,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dafd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ah1 #bjbd,mr4  
,durb9 7= himself & ,ms4 ,duckwor?7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to    
conduct a special res\rce /udy ( !      
,cahokia ,m\nds & surr\nd+ l& 9 ! ,/ates
 ( ,ill9ois & ,miss\ri1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,cahokia ,m\nds            
,mississippian ,culture ,/udy ,act4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 ! city (
 ,cahokia-- 7,a7 0 inhabit$ f           
approximately ,a4,d4 #gjj to #adjj2 &   
7,b7 at its peak f ,a4,d4 #ajej to      
#abjj-- 7i7 cov]$ ne>ly #f squ>e miles2 
&  7ii7 0 home to #aj1jjj to #bj1jjj p2 
7#b7 m ?an #abj m\nds 7 built ov] "t at 
! site ( ! city ( ,cahokia2  7#c7 ! site
 ( ! city ( ,cahokia is nam$ = !        
,cahokia subtribe ( ! ,ill9ois          
,conf$]ation1 :o mov$ into ! area 9 !   

#afjjs2  7#d7 ! city ( ,cahokia 0 !     
c5tral hub & l>ge/ city ( !             
,mississippian culture t rul$ & trad$   
across half ( ,nor? ,am]ica1 m ?an      
#a1bej1jjj squ>e miles2  7#e7 ! city (  
,cahokia-- 7,a7 0 ! fir/ kn[n organiz$  
urbanization & gov]nm5t nor? ( ,mexico2 
&  7,b7 at its peak1 0 l>g] ?an mo/     
,european cities1 includ+ ,london2  7#f7
 "s ( ! ,cahokia ,m\nds1 :i* 7 built f  
,a4,d4 #ijj to #adjj1 /ill /& z e>!n    
monum5ts & remnants ( ,mississippian    
culture1 :i* is ! greate/ prehi/oric    
anci5t culture 9 ,nor? ,am]ica1 ! p (   
:i* are ance/ors to _m ( today's ,fir/  
,p & ,nations2 &  7#g7 ! ,cahokia ,m\nds
 are designat$ z-- 7,a7 a ,national     
,hi/oric ,l&m>k2  7,b7 an ,ill9ois ,/ate
 ,hi/oric ,site2 &  7,c7 a ,unit$       
,nations ,educational1 ,sci5tific1 &    
,cultural ,organization ,_w ,h]itage    
,site4  #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-- 7,a7 !      

,cahokia ,m\nds site2  7,b7 l& 9        
,coll9sville & ,monroe1 ,madison1 & ,/4 
,clair ,c\nties1 ,ill9ois1 & ,/4 ,l\is  
,c\nty1 ,miss\ri1 surr\nd+ ! ,cahokia   
,m\nds site2  7,c7 satellite sites      
!matically connect$ to ! ,cahokia ,m\nds
 site2 &  7,d7 ,mit*ell ,m\nd1 ,sug>loaf
 ,m\nd1 ,em]ald ,m\nd1 ,pul*] ,m\nds1   
,ea/ ,/4 ,l\is ,m\nds1 & ! ,/4 ,l\is    
,m\nd ,gr\p4  #d4 ,special res\rce /udy 
7a7 ,/udy ,! ,secret>y %all conduct a   
special res\rce /udy ( ! ,/udy ,area4   
7b7 ,cont5ts ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u      
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-- 7,a7 ,f$]al1      
,/ate1 or local gov]nm5tal entities2 or 
7,b7 private & nonpr(it organizations2  
7#d7 consult )-- 7,a7 int]e/$ entities (
 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t or ,/ate or local   

gov]nm5tal entities2  7,b7 private &    
nonpr(it organizations2 or  7,c7 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     
consid]$ "u p>agraph 7#c74  7c7         
,applicable law ,! /udy requir$ "u      
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 conduct
 ! /udy requir$ "u subsection 7a71 !    
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate 
& ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report       
conta9+-- 7#a7 ! results ( ! /udy2 &    
7#b7 any conclusions & recomm5dations ( 
! ,secret>y4  7e7 ,fund+ ,! /udy requir$
 "u subsection 7a7 %all be c>ri$ out us+
 exi/+ funds ( ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice4