Title
Resolution Supporting the Fort Monroe Authority’s Request for the U.S. Department of the Interior to Allow the National Park Service to Accept Donation of 35+/- Acres of Real Property and Expansion of Federal Easement Rights Over Property Currently Owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia at Fort Monroe to Facilitate a Unified National Monument
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
The Fort Monroe National Monument was established in 2011 by presidential proclamation and, since that time, the Commonwealth of Virginia has transferred two large areas on Fort Monroe to the United States of America -- the Inner Fort parcel (9+/- acres) and the North Beach parcel (112+/- acres) along with easement rights to an additional 92.7+/- acres. Currently, the National Park Service (NPS)-managed properties are separated by a gap of additional property that remains under Commonwealth ownership. The NPS and Fort Monroe Authority (FMA) have surveyed the boundary of this gap in order to facilitate the donation of the property, totaling approximately 35+/- acres, to the United States of America as well as an additional 5+/- acres in easement rights. At its meeting on November 21, 2019, the FMA formally approved a resolution requesting that the U.S. Department of the Interior Allow the National Park Service (NPS) to accept the donation of the 35+/- acres.
Adoption of this resolution would set forth the City of Hampton's support for the transfer of the 35+/- acres from the Commonwealth of Virginia to the United States of America and expansion of the federal easement, which would unify the national monument and optimize preservation and adaptive management of the historically significant structures and landscapes at Fort Monroe under federal oversight.
Recommendation:
Rec
Adopt the resolution.
Body
WHEREAS, the Fort Monroe Authority (FMA) was established by an Act of the Virginia General Assembly, as a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, charged with preservation, con...
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