Summary: Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 - Title I: Forest Service Authorizations - (Sec. 101) Designates certain lands in the Skykomish River Valley, Washington, as the Wild Sky Wilderness, to be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Directs the Secretary to establish a trail plan. Authorizes the use of helicopter access to construct and maintain a joint Forest Service and Snohomish County telecommunications repeater site to provide improved communications for safety, health, and emergency purposes. Allows the continued use of floatplanes on Lake Isabel in the Wild Sky Wilderness, subject to reasonable restrictions. Provides that such wilderness designation shall not preclude the operation and maintenance of the existing Evergreen Mountain Lookout in the same manner and degree in which the operation and maintenance were occurring as of the enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands and interests in the Wild Sky Wilderness, with priority to be given to specified Priority Acquisition Lands. Requires the boundaries of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and the Wild Sky Wilderness to be adjusted to encompass any lands so acquired. Directs the Secretary to ensure adequate access to private in-holdings within the Wild Sky Wilderness. States that valuation of private lands shall be determined without reference to any restrictions on access or use which arise out of designation as a wilderness area. Requires the Secretary to accept specified lands within the Mt. Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, from the Chelan County Public Utility District if the District offers such lands to the Secretary (in title acceptable to the Secretary, and provided there is no hazardous material on the site) in exchange for a permanent easement, including helicopter access, to maintain an existing telemetry site to monitor snow pack on land within the Wenatchee National Forest, Washington. Provides for extinguishment of the easement and reversion of all conveyed rights to the United States if the District no longer needs to maintain a telemetry site. (Sec. 102) Designates Forest Service trail number 3590 in the Willamette National Forest in Lane County, Oregon, that begins and ends at North Waldo Campground and circumnavigates Waldo Lake, as a national recreation trail that shall be known as the "Jim Weaver Loop Trail" in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives. Title II: Bureau of Land Management Authorizations - (Sec. 201) - Establishes the Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area in San Luis Obispo County, California.Directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Outstanding Natural Area as part of the National Landscape Conservation System and to allow only those uses that further the purposes for the establishment of the Area, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, and other applicable laws. Withdraws the federal lands and interests in lands included within the Outstanding Natural Area from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the public land mining laws, and (3) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws and the mineral materials laws. Requires the Secretary to: (1) manage the Outstanding Natural Area in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the unique and nationally important historical, natural, cultural, scientific, educational, scenic, and recreational values of that area, including an emphasis on preserving and restoring the Light Station facilities; and (2) complete a comprehensive management plan to provide long-term management guidance for the public lands within the Outstanding Natural Area and fulfill the purposes for which it is established. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with federal, state, and local agencies to implement the management plan in the Outstanding Natural Area and to continue partnerships with local communities and the Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument. Provides for the acquisition of state and privately held lands or interests in lands adjacent to the Outstanding Natural Area as additions to the Outstanding Natural Area. Prohibits restrictions on overflights and law enforcement activities in the Outstanding Natural Area. Directs the Secretary to ensure access to the Outstanding Natural Area by Indians and Indian tribes for cultural and religious purposes. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 202) Establishes the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area in Palm Beach County, Florida, to protect, conserve, and enhance the unique and nationally important historic, natural, cultural, scientific, educational, scenic, and recreational values of the federal land surrounding the Lighthouse for the benefit of generations of people in the United States while: (1) allowing certain recreational and research activities to continue in the Area; and (2) ensuring that Coast Guard operations and activities are unimpeded within the boundaries of the Area. Withdraws the federal land and interests in such land included within the Outstanding Natural Area from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and (3) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws and the mineral materials laws. Revokes certain Executive Orders and a certain public land order. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, to: (1) develop a comprehensive management plan to provide long-term management guidance for the public land in the Outstanding Natural Area; and (2) ensure that the Outstanding Natural Area fulfills the purposes for which it is established. Requires the Secretary to manage the Outstanding Natural Area: (1) as part of the National Landscape Conservation System; and (2) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the unique and nationally important historical, natural, cultural, scientific, educational, scenic, and recreational values of the Outstanding Natural Area, including an emphasis on the restoration of native ecological systems, and in accordance with the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 and other applicable laws. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into cooperative agreements with government agencies and other partners (including the Loxahatchee River Historical Society) for the long-term management of the Outstanding Natural Area; and (2) acquire for inclusion in the Outstanding Natural Area any state or private land or any interest in state or private land that is adjacent to the Outstanding Natural Area and identified in the management plan as appropriate for acquisition. Prohibits restrictions on specified law enforcement activities and ongoing and future Coast Guard operations in the Outstanding Natural Area. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 203) Permits Clark County, Nevada, to convey approximately 51 acres of land in Clark County to the Nevada Division of State Lands for use by the Nevada National Guard. Provides for the reversion of such land to Clark County for management in accordance with the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 if it ceases to be used by the Nevada National Guard. Title III: National Park Service Authorizations - Subtitle A: Cooperative Agreements - (Sec. 301) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with state, local, or tribal governments, other federal agencies, other public entities, educational institutions, private nonprofit organizations, or participating private landowners for the purpose of protecting natural resources of units of the National Park System through collaborative efforts on land inside and outside of National Park System units. States that such an agreement shall provide clear and direct benefits to park natural resources and shall provide for: (1) the preservation, conservation, and restoration of coastal and riparian systems, watersheds, and wetlands; (2) preventing, controlling, or eradicating invasive exotic species that are within a unit of the National Park System or adjacent to such a unit; or (3) restoration of natural resources, including native wildlife habitat or ecosystems. Bars the Secretary from using any funds associated with such an agreement for the purposes of land acquisition, regulatory activity, or the development, maintenance, or operation of infrastructure, except for ancillary support facilities that the Secretary determines to be necessary for the completion of projects or activities identified in the agreement. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B: Boundary Adjustments and Authorizations - (Sec. 311) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire from willing sellers not more than 110 acres of certain land, water, or interests in land and water to be added to the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site. Permits the Secretary, in order to preserve the historic character and landscape of the Site, to also acquire up to five acres of land for the development of a visitor center and visitor parking area adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Site. Instructs the Secretary, upon the acquisition of any land or interest in land under this section, to revise the boundary of the Site to reflect the acquisition. Requires any land added to the Site by this section to be administered as part of the Site. (Sec. 312) Modifies the boundary of the Lowell National Historical Park to include certain properties in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts. (Sec. 313) Adjusts the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument in Idaho to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni ("Let it not happen again") memorial that commemorates the Japanese Americans of Bainbridge Island, Washington, who were the first to be forcibly removed from their homes and relocated to internment camps during World War II. Requires the memorial to be administered as part of the Minidoka Internment National Monument. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior in order to carry out requirements under this section concerning the memorial, to enter into agreements with: (1) the City of Bainbridge Island; (2) the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park and Recreational District; (3) the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community Memorial Committee; (4) the Bainbridge Island Historical Society; and (5) other appropriate individuals or entities. Allows the Secretary, in order to implement such an agreement, to: (1) enter into a cooperative management agreement relating to the operation and maintenance of the memorial with the city; and (2) enter into cooperative agreements with, and make grants to, the city and other non-federal entities for the development of facilities, infrastructure, and interpretive media at the memorial, if any federal funds provided by a grant or through a cooperative agreement are matched with nonfederal funds. Authorizes the Secretary to operate and maintain a site in the state of Washington for administrative and visitor use purposes associated with the Minidoka Internment National Monument. Establishes the Minidoka National Historic Site in order to protect, preserve, and interpret the resources associated with the former Minidoka Relocation Center where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II. Abolishes the Minidoka Internment National Monument (the Monument) as described in Presidential Proclamation 7395 of January 17, 2001. Incorporates land and any interests in the land at the Monument within, and made part of, the Site. Makes any funds available for purposes of the Monument available for the Site. Specifies the boundaries of the Site. Transfers administrative jurisdiction over: (1) the BOR parcel 1 and BOR parcel 2, including any improvements on, and appurtenances to, the parcels, from the Bureau of Reclamation to the National Park Service (NPS) for inclusion in the Site; and (2) specified public domain lands from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the NPS for inclusion in the Site. Revokes portions of any prior Department of the Interior orders withdrawing such public domain land. