,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hejb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #a1 #bjbj   
,mr4 ,yoho 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,soto1    
,mr4 ,rutherford1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,balart1   
,mr4 ,spano1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1  
,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4   
,shalala1 and ,ms4 ,frankel7 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 site     
formerly known as ,rosewood1 located in 
,levy ,county1 ,florida1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,rosewood ,study    
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds as 
follows3  7#a7 ,the town of ,rosewood   
was originally surveyed in #ahdg in     
,levy ,county1 ,florida1 and quickly    
became a majority minority community4   
7#b7 ,on ,january #a1 #aibc1 a young    
married ,white woman from a neighboring 
town falsely accused an                 

,african-,american man of assault4  7#c7
 ,this accusation started a riot and the
 majority of ,rosewood was burned to the
 ground4  7#d7 ,this riot led to an     
unjust massacre and death toll that is  
still unknown4  7#e7 ,survivors were    
forced to flee to the woods and         
ultimately resettle around the ,state of
 ,florida4  7#f7 ,the town of ,rosewood 
never recovered from this event4  7#g7  
,the ,governor of ,florida was notified 
of the events1 but did not intervene4   
7#h7 ,a small attempt was eventually    
made to indict locals by a grand jury1  
but this was unsuccessful4  7#i7 ,this  
tragedy went unnoticed by those who were
 not immediately affected for almost #fj
 years1 until #aihb when a reporter for 
the ,saint ,petersburg ,times began to  
investigate the massacre4  7#aj7 ,in    
#aiic1 the ,state of ,florida formally  
investigated the event and eventually   
passed a law issuing compensation for   
the losses to the victims and creating a
 scholarship fund4  7#aa7 ,violence and 

prejudice have no place in our society4 
7#ab7 ,our society cannot be complacent 
in senseless acts of violence4  7#ac7   
,in order to learn from history1 our    
society must make sure to remember it4  
#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 site formerly known as ,rosewood1   
grounds of the ,rosewood massacre1 and  
,state ,road #bd1 ,rosewood located in  
,levy ,county1 ,florida4  #d4 ,rosewood 
special resource study  7a7 ,in general 
,not later than #a year after the date  
on which funds are first made available 
for this purpose1 the ,secretary shall  
complete a special resource study of the
 study area4  7b7 ,contents ,in         
conducting the study pursuant to        
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         
alternatives described in paragraphs    
7#b7 and 7#c74  7c7 ,applicable law     
,except as provided by subsection 7a71  
the study required by subsection 7a7    
shall be conducted in accordance with   
section #ajjejg of title #ed1 ,united   
,states ,code4  7d7 ,report ,not later  
than #a year after the date on which    
funds are first made available to carry 
out 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