I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5692 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study to determine 
the suitability and feasibility of establishing memorials to the Space 
Shuttle Columbia on parcels of land in the State of Texas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2006 
Mr. GOHMERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study 
to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing 
memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia on parcels 
of land in the State of Texas. 
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 ‘‘Columbia Space Shut-
tle Memorial Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘memorial’’ means 
a memorial to the Space Shuttle Columbia the suit-
ability and feasibility of the establishment of which 
is a subject of the study under section 3(a). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service. 
SEC. 3. STUDY OF SUITABILITY AND FEASIBILITY OF ES-
TABLISHING MEMORIALS TO THE SPACE 
SHUTTLE COLUMBIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date on which funds are made available to carry out this 
Act, the Secretary shall carry out a study to determine 
the suitability and feasibility of establishing, as a unit or 
units of the National Park System on land in the State 
of Texas described in subsection (b) on which large debris 
from the Space Shuttle Columbia was recovered, memo-
rials to the Space Shuttle Columbia. The Secretary shall 
only consider those lands that would be donated for pur-
poses of establishing a park unit or units. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of land re-
ferred to in subsection (a) are— 
(1) the parcel of land owned by the Fredonia 
Corporation, located at the southeast corner of the 
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intersection of East Hospital Street and North Fre-
donia Street, Nacogdoches, Texas; 
(2) the parcel of land owned by Temple Inland 
Inc., 10 acres of a 61-acre tract bounded by State 
Highway 83 and Bayou Bend Road, Hemphill, 
Texas; 
(3) the parcel of land owned by the city of 
Lufkin, Texas, located at City Hall Park, 301 
Charlton Street, Lufkin, Texas; and 
(4) the parcel of land owned by San Augustine 
County, Texas, located at 1109 Oaklawn Street, San 
Augustine, Texas. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out the study, the 
Secretary may assume that, if established after completion 
of the study, each memorial may be administered by the 
Secretary. 
(d) ADDITIONAL SITES.—The Secretary may rec-
ommend to Congress additional sites in the State of Texas 
relating to the Space Shuttle Columbia for establishment 
as memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia. 
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