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire any land or interest in land within the boundary of the Site. Instructs the Secretary to interpret the story of the relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II to the Minidoka Relocation Center and other centers across the United States. Requires that, to the extent feasible, the collection of oral histories and testimonials from Japanese Americans who were confined shall be a part of the interpretive program at the Site. Requires the Secretary to coordinate the development of interpretive and educational materials and programs for the Site with the Manzanar National Historic Site in California. Authorizes the Secretary, in keeping with the historical use of the land following the decommission of the Minidoka Relocation Center, to issue a special use permit or enter into a lease to allow agricultural uses within the Site. Authorizes the Secretary to issue to Jerome County, Idaho, a document of disclaimer of interest in land for the parcel identified as Tract No. 2. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey all interest in specified land and improvements to the: (1) American Falls Reservoir District No. 2 (District) in Jerome, Lincoln, and Gooding Counties, Idaho; (2) city of Gooding; and (3) Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Requires the District, upon conveyance of such land and improvements, to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws (including regulations) in the operation of each facility transferred. Prohibits anything with regard to such conveyances from modifying or otherwise affecting the applicability of federal reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902, and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act) to project water provided to the District. Revokes the Department of the Interior's previous orders that withdrew specified land from the Gooding Division of the Minidoka project and requires the the Secretary, acting through the Director of the BLM, to manage the withdrawn land. Relieves the United States of liability for damages of any kind relating to the land conveyed under the conveyance, unless they result from injury caused by negligence of the United States. Requires the District to assume responsibility for all duties and costs associated with the operation, replacement, maintenance, enhancement, and betterment of the transferred land (including any improvements to the land). Bars the District from being eligible to receive federal funding to assist in any such activity relating to such land and improvements transferred, with the exception of any funding that would be available to a similarly situated nonreclamation district, as determined by the Secretary. Instructs the Secretary, before completing any conveyance of such land and improvements, to complete all actions required under: (1) the National Environmental Policy Act if 1969; (2) the Endangered Species Act of 1973; (3) the National Historic Preservation Act; and (4) all other applicable laws (including regulations). Requires the District to pay fair market value for the withdrawn lands to be acquired by them, in accordance with the terms of Agreement No. 5-07-10-L1688 between the United States and the District. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, in full satisfaction of the federal obligation to the District for the replacement of the existing structure that is to be transferred to the NPS for inclusion in the Minidoka National Historic Site, to provide to the District a grant in a specified amount in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 314) Amends Public Law 99-420 (relating to the establishment of a permanent boundary for the Acadia National Park in Maine) to prohibit any town in which there is federally owned property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior which lies outside the boundary of the Park from being eligible to receive such lands unless lands within the Park boundary and owned by such town have been conveyed to the Secretary. Extends the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission. Makes such extension effective on September 25, 2006. Increases the ceiling on the amount of appropriations for the acquisition of lands and interests with respect to the Acadia National Park. Authorizes the Secretary to provide assistance in the planning, construction, and operation of an intermodal transportation center located outside the Park's boundary, in the town of Trenton, Maine, to improve the management, interpretation, and visitor enjoyment of the Park. Allows the Secretary, in administering the intermodal transportation center, to enter into interagency agreements with other federal agencies and cooperative agreements with state and local agencies and nonprofits to: (1) provide exhibits, interpretive services, and technical assistance; (2) conduct activities that facilitate the dissemination of information related to the Park and the Island Explorer transit system or any successor transit system; (3) provide financial assistance for the construction of the center in exchange for space in the center that is sufficient for interpretation of the Park; and (4) assist with the operation and maintenance of the center. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C: Studies - (Sec. 321) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study relating to the First and Second Battles of Newtonia (Missouri) during the Civil War, including evaluating the suitability and feasibility of adding the battlefields and related sites as part of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield or designating such battlefields and sites as a unit of the National Park System. (Sec. 322) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Soldiers' Memorial Military Museum at 1315 Chestnut, St. Louis, Missouri, as a unit of the National Park System. (Sec. 323) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of designating the Wolf House on Highway 5 in Norfork, Arkansas, as a unit of the National Park System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the Wolf House. (Sec. 324) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the NPS, to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a memorial as a unit or units of the National Park System to the Space Shuttle Columbia on the four specified parcels of land in Texas on which large debris from the Space Shuttle was recovered. Authorizes the Secretary to recommend to Congress additional sites in Texas relating to the Space Shuttle Columbia for establishment as memorials to the Space Shuttle. (Sec. 325) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study to determine: (1) appropriate methods for preserving and interpreting certain sites in Arizona, California, and other states that are significant to the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement in the western United States; and (2) whether any of the sites meets the criteria for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or designation as a national historic landmark. Directs the Secretary to: (1) consider the criteria for the study of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park System; and (2) consult with the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation, the United Farm Workers Union, and state and local historical associations and societies. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 326) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in Taunton, Massachusetts, as a unit of the National Park System. Requires recommendations in the report to include discussion and consideration of the concerns expressed by private landowners with respect to designating the structures referred to in this section as a a unit of the National Park System. (Sec. 327) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study of the area known as the Rim of the Valley Corridor, including the mountains encircling the San Fernando, La Crescenta, Santa Clarita, Simi, and Conejo Valleys in California, to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of designating all or a portion of the Corridor as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the Corridor. Requires the Secretary to document: (1) the process used to develop the existing Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Fire Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (September 2005); and (2) all activity conducted pursuant to such Plan designed to protect lives and property from wildfire. Subtitle D: Memorials, Commissions, and Museums - (Sec. 331) Authorizes the Marion Park Project, a committee of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation, to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor Brigadier General Francis Marion. Prohibits the use of federal funds to pay any expense of its establishment. Makes the Marion Park Project solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of such commemorative work. (Sec. 332) Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 to revise the administrative authorities of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission. Authorizes the Commission to: (1) enter into contracts for specialized or professional services without regard to certain civil service requirements; (2) accept gifts of real or personal property; (3) appoint an architect; (4) hire and fire staff without regard to competitive service requirements and obtain temporary, intermittent, and part-time services; (5) enter into cooperative agreements with other government and private entities; and (6) accept volunteer services. Requires the Commission to: (1) appoint an Executive Director; and (2) obtain administrative and support services from the General Services Administration. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 333) Establishes the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of American Latino Heritage to report its recommendations with respect to developing a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, D.C. Requires the Commission to develop a fund-raising plan for supporting the creation and maintenance of the Museum through contributions by the American people, and a separate plan on fund-raising by the American Latino community. Specifies issues that the Commission shall examine (in consultation with the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution) and report on. Requires the Commission, based on the recommendations contained in such reports, to submit recommendations for a legislative plan of action to create and construct the Museum. Authorizes the Commission to convene a national conference on the Museum, which shall be comprised of individuals committed to the advancement of American Latino life, art, history, and culture. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 334) Establishes the Champlain Quadricentennial Commemoration Commission to plan and execute programs and activities to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the voyage of Samuel de Champlain (the first European to discover and explore Lake Champlain). Establishes the Hudson-Fulton 400th Commemoration Commission to plan and execute programs and activities to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the voyage of Henry Hudson (the first European to sail up the Hudson River) and the 200th anniversary of the voyage of Robert Fulton (the first person to use steam navigation on a commercial basis). Allows the Champlain Commission and the Hudson-Fulton Commission to make grants to communities, nonprofits, and state commemorative commissions as described in this section. Requires the Commissions to provide technical assistance to states, localities, and nonprofits to further the Champlain commemoration and Hudson-Fulton commemoration, as applicable. Directs the Champlain Commission to coordinate and consult with the Lake Champlain Basin Program in providing such grants and technical assistance. Terminates such Commissions on December 31, 2010. