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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1361

To expand the Fort Necessity National Battlefield, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 16, 1993

Mr. MURTHA (for himself and Mr. MURPHY) introduced the following bill;

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To expand the Fort Necessity National Battlefield, 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. BOUNDARIES OF FORT NECESSITY NATIONAL

4 BATTLEFIELD.

5 (a) JUMONVILLE GLEN UNIT.—

6 (1) MODIFICATION OF BATTLEFIELD BOUND7 ARIES.—The boundaries of the Fort Necessity Na8 tional Battlefield, Pennsylvania (referred to in this

9 Act as the ‘‘Battlefield’’), are modified to include the

10 area that comprises approximately 190 acres and is

11 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Boundary
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1 Expansion; Jumonville Glen Unit, Fort Necessity

2 National Battlefield’’, numbered DSC–336–20043A,

3 and dated July 1991.

4 (2) PUBLIC INSPECTION OF MAP.—The map re5 ferred to in paragraph (1) shall be on file and avail6 able for public inspection in the Office of the Direc7 tor of the National Park Service, Department of the

8 Interior.

9 (3) MODIFICATION OF UNIT BOUNDARIES.—

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the

11 Interior (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Sec12 retary’’) may modify the boundaries of the

13 Jumonville Glen Unit of the Battlefield as de14 picted on the map referred to in paragraph (1)

15 to exclude lands (not to exceed 2 acres) on

16 which are located principal structures actively

17 used by the owner of the structures as of July

18 1, 1991.

19 (B) REVISION OF MAP.—Following a modi20 fication in accordance with subparagraph (A),

21 the Secretary shall prepare and make available

22 for public inspection in accordance with para23 graph (2) a revised map of the Jumonville Glen

24 Unit.

25 (b) DUNBAR’S CAMP AREA.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, act3 ing through the Director of the National Park Serv4 ice, shall—

5 (A) conduct such investigations of archae6 ological sites in the vicinity of the Jumonville

7 Glen Unit of the Battlefield as are necessary to

8 more precisely locate and identify Dunbar’s

9 Camp; and

10 (B) submit a report containing the results

11 of the investigations to the Committee on Natu12 ral Resources of the House of Representatives

13 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re14 sources of the Senate.

15 (2) FURTHER BOUNDARY MODIFICATIONS.—

16 The Secretary may modify the boundaries of the

17 Jumonville Glen Unit of the Battlefield to include

18 such additional lands (not to exceed 30 acres) as are

19 necessary to preserve and interpret the historic re20 sources associated with Dunbar’s Camp.

21 SEC. 2. ACQUISITION OF LANDS.

22 The Secretary of the Interior may acquire lands or

23 interests in lands within the boundaries of the Battlefield

24 by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds,

25 or exchange.
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1 SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer

3 the Battlefield in accordance with the laws generally appli4 cable to units of the national park system, including—

5 (1) the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a Na6 tional Park Service, and for other purposes’’, ap7 proved August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and

8 (2) the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the

9 preservation of historic American sites, buildings,

10 objects, and antiquities of national significance, and

11 for other purposes’’, approved August 21, 1935 (16

12 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).

13 (b) PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF HIS14 TORIC RESOURCES.—In administering the Battlefield, the

15 Secretary shall take such action as is necessary to preserve

16 and interpret the historic resources associated with—

17 (1) the social and military history of the Euro18 pean and Native American contests for North Amer19 ica;

20 (2) the social, political, and economic history of

21 the westward expansion of the American frontier;

22 and

23 (3) the social, political, and economic history of

24 the early National Period of the United States.
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1 SEC. 4. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with subsection (b),

3 the Secretary shall enter into cooperative agreements with

4 those landowners in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, whose

5 activities on their properties could have harmful effects on

6 the Battlefield, the resources within the Battlefield, and

7 the enjoyment of visitors to the Battlefield.

8 (b) ASSISTANCE.—A cooperative agreement shall be

9 entered into pursuant to subsection (a) in order to prevent

10 the harmful effects described in subsection (a) through

11 technical assistance, land use agreements, or such other

12 means as are agreed upon by the Secretary and the land13 owner.

14 (C) EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary, act15 ing through the Director of the National Park Service,

16 may expend Federal funds to carry out cooperative agree17 ments entered into pursuant to subsection (a).

18 SEC. 5. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

19 The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the com20 memoration of the Battle of Fort Necessity, Pennsylva21 nia’’, approved March 4, 1931 (46 Stat. 1522), is amend22 ed by striking ‘‘1757’’ and inserting ‘‘1754’’.

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