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Calendar No. 594 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1943 

[Report No. 114–321] 

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 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with amendments 

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

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Shiloh National Mili3 tary Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker’s Crossroads 

4 Battlefield Designation Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

6 In this Act: 

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

8 area’’ means the Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield es9 tablished as an affiliated area of the National Park 

10 System by section 4(a). 

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

12 National Military Park, a unit of the National Park 

13 System. 

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

15 the Secretary of the Interior. 

16 SEC. 3. AREAS TO BE ADDED TO SHILOH NATIONAL MILI17 TARY PARK. 

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

19 is modified to include the areas that are generally depicted 

20 on the map entitled ‘‘Shiloh National Military Park, Pro21 posed Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 304/80,011, and 

22 dated April 2012 July 2014, and which are comprised of 

23 the following: 

24 (1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield. 

25 (2) Russell House Battlefield. 

26 (3) Davis Bridge Battlefield. 


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1 (b) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

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

3 purchase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated 

4 funds, or exchange. 

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

6 section shall be administered as part of the Park. 

7 SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF AFFILIATED AREA. 

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

9 the State of Tennessee is established as an affiliated area 

10 of the National Park System. 

11 (b) DESCRIPTION OF AFFILIATED AREA.—The affili12 ated area shall consist of the area generally depicted with13 in the ‘‘Proposed Boundary’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Park14 er’s Crossroads Battlefield, Proposed Boundary’’, num15 bered 903/80,073, and dated April 2012 July 2014. 

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

17 managed in accordance with— 

18 (1) this Act; and 

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

20 National Park System. 

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

22 Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Commission 

23 shall jointly be the management entity for the affiliated 

24 area. 


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1 (e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 

2 may provide technical assistance and enter into coopera3 tive agreements with the management entity for the pur4 pose of providing financial assistance for the marketing, 

5 marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated 

6 area. 

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

8 this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire property at 

9 the affiliated area or to assume overall financial responsi10 bility for the operation, maintenance, or management of 

11 the affiliated area. 

12 (g) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta14 tion with the management entity, shall develop a 

15 general management plan for the affiliated area in 

16 accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United 

17 States Code. 

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

19 after the date on which funds are made available to 

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

21 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

22 Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 

23 Natural Resources of the Senate the general man24 agement plan developed under paragraph (1). 


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Calendar No. 594 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1943 

[Report No. 114–321] 

A BILL 

To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National 

Park System, and for other purposes. Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National and Mississippi, to establish Parker’s Crossroads Military Park located in the States of Tennessee 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 

Reported with amendments 


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