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 335) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Museum of the American Quilter's Society, at 215 Jefferson Street in Paducah, Kentucky, should be designated as the "National Quilt Museum of the United States." (Sec. 336) Expresses the sense of Congress that the National Museum of Wildlife Art, at 2820 Rungius Road, Jackson, Wyoming, should be designated as the "National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States." (Sec. 337) Redesignates the Ellis Island Library, on the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the "Bob Hope Memorial Library." Subtitle E: Trails and Rivers - (Sec. 341) Amends the National Trails System Act to include the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, a trail consisting of water and overland routes totaling approximately 290 miles and extending from Tangier Island, Virginia, through southern Maryland, the District of Columbia, and northern Virginia and in the Chesapeake Bay, Patuxent River, Potomac River and north to the Patapsco River and Baltimore, Maryland, commemorating the Chesapeake Campaign of the War of 1812. Requires the Trail to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Allows the Secretary to provide to state and local governments and nonprofits interpretive programs and services and technical assistance. (Sec. 342) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc., specified federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in Nebraska, to be used as an historic site and interpretive center for the Trail. Authorizes appropriations for site and center operation. (Sec. 343) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource study to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of adding the Eastern Legacy sites (the sites associated with the preparation or return phases of the Lewis and Clark expedition, commonly known as the "Eastern Legacy," including sites in Virginia, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri, and Illinois) to the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of those sites. (Sec. 344) Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system (the system) certain segments of the main stem and specified tributaries of the Eightmile River, Connecticut. Declares that such segments shall be managed in accordance with the Eightmile River Watershed Management Plan and such amendments as the Secretary of the Interior determines are consistent with this section. Deems the Plan to satisfy the requirements for a comprehensive management plan required under the Act. Instructs the Secretary to coordinate management responsibilities regarding the Eightmile River with the Eightmile Coordinating Committee, as specified in the Plan. Allows the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements for administration and for assistance, advice, and cooperation to plan, protect, and manage river resources with the state of Connecticut, the towns of Salem, Lyme, and East Haddam, and appropriate local planning and environmental organizations. Requires the agreements to be consistent with the Plan and allows provisions for federal assistance. Prohibits the Eightmile River from being administered as part of the National Park System or being subject to related regulations. Deems the zoning ordinances adopted by the towns, in effect as of December 8, 2005, to satisfy the standards and requirements under the Act regarding the prohibition on federal acquisition of lands by condemnation for inclusion in any wild, scenic, or recreational river area and such towns to be "villages" for such purposes. Limits the authority of the Secretary to acquire lands for purposes of the Act to acquisition by donation or acquisition with the owner's consent and subjects it to the additional criteria set forth in the Plan. Recognizes specified tributaries of the Eightmile River watershed as integral to the protection and enhancement of the river and watershed. Authorizes appropriations.Subtitle F: Denali National Park and Alaska Railroad Exchange - (Sec. 351) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to grant to the Alaska Railroad Corporation an exclusive use easement on land that is identified by the Secretary within Denali National Park to provide a location to the Corporation for the construction, maintenance, and on-going operation of track and associated support facilities for turning railroad trains around near Denali Park Station. Directs the Secretary, in exchange for the easement granted, to require the relinquishment of certain portions of the Corporation's existing exclusive use easement within the boundary of the Park. Requires the easement conveyed to the Corporation to be under the same terms as the exclusive use easement granted to the Alaska Railroad in the Park in a specified deed. States that the easement relinquished by the Corporation, respecting the portion being exchanged, shall be the full title and interest received by the Alaska Railroad in such deed. Requires the Alaska Railroad to pay all costs associated with such land exchange. Designates the land underlying any easement relinquished to the United States under this section that is adjacent to designated wilderness as wilderness and added to the Denali Wilderness, the boundaries of which are modified accordingly. Instructs the Secretary to require any additional terms and conditions that the Secretary determines are appropriate to protect the interests of the United States and of the Park. Subtitle G: National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Amendments - (Sec. 361) Amends the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to revise the authorization of appropriations for each fiscal year for: (1) the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program; and (2) preservation and restoration of historic buildings and structures associated with the Underground Railroad. Subtitle H: Grand Canyon Subcontractors - (Sec. 372) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to pay the amount owed to the subcontractors of Pacific General, Inc. (PGI), for work performed at the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona between FY2002-FY2003 under a General Services Administration (GSA) indefinite deliver/indefinite quantity contract (IDIQ), provided that specified conditions are met before that payment. Title IV: National Heritage Areas - Subtitle A: Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area - (Sec. 403) Establishes the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area comprising the 175 mile-region following the Route 15 corridor and certain surrounding areas through Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia. (Sec. 405) Requires the Secretary of the Interior to evaluate the accomplishments of the Area. (Sec. 406) Designates the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership as the local coordinating entity for the Area. Requires the Partnership to prepare and submit a management plan for the Area. (Sec. 409) Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 411) Terminates the authority of the Secretary to provide financial assistance under this subtitle 15 years after enactment of this subtitle. Subtitle B: Niagara Falls National Heritage Area - (Sec. 423) Establishes the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in New York. Specifies the boundaries of the Area. (Sec. 425) Requires the Secretary of the Interior to evaluate the accomplishments of the Area. (Sec. 426) Designates as the local coordinating entity for the Area: (1) the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Commission (established by this subtitle) for a five-year period beginning on the enactment of this subtitle; and (2) a private nonprofit or governmental organization designated by the Commission on the expiration of such period. Requires the local coordinating entity to prepare and submit a management plan for the Area. (Sec. 430) Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 432) Terminates the authority of the Secretary to provide financial assistance under this subtitle 15 years after enactment of this Act. Subtitle C: Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area - (Sec. 443) Establishes the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area in Illinois, which shall consist of sites designated by the management plan (prepared pursuant to this subtitle) within a specified core area in central Illinois. (Sec. 445) Requires the Secretary of the Interior to evaluate the accomplishments of the Area. (Sec. 446) Designates the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition as the local coordinating entity for the Area. Requires the Coalition to prepare and submit a management plan for the Area. (Sec. 449) Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 451) Terminates the authority of the Secretary to provide financial assistance under this subtitle 15 years after enactment of this subtitle.Subtitle D: Authorization Extensions and Viability Studies - (Sec. 461) Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for the National Coal Heritage Area, Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area, Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, Steel Industry American Heritage Area, Essex National Heritage Area, South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, America's Agricultural Partnership, Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor (redesignated by this Act as the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway), and Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to evaluate the accomplishments of such Areas. Subtitle E: Technical Corrections and Additions - (Sec. 471) Amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to make resources in Lincoln County, West Virginia, and Paint Creek and Cabin Creek in Kanawha County, West Virginia, as determined to be appropriate by the National Coal Heritage Area Authority, eligible for the provision of assistance. Requires the Authority (under current law, the governor of West Virginia) to submit a management plan for the Area, which shall set forth the responsibilities of the Authority, as well as those of the Secretary, to administer any properties acquired pursuant to a contractual agreement. (Sec. 472) Adds Butler County, Pennsylvania, to the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area. (Sec. 473) Expands the boundaries of the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor to include the counties of Berkeley and Saluda and the portion of Georgetown County that is not part of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. (Sec. 474) Redesignates the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor as the "Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway." Repeals provisions regarding the establishment and powers and duties of the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor Committee. Requires the Ohio & Erie Canal Association to develop and submit to the Secretary of the Interior a management plan for the Canalway. Changes reference to the Superintendent of the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area to the Superintendent of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Removes all references to the Committee under the requirements with respect to the effect of the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor Act of 1996 on: (1) zoning or land use control powers; and (2) private property and local zoning ordinance and land use plans. Specifies such Act's effect on the Ohio & Erie Canal Association with respect to such property and plans. Prohibits the Secretary from providing any financial assistance (under current law, any