town Battlefield National Historic Landmark, con-
sisting of approximately 2,100 acres in the towns of 
Ashland, Chemung, and Elmira in the County of 
Chemung, New York. 
(2) The Sullivan Campaign of 1779 was a sig-
nificant event in the history of American Revolu-
tionary War. 
(3) The Battle of Newtown, held August 29, 
1779, was the most significant military engagement 
of the Sullivan Campaign. 
(4) The National Park Service’s 2005 Report 
on the Historic Preservation of Revolutionary War 
and War of 1812 Sites in the United States cat-
egorized Newtown Battlefield as a Class A site. 
(5) The designation of Newtown Battlefield as 
a Class A site evinces a conclusion that the battle-
field is a site of a military action with a vital objec-
tive or result that shaped the strategy, direction, 
outcome, or perception of the Revolutionary War. 
(6) The report also found that Newtown Battle-
field is a site that has experienced little alteration 
since the Revolutionary War and that it is largely 
unprotected by other public historic preservation 
agencies or nonprofit organizations. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this Act: 
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(1) 
NEWTOWN
BATTLEFIELD.—The 
term 
‘‘Newtown Battlefield’’ means the area encompassed 
by the 1973 designation of the Newtown Battlefield 
National Historic Landmark, and located in the 
towns of Elmira, Chemung, and Ashland, in 
Chemung County, New York. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(c) STUDY.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
that funds are made available for this section, the Sec-
retary shall conduct a special resource study to evaluate 
the significance of the Newtown Battlefield in Chemung 
County, New York, as well as the suitability and feasibility 
of its inclusion in the National Park System. 
(d) CONTENT OF STUDY.—The study shall include 
an analysis of the following: 
(1) The significance of the Battle of Newtown 
to the Sullivan Campaign and the significance of the 
Campaign in relation to the military objectives of the 
Continental Army in 1779. 
(2) Opportunities for public enjoyment of the 
Newtown Battlefield. 
(3) Any operational, management, and private 
property issues that need to be considered if the 
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Newtown Battlefield were added to the National 
Park System. 
(4) A determination of the feasibility of admin-
istering the Newtown Battlefield considering its size, 
configuration, ownership, costs, and other factors. 
(5) An evaluation of the adequacy of other al-
ternatives for the management and resource protec-
tion of the Newtown Battlefield. 
(6) An analysis of the impact, economic and 
otherwise, on the Chemung County community, of 
the inclusion of Newtown Battlefield into the Na-
tional Park System. 
(e) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Upon completion of 
the study, the Secretary shall submit a report on the find-
ings of the study to Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives and to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 
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