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[S. 500 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 125
108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 500

                          [Report No. 108-61]

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study certain sites in the 
    historic district of Beaufort, South Carolina, relating to the 
                          Reconstruction Era.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 3, 2003

 Mr. Hollings introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

                              June 9, 2003

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study certain sites in the 
    historic district of Beaufort, South Carolina, relating to the 
                          Reconstruction Era.

    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 ``Beaufort, South Carolina, 
Study Act of 2003''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Study area.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The term ``study area'' 
                means the area comprised of historical sites in the 
                historic district of Beaufort, South Carolina, relating 
                to the Reconstruction Era.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``study area'' 
                includes--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the Penn School;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the Old Fort Plantation on 
                        the Beaufort River;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) the Freedmen's Bureau in 
                        Beaufort College;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) the First Freedmen's Village 
                        of Mitchellville on Hilton Head 
                        Island;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) various historic buildings and 
                        archaeological sites associated with Robert 
                        Smalls;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) the Beaufort Arsenal; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vii) other significant sites 
                        relating to the Reconstruction Era.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a special 
resource study of the study area to assess the suitability and 
feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National 
Park System.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Applicable Law.--The study required under subsection 
(a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 8(c) of Public Law 
91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(c)).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
which funds are made available to carry out the study under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report that describes--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the findings of the study; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 
        Secretary.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a national 
historic landmark theme study to identify sites and resources in the 
United States that are significant to the Reconstruction Era.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Contents.--The theme study shall include 
recommendations for commemorating and interpreting sites and resources 
identified by the theme study, including--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) sites that should be nominated as national 
        historic landmarks; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) sites for which further study for potential 
        inclusion in the National Park System should be 
        authorized.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
which funds are made available to carry out the study under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report that describes--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the findings of the study; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 
        Secretary.</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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Beaufort County, South Carolina, 
Study Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means the 
        historical sites in Beaufort County, South Carolina, relating 
        to the Reconstruction Era including--
                    (A) the Penn School;
                    (B) the Old Fort Plantation on the Beaufort River;
                    (C) the Freedman's Bureau in Beaufort College;
                    (D) the first Freedman's Village of Mitchellville 
                on Hilton Head Island;
                    (E) various historic buildings and archaeological 
                sites associated with Robert Smalls;
                    (F) the Beaufort Arsenal; and
                    (G) other significant sites relating to the 
                Reconstruction Era.

SEC. 3. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of 
the study area to assess the national significance, suitability and 
feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National 
Park System in accordance with section 8(c) of Public Law 91-383 (16 
U.S.C. 1a-5(c)).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are made available to carry out the special resource study, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes the findings 
of the study and any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.

SEC. 4. THEME STUDY.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a national historic 
landmark theme study to identify sites and resources in the United 
States that are significant to the Reconstruction Era, and shall 
include recommendations for commemorating and interpreting sites and 
resources identified by the theme study such as sites that should be 
nominated as national historic landmarks and sites that warrant further 
study for potential inclusion in the National Park System.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are made available to carry out the theme study, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Congress a report that describes the findings of the 
study and any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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




                                                       Calendar No. 125

108th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 500

                          [Report No. 108-61]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study certain sites in the 
    historic district of Beaufort, South Carolina, relating to the 
                          Reconstruction Era.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              June 9, 2003

                       Reported with an amendment