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H.R. 2333 — what changed

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas.

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Section 1 Authorization to acquire Lunette Blair

changed The first section of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize establishment of the Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas, and for other purposes.”, approved October 19, 1978 (Public Law 95–484) is amended by striking “: Provided, that the buildings so acquired shall not include the structure known as “Lunette Blair” ”.amended—

(1)
added in the first section, by striking “: Provided, that the buildings so acquired shall not include the structure known as “Lunette Blair””; and
(2)
added in section 2—
(A)
added by striking “Sec. 2. When” and inserting the following:

added “2. Establishment

added “(a) In general—When”

(B)
added by adding at the end the following:

added “(b) Boundary modification—The boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic Site established under subsection (a) is modified as generally depicted on the map referred to as “Fort Scott National Historic Site Proposed Boundary Modification”, numbered 471/80,057, and dated February 2016.

added “(c) Land acquisition—The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire land and interests in land within the boundaries of the Fort Scott National Historic Site by donation or exchange only. The Secretary may not acquire by condemnation any land or interests in land within the boundaries of the Fort Scott National Historic Site. No private property or non-Federal property shall be included within the boundaries of the Fort Scott National Historic Site without the written consent of the owner of such property.

added “(d) No buffer zone created—Nothing in this Act, the establishment of the Fort Scott National Historic Site, or the management plan for the Fort Scott National Historic Site, shall be construed to create a buffer zone outside of the Fort Scott National Historic Site. That activities or uses can be seen, heard or detected from areas within the Fort Scott National Historic Site shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate, or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside of the Fort Scott National Historic Site.”