[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1521 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1521

 To provide for additional lands to be included within the boundary of 
the Johnstown Flood National Memorial in the State of Pennsylvania, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 31, 2003

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for additional lands to be included within the boundary of 
the Johnstown Flood National Memorial in the State of Pennsylvania, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be 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 ``Johnstown Flood National Memorial 
Boundary Adjustment Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. BOUNDARY OF JOHNSTOWN FLOOD NATIONAL MEMORIAL.

    The boundary of the Johnstown Flood National Memorial 
(``Memorial'') is modified to include the area as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ``Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Cambria County, 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania'', numbered N.E.R.O. 427/80,007 and dated 
June, 2001. The map shall be on file and available for inspection in 
the appropriate offices of the National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior.

SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF LANDS.

    The Secretary of the Interior (``Secretary'') is authorized to 
acquire from willing sellers the land or interests in land as described 
in section 2 by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, 
or exchange.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS.

    Lands added to the Memorial by section 2 shall be administered by 
the Secretary as part of the Memorial in accordance with applicable 
laws and regulations.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    In addition to amounts otherwise made available for land 
acquisition, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
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