109 HR 1728 RH: French Colonial Heritage National Historic Site Study Act of 2005 U.S. House of Representatives 2005-12-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IB Union Calendar No. 187 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1728 [Report No. 109–338] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 20, 2005 Mr. Carnahan (for himself and Mrs. Emerson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources December 13, 2005 Reported with an amendment, 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 April 20, 2005 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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Short title

This Act may be cited as the French Colonial Heritage National Historic Site Study Act of 2005.

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Definitions

In this Act: (1)

Area

The term Area means the French Colonial Heritage Area, which includes the Bequette-Ribault, St. Gemme-Amoureaux, and Wilhauk homes, and the related and supporting historical assets located in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri. (2)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service.

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Study

(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— (1)complete a study on the suitability and feasibility of designating the Area as a unit of the National Park System, which shall include the potential impact that designation of the area as a national heritage area is likely to have on land within the proposed area or bordering the proposed area that is privately owned at the time that the study is conducted; and (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. (b)Contents.—The study under subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–1 et seq.).

December 13, 2005 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed