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Union Calendar No. 339 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 306 
[Report No. 116–424] 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study 
of the site of the Kettle Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County, Georgia, 
and adjacent property, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2019 
Mr. HICE of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
MAY 27, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Mr. BISHOP of Georgia and Mr. LOUDERMILK 
MAY 27, 2020 
Reported with amendments; committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 8, 2019] 
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A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study of the site of the Kettle Creek Battlefield 
in Wilkes County, Georgia, and adjacent property, and 
for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. KETTLE CREEK BATTLEFIELD SURVEY. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Kettle Creek Battlefield Survey Act’’. 
(b) RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY.— 
(1) SURVEY.—The Secretary of the Interior (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall con-
duct a reconnaissance survey of the site of the Kettle 
Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County, Georgia, and ad-
jacent property (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘site’’). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
SURVEY.—In con-
ducting the survey under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall evaluate the likelihood that resources 
within the site boundary would meet the four criteria 
for new parklands— 
(A) national significance; 
(B) suitability; 
(C) feasibility; and 
(D) need for National Park Service man-
agement. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date on which funds are made available to carry out 
the survey under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
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submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 
that describes— 
(A) the results of the survey; and 
(B) any conclusions and recommendations 
of the Secretary. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a reconnaissance sur-
vey of the site of the Kettle Creek Battlefield in Wilkes 
County, Georgia, and adjacent property, and for other 
purposes.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 339 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 306 
[Report No. 116–424] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
a special resource study of the site of the Kettle 
Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County, Georgia, and 
adjacent property, and for other purposes. 
MAY 27, 2020 
Reported with amendments; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and or-
dered to be printed 
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