I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1621 
To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2015 
Mr. FORBES (for himself and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield 
in the Commonwealth of Virginia, 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. PETERSBURG NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD BOUND-
ARY MODIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Petersburg 
National Battlefield is modified to include the land and 
interests in land as generally depicted on the map titled 
‘‘Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Expansion’’, 
numbered 325/80,080, and dated March 2015. The map 
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shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 
(b) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Interior 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) is au-
thorized to acquire the land and interests in land, 
described in subsection (a), from willing sellers only, 
by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated 
funds, exchange, or transfer. 
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 313(a) 
of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 
is amended by striking ‘‘twenty-one’’ and inserting 
‘‘twenty-five’’. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister any land or interests in land acquired under sub-
section (b) as part of the Petersburg National Battlefield 
in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TRANSFER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is transferred— 
(A) from the Secretary to the Secretary of 
the Army administrative jurisdiction over the 
approximately 1.170-acre parcel of land de-
picted as ‘‘Area to be transferred to Fort Lee 
Military Reservation’’ on the map described in 
paragraph (2); and 
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(B) from the Secretary of the Army to the 
Secretary administrative jurisdiction over the 
approximately 1.171-acre parcel of land de-
picted as ‘‘Area to be transferred to Petersburg 
National Battlefield’’ on the map described in 
paragraph (2). 
(2) MAP.—The land to be exchanged is de-
picted on the map titled ‘‘Petersburg National Bat-
tlefield Proposed Transfer of Administrative Juris-
diction’’, numbered 325/80,801A, dated May 2011. 
The map shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in the appropriate offices of the National 
Park Service. 
(3) CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER.—The transfer 
of administrative jurisdiction under paragraph (1) 
shall be subject to the following conditions: 
(A) NO
REIMBURSEMENT
OR
CONSIDER-
ATION.—The transfer shall occur without reim-
bursement or consideration. 
(B) MANAGEMENT.—The land transferred 
to the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be 
included within the boundary of the Petersburg 
National Battlefield and administered as part 
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of that park in accordance with applicable laws 
and regulations. 
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