PUBLIC LAW 105-391—NOV. 13, 1998 112 STAT. 3501 evaluation of each superintendent of a unit of the National Park System. SEC. 207. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION. Information concerning the nature and specific location of a National Park System resource which is endangered, threatened, rare, or commercially valuable, of mineral or paleontological objects within units of the National Park System, or of objects of cultural Eatrimony within units of the National Park System, may be witheld from the public in response to a request under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, unless the Secretary determines that— (1) disclosure of the information would further the purposes of the unit of the National Park System in which the resource or object is located and would not create an unreasonable risk of harm, theft, or destruction of the resource or object, including individual organic or inorganic specimens; and (2) disclosure is consistent with other applicable laws protecting the resource or object. 16 USC 5937. TITLE III—STUDY REGARDING ADDI- National Park TION OF NEW NATIONAL PARK SYS- STstudls TEM AREAS Act. SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "National Park System New Areas Studies Act". SEC. 302. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this title to reform the process by which areas are considered for addition to the National Park System. SEC. 303. STUDY OF ADDITION OF NEW NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AREAS. Section 8 of Public Law 91-383 (commonly known as the National Park System General Authorities Act; 16 U.S.C. la-5) is amended as follows: (1) By inserting "GENERAL AUTHORITY.—" after "(a)". (2) By striking the second through the sixth sentences of subsection (a). (3) By redesignating the last two sentences of subsection (a) as subsection (f) and inserting in the first of such sentences before the words "For the purposes of carrying" the following: "(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—". (4) By inserting the following after subsection (a): "(b) STUDIES OP i&As FOR POTENTIAL ADDITION.—(1) At the beginning of each calendar year, along with the annual budget submission, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate a list of areas recommended for study for potential inclusion in the National Park System. "(2) In developing the list to be submitted under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider— 16 USC 1 note. 16 USC la-5 note. Records.
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