[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 138 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 138

To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in 
    the States of Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker's 
   Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park 
                    System, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 16, 2019

Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in 
    the States of Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker's 
   Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park 
                    System, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Shiloh National Military Park 
Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Affiliated area.--The term ``affiliated area'' means 
        the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield established as an 
        affiliated area of the National Park System by subsection 
        (c)(1).
            (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.
    (b) Areas To Be Added to Shiloh National Military Park.--
            (1) Additional areas.--The boundary of the 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, and 
        which are comprised of--
                    (A) Fallen Timbers Battlefield;
                    (B) Russell House Battlefield; and
                    (C) Davis Bridge Battlefield.
            (2) Acquisition authority.--The Secretary may acquire the 
        land described in paragraph (1) by donation, purchase from 
        willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds, or 
        exchange.
            (3) Administration.--Any land acquired under this 
        subsection shall be administered as part of the Park.
    (c) Establishment of Affiliated Area.--
            (1) In general.--Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in the 
        State of Tennessee is established as an affiliated area of the 
        National Park System.
            (2) Description of affiliated area.--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.
            (3) Administration.--The affiliated area shall be managed 
        in accordance with--
                    (A) this section; and
                    (B) any law generally applicable to units of the 
                National Park System.
            (4) Management entity.--The City of Parkers Crossroads and 
        the Tennessee Historical Commission shall jointly be the 
        management entity for the affiliated area.
            (5) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may provide 
        technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with 
        the management entity for the purpose of providing financial 
        assistance for the marketing, marking, interpretation, and 
        preservation of the affiliated area.
            (6) Limited role of the secretary.--Nothing in this section 
        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.
            (7) General management plan.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation 
                with the management entity, shall develop a general 
                management plan for the affiliated area in accordance 
                with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code.
                    (B) Transmittal.--Not later than 3 years after the 
                date on which funds are first made available to carry 
                out this section, the Secretary shall submit to the 
                Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
                and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
                Representatives the general management plan developed 
                under subparagraph (A).
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