Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act

Bill: 114-hr-87
Sponsor: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2015-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Military history
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Tennessee

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: 

Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act
 
 
Modifies the boundary of Shiloh National Military Park to include the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, the Russell House Battlefield, and the Davis Bridge Battlefield. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange.
 
Establishes Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Tennessee as an affiliated area of the National Park System. 

action_date: 2016-04-25
text: 

Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act
 
 
(Sec. 3) This bill modifies the boundary of Shiloh National Military Park to include the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, the Russell House Battlefield, and the Davis Bridge Battlefield. The Department of the Interior may acquire lands by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange.
 
(Sec. 4) The bill establishes the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Tennessee as an affiliated area of the National Park System. 
 
The city of Parkers Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Commission shall jointly be the management entity for the affiliated area. 
 
Interior may provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management entity for financial assistance with marketing, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated area. 
 
Interior shall develop a general management plan for the affiliated area. 

action_date: 2016-06-07
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 25, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 

Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act
 
 
(Sec. 3) This bill modifies the boundary of Shiloh National Military Park to include the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, the Russell House Battlefield, and the Davis Bridge Battlefield. The Department of the Interior may acquire lands by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange.
 
(Sec. 4) The bill establishes the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Tennessee as an affiliated area of the National Park System. 
 
The city of Parkers Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Commission shall jointly be the management entity for the affiliated area. 
 
Interior may provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management entity for financial assistance with marketing, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated area. 
 
Interior shall develop a general management plan for the affiliated area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-06-07
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-06-07
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3484)
action_date: 2016-06-07
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3484)
action_date: 2016-06-07
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 87.
action_date: 2016-06-07
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3484-3485)
action_date: 2016-06-07
text: Mr. Hardy moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2016-04-25
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 396.
action_date: 2016-04-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-516.
action_date: 2016-04-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-516.
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: 2015-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-06
text: Introduced in House