Manhattan Project Sites Study Act of 2004

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3207 Reported in House (RH)]

Union Calendar No. 462
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3207

[Report No. 108-744]

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the
preservation and interpretation of the historic sites of the Manhattan
Project for potential inclusion in the National Park System.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 30, 2003

Mr. Hastings of Washington introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Resources

October 6, 2004

Additional sponsor: Mr. Udall of New Mexico

October 6, 2004

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on
September 30, 2003]

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A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the
preservation and interpretation of the historic sites of the Manhattan
Project for potential inclusion in the National Park System.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Manhattan Project Sites Study Act of
2004''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(2) Study.--The term ``study'' means the study authorized
by section 3(a).
(3) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means the
following historically significant sites associated with the
Manhattan Project sites:
(A) Los Alamos National Laboratory and townsite in
the State of New Mexico.
(B) The Hanford Site in the State of Washington.
(C) Oak Ridge Laboratory in the State of Tennessee.

SEC. 3. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.

(a) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary in consultation with the
Secretary of Energy, shall conduct a special resource study of
the study area to assess the national significance,
suitability, and feasibility of designating one or more sites
within the study area as a unit of the National Park System in
accordance with section 8(c) of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C.
1a-5(c)).
(2) Administration.--In conducting the study, the Secretary
shall--
(A) consult with interested Federal, State, tribal,
and local officials, representatives of organizations,
and members of the public;
(B) evaluate, in coordination with the Secretary of
Energy, the compatibility of designating one or more
sites within the study area as a unit of the National
Park System with maintaining the security,
productivity, and management goals of the Department of
Energy and public health and safety; and
(C) consider research in existence on the date of
enactment of this Act by the Department of Energy on
the historical significance and feasibility of
preserving and interpreting the various sites and
structures in the study area.
(b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which funds
are made available to carry out the study, the Secretary shall submit
to Congress a report that describes the findings of the study and any
conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.

Union Calendar No. 462

108th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 3207

[Report No. 108-744]

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the
preservation and interpretation of the historic sites of the Manhattan
Project for potential inclusion in the National Park System.

_______________________________________________________________________

October 6, 2004

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed