2002—Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 107–359, § 3(1), (2), redesignated subsec. (d) as par. (3) of subsec. (c), substituted “subsection” for “section”, and made technical amendment to style of par. (3) heading in original act.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107–359, § 3(3), added subsec. (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated as par. (3) of subsec. (c).

Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 107–359, § 3(4)(A), substituted “on September 30, 2008” for “as of the date that is 10 years after November 12, 1996”.

Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 107–359, § 3(4)(B), inserted “and provide battlefield acquisition grants” after “studies”.

Pub. L. 107–359, § 1, Dec. 17, 2002, 116 Stat. 3016, provided that: “This Act [amending this section and enacting provisions set out as a note under this section] may be cited as the ‘Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002’.”

Pub. L. 107–359, § 2, Dec. 17, 2002, 116 Stat. 3016, provided that:

“(a) Findings.—Congress finds the following:

“(1) Civil War battlefields provide a means for the people of the United States to understand a tragic period in the history of the United States.

“(2) According to the Report on the Nation’s Civil War Battlefields, prepared by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, and dated July 1993, of the 384 principal Civil War battlefields—

“(A) almost 20 percent are lost or fragmented;

“(B) 17 percent are in poor condition; and

“(C) 60 percent have been lost or are in imminent danger of being fragmented by development and lost as coherent historic sites.

“(b) Purposes.—The purposes of this Act [see Short Title of 2002 Amendment note set out above] are—

“(1) to act quickly and proactively to preserve and protect nationally significant Civil War battlefields through conservation easements and fee-simple purchases of those battlefields from willing sellers; and

“(2) to create partnerships among State and local governments, regional entities, and the private sector to preserve, conserve, and enhance nationally significant Civil War battlefields.”