[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 242 Referred in House (RFH)]


109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 242


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 2005

                 Referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
    To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study to 
determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing memorials to 
  the Space Shuttle Columbia on parcels of land 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 Memorial 
Study Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Memorial.--The term ``memorial'' means a memorial to 
        the Space Shuttle Columbia the suitability and feasibility of 
        the establishment of which is a subject of the study under 
        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. STUDY OF SUITABILITY AND FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING MEMORIALS 
              TO THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA.

    (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 
carry out a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of 
establishing, as units of the National Park System on land in the State 
of Texas described in subsection (b) (on which large debris from the 
Space Shuttle Columbia was recovered), memorials to the Space Shuttle 
Columbia.
    (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.--In carrying out the study, the Secretary shall 
assume that, if established after completion of the study, each 
memorial shall be administered by the Secretary.
    (d) Additional Sites.--The Secretary may recommend to Congress 
additional sites in the State of Texas relating to the Space Shuttle 
Columbia for establishment as memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.

            Passed the Senate November 16, 2005.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.