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Calendar No. 61 Calendar No. 61 115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 1st Session SENATE 115–48 SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK BOUNDARY ADJUST- MENT AND PARKER’S CROSSROADS BATTLEFIELD DES- IGNATION ACT MAY 9, 2017.—Ordered to be printed Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H.R. 88] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was referred the bill (H.R. 88) to modify the boundary of the Shiloh Na- tional Military Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to estab- lish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the Na- tional Park System, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and recommends 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 Adjust- ment and Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act’’. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) AFFILIATED AREA.—The term ‘‘affiliated area’’ means the Parker’s Cross- roads Battlefield established as an affiliated area of the National Park System by section 4(a). (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 the 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, and which are comprised of the following: 69–010 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:30 May 10, 2017 Jkt 069010 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6621 E:\HR\OC\SR048.XXX SR048 2 (1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield. (2) Russell House Battlefield. (3) Davis Bridge Battlefield. (b) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may acquire the land described in subsection (a) by donation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or appro- priated funds, or exchange. (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Any land 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 es- tablished as an affiliated area of the National Park System. (b) DESCRIPTION OF AFFILIATED AREA.—The affiliated area shall consist of the area generally depicted within the ‘‘Proposed Boundary’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Park- er’s Crossroads Battlefield, Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 903/80,073, and dated July 2014. (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The affiliated area shall be managed in accordance with— (1) this Act; and (2) any law 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 for the marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated area. (f) LIMITED ROLE OF THE SECRETARY.—Nothing in this Act authorizes the Sec- retary to acquire property at the affiliated area or to assume overall financial re- sponsibility 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 in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code. (2) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Com- mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Com- mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate the general management plan developed under paragraph (1). PURPOSE The purpose of H.R. 88 is to modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in the States of Tennessee and Mis- sissippi, to establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System. BACKGROUND AND NEED The Civil War battle of Shiloh was fought from April 6 to 7 in 1862. The Federal Army of the Tennessee, under the command of Major General U.S. Grant, was surprised by an attack led by Con- federate General Albert Sidney Johnston, and after General John- ston’s fatal wound, General P.G.T. Beauregard. General Grant had led his Army into Tennessee, and was waiting to join forces with the Army of the Ohio under General Don Carlos Buell. Initial Con- federate attacks inflicted large losses on Grant’s troops, but they were able to hold a defensive line until reinforcements from the Army of the Ohio joined to force the retreat of the Confederate army. Shiloh was the bloodiest battle in American history to that date. The savagery of the battle shocked observers and the casualties to- taled more than 23,000 soldiers. The following day, General Grant ordered General Sherman to locate the Confederate forces to deter- mine whether they were regrouping to attack again. Approaching the Confederate Camp, the infantry troops under General Sherman VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:30 May 10, 2017 Jkt 069010 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\SR048.XXX SR048 3 were nearly ambushed trying to get through a field of fallen tim- bers. Losing roughly 100 men, General Sherman was able to push through and confirm that the Confederates were on the retreat. Shiloh National Military Park currently preserves 5,442 acres of the battlefield and is considered to be one of the best preserved battlefields in the United States. This site does not include the en- tire area of the battle, the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, or the line of march of the Federals and Confederate forces. H.R. 88 would add 2,100 acres to the 5,442 acres that comprise Shiloh National Military Park, and would incorporate some pivotal areas of the Battle of Shiloh that currently lack adequate preserva- tion, including the battlefields at Fallen Timbers, Russell House, and Davis Bridge. The bill would also establish the Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated site of the National Park System on nearly 350 acres of land where the December 31, 1862 Battle of Parker’s Crossroads occurred. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY Representative Blackburn introduced H.R. 88 on January 3, 2017. On February 27, 2017, H.R. 88 passed the House of Rep- resentatives on a voice vote. On January 11, 2017 a related bill, S. 100, was introduced by Senator Alexander. In the 114th Congress, similar legislation, S. 1943, was intro- duced by Senator Alexander on August 5, 2015. The Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing on S. 1785 on March 17, 2016. The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources met in open business session on July 13, 2016, and ordered S. 1943 favorably reported as amended (S. Rept. 114–321). A companion bill, H.R. 87, was introduced in the House of Rep- resentatives by Representative Blackburn on January 6, 2015. The Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a hearing on H.R. 87 on Feb- ruary 11, 2016. The House Natural Resources Committee reported H.R. 87, as amended, on March 16, 2016 (S. Rept. 114–516), and the House of Representatives passed the bill as amended, by voice vote on June 7, 2016. H.R. 87 was referred to the Senate Com- mittee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 8, 2016. In the 113th Congress, Senator Alexander introduced S. 1785 on December 10, 2013. The Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing on the bill on July 23, 2014 (S. Hrg. 113–493). A com- panion bill, H.R. 63, was introduced in the House of Representa- tives by Representative Blackburn on January 3, 2013. The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources met in open business session on March 30, 2017, and ordered H.R. 88 favorably reported as amended. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, in open business session on March 30, 2017, by a majority voice vote of a quorum present, recommends that the Senate pass H.R. 88, if amended as described herein. VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:30 May 10, 2017 Jkt 069010 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\SR048.XXX SR048 4 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS During its consideration of H.R. 88, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources adopted an amendment in the nature of a substitute to conform the language to the version reported by the Committee during the 114th Congress. This amendment is further described in the section-by-section analysis. SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS Section 1. Short title Section 1 provides a short title for the measure. Section 2. Definitions Section 2 provides the definitions of key terms. Section 3. Areas to be added to Shiloh National Military Park Section 3(a) modifies the boundary of the Shiloh National Mili- tary Park to include the Fallen Timbers, Russell House, and Davis Bridge Battlefields. Subsection (b) authorizes the Secretary to acquire the land by do- nation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. Subsection (c) directs that the acquired lands shall be adminis- tered as a part of the Park. Section 4. Establishment of affiliated area Section 4(a) establishes Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an af- filiated area of the National Park System.
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