[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2489 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2489

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 2011

Mr. Holt (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Rothman of New 
    Jersey, and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Battlefield Protection 
Program Amendments Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. 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 striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) Battlefield report.--The term ``battlefield 
                report'' means, collectively--
                            ``(i) the report entitled `Report on the 
                        Nation's Civil War Battlefields', prepared by 
                        the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, and 
                        dated July 1993; and
                            ``(ii) the report 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
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking 
                ``Battlefield Report'' and inserting ``battlefield 
                report''.
            (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.''.
            (8) By striking paragraph (8) (as redesignated by paragraph 
        (6)) and inserting the following:
            ``(8) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to provide 
        grants under this subsection for each of fiscal years 2012 
        through 2022--
                    ``(A) $10,000,000 for the protection of Civil War 
                battlefields; and
                    ``(B) $10,000,000 for the protection of 
                Revolutionary War and War of 1812 battlefields.''.
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