assistance), as well as making any grants, under such Act after September 30, 2012. (Sec. 475) Provides for funds made available under provisions relating to the establishment of the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route to be used for the preparation of the strategic plan for the Trail Route. Prohibits requiring a nonfederal match for funding made available for the preparation of such plan. Extends the authorities provided to the Secretary with respect to the Trail Route to September 30, 2011. Subtitle F: Studies - (Sec. 481) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of designating the coastal areas of Clatsop County, Oregon, and Pacific County, Washington (also known as the North Beach Peninsula) and areas relating to Native American history, local history, Euro-American settlement culture, and related economic activities of the Columbia River eastward in Clatsop County and Pacific, Columbia, and Wahkiakum Counties, Washington, as the "Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area." Instructs the Secretary to analyze the potential impact that designation of the area as a national heritage area is likely to have on land within the proposed area or bordering such area that is privately owned. (Sec. 482) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating a specified study area (including the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site) in Kentucky in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Title V: Bureau of Reclamation and United States Geological Survey Authorizations - (Sec. 501) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation and the Director of the United States Geological Survey, to conduct a study that includes: (1) a survey of accessible water supplies, including aquifers, on the Kenai Peninsula in the municipality of Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the city of Fairbanks, and the Fairbanks Northstar Borough; (2) a survey of water treatment needs and technologies applicable to the water resources of Alaska; and (3) a review of the need for enhancement of the streamflow information collected by the Geological Survey in the state relating to critical water needs in areas such as infrastructure risks to state transportation, flood forecasting, resource extraction, and fire management. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out this section 10 years after its enactment. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 502) Authorizes the Redwood Valley County Water District, California, to enter into additional nonfederal obligations necessary to finance procurement of dedicated water rights and improvements needed, if the Secretary of the Interior and the District, as of January 1, 2006, have not renegotiated the schedule of payments for loans made by the United States to the District. Requires: (1) the renegotiated schedule of payments to commence when such additional obligations have been financially satisfied by the District; and (2) the date of the initial payment by the District to the United States to be regarded as the start of the repayment period and the time upon which any interest shall first be computed and assessed under the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956. (Sec. 503) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer ownership of the American River Pump Station Project at Auburn, California, to the Placer County Water Agency. Makes federal costs associated with construction of the Project nonreimbursable. Authorizes the Secretary to grant title to the Agency in full satisfaction of U.S. obligations under Land Purchase Contract 14-06-859-308 to provide a water supply to that Agency. Requires the Secretary, before conveying such land and facilities, to comply with requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and any other applicable law. Provides that, upon the transfer, the United States shall not be liable for damages relating to the land or facilities. (Sec. 504) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study (including an environmental evaluation and a cost allocation) on raising the height of the Arthur V. Watkins Dam for the development of additional storage to meet water supply needs within the Weber Basin Project area and the Wasatch Front, Utah. Directs the Secretary to accept in-kind contributions of goods or services from the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District as part of the nonfederal cost share. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out this section 10 years after enactment of this Act. (Sec. 505) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, at the request of the governor of New Mexico and acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and the Geological Survey, to: (1) provide to New Mexico technical assistance and grants for the development of comprehensive state water plans; (2) conduct water resources mapping in New Mexico; and (3) conduct a comprehensive study of groundwater resources in New Mexico to assess the quantity, quality, and interaction of groundwater and surface water resources.Directs the Secretary to allocate specified funds: (1) to develop hydrologic models and acquire associated equipment for the New Mexico Rio Grande main stem sections and Rios Pueblo de Taos and Hondo, Rios Nambe, Pojoaque and Teseque, Rio Chama, and Lower Rio Grande tributaries; (2) to complete the hydrographic survey development of hydrologic models and acquire associated equipment for the San Juan River and tributaries and for Southwest New Mexico, including the Animas Basin, the Gila River, and tributaries; and (3) for statewide digital orthophotography mapping. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out this section 10 years after enactment of this Act. (Sec. 506) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain buildings and lands of the Yakima Project, Washington, to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District. Shields the United States from liability for damages relating to the conveyed buildings and lands, except for damages caused by negligent acts committed before the conveyance date. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress if the Secretary has not completed the conveyance within a year. (Sec. 507) Amends the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to include Juab County among those Utah counties for which Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project funds may be provided for a Utah Division of Water Resources feasibility study and development of systems to allow groundwater recharge, management, and the conjunctive use of surface water resources with groundwater resources. (Sec. 508) Authorizes any owner of land within the A&B Irrigation District in Idaho to repay at any time the construction costs of District project facilities that are allocated to such land. Provides that, upon full payment of such costs, the parcels shall not be subject to specified ownership and full-cost pricing limitations under federal reclamation law, for which the Secretary shall, upon request, provide the landowner a certificate. (Sec. 509) Amends the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to: (1) replace references to the Deschutes River Basin Working Group with the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group; (2) require the two representatives of private interests from irrigated agriculture on the Working Group to actively farm more than 100 acres of irrigated land and not be irrigation district managers; (3) direct the Bureau of Reclamation to pay up to a specified amount of the cost of performing projects proposed by the Working Group and approved by the Secretary of the Interior for FY2007-FY2016; and (4) authorize appropriations for Deschutes Basin ecosystem restoration projects for FY2007-FY2016. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to provide grants to, or enter into agreements with, tribal, state, and local governmental entities and the Associated Ditch Companies, Incorporated (ADC) to plan, design, and construct facilities needed to implement the Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation Program as long as the Secretary ensures that: (1) the Program and activities meet the standards of Oregon's dam safety program; (2) ADC agrees to assume liability for any work performed or supervised with federal funds; and (3) the United States is not liable for damages relating to a facility rehabilitated or constructed with federal funds. Prohibits crediting against the federal share of the costs of activities authorized any expenditure made by the Bonneville Power Administration in the Wallowa River watershed or by individual agricultural producers in any federal commodity or conservation program. Requires the Secretary to comply with applicable Oregon water law. Prohibits the federal government from holding title to any facility rehabilitated or constructed or from being responsible for operation and maintenance of any such facility. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out such Program 10 years after enactment. Authorizes the Secretary, through the Bureau, to participate in the Water for Irrigation, Streams and the Economy Project water management feasibility study and environmental impact statement in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement Between City of Medford and Bureau of Reclamation for the Water for Irrigation, Streams, and the Economy Project. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out such study and statement 10 years after the enactment of this section. Modifies a repayment contract between the Secretary and the North Unit Irrigation District, Oregon, to permit the District to engage in, or take advantage of, conserved water projects authorized by Oregon law. Permits the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, to renegotiate in the future with the District such contractual terms as the District directors deem necessary only upon their written request and the Commissioner's consent. (Sec. 510) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to study the feasibility of implementing a water supply and conservation project that will: (1) improve water supply reliability in the Republican River Basin between Harlan County Lake in Nebraska and Milford Lake in Kansas; (2) increase the capacity of water storage through projects that serve areas in the Republican River Basin; and (3) improve water management efficiency in the Republican River Basin and, where appropriate, evaluate integrated water resource management and supply needs in the Republican River Basin. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out this section 10 years after enactment of this Act. (Sec. 511) Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Eastern Municipal Water District, California, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities needed to establish operational pressure zones that will be used to provide recycled water in the district. Bars the use of funds provided by the Secretary for project operation or maintenance. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out this section 10 years after its enactment. (Sec. 512) Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of recycled water projects in cooperation with: (1) Palo Alto and Mountain View, California; (2) Pittsburg, California, and the Delta Diablo Sanitation District; (3) Antioch, California, and the Delta Diablo Sanitation District; (4) the North Coast County Water District; (5) Redwood City, California; (6) the South County Regional Wastewater Authority and the Santa Clara Valley Water District; and (7) San Jose, California, and the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for operation and maintenance. Authorizes appropriations. Expresses the intent of Congress that a comprehensive water recycling program for the San Francisco Bay Area include the San Jose Area water reclamation and reuse program authorized by the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992. (Sec. 513) Makes costs incurred by the Secretary of the Interior for the physical fortification of Bureau of Reclamation facilities to satisfy increased post-September 11, 2001, security needs non-reimbursable. