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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Arabia Mountain National Heritage
Area Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Arabia Mountain area contains a variety of natural,
        cultural, historical, scenic, and recreational resources that
        together represent distinctive aspects of the heritage of the
        United States that are worthy of recognition, conservation,
        interpretation, and continuing use.
            (2) The best methods for managing the resources of the
        Arabia Mountain area would be through partnerships between
        public and private entities that combine diverse resources and
        active communities.
            (3) Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve, a 535-acre
        park in DeKalb County, Georgia--
                    (A) protects granite outcrop ecosystems, wetland,
                and pine and oak forests; and
                    (B) includes federally-protected plant species.
            (4) Panola Mountain, a national natural landmark, located
        in the 860-acre Panola Mountain State Conservation Park, is a
        rare example of a pristine granite outcrop.
            (5) The archaeological site at Miners Creek Preserve along
        the South River contains documented evidence of early human
        activity.
            (6) The city of Lithonia, Georgia, and related sites of
        Arabia Mountain and Stone Mountain possess sites that display
        the history of granite mining as an industry and culture in
        Georgia, and the impact of that industry on the United States.
            (7) The community of Klondike is eligible for designation
        as a National Historic District.
            (8) The city of Lithonia has 2 structures listed on the
        National Register of Historic Places.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows:
            (1) To recognize, preserve, promote, interpret, and make
        available for the benefit of the public the natural, cultural,
        historical, scenic, and recreational resources in the area that
        includes Arabia Mountain, Panola Mountain, Miners Creek, and
        other significant sites and communities.
            (2) To assist the State of Georgia and the counties of
        DeKalb, Rockdale, and Henry in the State in developing and
        implementing an integrated cultural, historical, and land
        resource management program to protect, enhance, and interpret
        the significant resources within the heritage area.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

     For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Heritage area.--The term ``heritage area'' means the
        Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area established by section
        4.
            (2) Management entity.--The term ``management entity''
        means the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance or a successor
        of the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance.
            (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means
        the management plan for the heritage area developed under
        section 6.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Georgia.

SEC. 4. ARABIA MOUNTAIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Arabia Mountain
National Heritage Area in the State.
    (b) Boundaries.--The heritage area shall consist of certain parcels
of land in the counties of DeKalb, Rockdale, and Henry in the State, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Arabia Mountain National
Heritage Area'', numbered AMNHA/80,000, and dated October, 2003.
    (c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park
Service.
    (d) Management Entity.--The Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance
shall be the management entity for the heritage area.

SEC. 5. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

    (a) Authorities.--For purposes of developing and implementing the
management plan, the management entity may--
            (1) make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements
        with, the State, political subdivisions of the State, and
        private organizations;
            (2) hire and compensate staff; and
            (3) enter into contracts for goods and services.
    (b) Duties.--
            (1) Management plan.--
                    (A) In general.--The management entity shall
                develop and submit to the Secretary the management
                plan.
                    (B) Considerations.--In developing and implementing
                the management plan, the management entity shall
                consider the interests of diverse governmental,
                business, and nonprofit groups within the heritage
                area.
            (2) Priorities.--The management entity shall give priority
        to implementing actions described in the management plan,
        including assisting units of government and nonprofit
        organizations in preserving resources within the heritage area.
            (3) Public meetings.--The management entity shall conduct
        public meetings at least quarterly on the implementation of the
        management plan.
            (4) Annual report.--For any year in which Federal funds
        have been made available under this Act, the management entity
        shall submit to the Secretary an annual report that describes
        the following:
                    (A) The accomplishments of the management entity.
                    (B) The expenses and income of the management
                entity.
            (5) Audit.--The management entity shall--
                    (A) make available to the Secretary for audit all
                records relating to the expenditure of Federal funds
                and any matching funds; and
                    (B) require, with respect to all agreements
                authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other
                organizations, that the receiving organizations make
                available to the Secretary for audit all records
                concerning the expenditure of those funds.
    (c) Use of Federal Funds.--
            (1) In general.--The management entity shall not use
        Federal funds made available under this Act to acquire real
        property or an interest in real property.
            (2) Other sources.--Nothing in this Act precludes the
        management entity from using Federal funds made available under
        other Federal laws for any purpose for which the funds are
        authorized to be used.

SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) In General.--The management entity shall develop a management
plan for the heritage area that incorporates an integrated and
cooperative approach to protect, interpret, and enhance the natural,
cultural, historical, scenic, and recreational resources of the
heritage area.
    (b) Basis.--The management plan shall be based on the preferred
concept in the document entitled ``Arabia Mountain National Heritage
Area Feasibility Study'', dated February 28, 2001.
    (c) Consideration of Other Plans and Actions.--The management plan
shall--
            (1) take into consideration State and local plans; and
            (2) involve residents, public agencies, and private
        organizations in the heritage area.
    (d) Requirements.--The management plan shall include the following:
            (1) An inventory of the resources in the heritage area,
        including--
                    (A) a list of property in the heritage area that--
                            (i) relates to the purposes of the heritage
                        area; and
                            (ii) should be preserved, restored,
                        managed, or maintained because of the
                        significance of the property; and
                    (B) an assessment of cultural landscapes within the
                heritage area.
            (2) Provisions for the protection, interpretation, and
        enjoyment of the resources of the heritage area consistent with
        the purposes of this Act.
            (3) An interpretation plan for the heritage area.
            (4) A program for implementation of the management plan
        that includes--
                    (A) actions to be carried out by units of
                government, private organizations, and public-private
                partnerships to protect the resources of the heritage
                area; and
                    (B) the identification of existing and potential
                sources of funding for implementing the plan.
            (5) A description and evaluation of the management entity,
        including the membership and organizational structure of the
        management entity.
    (e) Submission to Secretary for Approval.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the management entity shall submit
        the management plan to the Secretary for approval.
            (2) Effect of failure to submit.--If a management plan is
        not submitted to the Secretary by the date specified in
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not provide any additional
        funding under this Act until such date as a management plan for
        the heritage area is submitted to the Secretary.
    (f) Approval and Disapproval of Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after receiving the
        management plan submitted under subsection (e), the Secretary,
        in consultation with the State, shall approve or disapprove the
        management plan.
            (2) Action following disapproval.--
                    (A) Revision.--If the Secretary disapproves a
                management plan submitted under paragraph (1), the
                Secretary shall--
                            (i) advise the management entity in writing
                        of the reasons for the disapproval;
                            (ii) make recommendations for revisions to
                        the management plan; and
                            (iii) allow the management entity to submit
                        to the Secretary revisions to the management
                        plan.
                    (B) Deadline for approval of revision.--Not later
                than 90 days after the date on which a revision is
                submitted under subparagraph (A)(iii), the Secretary
                shall approve or disapprove the revision.
    (g) Revision of Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--After approval by the Secretary of a
        management plan, the management entity shall periodically--
                    (A) review the management plan; and
                    (B) submit to the Secretary, for review and
                approval by the Secretary, the recommendations of the
                management entity for any revisions to the management
                plan that the management entity considers to be
                appropriate.
            (2) Expenditure of funds.--No funds made available under
        this Act shall be used to implement any revision proposed by
        the management entity under paragraph (1)(B) until the
        Secretary approves the revision.

SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--At the request of the management entity, the
Secretary may provide technical and financial assistance to the
heritage area to develop and implement the management plan.
    (b) Priority.--In providing assistance under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall give priority to actions that facilitate--
            (1) the conservation of the significant natural, cultural,
        historical, scenic, and recreational resources that support the
        purposes of the heritage area; and
            (2) the provision of educational, interpretive, and
        recreational opportunities that are consistent with the
        resources and associated values of the heritage area.

SEC. 8. EFFECT ON CERTAIN AUTHORITY.

