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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3714

To provide for an interpretive center at the Civil War Battlefield of Corinth,

Mississippi, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 22, 1993

Mr. WHITTEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To provide for an interpretive center at the Civil War

Battlefield of Corinth, Mississippi, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Corinth, Mississippi,

5 Battlefield Act of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

8 (1) the 14 sites located in the vicinity of Cor9 inth, Mississippi, that were designated as a National

10 Historic Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior
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1 in 1991 represent nationally significant events in the

2 Siege and Battle of Corinth during the Civil War;

3 and

4 (2) the Landmark sites should be preserved and

5 interpreted for the benefit, inspiration, and edu6 cation of the people of the United States.

7 (b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this Act to pro8 vide for a center for the interpretation of the Siege and

9 Battle of Corinth and other Civil War actions in the region

10 and to enhance public understanding of the significance

11 of the Corinth Campaign in the Civil War relative to the

12 Western theater of operations, in cooperation with State

13 or local governmental entities and private organizations

14 and individuals.

15 SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AT CORINTH, MIS16 SISSIPPI.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior (re18 ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall acquire by

19 donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds,

20 or exchange, such lands and interest in lands in the vicin21 ity of the Corinth Battlefield, in the State of Mississippi,

22 as the Secretary determines to be necessary for the con23 struction of an interpretive center to commemorate and

24 interpret the 1862 Civil War Siege and Battle of Corinth.
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1 (b) PUBLICLY OWNED LANDS.—Lands and interests

2 in lands owned by the State of Mississippi or a political

3 subdivision of the State of Mississippi may be acquired

4 only by donation.

5 SEC. 4. INTERPRETIVE CENTER AND MARKING.

6 (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—

7 (1) CONSTRUCTION OF CENTER.—The Sec8 retary shall construct, operate, and maintain on the

9 property acquired under section 3 a center for the

10 interpretation of the Siege and Battle of Corinth

11 and associated historical events for the benefit of the

12 public.

13 (2) DESCRIPTION.—The center shall contain

14 approximately 5,300 square feet, and include inter15 pretive exhibits, an auditorium, a parking area, and

16 other features appropriate to public appreciation and

17 understanding of the site.

18 (b) MARKING.—The Secretary may mark sites associ19 ated with the Siege and Battle of Corinth National His20 toric Landmark, as designated on May 6, 1991, if such

21 sites are determined by the Secretary to be protected by

22 State or local governmental agencies.

23 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The lands and interests in

24 lands acquired, and the facilities constructed and main25 tained pursuant to this Act shall be administered by the
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1 Secretary as a part of Shiloh National Military Park, sub2 ject to the appropriate laws and regulations applicable to

3 the park, the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535, chap4 ter 408; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and the Act of August 21,

5 1935 (49 Stat. 666, chapter 593; 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).

6 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), there

8 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec9 essary to carry out this Act.

10 (b) CONSTRUCTION.—Of the amounts made available

11 to carry out this Act, not more than $6,000,000 may be

12 used to carry out section 4(a).

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