To revise the boundary of Gettysburg National Military Park in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.
PL 101-377 (H.R.3248), enacted 08/17/1990

104 STAT. 464 
PUBLIC LAW 101-377—AUG. 17, 1990 
Public Law 101-377 
101st Congress 
An Act 
Aug. 17, 1990 
[H.R. 3248] 
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Public 
information. 
To revise the boundary of Gettysburg National Military Park in the Commonwealth 
of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GETTYSBURG 
NATIONAL 
MILITARY 
PARK 
BOUNDARY 
REVISION. 
(a) LANDS INCLUDED IN THE PARK.—In furtherance of the purposes 
of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a national military park at 
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania", approved February 11, 1895 (16 U.S.C. 
430g et seq.), the Gettysburg National Military Park (hereafter in 
this Act referred to as the "park") shall hereafter comprise the 
lands and interests in lands within the boundary generally depicted 
as "Park Boundary" on the map entitled "Gettysburg National 
Military Park Boundary Map", numbered NPS 305/80034-B, and 
dated March 1990, which shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the Office of the Director of the National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior. 
(b) LANDS EXCLUDED FROM THE PARK.—Lands and interests in 
lands outside of the boundary so depicted as "Park Boundary" on 
the map referred to in subsection (a) are hereby excluded from the 
park and shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of 
section 2(c). 
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SEC. 2. ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF LANDS. 
Gifts and 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to acquire 
property. 
lands and interests in lands within the park by donation, purchase 
with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or otherwise. In 
acquiring lands and interests in lands under this Act, the Secretary 
shall acquire the minimum Federal interests necessary to achieve 
the objectives identified for specific areas and the park. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INTERESTS 
WITHIN PARK.—The Secretary may convey lands and interests in 
lands within the park authorized in accordance with subsection (a) 
of the Act of July 15, 1968 (16 U.S.C. 4601-22), except that, notwith-
standing subsection (d) of that section, the net proceeds from any 
such conveyance may be used, subject to appropriations, to acquire 
lands and interests within the park. 
(c) CONVEYANCE OF LANDS EXCLUDED FROM PARK.—(1) The Sec-
retary is authorized, in accordance with applicable existing law, to 
exchange Federal lands and interests excluded from the park pursu-
ant to section 1(b) for the purpose of acquiring lands within the park 
boundary. 
(2) If any such Federal lands or interests are not exchanged within 
five years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may 
sell any or all such lands or interests to the highest bidder, in 
accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, 
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but any such conveyance shall be at not less than the fair market 
value of the land or interest, as determined by the Secretary. 
(3) All Federal lands and interests sold or exchanged pursuant to 
this subsection shall be subject to such terms and conditions as will 
assure the use of the property in a manner which, in the judgment 
of the Secretary, will protect the park and the Gettysburg Battle-
field Historic District (hereafter in this Act referred to as the 
"historic district"). Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
net proceeds from any such sale or exchange shall be used, subject to 
appropriations, to acquire lands and interests within the park. 
(d) REUNQUISHMENT OF LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION TO PENNSYLVA-
NIA.—With respect to any lands over which the United States 
exercises exclusive or concurrent legislative jurisdiction and which 
are excluded from the park pursuant to section 1(b), the Secretary 
may relinquish to the State of Pennsylvania such exclusive or 
concurrent legislative jurisdiction by filing with the Governor a 
notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance thereof, 
-unless otherwise provided by the laws of the State. 
SEC. 3. AGREEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO MONUMENTS AND TABLETS 
16 USC 430g-6. 
LOCATED OUTSIDE PARK BOUNDARY. 
The Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with the 
owners of property in proximity to but outside the boundary of the 
park on which historic monuments and tablets commemorating the 
Battle of Gettysburg have been erected on or before January 1,1990. 
The Secretary may make funds available, subject to appropriations, 
for the maintenance, protection, and interpretation of such monu-
ments and tablets pursuant to such agreements. In addition, within 
the area depicted as the "Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District" 
on the map referred to in section 1(a), or in proximity thereto, the 
Secretary may, with the consent of the owner, acquire, by donation, 
purchase, or exchange, lands and interests comprising such monu-
ments £md tablets together with lands and interests necessary to 
provide adequate public access thereto. 
SEC. 4. CONSERVATION WITHIN GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD HISTORIC 16 USC 430g-7. 
DISTRICT. 
(a) ENCOURAGEMENT OF CONSERVATION.—The Secretary shall take 
appropriate action to encourage conservation of the historic district 
by landowners, local governments, organizations, and businesses. 
(b) PRIORITIZATION OF GRANTS.—Within the historic district, the 
Secretary shall give priority in making grants under section 101(d), 
and in providing technical assistance, information, and advice under 
section 101(h), of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
470a(d), (h)) to those programs and activities in the historic district 
that will assure development and use of natural and cultural re-
sources in a manner that is consistent with the conservation and 
maintenance of the district's historic character. 
