,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aiib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #f1 #bjag,mr4 
,barr 7for himself and ,ms4 ,fudge7     
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 of the site of  
the ,camp ,nelson ,civil ,war ,heritage 
,park in ,jessamine ,county1 ,kentucky1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,camp ,nelson ,heritage ,park ,study    
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds as 
follows3  7#a7 ,in ,june #ahfc1 ,camp   
,nelson was founded and constructed by  
,major ,general ,ambrose ,burnside and  
the unit under his command1 the #ith    
,corps of the ,army of ,ohio4  7#b7     
,camp ,nelson was established as a      
supply depot for the ,union ,army during
 the ,civil ,war and helped support the 
,union ,army's campaigns in ,kentucky1  
,tennessee1 and ,alabama4  7#c7 ,camp   

,nelson was one of the ,nation's largest
 recruitment and training centers for   
,african ,american soldiers during the  
,civil ,war1 as well as a refugee camp  
for the wives and children of many of   
those soldiers4  7#d7 ,because of its   
proximity to ,confederate ,states1      
thousands of slaves fled to ,camp       
,nelson with their families to escape   
enslavement and to enlist in the ,union 
,army1 thereby gaining their freedom4   
7#e7 ,eight regiments of ,u4,s4 ,colored
 ,troops1 the designation of ,african   
,american regiments at that time1 were  
founded at ,camp ,nelson1 and three     
other regiments were trained at the     
site4  7#f7 ,camp ,nelson established a 
refugee camp for enlisted ,african      
,american soldiers' families1 housing   
over #c1jjj people1 primarily women and 
children1 and included a school house1  
hospital1 mess hall1 and other          
accommodations4  7#g7 ,camp ,nelson     
,civil ,war ,heritage ,park was         
designated as part of the ,national     

,park ,service's ,national ,underground 
,railroad ,network to ,freedom in #bjjh 
and designated a ,national ,historic    
,landmark in #bjac4  7#h7 ,in #aiih1    
,camp ,nelson ,civil ,war ,heritage     
,park was created by ,jessamine ,county 
,fiscal ,court using ,federal1 ,state1  
and local support1 and has preserved    
large tracts of this site1 constructed a
 visitor center1 constructed a replica  
barracks1 recreated a fort1 developed   
interpretive trails1 and educated the   
public about this historic site4  7#i7  
,there is strong community interest in  
making ,camp ,nelson ,civil ,war        
,heritage ,park a unit of the ,national 
,park ,system4  7#aj7 ,jessamine ,county
 ,fiscal ,court has expressed its desire
 to donate the preserved historic site  
as a gift to the ,united ,states4  #c4  
,study  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary 
of the ,interior 7referred to in this   
,act as the ,secretary7 shall conduct a 
special resource study of the site of   
the ,camp ,nelson ,civil ,war ,heritage 

,park in ,jessamine ,county1 ,kentucky1 
and adjacent property 7referred to in   
this ,act as the site74  7b7 ,criteria  
,the ,secretary shall conduct the study 
under subsection 7a7 in accordance with 
section #ajjejg of title #ed1 ,united   
,states ,code4  7c7 ,contents ,in       
conducting the study under subsection   
7a71 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7        
evaluate the national significance of   
the site2  7#b7 determine the           
suitability and feasibility of          
designating the site as a unit of the   
,national ,park ,system2  7#c7 include  
cost estimates for any necessary        
acquisition1 development1 operation1 and
 maintenance of the site2 and  7#d7     
consult with interested ,federal1       
,state1 or local governmental entities1 
private and nonprofit organizations1 or 
other interested individuals4  #d4      
,report ,not later than #c years after  
the date on which funds are made        
available to carry out the study under  
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    

submit to the ,committee on ,natural    
,resources of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate a report that describes--  7#a7 
the findings and conclusions of the     
study2 and  7#b7 any recommendations of 
the ,secretary4