[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 109 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4741]
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      By Mr. McCONNELL:
  S. 3176. A bill to establish the Mill Springs Battlefield National 
Monument in the State of Kentucky as a unit of the National Park 
System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text 
of the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 3176

       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 ``Mill Springs Battlefield 
     National Monument Act''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Mill 
     Springs Battlefield National Monument, Nancy, Kentucky'', 
     numbered 297/145513, and dated June 2018.
       (2) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the Mill Springs 
     Battlefield National Monument established by section 3(a)(1).
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
     Park Service.

     SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF MILL SPRINGS BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL 
                   MONUMENT.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there is 
     established as a unit of the National Park System, the Mill 
     Springs Battlefield National Monument in the State of 
     Kentucky, to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit 
     of present and future generations--
       (A) the nationally significant historic resources of the 
     Mill Springs Battlefield; and
       (B) the role of the Mill Springs Battlefield in the Civil 
     War.
       (2) Determination by the secretary.--The Monument shall not 
     be established until the date on which the Secretary 
     determines that a sufficient quantity of land or interests in 
     land has been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit.
       (3) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which 
     the Secretary makes a determination under paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the 
     establishment of the Monument.
       (4) Boundary.--The boundary of the Monument shall be as 
     generally depicted on the Map.
       (5) Availability of map.--The Map shall be on file and 
     available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
     the National Park Service.
       (6) Acquisition authority.--The Secretary may only acquire 
     land or an interest in land located within the boundary of 
     the Monument by--
       (A) donation;
       (B) purchase with donated funds; or
       (C) exchange.
       (b) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
     Monument in accordance with--
       (A) this Act; and
       (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the National 
     Park System, including--
       (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 
     100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, United 
     States Code; and
       (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code.
       (2) Management plan.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
     which funds are first made available to prepare a general 
     management plan for the Monument, the Secretary shall prepare 
     the general management plan in accordance with section 100502 
     of title 54, United States Code.
       (B) Submission to congress.--On completion of the general 
     management plan, 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.
       (c) Private Property Protection.--Nothing in this Act 
     affects the land use rights of private property owners within 
     or adjacent to the Monument.
       (d) No Buffer Zones.--
       (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act, the establishment of 
     the Monument, or the management of the Monument creates a 
     buffer zone outside the Monument.
       (2) Activity or use outside monument.--The fact that an 
     activity or use can be seen, heard, or detected from within 
     the Monument shall not preclude the conduct of the activity 
     or use outside the Monument.

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