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,,repres5tatives  ,july #aj1 #bjad      
,ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural     
,res\rces  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct !     
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to /udy !        
suitability & feasibility ( designat+   
sites 9 ! ,l[] ,mississippi ,riv] ,area 
9 ! ,/ate ( ,l\isiana z a unit ( !      
,national ,p>k ,sy/em1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,l[] ,mississippi ,riv] ,area ,/udy 
,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3     
7#a7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4  7#b7 ,/udy area
 ,! t]m /udy area includes ,=t ,/4      
,philip1 ,=t ,jackson1 ! ,head (        
,passes1 & any relat$ & support+        
hi/orical1 cultural1 & recreational     
res\rces locat$ 9 ,plaquem9es ,p>i%1    
,l\isiana4  #c4 ,/udy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n  
lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date on :i*     
funds are made available to c>ry out ?is
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,/ate ( ,l\isiana & o!r int]e/$         

organizations1 %all complete a special  
res\rce /udy t evaluates--  7#a7 !      
national significance ( ! /udy area2 &  
7#b7 ! suitability & feasibility (      
designat+ ! /udy area z a unit ( !      
,national ,p>k ,sy/em4  7b7 ,crit]ia ,9 
conduct+ ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 !    
,secret>y %all use ! crit]ia = ! /udy ( 
areas = pot5tial inclusion 9 ! ,national
 ,p>k ,sy/em 9 section #h7;c7 (         
,national ,p>k ,sy/em ,g5]al ,au?orities
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,cont5t ,! /udy describ$ 9 subsection   
7a7 %all--  7#a7 include co/ e/imates = 
! pot5tial acquisition1 developm5t1     
op]ation1 & ma9t5ance ( ! /udy area2 &  
7#b7 id5tify alt]natives = ! managem5t1 
adm9i/ration1 & protection ( ! /udy     
area4  #d4 ,agreem5t2 ,donations ,! /udy
 describ$ 9 section #c %all n be        
conduct$ until ! date on :i*--  7#a7 !  
,secret>y ent]s into an agreem5t ) a    
,/ate1 unit ( local gov]nm5t1 or o!r    
entity to conduct ! /udy us+ non-,f$]al 
funds2 or  7#b7 ! ,secret>y receives a  

donation ( an am\nt ( non-,f$]al funds  
suffici5t to pay ! co/ ( conduct+ !     
/udy4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,july #i1        
#bjad4,nancy ,erickson1,secret>y