S 779
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 779
To authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant
battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War
of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 8, 2011
Mr. SCHUMER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant
battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War
of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program.
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 `American Battlefield Protection Program
Amendments Act of 2011'.
SEC. 2. REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND WAR OF 1812 AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION.
Section 7301(c) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16
U.S.C. 469k-1(c)) is amended--
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
`(A) BATTLEFIELD REPORT- The term `battlefield report' means, collectively--
`(i) the report entitled `Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields',
prepared by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, and dated
July 1993; and
`(ii) the report entitled `Report to Congress on the Historic
Preservation of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Sites in the
United States', prepared by the National Park Service, and dated
September 2007.'; and
(B) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking `Battlefield Report' and
inserting `battlefield report';
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting `eligible sites or' after `acquiring';
(3) in paragraph (3), by inserting `an eligible site or' after `acquire';
(4) in paragraph (4), by inserting `an eligible site or' after `acquiring';
(5) in paragraph (5), by striking `An' and inserting `An eligible
site or an';
(6) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (8);
(7) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
`(6) WILLING SELLERS- Acquisition of land or interests in land under
this subsection shall be from willing sellers only.
`(7) REPORT- Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of
this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing
the activities carried out under this subsection, including a description
of--
`(A) preservation activities carried out at the battlefields and
associated sites identified in the battlefield report during the
period between publication of the battlefield report and the report
required under this paragraph;
`(B) changes in the condition of the battlefields and associated
sites during the period described in subparagraph (A); and
`(C) any other relevant developments relating to the battlefields
and associated sites during the period described in subparagraph
(A).'; and
(8) by striking paragraph (8) (as redesignated by paragraph (6)) and
inserting the following:
`(8) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary to provide grants under this subsection for each
of fiscal years 2012 through 2022--
`(A) $10,000,000 for the protection of Civil War battlefields; and
`(B) $10,000,000 for the protection of Revolutionary War and War
of 1812 battlefields.'.
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