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Union Calendar No. 211 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3388 

[Report No. 111–359, Part I] 

To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the 

Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 29, 2009 

Mr. FORBES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 

Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

DECEMBER 7, 2009 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 

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

DECEMBER 7, 2009 

Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 29, 2009] 


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A BILL 

To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield 

in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes. 


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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, 

11 and dated June 2007. The map shall be on file and avail12 able for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National 

13 Park Service. 

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

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

16 authorized to acquire the lands or interests in land, de17 scribed in subsection (a), from willing sellers only by dona18 tion, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, ex19 change, or transfer. 

20 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall administer 

21 any land or interests in land acquired under this section 

22 as part of the Petersburg National Battlefield in accordance 

23 with applicable laws and regulations. 


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1 SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TRANSFER. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Secretary of 

3 the Army are authorized to transfer administrative juris4 diction for approximately 1.171 acres of land under the ju5 risdiction of the Department of the Interior within the 

6 boundary of the Petersburg National Battlefield, for ap7 proximately 1.170 acres of land under the jurisdiction of 

8 the Department of the Army within the boundary of the 

9 Fort Lee Military Reservation adjacent to the boundary of 

10 the Petersburg National Battlefield. 

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

12 map titled ‘‘Petersburg National Battlefield Proposed 

13 Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction’’, numbered 325/ 

14 80,081, and dated October 2009. The map shall be available 

15 for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Na16 tional Park Service. 

17 (c) CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER.—The transfer of ad18 ministrative jurisdiction authorized in subsection (a) shall 

19 be subject to the following conditions: 

20 (1) NO REIMBURSEMENT OR CONSIDERATION.— 

21 The transfer shall occur without reimbursement or 

22 consideration. 

23 (2) DEADLINE.—The Secretary and the Sec24 retary of the Army shall complete the transfers au25 thorized by this section not later than 120 days after 

26 the funds are made available for that purpose. 


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

2 Secretary under subsection (a) shall be included with3 in the boundary of the Petersburg National Battlefield 

4 and shall be administered as part of the park in ac5 cordance with applicable laws and regulations. 


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Union Calendar No. 211 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3388 

[Report No. 111–359, Part I] 

A BILL 

To modify the boundary of Petersburg National 

for other purposes. Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and 

DECEMBER 7, 2009 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 

an amendment 

DECEMBER 7, 2009 

Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to 

Union and ordered to be printed the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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