Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act
This bill redesignates the Golden Spike National Historic Site in Utah as the Golden Spike National Historical Park, and requires the National Park Service to establish the Transcontinental Railroad Network. The park shall become a part of the network.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 5751 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5751
To redesignate Golden Spike National Historic Site and to establish the
Transcontinental Railroad Network.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 10, 2018
Mr. Bishop of Utah (for himself, Mr. Curtis, Mrs. Love, and Mr.
Stewart) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To redesignate Golden Spike National Historic Site and to establish the
Transcontinental Railroad Network.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Golden Spike 150th Anniversary
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Adjacent landowner.--The term ``adjacent landowner''
means the non-Federal owner of property that directly abuts the
Park boundaries.
(2) Historical crossing.--The term ``historical crossing''
means a corridor across historical railroad rights-of-way
within the Park--
(A) that have been used by adjacent landowners in
an open manner in the past 10 years for vehicle, farm
machinery or livestock travel; or
(B) where existing utility or pipelines have been
placed.
(3) Network.--The term ``Network'' means the
Transcontinental Railroad Network established under section 4.
(4) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Golden Spike
National Historical Park designated under section 3.
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National
Park Service.
(6) Superintendent.--The term ``Superintendent'' means the
Superintendent of the Park.
(7) Transcontinental railroad.--The term ``Transcontinental
Railroad'' means the approximately 1,912-mile continuous
railroad constructed between 1863 and 1869 from Council Bluffs,
Iowa, to San Francisco, California.
SEC. 3. REDESIGNATION.
(a) Redesignation.--The Golden Spike National Historic Site
established under the Act of July 10, 1965 (79 Stat. 426), shall be
known and designated as the ``Golden Spike National Historical Park''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Golden Spike
National Historic Site shall be considered a reference to the ``Golden
Spike National Historical Park''.
(c) Network.--The Park shall be part of the Network.
SEC. 4. TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD NETWORK.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish, within the National
Park Service, a program to be known as the Transcontinental Railroad
Network. The Network shall not include properties used in active
freight railroad operations (or other ancillary purposes) or reasonably
anticipated to be used for freight railroad operations in the future.
(b) Duties of the Secretary.--In carrying out the Network, the
Secretary shall--
(1) produce and disseminate appropriate education materials
relating to the history, construction, and legacy of the
Transcontinental Railroad, such as handbooks, maps,
interpretive guides, or electronic information;
(2) enter into appropriate cooperative agreements and
memoranda of understanding to provide technical assistance
under subsection (d); and
(3) create and adopt an official, uniform symbol or device
for the Network and issue guidance for the use of such symbol
or device.
(c) Elements.--The Network shall encompass the following elements:
(1) All units and programs of the National Park Service
that are determined by the Secretary to relate to the history,
construction, and legacy of the Transcontinental Railroad.
(2) With the consent of each person owning any legal
interest in the property, other Federal, State, local, and
privately-owned properties that--
(A) have a verifiable connection to the history,
construction, and legacy of the Transcontinental
Railroad and are included in, or determined by the
Secretary to be eligible for inclusion in, the National
Register of Historic Places; or
(B) are otherwise determined by the Secretary to be
connected to the history, construction, and legacy of
the Transcontinental Railroad.
(3) Other governmental and nongovernmental programs of an
educational, research, or interpretive nature that are directly
related to the history, construction, and legacy of the
Transcontinental Railroad.
(d) Cooperative Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding.--To
achieve the purposes of this section and to ensure effective
coordination of the Federal and non-Federal elements of the Network
described in subsection (c) with National Park System units and
programs of the National Park Service, the Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding with, and provide
technical assistance to, the heads of other Federal agencies, States,
units of local government, regional governmental bodies, and private
entities.
SEC. 5. AGREEMENTS AFFECTING CERTAIN HISTORICAL CROSSINGS.
(a) Agreements.--At the request of an adjacent landowner, the
Superintendent shall enter into an agreement with the adjacent
landowner regarding an existing historical crossing within the Park.
(b) Terms of Agreement.--The agreement shall provide that--
(1) the adjacent landowner shall give notice to the
Superintendent of a proposed activity that will affect the
surface or subsurface of the historical crossing;
(2) the Superintendent shall review and approve or
disapprove the proposed activity within 30 days of the date
that the adjacent landowner gives notice of a proposed activity
under paragraph (1);
(3) the Superintendent shall approve a proposed activity
if--
(A) the adjacent landowner will restore the surface
of the historical crossing within a reasonable time
following the completion of the proposed activity;
(B) the proposed activity will last less than one
month and will have limited physical impact on the
surface of the historical crossing;
(C) the proposed activity has been implemented by
the adjacent landowner or other adjacent landowners in
the past; or
(D) the proposed activity is the subject of a
categorical exclusion under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
(4) if the Superintendent disapproves the activity, the
adjacent landowner may modify the proposed activity and
resubmit it for review under paragraph (1).
SEC. 6. EXOTIC OR INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL.
At the request of an adjacent landowner, within 30 days of such a
request, the Superintendent shall authorize the adjacent landowner to
participate in the eradication of exotic or invasive species in the
Park for a period of up to 10 years, subject to renewal. Such an
authorization shall provide--
(1) that the exotic or invasive species proposed for
eradication is identified as such by the National Park Service;
(2) that the method, timing and location of the eradication
must be approved by the Superintendent; and
(3) appropriate indemnification of the adjacent landowner.
SEC. 7. FUNDING CLARIFICATION.
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of
this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts
otherwise authorized.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-782.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-782.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 608.
Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5591-5593)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5751.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5591-5592)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5591-5592)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.