,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,rogers of ,kentucky 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,yarmuth1 and ,mr4 ,guthrie7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the   
,secretary of the ,interior to conduct a
 special resource study to evaluate the 
significance of the ,mill ,springs      
,battlefield located in ,pulaski and    
,wayne ,counties1 ,kentucky1 and the    
feasibility of its inclusion in the     
,national ,park ,system1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,battle of mill springs  
study  7a7 ,findings ,congress finds as 
follows3  7#a7 ,in #aiid1 the ,mills    
,springs ,battlefield in ,pulaski and   
,wayne ,counties in ,kentucky was       
designated as a ,national ,historic     
,landmark by the ,department of the     
,interior4  7#b7 ,the ,battle of ,mill  
,springs was the first significant      
,union victory in the western theater of

 the ,civil ,war4  7#c7 ,the outcome of 
the ,battle of ,mill ,springs1 along    
with ,union victories at ,fort ,henry   
and ,fort ,donelson paved the way for a 
major battle at ,shiloh1 ,tennessee4    
7#d7 ,in #aiia1 the ,national ,park     
,service placed the ,mill ,springs      
,battlefield on a list of endangered    
battlefields1 noting the impact of this 
battle to the course of the ,civil ,war4
  7#e7 ,in #aiib1 the ,mill ,springs    
,battlefield ,association formed1 and   
utilizing ,federal1 ,state1 and local   
support has managed to preserve         
important tracts of the battlefield1    
construct an interactive visitor center1
 and educate the public about this      
historic event4  7#f7 ,there is strong  
community interest in incorporating the 
,mill ,springs ,battlefield into the    
,national ,park ,service4  7#g7 ,the    
,mill ,springs ,battlefield ,association
 has expressed its desire to give the   
preserved battlefield as a gift to the  
,united ,states4  7b7 ,definitions ,for 

purposes of this ,act3  7#a7 ,mill      
springs battlefield ,the term ,mill     
,springs ,battlefield means the area    
encompassed by the ,national ,historic  
,landmark designations relating to the  
#ahfb ,battle of ,mill ,springs located 
in the counties of ,pulaski and ,wayne  
in ,kentucky4  7#b7 ,secretary ,the term
 ,secretary means the ,secretary of the 
,interior4  7c7 ,study ,not later than  
#c years from the date funds are made   
available1 the ,secretary shall conduct 
a special resource study to evaluate the
 significance of the ,mill ,springs     
,battlefield in ,kentucky1 and the      
feasibility of its inclusion in the     
,national ,park ,system4  7d7 ,criteria 
for study ,the ,secretary shall conduct 
the study authorized by this ,act in    
accordance with #h7;b7 of ,public ,law  
#ia-chc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #a;a-#e7;b774    
7e7 ,content of study ,the study shall  
include an analysis of the following3   
7#a7 ,the significance of the ,battle of
 ,mill ,springs to the outcome of the   

,civil ,war4  7#b7 ,opportunities for   
public education about the ,civil ,war  
in ,kentucky4  7#c7 ,operational issues 
that should be considered if the        
,national ,park ,system were to         
incorporate the ,mill ,springs          
,battlefield4  7#d7 ,the feasibility of 
administering the ,mill ,springs        
,battlefield considering its size1      
configuration1 and other factors1 to    
include an annual cost estimate4  7#e7  
,the economic1 educational1 and other   
impacts the inclusion of ,mill ,springs 
,battlefield into the ,national ,park   
,system would have on the surrounding   
communities in ,pulaski and ,wayne      
,counties4  7f7 ,notification of private
 property owners ,upon commencement of  
the study1 owners of private property   
connected to the battlefield will be    
notified of the study's commencement and
 scope4  7g7 ,submission of report ,upon
 completion of the study1 the ,secretary
 shall submit a report on the findings  
of the study to the ,committee on       

,natural ,resources of the ,house of    
,representatives and to the ,committee  
on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of   
the ,senate4