H. R. 38
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two
An Act
To provide for additional lands to be included within the boundaries of the Homestead
National Monument of America in the State of Nebraska, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homestead National Monument
of America Additions Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Pro-
posed Boundary Adjustment, Homestead National Monument
of America, Gage County, Nebraska’’, numbered 368/80036 and
dated March 2000.
(2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ means the Home-
stead National Monument of America, Nebraska.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 3. ADDITIONS TO HOMESTEAD NATIONAL MONUMENT OF
AMERICA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire, by donation or
by purchase with appropriated or donated funds, from willing sellers
only, the privately-owned property described in paragraphs (1) and
(2) of subsection (b). The Secretary may acquire, by donation only,
the State-owned property described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of
subsection (b).
(b) PARCELS.—The parcels referred to in subsection (a) are
the following:
(1) GRAFF
PROPERTY.—The parcel consisting of approxi-
mately 15.98 acres of privately-owned land, as depicted on
the map.
(2) PIONEER
ACRES
GREEN.—The parcel consisting of
approximately 3 acres of privately-owned land, as depicted on
the map.
(3) SEGMENT OF STATE HIGHWAY 4.—The parcel consisting
of approximately 5.6 acres of State-owned land including
Nebraska State Highway 4, as depicted on the map.
(4) STATE
TRIANGLE.—The parcel consisting of approxi-
mately 8.3 acres of State-owned land, as depicted on the map.
(c) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Upon acquisition of a parcel
described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall modify the boundary
of the Monument to include the parcel. Any parcel included within
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the boundary shall be administered by the Secretary as part of
the Monument.
(d) DEADLINE FOR ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.—If the
property described in subsection (b)(1) is not acquired by the Sec-
retary from a willing seller within 5 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall no longer be authorized
to acquire such property pursuant to this Act and such property
shall not become part of the Monument pursuant to this Act.
(e) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file in the
appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this Act $400,000.
SEC. 4. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.
The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with
the State of Nebraska, Gage County, local units of government,
private groups, and individuals for operation, maintenance,
interpretation, recreation, and other purposes related to the pro-
posed Homestead Heritage Highway to be located in the general
vicinity of the Monument.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.