,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ae1
 #bjbe,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,tillis7 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 study to assess the suitability and   
feasibility of designating the          
,canterbury ,shaker ,village ,national  
,heritage ,area1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,canterbury ,shaker        
,village ,national ,heritage ,area      
,study ,authorization ,act4  #b4        
,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7   
,canterbury ,shaker ,village1 which was 
established in #agib1 has played a      
prominent role in the history of the    
,united ,society of ,believers1 commonly
 known as the ,shakers1 which was the   
longest-lived and most successful of the
 several utopian experiments of the     

#aith century in the ,united ,states2   
7#b7 the advent and growth of the       
,shaker movement was a significant      
component of a transformational         
religious and social fervor in the      
,united ,states-- 7,a7 which is known as
 the ,second ,great ,awakening2 and     
7,b7 that led to the development of a   
number of churches and sects that       
diversified and enriched the society of 
the ,united ,states2  7#c7 the          
,shakers-- 7,a7 were a communal and     
celibate religious group that saw work1 
music1 and dance as worship2  7,b7      
practiced equality of the sexes1        
pacifism1 and technological invention2  
and  7,c7 by withdrawing from the larger
 society1 developed a refined and       
aesthetically significant expression of 
architecture1 decorative arts1 and      
utilitarian objects that are now known  
and studied throughout the world2  7#d7 
,canterbury ,shaker ,village played an  
increasingly important role in the      
,shaker movement1 eventually becoming   

the home of the ,shaker ,central        
,ministry1 which supervised the         
consolidation at ,canterbury ,shaker    
,village of other ,shaker settlements as
 the other settlements declined and     
closed during the #bjth century1        
preserving and distilling remnants of   
the societies at a single site2  7#e7   
,canterbury ,shaker ,village was the    
only ,shaker community to deliberately  
transform the community from a religious
 society to a nonprofit museum1         
,canterbury ,shaker ,village1 ,inc41 to 
which1 in #aifi1 ,canterbury ,shaker    
,village conveyed the land1 buildings1  
furnishings1 and archives of ,canterbury
 ,shaker ,village as an intact legacy2  
7#f7 in #aiib1 in recognition of the    
historical significance and physical    
integrity of ,canterbury ,shaker        
,village1 ,canterbury ,shaker ,village  
was designated as a ,national ,historic 
,landmark2  7#g7 as of the date of      
enactment of this ,act1 ,canterbury     
,shaker ,village includes-- 7,a7        

approximately #gjj acres of land2  7,b7 
#be buildings2 and  7,c7 extensive and  
verified archaeological resources1      
gardens1 orchards1 a community cemetery1
 miles of roadways1 stone culverts and  
walls1 and a chain of manmade ponds that
 have powered a range of industries1    
including some industries that derived  
from the inventions of the ,shakers2 and
  7#h7 ,canterbury ,shaker ,village has 
been the beneficiary of years of        
concentrated surveying1 mapping1        
photographic recordation1 archaeological
 investigation1 and documentary research
 and writing that-- 7,a7 reflect a      
fascination on the part of the outside  
world with ,canterbury ,shaker ,village 
that began in the early #ahjjs2  7,b7   
are scholarly and popular in nature2 and
  7,c7 have defined a cultural landscape
 and a historical legacy that is of     
national significance and high          
educational and aesthetic value to the  
people of the ,united ,states4  #c4     
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        

,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior4  7#b7  
,state ,the term ,state means the ,state
 of ,new ,hampshire4  7#c7 ,study area  
,the term study area means the          
geographic boundaries of the ,canterbury
 ,shaker ,village ,national ,historic   
,landmark located in ,merrimack ,county1
 ,new ,hampshire4  #d4 ,canterbury      
,shaker ,village ,national ,heritage    
,area study ,the ,secretary1 in         
consultation with ,state and local      
historic preservation officers1 ,state  
and local historical societies1 ,state  
and local tourism offices1 and other    
appropriate organizations and           
governmental agencies and in accordance 
with section #abjajc7;a7 of title #ed1  
,united ,states ,code1 shall conduct a  
study to assess the suitability and     
feasibility of designating the study    
area as a ,national ,heritage ,area1 to 
be known as the ,canterbury ,shaker     
,village ,national ,heritage ,area4