with the Civil War and the Civil War battles in and
around the city of Richmond, Virginia.
SEC. 3. RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK; BOUND-
ARIES.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—For the pur-
pose of protecting, managing, and interpreting the re-
sources associated with the Civil War battles in and
around the city of Richmond, Virginia, there is established
the Richmond National Battlefield Park consisting of ap-
proximately 7,307 acres of land, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ‘‘Richmond National Battlefield Park
Boundary Revision’’, numbered 367N.E.F.A.80026A, and
dated September 2000. The map shall be on file in the
appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary may
make minor adjustments in the boundaries of the battle-
field park consistent with section 7(c) of the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–
9(c)).
SEC. 4. LAND ACQUISITION.
(a) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire
lands, waters, and interests in lands within the
boundaries of the battlefield park from willing land-
owners by donation, purchase with donated or ap-
propriated funds, or exchange. In acquiring lands
and interests in lands under this Act, the Secretary
shall acquire the minimum interest necessary to
achieve the purposes for which the battlefield is es-
tablished.
(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR PRIVATE LANDS.—Pri-
vately owned lands or interests in lands may be ac-
quired under this Act only with the consent of the
owner.
(b) EASEMENTS.—
(1) OUTSIDE
BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary
may acquire an easement on property outside the
boundaries of the battlefield park and around the
city of Richmond, with the consent of the owner, if
the Secretary determines that the easement is nec-
essary to protect core Civil War resources as identi-
fied by the Civil War Sites Advisory Committee.
Upon acquisition of the easement, the Secretary
shall revise the boundaries of the battlefield park to
include the property subject to the easement.
(2) INSIDE BOUNDARIES.—To the extent prac-
ticable, and if preferred by a willing landowner, the
Secretary shall use permanent conservation ease-
ments to acquire interests in land in lieu of acquir-
ing land in fee simple and thereby removing land
from non-Federal ownership.
(c) VISITOR CENTER.—The Secretary may acquire
the Tredegar Iron Works buildings and associated land
in the city of Richmond for use as a visitor center for the
battlefield park.
SEC. 5. PARK ADMINISTRATION.
(a) APPLICABLE
LAWS.—The Secretary, acting
through the Director of the National Park Service, shall
administer the battlefield park in accordance with this Act
and laws generally applicable to units of the National Park
System, including the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C.
1 et. seq.) and the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C.
461 et. seq.).
(b) NEW MARKET HEIGHTS BATTLEFIELD.—The
Secretary shall provide for the establishment of a monu-
ment or memorial suitable to honor the 14 Medal of Honor
recipients from the United States Colored Troops who
fought in the Battle of New Market Heights. The Sec-
retary shall include the Battle of New Market Heights and
the role of black Union soldiers in the battle in historical
interpretations provided to the public at the battlefield
park.
(c) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary
may enter into cooperative agreements with the Common-
wealth of Virginia, its political subdivisions (including the
city of Richmond), private property owners, and other
members of the private sector to develop mechanisms to
protect and interpret the historical resources within the
battlefield park in a manner that would allow for contin-
ued private ownership and use where compatible with the
purposes for which the battlefield is established.
(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may
provide technical assistance to the Commonwealth of Vir-
ginia, its political subdivisions, nonprofit entities, and pri-
vate property owners for the development of comprehen-
sive plans, land use guidelines, special studies, and other
activities that are consistent with the identification, pro-
tection, interpretation, and commemoration of historically
significant Civil War resources located inside and outside
of the boundaries of the battlefield park. The technical as-
sistance does not authorize the Secretary to own or man-
age any of the resources outside the battlefield park
boundaries.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as are necessary to carry out this Act.
SEC. 7. REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED LAW.
The Act of March 2, 1936 (Chapter 113; 16 U.S.C.
423j–423l) is repealed.
Passed the House of Representatives October 17,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.