[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3617 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3617

 To amend the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 
                     1989, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 22, 1993

 Mr. Shaw (for himself and Mr. Deutsch) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

            November 23 (legislative day, November 22), 1993

    Committee on Natural Resources discharged, considered and passed

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 
                     1989, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 104 of the Everglades National Park Protection and 
Expansion Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 410r-8) is hereby amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following new subsection:
    ``(k)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
Secretary is authorized to use funds appropriated pursuant to this Act, 
including any available funds appropriated to the National Park Service 
for construction in the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Acts for fiscal years 1991 through 1994 for project 
modifications by the Army Corps of Engineers, in such amounts as 
determined by the Secretary, to provide Federal assistance to the State 
of Florida (including political subdivisions of the State) for 
acquisition of lands described in paragraph (4).
    ``(2) With respect to any lands acquired pursuant to this 
subsection, the Secretary may provide not more than 25 percent of the 
total cost of such acquisition.
    ``(3) All funds made available pursuant to this subsection shall be 
transferred to the State of Florida or a political subdivision of the 
State, subject to an agreement that any lands acquired with such funds 
will be managed in perpetuity for the restoration of natural flows to 
the park or Florida Bay.
    ``(4) The lands referred to in paragraph (1) are those lands or 
interests therein adjacent to, or affecting the restoration of natural 
water flows to, the park or Florida Bay which are located east of the 
park and known as the Frog Pond, Rocky Glades Agricultural Area, and 
the Eight-and-One-Half Square-Mile Area.''.

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