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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 88 
To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in 
Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield 
as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mrs. BLACKBURN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military 
Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish 
Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of 
the National Park System, 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 ‘‘Shiloh National Mili-
tary Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker’s Crossroads 
Battlefield Designation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
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(1) AFFILIATED
AREA.—The term ‘‘affiliated 
area’’ means the Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield es-
tablished as an affiliated area of the National Park 
System under section 4. 
(2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means Shiloh 
National Military Park, a unit of the National Park 
System. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. AREAS TO BE ADDED TO SHILOH NATIONAL MILI-
TARY PARK. 
(a) ADDITIONAL AREAS.—The boundary of Shiloh 
National Military Park is modified to include the areas 
that are generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Shiloh 
National Military Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment’’, 
numbered 304/80,011, and dated July 2014, as follows: 
(1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield. 
(2) Russell House Battlefield. 
(3) Davis Bridge Battlefield. 
(b) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 
acquire lands described in subsection (a) by donation, pur-
chase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated 
funds, or exchange. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Any lands acquired under 
this section shall be administered as part of the Park. 
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SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF AFFILIATED AREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield in 
the State of Tennessee is hereby established as an affili-
ated area of the National Park System. 
(b) DESCRIPTION.—The affiliated area shall consist 
of the area generally depicted within the ‘‘Proposed 
Boundary’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Parker’s Crossroads Bat-
tlefield, Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 903/80,073, and 
dated July 2014. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The affiliated area shall be 
managed in accordance with this Act and all laws gen-
erally applicable to units of the National Park System. 
(d) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The City of Parkers 
Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Commission 
shall jointly be the management entity for the affiliated 
area. 
(e) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 
may provide technical assistance and enter into coopera-
tive agreements with the management entity for the pur-
pose of providing financial assistance with marketing, 
marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated 
area. 
(f) LIMITED ROLE OF THE SECRETARY.—Nothing in 
this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire property at 
the affiliated area or to assume overall financial responsi-
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bility for the operation, maintenance, or management of 
the affiliated area. 
(g) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the management entity, shall develop a 
general management plan for the affiliated area. 
The plan shall be prepared in accordance with sec-
tion 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 
(2) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date that funds are made available for this 
Act, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the com-
pleted general management to the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate. 
SEC. 5. PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION. 
(a) NO USE OF CONDEMNATION.—The Secretary of 
the Interior may not acquire by condemnation any land 
or interests in land under this Act or for the purposes 
of this Act. 
(b) WRITTEN CONSENT OF OWNER.—No non-Fed-
eral property may be included in the Shiloh National Mili-
tary Park without the written consent of the owner. 
(c) NO BUFFER ZONE CREATED.—Nothing in this 
Act, the establishment of the Shiloh National Military 
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Park, or the management plan for the Shiloh National 
Military Park shall be construed to create buffer zones 
outside of the Park. That activities or uses can be seen, 
heard, or detected from areas within the Shiloh National 
Military shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate, or de-
termine the conduct or management of activities or uses 
outside of the Park. 
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