[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4481 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4481

    To amend Public Law 86-434 establishing Wilson's Creek National 
 Battlefield in the State of Missouri to expand the boundaries of the 
                     park, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 2, 2004

Mr. Blunt (for himself, Mr. Graves, Mr. Akin, Mr. Clay, Ms. McCarthy of 
  Missouri, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Gephardt, and Mr. Hulshof) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend Public Law 86-434 establishing Wilson's Creek National 
 Battlefield in the State of Missouri to expand the boundaries of the 
                     park, 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 ``Wilson's Creek National Battlefield 
Boundary Adjustment Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF BOUNDARIES, WILSON'S CREEK NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD, 
              MISSOURI.

    (a) Boundary Expansion.--The first section of Public Law 86-434 (16 
U.S.C. 430kk) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``That the Secretary'' and inserting the 
        following:

``SEC. 1. WILSON'S CREEK NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD: ESTABLISHMENT AND 
              ACQUISITION OF LANDS.

    ``(a) Establishment, Initial Boundaries.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Expansion of Boundaries.--(1) The boundaries of the Wilson's 
Creek National Battlefield are revised to include lands and interests 
therein consisting of six parcels totaling 615 acres and identified as 
parcels `1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6' on the map entitled `Wilson's Creek 
National battlefield Proposed Boundary', numbered 410/80,037 and dated 
January 27, 2004. The map shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
    ``(2) The Secretary is authorized to acquire the lands referred to 
in paragraph (1) by donation, by purchase from willing sellers with 
donated or appropriated funds, or by exchange. The Secretary may 
acquire by the same methods personal property associated with, and 
appropriate for, interpretation of the park.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 3 of such Act (16 
U.S.C. 430mm) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out section 1(b).''.
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