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Calendar No. 206 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 521 

[Report No. 114–126] 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 

study of President Station in Baltimore, Maryland, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2015 

Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. MIKULSKI) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 

special resource study of President Station in Baltimore, 

Maryland, 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 ‘‘President Street Sta3 tion Study Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

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

7 the Secretary of the Interior. 

8 (2) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 

9 means the President Street Station, a railroad ter10 minal in Baltimore, Maryland, the history of which 

11 is tied to the growth of the railroad industry in the 

12 19th century, the Civil War, the Underground Rail13 road, and the immigrant influx of the early 20th 

14 century. 

15 SEC. 3. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. 

16 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a special 

17 resource study of the study area. 

18 (b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub19 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

20 (1) evaluate the national significance of the 

21 study area; 

22 (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 

23 designating the study area as a unit of the National 

24 Park System; 

25 (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 

26 protection, and interpretation of the study area by 


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1 the Federal Government, State or local government 

2 entities, or private and nonprofit organizations; 

3 (4) consult with interested Federal agencies, 

4 State or local governmental entities, private and 

5 nonprofit organizations, or any other interested indi6 viduals; and 

7 (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal ac8 quisition, development, interpretation, operation, and 

9 maintenance associated with the alternatives. 

10 (c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required under 

11 subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with sec12 tion 8 of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5). subsection 

13 (a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 100507 

14 of title 54, United States Code. 

15 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 

16 on which funds are first made available for the study 

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

18 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep19 resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 

20 Resources of the Senate a report that describes— 

21 (1) the results of the study; and 

22 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 

23 Secretary. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize 

the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 


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study of President Street Station in Baltimore, Maryland, and for other purposes.’’. 


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Calendar No. 206 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 521 

[Report No. 114–126] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conposes. tion in Baltimore, Maryland, and for other pur- duct a special resource study of President StaSEPTEMBER 9, 2015 

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 


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