S.Amdt. 4410

1. Adds SEC. ___. CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK wherever appropriate

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. ___. CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--

   Inserted: (1) Channel Islands National Monument was designated in 1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt under the authority of the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.);

   Inserted: (2) Channel Islands National Monument was expanded to include additional islands and redesignated as Channel Islands National Park in 1980 to protect the nationally significant natural, scenic, wildlife, marine, ecological, archaeological, cultural, and scientific values of the Channel Islands in California;

   Inserted: (3) Santa Rosa Island was acquired by the United States in 1986 for approximately $29,500,000 for the purpose of restoring the native ecology of the Island and making the Island available to the public for recreational uses;

   Inserted: (4) Santa Rosa Island contains numerous prehistoric and historic artifacts and provides important habitat for several threatened and endangered species; and

   Inserted: (5) under a court-approved settlement agreement, the nonnative elk and deer populations are scheduled to be removed from the Park by 2011 and the Island is to be restored to management consistent with other National Parks.

   Inserted: (b) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) Island.--The term "Island" means Santa Rosa Island, which is part of Channel Islands National Park in the State of California.

   Inserted: (2) Secretary.--The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.

   Inserted: (3) Settlement agreement.--The term "settlement agreement" means the 1998 court-approved settlement agreement among the National Park Service, Vail & Vickers, and the National Parks Conservation Association for case numbers 96-7412 WJR and 97-4098 WJR.

   Inserted: (c) Management of Santa Rosa Island.--The Secretary shall ensure that Channel Islands National Park (including the Island) is administered by the National Park Service in accordance with--

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   Inserted: (1) title II of Public Law 96-199 (16 U.S.C. 410ff et seq.);

   Inserted: (2) the National Park Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and

   Inserted: (3) any other applicable laws (including the regulations and polices of the National Park Service relating to the management of units of the National Park System).

   Inserted: (d) Protection of Park Resources.--The Secretary shall manage the Island in a manner that ensures that--

   Inserted: (1) the natural, scenic, and cultural resources of the Island (including threatened species, endangered species, and other native plant and animal populations) are properly protected, restored, and interpreted for the public; and

   Inserted: (2) visitors to the Island--

   Inserted: (A) are provided with a safe and enjoyable experience; and

   Inserted: (B) are not denied access to significant portions of the Island.

   Inserted: (e) Settlement Agreement.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act voids or nullifies the settlement agreement concerning the management of nonnative deer and elk on the Island.

   Inserted: (2) Requirements.--The Secretary shall ensure that the population of nonnative deer and elk are removed from the Island not later than December 31, 2011, in accordance with the schedule set forth in the settlement agreement.

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