[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 305 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 305

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 13, 2013

Mr. Cochran (for himself and Mr. Wicker) 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 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 any 
        interests in land within the area identified as ``Modified Core 
        Battlefield'' for the Port Gibson Unit, the Champion Hill Unit, 
        and the Raymond Unit as generally depicted on the map entitled 
        ``Vicksburg National Military Park--Proposed Battlefield 
        Additions'', numbered 306/100986, and dated October 2010.
            (2) Methods of acquisition.--Land may be acquired under 
        paragraph (1) by donation, purchase 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 this Act--
            (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).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
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