S. 100 – Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battl…

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The bill adjusts the Shiloh National Military Park’s borders to add three nearby battlefields and formally links the nearby Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield to the National Park System as an affiliated area. It lets the Interior Secretary acquire the new park lands, while Parker’s Crossroads will be managed locally by the city and the state historic commission with federal technical assistance. The changes affect historic sites in Tennessee and Mississippi and set up a plan for how the new affiliated area will be overseen.

Key Provisions

Expands the Shiloh National Military Park’s boundary to include three additional historic battle sites—Fallen Timbers, Russell House, and Davis Bridge—by allowing the Interior Secretary to acquire the land through donation, purchase, or exchange.
Creates Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield in Tennessee as an “affiliated area” of the National Park System, meaning it is linked to the park system but not directly owned by the federal government.
Places management of the Parker’s Crossroads affiliated area under a partnership between the City of Parker’s Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Commission, with the Interior Secretary able to offer technical help and funding for interpretation, signage, and preservation.
Specifies that the Secretary cannot buy land or take on full financial responsibility for the affiliated area, and requires a general management plan to be developed and submitted to Congress within three years of receiving funding.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

January 11, 2017

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Introduced in SenateIssued January 11, 2017

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115th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 100

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 11, 2017

Mr. Alexander introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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.

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:

(1)

Affiliated area

The term affiliated area means the Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield established as an affiliated area of the National Park System by section 4(a).

(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 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 the following:

(1)

Fallen Timbers Battlefield.

(2)

Russell House Battlefield.

(3)

Davis Bridge Battlefield.

(b)

Acquisition authority

The Secretary may acquire the land described in subsection (a) by donation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.

(c)

Administration

Any land 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 established as an affiliated area of the National Park System.

(b)

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.

(c)

Administration

The affiliated area shall be managed in accordance with—

(1)

this Act; and

(2)

any law 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 for the 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 in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code.

(2)

Transmittal

Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate the general management plan developed under paragraph (1).