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Calendar No. 652 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1921 

[Report No. 110–300] 

To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend the 

authorization for that Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 1, 2007 

Mr. WEBB (for himself, Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. 

CORNYN, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. LOTT, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. WARNER, Mrs. 

LINCOLN, Mr. BURR, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. DURBIN, 

Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. CORKER, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. 

CHAMBLISS, Mr. MARTINEZ, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. COCHRAN, 

Mr. KERRY, Mr. VITTER, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. OBAMA, Mr. 

ISAKSON, and Mr. BROWN) introduced the following bill; which was read 

twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

APRIL 10, 2008 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 

to extend the authorization for that Act, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Civil War Battlefield 

3 Preservation Act of 2007’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) Civil War battlefields provide a means for 

7 the people of the United States to understand a 

8 tragic period in the history of the United States. 

9 (2) According to the Report on the Nation’s 

10 Civil War Battlefields, prepared by the Civil War 

11 Sites Advisory Commission, and dated July 1993, of 

12 the 384 principal Civil War battlefields— 

13 (A) almost 20 percent are lost or frag14 mented; 

15 (B) 17 percent are in poor condition; and 

16 (C) 60 percent have been lost or are in im17 minent danger of being fragmented by develop18 ment and lost as coherent historic sites. 

19 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 

20 (1) to act quickly and proactively to preserve 

21 and protect nationally significant Civil War battle22 fields through conservation easements and fee-simple 

23 purchases of those battlefields from willing sellers at 

24 fair market value; 

25 (2) to create partnerships among State and 

26 local governments, regional entities, and the private 


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1 sector to preserve, conserve, and enhance nationally 

2 significant Civil War battlefields; and 

3 (3) to prepare our Nation for the upcoming ses4 quicentennial commemoration of the Civil War, 2011 

5 through 2015, which is expected to stimulate re6 newed interest in the conflict and generate unprece7 dented visitation to preserved Civil War battle8 grounds. 

9 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION EXTENDED. 

10 The American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 (16 

11 U.S.C. 469k) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (d)(7)(A), by striking ‘‘fiscal 

13 years 2004 through 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 

14 years 2009 through 2013’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘September 

16 30, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2013’’. 

17 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

18 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Civil War Battlefield 

19 Preservation Act of 2008’’. 

20 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION EXTENDED. 

21 The American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 (16 

22 U.S.C. 469k) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (d)(7)(A), by striking ‘‘fiscal 

24 years 2004 through 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 

25 2009 through 2013’’; and 


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1 (2) by striking subsection (e). 


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Calendar No. 652 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1921 

[Report No. 110

–300] 

A BILL 

To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act 

and for other purposes. of 1996 to extend the authorization for that Act, 

APRIL 10, 2008 

Reported with an amendment 


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