H.R. 394: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of the Minute Man National Historical Park, and for other purposes.

H.R. 394: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of the Minute Man National Historical Park, and for other purposes.

109th Congress · introduced 2005-01-26 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-419.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-01-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of the Minute Man National Historical Park, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 16, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in Concord, Massachusetts, as well as the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of Minute Man National Historical Park. Includes in such study analysis of: (1) the Farm's Revolutionary War significance; and (2) public enjoyment of the site as part of the Park.

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Official text

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of the Minute Man National Historical Park, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Sponsor: Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 394, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Col James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...inclusion...Nat'l Park Sys as part of the Minute Man Nat'l His (2005-05-24); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 394, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Col James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...inclusion...Nat'l Park Sys as part of the Minute Man Nat'l His (2005-05-24); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 394, An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the (2006-05-31); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 394, An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the (2006-05-31)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr394.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr394 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109