legislation: 104-hr-4043

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104-hr-4043 104 hr 4043 Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Act of 1996 Public Lands and Natural Resources 1996-09-10 1996-09-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands. House Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] KS R R000307 0 Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Act of 1996 - Establishes the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve to provide for the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of the Spring Hill Ranch area of the Flint Hills of Kansas. Specifies that the Preserve shall be a unit of the National Park System, including for purposes of charging entrance and admission fees. Sets forth provisions regarding liability of the United States and of landowners. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to expend Federal funds for the cooperative management of private property within the Preserve for research, resource management, and visitor protection and use. Requires the Secretary to: (1) prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a general management plan; and (2) acquire, by donation, not more than 180 acres of real property within the boundaries of the Preserve and the improvements on such property. Sets forth provisions regarding payments to local governments in lieu of taxes for such real property. Prohibits: (1) such property from being acquired without the owner's consent; and (2) U.S. acquisition of fee ownership of any lands within the Preserve other than these lands. Establishes the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Advisory Committee. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:14:16Z  

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