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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 3209

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a resource study of

the approximately 600-mile route through the States of Connecticut,

Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia, used by George Washington and

General Rochambeau during the Revolutionary War.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 17 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000

Mr. DASCHLE (for Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. DODD, Mr. KERRY, Mr.

SARBANES, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. MOYNIHAN, Mr. ROTH, and

Mr. L. CHAFEE)) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a resource

study of the approximately 600-mile route through the

States of Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode

Island, and Virginia, used by George Washington and

General Rochambeau during the Revolutionary War.

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Washington-Rocham3 beau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Act of

4 2000’’.

5 SEC. 2. STUDY OF THE WASHINGTON-ROCHAMBEAU REVO6 LUTIONARY ROUTE.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the

8 date on which funds are made available to carry out this

9 Act, the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act

10 as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall submit to the Committee on Re11 sources of the House of Representatives and the Com12 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate

13 a resource study of the approximately 600-mile route

14 through Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts,

15 New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and

16 Virginia, used by George Washington and General Jean

17 Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, dur18 ing the Revolutionary War.

19 (b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the study

20 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with—

21 (1) State and local historical associations and

22 societies;

23 (2) State historic preservation agencies; and

24 (3) other appropriate organizations.

25 (c) CONTENTS.—The study under subsection (a)

26 shall—
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1 (1) identify the full range of resources and his2 toric themes associated with the route referred to in

3 subsection (a), including the relationship of the

4 route to the Revolutionary War;

5 (2) identify alternatives for involvement by the

6 National Park Service in the preservation and inter7 pretation of the route referred to in subsection (a);

8 and

9 (3) include cost estimates for any necessary ac10 quisition, development, interpretation, operation, and

11 maintenance associated with the alternatives identi12 fied under paragraph (2).

13 (d) COORDINATION WITH OTHER CONGRESSIONALLY

14 MANDATED ACTIVITIES.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The study under subsection

16 (a) shall be carried out in coordination with—

17 (A) the study authorized under section 603

18 of division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public

19 Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C.

20 1a–5 note; Public Law 104–333); and

21 (B) the Crossroads of the American Revo22 lution special resource study authorized by sec23 tion 326(b)(3)(D) of H.R. 3423 of the 106th

24 Congress, as enacted by section 1000(a)(3) of
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1 Public Law 106–113 (113 Stat. 1535, 1501A–

2 194).

3 (2) RESEARCH.—Coordination under paragraph

4 (1) shall—

5 (A) extend to—

6 (i) any research needed to complete

7 the studies described in subparagraphs (A)

8 and (B) of paragraph (1); and

9 (ii) any findings and implementation

10 actions that result from completion of

11 those studies; and

12 (B) use available resources to the max13 imum extent practicable to avoid unnecessary

14 duplication of effort.

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