S. 305: Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond Battlefields Addition Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-13 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 111.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond Battlefields Addition Act

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond Battlefields Addition Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land or interests within the area identified as the modified core battlefield for the Port Gibson, Champion Hill, and Raymond battlefields of the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War for inclusion in the Vicksburg National Military Park in Mississippi. Allows such lands to be acquired by donation, purchase, or exchange, except that land owned by the state of Mississippi or any political subdivisions of Mississippi may be acquired only by donation. Requires the acquired land to be added to and administered as part of the Park. Authorizes appropriations of $18.5 million for the acquisition and development of land under this Act. Amends the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009, in order to offset such amount, to reduce by $18.5 million any amounts of the annual authorization of appropriations for the Preserve America Program that are not yet appropriated as of the date of enactment of this Act.

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Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond Battlefields Addition Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · 1 cosponsors

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Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s305.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>

Record fed-us-cong113-s305 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113