderness Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-19 | 1986-10-06 | Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department. | Senate | Sen. Mattingly, Mack [R-GA] | GA | R | M000257 | 1 | Georgia Wilderness Act of 1986 - Designates the following lands in the Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Raven Cliffs Wilderness; (2) the Brasstown Wilderness; (3) the Tray Mountain Wilderness; (4) the Rich Mountain Wilderness; and (5) the Cohutta Wilderness. | 2025-08-29T16:29:58Z | |
| 99-sjres-416 | 99 | sjres | 416 | A joint resolution to give special recognition to the birth and achievements of Aldo Leopold. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-19 | 1986-09-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI] | WI | R | K000019 | 0 | Gives special recognition to the achievements of wilderness ecologist Aldo Leopold. Urges Federal land management agencies to model their activities after the conservation ethic he inspired. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 99-hr-5555 | 99 | hr | 5555 | A bill to designate certain property located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, as the Steamtown National Historic Site. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-18 | 1986-10-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. | House | Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10] | PA | R | M000399 | 24 | (Measure passed House, amended) Designates the property known as Steamtown in Scranton, Pennsylvania, as the Steamtown National Historic Site. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to administer such Site through cooperative and grant agreements with the owners. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial and technical assistance in maintaining such Site. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire such Site through donation or with donated funds. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a Steamtown Advisory Committee. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5543 | 99 | hr | 5543 | A bill to amend Public Law 95-625 to permit the acquisition of certain lands for an administrative site for the New River Gorge National River, West Virginia. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-17 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. | House | Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2] | WV | D | S000779 | 0 | Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands outside the New River Gorge National River, West Virginia, to use as an administrative headquarters site for such River. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-5528 | 99 | hr | 5528 | Poverty Point National Monument Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-16 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. | House | Rep. Huckaby, Thomas J. (Jerry) [D-LA-5] | LA | D | H000901 | 0 | Poverty Point National Monument Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire specified lands in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, and establish the Poverty Point National Monument. | 2025-08-29T16:29:35Z | |
| 99-s-2821 | 99 | s | 2821 | A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release a reversionary interest of the United States in certain land located in Putnam County, Florida, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain mineral interests of the United States in such land to the State of Florida. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-15 | 1986-09-18 | Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department. | Senate | Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL] | FL | D | C000356 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to release the reversionary interest of the United States in specified property in Putnam County, Florida. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey U.S. mineral rights in such lands to Florida. Requires the State of Florida to pay fair market value and administrative costs for the conveyance of such mineral interests. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 99-hjres-725 | 99 | hjres | 725 | A joint resolution to commemorate the 100th birthday of Aldo Leopold and to recognize his contribution to the protection and wise management of renewable natural resources. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-12 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands. | House | Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] | WI | D | K000020 | 0 | Gives special recognition to the achievements of wilderness ecologist Aldo Leopold. Urges Federal land management agencies to model their activities after the conservation ethic he inspired. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-5508 | 99 | hr | 5508 | Sipsey Wild and Scenic River and Sipsey Wilderness Addition Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-12 | 1986-10-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Flippo, Ronnie G. [D-AL-5] | AL | D | F000208 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Sipsey Wild and Scenic River and Sipsey Wilderness Addition Act of 1986 - Title I: Wild and Scenic River - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate Sipsey Fork, West Fork, Alabama, as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Wilderness Designation - Expands the Sipsey Wilderness in the William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama. Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final environmental statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in Alabama shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest system lands in Alabama which were reviewed in the RARE II program from further review by the Department of Agriculture, pending the revision of initial national forest management plans. Releases lands in Alabama reviewed in the RARE II program and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from conducting any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of national forest system lands in Alabama without express congressional authorization. States that the provisions above shall also apply to national forest system roadless lands in Alabama which are less than 5,000 acres in size. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 99-s-2812 | 99 | s | 2812 | A bill relating to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-11 | 1986-09-30 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department. Unfavorable. | Senate | Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] | IN | R | Q000007 | 1 | Revises the boundary of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Redefines the term "improved property" for Lakeshore purposes. Increases the authorization of appropriations for such Lakeshore. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to the Congress within two years of enactment on the feasibility of establishing U.S. Highway 12 as the Indiana Dunes Parkway. Limits the authority of the Secretary to acquire interests in specified rights-of-way. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission or others for the management of specified recreational facilities within the Lakeshore. Requires the Secretary to study and report to the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee within two years on options for linking portions of the Lakeshore divided by the Little Calumet River and Burns/Portage Waterway for administrative and recreational purposes. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5492 | 99 | hr | 5492 | A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release a reversionary interest of the United States in certain land located in Putnam County, Florida, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain mineral interests of the United States in such land to the State of Florida. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-10 | 1986-10-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4] | FL | D | C000321 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to release a reversionary interest of the United States in specified land in Putnam County, Florida, in exchange for the State of Florida agreeing to a similar restriction on other land which will be acquired by Florida through exchange with the United States. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey U.S. mineral rights in the original, restricted lands. Requires the State of Florida to pay fair market value and administrative costs for the conveyance of such mineral interests. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5496 | 99 | hr | 5496 | Georgia Wilderness Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-09-10 | 1986-10-27 | Became Public Law No: 99-555. | House | Rep. Jenkins, Edgar L. [D-GA-9] | GA | D | J000083 | 7 | (Measure passed House, amended) Georgia Wilderness Act of 1986 - Designates the following lands in the Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Raven Cliffs Wilderness; (2) the Brasstown Wilderness; (3) the Tray Mountain Wilderness; (4) the Rich Mountain Wilderness; and (5) the Cohutta Wilderness. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 99-hr-5449 | 99 | hr | 5449 | A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating a segment of the Merced River in California as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-15 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. | House | Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15] | CA | D | C000581 | 0 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Merced River, California, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-5451 | 99 | hr | 5451 | John Jay National Historic Site Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-15 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. | House | Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | D000359 | 1 | John Jay National Historic Site Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Peter Jay Property, Rye, New York. Directs the establishment of the John Jay National Historic Site to preserve the childhood home of John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United States. | 2025-08-29T16:29:45Z | |
