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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5013

To provide for additional lands to be included within the boundaries of

the Homestead National Monument of America in the State of Nebraska,

and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 27, 2000

Mr. BEREUTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Resources

A BILL

To provide for additional lands to be included within the

boundaries of the Homestead National Monument of

America in the State of Nebraska, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homestead National

5 Monument of America Additions Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

7 In this Act:
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1 (1) ADDITIONAL PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘addi2 tional property’’ means the property depicted on the

3 map for inclusion in the Homestead National Monu4 ment of America.

5 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en6 titled ‘‘Proposed Boundary Adjustment, Homestead

7 National Monument of America, Gage County, Ne8 braska’’, numbered 368/80036 and dated March

9 2000.

10 (3) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’

11 means the Homestead National Monument of Amer12 ica, Nebraska.

13 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

14 the Secretary of the Interior.

15 SEC. 3. ADDITIONS TO HOMESTEAD NATIONAL MONUMENT

16 OF AMERICA.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire, by

18 donation or by purchase with appropriated or donated

19 funds, from willing sellers only, the privately-owned prop20 erty described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b).

21 The Secretary may acquire, by donation only, the State22 owned property described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of

23 subsection (b).

24 (b) PARCELS.—The parcels referred to in subsection

25 (a) are the following:
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1 (1) GRAFF PROPERTY.—The parcel consisting

2 of approximately 15.98 acres of privately-owned

3 land, as depicted on the map.

4 (2) PIONEER ACRES GREEN.—The parcel con5 sisting of approximately 3 acres of privately-owned

6 land, as depicted on the map.

7 (3) SEGMENT OF STATE HIGHWAY 4.—The par8 cel consisting of approximately 1.4 acres of State9 owned land including Nebraska State Highway 4, as

10 depicted on the map.

11 (4) STATE TRIANGLE.—The parcel consisting of

12 approximately 8.3 acres of State-owned land, as de13 picted on the map.

14 (c) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Upon acquisition of

15 a parcel described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall

16 modify the boundary of the Monument to include the par17 cel. Any parcel included within the boundary shall be ad18 ministered by the Secretary as part of the Monument.

19 (d) DEADLINE FOR ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN PROP20 ERTY.—If the property described in subsection (b)(1) is

21 not acquired by the Secretary from a willing seller within

22 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the

23 Secretary shall no longer be authorized to acquire such

24 property pursuant to this Act and such property shall not

25 become part of the Monument pursuant to this Act.
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1 (e) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file

2 in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.

3 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

4 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act

5 $400,000.

6 SEC. 4. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

7 The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements

8 with the State of Nebraska, Gage County, local units of

9 government, private groups, and individuals for operation,

10 maintenance, interpretation, recreation, and other pur11 poses related to the proposed Homestead Heritage High12 way to be located in the general vicinity of the Monument.

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