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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3305
To revise the boundary of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 16, 2003
Mrs. CAPITO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To revise the boundary of Harpers Ferry National Historical 
Park, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Harpers Ferry Na-
tional Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. HARPERS FERRY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 
The first section of the Act of June 30, 1944 (58 
Stat. 645, chapter 328; 16 U.S.C. 450bb), is amended to 
read as follows:
‘‘SECTION 1. HARPERS FERRY NATIONAL HISTORICAL 
PARK. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the purposes of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act 
as the ‘Secretary’) is authorized to acquire, by purchase 
from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, 
by donation, or by exchange, land or an interest in land 
within the boundaries as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘Boundary Map, Harpers Ferry National Histor-
ical Park’, numbered 385–80,021A, and dated April 1979. 
‘‘(b) BRADLEY AND RUTH NASH ADDITION.—The 
Secretary is authorized to acquire, by donation only, ap-
proximately 27 acres of land or interests in land that are 
outside the boundary of the Harpers Ferry National His-
torical Park and generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘Proposed Bradley and Ruth Nash Addition—Harpers 
Ferry National Historical Park’, numbered 385–80056, 
and dated April 1, 1989. 
‘‘(c) BOUNDARY EXPANSION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to acquire, by purchase from a willing seller with do-
nated or appropriated funds, by donation, or by ex-
change, land or an interest in land within the area 
depicted as ‘Private Lands’ on the map entitled 
‘Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Proposed
Boundary Expansion,’ numbered 385/80,126, and 
dated July 14, 2003. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) transfer to the National Park Service 
for inclusion in the Harpers Ferry National 
Historical Park (referred to in this Act as the 
‘Park’) the land depicted on the map referred 
to in paragraph (1) as ‘U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service Lands’ and revise the boundary of the 
Park accordingly; and 
‘‘(B) revise the boundary of the Park to in-
clude the land depicted on the map referred to 
in paragraph (1) as ‘Appalachian NST’ and ex-
clude that land from the boundary of the Appa-
lachian National Scenic Trail. 
‘‘(d) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ACRES.—The number of 
acres of the Park shall not exceed 3,745. 
‘‘(e) MAPS.—The maps referred to in this section 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 
‘‘(f) ACQUIRED LAND.—Land or an interest in land 
acquired under this section shall become a part of the 
Park, subject to the laws (including regulations) applicable 
to the Park.
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
Sections 2 and 3 of the Act of June 30, 1944 (58 
Stat. 646, chapter 328; 16 U.S.C. 450bb–1, 450bb–2), are 
amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.
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