,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dafd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ah1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself and ,ms4 
,duckworth7 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 the ,cahokia ,mounds and       
surrounding land in the ,states of      
,illinois and ,missouri1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,cahokia ,mounds    
,mississippian ,culture ,study ,act4    
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds that--    
7#a7 the city of ,cahokia-- 7,a7 was    
inhabited from approximately ,a4,d4 #gjj
 to #adjj2 and  7,b7 at its peak from   
,a4,d4 #ajej to #abjj-- 7i7 covered     
nearly #f square miles2 and  7ii7 was   
home to #aj1jjj to #bj1jjj people2  7#b7
 more than #abj mounds were built over  
time at the site of the city of         

,cahokia2  7#c7 the site of the city of 
,cahokia is named for the ,cahokia      
subtribe of the ,illinois               
,confederation1 who moved into the area 
in the #afjjs2  7#d7 the city of        
,cahokia was the central hub and largest
 city of the ,mississippian culture that
 ruled and traded across half of ,north 
,america1 more than #a1bej1jjj square   
miles2  7#e7 the city of ,cahokia-- 7,a7
 was the first known organized          
urbanization and government north of    
,mexico2 and  7,b7 at its peak1 was     
larger than most ,european cities1      
including ,london2  7#f7 some of the    
,cahokia ,mounds1 which were built from 
,a4,d4 #ijj to #adjj1 still stand as    
earthen monuments and remnants of       
,mississippian culture1 which is the    
greatest prehistoric ancient culture in 
,north ,america1 the people of which are
 ancestors to many of today's ,first    
,people and ,nations2 and  7#g7 the     
,cahokia ,mounds are designated as--    
7,a7 a ,national ,historic ,landmark2   

7,b7 an ,illinois ,state ,historic      
,site2 and  7,c7 a ,united ,nations     
,educational1 ,scientific1 and ,cultural
 ,organization ,world ,heritage ,site4  
#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-- 7,a7 the ,cahokia ,mounds site2 
7,b7 land in ,collinsville and ,monroe1 
,madison1 and ,st4 ,clair ,counties1    
,illinois1 and ,st4 ,louis ,county1     
,missouri1 surrounding the ,cahokia     
,mounds site2  7,c7 satellite sites     
thematically connected to the ,cahokia  
,mounds site2 and  7,d7 ,mitchell       
,mound1 ,sugarloaf ,mound1 ,emerald     
,mound1 ,pulcher ,mounds1 ,east ,st4    
,louis ,mounds1 and the ,st4 ,louis     
,mound ,group4  #d4 ,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-- 
7,a7 ,federal1 ,state1 or local         
governmental entities2 or  7,b7 private 
and nonprofit organizations2  7#d7      
consult with-- 7,a7 interested entities 
of the ,federal ,government or ,state or
 local governmental entities2  7,b7     
private and nonprofit organizations2 or 
7,c7 any other interested individuals2  
and  7#e7 identify cost estimates for   
any ,federal acquisition1 development1  
interpretation1 operation1 and          
maintenance associated with the         
alternatives considered under paragraph 
7#c74  7c7 ,applicable law ,the study   
required under 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 conduct the     
study required under subsection 7a71 the
 ,secretary shall submit to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,natural ,resources of the
 ,house of ,representatives a report    
containing-- 7#a7 the results of the    
study2 and  7#b7 any conclusions and    
recommendations of the ,secretary4  7e7 
,funding ,the study required under      
subsection 7a7 shall be carried out     
using existing funds of the ,national   
,park ,service4