Fort Scott National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act

Bill: 116-hr-1061
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Watkins, Steve [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2019-02-07
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas

Kansas

Land transfers
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Fort Scott National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows the Department of the Interior to acquire by purchase the lands and interests in land, together with buildings and improvements, known as Fort Scott in the city of Fort Scott in Bourbon County, Kansas. </p> <p>The proviso that the buildings so acquired shall not include the structure known as <i>Lunette Blair</i> is repealed (thereby allowing its acquisition). </p> <p>The boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Kansas is modified accordingly.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1061 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2019 Mr. Watkins (for himself, Ms. Davids of Kansas , Mr. Marshall , and Mr. Estes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To modify the boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic Site in the State of Kansas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fort Scott National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act . 2. Fort Scott National Historic Site boundary Public Law 95–484 (92 Stat. 1610) is amended— (1) in the first section— (A) by inserting , by purchase with appropriated funds, or by exchange after donation ; and (B) by striking the proviso; and (2) in section 2— (A) by striking Sec. 2. When and inserting the following: 2. Establishment (a) In general When ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (b) Boundary modification The boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic Site established under subsection (a) is modified as generally depicted on the map referred to as Fort Scott National Historic Site Proposed Boundary Modification , numbered 471/80,057, and dated February 2016. .