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Union Calendar No. 543 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3480 

[Report No. 114–701] 

To expand the boundary of Fort Frederica National Monument in the State 

of Georgia, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 

Mr. CARTER of Georgia (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] 


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A BILL 

To expand the boundary of Fort Frederica National 

Monument in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Fort Frederica National 

5 Monument Boundary Expansion Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FORT FREDERICA NATIONAL MONUMENT, GEORGIA. 

7 (a) MAXIMUM ACREAGE.—The first section of the Act 

8 of May 26, 1936 (16 U.S.C. 433g), is amended by striking 

9 ‘‘two hundred and fifty acres’’ and inserting ‘‘305 acres’’. 

10 (b) BOUNDARY EXPANSION.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Fort 

12 Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia 

13 is modified to include the land generally depicted as 

14 ‘‘Proposed Acquisition Areas’’ on the map entitled 

15 ‘‘Fort Frederica National Monument Proposed 

16 Boundary Expansion’’, numbered 369/132,469, and 

17 dated April 2016. 

18 (2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described 

19 in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for 

20 public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Na21 tional Park Service. 

22 (3) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The Secretary of the 

23 Interior may acquire the land and interests in land 

24 described in paragraph (1) by donation or purchase 


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1 with donated or appropriated funds from willing sell2 ers only. 

3 (4) WRITTEN CONSENT OF OWNER.—No non-Fed4 eral property may be included in the Fort Frederica 

5 National Monument without the written consent of 

6 the owner. 

7 (5) NO USE OF CONDEMNATION OR EMINENT DO8 MAIN.—The Secretary of the Interior may not acquire 

9 by condemnation or eminent domain any land or in10 terests in land under this Act or for the purposes of 

11 this Act. 

12 (6) NO BUFFER ZONE CREATED.—Nothing in 

13 this Act, the establishment of the Fort Frederica Na14 tional Monument, or the management plan for the 

15 Fort Frederica National Monument shall be construed 

16 to create buffer zones outside of the Monument. That 

17 activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from 

18 areas within the Fort Frederica National Monument 

19 shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate, or deter20 mine the conduct or management of activities or uses 

21 outside of the Monument. 


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Union Calendar No. 543 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3480 

[Report No. 114–701] 

A BILL 

To expand the boundary of Fort Frederica National 

purposes. Monument in the State of Georgia, and for other 

JULY 25, 2016 

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


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