S.Amdt. 3512

SA 3512. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment to be proposed to
amendment SA 3452 proposed by Mr. Rockefeller to the bill H.R. 1586, to
impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP
recipients; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 279, after line 24, add the following:

SEC. 7__. STUDIES OF NATURAL SOUNDSCAPE PRESERVATION.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National
Park Service.
(b) Study of Least Degraded National Park Service Natural
Soundscapes.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to
identify National Park Service natural soundscape values and
resources, as defined by policies 4.9 and 8.2 of the 2006
Management Policies of the National Park Service.
(2) Identification of lease degraded soundscapes.--In
conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
analyze and identify National Park Service natural
soundscapes that have been the least degraded by--
(A) unnatural sounds; and
(B) undesirable sounds cause by humans.
(3) Technical assistance.--To the extent that the Secretary
has identified aviation or aircraft noise as 1 of the sources
of natural soundscapes degradation, the Secretary of
Transportation, acting through the Administrator, shall
provide technical assistance to the Secretary in carrying out
the study under paragraph (1).
(c) Study of Preservation of Natural Soundscape
Resources.--To the extent that the Secretary has identified
aviation or aircraft noise as 1 of the sources of National
Park Service natural soundscapes degradation, the Secretary,
in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation (acting
through the Administrator), shall conduct a study to identify
methods to preserve the National Park Service natural
soundscapes that have been the least degraded by--
(1) unnatural sounds; and
(2) undesirable sounds caused by humans.
(d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress
a report that--
(1) describes the results of the studies conducted under
subsections (b) and (c); and
(2) includes any recommendations that the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out
this section.
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