S.Res.468 - A resolution supporting the continued administration of Channel Islands National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws (including regulations) and policies of the National Park Service.109th Congress (2005-2006)
Senate - 08/03/2006 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8900; text as passed Senate: CR S8900) (All Actions)
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Shown Here: Agreed to Senate (08/03/2006)
109th CONGRESS 2d Session
S. RES. 468
Supporting the continued administration of Channel
Islands National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws
(including regulations) and policies of the National Park
Service.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 4, 2006
Mrs. Feinstein (for
herself and Mrs. Boxer) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
July 31, 2006
Reported by Mr.
Domenici, without amendment
August 3, 2006
Considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Supporting the continued administration of Channel
Islands National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws
(including regulations) and policies of the National Park
Service.
Whereas Channel Islands National Monument was designated
in 1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt under the authority of the Act of
June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 note);
Whereas the Monument was expanded to include additional
islands and redesignated as Channel Islands National Park in 1980 to protect
the nationally significant natural, scenic, wildlife, marine, ecological,
archaeological, cultural, and scientific values of the Channel Islands in
California;
Whereas Santa Rosa Island was acquired by the United
States in 1986 for approximately $29,500,000 for the purpose of restoring the
native ecology of the Island and making the Island available to the public for
recreational uses;
Whereas Santa Rosa Island contains numerous prehistoric
and historic artifacts and provides important habitat for several threatened
and endangered species;
Whereas under a court-approved settlement, the nonnative
elk and deer populations are scheduled to be removed from the Park by 2011 and
the Island is to be restored to management consistent with other National
Parks; and
Whereas there have been recent proposals to remove Santa
Rosa Island from the administration of the National Park Service or to direct
the management of the Island in a manner inconsistent with existing legal
requirements and the sound management of Park resources: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved, That—
(1) Channel Islands
National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, should continue to be administered
by the National Park Service in accordance with the National Park Service
Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) and other applicable laws;
(2) the National Park
Service should manage Santa Rosa Island in a manner that ensures that—
(A) the natural,
scenic, and cultural resources of the Island are properly protected, restored,
and interpreted for the public; and
(B) visitors to the
Park are provided with a safe and enjoyable Park experience; and
(3) the National Park
Service should not be directed to manage Santa Rosa Island in a manner—
(A) that would result
in the public being denied access to significant portions of the Island;
or
(B) that is
inconsistent with the responsibility of the National Park Service to protect
native resources within the Park, including threatened and endangered
species.
