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Union Calendar No. 538 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5655 

[Report No. 115–695] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 27, 2018 

Mr. BARR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

MAY 21, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

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. 


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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 ‘‘Camp Nelson Heritage 

5 National Monument Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en9 titled ‘‘Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument 

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

11 and dated April 2018. 

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

13 means the Camp Nelson Heritage National Monu14 ment established by section 3(a). 

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

16 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di17 rector of the National Park Service. 

18 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF CAMP NELSON HERITAGE NA19 TIONAL MONUMENT. 

20 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

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

23 System, the Camp Nelson Heritage National Monu24 ment in the State of Kentucky, to preserve, protect, 

25 and interpret for the benefit of present and future 


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1 generations, the nationally significant historic re2 sources of Camp Nelson and its role in the American 

3 Civil War, Reconstruction, and African American 

4 history and civil rights. 

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

6 established until after the Secretary— 

7 (A) has entered into a written agreement 

8 with the owner of any private or non-Federal 

9 land within the Camp Nelson Heritage National 

10 Monument boundary as depicted on the Map 

11 providing that such property shall be donated to 

12 the United States for inclusion in the Monu13 ment to be managed consistently with the pur14 poses of the Monument; and 

15 (B) has determined that sufficient land or 

16 interests in land have been acquired within the 

17 boundary of the Monument to constitute a man18 ageable unit. 

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

20 shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the Map. 

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

22 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of23 fices of the National Park Service. 


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1 (d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

2 only acquire any land or interest in land located within 

3 the boundary of the Monument by— 

4 (1) donation; 

5 (2) purchase with donated funds; or 

6 (3) exchange. 

7 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin9 ister the Monument in accordance with— 

10 (A) this Act; and 

11 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

12 of the National Park System, including— 

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

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

15 and 102101 of title 54, United States 

16 Code; and 

17 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

18 States Code. 

19 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

21 after the date on which funds are first made 

22 available to the Secretary for this purpose, the 

23 Secretary shall prepare a general management 

24 plan for the Monument in accordance with sec25 tion 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 


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1 (B) SUBMIT TO CONGRESS.—On comple2 tion of the general management plan, the Sec3 retary shall submit it to the Committee on Nat4 ural Resources of the House of Representatives 

5 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re6 sources of the Senate. 

7 (f) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.—No private 

8 property or non-Federal public property shall be managed 

9 as part of the Monument without the written consent of 

10 the owner of such property. 

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

12 establishment of the Monument, or the management of the 

13 Monument shall be construed to create buffer zones out14 side of the Monument. The fact that an activity or use 

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

16 shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use out17 side of the Monument. 


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Union Calendar No. 538 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5655 

[Report No. 115–695] 

A BILL 

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 

MAY 21, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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