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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 4173
To redesignate Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia as Rock Creek
National Park.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 2019
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To redesignate Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia
as Rock Creek National Park.
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 ‘‘Rock Creek National
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Park Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF ROCK CREEK PARK AS ROCK
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CREEK NATIONAL PARK.
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(a) REDESIGNATION.—In recognition of its nationally
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significant natural, cultural, and historical resources, and
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important recreational opportunities, Rock Creek Park in
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the District of Columbia, established by the Act of Sep-
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tember 27, 1890 (26 Stat. 492), is redesignated as ‘‘Rock
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Creek National Park’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 40, United
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States Code, is amended—
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(1) in section 8104(b), by striking ‘‘Rock Creek
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Park’’ and inserting ‘‘Rock Creek National Park’’;
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and
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(2) in section 8501(a)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘Rock
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Creek Park’’ and inserting ‘‘Rock Creek National
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Park’’.
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(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, map,
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regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
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States to Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia
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is deemed to be a reference to Rock Creek National Park.
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