| 99-hr-5459 | 99 | hr | 5459 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to release, on behalf of the United States, certain conditions and reservations contained in a conveyance of land to the State of Utah. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-15 | 1986-10-29 | Became Public Law No: 99-587. | House | Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] | UT | R | H000172 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Releases all restrictions on specified lands in Salt Lake City, Utah, except for mineral and related rights. Requires Utah to acquire the surface estate of lands comparable in terms of wildlife in exchange for such lands. Requires the Utah-acquired lands to be reserved for the conservation of wildlife with a right of reversion to the United States should such lands cease to be used for such purposes. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to accept and pay fair market value for lands designated as the Cuyahoga Valley Line, Ohio, if such lands are offered. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5464 | 99 | hr | 5464 | National Seabed Hard Minerals Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-15 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7] | WA | D | L000486 | 12 | Title I: General Provisions - National Seabed Hard Minerals Act of 1986 - Sets forth the findings, purposes, and definitions of this Act. Title II: Resource Evaluation, Environmental Assessment, and Consultation - Requires the Secretary of Commerce and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct a comprehensive research program to support U.S. seabed activities related to: (1) environmental assessment; (2) mapping and charting; and (3) evaluation of hard mineral resources. Requires the Secretary and the Administrator to prepare, and subsequently revise, a five-year plan to carry out such a program. Requires the Secretary to establish, upon request, a task force for each coastal State to provide a forum for State and local consultation and advice associated with recovery of hard minerals from the U.S. seabed. Provides for regional cooperation and coordination. Provides for the establishment (but not withdrawal) of stable reference areas prior to the issuance of a license or permit under this Act. Title III: Licenses and Permits - Provides for the: (1) issuance of exploration licenses on commercial recovery permits for exclusive rights to the hard mineral resources of the U.S. seabed; (2) priority of right for the issuance of such licenses and permits; and (3) applications, including certification of certain criteria and payment of administrative fees, for such licenses and permits; and (4) terms, conditions, and restrictions in licenses and permits (including duration, royalty, environmental, safety, and consultation requirements). States that the issuance, but not the certification, of a license or permit is a major Federal action for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act (thereby requiring an environmental impact statement). Requires notification and consultation with the Governors of each affected State at specified times during the licensing and permit issuing process. Provides for negotiation of disputes arising out of such consultations, inclu… | 2025-08-29T16:31:17Z | |
| 99-hr-5481 | 99 | hr | 5481 | National Park System Entrance Fee Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-15 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 4 | National Park System Entrance Fee Act of 1986 - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to charge new fees and increase certain existing fees for admission into units of the National Park System. Exempts urban, outdoor recreation areas. Limits such fees to no more than $10.00 per single visit. Permits the Secretary of the Interior to increase such fees every five years after notifying the Congress of such intent. Requires that all fees collected be expended for National Park System operations. | 2025-08-29T16:29:48Z | |
| 99-s-2777 | 99 | s | 2777 | A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the appropriate minimum altitude for aircraft flying over national park system units. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-15 | 1986-08-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. | Senate | Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] | HI | D | M000250 | 4 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to study and report to the Congress within three years on the proper minimum altitude which should be maintained by aircraft when flying over units of the national park system. Requires the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, to provide technical assistance. Sets forth certain units of the park system to be included in such study, such as Yosemite National Park, and certain types of aircraft to be evaluated, including helicopters. Requires the Administrator to review the report and current regulations and make recommendations for necessary changes on the basis of aviation safety. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits flights below a certain altitude at Yosemite National Park, California, and at Haleakala National Park, Hawaii, during the course of the study. Makes exceptions for emergency situations. Directs the Director to submit to the Administrator a final plan for the management of air traffic over Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, and to implement such plan within a prescribed period. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to the Congress within two years of the plan's implementation as to its effectiveness in restoring the natural quiet of the Park. Exempts certain helicopter flights from any prohibitions. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-s-2778 | 99 | s | 2778 | A bill to reinstate the originally authorized lost sharing rules of the Missouri National Recreation River. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-15 | 1986-08-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. | Senate | Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] | NE | D | Z000013 | 1 | Reinstates the originally authorized cost-sharing rules of the Missouri National Recreation River, Nebraska and South Dakota. Requires cost-sharing ambiguities to be resolved according to National Park Service policies as applied to units of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-s-2782 | 99 | s | 2782 | Sipsey Wild and Scenic River and Sipsey Wilderness Addition Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-15 | 1986-09-25 | Subcommittee on Agricultural Research. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] | AL | D | H000445 | 0 | Sipsey Wild and Scenic River and Sipsey Wilderness Addition Act of 1986 - Title I: Wild and Scenic River Designation - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate Sipsey Fork, West Fork, Alabama, as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to construct a dam to create a lake for recreational use in either Brushy Creek or Flint Creek watershed, Bankhead National Forest, Alabama. Directs the Secretary to construct a road and recreational facilities adjacent to such lake. Requires the Secretary to protect the water quality of such lake. Title II: Wilderness Designation - Expands the Sipsey Wilderness in the William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama. Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final environmental statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in Alabama shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest system lands in Alabama which were reviewed in the RARE II program from further review by the Department of Agriculture, pending the revision of initial national forest management plans. Releases lands in Alabama reviewed in the RARE II program and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from conducting any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of national forest system lands in Alabama without express congressional authorization. States that the provisions above shall also apply to national forest system roadless lands in Alabama which are less than 5,000 acres in size. | 2025-08-29T16:30:22Z | |
| 99-s-2790 | 99 | s | 2790 | Montana Wilderness Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-15 | 1986-08-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. | Senate | Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] | MT | D | M000635 | 0 | Montana Wilderness Act of 1986 - Designates specified lands in the following national forests in Montana as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Beaverhead National Forest; (2) Bitterroot National Forest; (3) Deerlodge National Forest; (4) Lolo National Forest; (5) Custer National Forest; (6) Helena National Forest; (7) Flathead National Forest; (8) Kootenai National Forest; (9) Lewis and Clark National Forest; and (10) Gallatin National Forest. Incorporates the Great Bear Wilderness Area and the Scapegoat Wilderness Area into the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final environmental statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in Montana shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest system lands in Montana which were reviewed in the RARE II program from further review by the Department of Agriculture, pending the revision of initial national forest management plans. Releases lands in Montana reviewed in the RARE II program and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from conducting any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of national forest system lands in Montana without express congressional authorization. States that the provisions above shall also apply to national forest system lands in Montana which are less than 5,000 acres in size. Establishes the Ben Strong National Recreation and Wildlife Area in the Lewis and Clark National Forest. Requires that the Big West Hole, Beaverhead National Forest, continue to be managed as a further planning area during the next five years as the Secretary of of Agriculture completes and reports to the Congress on a special watershed study. Requires that the Elkhorns National Recreation and Wildlife Area, Helena and Deerlodge National Forests, be managed to conserve recreation and wildlife values. Permits the continuation of grazing where already perm… | 2025-08-29T16:32:37Z | |
