Shenandoah Valley Civil War Sites Study Act

Shenandoah Valley Civil War Sites Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability of including Shenandoah Valley Civil War sites in Virginia within the national park system. Authorizes appropriations.

 
HR 3513 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 3513
To assess the suitability and feasibility of including certain Shenandoah
Valley Civil War sites in the national park system, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 24, 1989
Mr. OLIN (for himself, Mr. SLAUGHTER of Virginia, and Mr. MRAZEK) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Interior and
Insular Affairs
A BILL
To assess the suitability and feasibility of including certain Shenandoah
Valley Civil War sites in the national park system, and for other purposes.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  This Act may be cited as the `Shenandoah Valley Civil War Sites Study Act'.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  The Congress finds that--
  (1) there are situated in the Shenandoah Valley in the State of Virginia
  the sites of Civil War battles and campaigns that deserve consideration
  as national battlefield and historic sites; and
  (2) concerned individuals and non-profit organizations have expressed
  interest in donating land in the Shenandoah Valley to the United States
  for the purpose of preserving sites of significant Civil War engagements.
SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT.
  (a) STUDY- The Secretary shall conduct a study to assess the suitability
  and feasibility of including Shenandoah Valley Civil War sites as units
  administered by or affiliated with the national park system.
  (b) INCLUSION OF HISTORIANS IN STUDY TEAM- The Secretary shall designate
  at least 2 recognized Civil War historians to participate in the study
  required by subsection (a).
  (c) REPORT- (1) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
  Act the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress describing the manner
  in which the study required by subsection (a) was conducted and the results
  of the study.
  (2) The report required by paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of
  the effect that inclusion of Shenandoah Valley Civil War sites as units
  administered by or affiliated with the national park system would have on
  the economy in the Shenandoah Valley.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
  For the purposes of this Act--
  (1) the term `Secretary' means the Secretary of the Interior; and
  (2) the term `Shenandoah Valley Civil War sites' means battlefields, historic
  sites, landscapes, and their associated structures and properties situated
  in the Shenandoah Valley in the State of Virginia that are thematically
  tied with the nationally significant events that occurred in this region in
  1862 through 1864, including General Thomas `Stonewall' Jackson's `Valley
  Campaign' and the campaign of 1864 that culminated in the battle of Cedar
  Creek on the 19th of October, 1864.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $150,000 to carry
  out this Act.