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Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to relocate a memorial honoring the 9 Air Force crew members who lost their lives in an airplane crash in the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests during a training mission on August 31, 1982, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to relocate a memorial honoring nine Air Force crew members who died in an airplane crash on August 31, 1982, from private land to the Stratton Ridge rest area in the Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina. The relocation requires approval from the Secretary of Agriculture, the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration. No federal funds may be used for the relocation, installation, or maintenance; all costs must be paid by the individual or entity requesting the installation. The Secretary may establish terms and conditions for the special use authorization, including provisions to prevent expansion of the memorial.
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- May 23, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- May 23, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 23, 2025
Mr. Edwards (for himself and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to relocate a memorial honoring the 9 Air Force crew members who lost their lives in an airplane crash in the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests during a training mission on August 31, 1982, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act”.
SEC. 2. RELOCATION OF MEMORIAL HONORING THE 9 AIR FORCE CREW MEMBERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN AN AIRPLANE CRASH DURING A TRAINING MISSION ON AUGUST 31, 1982.
(a) In General.—With the consent of the owner of the private land adjacent to the Cherohala Skyway in the State of North Carolina on which there is located a memorial honoring the 9 members of the Air Force crew of the C-141B transport plane that crashed during a training mission over the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests on August 31, 1982 (referred to in this section as the “memorial”), and subject to subsections (b) through (e), the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) may authorize, by special use authorization, the installation, and any maintenance associated with the installation, of the memorial at an appropriate site at the Stratton Ridge rest area located at mile marker 2 on the Cherohala Skyway in Graham County, North Carolina, in the Nantahala National Forest.
(b) Site Approval.—The site at which the memorial is installed under subsection (a) is subject to approval by the Secretary, in concurrence with—
(1) the North Carolina Department of Transportation; and
(2) if the site is located adjacent to a Federal-aid highway, the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.
(c) Funding.—No Federal funds may be used to relocate, install, or maintain the memorial under subsection (a).
(d) Costs.—The individual or entity requesting the installation of the memorial on National Forest System land under subsection (a) shall be responsible for the costs associated with the use of National Forest System land for the memorial, including the costs of—
(1) processing the application for the relocation;
(2) issuing a special use authorization for the memorial, including the costs associated with any related environmental analysis; and
(3) relocating, installing, and maintaining the memorial.
(e) Terms and Conditions.—The special use authorization for the installation of the memorial under subsection (a) may include any terms and conditions that are determined to be appropriate by the Secretary, including a provision preventing any enlargement or expansion of the memorial. <all>
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