| 99-hr-5428 | 99 | hr | 5428 | Wilderness Trails Access Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-14 | 1986-09-08 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | House | Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] | CA | R | S000393 | 0 | Wilderness Trails Access Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to permit endurance and competitive trail rides and foot races in wilderness areas, as specified. | 2025-08-29T16:31:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5434 | 99 | hr | 5434 | A bill to provide for the establishment of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-14 | 1986-09-08 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 0 | Title I: - Establishes the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area along the Mississippi River in St. Paul-Minneapolis Metropolitan Area, Minnesota. Establishes the Mississippi River Coordinating Commission to assist Government authorities in developing and implementing a management plans for such lands and waters. Requires the Commission to submit a plan, within three years, to the Secretary of the Interior for review and approval. Requires the Secretary to monitor such Area in the interim. Terminates the Commission after ten years. Transfers Federal property within the Area to the Secretary, except for Army Engineer facilities for navigation and other buildings or structures currently in use. Requires Federal entities to notify and receive the approval of the Secretary before engaging in any activities in or affecting such Area. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire land and interests in such Area, as specified. Requires the Secretary to review local plans and ordinances and their enforcement to assure conformance to the plan. Permits the Secretary to acquire lands without the owner's consent after appropriate notice and opportunity to cure a nonconforming plan or ordinance. Permits owners of acquired improved residential property to retain the right to residential use for 25 years or the owner's death. Sets forth other terms and conditions for such use. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for land acquisition. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Tri-River Management - Directs the Secretaries of the Army and the Interior to establish and appoint a Tri-Rivers Management Board to coordinate development of the Mississippi, St.-Croix, and Minnesota Rivers within the St. Paul-Minneapolis Metropolitan Area, Minnesota. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-5435 | 99 | hr | 5435 | Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-14 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands. | House | Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] | NV | R | V000124 | 2 | Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to exchange specified public lands in Coyote Canyon and Garfield Flat, Nevada, for specified private lands in Dade County, Florida. Authorizes the Secretary to sell the Florida lands to the South Florida Water Management District. Requires funds received from such a sale to be deposited in the land acquisition account of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Requires that the Congress be notified of any proposed use of such funds. | 2025-08-29T16:29:23Z | |
| 99-s-2758 | 99 | s | 2758 | Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-14 | 1986-09-19 | Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] | FL | R | H000374 | 2 | Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to exchange specified public lands in Coyote Canyon, Nevada, for specified private lands in Dade County, Florida. Authorizes the Secretary to sell the Florida lands to the South Florida Water Management District. Requires funds received from such a sale to be deposited in the land acquisition account of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Requires that the Congress be notified of any proposed use of such funds. | 2025-08-29T16:30:18Z | |
| 99-s-2751 | 99 | s | 2751 | Haida Land Exchange Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-13 | 1986-08-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 1 | Haida Land Exchange Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to offer to acquire all Haida Corporation's interests in Goat Island, Alaska, in exchange for a Certificate of Value redeemable for U.S. Forest Service timber. States that Goat Island lands would continue to be available for subsistence use by Corporation shareholders and families. Authorizes the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior to exchange specified lands with the Corporation, reserving an access easement through the Portage Pass of the Sulzer Portage Traditional Area. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to redesignate lands in the Tongass Land Management Plan to compensate for timber lands lost in the exchange. Authorizes the Secretaries to exchange the subsurface estate of such lands with the Sealaska Corporation if the surface land exchange with the Haida Corporation is completed. Directs the Secretaries to propose legislation to the Congress for further land exchanges with the Haida Corporation. | 2025-08-29T16:33:35Z | |
| 99-hr-5399 | 99 | hr | 5399 | A bill to amend the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 to clarify provisions regarding oil shale placer claims which may be perfected under that Act, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-12 | 1986-09-11 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended). | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] | WV | D | R000011 | 3 | Amends the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 to provide that oil shale placer claims in existence on the date of enactment of such Act shall be deemed in compliance with such Act for purposes of perfection if: (1) annual assessment work on the claim has been completely performed; and (2) economically feasible oil shale extraction and production methods are in existence. Permits such claims to be converted to a lease under the Act if there has been substantial compliance with the requisite annual assessment work. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to cancel certain non-complying claims, and to provide compensation for such claims equal to the amount that can be demonstrated as expended for assessment and development work. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-s-2741 | 99 | s | 2741 | A bill to establish the Bayou Sauvage Urban National Refuge in the State of Louisiana. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-12 | 1986-09-17 | Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to acquire specified lands in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, and establish the Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge. Requires the Secretary to administer such lands and waters in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 99-hr-5389 | 99 | hr | 5389 | Alaska Military Lands Withdrawal Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-11 | 1986-10-01 | Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1042. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Alaska Military Lands Withdrawal Act - Withdraws for military purposes certain public lands in Alaska in the areas designated as the Fort Wainwright Maneuver Area, the Fort Greeley Maneuver Area, and the Fort Greeley Air Drop Zone. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) publish in the Federal Register a notice of the legal description of each area withdrawn; and (2) file a map and the legal description of each area withdrawn with the Congress. Makes such maps and legal descriptions available for public inspection at specified sites. Requires the Secretary of Defense to reimburse the Secretary of the Interior for the expense of such activities. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, during the period of withdrawal, to manage the lands withdrawn. Includes among uses for which such lands may be managed: grazing, wildlife habitat, control of predatory animals, and the prevention and suppression of brush and range fires resulting from nonmilitary activities. Requires nonmilitary use of the land to be subject to such conditions as may be necessary to permit military use of such lands as authorized by this Act. Permits the Secretary of the Interior to issue easements, rights-of-way, or other authorizations with regard to the use of such lands only with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Army. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to close such withdrawn lands to the public to the degree required by military operations, public safety, or national security. Directs the Secretary of the Interior (after consultation with the Secretary of the Army, Federal agencies, and the State of Alaska) to develop a management plan for each area withdrawn within one year after enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Army, and the State of Alaska to develop a fish and wildlife management and conservation agreement for the withdrawn lands within one year after enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Army to allow public access to and use … | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-s-2735 | 99 | s | 2735 | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Federal Relations Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-11 | 1986-08-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 3 | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Federal Relations Act - Provides that the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth) shall be represented in the Congress by a nonvoting Resident Representative. Amends the Education Amendments of 1972 to designate as land-grant colleges established for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts: (1) the Community College of American Samoa; (2) the College of Micronesia; and (3) an institution designated by the legislature of the Commonwealth. Authorizes appropriations (in lieu of the usual donation of public land) to the Commonwealth and American Samoa for the endowment of colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts. Amends the Education Amendments of 1980 to require that any provision of an Act of the Congress that relates to the operation or provision of assistance to a land-grant college in the Virgin Islands or Guam shall also apply to land grant colleges in American Samoa and the Commonwealth. Amends the Second Morrill Act to authorize appropriations annually to the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth in amounts which they would receive under such Act if they were States. Increases the annual appropriation of additional funds for the endowment and support of the colleges in Guam. Amends the Smith-Lever Act to appropriate similar funds to the Commonwealth. Authorizes the appropriation of funds for cooperative extension work by colleges in the Commonwealth. Includes the Commonwealth within the definition of the term "State." Provides that specified provisions of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 shall not apply to the Northern Marianas College. Amends the Hatch Act of 1887 to authorize appropriations to the Commonwealth for agricultural research. Sets forth specified provisions relating to the status of immediate relatives of citizens of the Commonwealth as citizens of the United States. Amends Federal armed forces law to provide for the appointment of … | 2025-08-29T16:30:41Z | |
