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Union Calendar No. 539 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 311 

[Report No. 113–708] 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 10, 2014 

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 22, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability 

and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in the State of Louisiana as a unit 

of the National Park System, 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 ‘‘Lower Mississippi 

5 River Area Study Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of the Interior. 

10 (2) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ in11 cludes Fort St. Philip, Fort Jackson, the Head of 

12 Passes, and any related and supporting historical, 

13 cultural, and recreational resources located in 

14 Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. 

15 SEC. 3. STUDY. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 

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

18 Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the State of Lou19 isiana and other interested organizations, shall complete 

20 a special resource study that evaluates— 

21 (1) the national significance of the study area; 

22 and 

23 (2) the suitability and feasibility of designating 

24 the study area as a unit of the National Park Sys25 tem. 


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1 (b) CRITERIA.—In conducting the study under sub2 section (a), the Secretary shall use the criteria for the 

3 study of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park 

4 System in section 8(c) of National Park System General 

5 Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)). 

6 (c) CONTENT.—The study described in subsection (a) 

7 shall— 

8 (1) include cost estimates for the potential ac9 quisition, development, operation, and maintenance 

10 of the study area; and 

11 (2) identify alternatives for the management, 

12 administration, and protection of the study area. 

13 SEC. 4. AGREEMENT; DONATIONS. 

14 The study described in section 3 shall not be con15 ducted until the date on which— 

16 (1) the Secretary enters into an agreement with 

17 a State, unit of local government, or other entity to 

18 conduct the study using non-Federal funds; or 

19 (2) the Secretary receives a donation of an 

20 amount of non-Federal funds sufficient to pay the 

21 cost of conducting the study. 


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Union Calendar No. 539 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 311 

[Report No. 113–708] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the 

and for other purposes. Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System, the Lower Mississippi River Area in the State of suitability and feasibility of designating sites in 

DECEMBER 22, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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