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S. 2644Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Camden National Battlefield Park Study Act

Sponsored by Lindsey GrahamSen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Introduced August 1, 2025

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The Camden National Battlefield Park Study Act directs the Interior Department to examine the historic Camden Battlefield site in South Carolina to see if it should become a unit of the National Park System. The study will assess the area's national importance, feasibility of park designation, management options, and cost implications. Findings and recommendations must be reported to Congress within three years.

Key Provisions

  • The Secretary of the Interior must carry out a special resource study of the Camden Battlefield area in South Carolina.
  • The study will evaluate the site's national significance, its suitability and feasibility for designation as a National Park unit called “Camden National Battlefield Park,” and how it could be protected and interpreted.
  • It will explore possible management partnerships (including federal, state, local, private, and nonprofit entities) and estimate the costs for any federal development, operation, and maintenance.
  • The Secretary must consult with relevant federal agencies, state and local governments, private and nonprofit groups, and other interested parties while conducting the study.
  • A final report with the study’s findings and any recommendations must be submitted to the Senate and House energy and natural resources committees within three years after funding begins.

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August 1, 2025

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

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

August 1, 2025

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Energy and Natural Resources Committee

September 16, 2026

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Introduced in SenateIssued August 1, 2025

II

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 2644

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

August 1, 2025

Mr. Graham (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to assess the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Camden Battlefield area in the State of South Carolina as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Camden National Battlefield Park Study Act.

2.

Camden Battlefield area study

(a)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.

(2)

Study area

The term Study Area means the following affiliated areas of the National Park System:

(A)

The site of the Battle of Camden fought in South Carolina on August 16, 1780, and any other resources in the area that relate to the Revolutionary War.

(B)

Historic Camden, South Carolina.

(b)

Study required

(1)

In general

The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of the Study Area—

(A)

to evaluate the national significance of the Study Area;

(B)

to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Study Area as a unit of the National Park System, to be known as Camden National Battlefield Park;

(C)

to determine the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the Study Area by the National Park Service, other entities of the Federal Government or State or local government, or private or nonprofit organizations;

(D)

to determine the viability of a local partnership model for the management of the Study Area and the transferability of existing management structures; and

(E)

to identify cost estimates for any Federal development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance of the Study Area.

(2)

Consultation

In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with interested Federal agencies, State and local government entities, private and nonprofit organizations, and any other interested individuals.

(c)

Applicable law

The study required under subsection (b) shall be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code.

(d)

Report

Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available to carry out the study required under subsection (b), 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 a report containing—

(1)

the results of the study; and

(2)

any recommendations of the Secretary.