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H.R. 6470, The River Raisin National Battlefield Act

  • This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
  • This bill, or a similar bill, was reintroduced in the current Congress as H.R. 401, The River Raisin National Battlefield Act.

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H.R. 6470 would provide for the designation of certain sites in Monroe County and Wayne County, Michigan, relating to the Battles of the River Raisin during the War of 1812 as a unit of the National Park System.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(LogRiver Raisin National Battlefield Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if offered by Monroe or Wayne Counties, Michigan, or other willing landowners in either county, to accept a donation of real property in either county relating to edit the wikiBattles of River Raisin (during the War of 1812) on January 18 and be22, 1813, and their aftermath.

Instructs
the firstSecretary, upon acquisition of such real property of sufficient acreage to providepermit efficient administration, to designate the acquired real property as a detailed summaryunit of the bill!)National Park System, to be known as the &quot;River Raisin National Battlefield Park.&quot;

Requires the Secretary to submit a report describing the progress made in acquiring real property under this Act and in designating the park.

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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)Latest Major Action: 9/11/2008: House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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