Manhattan Project National Historical Park Study Act

Bill: 108-s-1687
Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
Introduced: 2003-09-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Energy
Governmental investigations
Historic sites
History
Laboratories
Military history
Military research
National parks
New Mexico
Nuclear facilities
Nuclear reactors
Nuclear weapons
Research and development facilities
Science, Technology, Communications
Tennessee
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2003-09-30
text: 
Manhattan Project National Historical Park Study Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Manhattan Project sites at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Trinity Site on the White Sands Missle Range in New Mexico, the Hanford Site in the State of Washington, and the Oak Ridge Laboratory in Tennessee, to assess the national significance, suitability, and feasibility of designating such sites as a unit of the National Park System. 

action_date: 2004-05-20
text: 
Manhattan Project National Historical Park Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to conduct a study of the historically significant sites associated with the Manhattan Project (the study area), including the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, the Hanford Site in the State of Washington, and the Oak Ridge Reservation in Tennessee, to assess the national significance, suitability, and feasibility of designating one or more sites within such area as a unit of the National Park System (NPS). 
 
Instructs the Secretary to: (1) evaluate, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, the compatibility of designating one or more sites within the study area as an NPS unit with maintaining the security, productivity, and management goals of the Department of Energy (DOE) and public health and safety; and (2) consider existing research by DOE on the historical significance and feasibility of preserving and interpreting the various sites and structures in such area.
 
Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study and the conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.
 
Authorizes appropriations.

action_date: 2004-09-15
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 20, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Manhattan Project National Historical Park Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to conduct a study of the historically significant sites associated with the Manhattan Project (the study area), including the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, the Hanford Site in the State of Washington, and the Oak Ridge Reservation in Tennessee, to assess the national significance, suitability, and feasibility of designating one or more sites within such area as a unit of the National Park System (NPS). 
 
Instructs the Secretary to: (1) evaluate, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, the compatibility of designating one or more sites within the study area as an NPS unit with maintaining the security, productivity, and management goals of the Department of Energy (DOE) and public health and safety; and (2) consider existing research by DOE on the historical significance and feasibility of preserving and interpreting the various sites and structures in such area.
 
Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study and the conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.
 
Authorizes appropriations.

action_date: 2004-09-28
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 20, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Manhattan Project National Historical Park Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to conduct a study of the historically significant sites associated with the Manhattan Project (the study area), including the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, the Hanford Site in the State of Washington, and the Oak Ridge Reservation in Tennessee, to assess the national significance, suitability, and feasibility of designating one or more sites within such area as a unit of the National Park System (NPS). 
 
Instructs the Secretary to: (1) evaluate, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, the compatibility of designating one or more sites within the study area as an NPS unit with maintaining the security, productivity, and management goals of the Department of Energy (DOE) and public health and safety; and (2) consider existing research by DOE on the historical significance and feasibility of preserving and interpreting the various sites and structures in such area.
 
Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study and the conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.
 
Authorizes appropriations.

action_date: 2004-10-18
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 20, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Manhattan Project National Historical Park Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to conduct a study of the historically significant sites associated with the Manhattan Project (the study area), including the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, the Hanford Site in the State of Washington, and the Oak Ridge Reservation in Tennessee, to assess the national significance, suitability, and feasibility of designating one or more sites within such area as a unit of the National Park System (NPS). 
 
Instructs the Secretary to: (1) evaluate, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, the compatibility of designating one or more sites within the study area as an NPS unit with maintaining the security, productivity, and management goals of the Department of Energy (DOE) and public health and safety; and (2) consider existing research by DOE on the historical significance and feasibility of preserving and interpreting the various sites and structures in such area.
 
Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study and the conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.
 
Authorizes appropriations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-18
text: Became Public Law No: 108-340.
action_date: 2004-10-18
text: Became Public Law No: 108-340.
action_date: 2004-10-18
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2004-10-18
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7670-7671)
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7670-7671)
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1687.
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7670-7671)
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: Mr. Radanovich moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2004-09-17
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2004-09-17
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-09-17
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9328-9329; text as passed Senate: CR S9328-9329)
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9328-9329; text as passed Senate: CR S9328-9329)
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-270.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-270.
action_date: 2004-04-28
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2004-03-09
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 108-485.
action_date: 2003-09-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12198-12199)
action_date: 2003-09-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12197-12198)
action_date: 2003-09-30
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 108-340