To express the sense of Congress regarding federally protected land.

SA 113. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Mr.
Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Flake, Mr. Daines, Mr. Manchin, Mr.
Cassidy, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Portman, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Capito) to
the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FEDERALLY PROTECTED
LAND.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) Presidents of both parties have designated public land
to preserve the land for current and future generations and
to honor the national heritage of the United States, and that
designated public land includes--
(A) the Statue of Liberty;
(B) the Grand Canyon;
(C) Acadia National Park;
(D) African Burial Ground National Monument;
(E) the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park;
(F) Muir Woods National Monument;
(G) Arches National Park; and
(H) Devils Tower National Monument;
(2) outdoor recreation, including recreation within Federal
land, adds over $600,000,000,000 into the economy of the
United States and supports more than 6,000,000 jobs;
(3) Federal land, such as National Parks, National
Monuments, or other federally designated land, conserves
historic, cultural, environmental, scenic, recreational, and
biological resources, and positive impacts include--
(A) economic opportunities and small business creation;
(B) local tourism in gateway communities;
(C) new direct and indirect employment opportunities;
(D) recreational opportunities; and
(E) environmental, historic, and educational opportunities;
and
(4) regions surrounding National Monuments have seen
continued growth or improvement in employment and person
income.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) Congress should acknowledge the benefit that public
land designations provide to local and regional communities
and economies; and
(2) designations of federally protected land should
continue where appropriate and with consultation by local
communities, bipartisan elected leaders, and interested
stakeholders.
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