IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 959 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study of the Medgar Evers House, lo-
cated in Jackson, Mississippi, 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 ‘‘Medgar Evers House 
Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall con-
duct a special resource study of the home of the late civil 
rights activist Medgar Evers, located at 2332 Margaret 
Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. 
(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 site 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) determine the effect of the designation of 
the site as a unit of the National Park System on 
existing commercial and recreational uses, and the 
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effect on State and local governments to manage 
those activities; 
(6) 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 
land if the site is designated a unit of the National 
Park System; and 
(7) identify cost estimates for any Federal ac-
quisition, development, interpretation, operation, and 
maintenance associated with the alternatives. 
(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required under 
subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with sec-
tion 100507 of title 54, United States Code. 
(d) STUDY RESULTS.—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 
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Resources of the Senate the results of the study and any 
conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 16, 
2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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