    (a) Occupational, Safety, Conservation, and Environmental
Regulation.--Nothing in this Act--
            (1) imposes an occupational, safety, conservation, or
        environmental regulation on the heritage area that is more
        stringent than the regulations that would be applicable to the
        land described in section 4(b) but for the establishment of the
        heritage area by section 4; or
            (2) authorizes a Federal agency to promulgate an
        occupational, safety, conservation, or environmental regulation
        for the heritage area that is more stringent than the
        regulations applicable to the land described in section 4(b) as
        of the date of enactment of this Act, solely as a result of the
        establishment of the heritage area by section 4.
    (b) Land Use Regulation.--Nothing in this Act--
            (1) modifies, enlarges, or diminishes any authority of the
        Federal Government or a State or local government to regulate
        any use of land as provided for by law (including regulations)
        in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; or
            (2) grants powers of zoning or land use to the management
        entity.

SEC. 9. REQUIREMENTS FOR INCLUSION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY.

    (a) Notification and Consent of Property Owners Required.--No
privately owned property shall be preserved, conserved, or promoted by
the management plan for the Heritage Area until the owner of that
private property has been notified in writing by the management entity
and has given written consent for such preservation, conservation, or
promotion to the management entity.
    (b) Landowner Withdraw.--Any owner of private property included
within the boundary of the Heritage Area shall have their property
immediately removed from the boundary by submitting a written request
to the management entity.

SEC. 10. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.

    (a) Access to Private Property.--Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to--
            (1) require any private property owner to allow public
        access (including Federal, State, or local government access)
        to such private property; or
            (2) modify any provision of Federal, State, or local law
        with regard to public access to or use of private property.
    (b) Liability.--Designation of the Heritage Area shall not be
considered to create any liability, or to have any effect on any
liability under any other law, of any private property owner with
respect to any persons injured on such private property.
    (c) Recognition of Authority To Control Land Use.--Nothing in this
Act shall be construed to modify the authority of Federal, State, or
local governments to regulate land use.
    (d) Participation of Private Property Owners in Heritage Area.--
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the owner of any
private property located within the boundaries of the Heritage Area to
participate in or be associated with the Heritage Area.
    (e) Effect of Establishment.--The boundaries designated for the
Heritage Area represent the area within which Federal funds
appropriated for the purpose of this Act may be expended. The
establishment of the Heritage Area and its boundaries shall not be
construed to provide any nonexisting regulatory authority on land use
within the Heritage Area or its viewshed by the Secretary, the National
Park Service, or the management entity.

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this Act $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
not more than $1,000,000 may be used in any fiscal year.
    (b) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of any project or
activity carried out using funds made available under this Act shall
not exceed 50 percent.

SEC. 12. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

     The authority of the Secretary to make any grant or provide any
assistance under this Act shall terminate on September 30, 2016.

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Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Act - (Sec. 4) Establishes the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area in Georgia. Designates the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance as the Area's management entity.

(Sec. 5) Provides for the Alliance to: (1) make grants to and enter into cooperative agreements with the State of Georgia, political subdivisions of the State, and private organizations; (2) develop and submit to the Secretary a management plan for the Area; and (3) assist units of government and nonprofit organizations in preserving resources within the Area.

Requires the Alliance, for any year in which Federal funds have been made available under this Act, to submit to the Secretary of the Interior annual reports on its accomplishments, expenses, and income.

 Instructs the Alliance to: (1) make available to the Secretary for audit all records relating to the expenditure of Federal funds and any matching funds; and (2) require, with respect to all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other organizations, that the receiving organizations make available to the Secretary for audit all records concerning the expenditure of those funds.

Prohibits the Alliance from using Federal funds made available under this Act to acquire real property or an interest in real property.

 (Sec. 6) Requires the management plan to provide for the protection, enhancement, and interpretation of the natural, cultural, historical, scenic, and recreational resources of the Area. Requires that the plan be based on the preferred concept in the document entitled "Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Feasibility Study" (February 28, 2001).

Provides that if a management plan is not submitted to the Secretary for approval within three years, the Secretary shall not provide any additional funding under this Act until such a plan is submitted to the Secretary.

