[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[S. 1033 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 444
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1033
[Report No. 103-273]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To establish the Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields and Commission
in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
May 25 (legislative day, May 16), 1994
Reported with an amendment
Calendar No. 444
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1033
[Report No. 103-273]
To establish the Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields and Commission
in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 26 (legislative day, April 19), 1993
Mr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Robb, and Mr. Jeffords) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources
May 25 (legislative day, May 16), 1994
Reported by Mr. Johnston, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To establish the Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields and Commission
in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
-S-E-C-T-I-O-N -1-. -S-H-O-R-T -T-I-T-L-E-.
-T-h-i-s -A-c-t -m-a-y -b-e -c-i-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e
-`-`-S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h -V-a-l-l-e-y -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -P-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p -A-c-t -o-f
-1-9-9-3-'-'-.
-S-E-C-. -2-. -F-I-N-D-I-N-G-S-.
-C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -f-i-n-d-s -t-h-a-t---
-(-1-) -t-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -s-i-t-u-a-t-e-d -i-n -t-h-e
-S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h -V-a-l-l-e-y -i-n -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-o-n-w-e-a-l-t-h -o-f -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a -t-h-e
-s-i-t-e-s -o-f -C-i-v-i-l -W-a-r -b-a-t-t-l-e-s-;
-(-2-) -c-e-r-t-a-i-n -s-i-t-e-s-,
-b-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s-, -s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-s-, -a-n-d
-d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t-s -i-n -t-h-e -S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h
-V-a-l-l-e-y -a-r-e -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-v-e-l-y -o-f
-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-c-e -i-n -t-h-e
-h-i-s-t-o-r-y -o-f -t-h-e -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -C-i-v-i-l -W-a-r-;
-(-3-) -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-a-r-k -S-e-r-v-i-c-e
-h-a-s -a-s-s-e-s-s-e-d -t-h-e -s-u-i-t-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -a-n-d
-f-e-a-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -r-e-c-o-g-n-i-z-i-n-g
-S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h -V-a-l-l-e-y -b-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d
-s-i-t-e-s -a-n-d -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-i-n-g -t-h-e-s-e -s-i-t-e-s
-w-i-t-h -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-a-r-k -S-y-s-t-e-m-, -a-n-d
-h-a-s -f-o-u-n-d -t-h-a-t -t-h-e-s-e -s-i-t-e-s -p-o-s-s-e-s-s
-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-c-e -a-n-d -a -h-i-g-h
-d-e-g-r-e-e -o-f -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l -i-n-t-e-g-r-i-t-y-;
-(-4-) -t-h-e -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d
-i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e-s-e -s-i-t-e-s-,
-b-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s-, -s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-s-, -a-n-d
-d-i-s-t-r-i-c-t-s -c-a-n -m-a-k-e -a -v-i-t-a-l
-c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g
-o-f -t-h-e -h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d
-S-t-a-t-e-s-;
-(-5-) -t-h-e -g-o-a-l -o-f -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-i-n-g -C-i-v-i-l
-W-a-r -s-i-t-e-s -w-i-t-h-i-n -a -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l
-f-r-a-m-e-w-o-r-k -i-s -t-o -p-r-o-m-o-t-e
-c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-m-o-n-g -l-o-c-a-l -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y
-o-w-n-e-r-s -a-n-d -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-, -S-t-a-t-e-, -a-n-d
-l-o-c-a-l -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -t-h-a-t
-s-e-e-k -t-o -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -t-h-e -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n
-o-f -s-i-t-e-s -a-n-d -p-l-a-c-e-s -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -t-o
-t-h-e -h-i-s-t-o-r-y -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
-(-6-) -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s -b-e-t-w-e-e-n
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l-, -S-t-a-t-e-, -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l
-g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -t-h-e-i-r -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l
-e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r---
-(-A-) -o-f-f-e-r -t-h-e -m-o-s-t
-e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s -f-o-r
-t-h-e -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-m-e-n-t -a-n-d
-m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -C-i-v-i-l -W-a-r
-b-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -a-n-d -r-e-l-a-t-e-d
-s-i-t-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h
-V-a-l-l-e-y-; -a-n-d
-(-B-) -a-r-e -b-e-s-t -f-o-s-t-e-r-e-d
-t-h-r-o-u-g-h -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t -o-f -a
-r-e-g-i-o-n-w-i-d-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.
-S-E-C-. -3-. -P-U-R-P-O-S-E-S-.
-T-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-r-e -t-o---
-(-1-) -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-e-, -c-o-n-s-e-r-v-e-, -a-n-d
-i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t -t-h-e -l-e-g-a-c-y -o-f -t-h-e -C-i-v-i-l
-W-a-r -i-n -t-h-e -S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h -V-a-l-l-e-y -o-f
-V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a-;
-(-2-) -r-e-c-o-g-n-i-z-e -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t
-i-m-p-o-r-t-a-n-t -e-v-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c
-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -i-n -t-h-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -o-f -t-h-e
-C-i-v-i-l -W-a-r -i-n -t-h-e -S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h -V-a-l-l-e-y
-o-f -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-o-s-e
-b-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -t-h-e
-T-h-o-m-a-s -J-. -(-S-t-o-n-e-w-a-l-l-) -J-a-c-k-s-o-n
-C-a-m-p-a-i-g-n -o-f -1-8-6-2 -a-n-d -t-h-e -d-e-c-i-s-i-v-e
-c-a-m-p-a-i-g-n-s -o-f -1-8-6-4-;
-(-3-) -r-e-c-o-g-n-i-z-e -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t -t-h-e
-e-f-f-e-c-t -o-f -w-a-r -o-n -t-h-e -c-i-v-i-l-i-a-n
-p-o-p-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -V-a-l-l-e-y -d-u-r-i-n-g
-t-h-e -w-a-r -a-n-d -t-h-e -p-o-s-t-w-a-r
-r-e-c-o-n-s-t-r-u-c-t-i-o-n -p-e-r-i-o-d-;
-(-4-) -c-r-e-a-t-e -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s -a-m-o-n-g
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l-, -S-t-a-t-e-, -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l
-g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -t-h-e-i-r -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l
-e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r
-t-o -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-e-, -c-o-n-s-e-r-v-e-, -e-n-h-a-n-c-e-,
-a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t -t-h-e -n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y
-s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -b-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -a-n-d
-r-e-l-a-t-e-d -s-i-t-e-s -a-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -t-h-e
-C-i-v-i-l -W-a-r -i-n -t-h-e -S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h
-V-a-l-l-e-y-; -a-n-d
-(-5-) -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -a-n-d -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -a
-g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c -d-a-t-a-b-a-s-e -a-n-d
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -s-y-s-t-e-m -t-h-a-t -c-a-n -b-e
-u-s-e-d -t-o -l-o-c-a-t-e-, -t-r-a-c-k-, -a-n-d -c-r-o-s-s
-r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e -s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l
-a-n-d -c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-i-e-s-,
-s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-s-, -a-n-d -m-a-r-k-e-r-s-.
