February 5, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 22 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Pages S872-S873]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 107. Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Brown, Ms. Warren, 
and Mr. Markey) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill S. 47, to provide for the management of the natural 
resources of the United States, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 6004. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA AND NATIONAL CANALWAY 
                   AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area.--Section 409(a) 
     of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 
     (Public Law 104-333; 110 Stat. 4256; 129 Stat. 2551) is 
     amended, in the second sentence, by striking ``$17,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$20,000,000''.
       (b) Essex National Heritage Area.--Section 508(a) of the 
     Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public 
     Law 104-333; 110 Stat. 4260; 129 Stat. 2551) is amended, in 
     the second sentence, by striking ``$17,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$20,000,000''.
       (c) Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway.--Section 810(a) 
     of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 
     (Public Law 104-333; 110 Stat. 4275; 122 Stat. 826) is 
     amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``Not more than a total of $20,000,000 may be 
     appropriated for the canalway under this title.''.
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  SA 108. Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 47, to provide for the 
management of the natural resources of the United States, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of part I of subtitle C of title I, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 12__. ADDITIONS TO ROUGH MOUNTAIN AND RICH HOLE 
                   WILDERNESSES.

       Section 1 of Public Law 100-326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 102 
     Stat. 584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 Stat. 1002) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(21) Rough mountain addition.--Certain land in the George 
     Washington National Forest comprising approximately 1,000 
     acres, as generally depicted as the `Rough Mountain Addition' 
     on the map entitled `GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST - 
     South half - Alternative I - Selected Alternative Management 
     Prescriptions - Land and Resources Management Plan Final 
     Environmental Impact Statement' and dated March 4, 2014, 
     which is incorporated in the Rough Mountain Wilderness Area 
     designated by paragraph (1).
       ``(22) Rich hole addition.--
       ``(A) Designation.--Certain land in the George Washington 
     National Forest comprising approximately 4,600 acres, as 
     generally depicted as the `Rich Hole Addition' on the map 
     entitled `GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST - South half - 
     Alternative I - Selected Alternative Management Prescriptions 
     - Land and Resources Management Plan Final Environmental 
     Impact Statement' and dated March 4, 2014, which shall be 
     incorporated in the Rich Hole Wilderness Area designated by 
     paragraph (2) on the earlier of--
       ``(i) the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture 
     publishes in the Federal Register notice that the activities 
     permitted under subparagraph (C) have been completed; and
       ``(ii) the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment 
     of the Natural Resources Management Act.
       ``(B) Management.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
     the Secretary shall manage the wilderness area designated 
     under subparagraph (A) in accordance with the Wilderness Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
       ``(C) Water quality improvement activities.--
       ``(i) In general.--To enhance natural ecosystems within the 
     Rich Hole Addition by implementing certain activities to 
     improve water quality and aquatic passage, as described in 
     the Forest Service document entitled `Decision Notice for the 
     Lower Cowpasture Restoration and Management Project' and 
     dated December 2015, the Secretary of Agriculture may use 
     motorized equipment and mechanized transport in the Rich Hole 
     Addition under subparagraph (A) until the date on which the 
     Rich Hole Addition is incorporated into the Rich Hole 
     Wilderness under that subparagraph.
       ``(ii) Requirement.--In carrying out clause (i), the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     shall use the minimum tool or administrative practice 
     necessary to carry out that clause with the least amount of 
     adverse impact on wilderness character and resources.''.
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  SA 109. Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. Cramer) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 47, to provide 
for the management of the natural resources of the United States, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 83__. CONVEYANCE OF THE OAKES TEST AREA OF THE GARRISON 
                   DIVERSION UNIT PROJECT, NORTH DAKOTA.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means a title 
     transfer agreement between the United States and the 
     District--
       (A) to determine the legal, operational, institutional, and 
     financial terms related to the conveyance of the Oakes Test 
     Area as required under subsection (b); and
       (B) to be entered into pursuant to the memorandum of 
     agreement entitled ``Memorandum of Agreement Between United 
     States of America Department of the Interior Bureau of 
     Reclamation and Dickey-Sargent Irrigation District for the 
     Purpose of Defining Roles and Responsibilities for Actions 
     Required to Prepare for Title Transfer of Certain Facilities, 
     Land, and Appurtenances at the Garrison Diversion Unit 
     Project Oakes Test Area'', dated December 18, 2018, and 
     numbered 19AG620033.
       (2) District.--The term ``District'' means the Dickey-
     Sargent Irrigation District.
       (3) Oakes test area.--The term ``Oakes Test Area'' means 
     the facilities, land, and appurtenances of the approximately 
     5,000-acre prototype irrigation test area authorized as part 
     of the Garrison Diversion Unit Project in the James River 
     Basin, as described in the Agreement.
       (b) Conveyance to District.--As soon as practicable after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey 
     to the District all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to the Oakes Test Area, consistent with the 
     terms and conditions of the Agreement.
       (c) Liability.--
       (1) In general.--Effective on the date of conveyance to the 
     District of the Oakes Test Area under this section, the 
     United States shall not be held liable by any court for 
     damages of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or 
     occurrence relating to the Oakes Test Area, except for 
     damages caused by acts of negligence committed by the United 
     States or by an employee or agent of the United States prior 
     to the date of conveyance.
       (2) Applicable law.--Nothing in this section increases the 
     liability of the United States beyond the liability provided 
     in chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the ``Federal Tort Claims Act''), on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Benefits.--After the conveyance of the Oakes Test Area 
     to the District under this section--
       (1) the Oakes Test Area shall not be considered to be a 
     part of a Federal reclamation project; and

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       (2) the District shall not be eligible to receive any 
     benefits with respect to any facility comprising that Oakes 
     Test Area, other than benefits that would be available to a 
     similarly situated person with respect to a facility that is 
     not part of a Federal reclamation project.
       (e) Communication.--If the Secretary has not completed the 
     conveyance required under subsection (b) by the date that is 
     1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a letter with sufficient detail 
     that--
       (1) explains the reasons the conveyance has not been 
     completed; and
       (2) specifies the date by which the conveyance will be 
     completed.

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