| 99-hr-5363 | 99 | hr | 5363 | A bill to amend the interest provisions of the Declaration of Taking Act. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-08 | 1986-11-14 | Became Public Law No: 99-656. | House | Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4] | KS | D | G000240 | 1 | (House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment) Amends the Declaration of Taking Act to establish an interest rate formula (replacing the fixed six-percent interest) to be applied to amounts awarded in condemnation proceedings under a declaration of taking to acquire real estate for the erection of public buildings or other public uses. Bases the formula on Treasury bill yield rates. Requires certain bankruptcy trustees to pay health and life insurance benefits of retired former employees until May 15, 1987. | 2023-01-19T20:05:11Z | |
| 99-hr-5353 | 99 | hr | 5353 | Haida Land Exchange Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-07 | 1986-10-03 | Held at the desk by unanimous consent. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Haida Land Exchange Act of 1986 - Offers to exchange the United States' interest in the surface estate of the Haida Traditional Use Sites, Alaska, for Haida Corporation's interest in Goat Island, South Pass Islands, and other specified lands. Includes a cash payment to Haida. Offers Haida $3,000 per acre for up to 1,000 acres of the Haida Exchange Lands. Grants Haida Corporation one year within which to accept such offer. Offers to exchange the United States' interest in lands of equivalent value for Sealaska's interest in Goat Island, South Pass Islands, and other specified lands. Grants Sealaska the subsurface estate of the Haida Traditional Use Sites, Alaska, in exchange for an equal acreage of subsurface estate in the Haida Exchange Lands. Grants Sealaska 180 days in which to accept the U.S. offer. Requires Haida Corporation to accept its exchange offer before an acceptance by Sealaska would be considered effective. Includes Goat Island and South Pass Islands in the Tongass National Forest, Alaska, should such lands be exchanged. Requires that such lands be managed primarily for conservation purposes. Treats lands conveyed to Haida Corporation or Sealaska pursuant to this Act as lands conveyed pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Withdraws from all forms of entry for 18 months the U.S. lands offered for conveyance. States that payments to the Haida Corporation under this Act shall be defrayed from timber and resource receipts from National Forest System lands. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw from all forms of entry Federal lands in Alaska outside any conservation system unit for selection by Haida Corporation. Entitles Haida Corporation to select from such lands in accordance with its selection rights for up to one year. Conveys the surface estate in selected lands to Haida Corporation and the subsurface estate in such lands to Sealaska. Terminates all such withdrawals two years after the last withdrawal is made. Authorizes appropriation… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-5343 | 99 | hr | 5343 | A bill to designate certain segments of the Maurice and the Manumuskin Rivers in New Jersey as study rivers for inclusion in the national wild and scenic rivers system. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-06 | 1986-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. | House | Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] | NJ | D | H000930 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Maurice and the Manumuskin Rivers and the Menantico Creek in New Jersey for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5347 | 99 | hr | 5347 | National Ocean Wilderness Area Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-08-06 | 1986-09-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography. | House | Rep. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD-3] | MD | D | M000702 | 0 | National Ocean Wilderness Area Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to study and report to the Congress and to the President within two years on the suitability of establishing national ocean wilderness areas in the areas of the ocean whose resources are subject to the sovereignty of the United States. Directs the President to advise the Congress of his recommendations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. | 2025-08-29T16:30:54Z | |
| 99-hr-5302 | 99 | hr | 5302 | A bill to permit trapping in the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-07-31 | 1986-08-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation. | House | Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] | WI | R | G000524 | 0 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to permit trapping in the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, except as specified. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-s-2707 | 99 | s | 2707 | A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating a segment of the Horsepasture River in the State of North Carolina as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-07-31 | 1986-09-23 | Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Broyhill, James T. [R-NC] | NC | R | B000966 | 0 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Horsepasture River, North Carolina, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5291 | 99 | hr | 5291 | Tongass Timber Reform Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-07-30 | 1986-09-08 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | House | Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3] | NY | D | M001057 | 14 | Tongass Timber Reform Act - Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to repeal the ongoing appropriations for timber utilization in the Tongass National Forest, Alaska. Repeals the requirement for identifying lands unsuitable for timber production in such forest. Repeals the reporting requirement on the adequacy of timber supply from such forest lands. Requires the biennial report on such Forest to include the impact of timber management on subsistence resources, wildlife, and fisheries habitats. | 2025-08-29T16:32:41Z | |
| 99-hr-5277 | 99 | hr | 5277 | National Forests and Public Lands of Nevada Enhancement Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-07-29 | 1986-10-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Reid, Harry [D-NV-1] | NV | D | R000146 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended) National Forests and Public Lands of Nevada Enhancement Act of 1986 - Transfers specified public lands in Nevada to the Secretary of Agriculture for inclusion in the Toiyabe or Inyo National Forests. Transfers specified national forest lands to the Secretary of the Interior. Requires lands designated for inclusion in such Forests to be managed so as not to impair their suitability for wilderness designation. Excludes such additional national forest lands from calculations for interstate (California and Nevada) but not intrastate (Nevada) distribution of the Twenty-Five Percent Fund. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-s-2698 | 99 | s | 2698 | National Forests of Nevada Enhancement Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-07-29 | 1986-09-19 | Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV] | NV | R | L000148 | 1 | National Forests of Nevada Enhancement Act of 1986 - Transfers specified public lands in Nevada to the Secretary of Agriculture for inclusion in the Toiyabe, Humboldt, and Inyo National Forests. Requires lands designated for inclusion in such Forests to be managed according to whether or not they have been designated for or released from inclusion as wilderness. States that water rights and mineral resources management remain unaffected by this Act. | 2025-08-29T16:33:40Z | |
| 99-hr-5262 | 99 | hr | 5262 | A bill to establish the Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Louisiana. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-07-28 | 1986-09-24 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7] | LA | D | B000780 | 5 | (Measure passed House, amended) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to acquire specified lands in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, within four years and establish the Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge. Requires the Secretary to administer such lands and waters in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966. Directs the Secretary to complete a development plan for such Refuge within two years of enactment. Prohibits the provision of lodging or retail sales within such Refuge. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 99-s-2692 | 99 | s | 2692 | A bill to provide for the payment of interest on certain lease revenues paid to the Secretary of the Interior, to eliminate certain unnecessary reporting requirements, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-07-25 | 1986-07-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on Natural Resources Development. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 0 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to pay interest on the refund of any monies that were paid to the Secretary as mineral revenues and that were determined not to be owing to the United States or to certain distributees. Sets guidelines for interest computation and for premature refunds. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to repeal the requirement that refunds or credits of overpayments on leases be reported to the Congress for a 30-day review period. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5232 | 99 | hr | 5232 | A bill relating to the guarantee of obligations under title XI of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 for fishing vessels or fishery facilities. