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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 718 

To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the 

Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 11, 2015 

Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. KAINE) 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. PETERSBURG NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD BOUND4 ARY MODIFICATION. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Petersburg 

6 National Battlefield is modified to include the land and 

7 interests in land as generally depicted on the map titled 

8 ‘‘Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Expansion’’, 

9 numbered 325/80,080, and dated June 2007. The map 


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1 shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 

2 appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 

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

4 the Interior (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

5 is authorized to acquire the land and interests in land, 

6 described in subsection (a), from willing sellers only, by 

7 donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, 

8 exchange, or transfer. 

9 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin10 ister any land or interests in land acquired under sub11 section (b) as part of the Petersburg National Battlefield 

12 in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 

13 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TRANSFER.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is transferred— 

15 (A) from the Secretary to the Secretary of 

16 the Army administrative jurisdiction over the 

17 approximately 1.170-acre parcel of land de18 picted as ‘‘Area to be transferred to Fort Lee 

19 Military Reservation’’ on the map described in 

20 paragraph (2); and 

21 (B) from the Secretary of the Army to the 

22 Secretary administrative jurisdiction over the 

23 approximately 1.171-acre parcel of land de24 picted as ‘‘Area to be transferred to Petersburg 


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1 National Battlefield’’ on the map described in 

2 paragraph (2). 

3 (2) MAP.—The land transferred is depicted on 

4 the map titled ‘‘Petersburg National Battlefield Pro5 posed Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction’’, 

6 numbered 325/80,801A, dated May 2011. The map 

7 shall be on file and available for public inspection in 

8 the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 

9 (3) CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER.—The transfer 

10 of administrative jurisdiction under paragraph (1) is 

11 subject to the following conditions: 

12 (A) NO REIMBURSEMENT OR CONSIDER13 ATION.—The transfer is without reimbursement 

14 or consideration. 

15 (B) MANAGEMENT.—The land conveyed to 

16 the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be in17 cluded within the boundary of the Petersburg 

18 National Battlefield and shall be administered 

19 as part of that park in accordance with applica20 ble laws and regulations. 

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