[House Report 112-449]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


112th Congress  }                                            {   Report
  2d Session    }        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES            {  112-449
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  REVISING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK TO 
      INCLUDE THE GETTYSBURG TRAIN STATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

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 April 19, 2012.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Hastings of Washington, from the Committee on Natural Resources, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 1335]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred 
the bill (H.R. 1335) 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 include the following, as 
depicted on the map titled `Gettysburg National Military Park Proposed 
Boundary Addition', numbered 305/80,045 and dated January 2010, if the 
owner of the property has provided written consent to inclusion:
          ``(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 or privately owned property within the area defined 
in section 1(d) 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. 1335, as ordered reported, is to revise 
the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to 
include the Gettysburg Train Station.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    H.R. 1335 authorizes the inclusion of the site known as 
Gettysburg Train Station in the Borough of Gettysburg, 
Pennsylvania, and 45 acres located along Plum Run in Cumberland 
Township, Pennsylvania, into Gettysburg National Military Park.
    The Gettysburg Train Station is the historic depot where 
President Abraham Lincoln arrived and departed via train in 
1863, when he gave the historic Gettysburg Address. Currently, 
the depot is owned by the Borough of Gettysburg, but with this 
legislation may be transferred to the National Park Service. 
Its value is estimated to be approximately $700,000. The other 
45 acres, located in Cumberland Township, has already been 
donated to the National Park Service, but needs to be 
incorporated into the boundaries to be part of the National 
Military Park.
    The Secretary of the Interior would be authorized to 
acquire the publicly-owned train station by purchase from 
willing sellers only if efforts to acquire it without cost have 
been exhausted. The bill authorizes no funding for this 
acquisition. H.R. 1335 specifically prohibits the acquisition 
of property within the areas of the Train Station and along 
Plum Run by eminent domain. Additionally, during full committee 
markup, the committee adopted an amendment offered by 
Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT) to require written consent from 
owners before their property could be included into the 
boundary of the Park.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 1335 was introduced on April 1, 2011, by Congressman 
Todd 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 October 4, 
2011, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill. On February 
29, 2012, the Full Natural Resources Committee met to consider 
the bill. The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Public Lands was discharged by unanimous consent. Congressman 
Rob Bishop (R-UT) offered amendment designated #1 to the bill; 
the amendment was approved 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.

                    Compliance With House Rule XIII

    1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) 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)(2)(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. 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. 1335--A bill to revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National 
        Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for 
        other purposes

    H.R. 1335 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 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, CBO estimates that 
implementing H.R. 1335 would cost about $1 million over the 
next two years, assuming the availability of appropriated 
funds. That sum would be used 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. 1335 would not affect direct 
spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do 
not apply.
    H.R. 1335 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 Martin von 
Gnechten. The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy 
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
    2. Section 308(a) of 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, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in 
revenues or tax expenditures. Based on information provided by 
the National Park Service, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 
1335 would cost about $1 million over the next two years, 
assuming the availability of appropriated funds.
    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, as ordered reported, is to revise the 
boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include 
the Gettysburg Train Station.

                           Earmark Statement

    This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined 
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives.

                    Compliance With Public Law 104-4

    This bill contains no unfunded mandates as defined under 
Public Law 104-4.

                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


                          (Public Law 101-377)

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

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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 include the following, 
as depicted on the map titled ``Gettysburg National Military 
Park Proposed Boundary Addition'', numbered 305/80,045 and 
dated January 2010, if the owner of the property has provided 
written consent to inclusion:
          (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 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 or privately owned property 
within the area defined in section 1(d) 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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