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-07-24 | 1986-10-15 | Placed on Union Calendar No: 597. | House | Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7] | LA | D | B000780 | 1 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries with amendment, H. Rept. 99-1003) Amends title XI (Federal Ship Mortgage Insurance Program) of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 to provide that all financial obligations guaranteed by the Government under title XI shall cover 100 percent of the amount of principal and interest of the obligation. Decreases the maximum amount of obligations guaranteed by the Secretary of Commerce under such Act for fishing vessels or fishery facilities from 87 1/2 to 80 percent of the actual or depreciated cost of such vessel or facility. Authorizes the Secretary to fix a fee for the guarantee under such Act of any obligation that relates to a fishing vessel or fishery facility. Provides for the determination of such fee at varying levels (depending on whether the obligation is purchased by the Federal Financing Bank). Revises title XI provisions concerning the default procedure on obligations to: (1) require the Secretary to pay promptly (no later than 30 days from the date of demand) to the obligee or his agent the unpaid principal amount to date of the obligation and unpaid interest owed; or (2) authorize the Secretary, on obligations relating to a fishing vessel or fishery facility, to pay promptly on the date specified in the obligation to the obligee or his agent only the principal and interest amounts that are due periodically under the repayment terms and conditions until the Secretary forecloses or otherwise disposes of the collateral securing the obligation and receives the proceeds, at which time the Secretary will be required to pay all remaining amounts due to date on such obligation. Provides that payment will not be required if the Secretary finds that: (1) there was no default by the obligor; or (2) that default was remedied before payment was demanded. Defines, until September 30, 1993, for purposes of certain provisions of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act, a specified area as internal waters of Alaska for purposes of proc… | 2021-06-30T19:44:22Z | |
| 99-hr-5256 | 99 | hr | 5256 | A bill to amend the Act of April 9, 1924 authorizing the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of roads and trails in units of the National Park System, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-07-24 | 1986-08-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14] | OH | D | S000230 | 3 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial and technical assistance to State and local governments for improving and maintaining certain types of roads in or providing access to a unit of the National Park System. Amends the Highway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund for such purpose through FY 1995. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 99-s-2685 | 99 | s | 2685 | Tennessee Wilderness Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-07-24 | 1986-09-25 | Subcommittee on Agricultural Research. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] | TN | D | S000068 | 1 | Tennessee Wilderness Act of 1986 - Designates the following lands in the Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Pond Mountain Wilderness; (2) Big Laurel Branch Wilderness; (3) Unaka Mountain Wilderness; (4) Sampson Mountain Wilderness; (5) Little Frog Mountain Wilderness; and (6) Big Frog Extension Wilderness. Requires such lands to be administered in accordance with the Wilderness Act, permitting certain kinds of signs and construction on the wilderness areas comprising the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final environmental statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in specified counties in Tennessee shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest system lands in specified counties in Tennessee which were reviewed in the RARE II program from further review by the Department of Agriculture, pending the revision of initial national forest management plans. Releases lands in specified counties in Tennessee reviewed in the RARE II program and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. States that the provisions above shall also apply to national forest system roadless lands in specified counties in Tennessee which are less than 5,000 acres in size. Terminates specified wilderness studies made unnecessary by this Act's designations. | 2025-08-29T16:29:30Z | |
| 99-hr-5208 | 99 | hr | 5208 | Driftnet Impact Monitoring, Assessment, and Control Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-07-21 | 1986-10-06 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State. | House | Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000371 | 18 | Driftnet Impact Monitoring, Assessment, and Control Act of 1986 - Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to revise provisions concerning the presence of a U.S. observer aboard foreign fishing vessels fishing in a U.S. fishery conservation zone. Provides that the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) shall not approve a foreign vessel's fishing permit application where the facilities aboard such vessels are so inadequate that the health, safety, and welfare of an observer on such vessel cannot be assured. Requires the Secretary, through the Secretary of State, to immediately negotiate with foreign governments conducting driftnet fishing operations off the U.S. coast an arrangement for the reliable monitoring and assessment of the number of fish, seabirds, and other marine creatures killed, discarded, or lost by such government's driftnet fishing vessels in waters beyond the jurisdiction of the United States. Prohibits the Secretary from issuing a permit to any foreign vessel whose government does not enter into such a monitoring arrangement within one year after the enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary, within one year after the enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on the implementation of such arrangements. Directs the Secretary, within one year after the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, to report to the Congress on the impact upon living marine resources of all driftnet fisheries off the coasts of the United States. Requires enforcement costs to be taken into consideration when determining fishing permit fees to be charged. Directs the Secretary to implement a net bounty system to pay persons recovering and turning over to the Secretary lost, abandoned, or discarded driftnet or other plastic fishing net material. Requires such payments to be made from the Fishery Vessel and Gear Damage Compensation Fund. Directs the Secretary to develop recommendations to establish a driftnet marking, registry, and identification system to determine the vessel origin of l… | 2025-08-29T16:30:53Z | |
| 99-hr-5188 | 99 | hr | 5188 | A bill to amend the National Trail System Act to designate the Santa Fe Trail as a National Historic Trail. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-07-17 | 1986-08-14 | For Further Action See H.R.4794. | House | Rep. Brown, Hank [R-CO-4] | CO | R | B000919 | 1 | Amends the National Trails System Act to include the Santa Fe National Historic Trail running from a point near Arrow Rock, Missouri, through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Colorado to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-5200 | 99 | hr | 5200 | National Forest Timber Receipts Clarification Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-07-17 | 1986-09-08 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | House | Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] | CA | R | S000393 | 31 | National Forest Timber Receipts Clarification Act of 1986 - Requires that the States' and counties' share of money from National Forest System lands timber sales be determined on the gross amount received. | 2025-08-29T16:32:06Z | |
| 99-hr-5166 | 99 | hr | 5166 | Tennessee Wilderness Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-07-15 | 1986-10-16 | Became Public Law No: 99-490. | House | Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1] | TN | R | Q000013 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended) Tennessee Wilderness Act of 1986 - Designates the following lands in the Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Pond Mountain Wilderness; (2) Big Laurel Branch Wilderness; (3) Unaka Mountain Wilderness; (4) Sampson Mountain Wilderness; (5) Little Frog Mountain Wilderness; and (6) Big Frog Extension Wilderness. Requires such lands to be administered in accordance with the Wilderness Act. Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final environmental statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in specified counties in Tennessee shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest system lands in specified counties in Tennessee which were reviewed in the RARE II program from further review by the Department of Agriculture, pending the revision of initial national forest management plans. Releases lands in specified counties in Tennessee reviewed in the RARE II program and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. States that the provisions above shall also apply to national forest system roadless lands in specified counties in Tennessee which are less than 5,000 acres in size. Terminates specified wilderness studies made unnecessary by this Act's designations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-s-2611 | 99 | s | 2611 | Driftnet Impact Monitoring, Assessment, and Control Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-06-26 | 1986-10-06 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1085. