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Calendar No. 613
104th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1091
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AN ACT
To improve the National Park System in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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September 16, 1996
Reported with an amendment
Calendar No. 613
104th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1091
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 20 (legislative day, September 5), 1995
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
September 16, 1996
Reported by Mr. Murkowski, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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AN ACT
To improve the National Park System in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>TITLE I--RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 101. MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The first section of the Act of March 2, 1936 (Chapter
113; 49 Stat. 1155), is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``Section 1. (a) In order to preserve the site of the 1862
Peninsula Campaign and the 1864-65 battle of Richmond, in the vicinity
of Richmond, Virginia, as a national battlefield park for the benefit
and inspiration of the people of the United States, there is hereby
established, subject to existing rights, the Richmond National
Battlefield Park (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the
`Park').</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) The Park shall consist of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) lands, waters, and interests therein within
the area generally depicted on the map entitled `Richmond
National Battlefield Park, Land Status Map', numbered 367/
92,000, and dated September 1993; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) upon donation of title acceptable to the
Secretary of the Interior (and acceptance by the Secretary),
the following tracts: a tract of 750 acres at Malvern Hill, a
tract of 15 acres at Beaver Dam Creek, a tract of 100 acres at
Cold Harbor, and a tract of 42 acres at Bethesda
Church.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) As soon as practicable, the Secretary of the
Interior shall complete a boundary map (including tracts referred to in
subsection (b)(2)) for the Park. The map required by this subsection
and the map referred to in subsection (b)(1) shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the office of the National Park
Service, Department of the Interior.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(d) The Congress recognizes the national significance of
the Battle of New Market Heights and declares it to be in the public
interest to ensure the preservation of the New Market Heights
Battlefield so that an important aspect of American history can be
interpreted to the public. The Congress directs the Secretary to work
cooperatively with the Commonwealth of Virginia, the county of Henrico,
Virginia, and property owners within or impacted by the battlefield
area to develop alternatives to ensure implementation of these goals.
The Secretary shall submit a report outlining such alternatives to the
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate no later than
June 1, 1996.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 102. REPEAL OF PROVISION REGARDING PROPERTY
ACQUISITION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The Act of March 2, 1936 (Chapter 113; 49 Stat. 1155), is
amended by striking section 2.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 103. ADMINISTRATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 3 of the Act of March 2, 1936 (Chapter 113; 49
Stat. 1156), is redesignated as section 2 and is amended by striking
the period and inserting ``, and the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat.
666; 16 U.S.C. 461-467).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE II--SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 201. MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--The boundary of Shenandoah National Park
is hereby modified to include only those lands and interests therein
that, on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, were in
Federal ownership and were administered by the Secretary of the
Interior (hereinafter in this title referred to as the ``Secretary'')
as part of the park. So much of the Act of May 22, 1926 (Chapter 363;
44 Stat. 616) as is inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Minor Boundary Adjustments and Land Acquisition.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Minor boundary adjustments.--The Secretary is
authorized to make minor adjustments to the boundary of
Shenandoah National Park, as modified by this title, to make
essential improvements to facilitate access to trailheads to
the park that exist on the day before the date of the enactment
of this title, in cases in which there are no practicable
alternatives to such adjustments.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Limitations on land acquisition.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--Except as otherwise
provided in this subsection, the Secretary may acquire
lands and interests therein under this subsection only
by donation.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Additional restrictions.--When acting
under this subsection--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) the Secretary may add to the
Shenandoah National Park only lands and
interests therein that are contiguous with
Federal lands administered by the Secretary as
part of the park;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) prior to accepting title to
any lands or interests therein, the Secretary
shall hold a public meeting in the county in
which such lands and interests are
located;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) the Secretary shall not
alter the primary means of access of any
private landowner to the lands owned by such
landowner; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iv) the Secretary shall not cause
any property owned by a private individual, or
any group of adjacent properties owned by
private individuals, to be surrounded on all
sides by land administered by the Secretary as
part of the park.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Mitigation of Impacts at Access Points.--The Secretary
shall take all reasonable actions to mitigate the impacts associated
with visitor use at trailheads around the perimeter of Shenandoah
National Park. The Secretary shall enlist the cooperation of the State
and local jurisdictions, as appropriate, in carrying out this
subsection.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 202. REQUIREMENT OF TRANSFER OF COUNTY ROAD
CORRIDORS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Statement of Purpose.--It is the purpose of this
section to permit the Commonwealth of Virginia to maintain and provide
for safe public use of certain roads that the Commonwealth donated to
the Federal Government at the time of the establishment of Shenandoah
