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Calendar No. 394 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 782 

[Report No. 113–168] 

To amend Public Law 101–377 to revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg 

National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 23, 2013 

Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. TOOMEY, and Mr. KING) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 

Natural Resources 

MAY 22, 2014 

Reported by Ms. LANDRIEU, with an amendment 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend Public Law 101–377 to revise the boundaries 

of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the 

Gettysburg Train Station, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gettysburg National 

3 Military Park Expansion Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK EXPAN5 SION. 

6 (a) GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK

7 BOUNDARY REVISION.—Section 1 of Public Law 101–377 

8 (16 U.S.C. 430g–4) is amended by adding at the end the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL LAND.—In addition to the land de11 scribed in subsections (a) and (b), the park shall include— 

12 ‘‘(1) the property commonly known as the ‘Get13 tysburg Train Station’ (including land located in 

14 close proximity to the Gettysburg Train Station) 

15 that is— 

16 ‘‘(A) located in the Borough of Gettysburg; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(B) depicted on the map entitled ‘Gettys19 burg National Military Park, Proposed Bound20 ary’, numbered 305/80,045, and dated Sep21 tember 2008; and 

22 ‘‘(2) the property that is— 

23 ‘‘(A) located adjacent to Plum Run in 

24 Cumberland Township; and 

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1 ary Addition’, numbered 305/80,046, and dated 

2 February 2009.’’. 

3 (b) ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF LAND.—Section 

4 2(a) of Public Law 101–377 (16 U.S.C. 430g–5(a)) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(2) ACQUISITION OF PUBLICLY OWNED

11 LAND.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara13 graph (B), the Secretary may acquire only by 

14 purchase from a willing seller publicly owned 

15 property that is located within the property de16 scribed in section 1(d)(1) if the Secretary deter17 mines that efforts to acquire the property with18 out cost have been exhausted. 

19 ‘‘(B) EMINENT DOMAIN.—The Secretary 

20 may not acquire by eminent domain property 

21 that is located within the property described in 

22 section 1(d)(1).’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK EXPAN2 SION. 

3 (a) BOUNDARY REVISION.—Section 1(b) of Public Law 

4 101–377 (16 U.S.C. 430g–4(b)) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘include the’’ and insert ‘‘in6 clude— 

7 ‘‘(1) the’’; 

8 (2) at the end of paragraph (1) (as designated 

9 by paragraph (1)), by striking the period and insert10 ing ‘‘; and’’; and 

11 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(2) the properties depicted as ‘Proposed Addi13 tion’ on the map entitled ‘Gettysburg National Mili14 tary Park Proposed Boundary Addition’, numbered 

15 305/80,045, and dated January, 2010 (2 sheets), in16 cluding— 

17 ‘‘(A) the property commonly known as the 

18 ‘Gettysburg Train Station’; and 

19 ‘‘(B) the property located adjacent to Plum 

20 Run in Cumberland Township.’’. 

21 (b) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—Section 2(a) of Public 

22 Law 101–377 (16 U.S.C. 430g–5(a)) is amended— 

23 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ′′The 

24 Secretary′′ and inserting the following: 

25 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE LAND.—The Sec26 retary’’; 


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1 (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘In ac2 quiring’’ and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(2) MINIMUM FEDERAL INTERESTS.—In acquir4 ing’’; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(3) METHODS OF ACQUISITION FOR CERTAIN

7 LAND.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Sec8 retary may acquire the properties added to the park 

9 by section 1(b)(2) only— 

10 ‘‘(A) by donation; or 

11 ‘‘(B) if the Secretary determines that efforts 

12 to acquire the properties without cost have been 

13 exhausted, by purchase from a willing seller.’’. 


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Calendar No. 394 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 782 

[Report No. 113–168] 

A BILL 

To amend Public Law 101–377 to revise the 

and for other purposes. Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military 

MAY 22, 2014 

Reported with an amendment 


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