H.R. 5979 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 662 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5979 [Report No. 115–855] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2018 Mr. Rogers of Kentucky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources July 23, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 25, 2018 A BILL To establish the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument in the State of Kentucky as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act. 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Map The term Map means the map entitled Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, Nancy, Kentucky numbered 297/145513, and dated June 2018. (2) Monument The term Monument means the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument established by section 3(a). (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service. 3. Establishment of mill springs battlefield national monument (a) Establishment (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), there is established, as a unit of the National Park System, the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument in the State of Kentucky, to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations the nationally significant historic resources of the Mill Springs Battlefield and its role in the American Civil War. (2) Conditions The Monument shall not be established until the Secretary— (A) has entered into a written agreement with the owner of any private or non-Federal land within the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument boundary as depicted on the Map, providing that such property shall be donated to the United States for inclusion in the Monument to be managed consistently with the purposes of the Monument; and (B) has determined that sufficient land or interests in land have been acquired within the boundary of the Monument to constitute a manageable unit. (b) Boundaries The boundaries of the Monument shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the Map. (c) Availability of map The Map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (d) Acquisition authority The Secretary may only acquire land or an interest in land located within the boundary of the Monument by— (1) donation; (2) purchase with donated funds; or (3) exchange. (e) Administration (1) In general The Secretary shall administer the Monument in accordance with— (A) this Act; and (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, United States Code; and (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code. (2) Management plan (A) In general Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available to the Secretary for this purpose, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the Monument in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States Code. (B) Submit to congress On completion of the general management plan, the Secretary shall submit it to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. (f) Private property protection No private property or non-Federal public property shall be managed as part of the Monument without the written consent of the owner of such property. (g) No buffer zones Nothing in this Act, the establishment of the Monument, or the management of the Monument shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Monument. The fact that an activity or use can be seen, heard, or detected from within the Monument shall not preclude the conduct of that activity or use outside of the Monument. July 23, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed