[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 652 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 652

 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide a grant to the 
Board of Directors of the George Washington Boyhood Home Foundation for 
      the stabilization, preservation, and interpretation of the 
  archeological resources and visual integrity of Ferry Farm, boyhood 
         home of George Washington, America's first President.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 1995

 Mr. Bateman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide a grant to the 
Board of Directors of the George Washington Boyhood Home Foundation for 
      the stabilization, preservation, and interpretation of the 
  archeological resources and visual integrity of Ferry Farm, boyhood 
         home of George Washington, America's first President.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. GRANT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON 
              BOYHOOD HOME FOUNDATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Director of the National Park Service, shall, to the extent amounts are 
provided in appropriations Act, provide a grant to the Board of 
Directors of the George Washington Boyhood Home Foundation, upon 
application by the Board to the Secretary not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Use of Grant.--The grant provided under subsection (a) may be 
used only for the stabilization, preservation, and interpretation of 
the architectural and archaeological resources of Ferry Farm, boyhood 
home of George Washington in Stafford County, Virginia.
    (c) Report.--The Board of Directors of the George Washington 
Boyhood Home Foundation, shall submit to the Secretary of Interior, for 
each fiscal year in which the Board expends any portion of the grant 
provided under subsection (a), a report describing the use of the 
portion spent during that year and any other information the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated not more than $750,000 for the grant under subsection (a) 
and such funds may remain available until expended.
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