[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 100 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 100

To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in 
    the States of Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker's 
   Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park 
                    System, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 11, 2017

 Mr. Alexander 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 modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in 
    the States of Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker's 
   Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park 
                    System, 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 ``Shiloh National Military Park 
Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Affiliated area.--The term ``affiliated area'' means 
        the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield established as an 
        affiliated area of the National Park System by section 4(a).
            (2) Park.--The term ``Park'' means Shiloh National Military 
        Park, a unit of the National Park System.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. AREAS TO BE ADDED TO SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK.

    (a) Additional Areas.--The boundary of the Park is modified to 
include the areas that are generally depicted on the map entitled 
``Shiloh National Military Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment'', 
numbered 304/80,011, and dated July 2014, and which are comprised of 
the following:
            (1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield.
            (2) Russell House Battlefield.
            (3) Davis Bridge Battlefield.
    (b) Acquisition Authority.--The Secretary may acquire the land 
described in subsection (a) by donation, purchase from willing sellers 
with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.
    (c) Administration.--Any land acquired under this section shall be 
administered as part of the Park.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF AFFILIATED AREA.

    (a) In General.--Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in the State of 
Tennessee is established as an affiliated area of the National Park 
System.
    (b) Description of Affiliated Area.--The affiliated area shall 
consist of the area generally depicted within the ``Proposed Boundary'' 
on the map entitled ``Parker's Crossroads Battlefield, Proposed 
Boundary'', numbered 903/80,073, and dated July 2014.
    (c) Administration.--The affiliated area shall be managed in 
accordance with--
            (1) this Act; and
            (2) any law generally applicable to units of the National 
        Park System.
    (d) Management Entity.--The City of Parkers Crossroads and the 
Tennessee Historical Commission shall jointly be the management entity 
for the affiliated area.
    (e) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may provide technical 
assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management 
entity for the purpose of providing financial assistance for the 
marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated 
area.
    (f) Limited Role of the Secretary.--Nothing in this Act authorizes 
the Secretary to acquire property at the affiliated area or to assume 
overall financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or 
management of the affiliated area.
    (g) General Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        management entity, shall develop a general management plan for 
        the affiliated area in accordance with section 100502 of title 
        54, United States Code.
            (2) Transmittal.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
        which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources of the Senate the general management plan 
        developed under paragraph (1).
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