[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1897 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1897

To amend Public Law 101-377 to revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg 
National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 17, 2011

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend Public Law 101-377 to revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg 
National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, 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 ``Gettysburg National Military Park 
Expansion Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK EXPANSION.

    (a) Gettysburg National Military Park Boundary Revision.--Section 1 
of Public Law 101-377 (16 U.S.C. 430g-4) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(d) Additional Land.--In addition to the land described in 
subsections (a) and (b), the park shall include--
            ``(1) the property commonly known as the `Gettysburg Train 
        Station' (including land located in close proximity to the 
        Gettysburg Train Station) that is--
                    ``(A) located in the Borough of Gettysburg; and
                    ``(B) depicted on the map entitled `Gettysburg 
                National Military Park, Proposed Boundary', numbered 
                305/80,045, and dated September 2008; and
            ``(2) the property that is--
                    ``(A) located adjacent to Plum Run in Cumberland 
                Township; and
                    ``(B) depicted on the map entitled `Gettysburg 
                National Military Park, Proposed Boundary Addition', 
                numbered 305/80,046, and dated February 2009.''.
    (b) Acquisition and Disposal of Land.--Section 2(a) of Public Law 
101-377 (16 U.S.C. 430g-5(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Acquisition of publicly owned land.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Secretary may acquire only by purchase from a willing 
                seller publicly owned property that is located within 
                the property described in section 1(d)(1) if the 
                Secretary determines that efforts to acquire the 
                property without cost have been exhausted.
                    ``(B) Eminent domain.--The Secretary may not 
                acquire by eminent domain property that is located 
                within the property described in section 1(d)(1).''.
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