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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1943 

To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in 

the States of Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker’s Crossroads 

Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 5, 2015 

Mr. ALEXANDER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military 

Park located in the States of Tennessee and Mississippi, 

to establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System, 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 ‘‘Shiloh National Mili5 tary Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker’s Crossroads 

6 Battlefield Designation Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) AFFILIATED AREA.—The term ‘‘affiliated 

4 area’’ means the Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield es5 tablished as an affiliated area of the National Park 

6 System by section 4(a). 

7 (2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means Shiloh 

8 National Military Park, a unit of the National Park 

9 System. 

10 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

11 the Secretary of the Interior. 

12 SEC. 3. AREAS TO BE ADDED TO SHILOH NATIONAL MILI13 TARY PARK. 

14 (a) ADDITIONAL AREAS.—The boundary of the Park 

15 is modified to include the areas that are generally depicted 

16 on the map entitled ‘‘Shiloh National Military Park, Pro17 posed Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 304/80,011, and 

18 dated April 2012, and which are comprised of the fol19 lowing: 

20 (1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield. 

21 (2) Russell House Battlefield. 

22 (3) Davis Bridge Battlefield. 

23 (b) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

24 acquire the land described in subsection (a) by donation, 

25 purchase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated 

26 funds, or exchange. 


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1 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Any land acquired under this 

2 section shall be administered as part of the Park. 

3 SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF AFFILIATED AREA. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield in 

5 the State of Tennessee is established as an affiliated area 

6 of the National Park System. 

7 (b) DESCRIPTION OF AFFILIATED AREA.—The affili8 ated area shall consist of the area generally depicted with9 in the ‘‘Proposed Boundary’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Park10 er’s Crossroads Battlefield, Proposed Boundary’’, num11 bered 903/80,073, and dated April 2012. 

12 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The affiliated area shall be 

13 managed in accordance with— 

14 (1) this Act; and 

15 (2) any law generally applicable to units of the 

16 National Park System. 

17 (d) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The City of Parkers 

18 Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Commission 

19 shall jointly be the management entity for the affiliated 

20 area. 

21 (e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 

22 may provide technical assistance and enter into coopera23 tive agreements with the management entity for the pur24 pose of providing financial assistance for the marketing, 


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1 marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated 

2 area. 

3 (f) LIMITED ROLE OF THE SECRETARY.—Nothing in 

4 this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire property at 

5 the affiliated area or to assume overall financial responsi6 bility for the operation, maintenance, or management of 

7 the affiliated area. 

8 (g) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta10 tion with the management entity, shall develop a 

11 general management plan for the affiliated area in 

12 accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United 

13 States Code. 

14 (2) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 3 years 

15 after the date on which funds are made available to 

16 carry out this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 

17 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

18 Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 

19 Natural Resources of the Senate the general man20 agement plan developed under paragraph (1). 

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