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Calendar No. 996 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3051 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the site of the Battle of Camden in South Carolina, 

as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 22, 2008 

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

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the site of the Battle 

of Camden in South Carolina, as a unit 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 ‘‘Battle of Camden 

5 Study Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds that— 

3 (1) the Battle of Camden, which was fought on 

4 August 16, 1780, was a significant defeat for the 

5 Americans in the Revolutionary War; 

6 (2) Camden was an essential point of control 

7 for both the British and American armies in the 

8 Southern Campaign because— 

9 (A) the British used Camden as— 

10 (i) a logistical base for the invasion of 

11 North Carolina; and 

12 (ii) a key recruitment and organizing 

13 point for Loyalists in South Carolina; and 

14 (B) the Americans viewed Camden as the 

15 key to retaking South Carolina; 

16 (3) Major General Horatio Gates, commander 

17 of the American Southern Command, led an army of 

18 approximately 3,700 against Camden, which was de19 fended by British General Lord Charles Cornwallis 

20 with an army of approximately 2,200; 

21 (4) the Battle of Camden was one of the largest 

22 field battles of the Revolutionary War with both ar23 mies using a combination of infantry, cavalry, and 

24 artillery units; 


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1 (5) soldiers from South Carolina, Georgia, 

2 North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New 

3 Jersey, and New York participated in the battle; 

4 (6) 68 British soldiers and hundreds of Ameri5 cans died in the Battle of Camden; 

6 (7) many of the soldiers killed in the Battle of 

7 Camden were buried in unmarked graves at the bat8 tlefield site; 

9 (8) the lessons learned by the Americans at the 

10 Battle of Camden sowed the seeds for the eventual 

11 American victory in the Revolutionary War 14 

12 months later; 

13 (9) in 1962, the site of the Battle of Camden 

14 was designated as a National Historic Landmark; 

15 (10) development interests that are rapidly 

16 changing the use of surrounding land from forestry 

17 to residential and commercial use threaten the site 

18 of the Battle of Camden; 

19 (11) in 2002, the Palmetto Conservation Foun20 dation acquired and preserved 310 acres at the core 

21 of the Battle of Camden; 

22 (12) Historic Camden, an affiliated area of the 

23 National Park System— 

24 (A) is located approximately 6 miles from 

25 the site of the Battle of Camden; 


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1 (B) was a colonial village founded in the 

2 1730s; 

3 (C) was occupied by Lord Cornwallis from 

4 June 1780 to May 1781; and 

5 (D) was one of the few frontier settlements 

6 at which 2 Revolutionary War battles were 

7 fought; and 

8 (13) a March 2003 National Park Service re9 connaissance study concluded that further evaluation 

10 of the Battle of Camden and Historic Camden as a 

11 potential addition to the National Park System was 

12 warranted. 

13 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

14 In this Act: 

15 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

16 the Secretary of the Interior. 

17 (2) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 

18 means— 

19 (A) the site of the Battle of Camden 

20 fought in South Carolina on August 16, 1780; 

21 and 

22 (B) the site of Historic Camden, South 

23 Carolina, which is a National Park System Af24 filiated Area. 


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1 SEC. 4. BATTLE OF CAMDEN STUDY. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 

3 study of the study area to evaluate— 

4 (1) the national significance of the study area; 

5 and 

6 (2) the suitability and feasibility of designating 

7 the study area as 1 or more units of the National 

8 Park System. 

9 (b) CRITERIA.—In conducting the study required 

10 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall use the criteria 

11 for the study of areas for potential inclusion in the Na12 tional Park System under section 8 of Public Law 91– 

13 383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5). 

14 (c) CONTENTS.—The study required under sub15 section (a) shall— 

16 (1) determine the suitability and feasibility of 

17 designating the study area as 1 or more units of the 

18 National Park System; 

19 (2) include cost estimates for any necessary ac20 quisition, development, operation, and maintenance 

21 of the study area; and 

22 (3) identify alternatives for the management, 

23 administration, and protection of the study area. 

24 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 

25 on which funds are made available to carry out this Act, 

26 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural 


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1 Resources of the House of Representatives and the Com2 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

3 a report that describes the findings, conclusions, and rec4 ommendations of the study. 

5 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

6 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Park Service 

7 Special Resource Studies and Technical Corrections Act of 

8 2008’’. 

9 SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDIES. 

10 (a) BATTLE OF CAMDEN SPECIAL RESOURCE

11 STUDY.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall complete 

13 a special resource study of the site of the Battle of 

14 Camden fought in South Carolina on August 16, 

15 1780, and the site of Historic Camden, which is a 

16 National Park System Affiliated Area, to determine— 

17 (A) the suitability and feasibility of desig18 nating the sites as a unit or units of the Na19 tional Park System; and 

20 (B) the methods and means for the protec21 tion and interpretation of these sites by the Na22 tional Park Service, other Federal, State, or local 

23 government entities or private or non-profit or24 ganizations. 


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1 (2) STUDY REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall 

2 conduct the study in accordance with section 8(c) of 

3 Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)). 

4 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 

5 date on which funds are made available to carry out 

6 this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Com7 mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep8 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat9 ural Resources of the Senate a report containing— 

10 (A) the results of the study; and 

11 (B) any recommendations of the Secretary. 

