[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[S. 311 Referred in House (RFH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 311


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 10, 2014

             Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in 
 the State of Louisiana 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 ``Lower Mississippi River Area 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'' includes Fort St. 
        Philip, Fort Jackson, the Head of Passes, and any related and 
        supporting historical, cultural, and recreational resources 
        located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.

SEC. 3. STUDY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which 
funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the State of Louisiana and other interested 
organizations, shall complete a special resource study that evaluates--
            (1) the national significance of the study area; and
            (2) the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
        study area as a unit of the National Park System.
    (b) Criteria.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall use the criteria for the study of areas for potential 
inclusion in the National Park System in section 8(c) of National Park 
System General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(c)).
    (c) Content.--The study described in subsection (a) shall--
            (1) include cost estimates for the potential acquisition, 
        development, operation, and maintenance of the study area; and
            (2) identify alternatives for the management, 
        administration, and protection of the study area.

SEC. 4. AGREEMENT; DONATIONS.

    The study described in section 3 shall not be conducted until the 
date on which--
            (1) the Secretary enters into an agreement with a State, 
        unit of local government, or other entity to conduct the study 
        using non-Federal funds; or
            (2) the Secretary receives a donation of an amount of non-
        Federal funds sufficient to pay the cost of conducting the 
        study.

            Passed the Senate July 9, 2014.

            Attest:

                                                NANCY ERICKSON,

                                                             Secretary.