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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 276

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability 

and feasibility of establishing the Southern Campaign of the Revolution 

Heritage Area in the State of South Carolina, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 4, 2003

Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself and Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 

of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area in the 

State of South Carolina, 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 ‘‘Southern Campaign 

5 of the Revolution Heritage Area Study Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 
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1 (1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage 

2 Area’’ means the Southern Campaign of the Revolu3 tion Heritage Area. 

4 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

5 the Secretary of the Interior. 

6 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

7 of South Carolina. 

8 (4) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 

9 means the study area described in section 3(b). 

10 SEC. 3. SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN OF THE REVOLUTION HERIT11 AGE AREA STUDY. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 

13 with State historic preservation officers, State historical 

14 societies, the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recre15 ation, and Tourism, and other appropriate entities, shall 

16 conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of 

17 designating the study area as the Southern Campaign of 

18 the Revolution Heritage Area. 

19 (b) DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREA.—The study 

20 area—

21 (1) shall include the counties of Anderson, 

22 Beaufort, Charleston, Cherokee, Chester, Chester23 field, Colleton, Darlington, Dorchester, Fairfield, 

24 Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Greenwood, 

25 Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Marlboro, Orange-
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1 burg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, Sumter, 

2 Union, Williamsburg, and York in the State; and 

3 (2) may include—

4 (A) National Park Service sites in the 

5 State, including—

6 (i) the Charles Pickney National His7 toric Site; 

8 (ii) Cowpens National Battlefield; 

9 (iii) Fort Moultrie National Monu10 ment; 

11 (iv) Kings Mountain National Military 

12 Park; 

13 (v) the National Park Service affiliate 

14 of the Historic Camden Revolutionary War 

15 Site; and 

16 (vi) the Ninety Six National Historic 

17 Site; 

18 (B) sites maintained by the State, includ19 ing—

20 (i) Andrew Jackson State Park; 

21 (ii) Colonial Dorchester State Historic 

22 Site; 

23 (iii) Fort Watson; 

24 (iv) Eutaw Springs Battle Site; 
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1 (v) Hampton Plantation State His2 toric Site; 

3 (vi) Landsford Canal State Historic 

4 Site; and 

5 (vii) Musgrove Mill State Park; 

6 (C) other sites in the State that are open 

7 to the public, including—

8 (i) Goose Creek Church; 

9 (ii) Historic Brattonsville; 

10 (iii) Hopsewee Plantation; 

11 (iv) Middleton Place; and 

12 (v) Walnut Grove Plantation; 

13 (D) the cities of Beaufort, Camden, Cayce, 

14 Charleston, Cheraw, Georgetown, Kingstree, 

15 Orangeburg, and Winusboro, in the State; and 

16 (E) appropriate sites and locations in the 

17 State of North Carolina, as the Secretary deter18 mines to be appropriate. 

19 (c) REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall include anal20 ysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the 

21 study area—

22 (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and 

23 cultural resources that—

24 (A) represent distinctive aspects of the her25 itage of the United States; 
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1 (B) are worthy of recognition, conserva2 tion, interpretation, and continuing use; and 

3 (C) would be best managed—

4 (i) through partnerships between pub5 lic and private entities; and 

6 (ii) by linking diverse and sometimes 

7 noncontiguous resources and active com8 munities; 

9 (2) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and 

10 folklife that are a valuable part of the story of the 

11 United States; 

12 (3) provides—

13 (A) outstanding opportunities to conserve 

14 natural, historical, cultural, or scenic features; 

15 and 

16 (B) outstanding recreational and edu17 cational opportunities; 

18 (4) contains resources that—

19 (A) are important to any identified themes 

20 of the study area; and 

21 (B) would support interpretation; 

22 (5) includes residents, business interests, non23 profit organizations, and State and local govern24 ments that—
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1 (A) are involved in the planning of the 

2 Heritage Area; 

3 (B) have developed a conceptual financial 

4 plan that outlines the roles of all participants in 

5 the Heritage Area, including the Federal Gov6 ernment; and 

7 (C) have demonstrated support for the des8 ignation of the Heritage Area; 

9 (6) has a potential management entity to work 

10 in partnership with the individuals and entities re11 ferred to in paragraph (5) while encouraging contin12 ued State and local economic activity; and 

13 (7) has a conceptual boundary map that is sup14 ported by the public. 

15 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

16 Not later than the 3rd fiscal year that begins after 

17 the date on which funds are first made available to carry 

18 out this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 

19 on Resources of the House of Representatives and the 

20 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen21 ate a report on—

22 (1) the findings of the Secretary; and 

23 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 

24 Secretary.

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