II Calendar No. 652 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1921 [Report No. 110–300] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 1, 2007 Mr. Webb (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Lott, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. McCaskill, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Corker, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Obama, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Brown) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources April 10, 2008 Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for that Act, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2007.

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Findings and Purposes

(a)

Findings

Congress finds the following: (1)Civil War battlefields provide a means for the people of the United States to understand a tragic period in the history of the United States. (2)According to the Report on the Nation’s Civil War Battlefields, prepared by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, and dated July 1993, of the 384 principal Civil War battlefields— (A)almost 20 percent are lost or fragmented; (B)17 percent are in poor condition; and (C)60 percent have been lost or are in imminent danger of being fragmented by development and lost as coherent historic sites. (b)

Purposes

The purposes of this Act are— (1)to act quickly and proactively to preserve and protect nationally significant Civil War battlefields through conservation easements and fee-simple purchases of those battlefields from willing sellers at fair market value; (2)to create partnerships among State and local governments, regional entities, and the private sector to preserve, conserve, and enhance nationally significant Civil War battlefields; and (3)to prepare our Nation for the upcoming sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War, 2011 through 2015, which is expected to stimulate renewed interest in the conflict and generate unprecedented visitation to preserved Civil War battlegrounds.

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Authorization extended

The American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 469k) is amended— (1)in subsection (d)(7)(A), by striking fiscal years 2004 through 2008 and inserting fiscal years 2009 through 2013; and (2)in subsection (e), by striking September 30, 2008 and inserting September 30, 2013 .

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2008.

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Authorization extended

The American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 469k) is amended— (1)in subsection (d)(7)(A), by striking fiscal years 2004 through 2008 and inserting fiscal years 2009 through 2013; and (2)by striking subsection (e).

April 10, 2008 Reported with an amendment