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tion of the 10 battlefields, most of the land will be donated to the Park Service, Sen. Warner said. “This donation provision will foster and encourage an atmosphere of cooperation between the federal government, state and local governments, property owners and preservation groups,” he added.
Sen. Warner noted that the valley's predominantly agricultural land use has protected the battlefields, but “permanent preservation is in serious jeopardy as the rural landscape declines. The continued pace of growth in the northern Valley coupled w ith the loss of agricultural lands creates a time-sensitive situation; now is the time for Uncle Sam to become a full partner in the preservation effort.”
The legislation follows a study conducted by the National Park Service that was authorized by Congress in 1990. The study concluded the battlefields of the Shenandoah Valley “were its most important, most neglected and most threatened resource," Sen. Warner said.
“The goal was to craft a consensus approach which recognizes the limits of the Federal government's resources to acquire substantial acreage in the Valley while balancing the needs of property owners and local governments to provide for their economic future.”
Similar bills were introduced in the last Congress. The Senate version passed, but the bill died in committee in the House.
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