[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1694 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1694


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 22, 2009

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant 
battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War 
       of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program.

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

SECTION 1. REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND WAR OF 1812 AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD 
              PROTECTION.

    Section 7301(c) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 
(Public Law 111-11) is amended as follows:
            (1) In paragraph (1)(A), by inserting after ``means'' the 
        following: ``collectively, both the document entitled `Report 
        to Congress on the Historic Preservation of Revolutionary War 
        and War of 1812 Sites in the United States', prepared by the 
        National Park Service, and dated September 2007, and''.
            (2) In paragraph (2), by inserting ``eligible sites or'' 
        after ``acquiring''.
            (3) In paragraph (3), by inserting ``an eligible site or'' 
        after ``acquire''.
            (4) In paragraph (4), by inserting ``an eligible site or'' 
        after ``acquiring''.
            (5) In paragraph (5), by striking ``An'' and inserting ``An 
        eligible site or an''.
            (6) By redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (8).
            (7) By inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
        paragraphs:
            ``(6) Willing sellers.--Acquisition of land or interests in 
        land under this subsection shall be from willing sellers only.
            ``(7) Report.--Not later than 5 years after the date of the 
        enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to 
        Congress a report on the activities carried out under this 
        subsection, including a description of--
                    ``(A) preservation activities carried out at the 
                battlefields and associated sites identified in the 
                battlefield report during the period between 
                publication of the battlefield report and the report 
                required under this paragraph;
                    ``(B) changes in the condition of the battlefields 
                and associated sites during that period; and
                    ``(C) any other relevant developments relating to 
                the battlefields and associated sites during that 
                period.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 21, 2009.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.