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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 777 

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 

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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

8 (1) the Catoctin Recreation Demonstration 

9 Area, in Frederick County, Maryland— 

10 (A) was established in 1933; and 
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1 (B) was transferred to the National Park 

2 Service by executive order in 1936; 

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

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

5 Recreation Demonstration Area; 

6 (3) in 1952, approximately 5,000 acres of land 

7 in the Catoctin Recreation Demonstration Area was 

8 transferred to the State of Maryland and designated 

9 as Cunningham Falls State Park; 

10 (4) in 1954, the Catoctin Recreation Dem11 onstration Area was renamed ‘‘Catoctin Mountain 

12 Park’’; 

13 (5) the proximity of Catoctin Mountain Park, 

14 Camp David, and Cunningham Falls State Park and 

15 the difference between management of the parks by 

16 the Federal and State government has caused long17 standing confusion to visitors to the parks; 

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

19 the National Park System and 1 of 9 units in the 

20 National Capital Region that does not have the word 

21 ‘‘National’’ in the title; and 

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

23 Mountain Park make the park appropriate for des24 ignation as a national recreation area. 
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1 (b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this Act to des2 ignate Catoctin Mountain Park as a national recreation 

3 area to— 

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

5 National Park System; and 

6 (2) distinguish the park from Cunningham 

7 Falls State Park. 

8 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

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

10 ‘‘Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area’’, num11 bered 841/80444, and dated August 14, 2002. 

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

13 means the Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area 

14 designated by section 4(a). 

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

16 Secretary of the Interior. 

17 SEC. 4. CATOCTIN MOUNTAIN NATIONAL RECREATION 

18 AREA. 

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

20 State of Maryland shall be known and designated as the 

21 ‘‘Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area’’. 

22 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg23 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

24 States to Catoctin Mountain Park shall be deemed to be 
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1 a reference to the Catoctin Mountain National Recreation 

2 Area. 

3 (c) BOUNDARY.— 

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

5 consist of land within the boundary depicted on the 

6 map. 

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

8 on file and available for public inspection in the ap9 propriate offices of the National Park Service. 

10 (3) ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary may make 

11 minor adjustments in the boundary of the recreation 

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

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

14 460l–9(c)). 

15 (d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

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

17 within the boundary of the recreation area by donation, 

18 purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or ex19 change. 

20 (e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin21 ister the recreation area— 

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

23 generally applicable to units of the National Park 

24 System, including— 
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1 (A) the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 

2 1 et seq.); and 

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

4 461 et seq.); and 

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

6 scenic, natural, cultural, historical, and recreational 

7 resources of the recreation area. 

8 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

9 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

10 as are necessary to carry out this Act. 

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