115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5655 

AN ACT 

To establish the Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument 

in the State of Kentucky 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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Camp Nelson Heritage 

3 National Monument Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en7 titled ‘‘Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument 

8 Nicholasville, Kentucky’’, numbered 532/144,148, 

9 and dated April 2018. 

10 (2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

11 means the Camp Nelson Heritage National Monu12 ment established by section 3(a). 

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

14 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di15 rector of the National Park Service. 

16 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF CAMP NELSON HERITAGE NA17 TIONAL MONUMENT. 

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

20 there is established, as a unit of the National Park 

21 System, the Camp Nelson Heritage National Monu22 ment in the State of Kentucky, to preserve, protect, 

23 and interpret for the benefit of present and future 

24 generations, the nationally significant historic re25 sources of Camp Nelson and its role in the American 
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1 Civil War, Reconstruction, and African American 

2 history and civil rights. 

3 (2) CONDITIONS.—The Monument shall not be 

4 established until after the Secretary— 

5 (A) has entered into a written agreement 

6 with the owner of any private or non-Federal 

7 land within the Camp Nelson Heritage National 

8 Monument boundary as depicted on the Map 

9 providing that such property shall be donated to 

10 the United States for inclusion in the Monu11 ment to be managed consistently with the pur12 poses of the Monument; and 

13 (B) has determined that sufficient land or 

14 interests in land have been acquired within the 

15 boundary of the Monument to constitute a man16 ageable unit. 

17 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Monument 

18 shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the Map. 

19 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be on file 

20 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of21 fices of the National Park Service. 

22 (d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

23 only acquire any land or interest in land located within 

24 the boundary of the Monument by— 

25 (1) donation; 
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1 (2) purchase with donated funds; or 

2 (3) exchange. 

3 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin5 ister the Monument in accordance with— 

6 (A) this Act; and 

7 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

8 of the National Park System, including— 

9 (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, 

10 and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 

11 and 102101 of title 54, United States 

12 Code; and 

13 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

14 States Code. 

15 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 

17 after the date on which funds are first made 

18 available to the Secretary for this purpose, the 

19 Secretary shall prepare a general management 

20 plan for the Monument in accordance with sec21 tion 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 

22 (B) SUBMIT TO CONGRESS.—On comple23 tion of the general management plan, the Sec24 retary shall submit it to the Committee on Nat25 ural Resources of the House of Representatives 
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1 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re2 sources of the Senate. 

3 (f) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.—No private 

4 property or non-Federal public property shall be managed 

5 as part of the Monument without the written consent of 

6 the owner of such property. 

7 (g) NO BUFFER ZONES.—Nothing in this Act, the 

8 establishment of the Monument, or the management of the 

9 Monument shall be construed to create buffer zones out10 side of the Monument. The fact that an activity or use 

11 can be seen, heard, or detected from within the Monument 

12 shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use out13 side of the Monument. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 5, 2018. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5655 

AN ACT 

To establish the Camp Nelson Heritage National 

poses. the National Park System, and for other purMonument in the State of Kentucky as a unit of