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Union Calendar No. 662 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5979 

[Report No. 115–855] 

To establish the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument in the State 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 25, 2018 

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Natural Resources 

JULY 23, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 25, 2018] 


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A BILL 

To establish the Mill Springs Battlefield 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 ‘‘Mill Springs Battlefield 

5 National Monument Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti9 tled ‘‘Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, 

10 Nancy, Kentucky’’ numbered 297/145513, and dated 

11 June 2018. 

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

13 the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument es14 tablished 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 MILL SPRINGS BATTLEFIELD 

19 NATIONAL 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 Mill Springs Battlefield 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 the Mill Springs Battlefield and its role in 

3 the American Civil War. 

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

5 established until the Secretary— 

6 (A) has entered into a written agreement 

7 with the owner of any private or non-Federal 

8 land within the Mill Springs Battlefield Na9 tional Monument boundary as depicted on the 

10 Map, providing that such property shall be do11 nated to the United States for inclusion in the 

12 Monument to be managed consistently with the 

13 purposes of the Monument; and 

14 (B) has determined that sufficient land or 

15 interests in land have been acquired within the 

16 boundary of the Monument to constitute a man17 ageable unit. 

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

19 shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the Map. 

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

21 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of22 fices of the National Park Service. 

23 (d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

24 only acquire land or an interest in land located within the 

25 boundary of the Monument by— 


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1 (1) donation; 

2 (2) purchase with donated funds; or 

3 (3) exchange. 

4 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin6 ister the Monument in accordance with— 

7 (A) this Act; and 

8 (B) the laws generally applicable to units of 

9 the National Park System, including— 

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

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

12 and 102101 of title 54, United States Code; 

13 and 

14 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

15 States Code. 

16 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

18 after the date on which funds are first made 

19 available to the Secretary for this purpose, the 

20 Secretary shall prepare a general management 

21 plan for the Monument in accordance with sec22 tion 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 

23 (B) SUBMIT TO CONGRESS.—On completion 

24 of the general management plan, the Secretary 

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1 sources of the House of Representatives and the 

2 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

3 the Senate. 

4 (f) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.—No private 

5 property or non-Federal public property shall be managed 

6 as part of the Monument without the written consent of the 

7 owner of such property. 

8 (g) NO BUFFER ZONES.—Nothing in this Act, the es9 tablishment of the Monument, or the management of the 

10 Monument shall be construed to create buffer zones outside 

11 of the Monument. The fact that an activity or use can be 

12 seen, heard, or detected from within the Monument shall 

13 not preclude the conduct of that activity or use outside of 

14 the Monument. 


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Union Calendar No. 662 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5979 

[Report No. 115–855] 

A BILL 

To establish the Mill Springs Battlefield National 

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

JULY 23, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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