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21. Shepherdstown Battlefield (study)
123 STAT. 991 PUBLIC LAW 111–11—MAR. 30, 2009
Mar. 30, 2009
[H.R. 146]
Omnibus
Public Land Management Act of 2009.
16 USC 1 note.
123 STAT. 1183
123 STAT. 1205
123 STAT. 1207
123 STAT. 1208
To designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009’’.
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TITLE VII—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AUTHORIZATIONS
******* Subtitle C—Special Resource Studies
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SEC. 7205. SHEPHERDSTOWN BATTLEFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA.
(a) SPECIAL RESOURCES STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall conduct a special resource study relating to the Battle of Shepherdstown in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, to evaluate—
(1) the national significance of the Shepherdstown battle- field and sites relating to the Shepherdstown battlefield; and
(2) the suitability and feasibility of adding the Shepherdstown battlefield and sites relating to the Shepherdstown battlefield as part of—
(A) Harpers Ferry National Historical Park; or
(B) Antietam National Battlefield.
(b) CRITERIA.—In conducting the study authorized under sub- section (a), the Secretary shall use the criteria for the study of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park System contained in section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)).
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report containing the findings, conclu- sions, and recommendations of the study conducted under sub- section (a).
Public Law 111–11 111th Congress
An Act