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Union Calendar No. 196
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 38
[Report No. 107–325]
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
JANUARY 3, 2001
Mr. BEREUTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
DECEMBER 6, 2001
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 3, 2001]
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) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Proposed Boundary Adjustment, Homestead Na-
tional Monument of America, Gage County, Ne-
braska’’, numbered 368/80036 and dated March 2000.
(2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ means
the Homestead National Monument of America, Ne-
braska.
(3) 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 do-
nation or by purchase with appropriated or donated funds,
from willing sellers only, the privately-owned property de-
scribed 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 parcel
consisting of approximately 5.6 acres of State-owned
land including Nebraska State Highway 4, as de-
picted 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 mod-
ify the boundary of the Monument to include the parcel.
Any parcel included within the boundary shall be adminis-
tered 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 Sec-
retary shall no longer be authorized to acquire such prop-
erty pursuant to this Act and such property shall not be-
come 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 gov-
ernment, private groups, and individuals for operation,
maintenance, interpretation, recreation, and other purposes
related to the proposed Homestead Heritage Highway to be
located in the general vicinity of the Monument.
Union Calendar No. 196
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 38
[Report No. 107–325]
A BILL
To provide for additional lands to be included with-
in the boundaries of the Homestead National
Monument of America in the State of Nebraska,
and for other purposes.
DECEMBER 6, 2001
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed