1.This Act may be cited as the
Point Peter Study
Act
.
2.
(a)The
Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the
Secretary
) shall conduct a special resource study of Point Peter
in St. Marys, Georgia, the site of an American fort near Cumberland Island that
was attacked by British forces in January 1815 in one of the last battles of
the War of 1812.
(b)In
conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(1)evaluate the
national significance of the site;
(2)determine the
suitability and feasibility of designating the area as a unit of the National
Park System;
(3)consider other
alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the site by
Federal, State, or local governmental entities, or private and nonprofit
organizations;
(4)consult with
interested Federal, State, and local governmental entities and private and
nonprofit organizations, and any other interested individuals, including owners
of private property located in the study area; and
(5)identify cost
estimates for any Federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation,
and maintenance associated with the alternatives.
(c)The study required under subsection (a) shall be conducted in
accordance with section 8 of the National Park Service General Authorities Act
(16 U.S.C. 1a–5).
(d)Not
later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available for
the study under subsection (a), 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 the results of the
study and any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.