IIB 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4119 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

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. 

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 ‘‘West Hunter Street 

3 Baptist Church Study Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. 

5 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall con6 duct a special resource study of the historic West Hunter 

7 Street Baptist Church, located at 775 Martin Luther King 

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

9 the church is located. 

10 (b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub11 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

12 (1) evaluate the national significance of the 

13 site; 

14 (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 

15 designating the area as a unit of the National Park 

16 System; 

17 (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 

18 protection, and interpretation of the site by Federal, 

19 State, or local governmental entities, or private and 

20 nonprofit organizations; 

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

22 local governmental entities, private and nonprofit or23 ganizations or any other interested individuals; 

24 (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal ac25 quisition, development, interpretation, operation, and 

26 maintenance associated with the alternatives; 


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

2 study area as a unit of the National Park System 

3 on— 

4 (A) existing commercial and recreational 

5 activities, including but not limited to hunting, 

6 fishing, and recreational shooting, and on the 

7 authorization, construction, operation, mainte8 nance, or improvement of energy production 

9 and transmission infrastructure; and 

10 (B) the authority of State and local gov11 ernments to manage those activities. 

12 (7) identify any authorities, including con13 demnation, that will compel or permit the Secretary 

14 to influence or participate in local land use decisions 

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

16 lands if the study area is designated a unit of the 

17 National Park System. 

18 (c) NOTIFICATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWN19 ERS.—Upon commencement of the study, owners of pri20 vate property adjacent to the area will be notified of the 

21 study’s commencement and scope. 

22 (d) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required under 

23 subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with the 

24 National Park System General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 

25 1a–5(c)). 


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

2 on which funds are first made available for the study 

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

4 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep5 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 

6 Resources of the Senate a report containing the results 

7 of the study and any conclusions and recommendations of 

8 the Secretary. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 

2014. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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