[House Report 111-438]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


111th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     111-438

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 TO REVISE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK TO 
      INCLUDE THE GETTYSBURG TRAIN STATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 March 11, 2010.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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  Mr. Rahall, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 4395]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

  The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the 
bill (H.R. 4395) to revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg 
National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, 
and for other purposes, having considered the same, report 
favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill 
as amended do pass.

      The amendment is as follows:
      Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK BOUNDARY REVISION.

  Section 1 of the Act titled ``An Act to revise the boundary of the 
Gettysburg National Military Park in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 
and for other purposes'', approved August 17, 1990 (16 U.S.C. 430g-4), 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``(d) Additional Land.--In addition to the land identified in 
subsections (a) and (b), the park shall also include the following, as 
depicted on the map titled `Gettysburg National Military Park Proposed 
Boundary Addition', numbered 305/80,045 and dated January 2010:
          ``(1) The land and interests in land commonly known as the 
        `Gettysburg Train Station' and its immediate surroundings in 
        the Borough of Gettysburg.
          ``(2) The land and interests in land located along Plum Run 
        in Cumberland Township.''.

SEC. 2. ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF LAND.

  Section 2 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 430g-5) is amended by adding at the 
end of subsection (a) the following: ``The Secretary is also authorized 
to acquire publicly owned property within the area defined in section 
1(d)(1) by purchase, from willing sellers only, if efforts to acquire 
that property without cost have been exhausted. The Secretary may not 
acquire property within the area defined in section 1(d) by eminent 
domain.''.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of H.R. 4395 is to revise the boundaries of the 
Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg 
Train Station, and for other purposes.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    The critical Civil War battle at Gettysburg began on July 
1, 1863. Some of the most intense fighting of that first day 
occurred along a nearby railway road cut. Later, the Gettysburg 
train station was pressed into use as one of the first field 
hospitals.
    After the battle ended, local residents established a 
national cemetery for the Union dead. President Lincoln arrived 
by train at the station on November 18, 1863, and the next day, 
during the ceremony to dedicate that Soldier's National 
Cemetery, delivered what has become one of the best known and 
loved speeches in American history. In 1895, Gettysburg 
National Military Park was established when the property was 
transferred to the federal government. In 1933, administration 
of the site was transferred to the Department of the Interior 
and the National Park Service.
    H.R. 4395 would expand the boundary of Gettysburg National 
Military Park in Pennsylvania to include the train station at 
which President Abraham Lincoln arrived to deliver the 
Gettysburg Address. The railway station, built just four years 
before the battle, is now owned by the Borough of Gettysburg 
and operated by the National Trust for Historic Gettysburg. The 
building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
    The National Park Service would acquire the train station 
property from the Borough. H.R. 4395 authorizes the Secretary 
of the Interior to purchase the property from a willing seller 
only after all other efforts to acquire the land without cost 
to the government have been exhausted. It is expected that 
local community partners including the Gettysburg Convention 
and Visitors Bureau will provide staffing for the site while 
the National Park Service will be limited to covering utility 
costs.
    The bill would also expand the boundaries to include 45 
acres in Cumberland Township which the owner has expressed a 
willingness to sell to the National Park Service. This parcel 
is adjacent to the current park boundary, along the southern 
base of Big Round Top and part of the Battlefield Historic 
District. It was the site of cavalry skirmishes associated with 
the Battle of Gettysburg. The area is also a fragile riparian 
zone with critical wetlands and wildlife habitat related to 
Plum Run.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 4395 was introduced on December 16, 2009 by 
Representative Todd Russell Platts (R-PA). The bill was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and within the 
Committee to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Public Lands. On January 21, 2010, the Subcommittee held a 
hearing on the bill. A representative from the Department of 
the Interior testified in favor of the legislation.
    On February 24, 2010, the Subcommittee was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 4395 and the full Natural 
Resources Committee met to consider the bill. Subcommittee 
Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) offered an amendment to clarify a 
typographical error on maps provided by the National Park 
Service. The amendment was adopted by voice vote. The bill, as 
amended, was then ordered favorably reported to the House of 
Representatives by voice vote.

            Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

                   Constitutional Authority Statement

    Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.

                    Compliance With House Rule XIII

    1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(2) of rule XIII of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and 
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be 
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(3)(B) 
of that rule provides that this requirement does not apply when 
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted 
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    2. Congressional Budget Act. As required by clause 3(c)(2) 
of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this 
bill does not contain any new budget authority, spending 
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in 
revenues or tax expenditures.
    3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or 
objective of this bill is to revise the boundaries of the 
Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg 
Train Station, and for other purposes.
    4. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. Under clause 
3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives and section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, the Committee has received the following cost estimate 
for this bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office:

H.R. 4395--A bill to revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National 
        Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station

    H.R. 4395 would expand the boundaries of the Gettysburg 
National Military Park in Pennsylvania to include two nearby 
properties. CBO expects that the National Park Service (NPS), 
which administers the park, would probably purchase a small 
parcel of land containing the newly refurbished Gettysburg 
Train Station and would accept (from the Gettysburg Foundation) 
the donation of a 45-acre tract of land along Plum Run in 
Cumberland Township.
    Based on information provided by NPS, we estimate that 
implementing H.R. 4395 would cost about $1 million over the 
next year or two, assuming the availability of appropriated 
funds, to purchase the train station and conduct minor 
development projects at the added sites. We estimate that 
annual costs to operate and maintain the new properties after 
that time would be minimal because the train station would 
continue to be operated by local or nonprofit organizations, 
and the Plum Run acreage would be left undeveloped. Enacting 
H.R. 4395 would not affect direct spending or revenues; 
therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not apply.
    The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and 
would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments. 
If enacted, the bill would benefit the Borough of Gettysburg, 
Pennsylvania.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Deborah Reis. 
The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant 
Director for Budget Analysis.

                    Compliance With Public Law 104-4

    This bill contains no unfunded mandates.

                           Earmark Statement

    H.R. 4395 does not contain any congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in 
clause 9 of rule XXI.

                Preemption of State, Local or Tribal Law

    This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or 
tribal law.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

  In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (new matter is 
printed in italic and existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

                         ACT OF AUGUST 17, 1990


 AN ACT To revise the boundary of Gettysburg National Military Park in 
       the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.

SECTION 1. GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK BOUNDARY REVISION.

  (a) * * *

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  (d) Additional Land.--In addition to the land identified in 
subsections (a) and (b), the park shall also include the 
following, as depicted on the map titled ``Gettysburg National 
Military Park Proposed Boundary Addition'', numbered 305/80,045 
and dated January 2010:
          (1) The land and interests in land commonly known as 
        the ``Gettysburg Train Station'' and its immediate 
        surroundings in the Borough of Gettysburg.
          (2) The land and interests in land located along Plum 
        Run in Cumberland Township.

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SEC. 2. ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF LANDS.

  (a) General Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to 
acquire lands and interests in lands within the park by 
donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, 
exchange, or otherwise. In acquiring lands and interests in 
lands under this Act, the Secretary shall acquire the minimum 
Federal interests necessary to achieve the objectives 
identified for specific areas and the park. The Secretary is 
also authorized to acquire publicly owned property within the 
area defined in section 1(d)(1) by purchase, from willing 
sellers only, if efforts to acquire that property without cost 
have been exhausted. The Secretary may not acquire property 
within the area defined in section 1(d) by eminent domain.

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