[House Report 114-516]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
114th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 114-516
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SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT AND PARKER'S
CROSSROADS BATTLEFIELD DESIGNATION ACT
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April 25, 2016.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted
the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 87]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 87) to modify the boundary of the Shiloh
National Military Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to
establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area
of the National Park System, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Shiloh National Military Park Boundary
Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Affiliated area.--The term ``affiliated area'' means the
Parker's Crossroads Battlefield established as an affiliated
area of the National Park System under section 4.
(2) Park.--The term ``Park'' means Shiloh National Military
Park, a unit of the National Park System.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Interior.
SEC. 3. AREAS TO BE ADDED TO SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK.
(a) Additional Areas.--The boundary of Shiloh National Military Park
is modified to include the areas that are generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Shiloh National Military Park, Proposed Boundary
Adjustment'', numbered 304/80,011, and dated July 2014, as follows:
(1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield.
(2) Russell House Battlefield.
(3) Davis Bridge Battlefield.
(b) Acquisition Authority.--The Secretary may acquire lands described
in subsection (a) by donation, purchase from willing sellers with
donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.
(c) Administration.--Any lands acquired under this section shall be
administered as part of the Park.
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF AFFILIATED AREA.
(a) In General.--Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in the State of
Tennessee is hereby established as an affiliated area of the National
Park System.
(b) Description.--The affiliated area shall consist of the area
generally depicted within the ``Proposed Boundary'' on the map entitled
``Parker's Crossroads Battlefield, Proposed Boundary'', numbered 903/
80,073, and dated July 2014.
(c) Administration.--The affiliated area shall be managed in
accordance with this Act and all laws generally applicable to units of
the National Park System.
(d) Management Entity.--The City of Parkers Crossroads and the
Tennessee Historical Commission shall jointly be the management entity
for the affiliated area.
(e) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may provide technical
assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management
entity for the purpose of providing financial assistance with
marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated
area.
(f) Limited Role of the Secretary.--Nothing in this Act authorizes
the Secretary to acquire property at the affiliated area or to assume
overall financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or
management of the affiliated area.
(g) General Management Plan.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
management entity, shall develop a general management plan for
the affiliated area. The plan shall be prepared in accordance
with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code.
(2) Transmittal.--Not later than 3 years after the date that
funds are made available for this Act, the Secretary shall
provide a copy of the completed general management to the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 87 is to modify the boundary of the
Shiloh National Military Park located in Tennessee and
Mississippi, and to establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield
as an affiliated area of the National Park System.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Originally established in 1894, Shiloh National Military
Park (NMP) expanded in 2000 to include the Corinth Unit to
preserve more battle sites associated with the Siege of
Corinth. Corinth, Mississippi, served as a flashpoint in the
Western Theatre during the Civil War due to its location
between the junction of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad and
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. Starting in April 1862 with the
Battle of Shiloh, Union and Confederate forces battled for
control of this strategic town, with the Union Army ultimately
prevailing and controlling Corinth until 1864.
H.R. 87 expands Shiloh NMP by approximately 2,126 acres to
include three new battlefields associated with the Siege of
Corinth: Fallen Timbers, Russell House, and Davis Bridge
Battlefields. The Fallen Timbers Battlefield marked the
beginning of the Siege of Corinth after a Union brigade
attacked a Confederate field hospital on April 8, 1862, causing
the Confederate forces to retreat to Corinth. The Russell House
Battlefield served as a strategic high ground for Union forces
around the Phillips and Bridge Creeks to drive the Confederate
Army deeper into Corinth. Finally, the Davis Bridge Battlefield
is the location of the last Confederate offensive in
Mississippi during the War. The National Park Service (NPS)
determined that each site retains a fair to high degree of
integrity and either provides extensive opportunities for
visitor use and interpretation or the potential for
archaeological research.
The bill also designates Parker's Crossroads Battlefield,
located in Henderson County, Tennessee, as an affiliated area
of the National Park System. As an affiliate of the Park
System, the area would be privately owned; however, it would be
eligible for technical assistance and interpretative services
provided by NPS.
COMMITTEE ACTION
H.R. 87 was introduced on January 6, 2015, by Congresswoman
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). The bill was referred to the Committee
on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the
Subcommittee on Federal Lands. On February 11, 2016, the
Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill. On March 15, 2016, the
Natural Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The
Subcommittee was discharged by unanimous consent. Chairman Rob
Bishop (R-UT) offered an amendment designated #1. The amendment
was adopted by unanimous consent. No other amendments were
offered, and the bill, as amended, was ordered favorably
reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent
on March 16, 2016.
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:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, April 21, 2016.
Hon. Rob Bishop,
Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 87, the Shiloh
National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's
Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Marin
Burnett.
Sincerely,
Keith Hall, Director.
Enclosure.
H.R. 87--Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's
Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act
H.R. 87 would revise the boundary of the Shiloh National
Military Park in Mississippi to include three additional Civil
War battlefield areas over approximately 2,100 acres. The bill
stipulates that the National Park Service (NPS) may acquire the
additional land through donation, with donated funds, with
appropriated amounts, or through a land exchange. The bill also
would designate Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Henderson
County, Tennessee, as an affiliated area of the National Park
System and would direct the NPS to develop a management plan
for the area.
Based on recent sale prices of comparable tracts of land in
the areas where land would be purchased, and information from
the NPS, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would
cost $2 million to $5 million over the 2017-2021 period,
assuming the land was acquired with appropriated funds over the
next five years. Based on information from the NPS, the cost of
developing the management plan required by the legislation
would be insignificant.
Because enacting H.R. 87 would not affect direct spending
or revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO
estimates that enacting H.R. 87 would not increase net direct
spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive
10-year periods beginning in 2027.
H.R. 87 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.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Marin Burnett.
The estimate was approved by H. Samuel Papenfuss, 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, spending authority, credit authority, or an increase
or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures. The Committee
adopts as its own the cost estimate prepared by the
Congressional Budget Office.
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 modify the boundary of the Shiloh
National Military Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi,
and to establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an
affiliated area of the National Park System.
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.
COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5
Directed Rule Making. The Chairman does not believe that
this bill directs any executive branch official to conduct any
specific rule-making proceedings.
Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not
establish or reauthorize a program of the federal government
known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was
not included in any report from the Government Accountability
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139
or identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program
Information Act (Public Law 95-220, as amended by Public Law
98-169) as relating to other programs.
PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW
This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or
tribal law.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW
This bill makes no changes to existing law.
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