I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1296 
To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2011 
Mr. FORBES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Petersburg National 
Battlefield Boundary Modification Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of Petersburg Na-
tional Battlefield is modified to include the properties as 
generally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Petersburg National 
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Battlefield Boundary Expansion’’, numbered 325/80,080, 
and dated June 2007. The map shall be on file and avail-
able for inspection in the appropriate offices of the Na-
tional Park Service. 
(b) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES.—The Secretary of 
the Interior (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
is authorized to acquire the lands or interests in land, de-
scribed in subsection (a), from willing sellers only by dona-
tion, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, ex-
change, or transfer. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister any land or interests in land acquired under this sec-
tion as part of the Petersburg National Battlefield in ac-
cordance with applicable laws and regulations. 
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TRANSFER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Secretary 
of the Army are authorized to transfer administrative ju-
risdiction for approximately 1.171 acres of land under the 
jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior within the 
boundary of the Petersburg National Battlefield, for ap-
proximately 1.170 acres of land under the jurisdiction of 
the Department of the Army within the boundary of the 
Fort Lee Military Reservation adjacent to the boundary 
of the Petersburg National Battlefield. 
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(b) MAP.—The land to be exchanged is depicted on 
the map titled ‘‘Petersburg National Battlefield Proposed 
Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction’’, numbered 325/ 
80,081, and dated October 2009. The map shall be avail-
able for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service. 
(c) CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER.—The transfer of ad-
ministrative jurisdiction authorized in subsection (a) shall 
be subject to the following conditions: 
(1) 
NO
REIMBURSEMENT
OR
CONSIDER-
ATION.—The transfer shall occur without reimburse-
ment or consideration. 
(2) DEADLINE.—The Secretary and the Sec-
retary of the Army shall complete the transfers au-
thorized by this section not later than 120 days after 
the funds are made available for that purpose. 
(3) MANAGEMENT.—The land conveyed to the 
Secretary under subsection (a) shall be included 
within the boundary of the Petersburg National Bat-
tlefield and shall be administered as part of the park 
in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 
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