A bill to modify the boundaries of the Everglades National Park and to provide for the protection of lands, water, and natural resources within the park, and for other purposes.
Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 - Title I: Everglades National Park Expansion - Modifies the boundaries of the Everglades National Park, Florida. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to acquire lands for addition to the Park. Expresses the intent of the Congress that acquisition within the boundaries of the addition shall be completed within five years after enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations.
Authorizes the Secretary to expedite the construction of a visitor center facility at Everglades City, Florida. Designates the facility the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Center.
Directs the Secretary of the Army to construct modifications to the Central and Southern Florida Project to improve water deliveries to the Park. Requires the Secretary of the Army to make a determination as to whether a specified residential area within the East Everglades or adjacent agricultural areas will be adversely affected by such project modifications. Directs the Secretary of the Army, if he makes an affirmative determination, to undertake measures to prevent flood damages to such areas which are attributable to improved water deliveries.
Prohibits the issuance of any Federal license or assistance with respect to the West Dade Wellfield until the Secretary, the Governor of Florida, the South Florida Water Management District and Dade County, Florida, enter into an agreement providing that the South Florida Water Management District's water use permit for such wellfield include specified conditions.
Title II: Fort Jefferson National Monument Redesignation Study - Requires the Secretary, within two years after enactment of this Act, to transmit to specified congressional committees a study of the feasibility of expanding and redesignating Fort Jefferson National Monument as Fort Jefferson National Park.
Became Public Law No: 101-229.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from the Department of Interior and Office of Management and Budget.
Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-495.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Johnston with amendments. With written report No. 101-168.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Johnston with amendments. With written report No. 101-168.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 300.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 1727 as an amendment.
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Senate passed companion measure H.R. 1727 in lieu of this measure by Voice Vote.
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.