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Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Modification Act

Introduced: January 26, 2010 See on congress.gov
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May 19, 2010
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-645.
Jan 26, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 26, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Modification Act - Modifies the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia to include the properties identified on the map titled "Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Expansion," and dated June 2007.

Authorizes the Secretaries of the Interior and the Army to transfer the administrative jurisdiction for approximately 1.171 acres under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior within the boundary of the Petersburg National Battlefield in exchange for approximately 1.170 acres under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army within the boundary of the Fort Lee Military Reservation adjacent to the Battlefield.

Requires the conveyed land to be included within the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield and administered as part of such Battlefield.

What's happening now May 19, 2010

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-645.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3388 Related bill Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Modification Act
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Jan 26, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2953: Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Modification Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2953/
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