[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 524 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 524
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AN ACT
To expand the boundaries of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield to
authorize the acquisition and interpretation of lands associated with
the campaign that resulted in the capture of the fort in 1862, 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 ``Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Expansion Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. FORT DONELSON NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD.
(a) Designation; Purpose.--There exists as a unit of the National
Park System the Fort Donelson National Battlefield to commemorate--
(1) the Battle of Fort Donelson in February 1862; and
(2) the campaign conducted by General Ulysses S. Grant and
Admiral Andrew H. Foote that resulted in the capture of Fort
Donelson by Union forces.
(b) Boundaries.--The boundary of the Fort Donelson National
Battlefield is revised to include the site of Fort Donelson and
associated land that has been acquired by the Secretary of the Interior
for administration by the National Park Service, including Fort
Donelson National Cemetery, in Stewart County, Tennessee and the site
of Fort Heiman and associated land in Calloway County, Kentucky, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Fort Donelson National
Battlefield Boundary Adjustment'' numbered 328/80024, and dated
September 2003. The map shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(c) Expansion of Boundaries.--The Fort Donelson National
Battlefield shall also include any land acquired pursuant to section 3.
SEC. 3. LAND ACQUISITION RELATED TO FORT DONELSON NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD.
(a) Acquisition Authority.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the
Secretary of the Interior may acquire land, interests in land, and
improvements thereon for inclusion in the Fort Donelson National
Battlefield. Such land, interests in land, and improvements may be
acquired by the Secretary only by purchase from willing sellers with
appropriated or donated funds, by donation, or by exchange with willing
owners.
(b) Land Eligible for Acquisition.--The Secretary of the Interior
may acquire land, interests in land, and improvements thereon under
subsection (a)--
(1) within the boundaries of the Fort Donelson National
Battlefield described in section 2(b); and
(2) outside such boundaries if the land has been identified
by the American Battlefield Protection Program as part of the
battlefield associated with Fort Donelson or if the Secretary
otherwise determines that acquisition under subsection (a) will
protect critical resources associated with the Battle of Fort
Donelson in 1862 and the Union campaign that resulted in the
capture of Fort Donelson.
(c) Boundary Revision.--Upon acquisition of land or interests in
land described in subsection (b)(2), the Secretary of the Interior
shall revise the boundaries of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield
to include the acquired property.
(d) Limitation on Total Acreage of Park.--The total area
encompassed by the Fort Donelson National Battlefield may not exceed
2,000 acres.
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF FORT DONELSON NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD.
The Secretary of the Interior shall administer the Fort Donelson
National Battlefield in accordance with this Act and the laws generally
applicable to units of the National Park System, including the Act of
August 25, 1916 (commonly known as the National Park Service Organic
Act; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and the Act of August 21, 1935 (commonly
known as the Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act; 16 U.S.C.
461 et seq.).
SEC. 5. RELATION TO LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.
The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior
shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to facilitate
cooperatively protecting and interpreting the remaining vestige of Fort
Henry and other remaining Civil War resources in the Land Between the
Lakes National Recreation Area affiliated with the Fort Donelson
campaign.
SEC. 6. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
The first section of Public Law 86-738 (16 U.S.C. 428k) is amended
by striking ``Tennessee'' and all that follows through the period at
the end and inserting ``Tennessee.''.
Passed the Senate May 19, 2004.
Attest:
Secretary.
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 524
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To expand the boundaries of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield to
authorize the acquisition and interpretation of lands associated with
the campaign that resulted in the capture of the fort in 1862, and for
other purposes.