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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4257
To provide for the study of Revolutionary War battlefields.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 19, 1994
Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. FROST, Mr. BOEHLERT, and
Mr. CLYBURN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To provide for the study of Revolutionary War battlefields.
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 ‘‘Revolutionary War
Historic Preservation Study Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Revolu-
tionary War Sites Advisory Commission established
in section 4;
(2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior; and
(3) the term ‘‘Revolutionary War sites’’ means
those sites and structures situated in the United
States which are thematically tied with the nation-
ally significant events that occurred during the Rev-
olutionary War.
SEC. 3. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) Revolutionary War sites provide a means
for Americans to understand and interpret that pe-
riod in American history;
(2) the historical integrity of many of these
sites are at risk because they are located in regions
which are undergoing rapid urban and suburban de-
velopment; and
(3) it is important to obtain current informa-
tion on the significance of such sites, threats to their
integrity, and alternatives for their preservation and
interpretation for the benefit of the Nation.
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR SITES
ADVISORY COMMISSION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby established the
Revolutionary War Sites Advisory Commission. The Com-
mission shall consist of 13 members appointed as follows:
(1) Three individuals who are nationally recog-
nized as experts and authorities on the history of the
Revolutionary War, and 2 individuals who are na-
tionally recognized as experts and authorities in his-
toric preservation and land use planning, appointed
by the Secretary.
(2) The Director of the National Park Service
or his or her designee.
(3) The chair of the Advisory Council on His-
toric Preservation, or his or her designee.
(4) Three individuals appointed by the Speaker
of the United States House of Representatives in
consultation with the chairman and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Natural Resources.
(5) Three individuals appointed by the Presi-
dent Pro Tempore of the United States Senate in
consultation with the chairman and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
(b) CHAIR.—The Commission shall elect a chair from
among its members.
(c) VACANCIES.—Vacancies occurring on the Com-
mission shall not affect the authority of the remaining
members of the Commission to carry out the functions of
the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall be
promptly filled in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made.
(d) QUORUM.—A simple majority of Commission
members shall constitute a quorum.
(e) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at least
quarterly or upon the call of the chair or a majority of
the members of the Commission.
(f) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Commission
shall serve without compensation. Members of the Com-
mission, when engaged in official Commission business,
shall be entitled to travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons em-
ployed intermittently in government service under section
5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(g) TERMINATION.—The Commission established by
this section shall terminate 90 days after the transmittal
of the report to Congress as provided in section 7(c).
SEC. 5. STAFF OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Director of the Na-
tional Park Service, or his or her designee, shall serve as
the Executive Director of the Commission.
(b) STAFF.—The Director of the National Park Serv-
ice shall, on a reimbursable basis, detail such staff as the
Commission may require to carry out its duties.