-S-E-C-. -4-. -D-E-F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N-S-.
-F-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-:
-(-1-) -B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s-.----T-h-e -t-e-r-m
-`-`-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e
-S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h -V-a-l-l-e-y -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-1-.
-(-2-) -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.----T-h-e -t-e-r-m
-`-`-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e
-S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h -V-a-l-l-e-y -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-i-t-l-e -I-I-.
-(-3-) -C-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-n-g -a-r-e-a-s-.----T-h-e
-t-e-r-m -`-`-c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-n-g -a-r-e-a-s-'-' -m-e-a-n-s
-t-h-o-s-e -a-r-e-a-s -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -t-h-e
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-a-r-k -S-e-r-v-i-c-e -s-t-u-d-y-,
-`-`-C-i-v-i-l -W-a-r -S-i-t-e-s -i-n -t-h-e
-S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h -V-a-l-l-e-y -o-f -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a-'-'-,
-t-h-a-t -e-n-c-o-m-p-a-s-s -a-l-l -i-m-p-o-r-t-a-n-t
-c-o-m-p-o-n-e-n-t-s -o-f -a -c-o-n-f-l-i-c-t -t-h-a-t
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-i-c -c-o-n-t-e-x-t -a-n-d
-g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c -s-e-t-t-i-n-g -f-o-r
-u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -c-o-n-f-l-i-c-t-.
-(-4-) -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -p-l-a-n-.----T-h-e -t-e-r-m
-`-`-H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -P-l-a-n-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e
-S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h -V-a-l-l-e-y -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l
-H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -P-l-a-n -a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t
-t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-2-.
-(-5-) -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -c-o-r-e-.----T-h-e -t-e-r-m
-`-`-h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -c-o-r-e-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -a-r-e-a-s
-i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-a-r-k
-S-e-r-v-i-c-e -s-t-u-d-y-, -`-`-C-i-v-i-l -W-a-r -S-i-t-e-s
-i-n -t-h-e -S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h -V-a-l-l-e-y -o-f
-V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a-'-'-, -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-i-n-g -s-i-t-e-s -o-f
-c-o-n-f-r-o-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -d-e-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t-,
-h-e-a-v-i-e-s-t -f-i-g-h-t-i-n-g-, -a-n-d -m-o-s-t
-s-e-v-e-r-e -c-a-s-u-a-l-t-i-e-s-.
-(-6-) -M-a-j-o-r -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-v-e
-f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-.----T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-m-a-j-o-r
-i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-v-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -a
-y-e-a-r---r-o-u-n-d -s-t-a-f-f-e-d -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -t-h-a-t
-m-a-y -s-e-r-v-e -a-s -t-h-e -h-e-a-d-q-u-a-r-t-e-r-s -f-o-r
-t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -a-n
-o-r-i-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s-,
-a-n-d-, -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-i-v-e
-e-x-h-i-b-i-t-s -a-n-d -m-e-d-i-a-, -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-e-s
-t-o -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -t-h-e -s-t-o-r-y -o-f -t-h-e
-C-i-v-i-l -W-a-r -i-n -t-h-e -S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h -V-a-l-l-e-y
-o-f -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a-.
-(-7-) -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.----T-h-e -t-e-r-m
-`-`-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y
-o-f -t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-i-o-r-.
-T-I-T-L-E -I----S-H-E-N-A-N-D-O-A-H -V-A-L-L-E-Y -N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L
-B-A-T-T-L-E-F-I-E-L-D-S
-S-E-C-. -1-0-1-. -E-S-T-A-B-L-I-S-H-M-E-N-T -O-F -T-H-E
-S-H-E-N-A-N-D-O-A-H -V-A-L-L-E-Y -N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L
-B-A-T-T-L-E-F-I-E-L-D-S-.
-(-a-) -E-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t-.----T-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-e
-p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e-r-e -i-s
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -t-h-e -S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h -V-a-l-l-e-y
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s-.
-(-b-) -B-o-u-n-d-a-r-i-e-s-.---
-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-i-s-t -o-f
-a-p-p-r-o-x-i-m-a-t-e-l-y -1-,-1-4-0 -a-c-r-e-s -a-s
-g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y -d-e-p-i-c-t-e-d -o-n -t-h-e -m-a-p
-e-n-t-i-t-l-e-d -`-`-S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h -V-a-l-l-e-y
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s-'-'-,
-n-u-m-b-e-r-e-d __________ -a-n-d -d-a-t-e-d
________________________-, -l-o-c-a-t-e-d -i-n -t-h-e
-c-o-u-n-t-i-e-s -o-f -F-r-e-d-e-r-i-c-k-, -H-i-g-h-l-a-n-d-,
-R-o-c-k-i-n-g-h-a-m-, -S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h-, -a-n-d -i-n
-t-h-e -c-i-t-y -o-f -W-i-n-c-h-e-s-t-e-r-, -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a-.
-(-2-) -A-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -m-a-p-.----T-h-e
-m-a-p -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -o-n -f-i-l-e -a-n-d -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e
-f-o-r -p-u-b-l-i-c -i-n-s-p-e-c-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e
-o-f-f-i-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-n-d -i-n
-t-h-e -o-f-f-i-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-a-r-k
-S-e-r-v-i-c-e-.
-(-3-) -R-e-v-i-s-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y
-m-a-y-, -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -a-d-v-i-c-e -o-f -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-n-d -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -a-n
-o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y -f-o-r -p-u-b-l-i-c -c-o-m-m-e-n-t
-a-n-d -t-i-m-e-l-y -n-o-t-i-c-e -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e
-o-n -E-n-e-r-g-y -a-n-d -N-a-t-u-r-a-l -R-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f
-t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e -a-n-d -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n
-N-a-t-u-r-a-l -R-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f
-R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s-, -m-a-k-e -m-i-n-o-r
-r-e-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -t-o -t-h-e -b-o-u-n-d-a-r-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s-. -A-n-y -r-e-v-i-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l
-t-a-k-e -e-f-f-e-c-t -u-p-o-n -p-u-b-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -b-y
-t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-n -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l
-R-e-g-i-s-t-e-r -o-f -a -r-e-v-i-s-e-d -b-o-u-n-d-a-r-y -m-a-p
-o-r -o-t-h-e-r -d-e-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n-.
