[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2109 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2109

    To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
 resource study of Virginia Key Beach, Florida, for possible inclusion 
                      in the National Park System.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 7, 2001

Mrs. Meek of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                     to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
 resource study of Virginia Key Beach, Florida, for possible inclusion 
                      in the National Park System.

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

SECTION 1. STUDY AND REPORT.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior (in this Act referred to 
as ``the Secretary'') shall conduct a study of Virginia Key Beach in 
Biscayne Bay, Florida, which was used for recreation by African 
Americans at a time when public beaches were racially segregated by 
law. The study shall evaluate the national significance of the site and 
the suitability and feasibility of establishing the site as a unit of 
the National Park System.
    (b) Criteria.--In conducting the study required by subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall use the criteria for the study of areas for 
potential inclusion in the National Park System contained in section 8 
of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5; popularly known as the National 
Park System General Authorities Act).
    (c) Report.--Upon completion of the study, the Secretary shall 
transmit to the Congress a report on the findings of the study and the 
conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.
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