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Calendar No. 272 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 777 

[Report No. 109–171] 

To designate Catoctin Mountain Park in the State of Maryland as the 

‘‘Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area’’, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 13, 2005 

Mr. SARBANES introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

OCTOBER 27, 2005 

Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To designate Catoctin Mountain Park in the State of Maryland as the ‘‘Catoctin Mountain National Recreation 

Area’’, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Catoctin Mountain Na5 tional Recreation Area Designation Act’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

3 (1) the Catoctin Recreation Demonstration 

4 Area, in Frederick County, Maryland— 

5 (A) was established in 1933; and 

6 (B) was transferred to the National Park 

7 Service by executive order in 1936; 

8 (2) in 1942, the presidential retreat known as 

9 ‘‘Camp David’’ was established in the Catoctin 

10 Recreation Demonstration Area; 

11 (3) in 1952, approximately 5,000 in 1954, ap12 proximately 4,400 acres of land in the Catoctin 

13 Recreation Demonstration Area was transferred to 

14 the State of Maryland and designated as 

15 Cunningham Falls State Park; 

16 (4) in 1954, the Catoctin Recreation Dem17 onstration Area was renamed ‘‘Catoctin Mountain 

18 Park’’; 

19 (5) the proximity of Catoctin Mountain Park, 

20 Camp David, and Cunningham Falls State Park and 

21 the difference between management of the parks by 

22 the Federal and State government has caused long23 standing confusion to visitors to the parks; 

24 (6) Catoctin Mountain Park is 1 of 17 units in 

25 the National Park System and 1 of 9 units in the 
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1 National Capital Region that does not have the word 

2 ‘‘National’’ in the title; and 

3 (7) the history, uses, and resources of Catoctin 

4 Mountain Park make the park appropriate for des5 ignation as a national recreation area. 

6 (b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this Act to des7 ignate Catoctin Mountain Park as a national recreation 

8 area to— 

9 (1) clearly identify the park as a unit of the 

10 National Park System; and 

11 (2) distinguish the park from Cunningham 

12 Falls State Park. 

13 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

14 (a) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled 

15 ‘‘Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area’’, num16 bered 841/80444, and dated August 14, 2002 841/80444B 

17 and dated April 2005. 

18 (b) RECREATION AREA.—The term ‘‘recreation area’’ 

19 means the Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area 

20 designated by section 4(a). 

21 (c) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the 

22 Secretary of the Interior. 
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1 SEC. 4. CATOCTIN MOUNTAIN NATIONAL RECREATION 

2 AREA. 

3 (a) DESIGNATION.—Catoctin Mountain Park in the 

4 State of Maryland shall be known and designated as the 

5 ‘‘Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area’’. 

6 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg7 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

8 States to Catoctin Mountain Park shall be deemed to be 

9 a reference to the Catoctin Mountain National Recreation 

10 Area. 

11 (c) BOUNDARY.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The recreation area shall 

13 consist of land within the boundary depicted on the 

14 map. 

15 (2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 

16 on file and available for public inspection in the ap17 propriate offices of the National Park Service. 

18 (3) ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary may make 

19 minor adjustments in the boundary of the recreation 

20 area consistent with section 7(c) of the Land and 

21 Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 

22 460l–9(c)). 

23 (d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

24 acquire any land, interest in land, or improvement to land 

25 within the boundary of the recreation area by donation, 
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1 purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or ex2 change. 

3 (e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin4 ister the recreation area— 

5 (1) in accordance with this Act and the laws 

6 generally applicable to units of the National Park 

7 System, including— 

8 (A) the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 

9 1 et seq.); and 

10 (B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 

11 461 et seq.); and 

12 (2) in a manner that protects and enhances the 

13 scenic, natural, cultural, historical, and recreational 

14 resources of the recreation area. 

15 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

16 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

17 as are necessary to carry out this Act. 
Calendar No. 272 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 777 

[Report No. 109–171] 

A BILL 

To designate Catoctin Mountain Park in the State 

Recreation Area’’, and for other purposes. of Maryland as the ‘‘Catoctin Mountain National 

OCTOBER 27, 2005 

Reported with amendments