112 S779 RS: American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2011 U.S. Senate 2011-04-08 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II Calendar No. 278 112th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 779 [Report No. 112–116] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 8, 2011 Mr. Schumer (for himself and Mr. Coons) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources January 13, 2012 Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of December 17, 2011, by Mr. Bingaman, without amendment 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.

1.

Short title

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

2.

Revolutionary War and War of 1812 American battlefield protection

Section 7301(c) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 469k–1(c)) is amended— (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: (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 enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing 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 the period described in subparagraph (A); and (C)any other relevant developments relating to the battlefields and associated sites during the period described in subparagraph (A). ; and (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. .

January 13, 2012 Reported without amendment