[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2722 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2722

    To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
 resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of adding 
  the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, in the State of Wyoming, as a 
                   unit of the National Park System.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 3, 2009

Mr. Barrasso (for himself and Mr. Enzi) 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 authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
 resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of adding 
  the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, in the State of Wyoming, as a 
                   unit of the National Park System.

    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 ``Heart Mountain Relocation Center 
Study Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a special 
resource study of the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, in Park County, 
Wyoming.
    (b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall--
            (1) evaluate the national significance of the Heart 
        Mountain Relocation Center and surrounding area;
            (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 
        designating the Heart Mountain Relocation Center 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) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, 
        development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance 
        associated with the alternatives;
            (5) identify any potential impacts of designation of the 
        site as a unit of the National Park System on private 
        landowners; and
            (6) consult with interested Federal, State, or local 
        governmental entities, federally recognized Indian tribes, 
        private and nonprofit organizations, owners of private property 
        that may be affected by any such designation, or any other 
        interested individuals.
    (c) Applicable Law.--The study required under subsection (a) shall 
be conducted in accordance with section 8 of Public Law 91-383 (16 
U.S.C. 1a-5).
    (d) Report.--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.
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