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Union Calendar No. 395

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4481

[Report No. 108–651] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 2, 2004

Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. AKIN, Mr. CLAY, Ms. MCCARTHY

of Missouri, Mr. SKELTON, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. GEPHARDT, and Mr. 

HULSHOF) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources 

SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 2, 2004] 

A BILL

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.

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 ‘‘Wilson’s Creek National 

3 Battlefield Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF BOUNDARIES, WILSON’S CREEK NA5 TIONAL BATTLEFIELD, MISSOURI. 

6 (a) BOUNDARY EXPANSION; PRIVATE PROPERTY PRO7 TECTIONS.—The first section of Public Law 86–434 (16 

8 U.S.C. 430kk) is amended—

9 (1) by striking ‘‘That the Secretary’’ and insert10 ing the following: 

11 ‘‘SECTION 1. WILSON’S CREEK NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD: ES12 TABLISHMENT AND ACQUISITION OF LANDS. 

13 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT, INITIAL BOUNDARIES.—The 

14 Secretary’’; and 

15 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub16 sections: 

17 ‘‘(b) EXPANSION OF BOUNDARIES.—(1) The bound18 aries of the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield are revised 

19 to include lands and interests therein consisting of six par20 cels totaling 615 acres and identified as parcels ‘1, 2, 3, 

21 4, 5, and 6’ on the map entitled ‘Wilson’s Creek National 

22 Battlefield Proposed Boundary’, numbered 410/80,037 and 

23 dated January 27, 2004. The map shall be on file and 

24 available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 

25 the National Park Service. 
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1 ‘‘(2) The Secretary is authorized to acquire the lands 

2 referred to in paragraph (1) by donation, by purchase from 

3 willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds, or by 

4 exchange. The Secretary may acquire by the same methods 

5 personal property associated with, and appropriate for, in6 terpretation of the park. 

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

8 Act shall be construed to—

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

10 public access (including Federal, State, or local gov11 ernment access) to such private property; or 

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

13 local law with regard to public access to or use of pri14 vate property. 

15 ‘‘(d) LIABILITY.—The revision of the boundaries of the 

16 Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield by subsection (b) shall 

17 not be considered to create any liability for, or to have any 

18 effect on any liability under any other law of, any owner 

19 of private property with respect to any person injured on 

20 that private property. 

21 ‘‘(e) RECOGNITION OF AUTHORITY TO CONTROL LAND

22 USE.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify the 

23 authority of Federal, State, or local governments to regulate 

24 land use. 
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1 ‘‘(f) PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWN2 ERS.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the 

3 owner of any private property located within the bound4 aries of the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield to partici5 pate in, or be associated with, the National Battlefield. 

6 ‘‘(g) EFFECT OF EXPANSION.—The boundaries of the 

7 Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, as revised by subsection 

8 (b), represent the area within which Federal funds appro9 priated for the purpose of this Act may be expended. The 

10 boundary revision shall not be construed to provide any 

11 nonexisting regulatory authority on land use within the 

12 National Battlefield or its viewshed by the Secretary or the 

13 National Park Service.’’. 

14 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 3 

15 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 430mm) is amended by adding at 

16 the end the following new sentence: ‘‘There are authorized 

17 to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry 

18 out section 1(b).’’. 

Union Calendar No. 395

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4481

[Report No. 108–651] 

A BILL

To amend Public Law 86–434 establishing Wilson’s 

for other purposes. souri to expand the boundaries of the park, and Creek National Battlefield in the State of MisSEPTEMBER 7, 2004

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,