[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8012 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8012

 To establish the Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site 
            in the State of Florida, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2024

Mr. Waltz (for himself, Mr. Soto, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Fleischmann, 
Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. Mills, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. 
  Moylan, Mr. Gaetz, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Jackson of Texas, 
  Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Posey, Mr. Bilirakis, 
   Mrs. Luna, Mr. Steube, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Mast, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. 
  Rutherford, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Frost, Ms. Castor of 
  Florida, Mr. Donalds, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Lois Frankel of 
 Florida, Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, 
    Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. Stevens, Mr. 
Carbajal, Ms. Maloy, and Mr. Armstrong) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish the Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site 
            in the State of Florida, 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 ``Jackie Robinson Commemorative Site 
Act''.

SEC. 2. JACKIE ROBINSON BALLPARK NATIONAL COMMEMORATIVE SITE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) Site.--The term ``Site'' means the Jackie Robinson 
        Ballpark National Commemorative Site designated by subsection 
        (b).
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Florida.
    (b) Designation.--Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach, 
Florida, is hereby designated as the Jackie Robinson Ballpark National 
Commemorative Site.
    (c) African American Civil Rights Network.--The Site shall be part 
of the African American Civil Rights Network established under the 
African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-104).
    (d) Administration.--
            (1) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
        cooperative agreements with appropriate public or private 
        entities for interpretative and educational purposes related to 
        the Site.
            (2) Effect of designation.--The Site shall not be a unit of 
        the National Park System.
            (3) Limitations.--Nothing in this Act--
                    (A) authorizes the Secretary to interfere with the 
                rights of any person with respect to private property 
                or any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of the 
                State or any political subdivision thereof; or
                    (B) authorizes the Secretary to acquire land or 
                interests in land through condemnation or otherwise.
    (e) Special Resource Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a special 
        resource study of the Site to evaluate the national 
        significance of the Site and determine the suitability and 
        feasibility of designating the Site as a unit of the National 
        Park System.
            (2) Alternatives.--The Secretary shall consider 
        alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation 
        of the Site by Federal, State, or local government entities, or 
        private and nonprofit organizations.
            (3) Conduct of study.--The study shall be conducted in 
        accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code.
            (4) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which 
        funds are made available to conduct the study, the Secretary 
        shall submit a report to Congress that describes the results of 
        the study and any recommendations of the Secretary with respect 
        to the Site.
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