H.R. 2333: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-14 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 643.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas.

Plain summary

(Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire the structure known as "Lunette Blair," which is related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. The boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Kansas is modified as depicted on the map referred to as "Fort Scott National Historic Site Proposed Boundary Modification," and dated February 2016. Interior may acquire by donation or exchange only lands and interests in land within the boundaries of the site. Interior may not acquire any such lands or interests in land by condemnation. No private property or nonfederal property shall be included within the site without the written consent of the owner of that property. Nothing in this bill, the establishment of the site, nor the management plan for the site, shall be construed as creating a buffer zone outside of the site.

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Official text

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2333, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas (2016-10-31)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2333.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2333 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114