National Park.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Requirement of Transfer.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Interior shall transfer to the Commonwealth of Virginia, without
consideration or reimbursement, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to all county road corridors that were located
within the Shenandoah National Park on the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act and are removed from such Park by the boundary
modification made by section 201.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Reversion.--Each transfer pursuant to this section
shall be made subject to the condition that if, at any time, any county
road corridor so transferred is no longer used as a public roadway, all
right, title, and interest in the county road corridor shall revert to
the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) County road corridor.--The term ``county road
corridor'' means a corridor that is comprised of any Shenandoah
county road together with an amount of land, which is
contiguous with the road and which is selected by the Secretary
of the Interior in consultation with the Governor of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, such that the total width of the
corridor is 50 feet.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Shenandoah county road.--The term ``Shenandoah
county road'' means any portion of a road that is open to
public vehicle usage and that, on the date of the enactment of
this Act, constitutes part of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Madison County Route 600;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Rockingham County Route 624;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Rockingham County Route 625;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) Rockingham County Route 626;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) Warren County Route 604;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) Page County Route 759;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (G) Page County Route 611;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (H) Page County Route 682;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) Page County Route 662;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (J) Augusta County Route 611;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (K) Augusta County Route 619;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (L) Albemarle County Route 614;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (M) Augusta County Route 661;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (N) Rockingham County Route 663;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (O) Rockingham County Route 659;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (P) Page County Route 669;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (Q) Rockingham County Route 661;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (R) Criser Road (to Town of Front Royal);
or</DELETED>
<DELETED> (S) the government-owned parcel connecting
Criser Road to the Warren County School Board
parcel.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE III--COLONIAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 301. MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of June 28, 1938
(52 Stat. 1208; 16 U.S.C. 81b, 81d), limiting the average width of the
Colonial Parkway, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this
title referred to as the ``Secretary'') is authorized to include within
the Colonial National Historical Park, and to acquire by purchase,
donation or exchange, lands and interests in lands (with or without
improvements) within the areas depicted on the map dated August 1993,
numbered 333/80031A, and entitled ``Page Landing Addition to Colonial
National Historical Park''. Such map shall be on file and available for
inspection in the offices of the National Park Service at Colonial
National Historical Park and in Washington, District of
Columbia.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 302. TRANSFER OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM AND RIGHTS-OF-
WAY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to transfer,
without reimbursement (except as provided in subsection (c)), to York
County, Virginia, any portion of the existing sewage disposal system,
including related improvements and structures, that is owned by the
United States and located within the Colonial National Historical Park,
together with such rights-of-way as the Secretary determines to be
necessary to maintain and operate such system.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Repair and Rehabilitation of System.--The Secretary is
authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement with York County,
Virginia, under which the Secretary will pay a portion, not to exceed
$110,000, of the costs of repair and rehabilitation of the sewage
disposal system referred to in subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Effect of Agreement on Charges, Impact, and
Alterations.--In consideration for the rights-of-way granted under
subsection (a), in recognition of the contribution authorized under
subsection (b), and as a condition of the transfer authorized by
subsection (a), the cooperative agreement under subsection (b) shall
provide for a reduction in, or the elimination of, the amounts charged
to the National Park Service for its sewage disposal with respect to
the Colonial National Historical Park, shall provide for minimizing the
impact of the park's sewage disposal system on the park and its
resources, and shall provide that such system may not be enlarged or
substantially altered without the concurrence of the director of the
National Park Service.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> There are authorized to be appropriated $110,000 to carry
out section 302 and $830,000, or the current appraised value of the
lands and interests in lands referred to in section 301, whichever is
lower, to carry out section 301.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE IV--SHENANDOAH VALLEY BATTLEFIELDS</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This title may be cited as the ``Shenandoah Valley
Battlefields Partnership Act of 1995''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 402. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The Congress finds that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) there are situated in the Shenandoah Valley in
the Commonwealth of Virginia the sites of several key Civil War
battles;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) certain sites, battlefields, structures, and
districts in the Shenandoah Valley are collectively of national
significance in the history of the Civil War;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) in 1990, the Congress enacted legislation
directing the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a
comprehensive study of significant sites and structures
associated with Civil War battles in the Shenandoah
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