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

Bill: 114-hr-87
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2015-01-06
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas

Land transfers

Military history

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Tennessee
Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act</b> </p> <p>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.</p> <p>Establishes Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Tennessee as an affiliated area of the National Park System. </p>

action_date: 2016-04-25
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><b>Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act</b> </p> <p>(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.</p> <p>(Sec. 4) The bill establishes the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Tennessee as an affiliated area of the National Park System. </p> <p>The city of Parkers Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Commission shall jointly be the management entity for the affiliated area. </p> <p>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. </p> <p>Interior shall develop a general management plan for the affiliated area. </p>

action_date: 2016-06-07
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>(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.)</p> <p><b>Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act</b> </p> <p>(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.</p> <p>(Sec. 4) The bill establishes the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Tennessee as an affiliated area of the National Park System. </p> <p>The city of Parkers Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Commission shall jointly be the management entity for the affiliated area. </p> <p>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. </p> <p>Interior shall develop a general management plan for the affiliated area. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 87 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2015 Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act . 2. Definitions In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Affiliated area The term affiliated area means the Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield established as an affiliated area of the National Park System under section 4. (2) Park The term Park means Shiloh National Military Park, a unit of the National Park System. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Areas to be added to shiloh national military park (a) Additional areas The boundary of Shiloh National Military Park is modified to include the areas that are generally depicted on the map entitled Shiloh National Military Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment , numbered 304/80,011, and dated April 2012 as follows: (1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield. (2) Russell House Battlefield. (3) Davis Bridge Battlefield. (b) Acquisition authority The Secretary may acquire lands described in subsection (a) by donation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. (c) Administration Any lands acquired under this section shall be administered as part of the Park. 4. Establishment of affiliated area (a) In general Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield in the State of Tennessee is hereby established as an affiliated area of the National Park System. (b) Description The affiliated area shall consist of the area generally depicted within the Proposed Boundary on the map entitled Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield, Proposed Boundary , numbered 903/80,073, and dated April 2012. (c) Administration The affiliated area shall be managed in accordance with this Act and all laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System. (d) Management entity The City of Parkers Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Commission shall jointly be the management entity for the affiliated area. (e) Cooperative agreements The Secretary may provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management entity for the purpose of providing financial assistance with marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated area. (f) Limited role of the secretary Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire property at the affiliated area or to assume overall financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or management of the affiliated area. (g) General management plan (1) In general The Secretary, in consultation with the management entity, shall develop a general management plan for the affiliated area. The plan shall be prepared in accordance with section 12(b) of Public Law 91–383 ( 16 U.S.C. 1a–1 et seq. ; commonly known as the National Park System General Authorities Act). (2) Transmittal Not later than 3 years after the date that funds are made available for this Act, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the completed general management to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 396 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 87 [Report No. 114–516] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2015 Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources April 25, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 6, 2015 A BILL To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act . 2. Definitions In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Affiliated area The term affiliated area means the Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield established as an affiliated area of the National Park System under section 4. (2) Park The term Park means Shiloh National Military Park, a unit of the National Park System. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Areas to be added to shiloh national military park (a) Additional areas The boundary of Shiloh National Military Park is modified to include the areas that are generally depicted on the map entitled Shiloh National Military Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment , numbered 304/80,011, and dated July 2014, as follows: (1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield. (2) Russell House Battlefield. (3) Davis Bridge Battlefield. (b) Acquisition authority The Secretary may acquire lands described in subsection (a) by donation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. (c) Administration Any lands acquired under this section shall be administered as part of the Park. 4. Establishment of affiliated area (a) In general Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield in the State of Tennessee is hereby established as an affiliated area of the National Park System. (b) Description The affiliated area shall consist of the area generally depicted within the Proposed Boundary on the map entitled Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield, Proposed Boundary , numbered 903/80,073, and dated July 2014. (c) Administration The affiliated area shall be managed in accordance with this Act and all laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System. (d) Management entity The City of Parkers Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Commission shall jointly be the management entity for the affiliated area. (e) Cooperative agreements The Secretary may provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management entity for the purpose of providing financial assistance with marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated area. (f) Limited role of the secretary Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire property at the affiliated area or to assume overall financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or management of the affiliated area. (g) General management plan (1) In general The Secretary, in consultation with the management entity, shall develop a general management plan for the affiliated area. The plan shall be prepared in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code. (2) Transmittal Not later than 3 years after the date that funds are made available for this Act, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the completed general management to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

April 25, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 87 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act . 2. Definitions In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Affiliated area The term affiliated area means the Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield established as an affiliated area of the National Park System under section 4. (2) Park The term Park means Shiloh National Military Park, a unit of the National Park System. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Areas to be added to shiloh national military park (a) Additional areas The boundary of Shiloh National Military Park is modified to include the areas that are generally depicted on the map entitled Shiloh National Military Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment , numbered 304/80,011, and dated July 2014, as follows: (1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield. (2) Russell House Battlefield. (3) Davis Bridge Battlefield. (b) Acquisition authority The Secretary may acquire lands described in subsection (a) by donation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. (c) Administration Any lands acquired under this section shall be administered as part of the Park. 4. Establishment of affiliated area (a) In general Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield in the State of Tennessee is hereby established as an affiliated area of the National Park System. (b) Description The affiliated area shall consist of the area generally depicted within the Proposed Boundary on the map entitled Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield, Proposed Boundary , numbered 903/80,073, and dated July 2014. (c) Administration The affiliated area shall be managed in accordance with this Act and all laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System. (d) Management entity The City of Parkers Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Commission shall jointly be the management entity for the affiliated area. (e) Cooperative agreements The Secretary may provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management entity for the purpose of providing financial assistance with marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated area. (f) Limited role of the secretary Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire property at the affiliated area or to assume overall financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or management of the affiliated area. (g) General management plan (1) In general The Secretary, in consultation with the management entity, shall develop a general management plan for the affiliated area. The plan shall be prepared in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code. (2) Transmittal Not later than 3 years after the date that funds are made available for this Act, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the completed general management to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 87 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act . 2. Definitions In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Affiliated area The term affiliated area means the Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield established as an affiliated area of the National Park System under section 4. (2) Park The term Park means Shiloh National Military Park, a unit of the National Park System. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Areas to be added to shiloh national military park (a) Additional areas The boundary of Shiloh National Military Park is modified to include the areas that are generally depicted on the map entitled Shiloh National Military Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment , numbered 304/80,011, and dated July 2014, as follows: (1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield. (2) Russell House Battlefield. (3) Davis Bridge Battlefield. (b) Acquisition authority The Secretary may acquire lands described in subsection (a) by donation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. (c) Administration Any lands acquired under this section shall be administered as part of the Park. 4. Establishment of affiliated area (a) In general Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield in the State of Tennessee is hereby established as an affiliated area of the National Park System. (b) Description The affiliated area shall consist of the area generally depicted within the Proposed Boundary on the map entitled Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield, Proposed Boundary , numbered 903/80,073, and dated July 2014. (c) Administration The affiliated area shall be managed in accordance with this Act and all laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System. (d) Management entity The City of Parkers Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Commission shall jointly be the management entity for the affiliated area. (e) Cooperative agreements The Secretary may provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management entity for the purpose of providing financial assistance with marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated area. (f) Limited role of the secretary Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire property at the affiliated area or to assume overall financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or management of the affiliated area. (g) General management plan (1) In general The Secretary, in consultation with the management entity, shall develop a general management plan for the affiliated area. The plan shall be prepared in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code. (2) Transmittal Not later than 3 years after the date that funds are made available for this Act, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the completed general management to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.