Title: Chicano Park Preservation Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Chicano Park Preservation Act
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park and its murals located in San Diego, California.
In conducting the study, Interior shall evaluate the site's national significance and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a National Historic Landmark or an Affiliated Area of the National Park System.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 199 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 199

    To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
 resource study of Chicano Park, located in San Diego, California, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

 Mr. Vargas (for himself, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Grijalva, and 
 Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
 resource study of Chicano Park, located in San Diego, California, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Chicano Park Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a special 
resource study of Chicano Park and its murals located in San Diego, 
California.
    (b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall--
            (1) evaluate the national significance of the site;
            (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 
        designating the site as a National Historic Landmark or 
        Affiliated Area of the National Park System;
            (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, 
        protection, and interpretation of Chicano Park and its murals 
        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 organizations or 
        any other interested individuals; and
            (5) identify cost estimates for any development, 
        interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with the 
        alternatives.
    (c) Applicable Law.--The study required under subsection (a) shall 
be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United 
States Code, except that the study shall not consider any options that 
involve Federal acquisition of lands, interests in lands, or any other 
property related to the Chicano Park and its murals.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 18 months 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 Representatives 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.
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