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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1471 

To expand the boundary of the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in 

the State of Georgia, to redesignate the unit as a National Historical 

Park, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 12, 2009 

Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, 

Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. MARSHALL, and Mr. BARROW) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To expand the boundary of the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, to redesignate the 

unit as a National Historical Park, 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. BOUNDARY EXPANSION. 

4 Section 1 of Public Law 100–206 is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3) 

6 and inserting: 


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1 ‘‘(3) preserve and interpret a southern agricul2 tural-based rural community during the early to 

3 middle years of the 20th century.’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘map enti5 tled ‘Jimmy Carter National Historic Site and Pres6 ervation District Boundary Map’, numbered NHS– 

7 JC–80000 and dated April 1987’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘map entitled ‘lllll’, numbered lll and 

9 dated llll’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (b)(2)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘and described more par12 ticularly as follows—’’ and inserting ‘‘or is 

13 needed to enhance the visitor experience, and 

14 includes—’’; 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘15’’ and inserting ‘‘18’’ in 

16 subparagraph (C); 

17 (C) by striking ‘‘Carter.’’ in subparagraph 

18 (F) and inserting ‘‘Carter, and properties in the 

19 vicinity of the residence along West Church 

20 Street that are needed for administrative and 

21 visitor uses and to protect scenic values, not to 

22 exceed 10 acres;’’; and 

23 (D) by adding the following new subpara24 graphs: 


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1 ‘‘(G) the Billy Carter Service Station at 

2 104 West Church Street, consisting of less than 

3 one acre; 

4 ‘‘(H) the property at 147 Old Plains High5 way, known locally as the ‘Haunted House’, 

6 where Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter resided from 

7 1956 to 1961, consisting of approximately one 

8 acre; 

9 ‘‘(I) the Georgia Welcome Center on State 

10 Route 280/27, consisting of approximately 18 

11 acres; and 

12 ‘‘(J) two corridors of land no wider than 

13 50 feet each between the Georgia Welcome Cen14 ter and the President Carter boyhood home for 

15 the purpose of establishing walking and biking 

16 trails while using, to the greatest extent prac17 ticable, the right-of-way for the Shoreline Ex18 cursion Train.’’; and 

19 (4) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘the Geor20 gia Welcome Center (referred to in subsection 

21 (b)(2)(I)),’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(A)),’’. 

22 SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION AS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

23 (a) Public Law 100–206 is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking ‘‘National Historic Site’’ each 

2 place it appears and inserting ‘‘National Historical 

3 Park’’; and 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘historic site’’ each place it ap5 pears and inserting ‘‘national historic park’’. 

6 (b) Any reference in a law, map, regulation, docu7 ment, paper, or other record of the United States to the 

8 ‘‘Jimmy Carter National Historic Site’’ shall be deemed 

9 a reference to the ‘‘Jimmy Carter National Historical 

10 Park’’. 

11 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

12 Section 7 of Public Law 100–206 is amended to read 

13 as follows: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

15 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

16 as may be necessary to carry out this Act.’’. 

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