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to include up to a specified amount of costs incurred for increased levels of guards and patrols, training, patrols by local and tribal law enforcement entities, operation, maintenance, and replacement of guard and response force equipment, and operation and maintenance of facility fortifications at Bureau facilities after September 11, 2001, as reimbursable operation and maintenance costs under reclamation law. Requires site security costs allocated to irrigation and municipal and industrial water service under this section for the Central Valley Project, California, to be collected by the Secretary exclusively by including such costs in operation and maintenance water rates. Directs the Secretary: (1) upon identifying a Bureau facility for a site security measure, to provide to the project beneficiaries written notice describing the need for and the process for identifying and implementing the measure and summarizing related administrative and legal requirements; (2) to provide project beneficiaries an opportunity to consult with the Bureau on the planning, design, and construction of the measure; (3) before incurring security-related costs, to consider cost containment measures recommended by a project beneficiary; (4) to provide to the project beneficiary a timely written response describing any proposed actions to address the recommendations and notice regarding the costs and status of such activities; and (5) to report annually on site security actions and activities undertaken pursuant to this Act, including a summary of expenditures and information relating to a five-year planning horizon showing pre- and post-September 11, 2001, costs for site security activities. (Sec. 514) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study: (1) obstacles to reducing the quantity of produced water (water that is brought to the surface as part of the process of exploration for or development of oil, natural gas, coal-bed methane, or any other substance to be used as an energy source) and to increasing the extent to which produced water can be used for irrigation and other purposes without adversely affecting water quality, public health, or the environment; (2) actions that could reduce or eliminate such obstacles; and (3) costs and benefits associated with reducing or eliminating such obstacles. Directs the Secretary to provide financial assistance for the development of facilities, technologies, and processes to demonstrate the feasibility, effectiveness, and safety of: (1) optimizing energy resource production by reducing the quantity of produced water generated; or (2) increasing the extent to which produced water may be recovered and made suitable for irrigation, municipal, or industrial uses or other purposes without adversely affecting water quality or the environment. Requires such assistance to be provided for: (1) at least one project in each of the Upper Basin states (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming); and (2) at least one project in at least one of the Lower Basin states (Arizona, California, and Nevada). Prohibits such assistance from exceeding $1 million for any project or from being used to pay more than 50% of project cost or for facility operation or maintenance. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 515) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation and in cooperation with the Governance Committee established under the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Cooperative Agreement, to: (1) participate in such Program; (2) carry out any projects or activities that are designated for implementation during the Program's first 13 years (First Increment); (3) acquire interests in land, water, and facilities from willing sellers; (4) transfer acquired interests; and (5) accept or provide grants. Allows the Program to be modified before the completion of the First Increment if the Secretary and the states of Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado determine that the modifications are consistent with Program purposes. Specifies this Act's effect with respect to: (1) acreage limitations provisions of reclamation laws; and (2) water rights. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Secretary's authority to implement the First Increment on September 30, 2020. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, to: (1) modify the Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir; and (2) enter one or more agreements with the state of Wyoming to implement the Pathfinder Modification Project. Authorizes the capacity of the Pathfinder Reservoir to be used for municipal, environmental, and other purposes, as described in Appendix F to the final settlement stipulation in Nebraska v. Wyoming. Bars certain of the authorized actions and water uses described above concerning the Project from occurring until the following actions are completed: (1) final approval from the Wyoming legislature for the export of Project water to Nebraska under the laws of Wyoming; and (2) final approval in a change of water use proceeding under the laws of Wyoming for all new uses planned for Project water. (States that final approval includes exhaustion of any available review under state law of any administrative actions authorizing the change of the Pathfinder Reservoir water right.) (Sec. 516) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct a feasibility study of alternatives to augment the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservatory District and cities served by the District. Requires the study to include any recommendations of the Secretary of the Interior related to the alternatives studied. Authorizes appropriations. Title VI: Department of Energy Authorizations - (Sec. 601) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy to award grants for a five-year period to nonprofit institutions, state and local governments, cooperative extension services, or institutions of higher education to establish a geographically dispersed network of Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Centers, located in areas the Secretary determines have the greatest need of their services. Requires the Secretary to: (1) give priority to applicants already operating or partnered with an outreach program capable of transferring such knowledge and information about advanced energy efficiency methods and technologies; (2) give preference to those that would significantly expand on or fill a gap in existing programs in a geographical region; and (3) consider the special needs and opportunities for increased energy efficiency for manufactured and site-built housing, including construction, renovation, and retrofit. Revises provisions regarding Center activities and operations and selection criteria. Prohibits the use of grant funds for facilities construction. (Sec. 602) Amends the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988 to authorize appropriations for FY2008-FY2012. Requires the Secretary of Energy, in reviewing research and development activities for possible inclusion in the research plan to expand the steel research and development initiative, to consider among steel project priorities the development of technologies which reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Revises the requirement for consideration of the development of advanced coatings for sheet steels to specify sheet and bar steels. Title VII: Northern Mariana Islands - Subtitle A: Immigration, Security, and Labor - (Sec. 702) Extends U.S. immigration laws, as defined by the Immigration and Nationality Act, to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), subject to a transition period through December 31, 2014.Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) numerical limitations for nonimmigrant workers (parallel provisions for Guam and the CNMI); (2) nonimmigrant investors and nonimmigrant workers; and (3) removal. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress respecting nonresident guestworkers in the CNMI. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for CNMI nonimmigrant visitor visa waivers (as currently provided for Guam) for stays of up to 45 days (current law provides for 15-day stays) in Guam or the CNMI. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to monitor such admissions and suspend the entry of nationals from a country whose nationals have created an unacceptable number of program violations or pose security or law enforcement risks. Provides that a person: (1) seeking U.S. entry from the CNMI shall be processed under existing immigration authority regarding entry from Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; and (2) denied admission shall be immediately removed. Authorizes: (1) additional countries to be added to such visa waiver program; (2) creation of additional Guam or CNMI-only nonimmigrant visas; and (3) the Attorney General, the Secretary, and the Secretary of Labor to establish CNMI immigration operations offices. Directs the President and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress respecting the transition program. Authorizes the Governor of CNMI to report to the President respecting the program. States that the CNMI government shall: (1) not permit an increase in the number of alien workers in the CNMI as of the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) administer its non-refoulement protection program in accordance with its September 2003 agreement with the Department of the Interior. Exempts hospitals in Guam, the CNMI, and the U.S. Virgin Islands from certain nurse admissions requirements. (Sec. 704) Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B: Northern Mariana Islands Delegate - (Sec. 711) States that: (1) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be represented in the U.S. Congress by the Resident Representative to the United States (authorized by the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States of America); and (2) the Resident Representative shall be a nonvoting Delegate to the House of Representatives and elected as provided for by this subtitle. Title VIII: Compacts of Free Association Amendments - (Sec. 801) Amends the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 with respect to: (1) the provision of emergency and disaster assistance through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands; (2) Palau; and (3) the continuation of legal services to the citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands residing in the United States (including territories and possessions). (Sec. 810) Authorizes the President to transfer on a grant basis to: (1) Turkey, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates GEORGE PHILIP and SIDES and the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ship BLACKHAWK; and (2) Lithuania, the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ships CORMORANT and KINGFISHER. Authorizes the President to transfer on a sale basis to: (1) Taiwan, the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ships ORIOLE and FALCON; and (2) Turkey, the OSPREY class minehunter coastal ship SHRIKE. States that: (1) the value of such vessels transferred on a grant basis shall not be counted against the aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred to countries in any fiscal year under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (2) transfer costs shall be charged to the recipient; and (3) to the maximum extent practicable, the country to which a vessel is transferred shall have necessary vessel repair and refurbishment carried out at U.S. shipyards (including U.S. Navy shipyards). Terminates transfer authority two years after enactment of this Act.

