[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 434 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 434

 To direct 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 17, 2005

Mrs. Lincoln (for herself and Mr. Pryor) 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 direct 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Wolf House Study Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDING.

    Congress finds that the Wolf House, located in Norfolk, Arkansas, 
is the oldest 2-story log structure and the oldest territorial 
courthouse west of the Mississippi River.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) House.--The term ``Wolf House'' means the structure 
        known by that name 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.

SEC. 4. WOLF HOUSE STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the State of 
Arkansas, shall--
            (1) carry out a study on 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.
    (b) Applicable Law.--Except as provided by subsection (c), 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 subsection (a).
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, 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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