Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 6.djvu/423

 PUBLIC LAW 104-333—NOV. 12, 1996 110 STAT. 4245 TITLE II—TENNESSEE CIVIL WAR le use 46i note HERITAGE AREA SEC. 201. FINDmCS AND PURPOSES. (a) FINDINGS. —The Congress finds that— (1) there are situated in the State of Tennessee the sites of severgJ key Civil War battles, campaigns, and engagements; (2) certain sites, battlefields, structures, and areas in Tennessee are collectively of national significance in the history of the Civil War; (3) the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, established by Congress in 1991, identified 38 sites in Tennessee as significant; (4) the preservation and interpretation of these sites will make an important contribution to the understanding of the heritage of the United States; (5) the preservation of Civil War sites within a regional framework requires cooperation among local property owners and Federal, State, and local government entities; and (6) partnerships between Federal, State, and local governments and their regional entities, and the private sector, offer the most effective opportunities for the enhancement and management of the Civil War battlefields and related sites located in Tennessee. (b) PURPOSES. —The purposes of this title are— (1) to preserve, conserve, and interpret the legacy of the Civil War in Tennessee; (2) to recognize and interpret important events sind geographic locations representing key Civil War battles, campaigns, and engagements in Tennessee; (3) to recognize and interpret the effect of the Civil War on the civilian population of Tennessee during the war and postwar reconstruction period; and (4) to create partnerships among Federal, State, and local governments and their regional entities, and the private sector to preserve, conserve, enhance, and interpret the battlefields and associated sites associated with the Civil War in Tennessee. SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this title: (1) The term "national heritage area" means the Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area as designated pursuant to section 203. (2) The term "Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (3) The term "compact" means the compact approved under section 204. (4) The term "management plan" means the management plan submitted under section 205. SEC. 203. TENNESSEE CIVIL WAR HERITAGE AREA. (a) DESIGNATION. —Upon publication by the Secretary in the Federal Register, Federal Register of notice that a compact regarding the Tennessee publication. Civil War Heritage Area has been approved by the Secretary in accordance with this title, there is hereby designated the Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area.

