I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4448 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study 
to evaluate the significance of the Newtown Battlefield located in 
Chemung County, New York, and the suitability and feasibility of its 
inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2010 
Mr. MASSA (for himself, Mr. MAFFEI, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. 
HINCHEY, Mr. TONKO, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. 
NADLER of New York, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. MCMAHON, and Mr. SESTAK) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study to evaluate the significance of the New-
town Battlefield located in Chemung County, New York, 
and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in 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. 1779 BATTLE OF NEWTOWN STUDY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows: 
(1) In 1972, the Newtown Battlefield was rec-
ognized by the Federal Government as a significant 
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historic resource by the designation of the Newtown 
Battlefield National Historic Landmark, consisting 
of approximately 2,100 acres in the towns of Ash-
land, 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, fought on August 
29, 1779, was the most significant military engage-
ment of the Sullivan Campaign. 
(4) The National Park Service’s 2007 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. 
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this Act: 
(1) 
NEWTOWN
BATTLEFIELD.—The 
term 
‘‘Newtown Battlefield’’ means the area encompassed 
by the 1972 designation of the Newtown Battlefield 
National Historic Landmark, and other associated 
lands related to the Battle of Newtown 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 1 year after the date that 
funds are made available for this section, the Secretary 
shall conduct a special resource study to evaluate the sig-
nificance 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) CRITERIA FOR STUDY.—In conducting the study 
authorized by this Act, the Secretary shall use the criteria 
for the study of areas for potential inclusion in the Na-
tional Park System contained in section 8(b) of Public 
Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(b)). 
(e) 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 
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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 
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. 
(f) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Upon completion of 
the study, the Secretary shall submit a report on the find-
ings of the study to the 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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