[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[H.R. 2109 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 228
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2109

                          [Report No. 107-390]

    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

                             April 9, 2002

  Additional sponsors: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
   Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
  Stearns, Mr. Shaw, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
Boyd, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Mica, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
                  Foley, and Mr. Dan Miller of Florida

                             April 9, 2002

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 7, 
                                 2001]

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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 Park 
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.

    Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Virginia Key 
Beach Park in Biscayne Bay, Florida, for possible inclusion in the 
National Park System.''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 228

107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2109

                          [Report No. 107-390]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 9, 2002

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed