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Calendar No. 664 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5979 

[Report No. 115–378] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 24, 2018 

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

Resources 

NOVEMBER 26, 2018 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment 

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

AN ACT 

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: 


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1 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en2 titled ‘‘Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, 

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

4 June 2018. 

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

6 means the Mill Springs Battlefield 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 MILL SPRINGS BATTLEFIELD 

12 NATIONAL 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 Mill Springs Battlefield 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 the Mill Springs Battlefield and its role 

21 in the American Civil War. 

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

23 established until the Secretary— 

24 (A) has entered into a written agreement 

25 with the owner of any private or non-Federal 


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1 land within the Mill Springs Battlefield Na2 tional Monument boundary as depicted on the 

3 Map, providing that such property shall be do4 nated to the United States for inclusion in the 

5 Monument to be managed consistently with the 

6 purposes of the Monument; and 

7 (B) has determined that sufficient land or 

8 interests in land have been acquired within the 

9 boundary of the Monument to constitute a man10 ageable unit. 

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

12 shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the Map. 

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

14 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of15 fices of the National Park Service. 

16 (d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

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

18 boundary of the Monument by— 

19 (1) donation; 

20 (2) purchase with donated funds; or 

21 (3) exchange. 

22 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin24 ister the Monument in accordance with— 

25 (A) this Act; and 


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1 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

2 of the National Park System, including— 

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

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

5 and 102101 of title 54, United States 

6 Code; and 

7 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

8 States Code. 

9 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

11 after the date on which funds are first made 

12 available to the Secretary for this purpose, the 

13 Secretary shall prepare a general management 

14 plan for the Monument in accordance with sec15 tion 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 

16 (B) SUBMIT TO CONGRESS.—On comple17 tion of the general management plan, the Sec18 retary shall submit it to the Committee on Nat19 ural Resources of the House of Representatives 

20 and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re21 sources of the Senate. 

22 (f) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.—No private 

23 property or non-Federal public property shall be managed 

24 as part of the Monument without the written consent of 

25 the owner of such property. 


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

2 establishment of the Monument, or the management of the 

3 Monument shall be construed to create buffer zones out4 side of the Monument. The fact that an activity or use 

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

6 shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use out7 side of the Monument. 

8 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

9 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mill Springs Battlefield 

10 National Monument Act’’. 

11 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this Act: 

13 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti14 tled ‘‘Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, 

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

16 June 2018. 

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

18 the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument es19 tablished by section 3(a)(1). 

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

21 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di22 rector of the National Park Service. 

23 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF MILL SPRINGS BATTLEFIELD 

24 NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

25 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 


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

2 there is established as a unit of the National Park 

3 System, the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monu4 ment in the State of Kentucky, to preserve, protect, 

5 and interpret for the benefit of present and future 

6 generations— 

7 (A) the nationally significant historic re8 sources of the Mill Springs Battlefield; and 

9 (B) the role of the Mill Springs Battlefield 

10 in the Civil War. 

11 (2) DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.—The 

12 Monument shall not be established until the date on 

13 which the Secretary determines that a sufficient 

14 quantity of land or interests in land has been ac15 quired to constitute a manageable park unit. 

16 (3) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after the 

17 date on which the Secretary makes a determination 

18 under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall publish in 

19 the Federal Register notice of the establishment of the 

20 Monument. 

21 (4) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the Monument 

22 shall be as generally depicted on the Map. 

23 (5) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be on 

24 file and available for public inspection in the appro25 priate offices of the National Park Service. 


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1 (6) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 

2 may only acquire land or an interest in land located 

3 within the boundary of the Monument by— 

4 (A) donation; 

5 (B) purchase from a willing seller with do6 nated or appropriated funds; or 

7 (C) exchange. 

8 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin10 ister the Monument in accordance with— 

11 (A) this Act; and 

12 (B) the laws generally applicable to units of 

13 the National Park System, including— 

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

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

16 and 102101 of title 54, United States Code; 

17 and 

18 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

19 States Code. 

20 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

22 after the date on which funds are first made 

23 available to prepare a general management plan 

24 for the Monument, the Secretary shall prepare 


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1 the general management plan in accordance with 

2 section 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 

3 (B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com4 pletion of the general management plan, the Sec5 retary shall submit to the Committee on Natural 

6 Resources of the House of Representatives and 

7 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

8 of the Senate the general management plan. 

9 (c) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.—Nothing in 

10 this Act affects the land use rights of private property own11 ers within or adjacent to the Monument. 

12 (d) 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 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 the Monu21 ment. 


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Calendar No. 664 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5979 

[Report No. 115–378] 

AN ACT 

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 

NOVEMBER 26, 2018 

Reported with an amendment 


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