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Union Calendar No. 468 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4851 

[Report No. 115–612] 

To establish the Kennedy–King National Historic Site in the State of Indiana, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 19, 2018 

Mr. CARSON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. BANKS of Indiana, Mrs. BROOKS

of Indiana, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH, Mr. MESSER, Mr. 

ROKITA, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. KENNEDY, and Mr. 

LEWIS of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

MARCH 19, 2018 

Additional sponsors: Mrs. COMSTOCK, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 

ESPAILLAT, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. LEE, Mr. 

LOWENTHAL, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of 

Illinois, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. 

RASKIN, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, and Mr. COHEN

MARCH 19, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 19, 2018] 


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A BILL 

To establish the Kennedy–King National Historic Site in 

the State of Indiana, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kennedy–King National 

5 Commemorative Site Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of the Interior. 

10 (2) SITE.—The term ‘‘Site’’ means the Kennedy11 King National Commemorative Site as designated by 

12 section 3(a). 

13 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

14 of Indiana. 

15 SEC. 3. NATIONAL COMMEMORATIVE SITE. 

16 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Landmark for Peace Memo17 rial in Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Indianapolis, in 

18 the State, is hereby designated as the Kennedy-King Na19 tional Commemorative Site. 

20 (b) AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS NETWORK.— 

21 The Site shall be part of the African American Civil Rights 

22 Network established under Public Law 115–104. 

23 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

24 (1) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 

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1 priate public or private entities for interpretative and 

2 educational purposes related to the Site. 

3 (2) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.—The Site shall 

4 not be a unit of the National Park System. 

5 (3) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this Act— 

6 (A) authorizes the Secretary to interfere 

7 with the rights of any person with respect to pri8 vate property or any local zoning ordinance or 

9 land use plan of the State or any political sub10 division thereof; or 

11 (B) authorizes the Secretary to acquire land 

12 or interests in land through condemnation or 

13 otherwise. 

14 (d) SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.—The Secretary shall 

15 conduct a special resource study of the Site to evaluate the 

16 national significance of the Site and determine the suit17 ability and feasibility of designating the Site as a unit of 

18 the National Park System. The Secretary shall also consider 

19 other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpre20 tation of the Site by Federal, State, or local government 

21 entities, or private and non-profit groups. The study shall 

22 be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, 

23 United States Code. Not later than three years after the date 

24 on which funds are made available to conduct the study, 

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1 scribes the results of the study and any recommendations 

2 of the Secretary. 


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Union Calendar No. 468 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4851 

[Report No. 115–612] 

A BILL 

To establish the Kennedy–King National Historic 

poses. Site in the State of Indiana, and for other purMARCH 19, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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