[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3714 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3714

 To provide for an interpretive center at the Civil War Battlefield of 
             Corinth, Mississippi, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 22, 1993

 Mr. Whitten introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for an interpretive center at the Civil War Battlefield of 
             Corinth, Mississippi, 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 ``Corinth, Mississippi, Battlefield 
Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the 14 sites located in the vicinity of Corinth, 
        Mississippi, that were designated as a National Historic 
        Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior in 1991 represent 
        nationally significant events in the Siege and Battle of 
        Corinth during the Civil War; and
            (2) the Landmark sites should be preserved and interpreted 
        for the benefit, inspiration, and education of the people of 
        the United States.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to provide for a center 
for the interpretation of the Siege and Battle of Corinth and other 
Civil War actions in the region and to enhance public understanding of 
the significance of the Corinth Campaign in the Civil War relative to 
the Western theater of operations, in cooperation with State or local 
governmental entities and private organizations and individuals.

SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AT CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this 
Act as the ``Secretary'') shall acquire by donation, purchase with 
donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, such lands and interest in 
lands in the vicinity of the Corinth Battlefield, in the State of 
Mississippi, as the Secretary determines to be necessary for the 
construction of an interpretive center to commemorate and interpret the 
1862 Civil War Siege and Battle of Corinth.
    (b) Publicly Owned Lands.--Lands and interests in lands owned by 
the State of Mississippi or a political subdivision of the State of 
Mississippi may be acquired only by donation.

SEC. 4. INTERPRETIVE CENTER AND MARKING.

    (a) General Authority.--
            (1) Construction of center.--The Secretary shall construct, 
        operate, and maintain on the property acquired under section 3 
        a center for the interpretation of the Siege and Battle of 
        Corinth and associated historical events for the benefit of the 
        public.
            (2) Description.--The center shall contain approximately 
        5,300 square feet, and include interpretive exhibits, an 
        auditorium, a parking area, and other features appropriate to 
        public appreciation and understanding of the site.
    (b) Marking.--The Secretary may mark sites associated with the 
Siege and Battle of Corinth National Historic Landmark, as designated 
on May 6, 1991, if such sites are determined by the Secretary to be 
protected by State or local governmental agencies.
    (c) Administration.--The lands and interests in lands acquired, and 
the facilities constructed and maintained pursuant to this Act shall be 
administered by the Secretary as a part of Shiloh National Military 
Park, subject to the appropriate laws and regulations applicable to the 
park, the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535, chapter 408; 16 U.S.C. 
1 et seq.), and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666, chapter 593; 
16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), there are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
    (b) Construction.--Of the amounts made available to carry out this 
Act, not more than $6,000,000 may be used to carry out section 4(a).

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