[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3054 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3054

To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
                study of significant civil rights sites.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 14, 2016

  Mr. Cochran 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 require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
                study of significant civil rights sites.

    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 ``Preserving Civil Rights Heritage Act 
of 2016''.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY OF SIGNIFICANT CIVIL RIGHTS SITES.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this 
section as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a special resource study of 
significant civil rights sites, including--
            (1) the home of the late civil rights activist Medgar 
        Evers, located at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive, 
        Jackson, Mississippi;
            (2) the Tallahatchie County Courthouse, located at 100 
        North Court Street, Sumner, Mississippi;
            (3) the site of Bryant's Store, located at the intersection 
        of County Road 518 and County Road 24, Money, Mississippi;
            (4) the site of the former office of Dr. Gilbert Mason, 
        Sr., located at 670 Division Street, Biloxi, Mississippi; and
            (5) the Old Neshoba County Jail, located at 422 Myrtle 
        Avenue, East, Philadelphia, Mississippi.
    (b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall--
            (1) evaluate the national significance of each site;
            (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 
        designating each site as a unit of the National Park System;
            (3)(A) take into consideration other alternatives for 
        preservation, protection, and interpretation of each site by--
                    (i) Federal, State, or local governmental entities; 
                or
                    (ii) private or nonprofit organizations; and
            (B) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, 
        development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance 
        associated with the alternatives;
            (4) consult with interested Federal, State, and local 
        governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, and 
        other individuals;
            (5) determine the effect of the designation of a site as a 
        unit of the National Park System on--
                    (A) existing commercial and recreational uses; and
                    (B) State and local governments to manage those 
                uses; and
            (6) identify any authorities, including condemnation, that 
        will 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 a site is designated a unit 
        of the National Park System.
    (c) Applicable Law.--The study under subsection (a) shall be 
conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States 
Code.
    (d) Study Results.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which 
funds are initially 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 that describes--
            (1) the results of the study; and
            (2) any relevant conclusions and recommendations of the 
        Secretary.
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