[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5132 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.5132
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and six
An Act
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource
study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including in the
National Park System certain sites in Monroe County, Michigan, relating
to the Battles of the River Raisin during the War of 1812.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``River Raisin National Battlefield
Study Act''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY, MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN, SITES RELATING
TO BATTLES OF THE RIVER RAISIN.
(a) Study Required.--The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a
special resource study of sites in Monroe County, Michigan, relating to
the Battles of the River Raisin on January 18 and 22, 1813, and their
aftermath to determine--
(1) the national significance of the sites; and
(2) the suitability and feasibility of including the sites in
the National Park System.
(b) Requirements.--The study conducted under subsection (a) shall
include the analysis and recommendations of the Secretary on--
(1) the effect on Monroe County, Michigan, of including the
sites in the National Park System; and
(2) whether the sites could be included in an existing unit of
the National Park System.
(c) Consultation.--In conducting the study under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall consult with--
(1) appropriate Federal agencies and State and local government
entities; and
(2) interested groups and organizations.
(d) Applicable Law.--The study required under subsection (a) shall
be conducted in accordance with Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-1 et
seq.).
(e) Report.--Not later than three years after the date on which
funds are first made available for the study, 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 containing--
(1) the findings of the study; and
(2) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.