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Calendar No. 111 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 305 

[Report No. 113–57] 

To authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port 

Gibson, and Raymond for addition to Vicksburg National Military Park. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2013 

Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. WICKER) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

JUNE 27, 2013 

Reported by Mr. WYDEN, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond for addition to 

Vicksburg National Military Park. 

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 ‘‘Champion Hill, Port 

5 Gibson, and Raymond Battlefields Addition Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK. 

2 (a) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte4 rior (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may 

5 acquire the land or any interests in land within the 

6 area identified as ‘‘Modified Core Battlefield’’ for 

7 the Port Gibson Unit, the Champion Hill Unit, and 

8 the Raymond Unit as generally depicted on the map 

9 entitled ‘‘Vicksburg National Military Park—Pro10 posed Battlefield Additions’’, numbered 306/100986, 

11 and dated October 2010 306/100986A (4 sheets), and 

12 dated July 2012. 

13 (2) METHODS OF ACQUISITION.—Land may be 

14 acquired under paragraph (1) by donation, purchase 

15 with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, ex16 cept that land owned by the State of Mississippi or 

17 any political subdivisions of the State may be ac18 quired only by donation. 

19 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described in 

20 subsection (a)(1) shall be on file and available for public 

21 inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 

22 Service. 

23 (c) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—On the acquisition of 

24 land by the Secretary under this Act— 

25 (1) the acquired land shall be added to Vicks26 burg National Military Park; 


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1 (2) the boundary of the Vicksburg National 

2 Military Park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisi3 tion of the land; and 

4 (3) the acquired land shall be administered as 

5 part of the Vicksburg National Military Park in ac6 cordance with applicable laws (including regula7 tions). 

8 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

9 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec10 essary to carry out this Act. 

11 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

12 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the acqui13 sition and development of land under this Act $18,500,000. 

14 SEC. 3. OFFSET. 

15 Section 7302(f) of the Omnibus Public Land Manage16 ment Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 469n(f)) is amended by insert17 ing before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, except that 

18 the amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 

19 section that is not appropriated as of the date of enactment 

20 of the Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond Battle21 fields Addition Act shall be reduced by $18,500,000’’. 


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Calendar No. 111 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 305 

[Report No. 113–57] 

A BILL 

To authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land 

addition to Vicksburg National Military Park. at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond for 

JUNE 27, 2013 

Reported with amendments 


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