FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

SEC. 201. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.—The Congress finds that— (1) there are situated in the State of Tennessee the sites of several 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 and 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.