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115TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1 115-1040
PRESERVING AMERICNS BATTLEFIELDS ACT
NOVEMBER 20, 2018.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 6108]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 6108) to provide for partnerships among State and local
governments, regional entities, and the private sector to preserve,
conserve, and enhance the visitor experience at nationally signifi-
cant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and
Civil War, and for other purposes, having considered the same, re-
port favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that
the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 6108 is to provide for partnerships among
State and local governments, regional entities, and the private sec-
tor to preserve, conserve, and enhance the visitor experience at na-
tionally significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of
1812, and Civil War.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
The American Battlefield Protection Program was created by the
Secretary of the Interior in 1991 to promote the preservation of sig-
nificant historic American battlefields, and was officially author-
ized by Congress in 1996.1 The program focuses on land use, cul-
tural resources and site management planning, and public edu-
cation by providing professional consultation to individuals, groups,
'National Park Service. About Us. American Battlefield Protection Program. https://
www.nps.gov/abpp/aboutus.htm.
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