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                                                       Calendar No. 996
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3051

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
 feasibility of designating the site of the Battle of Camden in South 
    Carolina, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 22, 2008

  Mr. Graham introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

                           September 16, 2008

              Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
 feasibility of designating the site of the Battle of Camden in South 
    Carolina, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Battle of Camden Study 
Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Battle of Camden, which was fought on 
        August 16, 1780, was a significant defeat for the Americans in 
        the Revolutionary War;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Camden was an essential point of control for 
        both the British and American armies in the Southern Campaign 
        because--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the British used Camden as--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) a logistical base for the 
                        invasion of North Carolina; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) a key recruitment and 
                        organizing point for Loyalists in South 
                        Carolina; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Americans viewed Camden as the key 
                to retaking South Carolina;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Major General Horatio Gates, commander of the 
        American Southern Command, led an army of approximately 3,700 
        against Camden, which was defended by British General Lord 
        Charles Cornwallis with an army of approximately 
        2,200;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the Battle of Camden was one of the largest 
        field battles of the Revolutionary War with both armies using a 
        combination of infantry, cavalry, and artillery 
        units;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) soldiers from South Carolina, Georgia, North 
        Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and New 
        York participated in the battle;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) 68 British soldiers and hundreds of Americans 
        died in the Battle of Camden;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) many of the soldiers killed in the Battle of 
        Camden were buried in unmarked graves at the battlefield 
        site;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) the lessons learned by the Americans at the 
        Battle of Camden sowed the seeds for the eventual American 
        victory in the Revolutionary War 14 months later;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) in 1962, the site of the Battle of Camden was 
        designated as a National Historic Landmark;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) development interests that are rapidly 
        changing the use of surrounding land from forestry to 
        residential and commercial use threaten the site of the Battle 
        of Camden;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) in 2002, the Palmetto Conservation Foundation 
        acquired and preserved 310 acres at the core of the Battle of 
        Camden;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (12) Historic Camden, an affiliated area of the 
        National Park System--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) is located approximately 6 miles from 
                the site of the Battle of Camden;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) was a colonial village founded in the 
                1730s;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) was occupied by Lord Cornwallis from 
                June 1780 to May 1781; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) was one of the few frontier 
                settlements at which 2 Revolutionary War battles were 
                fought; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (13) a March 2003 National Park Service 
        reconnaissance study concluded that further evaluation of the 
        Battle of Camden and Historic Camden as a potential addition to 
        the National Park System was warranted.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the site of the Battle of Camden 
                fought in South Carolina on August 16, 1780; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the site of Historic Camden, South 
                Carolina, which is a National Park System Affiliated 
                Area.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. BATTLE OF CAMDEN STUDY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of 
the study area to evaluate--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the national significance of the study area; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the suitability and feasibility of designating 
        the study area as 1 or more units of the National Park 
        System.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Criteria.--In conducting the study required under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall use the criteria for the study of 
areas for potential inclusion in the National Park System under section 
8 of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Contents.--The study required under subsection (a) 
shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) determine the suitability and feasibility of 
        designating the study area as 1 or more units of the National 
        Park System;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) include cost estimates for any necessary 
        acquisition, development, operation, and maintenance of the 
        study area; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) identify alternatives for the management, 
        administration, and protection of the study area.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate a report that describes the findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations of the study.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Service Special 
Resource Studies and Technical Corrections Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDIES.

