[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2271 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2271

To authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land at Champion Hill, 
 Port Gibson, and Raymond for addition to Vicksburg National Military 
                                 Park.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 5, 2013

 Mr. Thompson of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land at Champion Hill, 
 Port Gibson, and Raymond for addition to Vicksburg National Military 
                                 Park.

    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 ``Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and 
Raymond Battlefields Addition Act''.

SEC. 2. VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK.

    (a) Acquisition of Land.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to 
        in this Act as the ``Secretary'') may acquire the land or 
        interests in land within the area identified as ``Modified Core 
        Battlefield'' for the Port Gibson Unit, the Champion Hill Unit, 
        and the Raymond Unit and the area identified as ``Golden West 
        Cemetery'' in Port Gibson, as generally depicted on the map 
        entitled ``Vicksburg National Military Park-Proposed 
        Battlefield Additions'', numbered 306/100986A, and dated April 
        2011.
            (2) Methods of acquisition.--Land and interests in land may 
        be acquired under paragraph (1) by donation, purchase from a 
        willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, 
        except that land owned by the State of Mississippi or any 
        political subdivisions of the State may be acquired only by 
        donation.
    (b) Availability of Map.--The map described in subsection (a)(1) 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the National Park Service.
    (c) Boundary Adjustment.--On the acquisition of land by the 
Secretary under subsection (a)--
            (1) the acquired land shall be added to Vicksburg National 
        Military Park;
            (2) the boundary of the Vicksburg National Military Park 
        shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition of the land; and
            (3) the acquired land shall be administered as part of the 
        Vicksburg National Military Park in accordance with applicable 
        laws (including regulations).
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