A bill 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 the State of South Carolina, and for other purposes.

Summary: Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to specified congressional committees on the suitability and feasibility of designating specified South Carolina counties, cities, public sites, other sites maintained by the State, and National Park Service sites in the State, as well as appropriate North Carolina sites, as the Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Southern Campaign of the Revolution 
Heritage Area Study Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
        Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of South 
        Carolina.
            (4) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means the study 
        area described in section 3(b).

SEC. 3. SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN OF THE REVOLUTION HERITAGE AREA STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with State historic 
preservation officers, State historical societies, the South Carolina 
Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, and other appropriate 
entities, shall conduct a study to assess the suitability and 
feasibility of designating the study area as the Southern Campaign of 
the Revolution Heritage Area.
    (b) Description of Study Area.--The study area--
            (1) shall include the counties of Anderson, Beaufort, 
        Charleston, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Colleton, 
        Darlington, Dorchester, Fairfield, Florence, Georgetown, 
        Greenville, Greenwood, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Marlboro, 
        Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, 
        Williamsburg, and York in the State; and
            (2) may include--
                    (A) National Park Service sites in the State, 
                including--
                            (i) the Charles Pickney National Historic 
                        Site;
                            (ii) Cowpens National Battlefield;
                            (iii) Fort Moultrie National Monument;
                            (iv) Kings Mountain National Military Park;
                            (v) the National Park Service affiliate of 
                        the Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site; and
                            (vi) the Ninety Six National Historic Site;
                    (B) sites maintained by the State, including--
                            (i) Andrew Jackson State Park;
                            (ii) Colonial Dorchester State Historic 
                        Site;
                            (iii) Fort Watson;
                            (iv) Eutaw Springs Battle Site;
                            (v) Hampton Plantation State Historic Site;
                            (vi) Landsford Canal State Historic Site; 
                        and
                            (vii) Musgrove Mill State Park;
                    (C) other sites in the State that are open to the 
                public, including--
                            (i) Goose Creek Church;
                            (ii) Historic Brattonsville;
                            (iii) Hopsewee Plantation;
                            (iv) Middleton Place; and
                            (v) Walnut Grove Plantation;
                    (D) the cities of Beaufort, Camden, Cayce, 
                Charleston, Cheraw, Georgetown, Kingstree, Orangeburg, 
                and Winusboro, in the State; and
                    (E) appropriate sites and locations in the State of 
                North Carolina, as the Secretary determines to be 
                appropriate.
    (c) Requirements.--The study shall include analysis, documentation, 
and determinations on whether the study area--
            (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural 
        resources that--
                    (A) represent distinctive aspects of the heritage 
                of the United States;
                    (B) are worthy of recognition, conservation, 
                interpretation, and continuing use; and
                    (C) would be best managed--
                            (i) through partnerships between public and 
                        private entities; and
                            (ii) by linking diverse and sometimes 
                        noncontiguous resources and active communities;
            (2) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and folklife 
        that are a valuable part of the story of the United States;
            (3) provides--
                    (A) outstanding opportunities to conserve natural, 
                historical, cultural, or scenic features; and
                    (B) outstanding recreational and educational 
                opportunities;
            (4) contains resources that--
                    (A) are important to any identified themes of the 
                study area; and
                    (B) would support interpretation;
            (5) includes residents, business interests, nonprofit 
        organizations, and State and local governments that--
                    (A) are involved in the planning of the Heritage 
                Area;
                    (B) have developed a conceptual financial plan that 
                outlines the roles of all participants in the Heritage 
                Area, including the Federal Government; and
                    (C) have demonstrated support for the designation 
                of the Heritage Area;
            (6) has a potential management entity to work in 
        partnership with the individuals and entities referred to in 
        paragraph (5) while encouraging continued State and local 
        economic activity; and
            (7) has a conceptual boundary map that is supported by the 
        public.

SEC. 4. REPORT.

    Not later than the 3rd fiscal year that begins after the date on 
which funds are first made available to carry out this Act, the 
Secretary 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--
            (1) the findings of the Secretary; and
            (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.