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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5723 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility 
of designating the site of Camp Nelson War Heritage Park in Jessamine 
County, Kentucky, as a unit of the National Park System, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2006 
Mr. CHANDLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability 
and feasibility of designating the site of Camp Nelson 
War Heritage Park in Jessamine County, Kentucky, as 
a unit of the National Park System, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Camp Nelson Civil 
War Heritage Park Study Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Camp Nelson was founded in 1863 as a 
Union Army supply depot, training center, and hos-
pital for the Federal armies operating in Kentucky 
and eastern Tennessee. 
(2) The camp covered approximately 4,000 
acres with over 300 buildings and 8 fortifications. It 
housed between 2,000 and 8,000 troops, over 1,000 
employees, and nearly 4,000 African American refu-
gees. 
(3) Three units of the Kentucky Army and 
parts of 8 units of the Tennessee Army were orga-
nized in Camp Nelson from 1863 to 1864. 
(4) Camp Nelson is currently recognized on the 
National Register of Historic Places and is a part of 
the Civil War Discovery Trail. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘study area’’ means the area 
comprised of the approximately 525 acres owned and 
administered by Jessamine County, Kentucky, and 
known as the Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage 
Park. 
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
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SEC. 4. STUDY; REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study of the site of Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park, 
Jessamine County, Kentucky. The study shall evaluate the 
national significance, suitability, and feasibility of estab-
lishing the site of Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park 
as a unit of the National Park System. 
(b) CRITERIA.—In conducting the study authorized 
by this Act, the Secretary shall use the criteria for the 
study of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park 
System in section 8 of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a– 
5; popularly known as the ‘‘National Park System General 
Authorities Act’’). 
(c) CONTENTS.—The study under subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) determine the suitability and feasibility of 
designating the study area as a unit of the National 
Park System; 
(2) include cost estimates for any necessary ac-
quisition, development, operation, and maintenance 
of the study area; and 
(3) identify alternatives for the management, 
administration, and protection of the study area. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
funds are made available for the study, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
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Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate a report on the findings, con-
clusions, and recommendations of the study. 
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