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S 189 115th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Historic sites and heritage areas Kansas Land transfers

Fort Scott National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act

Introduced: January 23, 2017 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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May 3, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 51.
May 3, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-37.
Mar 30, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 23, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 23, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Fort Scott National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act

This bill allows the Department of the Interior to acquire by purchase with appropriated funds, by donation (as under current law), or by exchange the lands and interests in land, together with buildings and improvements, known as Fort Scott in the city of Fort Scott in Bourbon County, Kansas.

The proviso that the buildings so acquired shall not include the structure known as "Lunette Blair" is repealed.

The boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Kansas shall be modified as generally depicted on the map referred to as "Fort Scott National Historic Site Proposed Boundary Modification," dated February 2016.

What's happening now May 3, 2017

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 51.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1541 Related bill To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site…
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 189: Fort Scott National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-189/
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"S. 189: Fort Scott National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-189/.
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S. 189, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-189/.
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