To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-1621
Sponsor: Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]
Introduced: 2015-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Military history
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: 
 Modifies the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia to include the land and interests in land identified on the map titled &quot;Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Expansion,&quot; and dated March 2015. 
 
Transfers from the Department of the Interior to the Department of the Army (DA) administrative jurisdiction over approximately 1.170 acres of land for the Fort Lee Military Reservation.
 
Transfers from DA to Interior administrative jurisdiction over approximately 1.171 acres of land for the Battlefield. 
 
Requires inclusion of the transferred land within the boundary of the Petersburg National Battlefield. 

action_date: 2016-05-11
text: 
 (Sec. 1) This bill modifies the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia to include the land and interests in land identified on the map titled &quot;Petersburg National Battlefield Proposed Boundary Expansion,&quot; and dated March 2016. 
 
The Department of the Interior may acquire such land and interests by donation, purchase, exchange, or transfer only from willing sellers. 
 
The bill transfers from Interior to the Department of the Army administrative jurisdiction over approximately 1.170 acres of land for the Fort Lee Military Reservation.
 
The bill transfers from the Department of the Army to Interior administrative jurisdiction over approximately 1.171 acres of land for the Battlefield. 
 
The transfers of administrative jurisdiction under this bill shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) the transfers shall occur without reimbursement or consideration, (2) the land transferred to Interior shall be included within the boundary of the Battlefield, and (3) the land transferred to the Department of the Army shall be excluded from the boundary of the Battlefield. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 436.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Committee on Armed Services discharged.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Committee on Armed Services discharged.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-562, Part I.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-562, Part I.
action_date: 2016-03-16
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2016-03-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-03-15
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2016-03-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-02-11
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2015-08-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2015-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-25
text: Introduced in House