,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #icj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #bh1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,schock 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,clay1  
,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4        
,kinzinger of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,rodney   
,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,carson of    
,indiana1 and ,mr4 ,thompson of         
,mississippi7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary of 
the ,interior to conduct a special      
resource study of the archeological site
 and surrounding land of the ,new       
,philadelphia town site in the ,state of
 ,illinois1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,new ,philadelphia1 ,illinois1     
,study ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress   
finds that--  7#a7 ,frank ,mc,worter1 an
 enslaved man1 bought his freedom and   
the freedom of #ae family members by    
mining for crude niter in ,kentucky     
caves and processing the mined material 

into saltpeter2  7#b7 ,new              
,philadelphia1 founded in #ahcf by      
,frank ,mc,worter1 was the first town   
planned and legally registered by a free
 ,african-,american before the ,civil   
,war2  7#c7 the first railroad          
constructed in the area of ,new         
,philadelphia bypassed ,new             
,philadelphia1 which led to the decline 
of ,new ,philadelphia2 and  7#d7 the    
,new ,philadelphia site--  7,a7 is a    
registered ,national ,historic          
,landmark2  7,b7 is covered by farmland2
 and  7,c7 does not contain any original
 buildings of the town or the ,mc,worter
 farm and home that are visible above   
ground4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3
  7#a7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary  
means the ,secretary of the ,interior4  
7#b7 ,study ,area ,the term ,study ,area
 means the ,new ,philadelphia           
archeological site and the surrounding  
land in the ,state of ,illinois4  #d4   
,special resource study  7a7 ,study ,the
 ,secretary shall conduct a special     

resource study of the ,study ,area4  7b7
 ,contents ,in conducting the study     
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary    
shall--  7#a7 evaluate the national     
significance of the ,study ,area2  7#b7 
determine the suitability and           
feasibility of designating the ,study   
,area as a unit of the ,national ,park  
,system2  7#c7 consider other           
alternatives for preservation1          
protection1 and interpretation of the   
,study ,area by--  7,a7 ,federal1       
,state1 or local governmental entities2 
or  7,b7 private and nonprofit          
organizations2  7#d7 consult with--     
7,a7 interested ,federal1 ,state1 or    
local governmental entities2  7,b7      
private and nonprofit organizations2 or 
7,c7 any other interested individuals2  
and  7#e7 identify cost estimates for   
any ,federal acquisition1 development1  
interpretation1 operation1 and          
maintenance associated with the         
alternatives considered under paragraph 
7#c74  7c7 ,applicable law ,the study   

required under subsection 7a7 shall be  
conducted in accordance with section #h 
of ,public ,law #ia-chc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#a;a-#e74  7d7 ,report ,not later than  
#c years after the date on which funds  
are first made available for the study  
under subsection 7a71 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--  7#a7 the 
results of the study2 and  7#b7 any     
conclusions and recommendations of the  
,secretary4