-(-c-) -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-,
-a-c-t-i-n-g -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -P-a-r-k -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -s-h-a-l-l -m-a-n-a-g-e
-t-h-e -B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-n-d -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -l-a-w
-g-e-n-e-r-a-l-l-y -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l
-P-a-r-k -S-y-s-t-e-m-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -A-c-t -o-f
-A-u-g-u-s-t -2-5-, -1-9-1-6 -(-3-9 -S-t-a-t-. -5-3-5-; -1-6
-U-.-S-.-C-. -1 -e-t -s-e-q-.-) -a-n-d -t-h-e -A-c-t -o-f -A-u-g-u-s-t
-2-1-, -1-9-3-5 -(-4-9 -S-t-a-t-. -6-6-6-)-. -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y
-s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-, -m-a-n-a-g-e-, -a-n-d -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r
-t-h-e -B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f
-p-r-e-s-e-r-v-i-n-g -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-i-n-g -t-h-e
-c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -a-n-d -n-a-t-u-r-a-l -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f -t-h-e
-h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -s-i-t-e -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -f-o-r -t-h-e
-p-u-b-l-i-c -u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -a-n-d -a-p-p-r-e-c-i-a-t-i-o-n
-o-f -t-h-e -B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -i-n -s-u-c-h -a -m-a-n-n-e-r -a-s
-t-o -p-e-r-p-e-t-u-a-t-e -t-h-e-s-e -q-u-a-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d
-v-a-l-u-e-s -f-o-r -f-u-t-u-r-e -g-e-n-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
-(-d-) -A-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n-.---
-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----S-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o
-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-s
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -a-c-q-u-i-r-e -l-a-n-d-s -a-n-d
-i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-s -i-n -l-a-n-d-s -w-i-t-h -t-h-e
-c-o-n-s-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -l-a-n-d-o-w-n-e-r---
-(-A-) -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s-, -b-y -d-o-n-a-t-i-o-n-,
-p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e -w-i-t-h -d-o-n-a-t-e-d -o-r
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -f-u-n-d-s-, -o-r
-e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e-, -o-n-l-y -w-i-t-h -t-h-e
-c-o-n-s-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -l-a-n-d-o-w-n-e-r-s-;
-a-n-d
-(-B-) -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -b-o-u-n-d-a-r-i-e-s
-o-f -t-h-e -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-n-g -a-r-e-a-s-, -b-y
-d-o-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t
-t-o -t-h-e -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -P-l-a-n-.
-(-2-) -L-i-m-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-n -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.---
-(-A-) -S-t-a-t-e -o-r -l-o-c-a-l -l-a-n-d-.---
-L-a-n-d-s-, -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-s -i-n
-l-a-n-d-s-, -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-n-g
-a-r-e-a-s-, -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -o-w-n-e-d -b-y -a
-S-t-a-t-e-, -c-o-u-n-t-y-, -o-r -m-u-n-i-c-i-p-a-l
-e-n-t-i-t-y-, -o-r -a-n-y -p-o-l-i-t-i-c-a-l
-s-u-b-d-i-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -e-n-t-i-t-y-,
-m-a-y -b-e -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-d -o-n-l-y -b-y
-d-o-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e-.
-(-B-) -C-o-n-d-e-m-n-e-d -l-a-n-d-.----T-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -n-o-t -a-c-c-e-p-t
-l-a-n-d-s -a-c-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e
-t-h-r-o-u-g-h -c-o-n-d-e-m-n-a-t-i-o-n-.
-S-E-C-. -1-0-2-. -E-S-T-A-B-L-I-S-H-M-E-N-T -O-F -T-H-E
-S-H-E-N-A-N-D-O-A-H -V-A-L-L-E-Y -N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L
-B-A-T-T-L-E-F-I-E-L-D-S -H-E-R-I-T-A-G-E -P-L-A-N-.
-(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----N-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -3
-y-e-a-r-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -w-i-t-h -t-h-e
-a-d-v-i-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -s-h-a-l-l
-t-r-a-n-s-m-i-t -t-o -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -f-o-r -a-p-p-r-o-v-a-l -a
-S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h -V-a-l-l-e-y -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -P-l-a-n -t-h-a-t -m-e-e-t-s
-t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)-.
-(-b-) -P-r-e-p-a-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -A-p-p-r-o-v-a-l -o-f -t-h-e
-H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -P-l-a-n-.---
-(-1-) -S-u-b-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-f -d-r-a-f-t
-h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -p-l-a-n -t-o -t-h-e -s-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.---
-N-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -2 -y-e-a-r-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e
-d-a-t-e -o-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n
-c-o-n-d-u-c-t-s -t-h-e -f-i-r-s-t -m-e-e-t-i-n-g -o-f -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l
-s-u-b-m-i-t -t-o -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a -d-r-a-f-t
-S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h -V-a-l-l-e-y -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -P-l-a-n -t-h-a-t
-m-e-e-t-s -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)-.
-(-2-) -P-u-b-l-i-c -r-e-v-i-e-w -o-f -d-r-a-f-t
-h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -p-l-a-n-.----P-r-i-o-r -t-o
-s-u-b-m-i-t-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -d-r-a-f-t -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e
-P-l-a-n -t-o -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -e-n-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t---
-(-A-) -t-h-e -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -a-n-y
-p-o-l-i-t-i-c-a-l -s-u-b-d-i-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e
-S-t-a-t-e -t-h-a-t -w-o-u-l-d -b-e -a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d
-b-y -t-h-e -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -P-l-a-n -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-s
-n-o-t-i-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -d-r-a-f-t -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e
-P-l-a-n-;
-(-B-) -a-d-e-q-u-a-t-e -n-o-t-i-c-e -o-f -t-h-e
-d-r-a-f-t -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -P-l-a-n -i-s -g-i-v-e-n
-b-y -p-u-b-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e -a-r-e-a -o-f
-t-h-e -B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s-; -a-n-d
-(-C-) -a -p-u-b-l-i-c -h-e-a-r-i-n-g -i-s
-c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n
-w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -d-r-a-f-t
-H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -P-l-a-n-.
-(-3-) -R-e-v-i-e-w -o-f -d-r-a-f-t -h-e-r-i-t-a-g-e
-p-l-a-n -b-y -t-h-e -s-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.----T-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-v-i-e-w -t-h-e -d-r-a-f-t
-H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -P-l-a-n-, -a-n-d-, -n-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n
-9-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e
-d-r-a-f-t -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -P-l-a-n -i-s -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d
-t-o -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -s-h-a-l-l---
-(-A-) -a-p-p-r-o-v-e -t-h-e -p-l-a-n -a-n-d
-s-u-b-m-i-t -t-h-e -P-l-a-n -t-o -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s
-f-o-r -a-p-p-r-o-v-a-l-; -o-r
-(-B-) -r-e-j-e-c-t -t-h-e -p-l-a-n -a-n-d
-s-u-b-m-i-t -s-u-g-g-e-s-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r
-m-o-d-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.
