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H.R. 3480 (114th): Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act


The text of the bill below is as of Jul 25, 2016 (Reported by House Committee).


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Union Calendar No. 543

114th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 3480

[Report No. 114–701]

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 10, 2015

(for himself and Mr. Woodall) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

July 25, 2016

Additional sponsors: Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Allen, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Tom Price of Georgia, and Mr. Graves of Georgia

July 25, 2016

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic

For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 10, 2015


A BILL

To expand the boundary of Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.


1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act.

2.

Fort Frederica National Monument, Georgia

(a)

Maximum acreage

The first section of the Act of May 26, 1936 (16 U.S.C. 433g), is amended by striking two hundred and fifty acres and inserting 305 acres.

(b)

Boundary expansion

(1)

In general

The boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia is modified to include the land generally depicted as Proposed Acquisition Areas on the map entitled Fort Frederica National Monument Proposed Boundary Expansion, numbered 369/132,469, and dated April 2016.

(2)

Availability of map

The map described in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.

(3)

Acquisition of land

The Secretary of the Interior may acquire the land and interests in land described in paragraph (1) by donation or purchase with donated or appropriated funds from willing sellers only.

(4)

Written consent of owner

No non-Federal property may be included in the Fort Frederica National Monument without the written consent of the owner.

(5)

No use of condemnation or eminent domain

The Secretary of the Interior may not acquire by condemnation or eminent domain any land or interests in land under this Act or for the purposes of this Act.

(6)

No buffer zone created

Nothing in this Act, the establishment of the Fort Frederica National Monument, or the management plan for the Fort Frederica National Monument shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Monument. That activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from areas within the Fort Frederica National Monument shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate, or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside of the Monument.

July 25, 2016

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed