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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 140
To require the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility
of designating the President James K. Polk Home in Columbia, Ten-
nessee, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY 16, 2019
Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mrs. BLACKBURN) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to study the suit-
ability and feasibility of designating the President James
K. Polk Home in Columbia, Tennessee, as a unit of
the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘James K. Polk Presi-
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dential Home Study Act’’.
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SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY OF JAMES K. POLK
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PRESIDENTIAL HOME.
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(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
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the Secretary of the Interior.
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(2) STUDY
AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’
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means the President James K. Polk Home in Co-
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lumbia, Tennessee, and adjacent property.
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(b) SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.—
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(1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a spe-
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cial resource study of the study area.
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(2) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under
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paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
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(A) evaluate the national significance of
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the study area;
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(B) determine the suitability and feasibility
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of designating the study area as a unit of the
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National Park System;
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(C) consider other alternatives for preser-
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vation, protection, and interpretation of the
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study area by the Federal Government, State or
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local government entities, or private and non-
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profit organizations;
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(D) consult with interested Federal agen-
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cies, State or local governmental entities, pri-
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vate and nonprofit organizations, or any other
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interested individuals; and
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(E) identify cost estimates for any Federal
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acquisition, development, interpretation, oper-
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ation, and maintenance associated with the al-
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ternatives.
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(3) APPLICABLE
LAW.—The study required
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under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accord-
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ance with section 100507 of title 54, United States
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Code.
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(4) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the
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date on which funds are first made available for the
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study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall sub-
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mit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
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sources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural
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Resources of the House of Representatives a report
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that describes—
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(A) the results of the study; and
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(B) any conclusions and recommendations
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of the Secretary.
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