16 U.S.C. § 430vv — River Raisin National Battlefield Park

This section creates and manages the River Raisin National Battlefield Park. (a) Establishment. (1) In general. If Monroe County or Wayne County, Michigan, or other willing landowners in either county, offer to donate land connected to the Battles of the River Raisin fought on January 18 and 22, 1813, or connected to what happened after those battles, the Secretary of the Interior must accept the donated land. (2) Designation of Park. Once enough land has been acquired to allow efficient management, the Secretary must designate that land as a unit of the National Park System, called the "River Raisin National Battlefield Park." (3) Legal description. The Secretary must prepare a legal description of the park's land. A map with this legal description must be kept on file and made available for the public to inspect at the appropriate National Park Service offices. (b) Administration. (1) In general. The Secretary must manage the park to preserve and explain the Battles of the River Raisin, following the National Park Service Organic Act and the Act of August 21, 1935. (2) General management plan. Within three years after funding becomes available, the Secretary must finish a general management plan that defines the Secretary's role in interpreting and preserving the site. In writing the plan, the Secretary must consult state, county, local, and civic organizations and leaders, and other interested parties. The plan must include ways for state, county, and local governments, nonprofits, and other interested parties to get involved and support the park, and it must include steps and costs for preserving the site's resources. Once the plan is finished, the Secretary must send a copy to the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (3) Cooperative agreements. The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with state, county, local, and civic organizations to help carry out this section. (c) Report. Within three years after March 30, 2009, the Secretary must send a report to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Natural Resources. The report must describe the progress made in acquiring property and designating the park. (d) Authorization of appropriations. Congress may spend whatever amount is necessary to carry out this section.