-(-c-) -S-p-e-c-i-f-i-c -P-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e
-H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -P-l-a-n -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e---
-(-1-) -a -d-e-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -f-i-n-a-l
-b-o-u-n-d-a-r-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s-,
-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -a-r-e-a-s -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -a-s
-c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-n-g -a-r-e-a-s -a-n-d -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c
-c-o-r-e -a-r-e-a-s-, -g-i-v-i-n-g -s-p-e-c-i-a-l
-c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -l-a-n-d-s -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-i-n-g
-t-h-e -l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e -b-a-t-t-l-e-s -o-f
-C-o-o-l -S-p-r-i-n-g-, -F-i-r-s-t -a-n-d -S-e-c-o-n-d
-K-e-r-n-s-t-o-w-n-, -a-n-d -O-p-e-q-u-o-n -(-T-h-i-r-d
-W-i-n-c-h-e-s-t-e-r-)-;
-(-2-) -a -d-e-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n -o-f
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n-,
-m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t-, -u-s-e-s-, -a-n-d -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t
-o-f -t-h-e -B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t
-w-i-t-h -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-;
-(-3-) -t-h-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d
-i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2-(-b-) -o-f -P-u-b-l-i-c -L-a-w -9-1--
-3-8-3 -(-1-6 -U-.-S-.-C-. -1-a---7-(-b-)-)-;
-(-4-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f
-p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s -b-e-t-w-e-e-n -t-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-,
-S-t-a-t-e-, -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d
-r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s-, -a-n-d -t-h-e
-p-r-i-v-a-t-e -s-e-c-t-o-r-, -f-o-r -t-h-e
-m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s
-a-n-d -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-n-g -a-r-e-a-s-;
-(-5-) -p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r
-v-i-s-i-t-o-r -c-o-n-t-a-c-t -a-n-d -m-a-j-o-r
-i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-i-v-e -f-a-c-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-,
-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -o-n-e -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-i-v-e
-f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y -i-n -t-h-e -u-p-p-e-r -v-a-l-l-e-y -a-n-d
-t-h-e -l-o-w-e-r -v-a-l-l-e-y -v-i-c-i-n-i-t-i-e-s-;
-(-6-) -p-l-a-n-s -f-o-r -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -a
-c-o-n-t-i-n-u-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -o-f
-i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -v-i-s-i-t-o-r
-e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -t-h-e
-r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -a-n-d -v-a-l-u-e-s -o-f -t-h-e
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-n-g
-a-r-e-a-s-;
-(-7-) -p-l-a-n-s -f-o-r -a -u-n-i-f-o-r-m -v-a-l-l-e-y--
-w-i-d-e -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c-a-l -m-a-r-k-e-r -a-n-d
-w-a-y-s-i-d-e -e-x-h-i-b-i-t -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-,
-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -f-o-r
-m-a-r-k-i-n-g-, -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -c-o-n-s-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e
-o-w-n-e-r-, -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -s-t-r-u-c-t-u-r-e-s -a-n-d
-p-r-o-p-e-r-t-i-e-s -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -a-r-e-a-s
-i-d-e-n-t-i-f-i-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-1-(-b-) -t-h-a-t
-c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-e -t-o -t-h-e -u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g
-o-f -t-h-e -C-i-v-i-l -W-a-r -o-f -t-h-e -S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h
-V-a-l-l-e-y-;
-(-8-) -p-l-a-n-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -o-f
-n-a-t-u-r-a-l -a-n-d -c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -o-f
-t-h-e -B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-n-g
-a-r-e-a-s-, -w-i-t-h -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r -e-m-p-h-a-s-i-s
-o-n -t-h-e -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c
-l-a-n-d-s-c-a-p-e-s -a-n-d -s-c-e-n-e-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g
-a -r-e-a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c
-i-n-t-e-g-r-i-t-y -o-f -l-a-n-d-s -w-i-t-h-i-n
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -e-v-e-r-y -5 -y-e-a-r-s-, -o-r
-o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e-, -a-s -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d
-n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -b-y -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
-(-9-) -p-r-o-p-o-s-a-l-s -f-o-r -f-u-t-u-r-e
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -c-o-n-c-e-s-s-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -t-h-e
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -b-y -l-o-c-a-l-l-y -o-w-n-e-d
-b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s-e-s-, -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -g-u-i-d-e-s-, -a-n-d -a
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s---w-i-d-e -i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-i-v-e
-t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-.
-S-E-C-. -1-0-3-. -P-A-R-T-N-E-R-S-H-I-P-S -A-N-D
-C-O-O-P-E-R-A-T-I-V-E -A-G-R-E-E-M-E-N-T-S-.
-(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.---
-(-1-) -A-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s-.----T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y
-m-a-y -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s -a-n-d
-e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s
-r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g-,
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -u-s-e-, -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d
-i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-i-e-s
-w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -a-n-d
-c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-n-g -a-r-e-a-s -w-i-t-h -o-t-h-e-r
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-, -S-t-a-t-e -a-n-d -l-o-c-a-l
-s-u-b-d-i-v-i-s-i-o-n-s-, -a-n-d -p-r-i-v-a-t-e -p-e-r-s-o-n-s
-t-o -a-d-v-a-n-c-e -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s
-A-c-t-.
-(-2-) -H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -m-o-n-u-m-e-n-t-s-.---
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -o-w-n-e-r-s -o-f
-p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -i-n -t-h-e -B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -a-n-d
-c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-n-g -a-r-e-a-s -o-n -w-h-i-c-h
-h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -m-o-n-u-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d -t-a-b-l-e-t-s
-c-o-m-m-e-m-o-r-a-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -b-a-t-t-l-e-s -h-a-v-e
-b-e-e-n -e-r-e-c-t-e-d-.
-(-b-) -M-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e-.----T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y
-m-a-k-e -f-u-n-d-s -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -f-o-r -t-h-e
-m-a-i-n-t-e-n-a-n-c-e-, -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d
-i-n-t-e-r-p-r-e-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -m-o-n-u-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d
-t-a-b-l-e-t-s -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s-.
-(-c-) -R-e-s-t-o-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -P-r-o-p-e-r-t-i-e-s-.---
-N-o-t-w-i-t-h-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n
-o-f -l-a-w-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -r-e-s-t-o-r-e -a-n-d
-r-e-h-a-b-i-l-i-t-a-t-e -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-n-g -a-r-e-a-s
-p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s -a-n-d
-c-o-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-v-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -w-i-t-h-o-u-t -r-e-g-a-r-d
-t-o -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -t-i-t-l-e -t-o -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -v-e-s-t-s
-w-i-t-h -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
-(-d-) -I-n-t-e-r-i-m -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.----D-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e
-p-e-r-i-o-d -t-h-e -H-e-r-i-t-a-g-e -P-l-a-n -i-s -b-e-i-n-g
-p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n
-(-a-) -t-o -a-d-v-a-n-c-e -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s
-A-c-t-.
-S-E-C-. -1-0-4-. -G-R-A-N-T -P-R-O-G-R-A-M-.
