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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5979 

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 

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. 

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 Battle5 field National Monument Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en9 titled ‘‘Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, 


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1 Nancy, Kentucky’’ numbered ll/ll, and dated 

2 llll, 2018. 

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

4 means the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monu5 ment established by section 3(a). 

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

7 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di8 rector of the National Park Service. 

9 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF MILL SPRINGS BATTLEFIELD 

10 NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

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

14 System, the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monu15 ment in the State of Kentucky, to preserve, protect, 

16 and interpret for the benefit of present and future 

17 generations the nationally significant historic re18 sources of the Mill Springs Battlefield and its role 

19 in the American Civil War. 

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

21 established until the Secretary— 

22 (A) has entered into a written agreement 

23 with the owner of any private or non-Federal 

24 land within the Mill Springs Battlefield Na25 tional Monument boundary as depicted on the 


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1 Map, providing that such property shall be do2 nated to the United States for inclusion in the 

3 Monument to be managed consistently with the 

4 purposes of the Monument; and 

5 (B) has determined that sufficient land or 

6 interests in land have been acquired within the 

7 boundary of the Monument to constitute a man8 ageable unit. 

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

10 shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the Map. 

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

12 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of13 fices of the National Park Service. 

14 (d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

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

16 boundary of the Monument by— 

17 (1) donation; 

18 (2) purchase with donated funds; or 

19 (3) exchange. 

20 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin22 ister the Monument in accordance with— 

23 (A) this Act; and 

24 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

25 of the National Park System, including— 


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

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

3 and 102101 of title 54, United States 

4 Code; and 

5 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

6 States Code. 

7 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

9 after the date on which funds are first made 

10 available to the Secretary for this purpose, the 

11 Secretary shall prepare a general management 

12 plan for the Monument in accordance with sec13 tion 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 

14 (B) SUBMIT TO CONGRESS.—On comple15 tion of the general management plan, the Sec16 retary shall submit it to the Committee on Nat17 ural Resources of the House of Representatives 

18 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re19 sources of the Senate. 

20 (f) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.—No private 

21 property or non-Federal public property shall be managed 

22 as part of the Monument without the written consent of 

23 the owner of such property. 

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

25 establishment of the Monument, or the management of the 


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1 Monument shall be construed to create buffer zones out2 side of the Monument. The fact that an activity or use 

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

4 shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use out5 side of the Monument. 

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