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Union Calendar No. 205
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1665
[Report No. 106–362]
To allow the National Park Service to acquire certain land for addition
to the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia, as previously authorized by
law, by purchase or exchange as well as by donation.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 4, 1999
Mr. BATEMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
OCTOBER 4, 1999
Additional sponsors: Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. WOLF, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. BOU-
CHER, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr.
LANTOS, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. FROST, and
Mr. SNYDER
OCTOBER 4, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To allow the National Park Service to acquire certain land
for addition to the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia,
as previously authorized by law, by purchase or exchange
as well as by donation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ADDITION TO WILDERNESS BATTLEFIELD, VIR-
GINIA.
(a) REMOVAL OF CONDITION ON BATTLEFIELD AD-
DITION.—Section 2(a)(2) of Public Law 102–541 (16
U.S.C. 525k note; 106 Stat. 3565) is amended by striking
‘‘: Provided,’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Interior’’.
(b) AUTHORIZED METHODS OF ACQUISITION.—
(1) ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN LANDS BY DONA-
TION.—Section 3(a) of Public Law 101–214 (16
U.S.C. 425l(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ‘‘However, the lands des-
ignated ‘P04–04’ on the map referred to in section
2(a) numbered 326–40072E/89/A and dated Sep-
tember 1990 may be acquired only by donation.’’.
(2) REMOVAL OF RESTRICTION ON ACQUISITION
OF ADDITION.—Section 2 of Public Law 102–541
(16 U.S.C. 525k note; 106 Stat. 3565) is amended
by striking subsection (b).
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 2(a) of Pub-
lic Law 101–214 (16 U.S.C. 425k(a)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Spotslyvania’’ and inserting ‘‘Spotsylvania’’.
SECTION 1. ADDITION TO WILDERNESS BATTLEFIELD, VIR-
GINIA.
(a) REMOVAL OF CONDITION ON BATTLEFIELD ADDI-
TION.—Section 2(a)(2) of Public Law 102–541 (16 U.S.C.
425k note; 106 Stat. 3565) is amended by striking ‘‘: Pro-
vided,’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Interior’’.
(b) AUTHORIZED METHODS OF ACQUISITION.—
(1) LIMITATIONS ON ACQUISITION METHODS.—
Section 3(a) of Public Law 101–214 (16 U.S.C.
425l(a)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2),
the Secretary’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) The lands designated ‘P04–04’ on the map re-
ferred to in section 2(a) numbered 326–40072E/89/A and
dated September 1990 may be acquired only by donation,
and the lands designated ‘P04–01’, ‘P04–02’, and ‘P04–03’
on such map may be acquired only by donation, purchase
from willing sellers, or exchange.’’.
(2) REMOVAL OF RESTRICTION ON ACQUISITION
OF ADDITION.—Section 2 of Public Law 102–541 (16
U.S.C. 425k note; 106 Stat. 3565) is amended by
striking subsection (b).
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 2(a) of Public
Law 101–214 (16 U.S.C. 425k(a)) is amended by striking
‘‘Spotslyvania’’ and inserting ‘‘Spotsylvania’’.
Union Calendar No. 205
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1665
[Report No. 106–362]
A BILL
To allow the National Park Service to acquire cer-
tain land for addition to the Wilderness Battle-
field in Virginia, as previously authorized by law,
by purchase or exchange as well as by donation.
OCTOBER 4, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed