,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #eafi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #bi1 #bjbf,mr4 ,justice 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 and ,mr4 ,warner7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to expand the boundaries of the ,shenandoah ,valley ,battlefields ,national ,historic ,district1 to recognize and enhance the ,shenandoah ,valley ,battlefields ,national ,historic ,district partnership model1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,shenandoah ,valley ,battlefields ,national ,historic ,district ,boundary ,expansion and ,partnership ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,expansion and administration of ,shenandoah ,valley ,battlefields ,national ,historic ,district 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,district ,the term ,district means the ,shenandoah ,valley ,battlefields ,national ,historic ,district established by subsection 7e7 of the ,shenandoah ,valley ,battlefields ,national ,historic ,district and ,commission ,act of #aiif 7section #fjf of division ,i of the ,omnibus ,parks and ,public ,lands ,management ,act of #aiif7 7#ed ,u4,s4,c4 #cbjaja note2 ,public ,law #ajd-ccc7 7as amended by subsection 7b774 7#b7 ,management entity2 plan ,the terms management entity and plan have the meanings given those terms in subsection 7d7 of the ,shenandoah ,valley ,battlefields ,national ,historic ,district and ,commission ,act of #aiif 7#ed ,u4,s4,c4 #cbjaja note2 ,public ,law #ajd-ccc74 7b7 ,boundary expansion ,subsection 7e7 of the ,shenandoah ,valley ,battlefields ,national ,historic ,district and ,commission ,act of #aiif 7#ed ,u4,s4,c4 #cbjaja note2 ,public ,law #ajd-ccc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,commonwealth of ,virginia and inserting ,states of ,virginia and ,west ,virginia2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking 7,a7 ,the corridor shall consist of lands and interests therein as and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,district shall consist of-- 7i7 land and interests in land1 as 2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 in clause 7i7 7as so designated71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7ii7 by adding at the end the following3 7ii7 ,rockbridge ,county1 ,virginia2 7iii7 ,berkeley1 ,jefferson1 and ,morgan ,counties1 ,west ,virginia2 and 2 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 by striking subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting clause 7i7 or any of the counties described in clauses 7ii7 and 7iii72 and 7ii7 by striking 7,b7 ,the ,district shall consist of historic and inserting the following3 7iv7 any historic 2 and 7,d7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking 7,c7 ,the map referred to in subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the following3 7,b7 ,availability of map ,the map referred to in subparagraph 7,a77i7 4 7c7 ,administration 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,district shall be managed and administered by the management entity-- 7,a7 as a distinct ,national ,historic ,district partnership model2 and 7,b7 subject to paragraph 7#b71 in accordance with-- 7i7 the purposes described in subsection 7c7 of the ,shenandoah ,valley ,battlefields ,national ,historic ,district and ,commission ,act of #aiif 7#ed ,u4,s4,c4 #cbjaja note2 ,public ,law #ajd-ccc72 and 7ii7 the plan1 subject to the condition that the plan shall be updated as necessary to address interpretive measures1 partnerships1 and other resources and needs in the areas added to the ,district by the amendments made by subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,references ,any reference contained in the ,shenandoah ,valley ,battlefields ,national ,historic ,district and ,commission ,act of #aiif 7#ed ,u4,s4,c4 #cbjaja note2 ,public ,law #ajd-ccc7 or the plan to the ,commonwealth of ,virginia shall be considered to be a reference to the ,states of ,virginia and ,west ,virginia4 7#c7 ,applicability of other law ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,district shall not be subject to the administrative provisions or funding allocation formulas applicable to components of the ,national ,heritage ,area ,system under section #fjja of the ,john ,d4 ,dingell1 ,jr4 ,conservation1 ,management1 and ,recreation ,act 7#ed ,u4,s4,c4 #cbjaja note2 ,public ,law #aaf-i74 7#d7 ,eligibility for funding ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 for fiscal year #bjbg and each fiscal year thereafter1 the ,district and the management entity shall continue-- 7,a7 to receive funding for purposes of management and administration of the ,district in an amount equal to not less than the amount provided for those purposes in fiscal year #bjbf2 and 7,b7 to be eligible for any technical assistance or grants otherwise available to ,national ,heritage ,areas4 7d7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated-- 7#a7 for fiscal year #bjbg and each fiscal year thereafter1 #a1bej1jjj to the management entity1 of which-- 7,a7 not more than #fbe1jjj for each fiscal year shall be used for operations of the management entity2 and 7,b7 not more than #fbe1jjj for each fiscal year shall be used for the operation and maintenance of the battlefield parks1 visitor facilities1 and preserved historic properties in the ,district2 and 7#b7 for each of fiscal years #bjbg through #bjcc1 #b1ejj1jjj for-- 7,a7 grants and technical assistance under subsection 7g7 of the ,shenandoah ,valley ,battlefields ,national ,historic ,district and ,commission ,act of #aiif 7#ed ,u4,s4,c4 #cbjaja note2 ,public ,law #ajd-ccc72 and 7,b7 the acquisition from willing sellers of land and interests in land for the ,district4 7e7 ,report ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,interior shall submit to ,congress a report that includes recommendations of the ,secretary for methods to replicate the partnership model used in the ,district at other locations in the ,national ,park ,system4