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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1361
To expand the Fort Necessity National Battlefield, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 16, 1993
Mr. MURTHA (for himself and Mr. MURPHY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To expand the Fort Necessity National Battlefield, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BOUNDARIES OF FORT NECESSITY NATIONAL
BATTLEFIELD.
(a) JUMONVILLE GLEN UNIT.—
(1) MODIFICATION
OF
BATTLEFIELD
BOUND-
ARIES.—The boundaries of the Fort Necessity Na-
tional Battlefield, Pennsylvania (referred to in this
Act as the ‘‘Battlefield’’), are modified to include the
area that comprises approximately 190 acres and is
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Boundary
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Expansion; Jumonville Glen Unit, Fort Necessity
National Battlefield’’, numbered DSC–336–20043A,
and dated July 1991.
(2) PUBLIC INSPECTION OF MAP.—The map re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) shall be on file and avail-
able for public inspection in the Office of the Direc-
tor of the National Park Service, Department of the
Interior.
(3) MODIFICATION OF UNIT BOUNDARIES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the
Interior (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) may modify the boundaries of the
Jumonville Glen Unit of the Battlefield as de-
picted on the map referred to in paragraph (1)
to exclude lands (not to exceed 2 acres) on
which are located principal structures actively
used by the owner of the structures as of July
1, 1991.
(B) REVISION OF MAP.—Following a modi-
fication in accordance with subparagraph (A),
the Secretary shall prepare and make available
for public inspection in accordance with para-
graph (2) a revised map of the Jumonville Glen
Unit.
(b) DUNBAR’S CAMP AREA.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, act-
ing through the Director of the National Park Serv-
ice, shall—
(A) conduct such investigations of archae-
ological sites in the vicinity of the Jumonville
Glen Unit of the Battlefield as are necessary to
more precisely locate and identify Dunbar’s
Camp; and
(B) submit a report containing the results
of the investigations to the Committee on Natu-
ral Resources of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate.
(2) FURTHER
BOUNDARY
MODIFICATIONS.—
The Secretary may modify the boundaries of the
Jumonville Glen Unit of the Battlefield to include
such additional lands (not to exceed 30 acres) as are
necessary to preserve and interpret the historic re-
sources associated with Dunbar’s Camp.
SEC. 2. ACQUISITION OF LANDS.
The Secretary of the Interior may acquire lands or
interests in lands within the boundaries of the Battlefield
by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds,
or exchange.
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SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer
the Battlefield in accordance with the laws generally appli-
cable to units of the national park system, including—
(1) the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a Na-
tional Park Service, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
(2) the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the
preservation of historic American sites, buildings,
objects, and antiquities of national significance, and
for other purposes’’, approved August 21, 1935 (16
U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
(b) PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF HIS-
TORIC RESOURCES.—In administering the Battlefield, the
Secretary shall take such action as is necessary to preserve
and interpret the historic resources associated with—
(1) the social and military history of the Euro-
pean and Native American contests for North Amer-
ica;
(2) the social, political, and economic history of
the westward expansion of the American frontier;
and
(3) the social, political, and economic history of
the early National Period of the United States.