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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 782
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 23, 2013
Mr. Casey (for himself,
Mr. Toomey, and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend Public Law 101–377 to revise the boundaries of
the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station,
and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Gettysburg National Military Park
Expansion Act.
2.
Gettysburg
National Military Park expansion
(a)
Gettysburg
National Military Park boundary revision
Section 1 of Public Law 101–377 (16 U.S.C.
430g–4) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(d)
Additional
land
In addition to the land described in subsections (a) and
(b), the park shall include—
(1) the property
commonly known as the Gettysburg Train Station (including land
located in close proximity to the Gettysburg Train Station) that is—
(A) located in the
Borough of Gettysburg; and
(B) depicted on the
map entitled Gettysburg National Military Park, Proposed Boundary,
numbered 305/80,045, and dated September 2008; and
(2) the property that
is—
(A) located adjacent
to Plum Run in Cumberland Township; and
(B) depicted on the
map entitled Gettysburg National Military Park, Proposed Boundary
Addition, numbered 305/80,046, and dated February
2009.
.
(b)
Acquisition and
disposal of land
Section 2(a)
of Public Law 101–377 (16 U.S.C. 430g–5(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking The Secretary
and inserting the following:
(1)
In
general
The Secretary
;
and
(2) by adding at the
end the following:
(2)
Acquisition of
publicly owned land
(A)
In
general
Subject to
subparagraph (B), the Secretary may acquire only by purchase from a willing
seller publicly owned property that is located within the property described in
section 1(d)(1) if the Secretary determines that efforts to acquire the
property without cost have been exhausted.
(B)
Eminent
domain
The Secretary may not
acquire by eminent domain property that is located within the property
described in section
1(d)(1).
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