[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992-1993, Book II)]
[October 26, 1992]
[Page 2004]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Statement on Signing Legislation Establishing the Brown v. Board of 
Education National Historic Site
October 26, 1992

    Today I am signing into law S. 2890, a bill to establish the Brown 
v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka, Kansas, 
redesignate the Fort Jefferson National Monument as the Dry Tortugas 
National Park, and provide for studies of the New River in West Virginia 
and Boston Harbor Islands in Massachusetts.
    Although I have signed S. 2890, I will withhold my approval of H.R. 
5021, the ``New River Wild and Scenic Study Act of 1992,'' and H.R. 
5061, a bill concerning the ``Dry Tortugas National Park,'' because S. 
2890 contains the identical provisions of both H.R. 5021 and H.R. 5061.

                                                             George Bush

The White House,
October 26, 1992.

                    Note: S. 2890, approved October 26, was assigned 
                        Public Law No. 102-525. This statement was 
                        released by the Office of the Press Secretary on 
                        October 27.