[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 126 (Tuesday, October 1, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H6878-H6879]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN OF THE REVOLUTION HERITAGE AREA STUDY ACT

  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 4830) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Southern 
Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area in South Carolina, and for 
other purposes.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 4830

       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 ``Southern Campaign of the 
     Revolution Heritage Area Study Act''.

     SEC. 2. STUDY.

       The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with 
     appropriate State historic preservation officers, States 
     historical societies, and other appropriate organizations, 
     shall conduct a study regarding the suitability and 
     feasibility of designating the study area described in 
     section 3 as the Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage 
     Area. The study shall include analysis, documentation, and 
     determination regarding whether the study area--
       (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural 
     resources that together represent distinctive aspects of 
     American heritage worthy of recognition, conservation, 
     interpretation, and continuing use, and are best managed 
     through partnerships among public and private entities and by 
     combining diverse and sometimes noncontiguous resources and 
     active communities;
       (2) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and folklife 
     that are a valuable part of the national story;
       (3) provides outstanding opportunities to conserve natural, 
     historic, cultural, or scenic features;
       (4) provides outstanding recreational and educational 
     opportunities;
       (5) contains resources important to the identified theme or 
     themes of the study area that retain a degree of integrity 
     capable of supporting interpretation;
       (6) includes residents, business interests, nonprofit 
     organizations, and local and State governments that are 
     involved in the planning, have developed a conceptual 
     financial plan that outlines the roles of all participants 
     (including the Federal Government), and have demonstrated 
     support for the concept of a national heritage area;
       (7) has a potential management entity to work in 
     partnership with residents, business interests, nonprofit 
     organizations, and local and State governments to develop a 
     national

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     heritage area consistent with continued local and State 
     economic activity; and
       (8) has a conceptual boundary map that is supported by the 
     public.

     SEC. 3. STUDY AREA.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) South carolina.--The study area shall include the 
     following counties in South Carolina: Pickens, Greenville 
     County, Spartanburg, Cherokee County, Greenwood, Laurens, 
     Union, York, Chester, Darlington, Florence, Chesterfield, 
     Marlboro, Fairfield, Richland, Lancaster, Kershaw, Sumter, 
     Orangeburg, Georgetown, Dorchester, Colleton, Charleston, 
     Beaufort, and Williamsburg.
       (2) North carolina.--The study area may include sites and 
     locations in North Carolina as appropriate.
       (b) Specific Sites.--The heritage area may include the 
     following sites of interest:
       (1) National park service site.--Kings Mountain National 
     Military Park, Cowpens National Battlefield, Fort Moultrie 
     National Monument, Charles Pickney National Historic Site, 
     and Ninety Six National Historic Site as well as the National 
     Park Affiliate of Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site.
       (2) State-maintained sites.--Colonial Dorchester State 
     Historic Site, Eutaw Springs Battle Site, Hampton Plantation 
     State Historic Site, Fort Watson, Landsford Canal State 
     Historic Site, Andrew Jackson State Park, and Musgrove Mill 
     State Park.
       (3) Communities.--Charleston, Beaufort, Georgetown, 
     Kingstree, Cheraw, Camden, Winnsboro, Orangeburg, and Cayce.
       (4) Other key sites open to the public.--Middleton Place, 
     Goose Creek Church, Hopsewee Plantation, Walnut Grove 
     Plantation, and Historic Brattonsville.

     SEC. 4. REPORT.

       Not later than 3 fiscal years after the date on which funds 
     are first made available for this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the findings, 
     conclusions, and recommendations of the study.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Utah (Mr. Hansen) and the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands (Mrs. 
Christensen) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Hansen).
  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4830, introduced by the gentleman from South 
Carolina (Mr. Spratt), would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the 
Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  (Mrs. CHRISTENSEN asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
her remarks.)
  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, we fully support H.R. 4830.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from South Carolina 
(Mr. Spratt), the sponsor of this bill.
  (Mr. SPRATT asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding time to 
me.
  Mr. Speaker, this is about the most important part of the campaign 
for the revolution, the revolution in the South, where the revolution 
was largely won after the fall of Charleston in the back country.
  The whole matter has been popularized by Mel Gibson and others in a 
movie called The Patriot. The story now needs to be told right. There 
are over 200 battles and skirmishes, military incidents. We need this 
national corridor to tell it right.
  We had 1 million visitors to 8 different battlefields in South 
Carolina in the year 2000, and even more now. This is a perfectly fit 
bill for those circumstances. The story needs to be told right and 
well.
  I would like to commend the chairman and the ranking member for 
allowing this bill to come to the floor. I urge everyone to vote for 
it.
  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Utah (Mr. Hansen) that the House suspend the rules and 
pass the bill, H.R. 4830.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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