[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 19, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S5845]
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  HARPERS FERRY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK BOUNDARY REVISION ACT OF 2003

  The bill (S. 1576) to revise the boundary of Harpers Ferry National 
Historical Park, and for other purposes, was considered, ordered to be 
engrossed for a third reading, read the third time and passed; as 
follows:

                                S. 1576

       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 ``Harpers Ferry National 
     Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2003''.

     SEC. 2. HARPERS FERRY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       The first section of the Act of June 30, 1944 (58 Stat. 
     645, chapter 328; 16 U.S.C. 450bb), is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SECTION 1. HARPERS FERRY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

       ``(a) In General.--To carry out the purposes of this Act, 
     the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act as the 
     `Secretary') is authorized to acquire, by purchase from a 
     willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, by 
     donation, or by exchange, land or an interest in land within 
     the boundaries as generally depicted on the map entitled 
     `Boundary Map, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park', 
     numbered 385-80,021A, and dated April 1979.
       ``(b) Bradley and Ruth Nash Addition.--The Secretary is 
     authorized to acquire, by donation only, approximately 27 
     acres of land or interests in land that are outside the 
     boundary of the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and 
     generally depicted on the map entitled `Proposed Bradley and 
     Ruth Nash Addition--Harpers Ferry National Historical Park', 
     numbered 385-80056, and dated April 1, 1989.
       ``(c) Boundary Expansion.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to acquire, 
     by purchase from a willing seller with donated or 
     appropriated funds, by donation, or by exchange, land or an 
     interest in land within the area depicted as `Private Lands' 
     on the map entitled `Harpers Ferry National Historical Park 
     Proposed Boundary Expansion,' numbered 385/80,126, and dated 
     July 14, 2003.
       ``(2) Administration.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(A) transfer to the National Park Service for inclusion 
     in the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (referred to in 
     this Act as the `Park') the land depicted on the map referred 
     to in paragraph (1) as `U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lands' 
     and revise the boundary of the Park accordingly; and
       ``(B) revise the boundary of the Park to include the land 
     depicted on the map referred to in paragraph (1) as 
     `Appalachian NST' and exclude that land from the boundary of 
     the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
       ``(d) Maximum Number of Acres.--The number of acres of the 
     Park shall not exceed 3,745.
       ``(e) Maps.--The maps referred to in this section shall be 
     on file and available for public inspection in the 
     appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
       ``(f) Acquired Land.--Land or an interest in land acquired 
     under this section shall become a part of the Park, subject 
     to the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Park.
       ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to 
     carry out this section.''.

     SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       Sections 2 and 3 of the Act of June 30, 1944 (58 Stat. 646, 
     chapter 328; 16 U.S.C. 450bb-1, 450bb-2), are amended by 
     striking ``Secretary of the Interior'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``Secretary''.

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