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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 311
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
study the suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower
Mississippi River Area in the State of Louisiana as a unit of the National Park
System, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Lower Mississippi River Area Study
Act.
2.
Definitions
In this Act:
(1)
Secretary
The term Secretary means the
Secretary of the Interior.
(2)
Study area
The term study area includes
Fort St. Philip, Fort Jackson, the Head of Passes, and any related and
supporting historical, cultural, and recreational resources located in
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
3.
Study
(a)
In general
Not later than 3 years after the date on
which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary, in
consultation with the State of Louisiana and other interested organizations,
shall complete a special resource study that evaluates—
(1) the national significance of the study
area; and
(2) the suitability and feasibility of
designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.
(b)
Criteria
In conducting the study under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall use the criteria for the study of areas for potential
inclusion in the National Park System in section 8(c) of National Park System
General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)).
(c)
Content
The study described in subsection (a)
shall—
(1) include cost estimates for the potential
acquisition, development, operation, and maintenance of the study area;
and
(2) identify alternatives for the management,
administration, and protection of the study area.
4.
Agreement; Donations
The study described in section 3 shall not be conducted until the date on which—
(1) the Secretary enters into an agreement with a State, unit of local government, or other entity to conduct the study using non-Federal funds; or
(2) the Secretary receives a donation of an amount of non-Federal funds sufficient to pay the cost of conducting the study.
Passed the Senate July 9, 2014.Secretary