3.0.0 5853 2022-02-08T23:17:44Z 2022-02-08T23:17:44Z House HR 2020-02-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2020)][House][Pages H1046-H1047]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McEACHIN:H.R. 5853.[[Page H1047]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2020-02-21T16:13:00Z Referred to 2020-02-11T15:02:40Z 2020-02-21 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Committee 2020-02-11 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2020-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001200 Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] A. McEachin D VA Donald 4 N B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2020-02-11 True M001210 Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3] Gregory Murphy R NC 3 2020-02-11 True S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2020-02-11 True L000591 Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] Elaine Luria D VA G. 2 2020-02-11 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Government studies and investigations Historic sites and heritage areas North Carolina Virginia Wetlands Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2020-02-11 Introduced in House 2020-05-06T11:33:14Z Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating a study area comprised of cities and counties in Virginia and counties in North Carolina as a National Heritage Area to be known as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area.

The study shall include analysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the study area (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural resources that represent distinctive aspects of the people and culture of the United States; and (2) are worthy of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and continuing use.

]]> Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act Display Title Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5853ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5853ih.xml 2020-02-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.