,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bd1       
#bjai,mr4 ,isakson 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,kaine1 and ,mr4 ,blunt7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
provide for partnerships among ,state   
and local governments1 regional         
entities1 and the private sector to     
preserve1 conserve1 and enhance the     
visitor experience at nationally        
significant battlefields of the         
,american ,revolution1 ,war of #ahab1   
and ,civil ,war1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,preserving ,america's     
,battlefields ,act4  #b4 ,civil ,war    
,battlefield ,preservation ,act of #bjjb
 ,section #b of the ,civil ,war         
,battlefield ,preservation ,act of #bjjb
 7,public ,law #ajg-cei7 is amended to  
read as follows3  #b4 ,findings and     
purposes  7a7 ,findings ,congress finds 

the following3 7#a7 ,battlefields of the
 ,american ,revolution1 ,war of #ahab   
and the ,civil ,war--  7,a7 provide a   
means for the people of the ,united     
,states to understand our ,nation's     
turbulent first century2  7,b7 serve as 
living memorials to those who fought and
 sacrificed in these conflicts to       
establish and maintain our freedom and  
liberty2  7,c7 serve as training grounds
 for our ,nation's ,armed ,forces2 and  
7,d7 serve as heritage tourism          
destinations1 generating revenue for    
local economies4  7#b7 ,according to the
 ,report on the ,nation's ,civil ,war   
,battlefields1 prepared by the ,national
 ,park ,service and updated in #bjaj1 of
 the #chc ,civil ,war battlefields      
identified as national preservation     
priorities--  7,a7 only at #ca          
battlefields is more than half of the   
surviving landscape permanently         
protected2  7,b7 at #bbg battlefields1  
less than half of the surviving         
landscape is permanently protected2     

7,c7 #fe battlefields have no protection
 at all2 and  7,d7 #aac battlefields    
have been severely hampered by          
development since the ,civil ,war or are
 on the verge of being overwhelmed4     
7#c7 ,according to the #bjjg ,report to 
,congress on the ,historic ,preservation
 of ,revolutionary ,war and ,war of     
#ahab ,sites in the ,united ,states1    
prepared by the ,national ,park         
,service1 of the #bdc principal         
,revolutionary ,war and ,war of #ahab   
battlefields identified as national     
preservation priorities--  7,a7 almost  
#gj percent lie within urban areas as   
denoted in the #bjjj ,u4,s4 ,census2    
7,b7 #ada are lost or extremely         
fragmented1 with residential and        
commercial development being the chief  
threats2  7,c7 #ajj other battlefields  
retain significant features and lands   
from the period of battle1 although on  
average these battlefields retain only  
#cg percent of the original historic    
scene2  7,d7 of these #ajj surviving but

 diminished battle landscapes1 #hb are  
partially owned and protected by public 
and nonprofit stewards1 although the    
extent of that protection varies from   
site to site2  7,e7 #ah are without any 
legal protection2  7,f7 the condition of
 two battlefields is unknown1 with      
additional research and survey being    
required to determine their exact       
location and condition2 and  7,g7 the   
paucity of existing battlefield         
landscapes necessitates preservation and
 maintenance of what precious little    
remains today4  7b7 ,purposes ,the      
purposes of this ,act are-- 7#a7 to act 
quickly and proactively to preserve and 
protect nationally significant          
battlefields of the ,american           
,revolution1 ,war of #ahab1 and ,civil  
,war through conservation easements and 
fee-simple purchases of those           
battlefields from willing sellers2 and  
7#b7 to create partnerships among ,state
 and local governments1 regional        
entities1 and the private sector to     

preserve1 conserve1 and enhance the     
visitor experience at nationally        
significant battlefields of the         
,american ,revolution1 ,war of #ahab1   
and ,civil ,war4  4  #c4 ,preservation  
assistance ,section #cjhajc7;f7 of title
 #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
to read as follows3  7f7 ,authorization 
of appropriations ,there is authorized  
to be appropriated to the ,secretary to 
provide grants under this section       
#bj1jjj1jjj for each fiscal year through
 #bjbh1 of which not more than #aj      
percent may be used each fiscal year as 
follows3  7#a7 ,not more than #a1jjj1jjj
 for projects and programs that         
modernize battlefield interpretive and  
educational assets through the          
deployment of technology1 disbursed     
through the competitive grant process to
 non-profit organizations4  7#b7 ,not   
more than #a1jjj1jjj for grants to      
organizations described in section      
#eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf and exempt from taxation 

under section #eja7;a7 of such ,code to 
be used for projects that restore       
day-of-battle conditions on land        
preserved through ,battlefield ,land    
,acquisition ,grant ,program funds4  4