,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hejb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #a1 #bjbj ,mr4
 ,yoho 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4     
,ru!r=d1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,bal>t1 ,mr4 ,spano1
 ,mr4 ,lawson ( ,florida1 ,mr4          
,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,ms4 ,%alala1 &
 ,ms4 ,frankel7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to    
conduct a special res\rce /udy ( ! site 
=m]ly kn[n z ,rosewood1 locat$ 9 ,levy  
,c\nty1 ,florida1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,rosewood ,/udy ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s       
,congress f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7 ,! t[n ( 
,rosewood 0 orig9ally survey$ 9 #ahdg 9 
,levy ,c\nty1 ,florida1 & quickly became
 a majority m9ority community4  7#b7 ,on
 ,janu>y #a1 #aibc1 a "y m>ri$ ,:ite    
woman f a neighbor+ t[n falsely accus$  
an ,african-,am]ican man ( assault4     
7#c7 ,?is accusation />t$ a riot & !    
majority ( ,rosewood 0 burn$ to ! gr\nd4

  7#d7 ,?is riot l$ to an unju/ massacre
 & dea? toll t is /ill unkn[n4  7#e7    
,survivors 7 =c$ to flee to ! woods &   
ultimately resettle ar\nd ! ,/ate (     
,florida4  7#f7 ,! t[n ( ,rosewood nev] 
recov]$ f ?is ev5t4  7#g7 ,! ,gov]nor ( 
,florida 0 notifi$ ( ! ev5ts1 b did n   
int]v5e4  7#h7 ,a small attempt 0       
ev5tually made to indict locals by a gr&
 jury1 b ?is 0 unsuccessful4  7#i7 ,?is 
trag$y w5t unnotic$ by ^? :o 7 n        
imm$iately affect$ = almo/ #fj ye>s1    
until #aihb :5 a report] = ! ,sa9t      
,pet]sburg ,times began to inve/igate ! 
massacre4  7#aj7 ,9 #aiic1 ! ,/ate (    
,florida =mally inve/igat$ ! ev5t &     
ev5tually pass$ a law issu+ comp5sation 
= ! losses to ! victims & creat+ a      
s*ol>%ip fund4  7#aa7 ,viol5ce &        
prejudice h no place 9 our society4     
7#ab7 ,our society _c be complac5t 9    
s5seless acts ( viol5ce4  7#ac7 ,9 ord] 
to le>n f hi/ory1 our society mu/ make  
sure to rememb] x4  #c4 ,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 means ! site =m]ly kn[n z          
,rosewood1 gr\nds ( ! ,rosewood         
massacre1 & ,/ate ,road #bd1 ,rosewood  
locat$ 9 ,levy ,c\nty1 ,florida4  #d4   
,rosewood special res\rce /udy  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on 
:i* funds are fir/ made available = ?is 
purpose1 ! ,secret>y %all complete a    
special res\rce /udy ( ! /udy area4  7b7
 ,cont5ts ,9 conduct+ ! /udy pursuant to
 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all--     
7#a7 evaluate ! national significance ( 
! /udy area2  7#b7 det]m9e ! suitability
 & feasibility ( designat+ ! /udy area z
 a unit ( ! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em2  7#c7
 consid] o!r alt]natives = pres]vation1 
protection1 & int]pretation ( ! /udy    
area by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 ,/ate or    
local gov]nm5t entities1 or private &   
nonpr(it organizations2  7#d7 consult ) 
int]e/$ ,f$]al ag5cies1 ,/ate or local  
gov]nm5tal entities1 private & nonpr(it 
organizations1 or any o!r int]e/$       

individuals2 &  7#e7 id5tify co/        
e/imates = any ,f$]al acquisition1      
developm5t1 int]pretation1 op]ation1 &  
ma9t5ance associat$ ) ! alt]natives     
describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c74  7c7  
,applicable law ,except z provid$ by    
subsection 7a71 ! /udy requir$ by       
subsection 7a7 %all be conduct$ 9       
accordance ) section #ajjejg ( title    
#ed1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7d7 ,report  
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on :i*   
funds are fir/ made available to c>ry   
out ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 !         
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate a      
report t describes-- 7#a7 ! results ( ! 
/udy2 &  7#b7 any conclusions &         
recomm5dations ( ! ,secret>y4