House Bill 1541 - Authorization to Acquire Property for Fort Scott National Historic Site

This bill, known as H. R. 1541, has been introduced in the United States Congress. The purpose of this bill is to grant authorization to the Secretary of the Interior to acquire specific property that is related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas. Additionally, this bill also addresses other purposes.

The bill proposes an amendment to a previous act called 'An Act to authorize establishment of the Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas, and for other purposes'. This act was approved on October 19, 1978, under Public Law 95-484.

The proposed amendment makes the following changes:

Firstly, it clarifies that the authorization for property acquisition is limited to donation only. It specifies that the structure known as 'Lunette Blair' shall not be included in the acquired buildings.
Secondly, it modifies the boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic Site established under the mentioned act. The updated boundary is depicted on a map titled 'Fort Scott National Historic Site Proposed Boundary Modification', numbered 471/80,057C, and dated February 2017.

This bill has already passed the House of Representatives on July 11, 2017. It now awaits further consideration and approval in the Senate, where it may undergo some changes before becoming law.

HB 1541 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas, and for other purposes

US Congress 115th Congress

Bill Texts

Introduced 07/14/2017

Engrossed 07/13/2017

Introduced 07/12/2017

Introduced 03/22/2017

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Sponsors (2)

Sen. Roger Marshall

Co-Sponsor

Rep. Lynn Jenkins

Primary Sponsor