H.R. 5003 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5003 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2014 Mr. Gingrey of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Lewis, and Mr. Westmoreland) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park to include the Wallis House and Harriston Hill, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014. 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park was authorized as a unit of the National Park System on June 26, 1935. Prior to 1935, parts of the park had been acquired and protected by Civil War veterans and the War Department. (2) Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park protects Kennesaw Mountain and Kolb’s Farm, which are battle sites along the route of General Sherman’s 1864 campaign to take Atlanta. (3) Most of the park protects Confederate positions and strategy. The Wallis House is one of the few original structures remaining from the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain associated with Union positions and strategy. (4) The Wallis House is strategically located next to a Union signal station at Harriston Hill. 3. Boundary adjustment; land acquisition; administration (a) Boundary adjustment The boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is modified to include the approximately 8 acres identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill, and generally depicted on the map titled Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment, numbered 325/80,020, and dated February 2010. (b) Map The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (c) Land acquisition The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire, from willing owners only, land or interests in land described in subsection (a) by donation or exchange. (d) Administration of acquired lands The Secretary of the Interior shall administer land and interests in land acquired under this section as part of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.