S. 2417

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to designate the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace home in Hope, Arkansas, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

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109th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 2417

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 15, 2006

Mr. Pryor (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to designate the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home in Hope, Arkansas, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

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William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home national historic site

(a)

Acquisition of property; establishment of historic site

Should the Secretary of the Interior acquire, by donation only from the Clinton Birthplace Foundation, Inc., fee simple, unencumbered title to the William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home site located at 117 South Hervey Street, Hope, Arkansas, 71801, and to any personal property related to that site, the Secretary shall designate the William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home site as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System, to be known as the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site.

(b)

Applicability of other laws

The Secretary shall administer the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site in accordance with the laws generally applicable to national historic sites, including the Act entitled An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes, approved August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1–4), and the Act entitled An Act to provide for the preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects and antiquities of national significance, and for other purposes, approved August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).