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Calendar No. 620

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2086

To revise the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace National

Monument.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MAY 15, 1998

Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. ROBB, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. LOTT, Mr. COCHRAN,

Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. ROTH, Mr. HELMS, and Mr. CLELAND) introduced

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee

on Energy and Natural Resources

SEPTEMBER 25, 1998

Reported by Mr. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment

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

A BILL

To revise the boundaries of the George Washington

Birthplace National Monument.

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

3 SECTION 1. ADDITION TO NATIONAL MONUMENT.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of the George

5 Washington Birthplace National Monument are modified

6 to include the area comprising approximately 85 acres,
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1 generally known as ‘‘George Washington’s Ferry Farm’’,

2 in Stafford County, Virginia, and located across the Rap3 pahannock River from Fredericksburg, Virginia, as gen4 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘George Washington

5 Birthplace National Monument Boundary Map’’, num6 bered 322/80020 and dated May 1998.

7 (b) MAP.—The map described in subsection (a) shall

8 be on file and available for public inspection in the appro9 priate offices of the National Park Service.

10 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The area described in sub11 section (a) shall be managed—

12 (1) in accordance with the provisions of law

13 generally applicable to the units of the National

14 Park System, including the Act of August 25, 1916

15 (39 Stat. 565, chapter 408; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.),

16 and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666,

17 chapter 593; 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.);

18 (2) to preserve the cultural and natural re19 sources of the area that are associated with the boy20 hood home of George Washington; and

21 (3) to interpret those resources to enhance pub22 lic understanding.

23 SECTION 1. ADDITION TO NATIONAL MONUMENT.

24 (a) ADDITION.—The boundaries of the George Wash25 ington Birthplace National Monument are modified to in-
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1 clude the property generally know as George Washington’s

2 Boyhood Home, Ferry Farm, located in Stafford County,

3 Virginia, across the Rappahannock River from Fredericks4 burg, Virginia, comprising approximately 8 acres. The

5 boundary modification is generally depicted on the map en6 titled ‘‘George Washington Birthplace National Monument

7 Boundary Map’’, numbered 322/80, 020 and dated April

8 1998. The Secretary of the Interior shall keep the map on

9 file and available for public inspection in appropriate of10 fices of the National Park Service.

11 (b) ACQUISITION OF EASEMENT.—After the enactment

12 of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may acquire a con13 servation easement for the property described in subsection

14 (a) to ensure the preservation of this important cultural

15 and natural resources associated with Ferry Farm.

16 SEC. 2. RESOURCE STUDY.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the

18 date on which funds are made available to carry out this

19 section, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the

20 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate

21 and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representa22 tives a resource study of the property described in section

23 1(a).

24 (b) CONTENTS.—The study under subsection (a)

25 shall—
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1 (1) identify the full range of resources and his2 toric themes associated with Ferry Farm, including

3 those associated with George Washington’s tenure at

4 the property described in section 1(a) and those asso5 ciated with the Civil War period;

6 (2) identify alternatives for further National

7 Park Service involvement at the property described in

8 section 1(a) beyond those that may be provided for in

9 the acquisition authorized under section 1(b); and

10 (3) include cost estimates for any necessary ac11 quisition, development, interpretation, operation, and

12 maintenance associated with the alternatives identi13 fied.

14 SEC. 3. AGREEMENTS.

15 Upon completion of the resource study under section

16 2, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into agreements

17 with the owner of the property described in section 1(a) or

18 other entities for the purpose of providing programs, serv19 ices, facilities, or technical assistance that further the pres20 ervation and public use of the property.

Calendar No. 620

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2086

A BILL

To revise the boundaries of the George Washington

Birthplace National Monument.

SEPTEMBER 25, 1998

Reported with an amendment