[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1875 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1875

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
    feasibility of designating the Wolf House, located in Norfolk, 
    Arkansas, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2005

  Mr. Berry 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 study the suitability and 
    feasibility of designating the Wolf House, located in Norfolk, 
    Arkansas, 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,

SECTION 1. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY REGARDING WOLF HOUSE IN NORFOLK, 
              ARKANSAS.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that the Wolf House, located in 
Norfolk, Arkansas, is the oldest two-story log structure, and the 
oldest territorial courthouse, in the United States west of the 
Mississippi River.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Wolf house.--The term ``Wolf House'' means the 
        structure known by that name and located on Highway 5 in 
        Norfolk, Arkansas.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.
    (c) Study.--The Secretary shall, in consultation with the State of 
Arkansas--
            (1) carry out a study regarding the suitability and 
        feasibility of designating the Wolf House as a unit of the 
        National Park System; and
            (2) consider management alternatives for the Wolf House.
    (d) Study Process and Completion.--Except as provided by subsection 
(e) of this section, section 8(c) of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-
5(c)) shall apply to the conduct and completion of the study required 
by this section.
    (e) Submission of Study Results.--Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, 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 
describing the results of the study.
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