H. Rept. 114-701 - FORT FREDERICA NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY EXPANSION ACT114th Congress (2015-2016)
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House Report 114-701 - FORT FREDERICA NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY EXPANSION ACT
[House Report 114-701]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
114th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 114-701
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FORT FREDERICA NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY EXPANSION ACT
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July 25, 2016.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted
the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 3480]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 3480) to expand the boundary of Fort Frederica
National Monument in the State of Georgia, and for other
purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon
with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do
pass.
The amendment is as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Frederica National Monument
Boundary Expansion Act''.
SEC. 2. FORT FREDERICA NATIONAL MONUMENT, GEORGIA.
(a) Maximum Acreage.--The first section of the Act of May 26, 1936
(16 U.S.C. 433g), is amended by striking ``two hundred and fifty
acres'' and inserting ``305 acres''.
(b) Boundary Expansion.--
(1) In general.--The boundary of the Fort Frederica National
Monument in the State of Georgia is modified to include the
land generally depicted as ``Proposed Acquisition Areas'' on
the map entitled ``Fort Frederica National Monument Proposed
Boundary Expansion'', numbered 369/132,469, and dated April
2016.
(2) Availability of map.--The map described in paragraph (1)
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the
appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(3) Acquisition of land.--The Secretary of the Interior may
acquire the land and interests in land described in paragraph
(1) by donation or purchase with donated or appropriated funds
from willing sellers only.
(4) Written consent of owner.--No non-Federal property may be
included in the Fort Frederica National Monument without the
written consent of the owner.
(5) No use of condemnation or eminent domain.--The Secretary
of the Interior may not acquire by condemnation or eminent
domain any land or interests in land under this Act or for the
purposes of this Act.
(6) No buffer zone created.--Nothing in this Act, the
establishment of the Fort Frederica National Monument, or the
management plan for the Fort Frederica National Monument shall
be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Monument.
That activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from
areas within the Fort Frederica National Monument shall not
preclude, limit, control, regulate, or determine the conduct or
management of activities or uses outside of the Monument.
Purpose of the Bill
The purpose of H.R. 3480 is to expand the boundary of Fort
Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia.
Background and Need for Legislation
H.R. 3480, as amended, authorizes the Secretary of the
Interior to acquire, for inclusion in the boundary of Fort
Frederica National Monument, approximately 21 acres by
donation, or purchase with donated or appropriated funds. The
parcel authorized to be acquired is owned by the St. Simons
Land Trust.
Fort Frederica National Monument, on St. Simons Island,
Georgia, preserves the archaeological remnants of a fort
established in 1736 by James Oglethorpe. Oglethorpe built the
fort to protect the southern boundary of his new colony of
Georgia from the Spanish in Florida. Named for Frederick Louis,
the Prince of Wales (1702-1754), Frederica consisted of a fort
and town fortified by a palisade wall and earthen rampart. The
fort's location on the Frederica River allowed it to control
ship travel.\1\
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\1\National Park Service, ``Fort Frederica: History & Culture,''
https://www.nps.gov/fofr/learn/historyculture/index.htm
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Oglethorpe's foresight in establishing Fort Frederica was
rewarded in 1742 when Spanish and British forces clashed on St.
Simons Island. Fort Frederica's troops defeated the Spanish in
the Battle of Bloody Marsh. The British victory not only
confirmed that Georgia was British territory, but also signaled
the end for Fort Frederica. In 1749, Fort Frederica's regiment
disbanded and eventually the town fell into decline.\2\
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\2\Ibid.
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On May 26, 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt
established Fort Frederica as a National Monument. The National
Park Service owns and preserves the archeological remains of
Fort Frederica.
Committee Action
H.R. 3480 was introduced on September 10, 2015, by
Congressman Earl L. ``Buddy'' Carter (R-GA). The bill was
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and within the
Committee to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. On May 24,
2016, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill. On June 14,
2016, the Natural Resources Committee met to consider the bill.
The Subcommittee was discharged by unanimous consent.
Congressman Jody B. Hice offered an amendment designated #1; it
was adopted by unanimous consent. No additional amendments were
offered, and the bill, as amended, was ordered favorably
reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent
on June 15, 2016.
Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations
Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.
Compliance with House Rule XIII
1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(2)(B)
of that rule provides that this requirement does not apply when
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Under clause 3(c)(3) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section
403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has
received the following cost estimate for this bill from the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, July 20, 2016.
Hon. Rob Bishop,
Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 3480, the Fort
Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act of 2015.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Marin
Burnett.
Sincerely,
Keith Hall.
Enclosure.
H.R. 3480--Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act of
2015
H.R. 3480 would authorize the expansion of the Fort
Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island, Georgia, by
increasing the maximum acreage from 250 to 305 acres. The
monument preserves the archaeological remnants of a fort
established in 1736 by James Oglethorpe, the founder of the
state of Georgia.
The National Park Service (NPS) would be permitted to
expand the monument boundary only through donations or
purchases of land made using appropriated funds. According to
the NPS, the existing park boundary exceeds the current acreage
cap. The legislation would expand the cap to accommodate the
current size of the monument and permit the NPS to acquire
about 20 additional acres. Based on information the county
provided to the NPS about the value of different parcels, CBO
estimates that the cost of acquiring certain properties that
are adjacent to the monument would be about $1 million.
Enacting H.R. 3480 would not affect direct spending or
revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO
estimates that enacting H.R. 3480 would not increase net direct
spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive
10-year periods beginning in 2027.
H.R. 3480 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform act and
would impose no costs on state, local, and tribal governments.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Marin Burnett.
The estimate was approved by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
2. Section 308(a) of Congressional Budget Act. As required
by clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives and section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, this bill does not contain any new spending
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in
revenues or tax expenditure. According to the Congressional
Budget Office (CBO), acquiring the land in the expanded
boundary would cost about $1,000,000; this land may be acquired
by donation or using appropriated funds. CBO estimates that the
bill ``would not increase net direct spending or on-budget
deficits in any of the four consecutive 10 year periods
beginning in 2027''.
3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or
objective of this bill is to expand the boundary of Fort
Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia.
Earmark Statement
This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks,
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of
the House of Representatives.
Compliance with Public Law 104-4
This bill contains no unfunded mandate as defined by Public
Law 104-4.
Compliance with H. Res. 5
Directed Rule Making. The Chairman does not believe that
this bill directs any executive branch official to conduct any
specific rule-making proceedings.
Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not
establish or reauthorize a program of the federal government
known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was
not included in any report from the Government Accountability
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139
or identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program
Information Act (Public Law 95-220, as amended by Public Law
98-169) as relating to other programs.
Preemption of State, Local or Tribal Law
This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or
tribal law.
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported
In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new
matter is printed in italic, and existing law in which no
change is proposed is shown in roman):
ACT OF MAY 26, 1936
(Public Law Chapter 451-74th Congress)
AN ACT To provide for the establishment of the Fort Frederica National
Monument, at Saint Simon Island, Georgia, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That when title
to the site of Fort Frederica, on Saint Simon Island, Georgia,
and such other related sites located thereon, as may be
designated by the Secretary of the Interior, in the exercise of
his discretion, as necessary or desirable for national-monument
purposes, shall have been vested in the United States, said
area not to exceed [two hundred and fifty] 350 acres shall be,
and is hereby, set apart as a national monument for the benefit
and inspiration of the people, and shall be called the ``Fort
Frederica National Monument''.
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