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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6852 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 568
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6852

                          [Report No. 118-672]

 To designate Holcombe Rucker Park, in Harlem, New York, as a National 
              Commemorative Site, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 19, 2023

Mr. Espaillat introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

                           September 12, 2024

                     Additional sponsor: Mr. Moylan

                           September 12, 2024

  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 
                           December 19, 2023]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
 To designate Holcombe Rucker Park, in Harlem, New York, as a National 
              Commemorative Site, and for other purposes.

 

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Holcombe Rucker Park National 
Commemorative Site Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL COMMEMORATIVE SITE.

    (a) Designation.--Holcombe Rucker Park, in Harlem, New York, is 
hereby designated as the ``Holcombe Rucker Park National Commemorative 
Site'' (referred to in this section as the ``Commemorative Site'').
    (b) Administration.--
            (1) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary of the Interior 
        may enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate public 
        or private entities, including the Mayor of New York City or 
        the Mayor's designee, for interpretive and educational purposes 
        related to the Commemorative Site, including installing a 
        plaque, interpretive exhibit, or other marker, as appropriate, 
        at the Commemorative Site, with the written consent of the 
        owner of the Commemorative Site, to memorialize the 
        achievements of Holcombe Rucker and to provide recognition of 
        the historic role of Holcombe Rucker Park in the development of 
        the game of basketball and of many of its most talented 
        players.
            (2) Effect of designation.--The Commemorative Site shall 
        not be a unit of the National Park System.
            (3) Limitations.--Nothing in this Act--
                    (A) authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to 
                interfere with the rights of any person with respect to 
                private property or any local zoning ordinance or land 
                use plan of the State of New York or any political 
                subdivision thereof, including prohibiting any actions 
                that may otherwise be taken by a property owner 
                (including any owner of the Commemorative Site) with 
                respect to the property of the owner;
                    (B) affects the administration of the Commemorative 
                Site by New York City or the State of New York; or
                    (C) authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to 
                acquire land or interests in land through condemnation 
                or otherwise.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 568

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6852

                          [Report No. 118-672]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To designate Holcombe Rucker Park, in Harlem, New York, as a National 
              Commemorative Site, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 12, 2024

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