Sep 30 2008
MEN: Battlefield Legislation Moves Forward
The Monroe Evening News reports that a federal bill with implications for the proposed River Raisin Battlefield National Park is moving forward in Congress. Excerpts and link:
Legislation that would set up a grant program to acquire battlefields and other sites associated with the War of 1812 and Revolutionary War has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and now awaits Senate action.
House Resolution 160 amends the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide grants to states or local governments to pay the Federal share of the cost of acquiring such sites. It also allows local government to acquire an interest in eligible sites using such grants in partnership with nonprofit groups.
It’s expected the legislation would increase the chances that the War of 1812 River Raisin Battlefield site in Monroe would be developed further into a historic park.
Full story:
http://www.monroenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080930/NEWS01/109309988/-1/NEWS_RSS