[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3746 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3746

  To authorize the addition of the Paoli Battlefield site in Malvern, 
  Pennsylvania, to the Valley Forge National Historical Park, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 1998

    Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Fox of 
Pennsylvania, and Mr. McHale) introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the addition of the Paoli Battlefield site in Malvern, 
  Pennsylvania, to the Valley Forge National Historical Park, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.

    Section 2(a) of the Act of July 4, 1976 (Public Law 94-337; 90 
Stat. 796; 16 U.S.C. 410aa-1), is amended by adding the following after 
the first sentence thereof: ``The park shall also include the Paoli 
Battlefield, located in the Borough of Malvern, Pennsylvania, as 
depicted on the map numbered ------ and dated -------- (hereinafter in 
this Act referred to as the `Paoli Battlefield Addition').''

SEC. 2. ACQUISITION OF LANDS.

    Section 4(a) of the Act of July 4, 1976 (Public Law 94-337; 90 
Stat. 796; 16 U.S.C. 410aa-3) is amended by adding the following before 
the period at the end thereof: ``, except that there is authorized to 
be appropriated an additional amount of not more than $2,500,000 for 
the acquisition of property within the Paoli Battlefield Addition if 
nonfederal monies in the amount of not less than $1,000,000 are 
available for the acquisition (and subsequent donation to the national 
park service) of such property''.

SEC. 3. COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT.

    Section 3 of the Act of July 4, 1976 (Public Law 94-337; 90 Stat. 
796; 16 U.S.C. 410aa-2), is amended by adding the following at the end 
thereof: ``The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with 
the Borough of Malvern for the management by the Borough of the Paoli 
Battlefield Addition.''.
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