To provide for additional lands to be included within the boundary of the Johnstown Flood National Memorial in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.

March 31, 2003

Mr. MURTHA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

To provide for additional lands to be included within the boundary of the Johnstown Flood National Memorial in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.

Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Johnstown Flood National Memorial Boundary Adjustment Act of 2003'.

SEC. 2. BOUNDARY OF JOHNSTOWN FLOOD NATIONAL MEMORIAL.

The boundary of the Johnstown Flood National Memorial (`Memorial') is modified to include the area as generally depicted on the map entitled `Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Cambria County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania', numbered N.E.R.O. 427/80,007 and dated June, 2001. The map shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF LANDS.

The Secretary of the Interior (`Secretary') is authorized to acquire from willing sellers the land or interests in land as described in section 2 by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS.

Lands added to the Memorial by section 2 shall be administered by the Secretary as part of the Memorial in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

In addition to amounts otherwise made available for land acquisition, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

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