,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhgi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #be1      
#bjah,mr4 ,duncan of ,tennessee         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for  
the administration and operation of the 
infrastructure and the public visitation
 program of ,midway ,atoll by the       
private sector at minimal cost to the   
,federal ,government by terminating the 
exclusive jurisdiction of the ,united   
,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service    
over the ,midway ,atoll and vesting such
 jurisdiction in a ,board of ,governors 
of the ,midway ,atoll1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,midway ,atoll      
,trust ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,the        
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,the most decisive battle of ,world ,war
 ,,ii took place at the ,midway ,atoll  
on ,june #d1 #aidb4  7#b7 ,in #aiic1 the
 ,navy determined that #gh properties at

 the ,midway ,atoll were eligible1      
including the nine properties that were 
designated as ,national ,historic       
,landmarks in #aihg1 for inclusion in   
the ,national ,register of ,historic    
,places4  7#c7 ,the ,midway ,atoll was  
designated a ,national ,memorial in     
#bjjj4  7#d7 ,the ,midway ,atoll has    
been managed by a public_/private       
partnership through the ,midway ,phoenix
 ,corporation 7#aiif-bjjb7 at minimal   
expense to the ,federal ,government4    
7#e7 ,the ,midway ,atoll was declared a 
national wildlife refuge in #aiif4  7#f7
 ,the ,midway ,atoll has been closed to 
public visitation since ,november #bjab4
  7#g7 ,the ,government ,accountability 
,office investigation reported in #bjaf 
that three historic properties at the   
,midway ,atoll were destroyed without   
proper consultation4  7#h7 ,the ,united 
,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service    
disregarded until #bjae the requirements
 of section #abf of the ,department of  
the ,interior and ,related ,agencies    

,appropriations ,act1 #bjjj 7#aac ,stat4
 #aeja;,a-#afd71 which specifically     
directed the ,secretary of the ,interior
 to consult with the ,international     
,midway ,memorial ,foundation on a      
regular basis regarding the management  
of ,midway ,atoll ,national ,memorial4  
7#i7 ,the ,united ,states ,fish and     
,wildlife ,service continues to demolish
 buildings and structures at the ,midway
 ,atoll by failing to maintain them4    
7#aj7 ,the ,government ,accountability  
,office was not able to prepare a report
 on the finances of ,midway ,atoll      
because the budget data available from  
the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife 
,service from #bjji through #bjae was of
 undetermined reliability for the       
purposes of submitting an evaluation4   
#c4 ,transfer of authority over ,midway 
,atoll  ,all administrative jurisdiction
 and authority of the ,department of the
 ,interior to manage national wildlife  
refuges on the ,midway ,atoll under the 
,national ,wildlife ,refuge ,system     

,administration ,act of #aiff 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #ffh;dd1 #ffh;ee7 and any     
other ,federal law is transferred to and
 vested in the ,board of ,governors of  
the ,midway ,atoll established under    
section #d4  #d4 ,midway ,atoll ,trust  
7a7 ,establishment ,there is established
 the ,midway ,atoll ,trust 7in this     
section referred to as the ,trust7 to   
oversee the operations of ,midway       
,atoll4  7b7 ,authorities  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the ,trust may award and manage
 contracts to provide for the management
 and operation of ,midway ,atoll4  7#b7 
,board of ,governors approval required  
,all policies and decisions of the      
,trust relating to the management of    
,midway ,atoll shall be subject to the  
approval by the ,board of ,governors of 
the ,midway ,atoll4  7c7 ,board of      
,governors  7#a7 ,establishment ,there  
is established the ,board of ,governors 
of the ,midway ,atoll 7in this ,act     
referred to as the ,board71 consisting  
of-- 7,a7 one member appointed by the   

,director of the ,national ,park        
,service2  7,b7 one member appointed by 
the ,international ,midway ,memorial    
,foundation2  7,c7 one member appointed 
by the ,secretary of the ,navy2  7,d7   
one member appointed by the ,federal    
,aviation ,association2  7,e7 one member
 appointed by the ,commandant of the    
,coast ,guard2 and  7,f7 one member     
appointed by the ,director of the       
,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife     
,service4  7#b7 ,duties ,the ,board     
shall--  7,a7 ensure that-- 7i7 the     
,midway ,atoll is efficiently operated1 
from both a financial and administrative
 standpoint2 and  7ii7 administration of
 the ,midway ,atoll as a ,national      
,memorial is a priority equivalent to   
the priority of its administration as a 
national wildlife refuge2  7,b7 secure a
 private sector entity to operate and   
maintain the infrastructure of the      
,midway ,atoll and the public visitation
 program of the ,midway ,atoll1 and     
ensure that--  7i7 the private sector is

 the main vehicle for making the ,midway
 ,atoll solvent and profitable2 and     
7ii7 the private sector operates and    
maintains the infrastructure and public 
visitation program at the ,midway ,atoll
 on a for-profit basis at minimal cost  
to the ,government2  7,c7 ensure that   
public visitation on ,midway ,atoll is  
restored and conducted by the private   
sector2 and  7,d7 ensure that ,midway   
,atoll continues to operate as an       
emergency alternate landing field for   
trans-,pacific flights4  7#c7 ,powers   
,the ,board-- 7,a7 shall have all       
necessary and proper powers for the     
exercise of its authorities2 and  7,b7  
may enter into contracts with private   
sector entities for the operation of the
 ,midway ,atoll4  7#d7 ,chairman ,the   
,board shall have a ,chairman who shall 
be selected annually by the ,board from 
among its members in consecutive order4 
7#e7 ,annual report  7,a7 ,in general   
,the ,chairman of the ,board shall      
submit annually to the ,committee on    

,natural ,resources of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate a report on the financial and   
operational activities relating to the  
,midway ,atoll4  7,b7 ,member           
assessments ,each member of the ,board  
shall annually submit his or her        
assessment of such activities to the    
,chairman before the ,chairman submits  
each report under subparagraph 7,a74    
7#f7 ,compensation and expenses ,members
 of the ,board shall serve without      
compensation for their service on the   
,board services1 but shall be reimbursed
 for actual and necessary travel and    
subsistence expenses incurred by them in
 the performance of their duties4  7#g7 
,attendance of meetings by contractors  
,any person who enters into a contract  
with the ,trust to carry out operations 
of ,midway ,atoll may attend meetings of
 the ,board1 but shall not have         
authority to vote in such meetings4  7d7
 ,executive director and staff ,the     

,trust shall have-- 7#a7 an executive   
director appointed by the ,board2  7#b7 
senior managers who have experience in  
management1 finance1 historical         
preservation1 fish and wildlife         
conservation1 and airport management2   
and  7#c7 such additional staff as are  
necessary to properly manage ,midway    
,atoll4  #e4 ,restoration of demolished 
infrastructure  7a7 ,in general ,the    
,director of the ,united ,states ,fish  
and ,wildlife ,service shall restore all
 infrastructure of the ,midway ,atoll   
that has been demolished and is         
necessary for public visitation on the  
,midway ,atoll4  7b7 ,fuel tanks ,such  
restoration shall include replacement of
 two 7#b1jjj1jjj gallon7 fuel tanks that
 are essential for the sale of fuel and 
for the financial viability of the      
,midway ,atoll4  #f4 ,,gao study ,the   
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall1 every three years1       
conduct a comprehensive study of all    
activities on the ,midway ,atoll and    

report on such study to the ,committee  
on ,energy and ,natural ,resources1 the 
,committee on ,appropriations1 and the  
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works of the ,senate and ,committee on 
,natural ,resources and the ,committee  
on ,appropriations of the ,house of     
,representatives4