H.R. 820 · 117th Congress
New Philadelphia National Historic Site Act
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Darin LaHood
- Introduced
- 2021-02-04
- Latest action
- 2022-09-20 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Summary
New Philadelphia National Historic Site Act
This bill establishes the New Philadelphia National Historic Site in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret the history and archeological resources of the town established by Frank McWorter, a formerly enslaved man, in 1836.
The historic site shall not be established until the Department of the Interior has determined it has acquired a sufficient quantity of land or interests in and within the boundary of the historic site to constitute a manageable unit.