[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3224 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3224

   To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct studies of 
specific areas for potential inclusion in the National Park System, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            October 19 (legislative day, September 22), 2000

Mr. Bingaman (by request) introduced the following bill; which was read 
  twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct studies of 
specific areas for potential inclusion in the National Park System, and 
                          for other purposes.

    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 ``National Park Service Studies Act of 
2000''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF STUDIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter 
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct studies of the 
geographical areas and historic and cultural themes listed in 
subsection (c) to determine the appropriateness of including such areas 
or themes in the National Park System.
    (b) Criteria.--In conducting the studies authorized by this Act, 
the Secretary shall use the criteria for the study of areas for 
potential inclusion in the National Park System in accordance with 
section 8 of Public Law 91-383, as amended by section 303 of the 
National Park System New Areas Study Act (Public Law 105-391; 112 Stat. 
3501).
    (c) Study Areas.--The Secretary shall conduct studies of the 
following:
            (1) Erskine House/Russian American Storehouse, Alaska;
            (2) Blackwater Canyon, West Virginia;
            (3) Farm Labor Movement Sites, California and other States;
            (4) Carter G. Woodson Home, District of Columbia;
            (5) Governors Island, New York; and
            (6) World War II Homefront Sites, Multi-State.

SEC. 3. REPORTS.

    The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of 
Representatives a report on the findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations of each study under section 2 within three fiscal years 
following the date on which funds are first made available for each 
study.
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