Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill directs the Interior Secretary to convey National Park Service land inside Vicksburg National Military Park to the State of Mississippi without consideration. Earlier text described parcels of about 3.66 acres and 6.48 acres for a welcome center, interpretive center, museum, or other public use. Reported text describes about 1.69 acres and 5.74 acres of federal land near the park, to be conveyed by quitclaim deed, and requires the Secretary to adjust the park boundary after the transfer.
The reported bill also restricts how Mississippi may use the land. The transferred parcels must facilitate public access to the park and enhance the visitor experience in a manner consistent with the park's interpretive mission. They may not be used in a way that adversely affects park resources or the visitor experience, and Interior may impose additional use restrictions.
Who Benefits and How
The State of Mississippi benefits because it receives specified park parcels without paying purchase consideration. Mississippi tourism officials benefit because the parcels can support a welcome center, interpretive center, museum, or other public-use facility. Vicksburg National Military Park visitors benefit from improved public access and visitor-experience uses. Local Vicksburg businesses benefit if new visitor facilities draw more tourism traffic. National Park Service interpretive staff benefit from statutory conditions that keep the transferred use tied to the park mission.
Who Bears the Burden and How
National Park Service land managers must execute the quitclaim deed, modify the park boundary, and monitor use restrictions. Interior realty staff must determine appropriate terms and conditions for the conveyance. Park preservation advocates bear risk if state development affects park resources or the visitor experience. Federal taxpayers bear the cost of transferring federal land without sale proceeds.
Key Provisions
- Requires Interior to convey specified Vicksburg National Military Park parcels to Mississippi without consideration.
- Modifies the park boundary after the federal land is transferred.
- Provides reported-text parcel sizes of about 1.69 acres and 5.74 acres.
- Allows public-access, visitor-experience, interpretive, museum, welcome-center, or other public uses.
- Bars uses that adversely affect park resources or the park visitor experience.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Transfers specified Vicksburg National Military Park parcels to Mississippi without payment, changes the park boundary, and limits the transferred land to public-access, visitor-experience, interpretive, museum, welcome-center, or other public uses determined by Interior.
Key Policy Areas
Public Lands, National Parks, State Government, Tourism
Primary Purpose
Transfers specified Vicksburg National Military Park parcels to Mississippi without payment, changes the park boundary, and limits the transferred land to public-access, visitor-experience, interpretive, museum, welcome-center, or other public uses determined by Interior.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- State of Mississippi
- Mississippi tourism officials
- Vicksburg National Military Park visitors
- Local Vicksburg businesses
- National Park Service interpretive staff
Identified Costs
- National Park Service land managers
- Interior realty staff
- Park preservation advocates
- Federal taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReceived in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, …
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2509-2510)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, …
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 387.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. …
Additional sponsor: Mr. Ezell
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Interior realty staff, National Park Service land managers, State of Mississippi
Positive-direction: State of Mississippi
Negative-direction: Interior realty staff, National Park Service land managers, Taxpayers
Local Vicksburg businesses, Mississippi tourism officials, Vicksburg National Military Park visitors
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "park"
- → Vicksburg National Military Park
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
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