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Union Calendar No. 439 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4119 

[Report No. 113–592] 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study 

of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 28, 2014 

Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 

DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. BARROW of Georgia, and Mr. BISHOP of 

Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 

Additional sponsors: Ms. NORTON, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. JACKSON

LEE, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. HONDA, 

Ms. HAHN, Mr. ENYART, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, 

Mr. CONYERS, Ms. EDWARDS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. LEE of 

California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. COHEN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. THOMPSON

of California, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. HOLT, Ms. MOORE, Ms. 

WATERS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. RUSH, Ms. WILSON of 

Florida, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. SMITH of 

Washington, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. CLAY, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. 

EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. 

SABLAN, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. NADLER, Mr. MEEKS, 

Mr. COSTA, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. MORAN, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. CARSON of 

Indiana, Mr. GRAYSON, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. SCHIFF, Mrs. CAROLYN

B. MALONEY of New York, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. CHU, Mr. POCAN, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, 

Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. 

PIERLUISI, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. PALLONE, 

Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. GARCIA, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. ENGEL, 

and Mr. WESTMORELAND


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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 

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 February 28, 2014] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 

resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist 

Church in Atlanta, Georgia, 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 ‘‘West Hunter Street Bap5 tist Church Study Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. 

7 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall con8 duct a special resource study of the historic West Hunter 

9 Street Baptist Church, located at 775 Martin Luther King 

10 Jr. Drive, SW., Atlanta, Georgia and the block on which 

11 the church is located. 

12 (b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub13 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

14 (1) evaluate the national significance of the site; 

15 (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 

16 designating the area as a unit of the National Park 

17 System; 

18 (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 

19 protection, and interpretation of the site by Federal, 

20 State, or local governmental entities, or private and 

21 nonprofit organizations; 

22 (4) consult with interested Federal, State, or 

23 local governmental entities, private and nonprofit or24 ganizations or any other interested individuals; 


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1 (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal acqui2 sition, development, interpretation, operation, and 

3 maintenance associated with the alternatives; 

4 (6) consider the effect of the designation of the 

5 study area as a unit of the National Park System 

6 on— 

7 (A) existing commercial and recreational 

8 activities, including but not limited to hunting, 

9 fishing, and recreational shooting, and on the 

10 authorization, construction, operation, mainte11 nance, or improvement of energy production and 

12 transmission infrastructure; and 

13 (B) the authority of State and local govern14 ments to manage those activities. 

15 (7) identify any authorities, including con16 demnation, that will compel or permit the Secretary 

17 to influence or participate in local land use decisions 

18 (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non-Federal 

19 lands if the study area is designated a unit of the Na20 tional Park System. 

21 (c) NOTIFICATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS.— 

22 Upon commencement of the study, owners of private prop23 erty adjacent to the area will be notified of the study’s com24 mencement and scope. 


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1 (d) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required under sub2 section (a) shall be conducted in accordance with the Na3 tional Park System General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a4 5(c)). 

5 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date on 

6 which funds are first made available for the study under 

7 subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 

8 on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 

9 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen10 ate a report containing the results of the study and any 

11 conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary. 


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Union Calendar No. 439 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4119 

[Report No. 113–592] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 

for other purposes. Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and a special resource study of the West Hunter 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 

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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