To direct the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands with the District of Columbia and to regulate advertising and related commercial activities in the National Park System, and for other purposes.

Summary

Requires the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to transfer specified lands to the District of Columbia in exchange for certain District lands to be administered as part of the National Park System (System). Requires the Secretary to transmit to the District a final environmental impact statement and all appropriate supporting documentation concerning the use of lands transferred to the District. Prohibits advertising, commercial notices, and similar commercial activities in the System except where the Director of the National Park System finds that the advertising or commercial notice: (1) is desirable and necessary for the convenience and guidance of park visitors; (2) is for a product, service, or facility available within such park area; or (3) is contained in a publication primarily to familiarize visitors with a park program, activity, or resource, and any such advertising or commercial notice is for a locally available product, service, or facility. Declares that nothing contained in this Act is intended to curtail the display, sale, or distribution of newspapers, magazines, theater programs, and similar printed material under the terms of a properly executed concessions permit, contract, or a cooperating association memorandum of agreement. Authorizes appropriate and limited public acknowledgment of a donor or sponsor's contribution to a specific program, activity, or event in a National Park area on a case-by-case basis to such individual only if the program, activity, or event furthers the purpose of the park area and the recognition is determined to be appropriate. Prohibits the advertising, commercial notice, or acknowledgment from: (1) including specific information about the suitability or quality of a particular product, service, or facility; or (2) stating or implying National Park Service endorsement of a product, service, or facility. Permits organized activities or special events in a National Park area if there is a meaningful association between such area and the activity or event. Prohibits the organized activity or special event from: (1) harming the area's resources or values; (2) posing a risk of damage to any property or illness or injury to any person; (3) unduly interfering with normal park operations or visitor use; or (4) resulting in significant conflict with other uses.

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• Reported in House (text)

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• Referred in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Passed House amended

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 August 1992

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