-(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----W-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-n-g -a-r-e-a-s-,
-t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -a-w-a-r-d -g-r-a-n-t-s -t-o
-p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -o-w-n-e-r-s -a-n-d -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l
-e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -a-n-d -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-, -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -a-d-v-i-c-e
-t-o -p-r-o-m-o-t-e -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -n-a-t-u-r-a-l -a-n-d
-c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -t-o -c-o-n-s-e-r-v-e -a-n-d
-m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -t-h-e -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -c-h-a-r-a-c-t-e-r -o-f -t-h-e
-a-r-e-a-.
-(-b-) -P-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -C-o-s-t-s-.---
-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----S-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o
-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-) -a-n-d -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-d-)-,
-t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -a-d-v-i-c-e -o-f
-t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -m-a-y -a-w-a-r-d -a -g-r-a-n-t
-t-o -a -S-t-a-t-e -o-r -l-o-c-a-l -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-, -o-r
-r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -e-n-t-i-t-y -t-h-a-t -h-a-s
-j-u-r-i-s-d-i-c-t-i-o-n -o-v-e-r -t-h-e
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -o-r -c-o-n-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-n-g
-a-r-e-a-s-, -f-o-r -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -o-f
-c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e -p-l-a-n-s -a-n-d -l-a-n-d -u-s-e
-g-u-i-d-e-l-i-n-e-s-, -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -a-n-d
-o-r-d-i-n-a-n-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t
-w-i-t-h -c-o-n-s-e-r-v-i-n-g -t-h-e -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c
-c-h-a-r-a-c-t-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -a-r-e-a-.
-(-2-) -G-r-a-n-t -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -a-w-a-r-d -a -g-r-a-n-t -u-n-d-e-r
-t-h-i-s -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-n-l-y -u-p-o-n---
-(-A-) -s-u-b-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -b-y -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-l
-g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -o-r -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l
-p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -e-n-t-i-t-y -o-f -a
-c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e -p-l-a-n-, -p-r-e-p-a-r-e-d
-i-n -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -f-o-r -t-h-e
-i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-y
-d-e-s-i-g-n-e-d -t-o -p-r-o-t-e-c-t -t-h-e
-h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -c-h-a-r-a-c-t-e-r -o-f -t-h-e
-a-r-e-a-; -a-n-d
-(-B-) -a-p-p-r-o-v-a-l -o-f -t-h-e
-s-t-r-a-t-e-g-y -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.
-(-3-) -A-w-a-r-d-.----A-n -a-w-a-r-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -i-n -a-n -a-m-o-u-n-t
-n-o-t -t-o -e-x-c-e-e-d -9-0 -p-e-r-c-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e
-p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -c-o-s-t -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d -b-y -t-h-e
-e-n-t-i-t-y-.
-(-c-) -I-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -g-r-a-n-t-s-.---
-(-1-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----S-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-d-)-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y
-a-w-a-r-d -a -g-r-a-n-t -t-o -a -S-t-a-t-e -o-r -l-o-c-a-l
-g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -e-n-t-i-t-y -t-o
-i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t -a -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -p-l-a-n -o-r
-s-t-r-a-t-e-g-y -a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d -b-y -t-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n
-(-b-)-(-2-)-.
-(-2-) -S-u-s-p-e-n-s-i-o-n -o-f -g-r-a-n-t-s-.----T-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -a-f-t-e-r -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-i-n-g -w-i-t-h
-t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -m-a-y -s-u-s-p-e-n-d -t-h-e
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -g-r-a-n-t-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -i-f -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -h-a-s
-w-i-t-h-d-r-a-w-n -a-p-p-r-o-v-a-l -o-f -t-h-e
-p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -p-l-a-n -o-r -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-y-.
-(-3-) -R-e-v-i-e-w-.---
-(-A-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -a
-r-e-g-u-l-a-r -r-e-v-i-e-w -o-f -a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d
-p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -p-l-a-n-s -a-n-d
-s-t-r-a-t-e-g-i-e-s -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f
-e-n-s-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n
-p-l-a-n-s -a-n-d -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-i-e-s -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e
-t-o -m-e-e-t -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-.
-(-B-) -R-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-.----I-f -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -f-i-n-d-s -t-h-a-t -a
-p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -p-l-a-n -o-r -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-y
-o-r -t-h-e -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a
-p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -p-l-a-n -o-r -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-y
-i-s -n-o -l-o-n-g-e-r -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e
-w-i-t-h -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-,
-a-f-t-e-r -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e
-a-f-f-e-c-t-e-d -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l
-e-n-t-i-t-y-, -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y
-r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y
-w-i-t-h-d-r-a-w -a-p-p-r-o-v-a-l -o-f -t-h-e
-p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -p-l-a-n -o-r -s-t-r-a-t-e-g-y-.
-(-d-) -A-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -C-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -r-e-q-u-i-r-e -s-u-c-h -t-e-r-m-s -a-n-d
-c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -a-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y
-d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -a-r-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
-T-I-T-L-E -I-I----S-H-E-N-A-N-D-O-A-H -V-A-L-L-E-Y -N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L
-B-A-T-T-L-E-F-I-E-L-D-S -C-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N
-S-E-C-. -2-0-1-. -E-S-T-A-B-L-I-S-H-M-E-N-T-;
-A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N -O-F -T-H-E
-C-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N-.
-(-a-) -E-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t-.----T-h-e-r-e -i-s
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -t-h-e -S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h -V-a-l-l-e-y
-N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.
-(-b-) -M-e-m-b-e-r-s-h-i-p-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-m-p-o-s-e-d -o-f -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g
-m-e-m-b-e-r-s-:
-(-1-) -1-2 -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -f-r-o-m -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s
-m-a-d-e -b-y -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -l-o-c-a-l
-g-o-v-e-r-n-i-n-g -b-o-d-i-e-s-, -o-f -w-h-o-m---
-(-A-) -2 -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -s-h-a-l-l
-r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t -e-a-c-h -o-f -t-h-e -a-r-e-a-s -i-n
-t-h-e -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -c-o-r-e-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g
-1 -m-e-m-b-e-r -w-h-o -i-s -a -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y
-o-w-n-e-r -i-n -t-h-e -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -c-o-r-e-;
-(-B-) -1 -m-e-m-b-e-r -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a
-m-e-m-b-e-r -o-f -a -c-h-a-m-b-e-r -o-f
-c-o-m-m-e-r-c-e -f-r-o-m -a -c-o-u-n-t-y -i-n
-w-h-i-c-h -p-a-r-t -o-f -t-h-e -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c
-c-o-r-e -i-s -l-o-c-a-t-e-d-; -a-n-d
-(-C-) -1 -m-e-m-b-e-r -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a
-b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s -l-e-a-d-e-r -f-r-o-m -a -c-o-u-n-t-y
-i-n -w-h-i-c-h -p-a-r-t -o-f -t-h-e -h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c
-c-o-r-e -i-s -l-o-c-a-t-e-d-.
-(-2-) -T-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f
-t-h-e -L-o-r-d -F-a-i-r-f-a-x -P-l-a-n-n-i-n-g
-D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.
