[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 348 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 348

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource 
   study to determine the suitability and feasibility of adding the 
    birthplace site to the Harry S Truman National Historic Site or 
 designating the site as a separate unit of the National Park System, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 8, 2009

 Mr. Skelton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete a special resource 
   study to determine the suitability and feasibility of adding the 
    birthplace site to the Harry S Truman National Historic Site or 
 designating the site as a separate 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 ``Harry S Truman Birthplace Study 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall complete a special resource 
study of the Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site in Lamar, 
Missouri, to determine--
            (1) the suitability and feasibility of adding the 
        birthplace site to the Harry S Truman National Historic Site or 
        designating the site as a separate unit of the National Park 
        System; and
            (2) the methods and means for the protection and 
        interpretation of the Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic 
        Site by the National Park Service, other Federal, State, or 
        local government entities or private or nonprofit 
        organizations.
    (b) Study Requirements.--The Secretary shall conduct the study in 
accordance with section 8(c) of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(c)).
    (c) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 
containing--
            (1) the results of the study; and
            (2) any recommendations of the Secretary.
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