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                                                 Union Calendar No. 339
116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 306

                          [Report No. 116-424]

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
  study of the site of the Kettle Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County, 
        Georgia, and adjacent property, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 8, 2019

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

                              May 27, 2020

     Additional sponsors: Mr. Bishop of Georgia and Mr. Loudermilk

                              May 27, 2020

Reported with amendments; committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                                8, 2019]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
  study of the site of the Kettle Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County, 
        Georgia, and adjacent property, 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. KETTLE CREEK BATTLEFIELD SURVEY.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Kettle Creek 
Battlefield Survey Act''.
    (b) Reconnaissance Survey.--
            (1) Survey.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in 
        this section as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a 
        reconnaissance survey of the site of the Kettle Creek 
        Battlefield in Wilkes County, Georgia, and adjacent property 
        (referred to in this section as the ``site'').
            (2) Requirements for survey.--In conducting the survey 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall evaluate the 
        likelihood that resources within the site boundary would meet 
        the four criteria for new parklands--
                    (A) national significance;
                    (B) suitability;
                    (C) feasibility; and
                    (D) need for National Park Service management.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which 
        funds are made available to carry out the survey under 
        paragraph (1), 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 a 
        report that describes--
                    (A) the results of the survey; and
                    (B) any conclusions and recommendations of the 
                Secretary.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to direct the 
        Secretary of the Interior to conduct a reconnaissance survey of 
        the site of the Kettle Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County, 
        Georgia, and adjacent property, and for other purposes.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 339

116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 306

                          [Report No. 116-424]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
  study of the site of the Kettle Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County, 
        Georgia, and adjacent property, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 27, 2020

Reported with amendments; committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed