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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2249
To establish the Corinth Unit of Shiloh National Military Park in the vicinity
of Corinth, Mississippi, and in the State of Tennessee, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 16, 1999
Mr. WICKER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To establish the Corinth Unit of Shiloh National Military
Park in the vicinity of Corinth, Mississippi, and in the
State of Tennessee, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Corinth Battlefield
Preservation Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) in 1996, Congress authorized the establish-
ment and construction of a center—
(A) to facilitate the interpretation of the
Siege and Battle of Corinth and other Civil
War actions in the area in and around the city
of Corinth, Mississippi; and
(B) to enhance public understanding of the
significance of the Corinth campaign and the
Civil War relative to the western theater of op-
erations, in cooperation with—
(i) State or local governmental enti-
ties;
(ii) private organizations; and
(iii) individuals;
(2) the Corinth Battlefield was ranked as a pri-
ority 1 battlefield having critical need for coordi-
nated nationwide action by the year 2000 by the
Civil War Sites Advisory Commission in its report
on Civil War Battlefields of the United States;
(3) there is a national interest in protecting and
preserving sites of historic significance associated
with the Civil War; and
(4) the States of Mississippi and Tennessee and
their respective local units of government—
(A) have the authority to prevent or mini-
mize adverse uses of these historic resources;
and
(B) can play a significant role in the pro-
tection of the historic resources related to the
Civil War battles fought in the area in and
around the city of Corinth.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to establish the Corinth Unit of the Shiloh
National Military Park—
(A) in the city of Corinth, Mississippi; and
(B) in the State of Tennessee;
(2) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
manage, protect, and interpret the resources associ-
ated with the Civil War Siege and the Battle of Cor-
inth that occurred in and around the city of Corinth,
in cooperation with—
(A) the State of Mississippi;
(B) the State of Tennessee;
(C) the city of Corinth, Mississippi;
(D) other public entities; and
(E) the private sector; and
(3) to authorize a special resource study to
identify other Civil War sites area in and around the
city of Corinth that—
(A) are consistent with the themes of the
Siege and Battle of Corinth;
(B) meet the criteria for designation as a
unit of the National Park System; and
(C) are considered appropriate for inclu-
sion in the Unit.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Corinth Unit’’, numbered 304/80,007, and
dated October 1998.
(2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Shiloh
National Military Park.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
(4) UNIT.—The term ‘‘Unit’’ means the Cor-
inth Unit of Shiloh National Military Park estab-
lished under section 4.
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF CORINTH UNIT OF SHILOH NA-
TIONAL MILITARY PARK.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the States
of Mississippi and Tennessee the Corinth Unit of the Shi-
loh National Military Park.
(b) COMPOSITION OF UNIT.—The Unit shall be com-
prised of—
(1) the tract consisting of approximately 20
acres generally depicted as ‘‘Park Boundary’’ on the
Map, and containing—
(A) the Battery Robinett; and
(B) the site of the interpretive center au-
thorized under section 602 of division I of the
Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management
Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 430f–5); and
(2) any additional land that the Secretary de-
termines to be suitable for inclusion in the Unit
that—
(A) is under the ownership of a public en-
tity or nonprofit organization; and
(B) has been identified by the Siege and
Battle of Corinth National Historic Landmark
Study, dated January 8, 1991.
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be on file
and available for public inspection in the office of the Di-
rector of the National Park Service.
SEC. 5. LAND ACQUISITION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire land
and interests in land within the boundary of the Park as
depicted on the Map, by—
(1) donation;