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.
This bill authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to allow the relocation of a memorial honoring nine Air Force crew members who died in a 1982 plane crash in the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests. The memorial would be moved from private land adjacent to the Cherohala Skyway to the Stratton Ridge rest area in Graham County, North Carolina, within the Nantahala National Forest. The relocation requires consent from the private landowner and approval from the Secretary of Agriculture, the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and potentially the Federal Highway Administration. No federal funds can be used for the relocation, installation, or maintenance of the memorial, with all costs borne by whoever requests the installation. The bill allows the Secretary to impose conditions on the memorial's use, such as preventing future enlargement or expansion.
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