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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 306 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study 
of the site of the Kettle Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County, Georgia, 
and adjacent property, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2019 
Mr. HICE of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study of the site of the Kettle Creek Battlefield 
in Wilkes County, Georgia, and adjacent property, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. KETTLE CREEK BATTLEFIELD STUDY. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Kettle Creek Battlefield Study Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) on February 14, 1779, the Revolutionary 
War Battle of Kettle Creek occurred in Wilkes 
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County, Georgia, where 350 Patriots defeated 800 
British Loyalists; 
(2) the National Park Service has recognized 
this battle as the only significant Patriot victory in 
Georgia, and noted the battle as having had a ‘‘de-
monstrable influence on the course, conduct and re-
sults of the Revolutionary War’’; 
(3) the site was listed in the National Register 
of Historic Places in 1975, which determined that— 
(A) Kettle Creek Battlefield is conclusively 
nationally significant; and 
(B) its historic and archeological resources 
should be protected and preserved for future 
generations; and 
(4) a special resource study is needed to fully 
analyze the suitability, feasibility, and need for man-
agement of Kettle Creek Battlefield by the National 
Park Service. 
(c) SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall 
conduct a special resource study of the site of the 
Kettle Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County, Georgia, 
and adjacent property (referred to in this section as 
the ‘‘site’’). 
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(2) APPLICABLE
LAW.—The Secretary shall 
conduct the study under paragraph (1) in accord-
ance with section 100507 of title 54, United States 
Code. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STUDY.—In con-
ducting the study under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) evaluate the national significance of 
the site; 
(B) determine the suitability and feasibility 
of designating the site as a unit of the National 
Park System; 
(C) consult with interested Federal, State, 
or local governmental entities, private and non-
profit organizations, or other interested individ-
uals; 
(D) consider alternatives for the manage-
ment, administration, and protection of the site 
by the Federal Government, State or local gov-
ernmental entities, or private and non-profit or-
ganizations; 
(E) determine the effect of the designation 
of the site as a unit of the National Park Sys-
tem on existing commercial and recreational 
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uses and the effect on State and local govern-
ments to manage those activities; and 
(F) identify cost estimates for any Federal 
acquisition, development, interpretation, oper-
ation, and maintenance associated with the al-
ternatives. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date on which funds are made available to carry out 
the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a re-
port that describes— 
(A) the results of the study; and 
(B) any conclusions and recommendations 
of the Secretary. 
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