IB
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 306
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a reconnaissance survey of the site of the Kettle Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County, Georgia, and adjacent property, and for other purposes.
Kettle Creek Battlefield Survey
Short title
This section may be cited as the Kettle Creek Battlefield Survey Act
.
Reconnaissance survey
Survey
The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the Secretary
) shall conduct a reconnaissance survey of the site of the Kettle Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County, Georgia, and adjacent property (referred to in this section as the site
).
Requirements for survey
In conducting the survey under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall evaluate the likelihood that resources within the site boundary would meet the four criteria for new parklands—
national significance;
suitability;
feasibility; and
need for National Park Service management.
Report
Not later than 1 year after the date on which funds are made available to carry out the survey under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes—
the results of the survey; and
any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.
Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 2020.
Cheryl L. Johnson,
Clerk.
