Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) acquire lands within the District's boundaries, and easements between noncontiguous areas of the District, from willing sellers; (2) enter into cooperative agreements with Indian tribes, governmental entities, and interested persons for the restoration, preservation, development, interpretation, and use of the District; and (3) establish and administer a visitor's center in the District.
Requires the Secretary to develop a general management plan for the District which shall describe protection and preservation of resources of, visitor use of, and facility development within the District.
Repeals provisions authorizing the Secretary to accept donations to the Park of specified lands situated generally within the Moccasin Bend of the Tennessee River lying west of the city of Chattanooga.
[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 216 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 216
To establish as a unit of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military
Park, the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 7, 2003
Mr. Wamp (for himself and Mr. Duncan) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Resources
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A BILL
To establish as a unit of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military
Park, the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MOCCASIN BEND NATIONAL ARCHEOLOGICAL DISTRICT ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Moccasin Bend
National Archeological District Act''.
(b) Definitions.--As used in this section:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(2) Archeological district.--The term ``archeological
district'' means the Moccasin Bend National Archeological
District.
(3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of
Tennessee.
(4) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled,
``Boundary Map Moccasin Bend National Archeological District'',
numbered 301/80098, and dated September 2002.
(c) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--In order to preserve, protect, and
interpret for the benefit of the public the nationally
significant archeological and historic resources located on the
peninsula known as Moccasin Bend, Tennessee, there is
established as a unit of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National
Military Park, the Moccasin Bend National Archeological
District.
(2) Boundaries.--The archeological district shall consist
of approximately 780 acres generally depicted on the Map. The
Map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the
appropriate offices of the National Park Service, Department of
the Interior.
(3) Acquisition of land and interests in land.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary may acquire by
donation, purchase from willing sellers using donated
or appropriated funds, or exchange, lands and interests
in lands within the exterior boundary of the
archeological district. The Secretary may acquire the
State, county and city-owned land and interests in land
for inclusion in the archeological district only by
donation.
(B) Easement outside boundary.--To allow access
between areas of the archeological district that on the
date of the enactment of this section are
noncontiguous, the Secretary may acquire by donation or
purchase from willing owners using donated or
appropriated funds, or exchange, easements connecting
the areas generally depicted on the Map.
(d) Administration.--
(1) In general.--The archeological district shall be
administered by the Secretary in accordance with this section,
with laws applicable to Chickamauga and Chattanooga National
Military Park, and with the laws generally applicable to units
of the National Park System.
(2) Cooperative agreement.--The Secretary may consult and
enter into cooperative agreements with culturally affiliated
federally recognized Indian tribes, governmental entities, and
interested persons to provide for the restoration,
preservation, development, interpretation, and use of the
archeological district.
(3) Visitor interpretive center.--For purposes of
interpreting the historical themes and cultural resources of
the archeological district, the Secretary may establish and
administer a visitor center in the archeological district.
(4) General management plan.--Not later than three years
after funds are made available under this section, the
Secretary shall develop a general management plan for the
archeological district. The general management plan shall
describe the appropriate protection and preservation of
natural, cultural, and scenic resources, visitor use, and
facility development within the archeological district
consistent with the purposes of this section, while ensuring
continued access by private landowners to their property.
(e) Repeal of Previous Acquisition Authority.--The Act of August 3,
1950 (Chapter 532; 16 U.S.C. 424a-4) is repealed.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
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