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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2634 

To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the 

Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 9, 2013 

Mr. FORBES (for himself and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 

addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield 

in the Commonwealth of Virginia, 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. PETERSBURG NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD BOUND4 ARY MODIFICATION. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Petersburg 

6 National Battlefield is modified to include the land and 

7 interests in land as generally depicted on the map titled 

8 ‘‘Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Expansion’’, 

9 numbered 325/80,080, and dated June 2007. The map 


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1 shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 

2 appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 

3 (b) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES.—The Secretary of 

4 the Interior (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

5 is authorized to acquire the land and interests in land, 

6 described in subsection (a), from willing sellers only, by 

7 donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, 

8 exchange, or transfer. 

9 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin10 ister any land or interests in land acquired under sub11 section (b) as part of the Petersburg National Battlefield 

12 in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 

13 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TRANSFER.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is transferred— 

15 (A) from the Secretary to the Secretary of 

16 the Army administrative jurisdiction over the 

17 approximately 1.170-acre parcel of land de18 picted as ‘‘Area to be transferred to Fort Lee 

19 Military Reservation’’ on the map described in 

20 paragraph (2); and 

21 (B) from the Secretary of the Army to the 

22 Secretary administrative jurisdiction over the 

23 approximately 1.171-acre parcel of land de24 picted as ‘‘Area to be transferred to Petersburg 


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1 National Battlefield’’ on the map described in 

2 paragraph (2). 

3 (2) MAP.—The land to be exchanged is de4 picted on the map titled ‘‘Petersburg National Bat5 tlefield Proposed Transfer of Administrative Juris6 diction’’, numbered 325/80,801A, dated May 2011. 

7 The map shall be on file and available for public in8 spection in the appropriate offices of the National 

9 Park Service. 

10 (3) CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER.—The transfer 

11 of administrative jurisdiction under paragraph (1) 

12 shall be subject to the following conditions: 

13 (A) NO REIMBURSEMENT OR CONSIDER14 ATION.—The transfer shall occur without reim15 bursement or consideration. 

16 (B) MANAGEMENT.—The land conveyed to 

17 the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be in18 cluded within the boundary of the Petersburg 

19 National Battlefield and shall be administered 

20 as part of that park in accordance with applica21 ble laws and regulations. 

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