- contain a recommendation regarding the Secretary’s preferred management option for the area.
(d) List of Areas Previously Studied.—
- (1) Submission of list.—At the beginning of each calendar year, with the annual budget submission, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, in numerical order of priority for addition to the System—
- (A) a list of areas that have been previously studied that contain primarily historical resources; and
- (B) a list of areas that have been previously studied that contain primarily natural resources.
- (2) Considerations.—In developing the lists, the Secretary should consider threats to resource values, cost escalation factors, and other factors listed in subsection (c).
- (3) Areas eligible for inclusion.—The Secretary should include on the lists only areas for which the supporting data are current and accurate.
(e) List of Areas That Exhibit Danger or Threats to the Integrity of Their Resources.—At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate a complete and current list of all areas listed on the Registry of Natural Landmarks, and areas of national significance listed on the National Register of Historic places, that exhibit known or anticipated damage or threats to the integrity of their resources, with notations as to the nature and severity of the damage or threats.
(f) Reports and Listings Printed as House Documents.—Each report and annual listing described in this section shall be printed as a House document. If adequate supplies of previously printed identical reports remain available, newly submitted identical reports shall be omitted from printing on receipt by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of a joint letter from the chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of Senate indicating that to be the case.
(g) Designation of Office.—The Secretary shall designate a single office to prepare all new area studies and to implement other functions under this section.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.—
- (1) Studies of potential new system units and monitoring the welfare of system unit resources.—To carry out studies for potential new System units and for monitoring the welfare of historical and natural resources referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (d)(1), there is authorized to be appropriated not more than $1,000,000 for each fiscal year.
- (2) Monitoring welfare and integrity of national landmarks.—To monitor the welfare and integrity of the national landmarks, there is authorized to be appropriated not more than $1,500,000 for each fiscal year.
- (3) Carrying out subsections (b), (c), and (g).—To carry out subsections (b), (c), and (g), there is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each fiscal year.
