Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act

Bill: 115-hr-558
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2017-01-13
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

Georgia

Land transfers

Military history

Parks, recreation areas, trails
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 86.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act</b></p> <p>This bill modifies the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include approximately eight acres identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill. </p> <p> The Department of the Interior may acquire land or interests, by donation or exchange, from willing sellers only.</p> <p> The written consent of property owners is required before the land is included in the park. Interior may not acquire the land by condemnation. </p> <p>

action_date: 2017-01-30
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><b>Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 3) This bill modifies the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include approximately eight acres identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill. </p> <p> The Department of the Interior may acquire land or interests, by donation or exchange, from willing owners only.</p> <p> The written consent of property owners is required before the land is included in the park. Interior may not acquire the land by condemnation. </p> <p>

action_date: 2017-05-16
action_desc: Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
text: <p><b>Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 3) This bill modifies the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include approximately eight acres of land or interests in land identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill. </p> <p> The Department of the Interior may acquire such land or interests by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange.</p> <p>Interior shall administer acquired lands and interests as part of the park. </p> <p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 558 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park to include the Wallis House and Harriston Hill, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park was authorized as a unit of the National Park System on June 26, 1935. Prior to 1935, parts of the park had been acquired and protected by Civil War veterans and the War Department. (2) Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park protects Kennesaw Mountain and Kolb’s Farm, which are battle sites along the route of General Sherman’s 1864 campaign to take Atlanta. (3) Most of the park protects Confederate positions and strategy. The Wallis House is one of the few original structures remaining from the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain associated with Union positions and strategy. (4) The Wallis House is strategically located next to a Union signal station at Harriston Hill. 3. Boundary adjustment; land acquisition; administration (a) Boundary adjustment The boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is modified to include the approximately 8 acres identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill , and generally depicted on the map titled Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment , numbered 325/80,020, and dated February 2010. (b) Map The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (c) Land acquisition The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire, from willing owners only, land or interests in land described in subsection (a) by donation or exchange. (d) Administration of acquired lands The Secretary of the Interior shall administer land and interests in land acquired under this section as part of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. (e) Written consent of owner No non-Federal property may be included in the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park without the written consent of the owner. This provision shall apply only to those portions of the Park added under subsection (a). (f) No use of condemnation The Secretary of the Interior may not acquire by condemnation any land or interests in land under this Act or for the purposes of this Act. (g) No buffer zone created Nothing in this Act, the establishment of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, or the management plan for the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Park. That activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from areas within the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside the Park.

Passed the House of Representatives January 30, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 558 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2017 Mr. Loudermilk (for himself, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Woodall , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia , and Mr. Allen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park to include the Wallis House and Harriston Hill, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park was authorized as a unit of the National Park System on June 26, 1935. Prior to 1935, parts of the park had been acquired and protected by Civil War veterans and the War Department. (2) Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park protects Kennesaw Mountain and Kolb’s Farm, which are battle sites along the route of General Sherman’s 1864 campaign to take Atlanta. (3) Most of the park protects Confederate positions and strategy. The Wallis House is one of the few original structures remaining from the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain associated with Union positions and strategy. (4) The Wallis House is strategically located next to a Union signal station at Harriston Hill. 3. Boundary adjustment; land acquisition; administration (a) Boundary adjustment The boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is modified to include the approximately 8 acres identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill , and generally depicted on the map titled Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment , numbered 325/80,020, and dated February 2010. (b) Map The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (c) Land acquisition The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire, from willing owners only, land or interests in land described in subsection (a) by donation or exchange. (d) Administration of acquired lands The Secretary of the Interior shall administer land and interests in land acquired under this section as part of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. (e) Written consent of owner No non-Federal property may be included in the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park without the written consent of the owner. This provision shall apply only to those portions of the Park added under subsection (a). (f) No use of condemnation The Secretary of the Interior may not acquire by condemnation any land or interests in land under this Act or for the purposes of this Act. (g) No buffer zone created Nothing in this Act, the establishment of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, or the management plan for the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Park. That activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from areas within the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside the Park.

tv_txt: IIB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 558 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 31, 2017 Received February 1, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park to include the Wallis House and Harriston Hill, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park was authorized as a unit of the National Park System on June 26, 1935. Prior to 1935, parts of the park had been acquired and protected by Civil War veterans and the War Department. (2) Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park protects Kennesaw Mountain and Kolb’s Farm, which are battle sites along the route of General Sherman’s 1864 campaign to take Atlanta. (3) Most of the park protects Confederate positions and strategy. The Wallis House is one of the few original structures remaining from the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain associated with Union positions and strategy. (4) The Wallis House is strategically located next to a Union signal station at Harriston Hill. 3. Boundary adjustment; land acquisition; administration (a) Boundary adjustment The boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is modified to include the approximately 8 acres identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill , and generally depicted on the map titled Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment , numbered 325/80,020, and dated February 2010. (b) Map The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (c) Land acquisition The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire, from willing owners only, land or interests in land described in subsection (a) by donation or exchange. (d) Administration of acquired lands The Secretary of the Interior shall administer land and interests in land acquired under this section as part of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. (e) Written consent of owner No non-Federal property may be included in the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park without the written consent of the owner. This provision shall apply only to those portions of the Park added under subsection (a). (f) No use of condemnation The Secretary of the Interior may not acquire by condemnation any land or interests in land under this Act or for the purposes of this Act. (g) No buffer zone created Nothing in this Act, the establishment of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, or the management plan for the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Park. That activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from areas within the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside the Park.

Passed the House of Representatives January 30, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 86 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 558 [Report No. 115–68] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 31, 2017 Received February 1, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources May 16, 2017 Reported by Ms. Murkowski , with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic AN ACT To adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park to include the Wallis House and Harriston Hill, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park was authorized as a unit of the National Park System on June 26, 1935. Prior to 1935, parts of the park had been acquired and protected by Civil War veterans and the War Department. (2) Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park protects Kennesaw Mountain and Kolb’s Farm, which are battle sites along the route of General Sherman’s 1864 campaign to take Atlanta. (3) Most of the park protects Confederate positions and strategy. The Wallis House is one of the few original structures remaining from the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain associated with Union positions and strategy. (4) The Wallis House is strategically located next to a Union signal station at Harriston Hill. 3. Boundary adjustment; land acquisition; administration (a) Boundary adjustment The boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is modified to include the approximately 8 acres identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill , and generally depicted on the map titled Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment , numbered 325/80,020, and dated February 2010. (b) Map The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (c) Land acquisition The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire, from willing owners only, land or interests in land described in subsection (a) by donation or exchange. (d) Administration of acquired lands The Secretary of the Interior shall administer land and interests in land acquired under this section as part of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. (e) Written consent of owner No non-Federal property may be included in the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park without the written consent of the owner. This provision shall apply only to those portions of the Park added under subsection (a). (f) No use of condemnation The Secretary of the Interior may not acquire by condemnation any land or interests in land under this Act or for the purposes of this Act. (g) No buffer zone created Nothing in this Act, the establishment of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, or the management plan for the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Park. That activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from areas within the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside the Park.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act . 2. Definitions In this section: (1) Map The term map means the map entitled Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment , numbered 325/80,020, and dated February 2010. (2) Park The term Park means the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary adjustment (a) Boundary adjustment The boundary of the Park is modified to include the approximately 8 acres of land or interests in land identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill , as generally depicted on the map. (b) Map The map shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (c) Land acquisition The Secretary may acquire land or interests in land described in subsection (a) by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange. (d) Administration of acquired land The Secretary shall administer land and interests in land acquired under this Act as part of the Park in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations).

May 16, 2017 Reported with an amendment