Title: Frederick Jobs and Historic Preservation Training Center Land Acquisition Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Frederick Jobs and Historic Preservation Training Center Land Acquisition Act
This bill authorizes the National Park Service (NPS) to acquire land or interests in land in Frederick County, Maryland, for the Historic Preservation Training Center and related facilities. The NPS may acquire not more than 20 acres in the county to support the physical space, program initiatives, and workforce development capacity of the center.
The NPS may acquire land or an interest in land by donation, transfer, exchange, or purchase from a willing seller using donated or appropriated funds.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4494 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4494

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land in Frederick 
County, Maryland, for the Historic Preservation Training Center of the 
             National Park Service, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 2021

  Mr. Trone introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land in Frederick 
County, Maryland, for the Historic Preservation Training Center of the 
             National Park Service, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Frederick Jobs and Historic 
Preservation Training Center Land Acquisition Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the Historic 
        Preservation Training Center and related facilities of the 
        National Park Service in Frederick County, Maryland.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.

SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES OF HISTORIC 
              PRESERVATION TRAINING CENTER.

    (a) In General.--To further develop the Center in accordance with 
section 305306 of title 54, United States Code, the Secretary may 
acquire not more than 20 acres of land or interests in land in 
Frederick County, Maryland, for the Center for the purpose of 
supporting the physical space, program initiatives, and workforce 
development capacity of the Center.
    (b) Method of Acquisition.--Land or an interest in land for the 
Center may only be acquired under subsection (a) by donation, transfer, 
exchange, or purchase from a willing seller using donated or 
appropriated funds.
    (c) Administration of Acquired Land.--On acquisition of land or an 
interest in land for the Center under subsection (a), the acquired land 
or interest in land shall be administered by the Secretary for the 
purpose described in subsection (a).

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this Act.
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