A bill to authorize the establishment of the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in the State of Massachusetts, and for other purposes.

(Measure passed House, amended. roll call #197 (243-41))

=Title I:= Establishes the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site through the acquisition of the former home and office of Frederick Law Olmsted in Brookline, Massachusetts. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to administer such property.

Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements to protect the archival collection. Stipulates that the authority to enter into such agreements or to make payments for such purposes shall be effective only to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in Appropriations Acts. Directs the Secretary to submit to the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate a general management plan for the Site and to report to the same committees on the acquisition, management, and protection progress of the archival collection.

Authorizes appropriations for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands, development, and acquisition of the archival collection.

=Title II:= Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to change the date of the maps referencing the Point Reyes National Seashore. Stipulates that life estates may only be retained in properties not needed for management of such Seashore. Redefines "improved property" to include a private noncommercial dwelling, including the land on which it is situated, whose construction was begun before May 1, 1979, for the purpose of allowing the use and occupancy of areas added to such Seashore by the action of the 96th Congress.

Directs the Secretary to accept and manage any land and improvements within or adjacent to the seashore which are donated by the State of California or its subdivisions.

Amends the National Trails System Act to include the North Country Scenic Trail.

Removes the exclusion of specified lands from the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a portion of the Birch River in West Virginia as a river to be studied for potential addition to the national wild and scenic river system.

Entitles the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge in California to those protections accorded the Point Reyes National Seashore.

Amends the Act of October 27, 1972, to change the date of the maps referring to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Increases the authorization of appropriations, from $61,610,000 to $71,610,000, for the acquisition of lands within such recreation area. Reduces the development ceiling from $58,000,000 to $48,000,000.

Directs the Secretary to acquire by donation or purchase a suitable collection of whaling artifacts and associated items for preservation and display at the National Maritime Museum located within such recreation area. Authorizes the appropriation of $3,000,000 for such purchase.

Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to extend the availability of appropriations from the special account for the acquisition of lands and waters within areas for public use and recreation administered by the Secretary to those areas and authorizations enacted prior to the convening of the Ninety-sixth Congress.

Exempts those funds alloted for the acquisition of land, waters, or interest in same for the National Park System, recreation areas, and National Forest System from statutory ceilings enacted prior to the convening of the Ninety-sixth Congress.

Permits the Secretary to make minor changes to boundaries or appropriations relating to such Federal lands for which boundaries were established subsequent to January 1, 1965. Authorizes the purchase of such lands with appropriated funds.

Amends the Act of August 18, 1970, to eliminate the printing of certain newly submitted identical reports if adequate supplies of previously printed identical reports remain available.

Directs the Secretary to submit annually a comprehensive "National Park System Plan" to the designated congressional committees.

Authorizes the Secretary to revise the boundaries of the: (1) Carl Sandburg Home National Site, North Carolina; (2) Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia and Tennessee; and (3) Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park, Virginia.

Requires the maps and descriptions of such historical sites to be published by the Secretary within 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act.

Provides for the acquisition and disposal of lands within such boundaries.

Authorizes the appropriation of funds not to exceed $280,000 for Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and not to exceed $214,000 for Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the continued preservation and use of Palmer's Chapel in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Provides for a transfer between the Secretary of the Army and the National Park Service of certain land along the George Washington Memorial Parkway.

Amends the Act of June 30, 1944 to expand the boundaries of Harpers Ferry National Park.

Increases to $2,500,000 the development ceiling for the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve, Wisconsin.

Increases the authorization for the acquisition of lands for the Olympic National Park to $23,700,000.

Makes the authorization of appropriations under this Act effective October 1, 1979.

=Title III:= Establishes the Channel Islands National Park, the boundaries of which shall include San Miguel and Prince Islands, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, and Santa Barbara Islands within one nautical mile of each island. Abolishes the Channel Islands National Monument.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire such lands, waters, or interest therein by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, transfer from any Federal agency, exchange or otherwise.

Stipulates that any lands, waters, or interests therein owned by the State of California be acquired only by donation or exchange. Directs the Secretary to permit the use of park lands and waters for essential national security missions and for navigational aids.

Sets forth special acquisition conditions and procedures for private lands within the park boundaries.

Directs the Secretary to develop a natural resource study report, which shall be submitted to the appropriate House and Senate committees, and revised, updated, and resubmitted every two years for a ten-year period. Directs the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with the State of California to enhance the enforcement of Federal and State laws and regulations on the lands and waters within and adjacent to the park.

Directs the Secretary to administer the park in accordance with the Act establishing the National Park Service and other appropriate statutory authority. Requires the park to be administered on a low-intensity, limited-entry basis.

Requires the Secretary to submit to the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate a comprehensive general management plan for the park. Prohibits the charging of any fees for admission to the park.

Requires that the Secretary be advised in advance of all federally related activities of any type which might affect the resources of the park, in order to afford the Secretary a reasonable opportunity to comment on such undertaking.

Requires the Secretary to complete and submit, in accordance with the Wilderness Act, a wilderness study of the park within three fiscal years from the date of enactment of this Act.

Authorizes the Secretary to expend Federal funds on privately owned lands for purposes beneficial to the park. Transfers funds previously authorized for the Channel Islands National Monument to the park. Authorizes the appropriation of funds for land acquisition and development.