H.R. 5127, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood Home in Cresco, Iowa, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes

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H.R. 5127 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood Home in Cresco, Iowa, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System.

Detailed Summary

Requires, if, the Secretary of the Interior acquires, by donation from the Borlaug Heritage Foundation, fee simple, unencumbered title to the Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace site and the Norman E. Borlaug Childhood Home site and any related personal property, to designate all such property as a National Historic Site and as a unit of the National Park System, to be known as the "Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace Home National Historic Site."

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 1/28/2008: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

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