[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 86 (Friday, June 26, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S7263]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. MURKOWSKI:
  S. 2246. A bill to amend the Act which established the Frederick Law 
Olmsted National Historic Site, in the commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
by modifying the boundary and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources.


        frederick law Olmsted national historic site legislation

 Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, on behalf of the Administration, 
today I introduce legislation to amend the Act which established the 
Frederick Law Olmstead National Historic Site, in the commonwealth of 
Massachusetts, by modifying the boundary and for other purposes.
  I ask unanimous consent that the Administration's letter of 
transmittal and a section-by-section analysis of the legislation be 
printed in the Record for the information of my colleagues.
  There being no objection, the items were ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                       Department of the Interior,


                                      Office of the Secretary,

                               Washington, DC, September 22, 1997.
     Hon. Albert Gore, Jr.,
     President of the Senate, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. President: Enclosed is a draft bill ``To amend the 
     Act which established the Frederick Law Olmsted National 
     Historic Site, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by 
     modifying the boundary and for other purposes.''
       We recommend the bill be introduced, referred to the 
     appropriate committee, and enacted. The purpose of the 
     legislation is to allow the Secretary of the Interior to 
     acquire, by donation only, lands owned by the Brookline 
     Conservation Land Trust which are situated adjacent to the 
     historic site. These lands remain much as they were during 
     Olmsted's life and acquisition will help preserve the setting 
     of the historic site. The Brookline Conservation Land Trust 
     desires to donate the property to the National Park Service 
     to help preserve the setting of the historic site and to make 
     it available for educational purposes.
       The Office of Management and Budget has advised that there 
     is no objection to the enactment of the enclosed draft 
     legislation from the standpoint of the Administration's 
     program.
           Sincerely,

                                              Donald J. Barry,

                               Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish
                                           and Wildlife and Parks.
       Enclosures.
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 Section-by-Section Analysis--Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic 
                                  Site

       Amends the Act of October 12, 1979, which originally 
     established the historic site, by providing the Secretary of 
     the Interior authority to acquire lands adjacent to the 
     historic site. The lands may be acquired only by means of 
     donation from a private land trust. The land trust wishes to 
     donate the subject property to the historic site to help 
     preserve and maintain the historic setting of the 
     site.
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