Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-548
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2009-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Federal-Indian relations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Intergovernmental relations
Land transfers
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: 
Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the American Battlefield Protection Program, to assist and work in partnership with citizens, federal, state, local, and tribal governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and private nonprofits in the identification, research, evaluation, interpretation, and protection of historic battlefields and associated sites. 

Establishes a battlefield acquisition grant program under which the Secretary may provide grants to eligible entities to pay the federal share of the cost to acquire interests in eligible sites for the preservation and protection of those sites. 

action_date: 2009-03-03
text: 
 Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the American Battlefield Protection Program, to assist and work in partnership with citizens, federal, state, local, and tribal governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and private nonprofits in the identification, research, evaluation, interpretation, and protection of historic battlefields and associated sites.
 
Establishes a battlefield acquisition grant program under which the Secretary may provide grants to eligible entities (states and local governments) to pay the federal share of the cost to acquire interests in eligible sites for the preservation and protection of those sites. Permits an eligible entity to acquire an interest in an eligible site using a grant in partnership with a nonprofit. Requires the non-federal share to be at least 50%.
 

 
Limits acquisitions of land and interests under this Act to acquisitions of conservation easements and fee-simple purchases of eligible sites from willing sellers only. 
 
Authorizes appropriations. 

Repeals this Act on September 30, 2019. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-03-04
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-03-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2009-03-03
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 13 (Roll no. 92). (text: CR 3/2/2009 H2882)
action_date: 2009-03-03
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 13 (Roll no. 92).(text: CR 3/2/2009 H2882)
action_date: 2009-03-03
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2899-2900)
action_date: 2009-03-02
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Holt objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
action_date: 2009-03-02
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 548.
action_date: 2009-03-02
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2882-2883)
action_date: 2009-03-02
text: Mr. Holt moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2009-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-15
text: Introduced in House