-(-3-) -T-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f
-t-h-e -C-e-n-t-r-a-l -S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h -P-l-a-n-n-i-n-g
-D-i-s-t-r-i-c-t -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.
-(-4-) -2 -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -w-h-o -h-a-v-e
-d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-e-d -e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e -i-n
-h-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -p-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d
-b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.
-(-5-) -2 -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -w-h-o -a-r-e -r-e-c-o-g-n-i-z-e-d
-h-i-s-t-o-r-i-a-n-s -w-i-t-h -e-x-p-e-r-t-i-s-e -i-n
-C-i-v-i-l -W-a-r -h-i-s-t-o-r-y-, -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -b-y
-t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.
-(-6-) -T-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-r
-d-e-s-i-g-n-e-e -f-r-o-m -e-a-c-h -o-f -t-h-e
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-o-n-p-r-o-f-i-t -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -t-h-a-t
-o-w-n -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d-s-:
-(-A-) -T-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -T-r-u-s-t -f-o-r
-H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -P-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n-/-B-e-l-l-e
-G-r-o-v-e -I-n-c-o-r-p-o-r-a-t-e-d-.
-(-B-) -T-h-e -C-e-d-a-r -C-r-e-e-k
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-.
-(-C-) -T-h-e -N-e-w -M-a-r-k-e-t
-B-a-t-t-l-e-f-i-e-l-d -P-a-r-k-.
-(-D-) -T-h-e -A-s-s-o-c-i-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -t-h-e
-P-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -C-i-v-i-l -W-a-r
-S-i-t-e-s-.
-(-E-) -T-h-e -L-e-e -J-a-c-k-s-o-n
-F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-.
-(-F-) -T-h-e -S-t-o-n-e-w-a-l-l -B-r-i-g-a-d-e
-F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-.
-(-G-) -T-h-e -S-o-c-i-e-t-y -o-f -P-o-r-t
-R-e-p-u-b-l-i-c -P-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n-i-s-t-s-.
-(-H-) -P-r-e-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n -o-f
-H-i-s-t-o-r-i-c -W-i-n-c-h-e-s-t-e-r-.
-(-7-) -T-h-e -G-o-v-e-r-n-o-r -o-f -V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a-, -o-r
-a -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-e -o-f -t-h-e -G-o-v-e-r-n-o-r-, -t-o
-s-e-r-v-e -a-s -a-n -e-x -o-f-f-i-c-i-o -m-e-m-b-e-r -o-f
-t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.
-(-8-) -T-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l
-P-a-r-k -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -o-r -a -d-e-s-i-g-n-e-e -o-f -t-h-e
-D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-, -t-o -s-e-r-v-e -a-s -a-n -e-x
-o-f-f-i-c-i-o -m-e-m-b-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-.
-(-c-) -O-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-.---
-(-1-) -A-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t-s-.----M-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f
-t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d
-f-o-r -s-t-a-g-g-e-r-e-d -t-e-r-m-s -o-f -3 -y-e-a-r-s-, -a-s
-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-t -t-h-e
-t-i-m-e -o-f -t-h-e -i-n-i-t-i-a-l -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t-.
-A-n-y -m-e-m-b-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n
-a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -f-o-r -a -d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e -t-e-r-m -m-a-y
-s-e-r-v-e -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -e-x-p-i-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e
-t-e-r-m -u-n-t-i-l -t-h-e -s-u-c-c-e-s-s-o-r -o-f -t-h-e
-m-e-m-b-e-r -i-s -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d-.
-(-2-) -E-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-s-.----T-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -e-l-e-c-t -o-n-e -o-f -t-h-e
-m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -a-s
-C-h-a-i-r-p-e-r-s-o-n -a-n-d -o-n-e -a-s -V-i-c-e
-C-h-a-i-r-p-e-r-s-o-n-. -T-e-r-m-s -o-f -t-h-e
-C-h-a-i-r-p-e-r-s-o-n -a-n-d -V-i-c-e -C-h-a-i-r-p-e-r-s-o-n
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -2 -y-e-a-r-s-. -T-h-e -V-i-c-e
-C-h-a-i-r-p-e-r-s-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-r-v-e -a-s
-C-h-a-i-r-p-e-r-s-o-n -i-n -t-h-e -a-b-s-e-n-c-e -o-f -t-h-e
-C-h-a-i-r-p-e-r-s-o-n-.
-(-3-) -V-a-c-a-n-c-y-.----A-n-y -v-a-c-a-n-c-y -o-n -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -f-i-l-l-e-d -i-n -t-h-e
-s-a-m-e -m-a-n-n-e-r -i-n -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -o-r-i-g-i-n-a-l
-a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t -w-a-s -m-a-d-e-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t
-t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -i-f -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -f-o-r
-t-h-e -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t-, -s-h-a-l-l -f-i-l-l -a-n-y
-v-a-c-a-n-c-y -w-i-t-h-i-n -3-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e
-v-a-c-a-n-c-y -o-c-c-u-r-s-.
-(-4-) -Q-u-o-r-u-m-.----E-l-e-v-e-n -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f
-t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -a
-q-u-o-r-u-m-.
-(-5-) -M-e-e-t-i-n-g-s-.---
-(-A-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -m-e-e-t -n-o-t
-l-e-s-s -t-h-a-n -q-u-a-r-t-e-r-l-y-, -o-r -a-t -t-h-e
-c-a-l-l -o-f -t-h-e -C-h-a-i-r-p-e-r-s-o-n -o-r -a
-m-a-j-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-. -N-o-t-i-c-e -o-f
-m-e-e-t-i-n-g-s -a-n-d -a-g-e-n-d-a-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e
-p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -i-n -l-o-c-a-l -n-e-w-s-p-a-p-e-r-s
-t-h-a-t -h-a-v-e -a -d-i-s-t-r-i-b-u-t-i-o-n
-t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e -S-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h
-V-a-l-l-e-y-. -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-e-e-t-i-n-g-s
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -h-e-l-d -a-t -v-a-r-i-o-u-s
-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-r-o-u-g-h-o-u-t -t-h-e
-V-a-l-l-e-y -a-n-d -i-n -a -m-a-n-n-e-r -t-h-a-t
-e-n-s-u-r-e-s -a-d-e-q-u-a-t-e -p-u-b-l-i-c
-p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n-.
-(-B-) -S-u-b-p-o-e-n-a-s-.----T-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y -n-o-t -i-s-s-u-e
-s-u-b-p-o-e-n-a-s -o-r -e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e -a-n-y
-s-u-b-p-o-e-n-a -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.
