An Act providing for the addition of the Freeman School to the Homestead National Monument of America in the State of Nebraska, and for other purposes
PL 91-411 (S.58), enacted 09/25/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91-411-SEPT. 25^ 1970 
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Public Law 91-411 
A N A C T 
September 25, 1970 
Providing for tlie addition of the Freeman Scliool to the Homestead National 
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Monument of America in the State of Nebraslfa, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, in order to . Homestead Na-
further the interpretation and commemoration of the pioneer life of Americ"^" N^^r?* °^ 
early settlers of the West, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to 
Freeman schooi, 
acquire by donation or purchase with donated or appropriated funds acquisition. 
the following described lands and interests therein, on which is situated 
the old school building known as Freeman School: 
Beginning at the southeast corner of the southeast quarter of 
section 22, township 4 north, range 5 east, sixth principal meridian. 
Gage County, Nebraska, thence running north on the east line of 
the said quarter section 297 feet, thence west 214.5 feet, thence 
south 297 feet, thence east 214.5 feet to the point of beginning. 
The Secretary is further authorized, in order to protect the setting of 
the Freeman School, preserve an adequate visual relationship with the 
existing Homestead National Monument of America, and provide 
access to the school from the national monument, to acquire by any 
of the above methods such lands and interests therein, as he deems 
necessary within the areas in certain sections of township 4 north, range 
5 east, sixth principal meridian, Gage County, Nebraska, which are 
described as follows: 
Section 22, beginning at a point 297 feet north of the southeast 
corner of the southeast quarter on the east line of the said quarter 
section, thence north along the east line of the said quarter section 
103 feet, thence west 300 feet, thence south 400 feet to the south line 
of said quarter section, thence east along the south line of said 
quarter section 85.5 feet to the boundary of the Freeman School 
property, thence north along the boundary of the school property 
297 feet, thence east along the boundary of the school property 
214.5 feet to the point of beginning; 
Section 23, the south 300 feet of the southwest quarter thereof; 
Section 26, the north 300 feet of the northwest quarter northwest 
quarter thereof ; 
Section 27, beginning at the northeast comer of the northeast 
quarter, thence south along the east line of the said quarter section 
300 feet, thence west 300 feet, thence north 300 feet to the north 
line of said quarter section, thence east alon^ the north line of 
said quarter section 300 feet to the point of beginning; all contain-
ing about 31 acres. 
SEC. 2. The property acquired pursuant to this Act shall be adminis- 
Administration. 
tered by the Secretary of the Interior as part of the Homestead 
National Monument of America, in accordance with the Act of March 
19,1936 (49 Stat. 1184), and the Act of August 25,1916 (39 Stat. 535), ^^^^^ use 450u-
as amended and supplemented (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). 
SEC. 3. For the purposes of this Act, there are authorized to be appro- 
Appropriation. 
priated not more than $50,000, of which not more than $45,000 (April 
1970 prices), plus or minus such amounts, if any, as may be justified 
by reasons of ordinary fluctuations in construction costs as indicated by 
engineering cost indices applicable to the types of construction involved 
herein shall be appropriated for the rehabilitation and development 
of the Freeman School. 
Approved September 25, 1970.