113 HR 5207 IH: John P. Parker House Study Act U.S. House of Representatives 2014-07-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5207 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2014 Mrs. Beatty (for herself, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Stivers) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the John P. Parker House Study Act.

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Definitions

In this Act: (1)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (2)

Study area

The term study area means the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, which was recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1997.

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Special resource study of John P. Parker House

(a)

Study

The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of the study area to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System. (b)

Study requirements

The Secretary shall conduct the study in accordance with section 8 of the National Park System General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a–5). (c)

Report

Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes— (1)the results of the study; and (2)any recommendations of the Secretary.