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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 138 

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 

JANUARY 16, 2019 

Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mrs. BLACKBURN) 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. SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK BOUNDARY AD2 JUSTMENT. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

5 area’’ means the Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield es6 tablished as an affiliated area of the National Park 

7 System by subsection (c)(1). 

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

9 National Military Park, a unit of the National Park 

10 System. 

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

12 the Secretary of the Interior. 

13 (b) AREAS TO BE ADDED TO SHILOH NATIONAL

14 MILITARY PARK.— 

15 (1) ADDITIONAL AREAS.—The boundary of the 

16 Park is modified to include the areas that are gen17 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Shiloh National 

18 Military Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment’’, 

19 numbered 304/80,011, and dated July 2014, and 

20 which are comprised of— 

21 (A) Fallen Timbers Battlefield; 

22 (B) Russell House Battlefield; and 

23 (C) Davis Bridge Battlefield. 

24 (2) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 

25 may acquire the land described in paragraph (1) by 


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1 donation, purchase from willing sellers with donated 

2 or appropriated funds, or exchange. 

3 (3) ADMINISTRATION.—Any land acquired 

4 under this subsection shall be administered as part 

5 of the Park. 

6 (c) ESTABLISHMENT OF AFFILIATED AREA.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Parker’s Crossroads Battle8 field in the State of Tennessee is established as an 

9 affiliated area of the National Park System. 

10 (2) DESCRIPTION OF AFFILIATED AREA.—The 

11 affiliated area shall consist of the area generally de12 picted within the ‘‘Proposed Boundary’’ on the map 

13 entitled ‘‘Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield, Proposed 

14 Boundary’’, numbered 903/80,073, and dated July 

15 2014. 

16 (3) ADMINISTRATION.—The affiliated area shall 

17 be managed in accordance with— 

18 (A) this section; and 

19 (B) any law generally applicable to units of 

20 the National Park System. 

21 (4) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The City of Park22 ers Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Com23 mission shall jointly be the management entity for 

24 the affiliated area. 


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1 (5) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec2 retary may provide technical assistance and enter 

3 into cooperative agreements with the management 

4 entity for the purpose of providing financial assist5 ance for the marketing, marking, interpretation, and 

6 preservation of the affiliated area. 

7 (6) LIMITED ROLE OF THE SECRETARY.—Noth8 ing in this section authorizes the Secretary to ac9 quire property at the affiliated area or to assume 

10 overall financial responsibility for the operation, 

11 maintenance, or management of the affiliated area. 

12 (7) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con14 sultation with the management entity, shall de15 velop a general management plan for the affili16 ated area in accordance with section 100502 of 

17 title 54, United States Code. 

18 (B) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 3 

19 years after the date on which funds are first 

20 made available to carry out this section, the 

21 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on En22 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 

23 the Committee on Natural Resources of the 


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1 House of Representatives the general manage2 ment plan developed under subparagraph (A). 

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