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TANASI
NEWS
March 13, 2001
Mr. WAMP (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. GORDON, Mr. TANNER, and Mr. FORD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MOCCASIN BEND NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, TENNESSEE.
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(a) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
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(1) HISTORIC SITE- The term `historic site' means the Moccasin Bend National
Historic Site established by subsection (b).
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(2) SECRETARY- The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of the Interior.
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF HISTORIC SITE- In order to preserve for the benefit and
education of the people of the United States certain archaeological and
historic resources located on a portion of the peninsula bounded by the
Tennessee River and known as Moccasin Bend near Chattanooga, Tennessee, there
is established the Moccasin Bend National Historic Site as a unit of the
National Park System. No other unit of the National Park System possesses the
extensive range of historic themes and cultural resources available for
interpretation at the historic site, and the establishment of the historic
site enhances the collective significance and interpretive potential of these
resources.
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(c) BOUNDARIES-
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(1) MAIN AREA- The historic site shall consist of approximately 911.5 acres,
as depicted on the map entitled `Boundary Map, XXXXX', numbered XX,
and dated XX.
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(2) TRAIL OF TEARS AND CIVIL WAR CORRIDOR- The historic site shall also
consist of the 97-acre parcel of land known as the Rock-Tenn property,
containing the Federal Road (designated in 1807) between Ross Landing and
Browns Ferry that served as a portion of the overland route traveled by the
Cherokee during their removal from ancestral lands to Oklahoma during 1838
and 1839 and was used by the Union Army to break the Confederate siege of
Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1863.
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(3) SERODINO AND KLIMSCH PROPERTY- The lands encompassed by the boundaries
of the historic site described in paragraph (1) include the 14.5-acre parcel
known as the Serodino and Klimsch property.
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(4) FILING AND AVAILABILITY OF MAPS- The map referred to in paragraph (1)
shall be on file and available for public inspection in appropriate offices
of the National Park Service. The Secretary may make minor revisions in the
boundaries of the historic site in accordance with section 7(c) of the Land
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-4(c)).
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(d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY-
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(1) ACCEPTANCE OF LANDS- The Secretary may accept, on behalf of the United
States, lands within the boundaries of the historic site that are donated by
the State of Tennessee, the county of Hamilton, Tennessee, the city of
Chattanooga, Tennessee, or any individual, corporation, organization, or
other entity.
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(2) DELAYED ACCEPTANCE OF INCOMPATIBLE USE- In the case of the parcel of
land within the boundaries of the historic site containing the Moccasin Bend
Mental Health Institute, the Secretary may accept donation of the parcel for
inclusion in the historic site only after the facility is no longer used to
provide health care services.
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(3) PURCHASE AUTHORITY- Private lands within the boundaries of the historic
site may be acquired by the Secretary only by purchase from willing sellers
with appropriated or donated funds, by donation, or by exchange.
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(e) ADMINISTRATION- The Secretary shall administer the historic site in
accordance with this section and the laws generally applicable to units of the
National Park System, including the Act of August 25, 1916 (commonly known as
the National Park Service Organic Act; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and the Act of
August 21, 1935 (commonly known as the Historic Sites, Buildings, and
Antiquities Act; 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
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(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS-
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(1) AUTHORIZED- The Secretary may consult with and enter into cooperative
agreements with interested entities and individuals to provide for the
preservation, development, interpretation, and use of the historic site.
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(2) CONDITIONS- Any payment made by the Secretary pursuant to such a
cooperative agreement shall be subject to an agreement that conversion, use,
or disposal of the project assisted under the cooperative agreement for
purposes contrary to the purposes of the historic site, as determined by the
Secretary, shall result in a right of the United States to reimbursement of
all funds made available to such project or the proportion of the increased
value of the project attributable to such finds as determined at the time of
such conversion, use, or disposal, whichever is greater.
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(g) MOCCASIN BEND GOLF COURSE- The Moccasin Bend Golf Course of the city of
Chattanooga is not within the boundaries of the historic site described in
paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (c). The golf course is managed under a
lease that is set to expire in 2005, but that may be renewed or extended.
Until such time as the lands covered by the golf course are no longer used as
either a public or municipal golf course, the Secretary may not request an
adjustment in the boundaries of the historic site to include the lands and
permit possible future acquisition of the lands.
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(h) VISITOR INTERPRETIVE CENTER- The Secretary may use a portion of the
visitor center established for the historic site as an additional interpretive
center for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and to interpret the
forcible removal of southeastern Indian tribes to Oklahoma. To assist in the
establishment and operation of the visitor center, the Secretary may accept
and use gifts, bequests, or devises of services, funds, and real and personal
property.
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(i) REPEAL OF PREVIOUS ACQUISITION AUTHORITY- The Act of August 3, 1950
(Chapter 532; 16 U.S.C. 424a-4), is repealed.