(c) PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may pro-
vide technical assistance to assist local governments in cooperative 
efforts which complement the values of the park and the historic 
district and to help landowners prepare individual property plans 
which meet landowner and conservation objectives in the historic 
district. 
(d) REIMBURSEMENT OF PLANNING COSTS.—The Secretary, under 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe and at the 
request of any local or county government within the historic 
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district, shall provide matching reimbursements for up to 50 percent 
of the planning costs incurred by such government in the develop-
ment of comprehensive plans and land use guidelines which are 
consistent with conserving the historic character of the historic 
district. Reimbursements may only be provided under this subsec-
tion to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropria-
tion Acts. 
(e) ACCEPTANCE OF EASEMENT DONATIONS.—The Secretary, upon 
recommendation from the Director of the National Park Service, in 
consultation with the Advisory Commission established under sec-
tion 5, is authorized to accept donations of conservation easements 
on land located within the historic district. 
(f) FEDERAL CONSISTENCY.—(1) Any Federal or federally assisted 
activity or undertaking in the historic district, shall be consistent to 
the maximum extent possible with the purposes of the preservation 
of the historic district, including its rural, agricultural, and town 
elements, and shall also comply with the National Historic 
Preservation Act and other applicable laws. 
(2) The head of any Federal agency (hereafter in this subsection 
referred to as the "agency") having direct or indirect jurisdiction 
over a proposed Federal or federally assisted undertaking in the 
historic district, and the head of any Federal agency having author-
ity to license or permit any undertaking in such area, shall at the 
earliest feasible date prepare a detailed analysis of any proposed 
action and submit it to the Secretary. 
(3) The Secretary shall review the analysis and consult with the 
^ency. If after such review and consultation, the Secretary finds 
that the proposed action is not consistent with the purposes identi-
fied in this subsection, the agency shall not proceed with the action 
until after a justification for the action has been submitted to the 
appropriate committees of Congress with adequate time allowed for 
Congressional comment. Such justification shall include the follow-
ing elements: the anticipated effects on the historic and commemo-
rative character of the historic district, the social and economic 
necessity for the proposed action, all possible alternatives to the 
proposed action, the comparative benefits of proposed alternative 
actions, and the mitigation measures outlined in the proposed 
action. 
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SEC. 5. ADVISORY COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABUSHMENT.—There is hereby established the Gettysburg 
National Military Park Advisory Commission (hereafter in this Act 
referred to as the "Advisory Commission"). The Advisory Commis-
sion shall be composed of eleven members, as follows: 
(1) One member representing each of the local governments 
from the four townships surrounding the park and the Borough 
of Gettysburg, appointed by the Secretary. 
(2) One member representing the Adams County, Pennsylva-
nia government, appointed by the Secretary. 
(3) One member representing the State Historic Preservation 
Office of the State of Pennsylvania, appointed by the Secretary. 
(4) Two members who are residents of Adams County and who 
are knowledgeable about the park and its resources, appointed 
by the Secretary, one of whom shall own land or interests in 
land within the park boundary. 
(5) One member with expertise in local historic preservation, 
appointed by the Secretary. 
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(6) The Director of the National Park Service or his designee, 
ex officio. 
Members shall be appointed for staggered terms of three years, as 
designated by the Secretary at the time of the initial appointments. 
Any member of the Advisory Commission appointed for a definite 
term may serve after the expiration of his term until his successor is 
appointed. The Advisory Commission shall designate one of its 
members as Chairperson. Six members of the Advisory Commission 
shall constitute a quorum. 
(b) MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES.—The Secretary, or 
" 
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his designee, shall from time to time, but at least semiannually, 
meet and consult with the Advisory Commission to coordinate the 
management of the park and the historic district with local 
jurisdictions. 
(c) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Commission shall meet on a regular 
Public 
basis. Notice of meetings and agenda shall be published in local 
information, 
newspapers which have a distribution which generally covers the 
area affected by the park. Advisory Commission meetings shall be 
held at locations and in such a manner as to ensure adequate public 
involvement. 
(d) EXPENSES.—Members of the Advisory Commission shall serve 
without compensation as such, but the Secretary may pay expenses 
reasonably incurred in carrying out their responsibilities under this 
Act on vouchers signed by the Chairperson. 
(e) CHARTER.—The provisions of section 14 of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) are hereby waived with respect to 
this Advisory Commission. 
SEC. 6. INTERPRETATION. 
16 USC 430g-9. 
In administering the park, the Secretary shall take such action as 
is necessary and appropriate to interpret, for the benefit of visitors 
to the park and the general public, the Battle of Gettysburg in the 
larger context of the Civil War and American history, including the 
causes and consequences of the Civil War and including the effects 
of the war on all the American people. 
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
16 USC 430g-10. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
Approved August 17, 1990. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTGRY—H.R. 3248 (S. 1694): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-467 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 101-229 accompanying S. 1594 (Comm. on Energy and 
NaturEil Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 136 (1990): 
Jan. 24, S. 1594 considered and passed Senate. 
May 1, H.R. 3248 considered and passed House. 
Aug. 3, considered and passed Senate.