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S 1718 113th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Conflicts and wars Historic sites and heritage areas Land transfers Military history Parks, recreation areas, trails Virginia

A bill to modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 18, 2013 Introduced by: Warner, Mark R. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Jul 23, 2014
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493.
Nov 18, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Nov 18, 2013
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 land and interests in land identified on the map titled "Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Expansion," and dated June 2007.

Transfers from the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to the Secretary of the Army administrative jurisdiction over approximately 1.170 acres of land for the Fort Lee Military Reservation.

Transfers from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary administrative jurisdiction over approximately 1.171 acres of land for the Battlefield.

Requires inclusion of the conveyed land within the boundary of the Petersburg National Battlefield.

What's happening now July 23, 2014

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1718: A bill to modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1718/
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