[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5133 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5133

   To direct the Secretary of the Interior to accept the donation of 
 certain sites in Monroe County, Michigan, relating to the Battles of 
 the River Raisin during the War of 1812 for inclusion in the National 
                              Park System.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2006

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of the Interior to accept the donation of 
 certain sites in Monroe County, Michigan, relating to the Battles of 
 the River Raisin during the War of 1812 for inclusion in the National 
                              Park System.

    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 ``River Raisin Battlefield Acquisition 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ACQUISITION OF MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN, SITES RELATING TO 
              BATTLES OF THE RIVER RAISIN.

    (a) Duty to Accept Donation.--If offered by Monroe County, 
Michigan, or other willing landowners in the County, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall accept on behalf of the United States the donation 
of real property in the County relating to the Battles of the River 
Raisin on January 18 and 22, 1813, and their aftermath.
    (b) Treatment of Acquired Sites.--The Secretary shall include real 
property acquired under subsection (a) in the National Park System. The 
real property may be designated as a new unit of the National Park 
System or included in an existing unit of the National Park System.
    (c) Report.--Not later than three years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report containing a description 
of all real property acquired under subsection (a) and the disposition 
of such real property.
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