title forest service authorizations sec designates certain lands washington wild sky wilderness managed secretary agriculture directs secretary establish trail plan authorizes use helicopter access construct maintain joint forest_service telecommunications site provide improved communications safety health emergency purposes allows continued use lake wild sky wilderness subject reasonable restrictions provides wilderness designation shall preclude operation maintenance existing manner degree operation maintenance occurring enactment act authorizes secretary acquire lands interests wild sky wilderness priority given specified requires boundaries baker snoqualmie national_forest adjusted encompass lands acquired directs secretary ensure adequate access private holdings wild sky wilderness states valuation private lands shall determined reference restrictions access use arise designation wilderness area requires secretary accept specified lands baker snoqualmie national_forest washington district offers lands secretary title acceptable secretary provided hazardous material site exchange permanent easement including helicopter access maintain existing telemetry site monitor snow pack land washington provides extinguishment easement reversion conveyed rights united_states district longer needs maintain telemetry site sec trail number oregon begins ends national recreation trail shall known loop trail honor member house_of_representatives title sec establishes historic light station outstanding natural area california directs secretary interior manage national_landscape_conservation_system allow uses purposes establishment area federal_land_policy_and_management_act applicable laws withdraws federal lands interests lands included forms entry appropriation disposal public land laws location entry patent public land mining laws operation mineral leasing geothermal leasing laws mineral materials laws requires secretary manage manner conserves protects enhances unique nationally important historical natural cultural scientific educational scenic recreational values area including emphasis preserving restoring facilities complete comprehensive management plan provide long term management guidance public lands fulfill purposes established authorizes secretary enter cooperative agreements federal state local agencies implement management plan continue partnerships local communities provides acquisition state privately held lands interests lands adjacent additions prohibits restrictions overflights law enforcement activities directs secretary ensure access indians indian tribes cultural religious purposes authorizes appropriations sec establishes florida protect conserve enhance unique nationally important historic natural cultural scientific educational scenic recreational values federal land surrounding lighthouse benefit generations people united_states allowing certain recreational research activities continue area ensuring coast_guard operations activities unimpeded boundaries area withdraws federal land interests land included forms entry appropriation disposal public land laws location entry patent mining laws operation mineral leasing geothermal leasing laws mineral materials laws revokes certain executive orders certain public land order directs secretary interior consultation commandant_of_the_coast_guard develop comprehensive management plan provide long term management guidance public land outstanding natural area ensure outstanding natural area fulfills purposes established requires secretary manage national_landscape_conservation_system manner conserves protects enhances unique nationally important historical natural cultural scientific educational scenic recreational values including emphasis restoration native ecological systems accordance applicable laws authorizes secretary enter cooperative agreements government agencies partners including long term management acquire inclusion state private land interest state private land adjacent identified management plan appropriate acquisition prohibits restrictions specified law enforcement activities ongoing future coast_guard operations authorizes appropriations sec permits clark_county nevada convey approximately acres land clark_county use provides reversion land clark_county management accordance southern_nevada_public_land_management_act ceases title iii cooperative agreements sec authorizes secretary interior enter cooperative agreements state local tribal governments federal agencies public entities educational institutions private nonprofit organizations participating private landowners purpose protecting natural resources units national_park_system collaborative efforts land inside outside national_park_system units states agreement shall provide clear direct benefits park natural resources shall provide preservation conservation restoration coastal riparian systems watersheds wetlands preventing controlling eradicating invasive exotic species unit national_park_system adjacent unit restoration natural resources including native wildlife habitat ecosystems bars secretary funds associated agreement purposes land acquisition regulatory activity development maintenance operation infrastructure ancillary support facilities secretary determines necessary completion projects activities identified agreement authorizes appropriations subtitle authorizations sec authorizes secretary interior acquire willing sellers acres certain land water interests land water added permits secretary order preserve historic character landscape site acquire acres land development visitor center visitor parking area adjacent vicinity site instructs secretary acquisition land interest land section revise boundary site reflect acquisition requires land added site section administered site sec modifies boundary include certain properties city massachusetts sec adjusts boundary idaho include let memorial japanese americans washington forcibly removed homes relocated internment camps world war requires memorial administered secretary interior order carry requirements section concerning memorial enter agreements city island metropolitan park island appropriate individuals entities allows secretary order implement agreement enter cooperative management agreement relating operation maintenance memorial city enter cooperative agreements grants city non federal entities development facilities infrastructure interpretive media memorial federal funds provided grant cooperative agreement matched nonfederal funds authorizes secretary operate maintain site state washington administrative visitor use purposes associated establishes order protect preserve interpret resources associated japanese americans incarcerated world war abolishes described january incorporates land interests land monument site makes funds available purposes monument available site specifies boundaries site transfers administrative jurisdiction parcel parcel including improvements appurtenances parcels bureau_of_reclamation national_park_service nps inclusion site specified public domain lands bureau_of_land_management blm nps inclusion site revokes portions prior department_of_the_interior orders withdrawing public domain land authorizes secretary acquire land interest land boundary site instructs secretary interpret story relocation japanese americans world war centers united_states requires extent feasible collection oral histories japanese americans confined shall interpretive program site requires secretary coordinate development interpretive educational materials programs site california authorizes secretary keeping historical use land following decommission issue special use permit enter lease allow agricultural uses site authorizes secretary issue idaho document disclaimer interest land parcel identified tract authorizes secretary interior convey interest specified land improvements district lincoln counties idaho city game requires district conveyance land improvements comply applicable federal state local laws including regulations operation facility transferred prohibits regard conveyances modifying affecting applicability federal reclamation law act june acts supplemental act project water provided district revokes department_of_the_interior previous orders specified land project requires secretary acting director blm manage withdrawn land relieves united_states liability damages kind relating land conveyed conveyance result injury caused negligence united_states requires district assume responsibility duties costs associated operation replacement maintenance enhancement transferred land including improvements land bars district eligible receive federal funding assist activity relating land improvements transferred exception funding available similarly situated district determined secretary instructs secretary completing conveyance land improvements complete actions required national_environmental_policy_act endangered species act national_historic_preservation_act applicable laws including regulations requires district pay fair market value withdrawn lands acquired accordance terms agreement united_states district directs secretary acting commissioner reclamation satisfaction federal obligation district replacement existing structure transferred nps inclusion national historic site provide district grant specified accordance terms agreement authorizes appropriations sec amends public law relating establishment permanent boundary maine prohibit town federally owned property jurisdiction secretary interior lies outside boundary park eligible receive lands lands park boundary owned town conveyed secretary extends makes extension effective september increases ceiling appropriations acquisition lands interests respect authorizes secretary provide assistance planning construction operation intermodal transportation center located outside park boundary town maine improve management interpretation visitor enjoyment park allows secretary administering intermodal transportation center enter interagency agreements federal agencies cooperative agreements state local agencies nonprofits provide exhibits interpretive services technical assistance conduct activities facilitate dissemination information related park island transit system successor transit system provide financial assistance construction center exchange space center sufficient interpretation park assist operation maintenance center authorizes appropriations subtitle studies sec directs secretary interior conduct special resource study relating second missouri civil war including evaluating suitability feasibility adding related sites wilson designating sites unit national_park_system sec directs secretary interior study suitability feasibility designating soldiers memorial military museum missouri unit national_park_system sec directs secretary interior complete special resource study determine suitability feasibility designating highway arkansas unit national_park_system methods means protection interpretation sec directs secretary interior acting director nps conduct special resource study determine suitability feasibility establishing memorial unit units national_park_system space columbia specified parcels land texas large debris space recovered authorizes secretary recommend congress additional sites texas relating space columbia establishment memorials space sec directs secretary interior complete special resource study determine appropriate methods preserving interpreting certain sites arizona california states significant life farm labor movement western united_states sites meets criteria listing designation national historic directs secretary consider criteria study areas potential inclusion national_park_system consult state local historical associations societies authorizes appropriations sec directs secretary interior conduct special resource study suitability feasibility designating certain historic buildings areas massachusetts unit national_park_system requires recommendations report include discussion consideration concerns expressed private landowners respect designating structures referred section unit national_park_system sec directs secretary interior complete special resource study area known rim valley corridor including mountains california determine suitability feasibility designating portion corridor unit methods means protection interpretation corridor requires secretary document process develop existing statement september activity conducted pursuant plan designed protect lives property wildfire subtitle memorials commissions museums sec authorizes committee establish commemorative work federal land district_of_columbia environs honor brigadier general prohibits use federal funds pay expense establishment makes solely responsible acceptance contributions payment expenses establishment commemorative work sec amends