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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2953 

To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the 

Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 26, 2010 

Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. WARNER) introduced the following bill; which 

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

Resources 

A BILL 

To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield 

in the Commonwealth of Virginia, 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 ‘‘Petersburg National 

5 Battlefield Boundary Modification Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of Petersburg Na8 tional Battlefield is modified to include the properties as 

9 generally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Petersburg National 

10 Battlefield Boundary Expansion’’, numbered 325/80,080, 


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1 and dated June 2007. The map shall be on file and avail2 able for inspection in the appropriate offices of the Na3 tional Park Service. 

4 (b) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES.—The Secretary of 

5 the Interior (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

6 is authorized to acquire the lands or interests in land, de7 scribed in subsection (a), from willing sellers only by dona8 tion, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, ex9 change, or transfer. 

10 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin11 ister any land or interests in land acquired under this sec12 tion as part of the Petersburg National Battlefield in ac13 cordance with applicable laws and regulations. 

14 SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TRANSFER. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Secretary 

16 of the Army are authorized to transfer administrative ju17 risdiction for approximately 1.171 acres of land under the 

18 jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior within the 

19 boundary of the Petersburg National Battlefield, for ap20 proximately 1.170 acres of land under the jurisdiction of 

21 the Department of the Army within the boundary of the 

22 Fort Lee Military Reservation adjacent to the boundary 

23 of the Petersburg National Battlefield. 

24 (b) MAP.—The land to be exchanged is depicted on 

25 the map titled ‘‘Petersburg National Battlefield Proposed 


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1 Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction’’, numbered 325/ 

2 80,081, and dated October 2009. The map shall be avail3 able for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

4 National Park Service. 

5 (c) CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER.—The transfer of ad6 ministrative jurisdiction authorized in subsection (a) shall 

7 be subject to the following conditions: 

8 (1) NO REIMBURSEMENT OR CONSIDER9 ATION.—The transfer shall occur without reimburse10 ment or consideration. 

11 (2) DEADLINE.—The Secretary and the Sec12 retary of the Army shall complete the transfers au13 thorized by this section not later than 120 days after 

14 the funds are made available for that purpose. 

15 (3) MANAGEMENT.—The land conveyed to the 

16 Secretary under subsection (a) shall be included 

17 within the boundary of the Petersburg National Bat18 tlefield and shall be administered as part of the park 

19 in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 

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