[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1638 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 571
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1638

                          [Report No. 107-254]

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
  feasibility of designating the French Colonial Heritage Area in the 
State of Missouri as a unit of the National Park System, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 6, 2001

Mr. Bond (for himself and Mrs. Carnahan) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                           September 9, 2002

              Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
  feasibility of designating the French Colonial Heritage Area in the 
State of Missouri as a unit of 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``French Colonial Heritage 
Area Study Act of 2001''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the French Colonial Heritage Area is of great 
        historical significance as the home of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) 2 of the 5 poteaux-en-terre (post in 
                the ground) vertical log French homes remaining in 
                North America, dating from circa 1800; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) several other important historical 
                artifacts;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Heritage Area is located in the Ste. 
        Genevieve National Historic District and is adjacent to related 
        historic properties, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a third North American poteaux-en-
                terre home;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Le Grand Champ, a common field 
                used by French settlers;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) historic downtown Ste. Genevieve; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) a prehistoric Native American village 
                evidenced by several ceremonial mounds;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Heritage Area contains several of the last 
        remaining examples of French colonial period settlements that 
        emphasized integration with the local culture;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) local agencies and organizations in the State 
        of Missouri have undertaken significant efforts to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) preserve the historic architecture of 
                Ste. Genevieve; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) convert historic properties to 
                educational facilities devoted to the history of the 
                early French experience in the United States; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) no unit of the National Park System has 
        comparable historical features providing the cultural backdrop 
        required to adequately interpret the story of the early French 
        settlers in the United States.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' 
        means the French Colonial Heritage Area, including the 
        Bequette-Ribault, St. Gemme-Amoureaux, and Wilhauk homes and 
        the related and supporting historical assets in Ste. Genevieve 
        County, Missouri.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
        National Park Service.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. STUDY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary 
shall, in consultation with the State of Missouri--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) complete a study on the suitability and 
        feasibility of designating the Heritage Area as a unit of the 
        National Park System; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) submit to the Committee on Resources of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources of the Senate a report describing the 
        findings of the study.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Contents.--The study required under subsection (a) 
shall be conducted in accordance with Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-1 
et seq.).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this Act.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. STUDY.

    Not later than 3 years after the date of which funds are made 
available to carry out this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall, 
in consultation with the State of Missouri, complete a study on the 
suitability and feasibility of designating the French Colonial Historic 
District, including the Bequette-Ribault, St. Gemme-Amoureaux, and 
Wilhauk homes and the related and supporting historical assets in Ste. 
Genevieve County, Missouri, as a unit of the National Park System, and 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a report 
describing the findings of the study.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.




                                                       Calendar No. 571

107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1638

                          [Report No. 107-254]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
  feasibility of designating the French Colonial Heritage Area in the 
State of Missouri as a unit of the National Park System, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                           September 9, 2002

                       Reported with an amendment