II 

Calendar No. 593 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1930 

[Report No. 114–320] 

To adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park 

to include the Wallis House and Harriston Hill, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 4, 2015 

Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. PERDUE) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, without amendment 

A BILL 

To adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National 

Battlefield Park to include the Wallis House and 

Harriston Hill, 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, 


sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS
2 

•S 1930 RS

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kennesaw Mountain 

3 National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 

4 2015’’. 

5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

6 Congress finds that— 

7 (1) Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield 

8 Park was authorized as a unit of the National Park 

9 System on June 26, 1935, prior to which year, parts 

10 of the Park had been acquired and protected by Civil 

11 War veterans and the War Department; 

12 (2) Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield 

13 Park protects Kennesaw Mountain and Kolb’s 

14 Farm, which are battle sites along the route of Gen15 eral Sherman’s 1864 campaign to take Atlanta; 

16 (3) most of the Kennesaw Mountain National 

17 Battlefield Park protects Confederate positions and 

18 strategy; 

19 (4) the Wallis House is one of the few original 

20 structures remaining from the Battle of Kennesaw 

21 Mountain associated with Union positions and strat22 egy; and 

23 (5) the Wallis House is strategically located 

24 next to a Union signal station at Harriston Hill. 


sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS
3 

•S 1930 RS

1 SEC. 3. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT; LAND ACQUISITION; AD2 MINISTRATION. 

3 (a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Ken5 nesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is modi6 fied to include the approximately 8 acres identified 

7 as ‘‘Wallis House and Harriston Hill’’ and generally 

8 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Kennesaw Mountain 

9 National Battlefield Park, Proposed Boundary Ad10 justment’’, numbered 325/80,020, and dated Feb11 ruary 2010. 

12 (2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map referred 

13 to in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for 

14 inspection in the appropriate offices of the National 

15 Park Service. 

16 (b) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary of the Inte17 rior may acquire, from willing owners only, land or inter18 ests in land described in subsection (a) by donation or ex19 change. 

20 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of the Interior 

21 shall administer land and interests in land acquired under 

22 this section as part of the Kennesaw Mountain National 

23 Battlefield Park in accordance with applicable law (includ24 ing regulations). 


sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS
Calendar No. 593 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1930 

[Report No. 114–320] 

A BILL 

To adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain 

poses. House and Harriston Hill, and for other purNational Battlefield Park to include the Wallis 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 

Reported without amendment 


sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with BILLS