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Calendar No. 66

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 610

[Report No. 104–43]

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

Mississippi, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 23, 1995

Mr. LOTT introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to

the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

APRIL 7 (legislative day, APRIL 5), 1995

Reported by Mr. MURKOWSKI, without amendment

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 1995’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

3 (1) the sites located in the vicinity of Corinth,

4 Mississippi, that were designated as a National His5 toric Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior in

6 1991 represent nationally significant events in the

7 Siege and Battle of Corinth during the Civil War;

8 and

9 (2) the Landmark sites should be preserved and

10 interpreted for the benefit, inspiration, and edu11 cation of the people of the United States.

12 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to provide

13 for a center for the interpretation of the Siege and Battle

14 of Corinth and other Civil War actions in the region and

15 to enhance public understanding of the significance of the

16 Corinth Campaign in the Civil War relative to the Western

17 theater of operations, in cooperation with State or local

18 governmental entities and private organizations and

19 individuals.

20 SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AT CORINTH,

21 MISSISSIPPI.

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior (re23 ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall acquire by

24 donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds,

25 or exchange, such land and interests in land in the vicinity

26 of the Corinth Battlefield, in the State of Mississippi, as
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1 the Secretary determines to be necessary for the construc2 tion of an interpretive center to commemorate and inter3 pret the 1862 Civil War Siege and Battle of Corinth.

4 (b) PUBLICLY OWNED LAND.—Land and interests in

5 land owned by the State of Mississippi or a political sub6 division of the State of Mississippi may be acquired only

7 by donation.

8 SEC. 4. INTERPRETIVE CENTER AND MARKING.

9 (a) INTERPRETIVE CENTER.—

10 (1) CONSTRUCTION OF CENTER.—The Sec11 retary shall construct, operate, and maintain on the

12 property acquired under section 3 a center for the

13 interpretation of the Siege and Battle of Corinth

14 and associated historical events for the benefit of the

15 public.

16 (2) DESCRIPTION.—The center shall contain

17 approximately 5,300 square feet, and include inter18 pretive exhibits, an auditorium, a parking area, and

19 other features appropriate to public appreciation and

20 understanding of the site.

21 (b) MARKING.—The Secretary may mark sites associ22 ated with the Siege and Battle of Corinth National His23 toric Landmark, as designated on May 6, 1991, if the sites

24 are determined by the Secretary to be protected by State

25 or local governmental agencies.
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1 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The land and interests in

2 land acquired, and the facilities constructed and main3 tained pursuant to this Act, shall be administered by the

4 Secretary as a part of Shiloh National Military Park, sub5 ject to the appropriate laws (including regulations) appli6 cable to the park, the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish

7 a National Park Service, and for other purposes’’, ap8 proved August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and the

9 Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the preservation of

10 historic American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities

11 of national significance, and for other purposes’’, approved

12 August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).

13 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

15 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec16 essary to carry out this Act.

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

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

19 used to carry out section 4(a).
Calendar No. 66

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 610

[Report No. 104–43]

A BILL

To provide for an interpretive center at the Civil

other purposes.War Battlefield of Corinth, Mississippi, and for

APRIL 7 (legislative day, APRIL 5), 1995

Reported without amendment