[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 27, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S279]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3018. Mr. ALEXANDER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to 
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United 
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                        TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 6001. STUDY OF JAMES K. POLK HOME IN COLUMBIA, 
                   TENNESSEE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to 
     in this section 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 section 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; and
       (5) 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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