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,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ai1         
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bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
designate ,holcombe ,ruck] ,p>k1 9      
,h>lem1 ,new ,york1 z a ,national       
,commemorative ,site1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,holcombe ,ruck] ,p>k ,l&m>k ,act4    
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
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,we/ #aee? ,/reet1 #h? ,av5ue1 & ,h>lem 
,riv] ,drive 9 ,manhattan1 ,new ,york4  
7#b7 ,! p>k has be5 a s\rce (           
inspiration1 ent]ta9m5t1 & education =  
_m p :o h play$ or witness$ basketball  
games at ! p>k1 also s]v+ z a %[case (  
tal5t1 creativity1 & div]sity t reflects
 ! _s ( ,h>lem4  7#c7 ,9 #aigd1 ?is     
playgr\nd 0 r5am$ ,holcombe ,ruck] ,p>k 
aft] ,,nyc ,p>ks' belov$ ,playgr\nd     
,director1 ,holcombe ,ruck]1 at ! reque/
 ( ,ruck]'s protgs4  7#d7 ,holcombe     

,ruck] 7#aibf-aife7 is rememb]$ = !     
basketball t\rnam5ts he f\nd$ at ?is    
c\rt & ! g5]ations ( play]s he m5tor$4  
7#e7 ,! basketball t\rnam5ts at ! p>k's 
,greg ,m>ius ,c\rt h be5 ! subject (    
?ree films3 ,above ! ,rim1 ,on ,hall[$  
,gr\nd3 ,/reetball ,*ampions ( ,ruck]   
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,fa!rs ( ! ,sport4  7#f7 ,born & rais$ 9
 ,manhattan & s*ool$ at ,b5jam9 ,frankl9
 ,high ,s*ool1 ,ruck] work$ z a         
,playgr\nd ,director = ,,nyc ,p>ks at   
v>i\s ,h>lem p>ks f #aidh to #aifd4     
7#g7 ,a pione] ( social ju/ice & racial 
equality 9 sports1 ,ruck] creat$ 8 own  
basketball t\rnam5t to s]ve z a plat=m  
to promote integration & emp[] ! black  
community4  7#h7 ,! p>k is consid]$ !   
bir?place ( /reetball1 a /yle (         
basketball t emphasizes creativity1     
flair1 & individual skills ov] =mal     
rules & team play4  7#i7 ,_m ,,nba      
leg5ds & />s h play$ at ,holcombe ,ruck]
 ,p>k1 ei!r be=e or aft] _! pr(essional 
c>e]s1 su* z ,k>eem ,abdul-,jabb>1 ,wilt

 ,*amb]la91 ,julius ,erv+1 ,kobe        
,bryant1 ,kev9 ,durant1 & ,le,bron      
,james4  7#aj7 ,! p>k has be5 featur$ 9 
_m docum5t>ies1 movies1 books1 & video  
games t celebrate ! hi/ory & culture (  
/reetball4  7#aa7 ,holcombe ,ruck] ,p>k 
is home to ! ,ent]ta9]'s ,basketball    
,classic 7,,ebc71 f\nd$ 9 #aihb by ,greg
 ,m>ius1 a rapp] :o want$ to %[case !   
tal5t & ent]ta9m5t value ( /reetball1 & 
has s9ce become "o ( ! mo/ pre/igi\s &  
popul> /reetball t\rnam5ts 9 ! _w4      
7#ab7 ,! p>k has s]v$ z a plat=m = _m   
basketball play]s :o c\ld n obta9 ,,nba 
opportunities due to racial             
discrim9ation or o!r b>ri]s1 includ+    
,e>l ,! ,goat ,manigault1 ,joe ,!       
,de/roy] ,hammond1 ,pee ,wee ,kirkl&1 & 
,h]man ,helicopt] ,kn[+s4  #c4 ,national
 ,commemorative ,site  7a7 ,designation 
,holcombe ,ruck] ,p>k1 9 ,h>lem1 ,new   
,york1 is designat$ z ! ,holcombe ,ruck]
 ,p>k ,national ,commemorative ,site    
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !            
,commemorative ,site74  7b7 ,effect (   

designation ,! ,commemorative ,site %all
 n be consid]$ a unit ( ! ,national ,p>k
 ,sy/em4  7c7 ,no effect on actions (   
prop]ty own]s ,! designation ( !        
,commemorative ,site "u ?is section %all
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own] ( ! ,commemorative ,site7 ) respect
 to ! prop]ty ( ! own]4  7d7 ,no effect 
on adm9i/ration ,no?+ 9 ?is section     
affects ! adm9i/ration ( !              
,commemorative ,site by ,new ,york ,city
 or ! ,/ate ( ,new ,york4