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111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 742
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 30, 2009
Mr. Chambliss (for himself, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Pryor) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To expand the boundary of the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, to redesignate the unit as a National Historical Park, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
Expansion Act of 2009
.
Boundary expansion
Section 1 of Public Law 100–206 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 101 Stat. 1434) is amended—
in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
preserve and interpret a southern agricultural-based rural community during the early to middle years of the 20th century.
;
in the first
sentence of subsection (b)(1), by striking map entitled
and inserting Jimmy
Carter National Historic Site and Preservation District Boundary Map
,
numbered NHS–JC–80000, and dated April 1987map
entitled
;_____
, numbered ___, and dated ____
in subsection (b)(2)—
in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting or is needed to enhance the
visitor experience at the Park
after Georgia,
;
in subparagraph
(C), by striking 15
and inserting 18
;
in subparagraph
(E), by striking and
at the end;
in subparagraph
(F), by striking the period at the end and inserting and properties in
the vicinity of the residence along West Church Street that are needed for
administrative and visitor uses and to protect scenic values, not to exceed 10
acres;
; and
by adding at the end the following:
the Billy Carter Service Station at 104 West Church Street, consisting of less than 1 acre of land;
the property at 147 Old Plains Highway, known locally as the Haunted House, where Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter resided from 1956 to 1961, consisting of approximately 1 acre of land;
the Georgia Welcome Center on State Route 280/27, consisting of approximately 18 acres of land; and
2 corridors of land no wider than 50 feet each between the Georgia Welcome Center and the President Carter boyhood home for the purpose of establishing walking and biking trails while using, to the maximum extent practicable, the right-of-way for the Shoreline Excursion Train.
; and
in subsection
(c)(2), by inserting the Georgia Welcome Center (described in subsection
(b)(2)(I)),
after subsection (b)(2)(A)),
.
Redesignation as National Historical Park
In general
Public Law 100–206 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 101 Stat. 1434) is amended—
by striking
National Historic Site
each place it appears and inserting
National Historical Park
; and
by striking
the historic site
each place it appears and inserting the
Park
.
Conforming amendment
Section 6 of Public Law 100–206 (16 U.S.C. 461 note;
101 Stat. 1437) is amended by striking historic site
and
inserting Park
.
References
Any
reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the
United States to the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
shall
be deemed to be a reference to the Jimmy Carter National Historical
Park
.
Authorization of appropriations
Section 7 of Public Law 100–206 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 101 Stat. 1437) is amended to read as follows:
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
.