[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1641 Referred in House (RFH)]

  2d Session
                                S. 1641


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 1998

                 Referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study alternatives for 
establishing a national historic trail to commemorate and interpret the 
            history of women's rights in the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Rights National Historic 
Trail Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. STUDY OF ALTERNATIVES FOR NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL TO 
              COMMEMORATE AND INTERPRET HISTORY OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN 
              THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Director of the National Park Service (referred to in this section as 
the ``Secretary''), shall conduct a study of alternatives for 
commemorating and interpreting the history of women's rights in the 
United States.
    (b) Matters To Be Considered.--The study under subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) consideration of the establishment of a new unit of the 
        National Park System;
            (2) consideration of the establishment of various 
        appropriate designations for routes and sites relating to the 
        history of women's rights in the United States, and alternative 
        means to link those sites, including a corridor between 
        Buffalo, New York, and Boston, Massachusetts;
            (3) recommendations for cooperative arrangements with State 
        and local governments, local historical organizations, and 
        other entities; and
            (4) cost estimates for the alternatives.
    (c) Study Process.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) conduct the study with public involvement and in 
        consultation with State and local officials, scholarly and 
        other interested organizations, and individuals;
            (2) complete the study as expeditiously as practicable 
        after the date on which funds are made available for the study; 
        and
            (3) on completion of the study, submit to the Committee on 
        Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the 
        findings and recommendations of the study.

            Passed the Senate October 7 (legislative day, October 2), 
      1998.

            Attest:

                                                    GARY SISCO,

                                                             Secretary.