12 (b) FORT SAN GERO ́NIMO SPECIAL RESOURCE

13 STUDY.— 

14 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

15 (A) FORT SAN GERO ́NIMO.—The term ‘‘Fort 

16 San Gero ́nimo’’ (also known as ‘‘Fortı ́n de San 

17 Gero ́nimo del Boquero ́n’’) means the fort and 

18 grounds listed on the National Register of His19 toric Places and located near Old San Juan, 

20 Puerto Rico. 

21 (B) RELATED RESOURCES.—The term ‘‘re22 lated resources’’ means other parts of the for23 tification system of old San Juan that are not 

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1 tional Historic Site, such as sections of the City 

2 Wall or other fortifications. 

3 (2) STUDY.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall com5 plete a special resource study of Fort San 

6 Gero ́nimo and other related resources, to deter7 mine— 

8 (i) the suitability and feasibility of in9 cluding Fort San Gero ́nimo and other re10 lated resources in the Commonwealth of 

11 Puerto Rico as part of San Juan National 

12 Historic Site; and 

13 (ii) the methods and means for the pro14 tection and interpretation of Fort San 

15 Gero ́nimo and other related resources by the 

16 National Park Service, other Federal, State, 

17 or local government entities or private or 

18 non-profit organizations. 

19 (B) STUDY REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 

20 shall conduct the study in accordance with sec21 tion 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a– 

22 5(c)). 

23 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 

24 date on which funds are made available to carry out 

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1 mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep2 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat3 ural Resources of the Senate a report containing— 

4 (A) the results of the study; and 

5 (B) any recommendations of the Secretary. 

6 SEC. 3. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

7 (a) GAYLORD NELSON WILDERNESS.— 

8 (1) REDESIGNATION.—Section 140 of division E 

9 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (16 

10 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 108–447), is amend11 ed— 

12 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Gaylord 

13 A. Nelson’’ and inserting ‘‘Gaylord Nelson’’; and 

14 (B) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ‘‘Gay15 lord A. Nelson Wilderness’’ and inserting ‘‘Gay16 lord Nelson Wilderness’’. 

17 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, 

18 regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 

19 United States to the ‘‘Gaylord A. Nelson Wilderness’’ 

20 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Gaylord Nel21 son Wilderness’’. 

22 (b) ARLINGTON HOUSE LAND TRANSFER.—Section 

23 2863(h)(1) of Public Law 107–107 (115 Stat. 1333) is 

24 amended by striking ‘‘the George Washington Memorial 


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1 Parkway’’ and inserting ‘‘Arlington House, The Robert E. 

2 Lee Memorial,’’. 

3 (c) CUMBERLAND ISLAND WILDERNESS.—Section 

4 2(a)(1) of Public Law 97–250 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 96 

5 Stat. 709) is amended by striking ‘‘numbered 640/20,038I, 

6 and dated September 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘numbered 640/ 

7 20,038K, and dated September 2005’’. 

8 (d) PETRIFIED FOREST BOUNDARY.—Section 2(1) of 

9 the Petrified Forest National Park Expansion Act of 2004 

10 (16 U.S.C. 119 note; Public Law 108–430) is amended by 

11 striking ‘‘numbered 110/80,044, and dated July 2004’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘numbered 110/80,045, and dated January 

13 2005’’. 

14 (e) COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.—Chapter 89 of title 

15 40, United States Code, is amended— 

16 (1) in section 8903(d), by inserting ‘‘Natural’’ 

17 before ‘‘Resources’’; 

18 (2) in section 8904(b), by inserting ‘‘Advisory’’ 

19 before ‘‘Commission’’; and 

20 (3) in section 8908(b)(1)— 

21 (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘Ad22 visory’’ before ‘‘Commission’’; and 

23 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

24 ‘‘House Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Natural 

25 Resources’’. 


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1 (f) CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH CHESAPEAKE NATIONAL

2 HISTORIC TRAIL.—Section 5(a)(25)(A) of the National 

3 Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(25)(A)) is amended 

4 by striking ‘‘The John Smith’’ and inserting ‘‘The Captain 

5 John Smith’’. 

6 (g) DELAWARE NATIONAL COASTAL SPECIAL RE7 SOURCE STUDY.—Section 604 of the Delaware National 

8 Coastal Special Resources Study Act (Public Law 109–338; 

9 120 Stat. 1856) is amended by striking ‘‘under section 

10 605’’. 

11 (h) USE OF RECREATION FEES.—Section 808(a)(1)(F) 

12 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 

13 U.S.C. 6807(a)(1)(F)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 

14 6(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 806(a)’’. 

15 (i) CROSSROADS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION NA16 TIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—Section 297F(b)(2)(A) of the 

17 Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage 

18 Area Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1844) 

19 is amended by inserting ‘‘duties’’ before ‘‘of the’’. 

20 (j) CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK.—Section 

21 474(12) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 

22 (Public Law 1110–229; 122 Stat. 827) is amended by strik23 ing ‘‘Cayohoga’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Cuya24 hoga’’. 


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1 (k) PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NATIONAL HISTORIC

2 SITE.— 

3 (1) NAME ON MAP.—Section 313(d)(1)(B) of the 

4 Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Ap5 propriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–134; 110 

6 Stat. 1321–199; 40 U.S.C. 872 note) is amended by 

7 striking ‘‘map entitled ‘Pennsylvania Avenue Na8 tional Historic Park’, dated June 1, 1995, and num9 bered 840–82441’’ and inserting ‘‘map entitled ‘Penn10 sylvania Avenue National Historic Site’, dated Au11 gust 25, 2008, and numbered 840–82441B’’. 

12 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, 

13 regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 

14 United States to the Pennsylvania Avenue National 

15 Historic Park shall be deemed to be a reference to the 

16 ‘‘Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site’’. 


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Calendar No. 996 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3051 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study 

other purposes. as a unit of the National Park System, and for site of the Battle of Camden in South Carolina, the suitability and feasibility of designating the 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 

Reported with an amendment 


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