[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 955 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 955

 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 Williamson County, Tennessee, 
                  relating to the Battle of Franklin.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 28, 2005

  Mr. Frist (for himself and Mr. Alexander) 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 conduct a special resource 
study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including in the 
  National Park System certain sites in Williamson County, Tennessee, 
                  relating to the Battle of Franklin.

    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 ``Franklin National Battlefield Study 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means the cities 
        of Brentwood, Franklin, Triune, Thompson's Station, and Spring 
        Hill, Tennessee.

SEC. 3. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a special resource 
study of sites in the study area relating to the Battle of Franklin 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 the study area 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 or other federally designated unit 
        in the State of Tennessee.
    (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.).

SEC. 4. REPORT.

    Not later than 3 years after the date of 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 that describes--
            (1) the findings of the study; and
            (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.
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