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HR 5945 110th Congress House

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the Washington Family Legacy Lands of Jefferson County, West…

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the Washington Family Leg… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the Washington Family Legacy Lands of Jefferson County, West Virginia, as part of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park or designating the lands as a separate unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 1, 2008 Introduced by: Capito, Shelley Moore Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov
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May 6, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
May 1, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 1, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 6, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study relating to the Washington Family Legacy Lands in Jefferson County, West Virginia, which shall evaluate the national significance of such Lands and the suitability and feasibility of adding them as part of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park or designating them as a separate unit of the National Park System.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5945: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the Washington Family Legacy Lands of Jefferson County, West Virginia, as part of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park or designating the lands as a separate unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5945/
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"H.R. 5945: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the Washington Family Legacy Lands of Jefferson County, West Virginia, as part of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park or designating the lands as a separate unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5945/.
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H.R. 5945, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5945/.
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[H.R. 5945: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the Washington Family Legacy Lands of Jefferson County, West Virginia, as part of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park or designating the lands as a separate unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5945/)
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