,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1      
#bjae,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself and ,ms4 
,mikulski7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize the ,secretary of the         
,interior to conduct a special resource 
study of ,president ,station in         
,baltimore1 ,maryland1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,president ,street  
,station ,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 means the ,president ,street 
,station1 a railroad terminal in        
,baltimore1 ,maryland1 the history of   
which is tied to the growth of the      
railroad industry in the #aith century1 
the ,civil ,war1 the ,underground       
,railroad1 and the immigrant influx of  

the early #bjth century4  #c4 ,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 the 
,federal ,government1 ,state or local   
government entities1 or private and     
nonprofit organizations2  7#d7 consult  
with interested ,federal agencies1      
,state or local governmental entities1  
private and nonprofit organizations1 or 
any other interested individuals2 and   
7#e7 identify cost estimates for any    
,federal acquisition1 development1      
interpretation1 operation1 and          
maintenance associated with the         

alternatives4  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 that 
describes--  7#a7 the results of the    
study2 and  7#b7 any conclusions and    
recommendations of the ,secretary4