department_of_defense_appropriations_act revise administrative authorities memorial commission authorizes commission enter contracts specialized professional services regard certain civil service requirements accept gifts real personal property appoint architect hire fire staff regard competitive service requirements obtain temporary intermittent time services enter cooperative agreements government private entities accept volunteer services requires commission appoint executive director obtain administrative support services general_services_administration authorizes appropriations sec report recommendations respect developing plan action establishment maintenance washington develop fund raising plan supporting creation maintenance museum contributions american people separate plan fund raising american community specifies issues commission shall examine consultation secretary smithsonian_institution report requires commission based recommendations contained reports submit recommendations legislative plan action create construct museum authorizes commission convene national conference museum shall comprised individuals committed advancement life art history culture authorizes appropriations sec establishes plan execute programs activities commemorate 400th anniversary voyage european discover explore establishes hudson 400th commemoration commission plan execute programs activities commemorate 400th anniversary voyage european hudson_river anniversary voyage person use steam navigation commercial basis grants communities nonprofits state commemorative commissions described section requires commissions provide technical assistance states localities nonprofits commemoration commemoration applicable directs coordinate consult providing grants technical assistance terminates commissions december authorizes appropriations sec expresses sense congress jefferson street kentucky designated national museum united_states sec expresses sense congress road jackson wyoming designated united_states sec redesignates floor bob hope memorial library subtitle trails rivers sec amends national_trails_system_act include trail consisting water routes totaling approximately miles extending virginia southern maryland district_of_columbia northern virginia chesapeake_bay river potomac_river north baltimore maryland commemorating chesapeake campaign war requires trail administered secretary interior allows secretary provide state local governments nonprofits interpretive programs services technical assistance sec authorizes secretary interior convey specified federal land associated lewis historic trail nebraska historic site interpretive center trail authorizes appropriations site center operation sec directs secretary interior complete special resource study determine suitability feasibility adding eastern legacy sites sites associated preparation return phases lewis clark expedition commonly known eastern legacy including sites virginia district_of_columbia maryland delaware pennsylvania west_virginia ohio kentucky tennessee indiana missouri illinois lewis methods means protection interpretation sites sec amends wild scenic rivers act designate component national wild scenic rivers system system certain segments main stem specified tributaries connecticut declares segments shall managed accordance amendments secretary interior determines consistent section deems plan satisfy requirements comprehensive management plan required act instructs secretary coordinate management responsibilities specified plan allows secretary enter cooperative agreements administration assistance advice cooperation plan protect manage river resources state connecticut towns lyme appropriate local planning environmental organizations requires agreements consistent plan allows provisions federal assistance prohibits administered national_park_system subject related regulations deems zoning ordinances adopted towns effect december satisfy standards requirements act prohibition federal acquisition lands condemnation inclusion wild scenic recreational river area towns villages purposes limits authority secretary acquire lands purposes act acquisition donation acquisition owner consent subjects additional criteria set forth plan recognizes specified tributaries watershed integral protection enhancement river watershed authorizes appropriations subtitle denali_national_park sec authorizes secretary interior grant exclusive use easement land identified secretary denali_national_park provide location corporation construction maintenance going operation track associated support facilities turning railroad trains near park station directs secretary exchange easement granted require relinquishment certain portions corporation existing exclusive use easement boundary park requires easement conveyed corporation terms exclusive use easement granted park specified deed states easement relinquished corporation respecting portion exchanged shall title interest received deed requires alaska railroad pay costs associated land exchange designates land underlying easement relinquished united_states section adjacent designated wilderness wilderness added wilderness boundaries modified accordingly instructs secretary require additional terms conditions secretary determines appropriate protect interests united_states park subtitle freedom amendments sec amends freedom act revise authorization appropriations fiscal year freedom program preservation restoration historic buildings structures associated subtitle grand canyon subcontractors sec authorizes secretary interior pay owed subcontractors work performed grand canyon national park arizona fy2003 general_services_administration gsa indefinite deliver indefinite quantity contract provided specified conditions met payment title national heritage areas subtitle journey ground national heritage area sec establishes comprising mile region following route corridor certain surrounding areas pennsylvania maryland west_virginia virginia sec requires secretary interior evaluate accomplishments area sec designates local coordinating entity area requires partnership prepare submit management plan area sec authorizes appropriations sec terminates authority secretary provide financial assistance subtitle years enactment subtitle subtitle sec establishes new_york specifies boundaries area sec requires secretary interior evaluate accomplishments area sec designates local coordinating entity area established subtitle year period beginning enactment subtitle private nonprofit governmental organization designated commission expiration period requires local coordinating entity prepare submit management plan area sec authorizes appropriations sec terminates authority secretary provide financial assistance subtitle years enactment act subtitle sec establishes illinois shall consist sites designated management plan prepared pursuant subtitle specified core area central illinois sec requires secretary interior evaluate accomplishments area sec designates looking local coordinating entity area requires coalition prepare submit management plan area sec authorizes terminates authority secretary provide financial assistance subtitle years enactment subtitle subtitle authorization extensions viability studies sec amends omnibus_parks_and_public_lands_management_act increase authorized appropriated tennessee civil war heritage area south carolina national heritage corridor america redesignated act directs secretary interior evaluate accomplishments areas subtitle technical corrections additions sec amends omnibus_parks_and_public_lands_management_act resources lincoln_county west_virginia west_virginia determined appropriate eligible provision assistance requires authority current law governor west_virginia submit management plan area shall set forth responsibilities authority secretary administer properties acquired pursuant contractual agreement sec adds pennsylvania sec expands boundaries include counties portion sec redesignates repeals provisions establishment powers duties requires develop submit secretary interior management plan changes reference superintendent valley national recreation area superintendent valley national park removes references committee requirements respect effect corridor act zoning land use control powers private property local zoning ordinance land use plans specifies act effect respect property plans prohibits secretary providing financial assistance current law assistance making grants act september sec provides funds available provisions relating establishment preparation strategic plan trail route prohibits requiring nonfederal match funding available preparation plan extends authorities provided secretary respect september subtitle studies sec directs secretary interior study feasibility designating coastal areas oregon washington known peninsula areas relating native american history local history american settlement culture related economic activities columbia_river pacific columbia washington columbia pacific national heritage area instructs secretary analyze potential impact designation area national heritage area likely land proposed area bordering area privately owned sec directs secretary interior study suitability feasibility designating specified study area including kentucky honor title bureau_of_reclamation united states geological survey authorizations sec directs secretary interior acting commissioner reclamation director united_states_geological_survey conduct study includes survey accessible water supplies including aquifers municipality anchorage borough city fairbanks fairbanks borough survey water treatment needs technologies applicable water resources alaska review need enhancement streamflow information collected state relating critical water needs areas infrastructure risks state transportation flood forecasting resource extraction fire management terminates secretary authority carry section years enactment authorizes appropriations sec authorizes valley county water district california enter additional nonfederal obligations necessary finance procurement dedicated water rights improvements needed secretary interior district january renegotiated schedule payments loans united_states district requires renegotiated schedule payments commence additional obligations financially satisfied district date initial payment district united_states regarded start repayment period time interest shall computed assessed small reclamation projects act sec directs secretary interior transfer ownership california makes federal costs associated construction project nonreimbursable authorizes secretary grant title agency satisfaction obligations land purchase contract provide water supply agency requires secretary conveying land facilities comply requirements national_environmental_policy_act endangered species act applicable law provides transfer united_states shall liable damages relating land facilities sec authorizes secretary interior acting bureau_of_reclamation conduct feasibility study including environmental evaluation cost allocation raising height development additional storage meet water supply needs area wasatch utah directs secretary accept kind contributions goods services nonfederal cost share authorizes appropriations terminates secretary authority carry section years enactment act sec directs secretary interior request governor new_mexico acting bureau_of_reclamation geological survey provide new_mexico technical assistance grants development comprehensive state water plans conduct water resources mapping new_mexico conduct comprehensive study groundwater resources new_mexico assess quantity quality interaction groundwater surface water resources directs secretary allocate specified funds develop hydrologic models acquire associated equipment main stem sections hondo pojoaque tributaries complete hydrographic survey development hydrologic models acquire associated equipment san_juan_river tributaries including tributaries statewide digital mapping authorizes appropriations terminates secretary authority carry section years enactment act sec directs secretary interior convey certain buildings lands yakima_project washington irrigation district shields united_states liability damages relating conveyed buildings lands damages caused negligent acts committed conveyance date directs secretary report congress secretary completed conveyance year sec amends reclamation_projects_authorization adjustment act include utah counties central_utah_project funds provided feasibility study development systems allow groundwater recharge management conjunctive use surface water resources groundwater resources sec authorizes owner land irrigation district idaho repay time construction costs district project facilities allocated land provides payment costs parcels shall subject specified ownership cost pricing limitations federal reclamation