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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 193
To amend the National Historic Preservation Act to prohibit the inclusion
of certain sites on the National Register of Historic Places and to
prohibit the designation of the Mt. Shasta area in the State of California
as a historic district, historic site, or national monument under the
National Historic Preservation Act or the Antiquities Act.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. HERGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the National Historic Preservation Act to prohibit
the inclusion of certain sites on the National Register
of Historic Places and to prohibit the designation of
the Mt. Shasta area in the State of California as a
historic district, historic site, or national monument
under the National Historic Preservation Act or the An-
tiquities Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION ON NATIONAL
REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.
Section 101 of the National Historic Preservation Act
(16 U.S.C. 470a) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(k) SPECIAL RULE FOR INCLUSION OF CERTAIN
NATURAL LANDSCAPE FEATURES.—(1) After the date of
the enactment of this subsection, a natural landscape fea-
ture described in paragraph (2) shall not be—
‘‘(A) eligible for inclusion on the National Reg-
ister of Historic Places or designation as a National
Historic Landmark;
‘‘(B) included on the National Register or des-
ignated as a National Historic Landmark; or
‘‘(C) considered to be a historic or pre-historic
property or historic resource for purposes of this Act
or any other Federal law.
‘‘(2) A natural landscape feature referred to in para-
graph (1) is a natural landscape feature that is unim-
proved or unmodified and does not—
‘‘(A) contain artifacts or other physical evidence
of human activity; or
‘‘(B) have unique significance in history or pre-
history as established by or pursuant to an Act of
Congress.
‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection shall invalidate or
otherwise affect any determination made under this Act
or under any other Federal law prior to the enactment
of this subsection with respect to any natural landscape
feature.’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF DESIGNATION OF MT. SHASTA.
The Mt. Shasta area in the State of California, as
generally depicted on the United States Forest Service
map entitled ‘‘Geographic Limits Multiple Property Form
Mt. Shasta Native American Culture and History’’, num-
bered 1, and dated April 1993, may not be designated by
any agency or authority of the United States as a historic
district, historic site, or national monument under the Na-
tional Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.)
or the Act of June 8, 1906 (commonly known as the An-
tiquities Act of 1906; 16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.). Any such
designation made before the date of the enactment of this
Act which is inconsistent with this section shall cease to
have any force and effect after such date. The map re-
ferred to in this section shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the offices of the United States Forest
Service, Department of Agriculture.
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