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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5013
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 2000
Mr. BEREUTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
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 pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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) ADDITIONAL PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘addi-
tional property’’ means the property depicted on the
map for inclusion in the Homestead National Monu-
ment of America.
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Proposed Boundary Adjustment, Homestead
National Monument of America, Gage County, Ne-
braska’’, numbered 368/80036 and dated March
2000.
(3) 
MONUMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Monument’’
means the Homestead National Monument of Amer-
ica, Nebraska.
(4) 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 prop-
erty 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 approximately 15.98 acres of privately-owned
land, as depicted on the map.
(2) PIONEER ACRES GREEN.—The parcel con-
sisting of approximately 3 acres of privately-owned
land, as depicted on the map.
(3) SEGMENT OF STATE HIGHWAY 4.—The par-
cel consisting of approximately 1.4 acres of State-
owned land including Nebraska State Highway 4, as
depicted on the map.
(4) STATE TRIANGLE.—The parcel consisting of
approximately 8.3 acres of State-owned land, as de-
picted 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 par-
cel. Any parcel included within the boundary shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary as part of the Monument.
(d) DEADLINE FOR ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN PROP-
ERTY.—If the property described in subsection (b)(1) is
not acquired by the Secretary 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 pur-
poses related to the proposed Homestead Heritage High-
way to be located in the general vicinity of the Monument.
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