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                                                 Union Calendar No. 458

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 986

                          [Report No. 103-813]

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                                 AN ACT

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

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                            October 3, 1994

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed





                                                 Union Calendar No. 458
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 986

                          [Report No. 103-813]


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 1993

             Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

                            October 3, 1994

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
  [For text of Senate passed bill, see copy of bill as printed in the 
             House of Representatives on November 18, 1993]

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                                 AN ACT


 
 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,

         TITLE I--CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELD OF CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Corinth, Mississippi, Battlefield 
Act of 1994''.

SEC. 102. 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. 103. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERPRETIVE CENTER.

    (a) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in 
this title referred to as the ``Secretary'') is authorized to provide 
for an interpretive center (hereinafter in this title referred to as 
the ``center'') in the vicinity of the Corinth Battlefield in the State 
of Mississippi for the purpose of interpreting the 1862 Civil War Siege 
and Battle of Corinth.
    (b) Plan and Design.--(1) Within 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, after consultation with the 
Governor of Mississippi and in cooperation with such other public, 
municipal, and private entities as may be necessary and appropriate, 
shall complete a plan and design for the center, including the 
following:
            (A) A detailed description of the design of the facility.
            (B) A description of the site.
            (C) The method of acquisition.
            (D) The estimated cost of acquisition, construction, 
        operation and maintenance.
            (E) The manner and extent to which non-Federal entities 
        shall participate in the acquisition, construction, operation, 
        and maintenance of the center.
    (2) In the development of the plan and design for the center the 
Secretary shall take into consideration the battlefield protection plan 
prepared for the city of Corinth, Mississippi and the Siege and Battle 
of Corinth Task Force, and shall provide an opportunity for public 
comment.
    (3) Upon completion, the Secretary shall submit the plan to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
    (c) Implementation.--In order to implement the plan and design 
under subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary is authorized to 
acquire lands and interests in lands by donation, purchase with donated 
or appropriated funds, or exchange for the construction of the center 
authorized in subsection (a), provided that such lands or interest 
therein shall only be acquired with the consent of the owner thereof. 
Federal funds to carry out this section may only be expended on a two-
for-one matching basis with non-Federal funds, services, materials, or 
lands, fairly valued as determined by the Secretary, or any combination 
thereof.
    (d) Agreement for the Operation and Maintenance of the Center.--
Before undertaking the construction of the center, the Secretary shall 
enter into a binding agreement with a qualified non-Federal entity for 
conveyance by deed or lease from the Secretary of any structure or 
property acquired and developed as provided for by this Act. Any such 
agreement shall provide that--
            (1) the non-Federal entity agree to operate and maintain 
        the center and make no major alteration of the structure or 
        grounds without the express written authorization of the 
        Secretary;
            (2) a plan of operations shall be submitted that is 
        satisfactory to the Secretary;
            (3) the Secretary shall have access to documents relating 
        to the operation and maintenance of the center;
            (4) the Secretary shall have the right of access to the 
        center; and
            (5) the United States shall be held harmless from all 
        events arising from the operation and maintenance of the 
        center.
    (e) Cooperative Agreements for Technical Assistance.--The Secretary 
may enter into cooperative agreements with the State of Mississippi, 
the city of Corinth, and other public or private entities to provide 
technical assistance with respect to the center.

SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated not more than $6,000,000 to 
carry out this title.

              TITLE II--STONES RIVER NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD

SEC. 201. EXPANSION OF BATTLEFIELD.

    Section 1(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to amend the boundaries 
of Stones River National Battlefield, Tennessee, and for other 
purposes'', approved December 23, 1987 (101 Stat. 1433; 16 U.S.C. 426n) 
is amended by striking ``numbered 327/80,004B, and dated November 
1991'' and inserting ``, numbered 327/80,011, and dated May 1994''.

            Passed the Senate November 17 (legislative day, November 
      2), 1993.

            Attest:

                                             WALTER J. STEWART,

                                                             Secretary.