Belvoir Mansion & Lord Fairfax Estate

Virginia

Congressional Authorization: August 29, 1935

Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belvoir_(plantation)

The ruins of Lord Fairfax's manor house, Belvoir, are located on the grounds of Fort Belvoir, an active U. S. Army base on the Potomac in northern Virginia. After being "gutted by fire in 1783" and being "demolished by the British in 1814," very little remains except for the Lord's grave and some foundation outlines. Congress authorized the transfer of the site from the War Department to the Interior Department. It never happened.

Columbus (Battlefield) Marker

Eutaw Springs Battlefield Site

Fort St. Marks National Historic Site

Grandfather Mountain National Monument

Palm Canyon National Monument

Patrick Henry National Monument

Virginia

Authorized by an Act of Congress: August 15, 1935

Authorization Repealed: December 21, 1944

Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hill_Patrick_Henry_National_Memorial

According to Wikipedia, "Congress authorized the establishment of "Patrick Henry National Monument" on August 15, 1935 (49 Stat. 652) pending the acquisition of the property by the Secretary of the Interior. The purchase never occurred, and the enabling legislation was repealed on December 21, 1944 (58 Stat. 852)."

NPS.gov

Patrick Henry National Monument

Public interest in Red Hill, the Virginia estate on which Patrick Henry lived during his last years and where his body has rested since his death in 1799, has been revived in recent weeks as a result of the approval on January 29 of an Act of Congress authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the historic lands. The act appropriated $100,000, or such portion as may be required, for acquisition purposes. When established officially the area will become Patrick Henry National Monument, administered by the National Park Service as a perpetual memorial to the man and the valuable services that he contributed in winning American independence.

https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/regional_review/vol4-3c.htm

Pioneer National Monument

Spanish War Memorial Park

Wolf Scenic Riverway

Zuni-Cibola National Historical Park

New Mexico

Congressional Authorization: 1988

Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuni-Cibola_Complex

The authorization gave the National Park Service two years to "make the necessary lease arrangements." At the time, the Zuni Pueblo residents seemed willing to "accept federal protection" for their "resources," but in the end, they ended up being "overwhelmingly opposed" to leasing the land to the NPS. The authorization died a quiet death as the deadline passed.