[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5945 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5945

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
  study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the 
 Washington Family Legacy Lands of Jefferson County, West Virginia, as 
part of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park or designating the lands 
as a separate unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2008

 Mrs. Capito introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
  study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the 
 Washington Family Legacy Lands of Jefferson County, West Virginia, as 
part of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park or designating the lands 
as a separate unit of the National Park System, 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. NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY, WASHINGTON 
              FAMILY LEGACY LANDS, JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA.

    (a) Special Resources Study.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
conduct a special resource study relating to the Washington Family 
Legacy Lands in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
    (b) Contents.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall 
evaluate--
            (1) the national significance of the Washington Family 
        Legacy Lands; and
            (2) the suitability and feasibility of adding the 
        Washington Family Legacy Lands as part of Harpers Ferry 
        National Historical Park or designating the Washington Family 
        Legacy Lands as a separate unit of the National Park System.
    (c) Criteria.--The criteria for a study of areas for potential 
inclusion in the National Park System contained in Section 8 of Public 
Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5) shall apply to the study.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report containing the findings, 
conclusions, and recommendations of the study.
    (e) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``Washington Family Legacy 
Lands'' means--
            (1) the Blakeley Mansion estate, comprising approximately 
        110 acres and located at 24 Blakeley Farm Lane, Jefferson 
        County, West Virginia;
            (2) the Bullskin Plantation (also known as Rock Hall), 
        comprising approximately 447 acres and located at 4356 Summit 
        Point Road, Jefferson County, West Virginia;
            (3) the Claymont Court Mansion estate, comprising 
        approximately 345 acres and located at 577 Claymont Mansion 
        Drive, Jefferson County, West Virginia; and
            (4) the Happy Retreat estate, comprising approximately 12.5 
        acres and located at 600 Mordington Avenue, Charles Town, 
        Jefferson County, West Virginia.
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