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Union Calendar No. 643 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2333 

[Report No. 114–820] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related 

to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 14, 2015 

Ms. JENKINS of Kansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 14, 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 May 14, 2015] 


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A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain 

property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site 

in Fort Scott, Kansas. 


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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. AUTHORIZATION TO ACQUIRE LUNETTE BLAIR. 

4 The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize establishment 

5 of the Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas, and for 

6 other purposes.’’, approved October 19, 1978 (Public Law 

7 95–484) is amended— 

8 (1) in the first section, by striking ‘‘: Provided, 

9 that the buildings so acquired shall not include the 

10 structure known as ‘Lunette Blair’ ’’; and 

11 (2) in section 2— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘SEC. 2. When’’ and insert13 ing the following: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—When’’; and 

16 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(b) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The boundary of the 

18 Fort Scott National Historic Site established under sub19 section (a) is modified as generally depicted on the map 

20 referred to as ‘Fort Scott National Historic Site Proposed 

21 Boundary Modification’, numbered 471/80,057, and dated 

22 February 2016. 

23 ‘‘(c) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary of the Inte24 rior is authorized to acquire land and interests in land 

25 within the boundaries of the Fort Scott National Historic 


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1 Site by donation or exchange only. The Secretary may not 

2 acquire by condemnation any land or interests in land 

3 within the boundaries of the Fort Scott National Historic 

4 Site. No private property or non-Federal property shall be 

5 included within the boundaries of the Fort Scott National 

6 Historic Site without the written consent of the owner of 

7 such property. 

8 ‘‘(d) NO BUFFER ZONE CREATED.—Nothing in this 

9 Act, the establishment of the Fort Scott National Historic 

10 Site, or the management plan for the Fort Scott National 

11 Historic Site, shall be construed to create a buffer zone out12 side of the Fort Scott National Historic Site. That activities 

13 or uses can be seen, heard or detected from areas within 

14 the Fort Scott National Historic Site shall not preclude, 

15 limit, control, regulate, or determine the conduct or man16 agement of activities or uses outside of the Fort Scott Na17 tional Historic Site.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 643 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2333 

[Report No. 114–820] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acNational Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas. quire certain property related to the Fort Scott 

NOVEMBER 14, 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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