-(-6-) -E-x-p-e-n-s-e-s-.----M-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -s-e-r-v-e -w-i-t-h-o-u-t
-c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n-, -b-u-t -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y
-m-a-y -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -f-o-r
-e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y -i-n-c-u-r-r-e-d -i-n
-c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s
-o-f -t-h-e -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
-(-7-) -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -s-u-p-p-o-r-t
-s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.----T-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -o-f
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-o
-t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -o-n -a -r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-a-b-l-e
-b-a-s-i-s-, -s-u-c-h -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e
-s-u-p-p-o-r-t -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-s -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y -r-e-q-u-e-s-t-.
-(-8-) -M-a-i-l-s-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y
-u-s-e -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -m-a-i-l-s -i-n -t-h-e
-s-a-m-e -m-a-n-n-e-r -a-n-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -s-a-m-e
-c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -a-s -o-t-h-e-r -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-s
-a-n-d -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
-(-9-) -G-i-f-t-s-.---
-(-A-) -I-n -g-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -m-a-y-, -f-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s
-o-f -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -d-u-t-i-e-s -o-f
-t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -s-e-e-k-, -a-c-c-e-p-t-,
-a-n-d -d-i-s-p-o-s-e -o-f -g-i-f-t-s-,
-b-e-q-u-e-s-t-s-, -o-r -d-o-n-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f
-m-o-n-e-y-, -p-e-r-s-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y-, -o-r
-s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -f-r-o-m -a-n-y
-s-o-u-r-c-e-.
-(-B-) -G-i-f-t-s-.----F-o-r -t-h-e
-p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-7-0-(-c-) -o-f
-t-h-e -I-n-t-e-r-n-a-l -R-e-v-e-n-u-e -C-o-d-e -o-f
-1-9-5-4-, -a-n-y -g-i-f-t -t-o -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-e-e-m-e-d -t-o
-b-e -a -g-i-f-t -t-o -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d
-S-t-a-t-e-s-.
-(-d-) -S-t-a-f-f-.---
-(-1-) -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-.----T-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n
-s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -a -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -w-h-o -s-h-a-l-l -b-e
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Shenandoah Valley National
Battlefields Partnership Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) there are situated in the Shenandoah Valley in the
Commonwealth of Virginia the sites of several key Civil War
battles;
(2) certain sites, battlefields, structures, and districts
in the Shenandoah Valley are collectively of national
significance in the history of the Civil War;
(3) in 1990 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 Valley;
(4) the study, which was completed in 1992, found that many
of the sites within the Shenandoah Valley possess national
significance and retain a high degree of historical integrity;
(5) the preservation and interpretation of these sites will
make a vital contribution to the understanding of the heritage
of the United States;
(6) the preservation of Civil War sites within a regional
framework requires cooperation among local property owners and
Federal, State, and local government entities; and
(7) partnerships between Federal, State, and local
governments and their regional entities, and the private sector
offer the most effective opportunities for the enhancement and
management of the Civil War battlefields and related sites in
the Shenandoah Valley.
SEC. 3. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) preserve, conserve, and interpret the legacy of the
Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley;
(2) recognize and interpret important events and geographic
locations representing key Civil War battles in the Shenandoah
Valley, including those battlefields associated with the Thomas
J. (Stonewall) Jackson campaign of 1862 and the decisive
campaigns of 1864;
(3) recognize and interpret the effect of the Civil War on
the civilian population of the Shenandoah Valley during the war
and postwar reconstruction period; and
(4) create partnerships among Federal, State, and local
governments and their regional entities, and the private sector
to preserve, conserve, enhance and interpret the nationally
significant battlefields and related sites associated with the
Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act, the term--
(1) ``battlefields'' means the Shenandoah Valley National
Battlefields established under section 5;
(2) ``Commission'' means the Shenandoah Valley National
Battlefields Commission established in section 9;
(3) ``historic core'' means the area surrounding each unit
of the battlefields as depicted on the map referenced in
section 5(a) that encompasses important components of a
conflict and that provides a strategic context and geographic
setting for understanding the conflict;
(4) ``plan'' means the Shenandoah Valley National
Battlefields plan approved by the Secretary pursuant to section
6;
(5) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior; and
(6) ``Shenandoah Valley'' means the Shenandoah Valley in
the Commonwealth of Virginia.
SEC. 5. SHENANDOAH VALLEY NATIONAL BATTLEFIELDS.
(a) Establishment.--(1) To carry out the purposes of this Act,
there is hereby established the Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields
in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The battlefields shall consist of
approximately 1,863 acres of lands and interests therein as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``Shenandoah Valley National
Battlefields'', numbered SHVA / 80,000 and dated April 1994, comprising
units at Cedar Creek, Cross Keys, Fisher's Hill, McDowell, New Market,
Opequan, Port Republic, Second Kernstown, Second Winchester, and Tom's
Brook.
(2) The map referred to in paragraph (1) shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the offices of the Commission and in
the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
(3) The Secretary may, with the advice of the Commission and
following an opportunity for public comment, make minor revisions to
the boundaries of the battlefields.
(b) Administration.--The Secretary shall administer the
battlefields in accordance with this Act and with provisions of law
generally applicable to the National Park System, including the Act
approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4) and the Act
approved August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666). The Secretary shall protect,
manage, and administer the battlefields for the purposes of preserving
and interpreting their natural, cultural and historic resources and of
providing for public understanding and appreciation of the battlefields
in such a manner as to perpetuate these qualities and values for future
generations.
(c) Land Acquisition.--(1) Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and interests
therein within the boundaries of the battlefields by donation, purchase
with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange: Provided, That no
lands or interests therein may be acquired except with the consent of
the owner thereof.
(2) Lands or interests therein within the battlefields that are
owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia or a political subdivision
thereof, may be acquired only by donation or exchange.
(3) The Secretary may not accept donations of lands or interests
therein acquired through condemnation.
SEC. 6. SHENANDOAH VALLEY NATIONAL BATTLEFIELDS PLAN.
(a) In General.--The battlefields shall be managed by the Secretary
pursuant to this Act and the Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields
plan developed by the Commission and approved by the Secretary, as
provided in this section.
(b) Specific Provisions.--The plan shall include--
(1) recommendations of potential boundary modifications to
the battlefields, including modifications to the boundaries of
the historic core of each unit, and the potential addition of
new units;
(2) provisions for the management, protection, and
interpretation of the natural, cultural, and historical
resources of the battlefields, consistent with the purposes of
this Act;
(3) recommendations to the Commonwealth of Virginia (and
political subdivisions thereof) for the management, protection,
and interpretation of the natural, cultural, and historical
resources of the historic core areas;
(4) the information described in section 12(b) of Public
Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-7(b)) (pertaining to the preparation
of general management plans);
(5) identification of appropriate partnerships between the
Secretary and other Federal, State, and local governments and
regional entities, and the private sector, in furtherance of
the purposes of this Act;
(6) proposed locations for visitor contact and major
interpretive facilities, including proposals for one
interpretive facility in the upper Shenandoah Valley and one in
the lower Shenandoah Valley;
(7) provisions for implementing a continuing program of
interpretation and visitor education concerning the resources
and values of the battlefields and historic core areas; and
(8) provisions for a uniform valley-wide historical maker
and wayside exhibit program, including a provision for marking,
with the consent of the owner, historic structures and
properties contained within the historic core areas, as
identified on the map referred to in section 5(a), that
contribute to the understanding of the battlefields.
