,,ic  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #caa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of       
,,representatives  ,july #aj1 #bjad     
,referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,,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 ,system1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,lower ,mississippi ,river ,area
 ,study ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this
 ,act3  7#a7 ,secretary ,the term       
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,interior4  7#b7 ,study area ,the term  
study area includes ,fort ,st4 ,philip1 
,fort ,jackson1 the ,head of ,passes1   
and any related and supporting          
historical1 cultural1 and recreational  
resources located in ,plaquemines       
,parish1 ,louisiana4  #c4 ,study  7a7   
,in general ,not later than #c years    
after the date on which funds are made  

available to carry out this ,act1 the   
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,state of ,louisiana and other          
interested organizations1 shall complete
 a special resource study that          
evaluates--  7#a7 the national          
significance of the study area2 and     
7#b7 the suitability and feasibility of 
designating the study area as a unit of 
the ,national ,park ,system4  7b7       
,criteria ,in conducting the study under
 subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall   
use the criteria for the study of areas 
for potential inclusion in the ,national
 ,park ,system in section #h7;c7 of     
,national ,park ,system ,general        
,authorities ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4        
#a;a-#e7;c774  7c7 ,content ,the study  
described in subsection 7a7 shall--     
7#a7 include cost estimates for the     
potential acquisition1 development1     
operation1 and maintenance of the study 
area2 and  7#b7 identify alternatives   
for the management1 administration1 and 
protection of the study area4  #d4      

,agreement2 ,donations ,the study       
described in section #c shall not be    
conducted until the date on which--     
7#a7 the ,secretary enters into an      
agreement with a ,state1 unit of local  
government1 or other entity to conduct  
the study using non-,federal funds2 or  
7#b7 the ,secretary receives a donation 
of an amount of non-,federal funds      
sufficient to pay the cost of conducting
 the study4  ,passed the ,senate ,july  
#i1 #bjad4,nancy ,erickson1,secretary