    (a) Battle of Camden Special Resource Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall complete a special 
        resource study of the site of the Battle of Camden fought in 
        South Carolina on August 16, 1780, and the site of Historic 
        Camden, which is a National Park System Affiliated Area, to 
        determine--
                    (A) the suitability and feasibility of designating 
                the sites as a unit or units of the National Park 
                System; and
                    (B) the methods and means for the protection and 
                interpretation of these sites by the National Park 
                Service, other Federal, State, or local government 
                entities or private or non-profit organizations.
            (2) Study requirements.--The Secretary shall conduct the 
        study in accordance with section 8(c) of Public Law 91-383 (16 
        U.S.C. 1a-5(c)).
            (3) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which 
        funds are made available to carry out this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources of the Senate a report containing--
                    (A) the results of the study; and
                    (B) any recommendations of the Secretary.
    (b) Fort San Geronimo Special Resource Study.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) Fort san geronimo.--The term ``Fort San 
                Geronimo'' (also known as ``Fortin de San Geronimo del 
                Boqueron'') means the fort and grounds listed on the 
                National Register of Historic Places and located near 
                Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
                    (B) Related resources.--The term ``related 
                resources'' means other parts of the fortification 
                system of old San Juan that are not included within the 
                boundary of San Juan National Historic Site, such as 
                sections of the City Wall or other fortifications.
            (2) Study.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall complete a 
                special resource study of Fort San Geronimo and other 
                related resources, to determine--
                            (i) the suitability and feasibility of 
                        including Fort San Geronimo and other related 
                        resources in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as 
                        part of San Juan National Historic Site; and
                            (ii) the methods and means for the 
                        protection and interpretation of Fort San 
                        Geronimo and other related resources by the 
                        National Park Service, other Federal, State, or 
                        local government entities or private or non-
                        profit organizations.
                    (B) Study requirements.--The Secretary shall 
                conduct the study in accordance with section 8(c) of 
                Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(c)).
            (3) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which 
        funds are made available to carry out this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources of the Senate a report containing--
                    (A) the results of the study; and
                    (B) any recommendations of the Secretary.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Gaylord Nelson Wilderness.--
            (1) Redesignation.--Section 140 of division E of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 
        Public Law 108-447), is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Gaylord A. 
                Nelson'' and inserting ``Gaylord Nelson''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ``Gaylord A. 
                Nelson Wilderness'' and inserting ``Gaylord Nelson 
                Wilderness''.
            (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
        ``Gaylord A. Nelson Wilderness'' shall be deemed to be a 
        reference to the ``Gaylord Nelson Wilderness''.
    (b) Arlington House Land Transfer.--Section 2863(h)(1) of Public 
Law 107-107 (115 Stat. 1333) is amended by striking ``the George 
Washington Memorial Parkway'' and inserting ``Arlington House, The 
Robert E. Lee Memorial,''.
    (c) Cumberland Island Wilderness.--Section 2(a)(1) of Public Law 
97-250 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 96 Stat. 709) is amended by striking 
``numbered 640/20,038I, and dated September 2004'' and inserting 
``numbered 640/20,038K, and dated September 2005''.
    (d) Petrified Forest Boundary.--Section 2(1) of the Petrified 
Forest National Park Expansion Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 119 note; Public 
Law 108-430) is amended by striking ``numbered 110/80,044, and dated 
July 2004'' and inserting ``numbered 110/80,045, and dated January 
2005''.
    (e) Commemorative Works Act.--Chapter 89 of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 8903(d), by inserting ``Natural'' before 
        ``Resources'';
            (2) in section 8904(b), by inserting ``Advisory'' before 
        ``Commission''; and
            (3) in section 8908(b)(1)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by inserting 
                ``Advisory'' before ``Commission''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``House 
                Administration'' and inserting ``Natural Resources''.
    (f) Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.--Section 
5(a)(25)(A) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1244(a)(25)(A)) is amended by striking ``The John Smith'' and inserting 
``The Captain John Smith''.
    (g) Delaware National Coastal Special Resource Study.--Section 604 
of the Delaware National Coastal Special Resources Study Act (Public 
Law 109-338; 120 Stat. 1856) is amended by striking ``under section 
605''.
    (h) Use of Recreation Fees.--Section 808(a)(1)(F) of the Federal 
Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6807(a)(1)(F)) is amended 
by striking ``section 6(a)'' and inserting ``section 806(a)''.
    (i) Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area.--
Section 297F(b)(2)(A) of the Crossroads of the American Revolution 
National Heritage Area Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-338; 120 Stat. 1844) 
is amended by inserting ``duties'' before ``of the''.
    (j) Cuyahoga Valley National Park.--Section 474(12) of the 
Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 1110-229; 122 
Stat. 827) is amended by striking ``Cayohoga'' each place it appears 
and inserting ``Cuyahoga''.
    (k) Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site.--
            (1) Name on map.--Section 313(d)(1)(B) of the Department of 
        the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 
        (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-199; 40 U.S.C. 872 note) is 
        amended by striking ``map entitled `Pennsylvania Avenue 
        National Historic Park', dated June 1, 1995, and numbered 840-
        82441'' and inserting ``map entitled `Pennsylvania Avenue 
        National Historic Site', dated August 25, 2008, and numbered 
        840-82441B''.
            (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
        Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Park shall be deemed to 
        be a reference to the ``Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic 
        Site''.
                                                       Calendar No. 996

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3051

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
 feasibility of designating the site of the Battle of Camden in South 
    Carolina, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 16, 2008

                       Reported with an amendment