Rock Creek National Park in the District of Columbia Act

Bill: 113-hr-3919
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2014-01-16
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: District of Columbia

Parks, recreation areas, trails
Latest action: action_date: 2014-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-01-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Rock Creek National Park in the District of Columbia Act - Redesignates the Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia as Rock Creek National Park in the District of Columbia. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3919 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2014 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To redesignate Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia as Rock Creek National Park in the District of Columbia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rock Creek National Park in the District of Columbia Act . 2. Redesignation of Rock Creek Park As Rock Creek National Park in the District of Columbia (a) Redesignation In recognition of its nationally significant natural, cultural, and historical resources, and important recreational opportunities, Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia, established by the Act of September 27, 1890 (26 Stat. 492), is redesignated as Rock Creek National Park in the District of Columbia. (b) References Any reference in any law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia shall be considered to be a reference to Rock Creek National Park in the District of Columbia .