US Congress House Bill 5358 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on May 26 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Federal Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Penn School - Reconstruction Era National Monument Act This bill establishes the Penn School - Reconstruction Era National Monument in South Carolina, which shall become a unit of the National Park System (NPS) when the Department of the Interior has: acquired sufficient land or an interest in land within the monument's boundary to constitute a manageable unit, and entered into a written agreement with Penn Community Services, Inc. (known as Penn Center) pursuant to this bill. The bill declares that the monument's boundaries shall be the same as those of the Penn Center National Historic Landmark District. Interior may enter into an agreement with Penn Center: regarding the transfer of land or interests in land; and delineating the respective roles and responsibilities of the National Park Service and Penn Center in the operation, maintenance, and interpretation of the monument. Interior may acquire by donation, purchase from a willing seller, or exchange lands or interests in land within the monument's boundary and within its vicinity.

Penn School - Reconstruction Era National Monument Act

Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]

Rep. Mark Sanford [R-SC]

Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2016-05-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2016-05-26	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5358/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5358/BILLS-114hr5358ih.pdf