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Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District Boundary Expansion and Partnership Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Senator Justice, James C. [R-WV]
In Committee
Summary
Expands the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District into West Virginia. The bill adds Rockbridge County, Virginia and Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan Counties, creates a cross-state partnership management model, and sets multi-year federal funding for administration, grants, and land purchases.
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- Local communities and visitors — The District grows to include new counties, which will change local preservation priorities, interpretation, and coordination across Virginia and West Virginia.
- Management entity — A distinct National Historic District partnership will run the District with a protected baseline for funding and an operations cap of up to $625,000 per year.
- Preservation and land acquisition — The measure provides $2.5 million per year from 2027 through 2033 for grants, technical help, and purchases from willing sellers to protect and expand battlefield lands.
*This measure increases federal spending by authorizing at least $1.3 million annually for management (with up to $625,000 for operations) and $2.5 million annually for grants and land acquisition from 2027 through 2033.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
New partnership-run district
If enacted, the bill would require a designated partnership entity to run the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields District and update its plan to cover added areas. The District would still be eligible for technical help and grants that National Heritage Areas get. For each fiscal year starting in 2027, the management entity would get $1,250,000. Up to $625,000 a year could pay for the entity's operations and up to $625,000 could pay for upkeep of parks and visitor sites.
Grants and land purchase funding
If enacted, the bill would authorize $2.5 million each year from fiscal year 2027 through 2033. That money would pay for grants and technical help to partners and for buying land or conservation interests from willing sellers in the District. The funds would end after fiscal year 2033.
District expands into West Virginia
If enacted, the bill would add Rockbridge County, Virginia and Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan Counties, West Virginia to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields District. Any mention of "Commonwealth of Virginia" in the 1996 Act or District plan would read as "States of Virginia and West Virginia." Landowners in the new areas could be eligible to sell land or conservation interests to the District, and local governments and partners could seek grants and technical help. The change could also bring new management or preservation conditions for some properties.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Justice, James C. [R-WV]
WV • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
WV • R
Sponsored 7/29/2026
Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2026
Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
VA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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