← Back to Bills
S. 137Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act

Sponsored by Johnny IsaksonSen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Introduced January 12, 2017

AI-Generated Summary

Updated April 15, 2026 at 11:33 AM UTC

The Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act would increase the size of the Fort Frederica National Monument in Georgia from 250 acres to 305 acres. It adds land shown on a specific proposed‑boundary map to the monument and directs the Interior Secretary to acquire that land only through voluntary sale or donation. The bill also makes clear that no private land can be taken without the owner's written consent and that eminent domain cannot be used.

Key Provisions

  • Amends the 1936 law to raise the monument’s maximum acreage from 250 to 305 acres.
  • Expands the monument’s boundary to include the “Proposed Acquisition Areas” shown on the April 2016 map.
  • Requires the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the new land only by donation or purchase from willing sellers, using donated or appropriated funds.
  • Prohibits taking any non‑federal property without the owner’s written consent and bars the use of condemnation or eminent domain.
  • Specifies that the act does not create any buffer zone outside the monument; activities outside the monument are not limited by the expansion.

Legislative Activity

Stay on top of the latest movement without scrolling through every action

1 earlier action
SenateIntro Referral Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

January 12, 2017

View full timeline
SenateIntro Referral

Introduced in Senate

January 12, 2017

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

January 12, 2017

Bill Text

Latest available legislative text

Reading Mode
Latest
Raw Text PDF XML
Introduced in SenateIssued January 12, 2017

II

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 137

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 12, 2017

Mr. Isakson 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 Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act.

2.

Fort Frederica National Monument, Georgia

(a)

Maximum acreage

The first section of the Act of May 26, 1936 (16 U.S.C. 433g), is amended by striking two hundred and fifty acres and inserting 305 acres.

(b)

Boundary expansion

(1)

In general

The boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia is modified to include the land generally depicted as Proposed Acquisition Areas on the map entitled Fort Frederica National Monument Proposed Boundary Expansion, numbered 369/132,469, and dated April 2016.

(2)

Availability of map

The map described in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.

(3)

Acquisition of land

The Secretary of the Interior may acquire the land and interests in land described in paragraph (1) by donation or purchase with donated or appropriated funds from willing sellers only.

(4)

Written consent of owner

No non-Federal property may be included in the Fort Frederica National Monument without the written consent of the owner.

(5)

No use of condemnation or eminent domain

The Secretary of the Interior may not acquire by condemnation or eminent domain any land or interests in land under this Act or for the purposes of this Act.

(6)

No buffer zone created

Nothing in this Act, the establishment of the Fort Frederica National Monument, or the management plan for the Fort Frederica National Monument shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Monument. That activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from areas within the Fort Frederica National Monument shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate, or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside of the Monument.