Directs the Secretary to approve or disapprove the management plan, and if the plan is disapproved, to make recommendations for revisions to such plan and to allow the Alliance to submit revisions to that plan. Requires the Alliance to periodically review the plan and to submit for review and approval its recommendations for any revisions that it considers to be appropriate. Prohibits the use of any funds made available under this Act to implement any revision proposed by the Alliance until such revision is approved by the Secretary.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial and technical assistance to the Area to develop and implement the plan, upon request by the Alliance.

(Sec. 8) Prohibits anything in this Act from: (1) imposing an occupational, safety, conservation, or environmental regulation on the Area that is more stringent than the regulations that would be applicable to the Area, but for the Area's establishment; or (2) authorizing a Federal agency to promulgate such a regulation for the Area that is more stringent than the regulations applicable to the Area solely as a result of the Area's establishment.

Prohibits anything in this Act: (1) modifying, enlarging, or diminishing any existing authority of the Federal Government or a State or local government to regulate any use of land as provided for by law (including regulations); or (2) granting zoning or land use powers to the Alliance.

(Sec. 9) Prohibits the preservation, conservation, or promotion of any privately owned property by the management plan until the owner has been notified in writing by the Alliance and has given written consent. Allows owners of private property included within the boundary of the Area to request that their property be immediately removed.

(Sec. 10) Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed to: (1) require any private property owner to allow public access (including Federal, State, or local government access) to such private property or modify any provision of Federal, State, or local law with regard to public access to or use of private property; (2) modify the authority of Federal, State, or local governments to regulate land use; and (3) require the owner of any private property located within the Area's boundaries to participate in or be associated with the Area.

Declares that the boundaries designated for the Area represent the area within which Federal funds appropriated for this Act may be expended and that the establishment of the Area and its boundaries shall not be construed to provide any nonexistent regulatory authority on land use within the Area or its viewshed by the Secretary, the National Park Service, or the Alliance.

(Sec. 11) Authorizes appropriations. Limits the Federal share of the cost of projects or activities carried out using funds made available under this Act to 50 percent.

(Sec. 12) Terminates grants or assistance for the Area on September 30, 2016.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Public Land Fire Regulations
Enforcement Act''.

SEC. 2. CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY REGARDING NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
              LAND, NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND, AND OTHER PUBLIC LAND.

