110 HR 5127 IH: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to designate U.S. House of Representatives 2008-01-23 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5127 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2008 Mr. Latham (for himself, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. Braley of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood Home in Cresco, Iowa, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

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Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood Home national historic site

(a)

Acquisition of property; establishment of historic site

Should the Secretary of the Interior acquire, by donation from the Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation, fee simple, unencumbered title to the Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace site located at 20399 Timber Avenue, Cresco, Iowa, and the Norman E. Borlaug Childhood Home site located at 19518 200th Street, Cresco, Iowa, and any personal property related to the sites, the Secretary shall designate that property as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System to be known as the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace Home National Historic Site. (b)

Applicability of other laws

The Secretary shall administer the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace Home National Historic Site in accordance with the laws generally applicable to national historic sites, including the Act titled An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes, approved August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1–4), and the Act titled An Act to provide for the preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects and antiquities of national significance, and for other purposes, approved August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).