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RELATING TO THE EXCHANGE OF CERTAIN LANDS IN THE STATE OF OREGON

JUNE 27, 1939.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. MOTT, from the Committee on the Public Lands, submitted the

following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 6503]

The Committee on the Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 6503) relating to the exchange of certain lands in the State of Öregon, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

The report of the Secretary of the Interior concerning this proposed legislation is hereinbelow set forth in full and made a part of this report.

Hon. RENÉ L. DEROUEN,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Washington, June 19, 1939.

Chairman, Committee on the Public Lands,

House of Representatives.

MY DEAR MR. DEROUEN: Further reference is made to your letter of May 26, in which you requested a report on H. R. 6503, a bill authorizing exchanges of revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands for "lands of approximately equal aggregate value held in private, State, or county ownership, either within or contiguous to the former limits of such grants, when by such sction the Secretary of the Interior will be enabled to consolidate advantageously the holdings of lands of the United States: * * I have no objection to the enactment of the proposed legislation. Under existing law, exchanges of revested and reconveyed lands in Oregon are limited to timbered lands held in private ownership and would not include cut-over lands owned by the State or the counties even though valuable for timber production. The proposed legislation will make it possible for both the counties and the Government to exchange cut-over lands in the blocking of areas

H. Repts., 76-1, vol. 5——16

suitable for timber production. This, it is believed, will have a beneficial effect upon the sustained-yield timber-cutting program provided for the revested and reconveyed lands by the act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 874).

The Director of the Bureau of the Budget has advised me that there is no objection to the presentation of this report.

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76TH CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session

CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN NATIONAL PARK, KY., AND THE FORT MCHENRY NATIONAL PARK, MD.

JUNE 27, 1939.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. DEROUEN, from the Committee on the Public Lands, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 5573]

The Committee on the Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 5573) to change the designation of Abraham Lincoln National Park, in the State of Kentucky, and the Fort McHenry National Park, in the State of Maryland, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

The report of the Secretary of the Interior concerning this proposed legislation is herein below set forth in full and made a part of this report.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Washington, January 10, 1939.

The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SIR: Enclosed is a draft of a proposed bill to change the designations of the
Abraham Lincoln National Park, in the State of Kentucky, and the Fort McHenry
National Park, in the State of Maryland.

This proposed legislation would change the designations of the above-mentioned parks so as to describe more accurately the type of area preserved, bringing them in line with the policy that has developed over a period of years in the naming of such areas. Obviously, these areas are not national parks in the same sense that Glacier, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and others are national parks, the latter being large areas of a primeval character, whereas both Fort McHenry and Abraham Lincoln National Parks are small areas noted for their historical significance.

It is felt that inasmuch as the Abraham Lincoln National Park is primarily a historical memorial with various park facilities similar to those in other historical parks, the designation of "National Historical Park" is appropriate. Fort McHenry National Park, being a restricted area, properly belongs in the monument class as it is similar to Fort Pulaski National Monument and Fort Marion

National Monument. The words "Memorial Shrine" are added because the attack on Fort McHenry inspired Francis Scott Key to write The Star Spangled Banner.

In view of the facts presented, it is requested that the proposed bill be placed before the House of Representatives for appropriate action.

I have been advised by the Bureau of the Budget that there would be no objection by that office to the presentation of this proposed legislation to the Congress.

Respectfully,

HAROLD L. ICKES,
Secretary of the Interior.

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1st Session

No. 954

PROVIDING FOR THE OPERATION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WITHIN CHOPAWAMSIC RECREATIONAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT, VIRGINIA

JUNE 27. 1939.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. DEROUEN, from the Committee on the Public Lands, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 56881

The Committee on the Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 5688) to provide for the operation of the recreational facilities within the Chopawamsic recreational demonstration project, near Dumfries, Va., by the Secretary of the Interior through the National Park Service, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

The report of the Department of the Interior concerning this proposed legislation is hereinbelow set forth in full and made a part of this report:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Washington, March 14, 1989.

THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. SIR: Submitted herewith is a draft of a proposed bill entitled "A bill to provide for the operation of the recreational facilities within the Chopawamsic recreational demonstration project, near Dumfries, Va., by the Secretary of the Interior through the National Park Service, and for other purposes.'

This proposed legislation would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to operate recreational facilities within the Chopawamsic recreational demonstration project located in Prince William and Stafford Counties, near Dumfries, Va., transferred to the said Secretary under the provisions of Executive Order No. 7496, dated November 14, 1936, as part of the park system of the National Capital and its environs.

The area, which was very poor farm land, is located within 35 miles of Washngton and constitutes an ideal recreational and camping area which is needed for organized camping facilities for various social service and other organizations such as the Associated Charities of Washington. Because of the lack of camping

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