To adjust the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-114
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2019-01-03
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Archaeology and anthropology

Georgia

Historical and cultural resources

Land transfers

Monuments and memorials
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> This bill expands the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island, Georgia, and increases the maximum number of acres that may be included in the monument from 250 to 305 acres.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 114 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2019 Mr. Carter of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To adjust the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.

1. Fort frederica national monument, georgia, boundary adjustment (a) Maximum acreage The first section of the Act of May 26, 1936 ( 16 U.S.C. 433g ), is amended by striking two hundred and fifty acres and inserting 305 acres . (b) Boundary expansion (1) In general The boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia is modified to include the land generally depicted as Proposed Acquisition Areas on the map entitled Fort Frederica National Monument Proposed Boundary Expansion , numbered 369/132,469, and dated April 2016. (2) Availability of map The map described in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (3) Acquisition of land The Secretary of the Interior may acquire the land and interests in land described in paragraph (1) by donation or purchase with donated or appropriated funds from willing sellers only. (4) No use of condemnation or eminent domain The Secretary may not acquire by condemnation or eminent domain any land or interests in land under this section or for the purposes of this section.