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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1633 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 791
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1633

                          [Report No. 110-359]

    To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
    resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of 
     including the battlefield and related sites of the Battle of 
Shepherdstown in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, as part of Harpers Ferry 
  National Historical Park or Antietam National Battlefield, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 15, 2007

   Mr. Byrd introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

                             June 16, 2008

              Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL

 
    To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
    resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of 
     including the battlefield and related sites of the Battle of 
Shepherdstown in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, as part of Harpers Ferry 
  National Historical Park or Antietam National Battlefield, 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. NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY, SHEPHERDSTOWN 
              BATTLEFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA.

    (a) Special Resources Study.--The Secretary of the Interior 
(referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a special 
resource study relating to the Battle of Shepherdstown in 
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, to evaluate--
            (1) the national significance of the Shepherdstown 
        battlefield and sites relating to the Shepherdstown 
        battlefield; and
            (2) the suitability and feasibility of adding the 
        Shepherdstown battlefield and sites relating to the 
        Shepherdstown battlefield as part of--
                    (A) Harpers Ferry National Historical Park; or
                    (B) Antietam National Battlefield.
    (b) Criteria.--In conducting the study authorized under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall use the criteria for the study of areas for 
potential inclusion in the National Park System contained in 
<DELETED>section 8(a) of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(a))</DELETED> 
section 8(c) of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(c)).
    (c) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report 
containing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the study 
conducted under subsection (a).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
                                                       Calendar No. 791

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1633

                          [Report No. 110-359]

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                                 A BILL

    To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
    resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of 
     including the battlefield and related sites of the Battle of 
Shepherdstown in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, as part of Harpers Ferry 
  National Historical Park or Antietam National Battlefield, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                             June 16, 2008

                       Reported with an amendment
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