law secretary shall request provide landowner certificate sec amends replace references working_group require representatives private interests irrigated agriculture working_group actively farm acres irrigated land irrigation district managers direct bureau_of_reclamation pay specified cost performing projects proposed working_group approved secretary interior fy2007 fy2016 authorize appropriations ecosystem restoration projects authorizes secretary acting commissioner reclamation provide grants enter agreements tribal state local governmental entities incorporated plan design construct facilities needed implement long secretary ensures program activities meet standards oregon dam safety program agrees assume liability work performed supervised federal funds united_states liable damages relating facility rehabilitated constructed federal funds prohibits crediting federal share costs activities authorized expenditure bonneville_power_administration watershed individual agricultural producers federal commodity conservation program requires secretary comply applicable oregon water law prohibits federal government holding title facility rehabilitated constructed responsible operation maintenance facility authorizes appropriations terminates secretary authority carry program years enactment authorizes secretary bureau participate water management feasibility study environmental impact statement accordance memorandum agreement city bureau reclamation water irrigation streams authorizes appropriations terminates secretary authority carry study statement years enactment section modifies repayment contract secretary north_unit_irrigation_district oregon permit district engage advantage conserved water projects authorized oregon law permits secretary acting commissioner renegotiate future district contractual terms district directors deem necessary written request commissioner consent sec authorizes secretary interior acting bureau_of_reclamation study feasibility implementing water supply conservation project improve water supply reliability nebraska kansas increase capacity water storage projects serve areas improve water management efficiency appropriate evaluate integrated water resource management supply needs terminates secretary authority carry section years enactment act sec amends reclamation_wastewater groundwater_study facilities act authorize secretary interior cooperation california participate design planning construction permanent facilities needed establish operational pressure zones provide recycled water district bars use funds provided secretary project operation maintenance authorizes appropriations terminates secretary authority carry section years enactment sec amends reclamation wastewater groundwater_study facilities act authorize secretary interior participate design planning construction recycled water projects cooperation palo_alto mountain_view california california delta diablo sanitation district antioch california delta diablo sanitation district redwood_city california south county regional wastewater authority san_jose california santa clara valley water district prohibits secretary providing funds operation maintenance authorizes appropriations expresses intent congress comprehensive water recycling program include water reclamation reuse program authorized reclamation_projects_authorization adjustment act sec makes costs incurred secretary interior physical fortification bureau_of_reclamation facilities satisfy increased post september security needs non reimbursable directs secretary interior include specified costs incurred increased levels guards patrols training patrols local tribal law enforcement entities operation maintenance replacement guard response force equipment operation maintenance facility bureau facilities september reimbursable operation maintenance costs reclamation law requires site security costs allocated irrigation municipal industrial water service section central_valley_project california collected secretary exclusively including costs operation maintenance water rates directs secretary identifying bureau facility site security measure provide project beneficiaries written notice describing need process identifying implementing measure summarizing related administrative legal requirements provide project beneficiaries opportunity consult bureau planning design construction measure incurring security related costs consider cost containment measures recommended project beneficiary provide project beneficiary timely written response describing proposed actions address recommendations notice costs status activities report annually site security actions activities undertaken pursuant act including summary expenditures information relating year planning horizon showing pre- post september costs site security activities sec directs secretary interior study obstacles reducing quantity produced water water brought surface process exploration development oil natural gas coal bed methane substance energy source increasing extent produced water irrigation purposes adversely affecting water quality public health environment actions reduce eliminate obstacles costs benefits associated reducing eliminating obstacles directs secretary provide financial assistance development facilities technologies processes demonstrate feasibility effectiveness safety optimizing energy resource production reducing quantity produced water generated increasing extent produced water recovered suitable irrigation municipal industrial uses purposes adversely affecting water quality environment requires assistance provided project states colorado new_mexico utah wyoming project states arizona california nevada prohibits assistance exceeding million project pay project cost facility operation maintenance authorizes appropriations sec authorizes secretary interior acting commissioner reclamation cooperation established river recovery implementation program cooperative agreement participate program carry projects activities designated implementation program years increment acquire interests land water facilities willing sellers transfer acquired interests accept provide grants allows program modified completion increment secretary states nebraska wyoming colorado determine modifications consistent program purposes specifies act effect respect acreage limitations provisions reclamation laws water rights authorizes appropriations terminates secretary authority implement increment september authorizes secretary acting commissioner modify reservoir enter agreements state wyoming implement authorizes capacity municipal environmental purposes described appendix final settlement stipulation nebraska wyoming bars certain authorized actions water uses described concerning project occurring following actions completed final approval wyoming legislature export project water nebraska laws wyoming final approval change water use proceeding laws wyoming new uses planned project water states final approval includes exhaustion available review state law administrative actions authorizing change reservoir water right sec directs secretary interior acting commissioner bureau_of_reclamation conduct feasibility study alternatives augment water supplies central_oklahoma master conservatory district cities served district requires study include recommendations secretary interior related alternatives studied authorizes appropriations title sec amends energy policy act direct secretary energy award grants year period nonprofit institutions state local governments cooperative extension services institutions higher education establish geographically dispersed network located areas secretary determines greatest need services requires secretary priority applicants operating partnered outreach program capable transferring knowledge information advanced energy efficiency methods technologies preference significantly expand fill gap existing programs geographical region consider special needs opportunities increased energy efficiency manufactured site built housing including construction renovation retrofit revises provisions center activities operations selection criteria prohibits use grant funds facilities construction sec amends steel aluminum energy conservation technology competitiveness act authorize appropriations fy2008 fy2012 requires secretary energy reviewing research development activities possible inclusion research plan expand steel research development initiative consider steel project priorities development technologies reduce greenhouse gas emissions revises requirement consideration development advanced coatings sheet specify sheet bar title vii northern_mariana islands subtitle immigration security labor sec extends immigration laws defined immigration_and_nationality_act commonwealth_of_the_northern_mariana_islands cnmi subject transition period december forth provisions respecting numerical limitations nonimmigrant workers parallel provisions guam cnmi nonimmigrant investors nonimmigrant workers removal directs secretary interior report congress respecting nonresident cnmi amends immigration_and_nationality_act provide cnmi nonimmigrant visitor visa waivers currently provided guam stays days current law provides day stays guam cnmi directs secretary homeland_security secretary monitor admissions suspend entry nationals country nationals created unacceptable number program violations pose security law enforcement risks provides person seeking entry cnmi shall processed existing immigration authority entry guam puerto_rico denied admission shall immediately removed authorizes additional countries added visa waiver program creation additional guam cnmi nonimmigrant visas attorney general secretary secretary labor establish cnmi immigration operations offices directs president government_accountability_office gao report congress respecting transition program authorizes governor cnmi report president respecting program states cnmi government shall permit increase number alien workers cnmi date enactment act administer non protection program accordance september agreement department_of_the_interior exempts hospitals guam cnmi certain nurse admissions requirements sec authorizes appropriations subtitle northern_mariana islands delegate sec states commonwealth northern mariana islands shall represented congress united_states authorized united_states_of_america resident representative shall nonvoting delegate house_of_representatives elected provided subtitle title viii sec amends compact free association amendments act respect provision emergency disaster assistance united_states_agency international_development usaid federal_emergency_management_agency fema federated_states micronesia republic_of_the_marshall_islands palau continuation legal services citizens federated_states micronesia republic_of_palau republic_of_the_marshall_islands residing united_states including territories possessions sec authorizes president transfer grant basis turkey oliver_hazard perry class guided missile frigates class coastal ship lithuania class coastal ships authorizes president transfer sale basis taiwan class coastal ships falcon turkey class coastal ship states value vessels transferred grant basis shall counted aggregate value excess defense articles transferred countries fiscal year foreign assistance act transfer costs shall charged recipient maximum extent practicable country vessel transferred shall necessary vessel repair refurbishment carried shipyards including shipyards terminates transfer authority years enactment act


Summary: Amends titles XI and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) remove the cap on Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa; and (2) adjust the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for those territories.

amends titles xix medicaid social security act ssa remove cap medicaid payments puerto_rico virgin_islands guam northern_mariana islands american_samoa adjust federal medical assistance percentage fmap territories


Summary: Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to make Guam and the Virgin Islands eligible for the Supplemental Security Income program for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled under SSA title XVI.

amends general provisions title social security act ssa guam virgin_islands eligible supplemental security income program disabled ssa title xvi


Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to qualify corporations and partnerships created or organized as community development entities in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands for the new markets tax credit.

amends internal revenue code qualify corporations partnerships created organized community development entities american_samoa commonwealth_of_the_northern_mariana_islands guam puerto_rico virgin_islands new markets tax credit