[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3981 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3981

 To modify the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace National 
                   Monument, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 3, 1998

Mr. Bateman (for himself and Mr. Blunt) introduced the following bill; 
            which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To modify the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace National 
                   Monument, 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. ADDITION TO NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    (a) Addition.--The boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace 
National Monument are modified to include the area generally known as 
George Washington's Boyhood Home, Ferry Farm, located in Stafford 
County, Virginia, across the Rappahannock River from Fredericksburg, 
Virginia, comprising approximately 85 acres. The boundary modification 
is generally depicted on the map entitled ``George Washington 
Birthplace National Monument Boundary Map'', numbered 322/80020 and 
dated May 1998. The map shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
    (b) Administration.--The Secretary of the Interior may enter into a 
cooperative agreement for management of the area added to the George 
Washington Birthplace National Monument under subsection (a). The area 
shall be managed consistent with the provisions of law generally 
applicable to units of the National Park System, including the Act of 
August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 565; 16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4), and the Act of August 
21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C 461-467). The area shall also be 
managed to preserve its cultural and natural resources associated with 
the boyhood home of George Washington and to interpret those resources 
to enhance public understanding.
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