    (a) Land Under Jurisdiction of Bureau of Land Management.--Section
303(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1733(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a) The Secretary'' and inserting the
        following:
    ``(a) Regulations.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary'';
            (2) by striking the second sentence;
            (3) in the third sentence, by striking ``Any person
        charged'' and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Court procedures.--Any person charged''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Knowing violations.--Any person who knowingly
        violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this
        Act or any regulation issued under this Act shall be--
                    ``(A) guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; and
                    ``(B) subject to--
                            ``(i) a fine under section 3571 of title
                        18, United States Code;
                            ``(ii) imprisonment under section 3581 of
                        title 18, United States Code; or
                            ``(iii) fine and imprisonment under those
                        sections.
            ``(4) Other violations.--Any person who otherwise violates
        or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act or
        any regulation issued under this Act shall--
                    ``(A) be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor;
                    ``(B) be subject to--
                            ``(i) a fine under section 3571 of title
                        18, United States Code;
                            ``(ii) imprisonment under section 3581 of
                        title 18, United States Code; or
                            ``(iii) fine and imprisonment under those
                        sections; and
                    ``(C) pay all costs of the proceedings associated
                with the violation or failure to comply.''.
    (b) National Park System Land.--
            (1) Enforcement.--Section 3 of the National Park Service
        Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 3) is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``That the Secretary'' and
                        inserting the following:
    ``(a) Regulations for Use and Management; Enforcement.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Service,'' and all that
                        follows through ``proceedings.'' and inserting
                        ``Service.'';
                    (B) in subsection (a) (as designated by
                subparagraph (A)(i)) by adding at the end the
                following:
            ``(2) Knowing violations.--Any person who knowingly
        violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this
        Act or any regulation issued under this Act shall be--
                    ``(A) guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; and
                    ``(B) subject to--
                            ``(i) a fine under section 3571 of title
                        18, United States Code;
                            ``(ii) imprisonment under section 3581 of
                        title 18, United States Code; or
                            ``(iii) fine and imprisonment under those
                        sections.
            ``(3) Other violations.--Any person who otherwise violates
        or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act or
        any regulation issued under this Act shall--
                    ``(A) be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor;
                    ``(B) be subject to--
                            ``(i) a fine under section 3571 of title
                        18, United States Code;
                            ``(ii) imprisonment under section 3581 of
                        title 18, United States Code; or
                            ``(iii) fine and imprisonment under those
                        section; and
                    ``(C) pay all costs of the proceedings associated
                with the violation or failure to comply.'';
                    (C) in the second sentence, by striking ``He may
                also, upon'' and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Special Management Authorities.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior may, on'';
                    (D) in the third sentence, by striking ``He may
                also provide'' and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Animal and plants.--The Secretary of the Interior may
        provide''; and
                    (E) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``No
                natural,'' and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Lease and Permit Authorities.--No natural''.
    (c) National Wildlife Refuge System Land.--Section 4(f) of the
National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C.
668dd(f)) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting
the following:
            ``(1) Knowing violations.--Any person who knowingly
        violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this
        Act or any regulation issued under this Act shall--
                    ``(A) be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor;
                    ``(B) be subject to--
                            ``(i) a fine under section 3571 of title
                        18, United States Code;
                            ``(ii) imprisonment under section 3581 of
                        title 18, United States Code; or
                            ``(iii) fine and imprisonment under those
                        sections; and
                    ``(C) pay all costs of the proceedings associated
                with the violation or failure to comply.
            ``(2) Other violations.--Any person who otherwise violates
        or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act or
        any regulation issued under this Act shall--
                    ``(A) be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor;
                    ``(B) be subject to--
                            ``(i) a fine under section 3571 of title
                        18, United States Code;
                            ``(ii) imprisonment under section 3581 of
                        title 18, United States Code; or
                            ``(iii) fine and imprisonment under those
                        sections; and
                    ``(C) pay all costs of the proceedings associated
                with the violation or failure to comply.''.
    (d) National Forest System Land.--The eleventh undesignated
paragraph under the heading ``Surveying the public lands'' of the Act
of June 4, 1897 (16 U.S.C. 551) is amended to read as follows:
            ``The Secretary of Agriculture shall make provisions for
        the protection of the National Forest System (as defined in
        section 11 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
        Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609)) against destruction by
        fire and depredations. The Secretary may issue such regulations
        and establish such service as would insure the objects of the
        National Forest System, including regulating the occupancy and
        use of the National Forest System and protecting National
        Forest System land from destruction. Any person who knowingly
        violates any regulation issued under this paragraph shall be
        guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine
        under section 3571 of title 18, United States Code,
        imprisonment under section 3581 of title 18, United States
        Code, or fine and imprisonment under those sections. Any person
        who otherwise violates any regulation issued under this
        paragraph shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, subject to
        a fine under section 3571 of title 18, United States Code,
        imprisonment under section 3581 of title 18, United States
        Code, or fine and imprisonment under those sections. A person
        who violates any regulation issued under this paragraph may
        also be ordered to pay all costs of the proceedings. Any person
        charged with the violation of a regulation issued under this
        paragraph may be tried and sentenced by any United States
        magistrate judge specially designated for that purpose by the
        court by which the magistrate judge was appointed, in the same
        manner and subject to the same conditions provided for in
        subsections (b) through (e) of section 3401 of title 18, United
        States Code.''.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM FINE FOR VIOLATION OF PUBLIC LAND FIRE
              REGULATIONS DURING FIRE BAN.

