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SEC. 2. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY REGARDING BUF-
FALO BAYOU, TEXAS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The area beginning at Shepherd Drive in 
west Houston, Texas, and extending to the Turning 
Basin, commonly referred to as the ‘‘Buffalo 
Bayou’’, made a unique contribution to the cultural, 
political, and industrial development of the United 
States. 
(2) The Buffalo Bayou is distinctive as the first 
spine of modern industrial development in Texas and 
one of the first along the Gulf of Mexico coast. 
(3) The Buffalo Bayou played a significant role 
in the struggle for Texas independence. 
(4) The Buffalo Bayou developed a prosperous 
and productive shipping industry that survives 
today. 
(5) The Buffalo Bayou led in the development 
of Texas’ petrochemical industry that made Houston 
the center of the early oil boom in America. 
(6) The Buffalo Bayou developed a sophisti-
cated shipping system, leading to the formation of 
the modern day Houston Ship Channel. 
(7) The Buffalo Bayou developed a significant 
industrial base, and served as the focal point for the 
new city of Houston. 
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(8) There is a longstanding commitment by the 
Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Inc., to complete the 
Buffalo Bayou Trail along the 12-mile segment of 
the Buffalo Bayou. 
(9) There is a need for assistance for the pres-
ervation and promotion of the significance of the 
Buffalo Bayou as a system for transportation, in-
dustry, commerce, and immigration. 
(10) The Department of the Interior is respon-
sible for protecting the Nation’s cultural and histor-
ical resources. There are significant examples of 
such resources within the Buffalo Bayou region to 
merit the involvement of the Federal Government in 
the development of programs and projects, in co-
operation with the Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Inc., 
the State of Texas, and other local and govern-
mental entities, to adequately conserve, protect, and 
interpret this heritage for future generations, while 
providing opportunities for education and revitaliza-
tion. 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, in con-
sultation with the State of Texas, the City of Hous-
ton, and other appropriate organizations, carry out 
a study regarding the suitability and feasibility of 
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establishing the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage 
Area in Houston, Texas. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The study shall include anal-
ysis and documentation regarding whether the Study 
Area— 
(A) has an assemblage of natural, historic, 
and cultural resources that together represent 
distinctive aspects of American heritage worthy 
of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and 
continuing use, and are best managed through 
partnerships among public and private entities 
and by combining diverse and sometimes non-
contiguous resources and active communities; 
(B) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, 
and folklife that are a valuable part of the na-
tional story; 
(C) provides outstanding opportunities to 
conserve natural, historic, cultural, or scenic 
features; 
(D) provides outstanding recreational and 
educational opportunities; 
(E) contains resources important to the 
identified theme or themes of the Study Area 
that retain a degree of integrity capable of sup-
porting interpretation; 
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(F) includes residents, business interests, 
nonprofit organizations, and local and State 
governments that are involved in the planning, 
have developed a conceptual financial plan that 
outlines the roles for all participants, including 
the Federal Government, and have dem-
onstrated support for the concept of a national 
heritage area; 
(G) has a potential management entity to 
work in partnership with residents, business in-
terests, nonprofit organizations, and local and 
State governments to develop a national herit-
age area consistent with continued local and 
State economic activity; and 
(H) has a conceptual boundary map that is 
supported by the public. 
(c) BOUNDARIES OF THE STUDY AREA.—The Study 
Area shall be comprised of sites in Houston, Texas, in an 
area roughly bounded by Shepherd Drive and extending 
to the Turning Basin, commonly referred to as the ‘‘Buf-
falo Bayou’’. 
(d) SUBMISSION
OF STUDY RESULTS.—Not later 
than 3 years after funds are first made available for this 
section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
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mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
a report describing the results of the study. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 30, 
2001. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 579 
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1776 
[Report No. 107–262] 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study 
the suitability and feasibility of establishing the 
Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in west 
Houston, Texas. 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2002 
Reported without amendment 
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