[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1483 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1483

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
    feasibility of designating the James K. Polk Home in Columbia, 
    Tennessee, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 2, 2015

 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 study the suitability and 
    feasibility of designating the James K. Polk Home in Columbia, 
    Tennessee, 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 ``James K. Polk Presidential Home 
Study Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) in 1961, the James K. Polk Home was designated as a 
        National Historic Landmark; and
            (2) in April 2015, the National Park Service completed a 
        reconnaissance survey of the James K. Polk Home, in which the 
        National Park Service--
                    (A) determined that--
                            (i) the James K. Polk Home is conclusively 
                        nationally significant; and
                            (ii) a special resource study is needed to 
                        fully analyze the suitability, feasibility, and 
                        need for management of the James K. Polk Home 
                        by the National Park Service; and
                    (B) recommended that Congress consider authorizing 
                a special resource study for the James K. Polk Home and 
                associated properties.

SEC. 3. STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this 
Act as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a special resource study of the 
site of the James K. Polk Home in Columbia, Tennessee, and adjacent 
property (referred to in this Act as the ``site'').
    (b) Criteria.--The Secretary shall conduct the study under 
subsection (a) in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United 
States Code.
    (c) Contents.--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 site as a unit of the National Park System;
            (3) include cost estimates for any necessary acquisition, 
        development, operation, and maintenance of the site;
            (4) consult with interested Federal, State, or local 
        governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, or 
        other interested individuals;
            (5) include an analysis of the effect of the site on--
                    (A) existing commercial and recreational 
                activities;
                    (B) the authorization, construction, operation, 
                maintenance, or improvement of energy production and 
                transmission or other infrastructure in the area; and
                    (C) the authority of State and local governments to 
                manage the activities described in subparagraphs (A) 
                and (B);
            (6) include an identification of any authorities (including 
        condemnation) that would compel or permit the Secretary to 
        influence or participate in local land use decisions (such as 
        zoning) or place restrictions on non-Federal land if the site 
        is designated as a unit of the National Park System; and
            (7) identify alternatives for the management, 
        administration, and protection of the site.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are made available to carry out 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 that describes--
            (1) the findings and conclusions of the study; and
            (2) any recommendations of the Secretary.
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