    (a) Land Under Jurisdiction of Bureau of Land Management.--Section
303(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1733(a)) (as amended by section 2(a)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
            ``(5) Minimum fine.--In the case of a regulation issued
        under this section regarding the use of fire by individuals on
        public land, if the violation of the regulation was the result
        of reckless conduct, occurred in an area subject to a complete
        ban on open fires, and resulted in damage to public or private
        property, the fine shall be not less than $500.''.
    (b) National Park System Land.--Section 3(a) of the National Park
Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 3(a)) (as designated by section 2(b)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Minimum fine.--In the case of a rule or regulation
        issued under this subsection regarding the use of fire by
        individuals on the land, if the violation of the rule or
        regulation was the result of reckless conduct, occurred in an
        area subject to a complete ban on open fires, and resulted in
        damage to public or private property, the fine shall be not
        less than $500.''.
    (c) National Forest System Land.--The eleventh undesignated
paragraph under the heading ``Surveying the public lands'' of the Act
of June 4, 1897 (16 U.S.C. 551) (as amended by section 2(d)) is amended
by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of a regulation
issued under this paragraph regarding the use of fire by individuals on
National Forest System land, if the violation of the regulation was the
result of reckless conduct, occurred in an area subject to a complete
ban on open fires, and resulted in damage to public or private
property, the fine shall be not less than $500.''.

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Public Land Fire Regulations Enforcement Act - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, and other federal law to provide that: (1) any person who knowingly violates the provisions of such an Act concerning the management, use, and protection of covered lands shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and subject to fine and/or imprisonment; and (2) any person who otherwise violates the provisions of such an Act concerning the management, use, and protection of such covered lands shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and subject to fine and/or imprisonment.

 Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, and other federal law to set a minimum fine of $500 for certain fire usage violations on BLM, National Park System, and National Forest System land.


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SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Immigrant Labor Policy Review Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The unemployment rate in the United States is at a
        record low.
            (2) Many industries in the United States, including
        agriculture, tourism, construction, nursing, information
        technology, and other portions of the service sector, are
        experiencing labor shortages.
            (3) The inability to secure sufficient workers is having a
        detrimental impact on the economy of the United States and the
        standard of living for all people in the United States.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a commission to be known as the High Level
Commission on Immigrant Labor Policy (hereinafter in this Act referred
to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 4. DUTIES.

    (a) In General.--The Commission shall study the interactions
between Federal immigration policy and the labor markets for aliens in
the United States, including the following subjects:
            (1) The adequacy of the supply of labor in the United
        States and whether this supply needs to be further supplemented
        with alien workers.
            (2) The extent to which employers in the United States rely
        upon the employment of a temporary workforce.
            (3) The economic impact and desirability of maintaining
        statutory caps on nonimmigrant workers.
            (4) The extent to which employers in the United States rely
        upon the employment of a workforce that includes or consists of
        aliens who unlawfully enter or remain in the United States.
            (5) The extent of unemployment and underemployment of
        workers who are United States citizens or aliens lawfully
        admitted to the United States for permanent residence.
            (6) The effectiveness of United States labor policies in
        stopping the flow into the United States of illegal immigrants.
            (7) Any other subject necessary to permit the Commission to
        prepare the reports required under section 8.
    (b) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Commission shall
consult with migrant labor groups, nonprofit organizations, labor
unions, pertinent business and agriculture associations and
organizations, State Governors, law enforcement associations and
organizations, and relevant executive branch agencies and congressional
committees.

SEC. 5. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall consist of 12
members, to be appointed as follows:
            (1) 6 to be appointed by the President.
            (2) 3 to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
        Representatives.
            (3) 3 to be appointed by the President pro tempore of the
        Senate.
    (b) Consultations.--In making appointments under subsection (a)(1),
the President shall consult with--
            (1) the Attorney General in appointing 1 member;
            (2) the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board in appointing
        1 member;
            (3) the Secretary of Commerce in appointing 2 members; and
            (4) the Secretary of Agriculture in appointing 2 members.
    (c) Terms.--Each member of the Commission shall be appointed for
the life of the Commission.
    (d) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the
manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (e) Chairperson.--The Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board (or the
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board's designee) shall serve as the
chairperson of the Commission until such time as the members of the
Commission can elect a chairperson.
    (f) Basic Pay.--Each member shall serve without pay. Each member
shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5,
United States Code.
    (g) Quorum.--A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business.
    (h) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the
chairperson.

