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Union Calendar No. 468 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4851 
[Report No. 115–612] 
To establish the Kennedy–King National Historic Site in the State of Indiana, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 19, 2018 
Mr. CARSON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. BANKS of Indiana, Mrs. BROOKS 
of Indiana, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH, Mr. MESSER, Mr. 
ROKITA, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. KENNEDY, and Mr. 
LEWIS of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
MARCH 19, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. COMSTOCK, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. LEE, Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of 
Illinois, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. 
RASKIN, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, and Mr. COHEN 
MARCH 19, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 19, 2018] 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kennedy–King National 
Commemorative Site Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) SITE.—The term ‘‘Site’’ means the Kennedy- 
King National Commemorative Site as designated by 
section 3(a). 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Indiana. 
SEC. 3. NATIONAL COMMEMORATIVE SITE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Landmark for Peace Memo-
rial in Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Indianapolis, in 
the State, is hereby designated as the Kennedy-King Na-
tional Commemorative Site. 
(b) AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS NETWORK.— 
The Site shall be part of the African American Civil Rights 
Network established under Public Law 115–104. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 
may enter into cooperative agreements with appro-
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priate public or private entities for interpretative and 
educational purposes related to the Site. 
(2) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.—The Site shall 
not be a unit of the National Park System. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this Act— 
(A) authorizes the Secretary to interfere 
with the rights of any person with respect to pri-
vate property or any local zoning ordinance or 
land use plan of the State or any political sub-
division thereof; or 
(B) authorizes the Secretary to acquire land 
or interests in land through condemnation or 
otherwise. 
(d) SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.—The Secretary shall 
conduct a special resource study of the Site to evaluate the 
national significance of the Site and determine the suit-
ability and feasibility of designating the Site as a unit of 
the National Park System. The Secretary shall also consider 
other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpre-
tation of the Site by Federal, State, or local government 
entities, or private and non-profit groups. The study shall 
be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, 
United States Code. Not later than three years after the date 
on which funds are made available to conduct the study, 
the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that de-
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scribes the results of the study and any recommendations 
of the Secretary. 
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Union Calendar No. 468 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4851 
[Report No. 115–612] 
A BILL 
To establish the Kennedy–King National Historic 
Site in the State of Indiana, and for other pur-
poses. 
MARCH 19, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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