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S. 782 — what changed

Gettysburg National Military Park Expansion Act

From Introduced in Senate to Reported in Senate. 1 section amended between Introduced in Senate and Reported in Senate.

Sec. 2 Gettysburg national military park expansion

(a)
changed Gettysburg National Military Park boundary Boundary revision— Section 1 1(b) of Public Law 101–377 (16 U.S.C. 430g–4) 430g–4(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:amended—
(1)
added by striking “include the” and insert “include—

added “(1) the”

(2)
added at the end of paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph (1)), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and

removed “(d) Additional land—In addition to the land described in subsections (a) and (b), the park shall include—

removed “(1) the property commonly known as the Gettysburg Train Station (including land located in close proximity to the Gettysburg Train Station) that is—

removed “(A) located in the Borough of Gettysburg; and

removed “(B) depicted on the map entitled Gettysburg National Military Park, Proposed Boundary, numbered 305/80,045, and dated September 2008; and

removed “(2) the property that is—

removed “(A) located adjacent to Plum Run in Cumberland Township; and

removed “(B) depicted on the map entitled Gettysburg National Military Park, Proposed Boundary Addition, numbered 305/80,046, and dated February 2009.”

(b)
removed Acquisition and disposal of land— Section 2(a) of Public Law 101–377 (16 U.S.C. 430g–5(a)) is amended—
(1)
removed by striking “The Secretary” and inserting the following:

removed “(1) In general—The Secretary”

(3)
renumbered was (3)(4) by adding at the end the following:

added “(2) the properties depicted as “Proposed Addition” on the map entitled “Gettysburg National Military Park Proposed Boundary Addition”, numbered 305/80,045, and dated January, 2010 (2 sheets), including—

added “(A) the property commonly known as the “Gettysburg Train Station”; and

added “(B) the property located adjacent to Plum Run in Cumberland Township.”

(b)
added Acquisition of land— Section 2(a) of Public Law 101–377 (16 U.S.C. 430g–5(a)) is amended—
(1)
added in the first sentence, by striking "The Secretary" and inserting the following:

added “(1) Authority to acquire land—The Secretary”

(2)
added in the second sentence, by striking “In acquiring” and inserting the following:

changed “(2) Acquisition of publicly owned landMinimum Federal interests—In acquiring”

(3)
added by adding at the end the following:

added “(3) Methods of acquisition for certain land—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary may acquire the properties added to the park by section 1(b)(2) only—

added “(A) by donation; or

added “(B) if the Secretary determines that efforts to acquire the properties without cost have been exhausted, by purchase from a willing seller.”

removed “(A) In general—Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary may acquire only by purchase from a willing seller publicly owned property that is located within the property described in section 1(d)(1) if the Secretary determines that efforts to acquire the property without cost have been exhausted.

removed “(B) Eminent domain—The Secretary may not acquire by eminent domain property that is located within the property described in section 1(d)(1).”