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Union Calendar No. 298 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 413 
[Report No. 109–534] 
To establish the Bleeding Kansas and the Enduring Struggle for Freedom 
National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 26, 2005 
Mr. RYUN of Kansas (for himself, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, and 
Mr. MOORE of Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Resources 
JUNE 28, 2006 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 26, 2005] 
A BILL 
To establish the Bleeding Kansas and the Enduring Struggle 
for Freedom National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bleeding Kansas Na-
tional Heritage Area Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Area 
is a cohesive assemblage of natural, historic, cultural, 
and recreational resources that— 
(A) together represent distinctive aspects of 
American heritage worthy of recognition, con-
servation, interpretation, and continuing use; 
(B) are best managed through partnerships 
between private and public entities; and 
(C) will build upon the Kansas rural devel-
opment policy and the new homestead act to rec-
ognize inherent strengths of small towns and 
rural 
communities—close-knit 
communities, 
strong local business networks, and a tradition of 
entrepreneurial creativity. 
(2) The Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Area 
reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, folk life, or some 
combination thereof, that are a valuable part of the 
heritage of the United States. 
(3) The Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Area 
provides outstanding opportunities to conserve nat-
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ural, cultural, or historic features, or some combina-
tion thereof. 
(4) The Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Area 
provides outstanding recreational and interpretive op-
portunities. 
(5) The Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Area 
has an identifiable theme, and resources important to 
the theme retain integrity capable of supporting in-
terpretation. 
(6) Residents, nonprofit organizations, other pri-
vate entities, and units of local government through-
out the Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Area 
demonstrate support for designation of the Bleeding 
Kansas National Heritage Area as a national herit-
age area and for management of the Bleeding Kansas 
National Heritage Area as appropriate for such des-
ignation. 
(7) 
Capturing 
these 
interconnected 
stories 
through partnerships with National Park Service 
sites, Kansas State Historical Society sites, local or-
ganizations, and citizens will augment the story op-
portunities within the prospective boundary for the 
educational and recreational benefit of this and future 
generations of Americans. 
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