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 6 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation with amendment, S. Rept. 99-529) Driftnet Impact Monitoring, Assessment, and Control Act of 1986 - Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to revise provisions concerning the presence of a U.S. observer aboard foreign fishing vessels fishing in a U.S. fishery conservation zone. Provides that the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) shall not approve a foreign vessel's fishing permit application where the facilities aboard such vessels are so inadequate that the health, safety, and welfare of an observer on such vessel cannot be assured. Requires the Secretary, through the Secretary of State, to immediately negotiate with foreign governments conducting driftnet fishing operations off the U.S. coast an arrangement for the reliable monitoring and assessment of the number of fish, seabirds, and other marine creatures killed, discarded, or lost by such government's driftnet fishing vessels in waters beyond the jurisdiction of the United States. Prohibits the Secretary from issuing a permit to any foreign vessel whose government does not enter into such a monitoring arrangement within one year after the enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary, within one year after the enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on the implementation of such arrangements. Directs the Secretary, within one year after the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, to report to the Congress on the impact upon living marine resources of all driftnet fisheries off the coasts of the United States. Requires enforcement costs to be taken into consideration when determining fishing permit fees to be charged. Directs the Secretary to implement a net bounty system to pay persons recovering and turning over to the Secretary lost, abandoned, or discarded driftnet or other plastic fishing net material. Requires such payments to be made from the Fishing Vessel and Gear Damage Compensation Fund. Directs the Secretary to develop recomm… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 99-hr-5075 | 99 | hr | 5075 | A bill to authorize the acquisition of certain real property located in Charleston, South Carolina, for a tour boat facility for Fort Sumter National Monument, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-06-24 | 1986-09-08 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Hartnett, Thomas F. [R-SC-1] | SC | R | H000302 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to acquire specified lands in Charleston, South Carolina, for visitors facilities, including a tour boat dock and a museum, for Fort Sumter National Monument. Permits the Secretary to make subsequent conveyances of land and land interests to Charleston or to South Carolina, as specified. Authorizes the use of specified appropriations and authorizes appropriations for land acquisition and facility construction. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-5079 | 99 | hr | 5079 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Montana by quitclaim deed certain lands in the Coal Creek State Forest, Flathead County, Montana. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-06-24 | 1986-09-08 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2] | MT | R | M000139 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to Montana, by quitclaim deed, specified lands in Coal Creek State Forest, Flathead County, Montana. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-s-2587 | 99 | s | 2587 | A bill to facilitate public access to public lands for recreational purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-06-23 | 1986-06-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | Authorizes the use of proceeds from public land management area stamps (permits) issued by a State agency for acquiring land interests which provide public access over nonpublic lands to public lands for hunting, fishing, or trapping purposes. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-s-2563 | 99 | s | 2563 | Texas Wilderness Act Amendments of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-06-17 | 1986-10-02 | Subcommittee on Agricultural Research. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 0 | Texas Wilderness Act Amendments of 1986 - Modifies the boundaries of specified wilderness areas designated by the Texas Wilderness Act of 1984. | 2025-08-29T16:30:14Z | |
| 99-hr-5024 | 99 | hr | 5024 | A bill to amend the Act approved September 11, 1964, providing for the establishment of the Fire Island National Seashore in the State of New York, to authorize the development of needed public facilities on the mainland, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-06-12 | 1986-07-09 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Carney, William [R-NY-1] | NY | R | C000165 | 1 | Authorizes appropriations for the development of facilities for the Fire Island National Seashore, New York. Requires that receipts from the rental of any mainland property of the Seashore be applied to the construction and maintenance of such facilities. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-s-2544 | 99 | s | 2544 | A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-06-11 | 1986-06-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 0 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the North Fork Kern River and the South Fork Kern River, California, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-hr-4970 | 99 | hr | 4970 | A bill to provide an additional year for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Commission to complete the preparation of a development and management plan. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-06-10 | 1986-08-14 | Favorable Executive Comment Received From Interior. | House | Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-21] | IL | D | P000522 | 0 | Extends the time within which the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Commission must complete a development and management plan for the East Saint Louis, Illinois, portion of the Memorial to August 23, 1987. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-4971 | 99 | hr | 4971 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain interests in lands in Socorro County, New Mexico, to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-06-10 | 1986-08-11 | House Incorporated this Measure in S.1963 as an Amendment. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey, for a fee, to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico, specified lands in Socorro County, New Mexico, to be used for educational and research purposes. Reserves to the United States all mineral rights in such lands. Prohibits any new patents relating to such lands under the U.S. mining law. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-s-2532 | 99 | s | 2532 | A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating a segment of the Black Creek in Mississippi as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-06-10 | 1986-10-17 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] | MS | R | C000567 | 1 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate) Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate Black Creek, Mississippi, as a component ofthe National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-s-2534 | 99 | s | 2534 | A bill to authorize the acquisition and development of a mainland tour boat facility for the Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-06-10 | 1986-11-07 | Became Public Law No: 99-637. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire specified lands or land interests in South Carolina for facilities, including a tourboat dock and a museum, associated with the Fort Sumter National Monument. Authorizes the Secretary to grant leasehold, easements, and other land interests to Charleston, South Carolina, and the State of South Carolina, for specified periods with an option to purchase. Makes appropriations available for such acquisitions. Authorizes additional appropriations. Directs the Secretary to transfer jurisdiction of the Broad Street site to the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating in exchange for specified lands to be used in support of the Monument. Directs the Secretary to act on the application of Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Wells of Waynesboro, Mississippi, for a patent on specified lands. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-s-2522 | 99 | s | 2522 | A bill to provide standards for placement of commemorative works on certain federal lands in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-06-05 | 1986-08-15 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department. Favorable. | Senate | Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] | WY | R | W000092 | 5 | Prohibits the placement of additional commemorative works on National Park Service and General Services Administration lands within the District of Columbia and its environs, except as specified. Redesignates the National Capital Memorial Advisory Committee as the National Capital Memorial Commission to advise the Secretary of the Interior on the establishment of such works. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-hr-4927 | 99 | hr | 4927 | A bill to authorize appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior for grants for educational programs at the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-06-04 | 1986-07-09 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] | PA | D | K000319 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Franklin Institute to provide a grant to present an educational program to the public at the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial. Provides that such education program will be on the contributions of Benjamin Franklin to science, literature, and government. Gives the Secretary the opportunity for prior review of such program. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-4928 | 99 | hr | 4928 | A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to submit a report to the Congress before carrying out any plan for the renovation, development, or use of any building ancillary to the Statue of Liberty National Monument. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-06-04 | 1986-07-09 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] | PA | D | K000319 | 2 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to the Congress before carrying out any plan for the renovation, development, or use of any building on Ellis Island or any other building that is ancillary to the Statue of Liberty National Monument. Prohibits the Secretary from carrying out such plan before the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the submission of the report. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-4922 | 99 | hr | 4922 | A bill to designate certain lands in Alaska as wilderness. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-06-03 | 1986-09-08 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 62 | Designates the Arctic Coastal Plain Wilderness, Alaska, as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-4897 | 99 | hr | 4897 | A bill requiring that foreign vessels engaging in fishing in the United States fishery conservation zone meet minimum health and safety standards for United States observers; and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-05-22 | 1986-06-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] | NC | D | J000256 | 0 | Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to prescribe minimum health and safety standards to be maintained on foreign fishing vessels with respect to the quartering of and carrying out of observer functions by U.S. observers aboard such vessels. Requires all foreign vessels to have written certification that such vessel complies with all safety standards imposed by its country. Directs the Secretary to suspend a foreign vessel's fishing permit if the minimum safety and health standards imposed under this Act are not maintained. | 2021-06-30T19:41:54Z | |
