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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘West Hunter Street 
Baptist Church Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall con-
duct a special resource study of the historic West Hunter 
Street Baptist Church, located at 775 Martin Luther King 
Jr. Drive, SW., Atlanta, Georgia and the block on which 
the church is located. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) evaluate the national significance of the 
site; 
(2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 
designating the area as a unit of the National Park 
System; 
(3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 
protection, and interpretation of the site by Federal, 
State, or local governmental entities, or private and 
nonprofit organizations; 
(4) consult with interested Federal, State, or 
local governmental entities, private and nonprofit or-
ganizations or any other interested individuals; 
(5) identify cost estimates for any Federal ac-
quisition, development, interpretation, operation, and 
maintenance associated with the alternatives; 
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(6) consider the effect of the designation of the 
study area as a unit of the National Park System 
on— 
(A) existing commercial and recreational 
activities, including but not limited to hunting, 
fishing, and recreational shooting, and on the 
authorization, construction, operation, mainte-
nance, or improvement of energy production 
and transmission infrastructure; and 
(B) the authority of State and local gov-
ernments to manage those activities. 
(7) identify any authorities, including con-
demnation, that will compel or permit the Secretary 
to influence or participate in local land use decisions 
(such as zoning) or place restrictions on non-Federal 
lands if the study area is designated a unit of the 
National Park System. 
(c) NOTIFICATION
OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWN-
ERS.—Upon commencement of the study, owners of pri-
vate property adjacent to the area will be notified of the 
study’s commencement and scope. 
(d) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required under 
subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with the 
National Park System General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 
1a–5(c)). 
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(e) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
on which funds are first made available for the study 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report containing the results 
of the study and any conclusions and recommendations of 
the Secretary. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 
2014. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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