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Calendar No. 693 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5655 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 6, 2018 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

NOVEMBER 29, 2018 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 

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

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, 

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: 


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1 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en2 titled ‘‘Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument 

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

4 and dated April 2018. 

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

6 means the Camp Nelson Heritage National Monu7 ment established by section 3(a). 

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

9 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di10 rector of the National Park Service. 

11 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF CAMP NELSON HERITAGE NA12 TIONAL MONUMENT. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

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

16 System, the Camp Nelson Heritage National Monu17 ment in the State of Kentucky, to preserve, protect, 

18 and interpret for the benefit of present and future 

19 generations, the nationally significant historic re20 sources of Camp Nelson and its role in the American 

21 Civil War, Reconstruction, and African American 

22 history and civil rights. 

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

24 established until after the Secretary— 


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1 (A) has entered into a written agreement 

2 with the owner of any private or non-Federal 

3 land within the Camp Nelson Heritage National 

4 Monument boundary as depicted on the Map 

5 providing that such property shall be donated to 

6 the United States for inclusion in the Monu7 ment to be managed consistently with the pur8 poses of the Monument; and 

9 (B) has determined that sufficient land or 

10 interests in land have been acquired within the 

11 boundary of the Monument to constitute a man12 ageable unit. 

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

14 shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the Map. 

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

16 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of17 fices of the National Park Service. 

18 (d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

19 only acquire any land or interest in land located within 

20 the boundary of the Monument by— 

21 (1) donation; 

22 (2) purchase with donated funds; or 

23 (3) exchange. 

24 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin2 ister the Monument in accordance with— 

3 (A) this Act; and 

4 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

5 of the National Park System, including— 

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

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

8 and 102101 of title 54, United States 

9 Code; and 

10 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

11 States Code. 

12 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

14 after the date on which funds are first made 

15 available to the Secretary for this purpose, the 

16 Secretary shall prepare a general management 

17 plan for the Monument in accordance with sec18 tion 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 

19 (B) SUBMIT TO CONGRESS.—On comple20 tion of the general management plan, the Sec21 retary shall submit it to the Committee on Nat22 ural Resources of the House of Representatives 

23 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re24 sources of the Senate. 


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1 (f) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.—No private 

2 property or non-Federal public property shall be managed 

3 as part of the Monument without the written consent of 

4 the owner of such property. 

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

6 establishment of the Monument, or the management of the 

7 Monument shall be construed to create buffer zones out8 side of the Monument. The fact that an activity or use 

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

10 shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use out11 side of the Monument. 

12 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

13 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Camp Nelson National 

14 Monument Act’’. 

15 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

16 In this Act: 

17 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti18 tled ‘‘Camp Nelson National Monument Nicholasville, 

19 Kentucky’’, numbered 532/144,148, and dated Sep20 tember 2018. 

21 (2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ means 

22 the Camp Nelson National Monument established by 

23 section 3(a)(1). 


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

2 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di3 rector of the National Park Service. 

4 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF CAMP NELSON NATIONAL 

5 MONUMENT. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

8 there is established as a unit of the National Park 

9 System the Camp Nelson National Monument in the 

10 State of Kentucky to preserve, protect, and interpret, 

11 for the benefit of present and future generations, the 

12 nationally significant historic resources of Camp Nel13 son and the role of Camp Nelson in the Civil War, 

14 Reconstruction, and African American history and 

15 civil rights. 

16 (2) SUFFICIENT LAND OR INTERESTS.—The 

17 Monument shall not be established until after the date 

18 on which the Secretary has determined that sufficient 

19 land or interests in land have been acquired within 

20 the boundary of the Monument to constitute a man21 ageable unit. 

22 (b) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the Monument shall 

23 be the boundary generally depicted on the Map. 


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

2 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of3 fices of the National Park Service. 

4 (d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

5 only acquire any land or interest in land located within 

6 the boundary of the Monument by— 

7 (1) donation; 

8 (2) purchase from a willing seller with donated 

9 or appropriated funds; or 

10 (3) exchange. 

11 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin13 ister the Monument in accordance with— 

14 (A) this Act; and 

15 (B) the laws generally applicable to units of 

16 the National Park System, including— 

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

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

19 and 102101 of title 54, United States Code; 

20 and 

21 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

22 States Code. 

23 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

25 after the date on which funds are first made 


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1 available to the Secretary to prepare a general 

2 management plan for the Monument, the Sec3 retary shall prepare a general management plan 

4 for the Monument in accordance with section 

5 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 

6 (B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com7 pletion of the general management plan, the Sec8 retary shall submit to the Committee on Natural 

9 Resources of the House of Representatives and 

10 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

11 of the Senate the general management plan. 

12 (f) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act, the estab14 lishment of the Monument, or the management of the 

15 Monument creates a buffer zone outside of the Monu16 ment. 

17 (2) ACTIVITY OR USE OUTSIDE MONUMENT.—The 

18 fact that an activity or use can be seen, heard, or de19 tected from within the Monument shall not preclude 

20 the conduct of the activity or use outside of the Monu21 ment. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to establish 

the Camp Nelson National Monument in the State of 

Kentucky as a unit of the National Park System, and for 

other purposes.’’. 


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Calendar No. 693 

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 

NOVEMBER 29, 2018 

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 


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