[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1456 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1456

 To expand the boundary of the Booker T. Washington National Monument, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 4, 2001

  Mr. Goode (for himself, Mr. Schrock, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. 
Scott, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Boucher) introduced the following 
         bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To expand the boundary of the Booker T. Washington 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Booker T. Washington National 
Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. BOUNDARY OF BOOKER T. WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT EXPANDED.

    The Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the establishment of the 
Booker T. Washington National Monument'', approved April 2, 1956 (16 
U.S.C. 450ll et seq.), is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section:

``SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL LANDS.

    ``(a) Lands Added to Monument.--The boundary of the Booker T. 
Washington National Monument is modified to include the approximately 
15 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Boundary Map, 
Booker T. Washington National Monument, Franklin County, Virginia'', 
numbered BOWA 404/80,024, and dated February 2001. The map shall be on 
file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
    ``(b) Acquisition of Additional Lands.--The Secretary of the 
Interior is authorized to acquire from willing owners the land or 
interests in land described in subsection (a) by donation, purchase 
with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.
    ``(c) Administration of Additional Lands.--Lands added to the 
Booker T. Washington National Monument by subsection (a) shall be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as part of the monument 
in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.''.
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