[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 242 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 242

To establish 4 memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia in the State of 
                                 Texas.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 1, 2005

 Mrs. Hutchison (for herself and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish 4 memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia in the State of 
                                 Texas.

    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 ``Columbia Space Shuttle Memorials Act 
of 2005''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Memorial.--The term ``memorial'' means each of the 
        memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia established by section 
        3(a).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.

SEC. 3. MEMORIALS TO THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA.

    (a) Establishment.--There are established, as units of the National 
Park System, 4 memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia to be located on 
the 4 parcels of land in the State of Texas described in subsection (b) 
on which large debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia was recovered.
    (b) Description of Land.--The parcels of land referred to in 
subsection (a) are--
            (1) the parcel of land owned by the Fredonia Corporation, 
        located at the southeast corner of the intersection of East 
        Hospital Street and North Fredonia Street, Nacogdoches, Texas;
            (2) the parcel of land owned by Temple Inland Inc., 10 
        acres of a 61-acre tract bounded by State Highway 83 and Bayou 
        Bend Road, Hemphill, Texas;
            (3) the parcel of land owned by the city of Lufkin, Texas, 
        located at City Hall Park, 301 Charlton Street, Lufkin, Texas; 
        and
            (4) the parcel of land owned by San Augustine County, 
        Texas, located at 1109 Oaklawn Street, San Augustine, Texas.
    (c) Administration.--The memorials shall be administered by the 
Secretary.
    (d) Additional Sites.--The Secretary may recommend to Congress 
additional sites in the State of Texas related to the Space Shuttle 
Columbia for establishment as memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia.
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