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Calendar No. 510 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1646 

[Report No. 115–296] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 

study of President Station in Baltimore, Maryland, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 27, 2017 

Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. VAN HOLLEN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

JULY 11, 2018 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, without amendment and with an amendment 

to the title 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 

special resource study of President Station in Baltimore, 

Maryland, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘President Street Sta5 tion Study Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

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

4 the Secretary of the Interior. 

5 (2) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 

6 means the President Street Station, a railroad ter7 minal in Baltimore, Maryland, the history of which 

8 is tied to the growth of the railroad industry in the 

9 19th century, the Civil War, the Underground Rail10 road, and the immigrant influx of the early 20th 

11 century. 

12 SEC. 3. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. 

13 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a special 

14 resource study of the study area. 

15 (b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub16 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

17 (1) evaluate the national significance of the 

18 study area; 

19 (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 

20 designating the study area as a unit of the National 

21 Park System; 

22 (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 

23 protection, and interpretation of the study area by 

24 the Federal Government, State or local government 

25 entities, or private and nonprofit organizations; 


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1 (4) consult with interested Federal agencies, 

2 State or local governmental entities, private and 

3 nonprofit organizations, or any other interested indi4 viduals; and 

5 (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal ac6 quisition, development, interpretation, operation, and 

7 maintenance associated with the alternatives. 

8 (c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required under 

9 subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with sec10 tion 100507 of title 54, United States Code. 

11 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 

12 on which funds are first made available for the study 

13 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 

14 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep15 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 

16 Resources of the Senate a report that describes— 

17 (1) the results of the study; and 

18 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 

19 Secretary. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize 

the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 

study of President Street Station in Baltimore, Maryland, and for other purposes.’’. 


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Calendar No. 510 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1646 

[Report No. 115–296] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conposes. tion in Baltimore, Maryland, and for other pur- duct a special resource study of President StaJULY 11, 2018 

Reported without amendment and with an amendment to 

the title 


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