(c) Preparation of Draft Plan.--(1) Not later than 2 years after
the date on which the Commission conducts its first meeting, the
Commission shall submit to the Secretary a draft plan that meets the
requirements of subsection (b).
(2) Prior to submitting the draft plan to the Secretary, the
Commission shall ensure that--
(A) the Commonwealth of Virginia, and any political
subdivision thereof that would be affected by the plan,
receives a copy of the draft plan;
(B) adequate notice of the availability of the draft plan
is provided through publication in appropriate local newspapers
in the area of the battlefields; and
(C) at least one public hearing in the vicinity of the
battlefields in the upper Shenandoah Valley and one public
hearing in the vicinity of the battlefields in the lower
Shenandoah Valley is conducted by the Commission with respect
to the draft plan.
(d) Review of Plan by the Secretary.--The Secretary shall review
the draft plan, and, not later than 90 days after the date on which the
draft plan is submitted, shall either--
(1) approve the plan; or
(2) reject the plan and recommend modifications to the
Commission that would make the plan acceptable.
SEC. 7. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.
(a) In General.--In furtherance of the purposes of this Act, the
Secretary may establish partnerships and enter into cooperative
agreements concerning lands and interests therein within the
battlefields and historic core areas with other Federal, State, or
local agencies, and private persons and organizations.
(b) Historic Monuments.--The Secretary may enter into agreements
with the owners of property in the battlefields and historic core areas
on which historic monuments and tablets commemorating the battles have
been erected prior to the date of enactment of this Act. The Secretary
may make funds available for the maintenance, protection, and
interpretation of the monuments and tablets pursuant to such
agreements.
SEC. 8. GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--(1) Within the battlefields and historic core
areas, the Secretary may award grants and provide technical assistance
to property owners to provided for the preservation and interpretation
of the natural, cultural, and historical resources within the
battlefields and historic core areas.
(2)(A) The Secretary, after consultation with the Commission, may
award grants and provide technical assistance to governmental entities
to assist with the planning, development, and implementation of
comprehensive plans, land use guidelines, regulations, ordinances or
other appropriate documents that are consistent with and designed to
protect the historic character of the battlefields and historic core
areas.
(B) The Commission shall conduct a regular review of approved
plans, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, or documents. If the
Commission finds that any such plan, guideline, regulation, ordinance,
or document or the implementation thereof is no longer consistent with
the protection of the historic character of the battlefields and
historic core areas, after consultation with the affected governmental
entity, the Commission may recommend that the Secretary withdraw
approval and suspend any grant authority pursuant to this section.
(C) The Secretary, after consultation with the Commission, shall
suspend any grant awarded under this paragraph if the Secretary has
determined that such plans, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, or
documents are modified in a manner that is inconsistent with the
protection of the historic character of the battlefields and historic
core areas.
(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of any grant made under this
section shall be matched by non-Federal funds on a one-to-one basis.
(c) Additional Conditions.--The Secretary may require such
additional terms and conditions before awarding any grant as the
Secretary determines to be necessary.
SEC. 9. SHENANDOAH VALLEY NATIONAL BATTLEFIELDS COMMISSION.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Shenandoah
Valley National Battlefields Commission.
(b) Membership.--The commission shall be composed of 19 members, to
be appointed by the Secretary as follows:
(1) 5 members representing local governments of communities
in the vicinity of the battlefields, after considering
recommendations made by appropriate local governing bodies.
(2) 10 members representing property owners within the
battlefields or historic core areas (1 member within each
unit).
(3) 1 member with demonstrated expertise in historic
preservation.
(4) 1 member who is a recognized historian with expertise
in Civil War history.
(5) The Governor of Virginia, or a designee of the
Governor, ex officio.
(6) The Director of the National Park Service, or a
designee of the Director, ex officio.
(c) Appointments.--Members of the Commission shall be appointed for
staggered terms of 3 years, as designated by the Secretary at the time
of the initial appointment. Any member of the Commission appointed for
a definite term may serve after the expiration of the term until the
successor of the member is appointed.
(d) Election of Officers.--The Commission shall elect one of its
members as Chairperson and one as Vice Chairperson. Terms of the
Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall be 2 years. The Vice Chairperson
shall serve as Chairperson in the absence of the Chairperson.
(e) Vacancy.--Any vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in the
same manner in which the original appointment was made, except that the
Secretary shall fill any vacancy within 30 days after the vacancy
occurs.
(f) Quorum.--A majority of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum.
(g) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet not less than quarterly,
or at the call of the Chairperson or a majority of the members of the
Commission. Notice of meetings and agendas shall be published in local
newspapers that have a distribution throughout the Shenandoah Valley.
Commission meetings shall be held at various locations throughout the
Shenandoah Valley and in a manner that ensures adequate public
participation.
(h) Staff of the Commission.--The Commission shall have the power
to appoint and fix the compensation of such staff as may be necessary
to carry out its duties.
(i) Administrative Support Services.--The Administrator of the
General Services Administration shall provide to the Commission, on a
reimbursable basis, such administrative support services as the
Commission may request.
(j) Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the Commission, the head of
any Federal agency may detail to the Commission, on a reimbursable
basis, personnel of the agency to assist the Commission in carrying out
its duties.
(k) Subpoenas.--The Commission may not issue subpoenas or exercise
any subpoena authority.
(l) Expenses.--Members of the Commission shall serve without
compensation, but the Secretary may reimburse members for expenses
reasonably incurred in carrying out the responsibilities of the
Commission under this Act.
(m) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and
agencies of the United States.
(n) Gifts.--The Commission may, for purposes of carrying out the
duties of the Commission, seek, accept, and dispose of gifts, bequests,
or donations of money, personal property, or services, received from
any source.
SEC. 10. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
The Commission shall--
(1) develop the plan referred to in section 6, in
consultation with the Secretary;
(2) advise the Secretary on the administration of the
battlefields;
(3) assist the Commonwealth of Virginia, or any political
subdivision thereof, or any nonprofit organization, in the
management, protection, and interpretation of the natural,
cultural and historical resources within the historic core
areas: Provided, however, That the Commission shall in no way
infringe upon the authorities and policies of the Commonwealth
of Virginia or any political subdivision thereof; and
(4) take appropriate action to encourage protection of the
natural, cultural, and historic resources within the
battlefields and historic core areas by landowners, local
governments, organizations, and businesses.
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as are necessary to carry out this Act, except that no more than
$250,000 may be appropriated for the establishment and operation of the
Commission.
(b) Availability of Funds.--Funds made available under subsection
(a) shall remain available until expended.