| 99-hr-4864 | 99 | hr | 4864 | A bill entitled, the "Fire Island National Seashore Amendments Act of 1986". | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-05-21 | 1986-07-08 | Favorable Executive Comment Received From Interior. | House | Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2] | NY | D | D000471 | 4 | States that regulations of the Secretary of the Interior concerning zoning for the Fire Island National Seashore, New York, preempt other Federal or State laws. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-4883 | 99 | hr | 4883 | Admiralty Island Land Exchange Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-05-21 | 1986-09-22 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Agriculture Department, OMB. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 2 | (Measure passed House, amended) Admiralty Island Land Exchange Act of 1986 - Offers to transfer specified lands and make monetary payments to Shee Atika, Inc. and Sealaska, Inc., Alaska Native Corporations, in exchange for the Cube Cove lands on Admiralty Island, Alaska. Grants Shee Atika, Inc. 120 days and Sealaska, Inc. 90 days after this Act's enactment in which to accept such offer, unless the Secretary of Agriculture allows additional time. States that an exchange will still take place if only Shee Atika, Inc., accepts the offer, but not if only Sealaska, Inc. does so. Provides that if only Shee Atika, Inc. accepts then the terms of the offer will be changed as specified. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to issue interim conveyances to such corporations within 180 days of notification of the offers' acceptance. Incorporates such newly acquired lands on Admiralty Island into the Admiralty Island National Monument and Admiralty Island Wilderness. Sets forth the terms under which timber harvesting on Cube Cove lands and mining at Greens Creek may continue after an acceptance of the exchange. Sets forth the terms of reservation of certain rights and perpetual easements to the United States in the lands conveyed for Admiralty Island lands. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to construct the Baranof Road up to the standard of logging roads elsewhere in the Tongass National Forest. Sets forth a timetable for road construction. States that lands acquired by the United States in the exchange shall not be subject to any encumberances. Withdraws U.S. lands offered for exchange from entry and location under the mining and public lands laws for 180 days or until the Corporations accept the exchange, whichever is earlier. Exempts activities taken under this Act from specified Federal law provisions. Limits standing and jurisdiction concerning any claims brought under this Act to the parties directly affected by this Act and to the U.S. District Court of Alaska. Makes funds necessary to implement this Act ava… | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-s-2483 | 99 | s | 2483 | A bill to amend the Fire Island National Seashore Act of 1964. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-05-21 | 1986-09-27 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1008. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 1 | States that regulations of the Secretary of the Interior concerning zoning for the Fire Island National Seashore, New York, preempt other Federal or State laws. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-s-2506 | 99 | s | 2506 | Great Basin National Park Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-05-21 | 1986-10-27 | Became Public Law No: 99-565. | Senate | Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV] | NV | R | H000439 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended) Great Basin National Park Act of 1986 - Establishes the Great Basin National Park, Nevada. Abolishes the Lehman Caves National Monument and incorporates its lands into such Park. Permits fishing, except in designated zones. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and report to the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee within three years on a management plan for such Park. Authorizes grazing as before and permits an exchange of grazing allotments for allotments outside the Park. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements to provide for interpretation of the Great Basin physiographic region. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands within the boundaries of such Park with the consent of the owner. Transfers the administration of specified lands within the Park from the National Forest Service to the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-s-2466 | 99 | s | 2466 | A bill to designate a segment of the Saline Bayou in Louisiana as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-05-20 | 1986-10-17 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 0 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate) Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Saline Bayou, Louisiana, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Authorizes appropriations. Makes technical amendments to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Requires maps of designated river segments to be available for public inspection. Requires the preparation of management plans to protect river values for all rivers designated after 1985. Extends the time for submission of studies of four rivers until the start of 1987. Authorizes appropriations. Expands the cooperative authorities of Federal agencies for the planning and management of river resources. Encourages the use of volunteer assistance. Makes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (currently, the Secretary of the Interior) in charge of abating river water pollution. Authorizes the donation of land interests to private nonprofit organizations for conservation purposes. Redefines scenic easement for purposes of such Act. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-hr-4814 | 99 | hr | 4814 | Federal Land Exchange Facilitation Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-05-13 | 1986-09-10 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Agriculture Department, Interior Department, OMB. | House | Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14] | OH | D | S000230 | 11 | (Measure passed House, amended) Federal Land Exchange Facilitation Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to require the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture to promulgate regulations relating to the exchange of land or land interests, including the timing of appraisals and the submission of appraisals in disagreement to binding arbitration. Requires regulations governing appraisals to reflect nationally recognized appraisal standards and the differences between acquisition appraisals and transfer appraisals. Permits each Secretary to exchange land or interests of approximately equal value if to do so would be in the public interest and expedite the exchange. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1997 for land exchange activities. States that lands acquired through exchange shall be given the same status as the Federal lands exchanged for such lands. States that the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act shall remain unaffected by this Act. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-hr-4794 | 99 | hr | 4794 | A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Santa Fe Trail as a National Historic Trail. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-05-08 | 1986-09-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 17 | (Measure passed House, amended) Amends the National Trails System Act to designate the Santa Fe Trail, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico, as the Santa Fe National Historic Trail. Requires the owners' consent for land acquisitions outside the federally administered area. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to notify private landowners of their potential liability for personal injuries before acquiring any easement with respect to the Trail. Authorizes the Secretary to accept the donation of Trail markers. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the National Trails System Act to require that the Kosciuszko Trail, extending from Vermont to South Carolina, be studied for possible inclusion in such system. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-s-2424 | 99 | s | 2424 | A bill to amend the interest provisions of the Declaration of Taking Act. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-05-08 | 1986-10-17 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 5363 passed in lieu) Amends the Declaration of Taking Act to establish an interest rate formula (replacing the fixed six-percent interest) to be applied to amounts awarded in condemnation proceedings under a declaration of taking to acquire real estate for the erection of public buildings or other public uses. Bases the formula on Treasury bill yield rates. Requires certain bankruptcy trustees to pay health and life insurance benefits of retired former employees until May 15, 1987. Amends the joint resolution which authorizes the Black Revoluntionary War Patriots Foundation to build a memorial to black participants in the American Revolution to require that such memorial be established in accordance with a specified Act approved by the House of Representatives on September 29, 1986. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 99-s-2427 | 99 | s | 2427 | Federal Coal Leasing and Utilization Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-05-08 | 1986-09-10 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 892. