S.Amdt. 4650

SA 4650. Mr. VOINOVICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3454, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 460, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

SEC. 1082. COLONEL CHARLES YOUNG HOME SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.

(a) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”), in consultation with the Secretary of the Army, shall conduct a special resource study of the Colonel Charles Young Home, a National Historic Landmark in Xenia, Ohio (referred to in this section as the “Home”).

(b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--

(1) evaluate any architectural and archeological resources of the Home;

(2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Home as a unit of the National Park System;

(3) consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the Home by Federal, State, or local governmental entities or private and nonprofit organizations, including the use of shared management agreements with the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park or specific units of that Park, such as the Paul Laurence Dunbar Home;

(4) consult with the Ohio Historical Society, Central State University, Wilberforce University, and other interested Federal, State, or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, or individuals; and

(5) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives considered under the study.

(c) Applicable Law.--The study required under subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 8 of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5).

(d) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available for the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that contains--

(1) the results of the study under subsection (a); and

(2) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.

(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.