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One Hundred Eighth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four

An Act

To amend Public Law 86–434 establishing Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield in

the State of Missouri to expand the boundaries of the park, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004’’.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF BOUNDARIES, WILSON’S CREEK NATIONAL

BATTLEFIELD, MISSOURI.

(a) BOUNDARY EXPANSION; PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTIONS.—

The first section of Public Law 86–434 (16 U.S.C. 430kk) is

amended—

(1) by striking ‘‘That the Secretary’’ and inserting the following:

‘‘SECTION 1. WILSON’S CREEK NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD: ESTABLISHMENT AND ACQUISITION OF LANDS.

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT, INITIAL BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary’’;

and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:

‘‘(b) EXPANSION OF BOUNDARIES.—(1) The boundaries of the

Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield are revised to include lands

and interests therein consisting of six parcels totaling 615 acres

and identified as parcels ‘1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6’ on the map entitled

‘Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Proposed Boundary’, numbered

410/80,037 and dated January 27, 2004. The map shall be on

file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices

of the National Park Service.

‘‘(2) The Secretary is authorized to acquire the lands referred

to in paragraph (1) by donation, by purchase from willing sellers

with donated or appropriated funds, or by exchange. The Secretary

may acquire by the same methods personal property associated

with, and appropriate for, interpretation of the park.

‘‘(c) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—Nothing in this Act shall

be construed to—

‘‘(1) require any private property owner to allow public

access (including Federal, State, or local government access)

to such private property; or

‘‘(2) modify any provision of Federal, State, or local law

with regard to public access to or use of private property.

‘‘(d) LIABILITY.—The revision of the boundaries of the Wilson’s

Creek National Battlefield by subsection (b) shall not be considered
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to create any liability for, or to have any effect on any liability

under any other law of, any owner of private property with respect

to any person injured on that private property.

‘‘(e) RECOGNITION OF AUTHORITY TO CONTROL LAND USE.—

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify the authority

of Federal, State, or local governments to regulate land use.

‘‘(f) PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS.—Nothing

in this Act shall be construed to require the owner of any private

property located within the boundaries of the Wilson’s Creek

National Battlefield to participate in, or be associated with, the

National Battlefield.

‘‘(g) EFFECT OF EXPANSION.—The boundaries of the Wilson’s

Creek National Battlefield, as revised by subsection (b), represent

the area within which Federal funds appropriated for the purpose

of this Act may be expended. The boundary revision shall not

be construed to provide any nonexisting regulatory authority on

land use within the National Battlefield or its viewshed by the

Secretary or the National Park Service.’’.

(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 3 of such Act

(16 U.S.C. 430mm) is amended by adding at the end the following

new sentence: ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

as may be necessary to carry out section 1(b).’’.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.