To allow a certain parcel of land in Rockingham County, Virginia, to be used for a child care center.
PL 101-479 (H.R.3888), enacted 10/31/1990

104 STAT. 1158 
PUBLIC LAW 101-479—OCT. 31, 1990 
Public Law 101-479 
101st Congress 
An Act 
Oct. 31, 1990 
To allow a certain parcel of land in Rockingham Q)unty, Virginia, to be used for a 
[H.R. 3888] 
child care center. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL USE AUTHORIZED. 
Subject to the requirements of this Act, the County of Rocking-
ham, Commonwealth of Virginia, hereafter referred to as "the 
county", is authorized to permit use of the land described in section 
3, hereafter referred to as "the land", for purposes of a child care 
center, notwithstanding the restrictions on use of such land other-
wise applicable under the terms of the conveyance of such land to 
the county by the United States. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) A use permitted under this Act shall be confined to buildings 
in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act (which may be 
appropriately modified or altered so as to meet other applicable 
requirements of law) and shall involve fencing or enclosing of no 
more than 3,500 square feet of the open space portions of the lands, 
and shall not preclude use of any of the land for other permissible 
purposes, subject to reasonable restrictions necessary to allow a use 
authorized under this Act. 
(b) The authority of the county under this Act shall be limited to 
the authorization of use of the land by a child care Center serving 
children without regard to their race, creed, color, national origin, 
physical or mental disability, or sex, operated by a nonsectarian 
organization on a nonprofit basis and in compliance with all ap-
plicable requirements of the laws of the United States and the 
Commonwealth of Virginia. 
(c) Except as specified in this Act, this Act shall not increase or 
diminish the authority or responsibility of the county with respect 
to the land. 
(dXD If the county, pursuant to this Act, authorizes use of the 
lands for a child care center, the county shall include information 
concerning such use in the biennial reports to the Secretary of the 
Interior required under the terms of the conveyance of the land to 
the county by the United States and shall also provide a copy of 
such information to appropriate officials of the United States and 
the Commonwealth of Virginia responsible for implementation of 
laws concerning the operation of child care centers. 
(2) Any violation of the provisions of this Act shall be deemed to 
be a breach of the conditions and covenants under which the lands 
were conveyed to the county by the United States, and shall have 
the same effect, as provided in the deed whereby the United States 
conveyed the lands to the county. 
49-139 O - 90 (479) 
PUBLIC LAW 101-479—OCT. 31, 1990 
104 STAT. 1159 
SEC. 3. LAND DESCRIPTION. 
The land referred to in sections 1 and 2 is that parcel comprised of 
approximately 3.03 acres of land transferred by the United States on 
April 11, 1989, to the county of Rockingham, Virginia, in deed book 
number 953 at page 600, together with improvements thereon. 
Approved October 31, 1990. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3888: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-578 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 101-525 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 136 (1990): 
July 10, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 17, considered and passed Senate.