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17. Fort Smith

An Act to provide for increases in appropriation ceilings and boundary changes in certain units of the National Park System, and for other purposes. (90 Stat. 2732) (P.L. 94–578)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

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FORT SMITH NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

SEC. 312. The Act of September 13, 1961 (75 Stat. 489), authorizing the establishment of the Fort Smith National Historic Site, Arkansas, is amended as follows:

(a) in section 1, after "adjoining" insert "or related" in the first sentence, and add the following after the second sentence: "The total area so designed for the purposes of this Act may not exceed seventy-five acres.

(b) in section 2, change the colon at the end of the second sentence to a period and delete the remainder of the section (through the second proviso); and

(c) revise section 4 to read as follows:

"SEC. 4. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, not to exceed, however, $1,719,000 for land acquisition and not to exceed $4,580,000 for the development of Fort Smith National Historic Site undertaken after the effective date of this section.".

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18. Fort Union Trading Post

An Act to authorize additional appropriations for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Idaho. (92 Stat. 3467) (P.L. 95-625)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

TITLE III-FORT UNION TRADING POST

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NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

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SEC. 309. (a) The first section of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize establishment of the Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, North Dakota and Montana, and for other purposes", approved June 20, 1966 (80 Stat. 211), is amended by deleting "located in Williams County, North Dakota, and such additional lands and interests in lands in Williams County, North Dakota, and Roosevelt County, Montana," and inserting in lieu thereof "located in the States of North Dakota and Montana," and by deleting "400 acres" and inserting in lieu thereof "450 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 'Fort Union Trading Post, Montana-North Dakota', numbered 436-80,025, and dated February 1977".

(b) Section 4 of such Act is amended by deleting "$613,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands and for the development" and inserting in lieu thereof "$280,000 for the acquisition of lands and $4,416,000 for development: Provided further, That the Secretary is directed to study the possible reconstruction of the historic remains of Fort Union, and the Secretary is further directed to transmit to the Congress, within one year of the enactment of this Act, a recommendation on the reconstruction of the fort based on historic docu

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19. Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt

An Act to amend the joint resolution of July 18, 1939 (53 Stat. 1062), to provide for the acceptance of additional lands for the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, and for other purposes. (89 Stat. 81) (P.L. 94-19)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That title III of the joint resolution approved July 18, 1939 (53 Stat. 1062), is amended as follows:

(1) Amend section 301 to read as follows:

"SEC. 301. The head of any executive department may accept for and in the name of the United States, title to any part or parts of the said Hyde Park estate and title to any contiguous property or properties located in the town of Hyde Park, Dutchess County, State of New York, which shall be donated to the United States for use in connection with any designated governmental function in the administration of this area. The title to any such property may be accepted under this section notwithstanding that it may be subject to the life estate of the donor or of any other person or persons now living: Provided, That during the continuance of any life estate reserved therein no expense to the United States in connection with the ordinary maintenance of the property so acquired shall be incurred: Provided further, That the acceptance hereunder by the United States of the title to property in which any life estate is reserved shall not during the existence of such life estate exempt the property from taxation by the town of Hyde Park, Dutchess County, or the State of New York as other real property in the said town, county, or State is taxed under the applicable laws relating to taxation of real property.". (2) A new section 304 is added, to read as follows:

"SEC. 304. In addition to such amounts as have been appropriated prior to the enactment of this section, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title, but not to exceed $104,000 for development purposes.".

Approved April 30, 1975.

Legislative History:

House Report No. 94-149 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs).
Senate Report No. 94-98 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs).
Congressional Record, Vol. 121 (1975):

Apr. 21, considered and passed House.
Apr. 29, considered and passed Senate.

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20. Friendship Hill

An Act to authorize additional appropriations for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Idaho. (92 Stat. 3467) (P.L. 95–625)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

TITLE V-ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW AREAS AND ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM

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FRIENDSHIP HILL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

SEC. 509. (a) The Secretary is authorized to establish the Friendship Hill National Historic Site in the State of Pennsylvania, including the former home of Albert Gallatin, as depicted on the map entitled "FRHI-80000" dated February 1978. Said map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the Director, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia. The Secretary is authorized to acquire such land, improvements, and any personal property of cultural and historical value thereon by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.

(b) Pending establishment of the site and thereafter the Secretary shall administer property acquired pursuant to this section in accordance with the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4), as amended and supplemented, and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461-467), as amended.

(c)(1) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

(2) For the development of essential facilities there are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for succeeding fiscal years, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, but not to exceed $100,000. Within three years from the effective date of this section, the Secretary shall develop and transmit to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a general management plan for the use and development of the site consistent with the purposes of this section, indicating

(A) the lands and interests in lands adjacent or related to the site which are deemed necessary or desirable for the purposes of resource protection, scenic integrity, or management and administration

of the area in furtherance of the purposes of this section and the estimated cost thereof;

(B) the number of visitors and types of public use within the site which can be accommodated in accordance with the protection of its resources; and (C) the location and estimated cost of facilities deemed necessary to accommodate such visitors and

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