SEC. 6. DIRECTOR AND STAFF; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.

    (a) Director.--The Commission shall have a director who shall be
appointed by the chairperson subject to rules prescribed by the
Commission.
    (b) Staff.--Subject to rules prescribed by the Commission, the
chairperson may appoint and fix the pay of such additional personnel as
the chairperson considers appropriate.
    (c) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--The director and
staff of the Commission may be appointed without regard to title 5,
United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service,
and may be paid without regard to the requirements of chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification
and General Schedule pay rates, except that an individual so appointed
may not receive pay in excess of the maximum annual rate of basic pay
payable for GS-15 of the General Schedule.
    (d) Experts and Consultants.--The chairperson may procure temporary
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United
States Code, at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily
equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 of
the General Schedule.
    (e) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the chairperson,
the head of any Federal agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any
of the personnel of the agency to the Commission to assist the
Commission in carrying out its duties.

SEC. 7. POWERS.

    (a) Obtaining Official Data.--The chairperson may secure directly
from any Federal agency information necessary to enable the Commission
to carry out its duties. Upon request of the chairperson, the head of
the agency shall furnish such information to the Commission to the
extent such information is not prohibited from disclosure by law.
    (b) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other Federal agencies.
    (c) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the
chairperson, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties.
    (d) Contract Authority.--The chairperson may contract with and
compensate government and private agencies or persons for the purpose
of conducting research, surveys, and other services necessary to enable
the Commission to carry out its duties.

SEC. 8. REPORTS.

    (a) Interim Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall prepare and submit to the
President and the Congress an interim report on the following:
            (1) The overall effectiveness of Federal immigration and
        labor laws and policies in--
                    (A) protecting jobs held by citizens and nationals
                of the United States, aliens who are lawfully admitted
                to the United States for permanent residence, aliens
                who are admitted as refugees or are granted asylum, and
                other immigrants otherwise authorized to be employed in
                the United States;
                    (B) preventing exploitation of alien immigrant and
                nonimmigrant workers;
                    (C) reducing the number of illegal border crossings
                into the United States; and
                    (D) reducing the numbers of aliens unlawfully
                employed in the United States.
            (2) The impact of statutory numerical limitations on the
        entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants into the United States on
        the achievement of the goals described in subparagraphs (A)
        through (D) of paragraph (1).
            (3) The impact of recent measures undertaken in border
        areas to deter illegal border crossings on the achievement of
        such goals.
            (4) The impact of Federal alien labor laws and policies on
        the overall economic performance within the United States and
        economic performance within the following sectors:
                    (A) Agriculture.
                    (B) Tourism and service.
                    (C) Construction.
                    (D) Nursing and health care.
                    (E) Apparel.
                    (F) Information technology.
    (b) Final Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall prepare and submit to the
President and the Congress a final report that contains at least the
following:
            (1) Information that updates the findings reported in the
        interim report on each of the issues described in paragraphs
        (1) through (4) of subsection (a).
            (2) Recommendations for actions that the Commission
        considers necessary--
                    (A) to curb illegal border crossings into the
                United States;
                    (B) to curb unlawful employment of aliens in the
                United States;
                    (C) to ensure adequate protection of the workers
                described in subsection (a)(1)(A); and
                    (D) to ensure a stable and steady workforce for
                industry in the United States.
            (3) The viability of expanding the agricultural guest
        worker program established under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)
        of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
        1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)) and section 218 of such Act (8 U.S.C.
        1188) to any or all of the following United States industries:
                    (A) Tourism and service.
                    (B) Construction.
                    (C) Nursing and health care.
                    (D) Apparel.
                    (E) Information technology.
            (4) Recommendations for any additional actions that the
        Commission determines would improve Federal immigration or
        labor laws or policies.
            (5) Any other related information that the Commission
        considers to be appropriate.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate 6 months after the date on which the
Commission submits its final report under section 8(b).

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this Act, which sums shall remain available
until expended.

Output:
Terminates the Commission six months after submission of its final report.
Authorizes appropriations.