FDR Historic Preservation Act

Bill: 115-s-3571
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2018-10-10
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas

Land transfers

New York State

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-10-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>FDR Historic Preservation Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire, by donation, purchase from a willing seller, or exchange, approximately 89 acres of land to be added to the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3571 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 10, 2018 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the acquisition of land for addition to the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site in the State of New York, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FDR Historic Preservation Act . 2. Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site (a) Land Acquisition The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by donation, purchase from a willing seller using donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, the approximately 89 acres of land identified as the Morgan Property and generally depicted on the map titled Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Proposed Park Addition , numbered 384/138,461 and dated May 2017. (b) Availability of Map The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (c) Boundary Adjustment; Administration Upon acquisition of the land referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall— (1) adjust the boundary of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site to reflect the acquisition; and (2) administer such land as part of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site in accordance with applicable laws.