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 0 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 99-436) Federal Coal Leasing and Utilization Act of 1986 - Title I: Administration of the Federal Coal Leasing Program - Amends the Mineral Lands Leasing Act to prohibit the issuance (or assignment) of competitive coal deposit leases if the applicant holds coal deposit leases issued prior to August 4, 1976, which have not been producing coal in commercial quantities for a period of ten years, or if the applicant is not complying with the diligent development requirements set forth in this Act. Exempts from such prohibition leaseholders who: (1) agree to relinquish such non-productive coal leases; (2) pay an additional rental on non-productive coal leases issued before August 4, 1976; or (3) have made a substantial investment in such leases. States that in order to be exempt from such prohibition a leaseholder must agree within six months after enactment of this Act to the readjustment of all noncompliance leases not readjusted after August 4, 1976. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to coal deposit leases which have been determined by the Secretary of the Interior to have had all recoverable reserves mined out, and which are being held in order to comply with reclamation requirements. Prohibits the disclosure of coal-tract value data by Department of the Interior personnel to anyone not associated with the Department. Establishes criminal penalties for disclosure violations. Repeals the requirement that an approved mining plan must include production and operation standards which assure that the entire unit reserves will be mined within 40 years. Provides for automatic royalty readjustments at specified percentages for surface-mined coal and for coal recovered by underground mining operations under leases issued before August 4, 1976, or in the case of special bituminous coal mines meeting certain requirements. Provides for royalty readjustments on a reasonable basis, taking into consideration specified factors,… | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 99-s-2431 | 99 | s | 2431 | Atlantic Striped Bass Temporary Federal Moratorium Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-05-08 | 1986-05-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] | VA | R | W000154 | 1 | Atlantic Striped Bass Temporary Federal Moratorium Act of 1986 - Amends the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act to declare a temporary total moratorium on Atlantic striped bass fishing within the coastal waters of all coastal States. Directs the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, within six months after the imposition of such moratorium, to issue a revised version of the Interstate Fisheries Management Plan and specific instructions to each coastal State. Requires such revised plan and instructions to promote the long-term conservation of the striped bass while imposing an equitable burden among the coastal States. Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and of the Interior, within nine months after the imposition of such moratorium, to determine each State's compliance with the Plan and take appropriate action upon such determination. Authorizes the Secretaries to remove a moratorium imposed on a State if such State's striped bass fishing regulations are in compliance with the Plan and this Act. | 2025-08-29T16:30:03Z | |
| 99-hr-4774 | 99 | hr | 4774 | A bill to require the Secretary of Education to convey Federal surplus real property to the University of Minnesota, Duluth, for educational purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-05-07 | 1986-05-07 | Referred to House Committee on Government Operations. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 0 | Directs the Administrator of General Services to assign specified surplus Government property in Duluth, Minnesota, to the Secretary of Education for conveyance to the University of Minnesota. | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 99-s-2412 | 99 | s | 2412 | A bill to withdraw and reserve certain public lands. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-05-06 | 1986-11-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 4 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1986 - Title I: Military Withdrawals - Withdraws the following public lands for use by the military departments: (1) Bravo-20 Bombing Range, Churchill County, Nevada; (2) Nellis Air Force Range, Clark, Nye, and Lincoln Counties, Nevada; (3) Luke Air Force Range, Maricopa, Pima, and Yuma Counties, Arizona; (4) McGregor Range, Otero County, New Mexico; (5) Fort Greely Maneuver Area, Big Delta Area, and Fort Greely Air Drop Zone, Granite Creek Area, Alaska; and (6) Fort Wainwright Maneuver Area, Alaska. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to file a map and legal description of each such area with specified congressional committees. Requires maps and legal descriptions of such areas to be made available to the public. Directs the Secretary to manage the withdrawn lands for grazing, wildlife habitat, control of predatory animals, and the prevention and suppression of brush and range fires resulting from nonmilitary activities. Makes such uses secondary to the military uses. Permits the Secretary to issue leases, easements, rights-of-way, or other authorizations only with the concurrence of the Secretary of the military department concerned. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to close withdrawn lands to the public to the degree required by public safety or national security. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a management plan for each area within three years of the Act's enactment. Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to prevent and control fires which result from military activities. Authorizes such Secretary to request assistance from the Bureau of Land Management on a reimbursable basis. Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the military department concerned to enter into a memorandum of understanding to implement the land management plan for each group of withdrawn lands. States that the withdrawal of Nellis and Luke Air Force Ranges does not affect the status … | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 99-hr-4712 | 99 | hr | 4712 | A bill to provide for the restoration of the fish and wildlife in the Klamath and Trinity River Basins, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-04-30 | 1986-10-27 | Became Public Law No: 99-552. | House | Rep. Bosco, Douglas H. [D-CA-1] | CA | D | B000648 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Requires the Secretary of the Interior to designate the anadromous fish habitats and resources of the Klamath River basin of California as the Klamath River Basin Conservation Area. Requires the Secretary to establish a 20-year restoration program (based on the Klamath River Basin Fisheries Resource Plan as developed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs) to restore the anadromous fish populations of the Area to optimum levels and to maintain such levels. Establishes a Klamath Fishery Management Council (the Council) to: (1) establish a comprehensive long-term plan and policy for management of the in-river and ocean fishery harvest; (2) make recommendations to specified public and private agencies; and (3) conduct public hearings on proposed regulations. Sets forth the criteria for Council recommendations. Outlines administrative provisions governing the Council. Establishes a Klamath River Basin Fisheries Task Force which shall: (1) assist the Secretary in carrying out the restoration program; (2) assist, and coordinate with, Federal, State, and local governmental or private anadromous fish restoration projects within the Area; and (3) conduct any other activity necessary to accomplish the goals of the program. Authorizes the Task Force to advise the Council. Outlines administrative provisions governing the Task Force. Requires the Secretary to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the California Department of Fish and Game and to specify enforcement activities within the Area. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 2005. Requires that half the cost of the restoration program must be provided by non-Federal sources. Provides for non-cash in-kind contributions to such program. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-4713 | 99 | hr | 4713 | Public Rangelands Fee Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-04-30 | 1986-10-06 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | House | Rep. Darden, George (Buddy) [D-GA-7] | GA | D | D000051 | 27 | Public Rangelands Fee Act of 1986 - Sets forth a formula, beginning with grazing year 1986, for determining grazing fees on public rangelands. | 2025-08-29T16:29:59Z | |
| 99-hr-4704 | 99 | hr | 4704 | A bill to revise the boundaries of Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-04-29 | 1986-10-02 | Executive Comment Received From Interior. | House | Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2] | WA | D | S001115 | 0 | Modifies the boundaries of the Olympic National Park and the Olympic National Forest, Washington, through the exchange of lands. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 99-hr-4690 | 99 | hr | 4690 | Redfish Conservation and Management Act of 1986 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1986-04-28 | 1986-07-14 | Favorable Executive Comment Received From DOT. | House | Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7] | LA | D | B000780 | 2 | Redfish Conservation and Management Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, within 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to promulgate emergency regulations with respect to the conservation and management of redfish fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. Extends the effect of such regulations until such time as the Secretary carries out a fishery management plan with respect to such redfish fisheries. Prohibits any fishing for redfish (except for scientific research) in the Gulf of Mexico until such time as the Secretary promulgates the above-mentioned regulations. Directs the Secretary, during FY 1987 and 1988, to conduct a two-year research program on the redfish fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. Provides civil and criminal penalties, including possible vessel forfeiture, for persons found by the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to have violated the redfish fishing moratorium period. Directs the Administrator to enforce this Act and to monitor the redfish fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. | 2025-08-29T16:29:25Z |
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