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Calendar No. 783
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 662
[Report No. 110–351]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 16, 2007
Ms. Snowe (for herself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
June 16, 2008
Reported by Mr. Bingaman, with an amendment
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate resources at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Brunswick, Maine, to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the site as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Harriet Beecher Stowe House Special
Resource Study Act
.
Findings
Congress finds that—
Harriet Beecher Stowe, who lived from 1811 to 1896, was an important author, humanitarian, and abolitionist during the 19th century;
from the period
beginning in 1850 and ending in 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe lived at the house
located at 63 Federal Street in Brunswick, Maine (referred to in this Act as
the Harriet Beecher Stowe House
);
while living in
that house, Harriet Beecher Stowe penned Uncle Tom's Cabin
, 1 of
the most influential antislavery novels that introduced to the citizens of the
United States the horrors of slavery;
the influence of
that novel proved to be so great that it prompted President Abraham Lincoln,
when meeting with Harriet Beecher Stowe, to remark So you’re the little
lady who wrote the book that started this Great War.
;
Uncle Tom’s
Cabin
—
has been translated into 23 languages; and
is still considered by many critics and academics to be the most famous example of antislavery literature; and
the Harriet Beecher Stowe House was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1963.
Study
In general
Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are
made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary of the Interior (referred
to in this Act as the Secretary
) shall complete a study of the
Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Brunswick, Maine, to evaluate—
the national significance of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House and surrounding land; and
the suitability and feasibility of designating the Harriet Beecher Stowe House and surrounding land as a unit of the National Park System.
Study guidelines
In conducting the study authorized under subsection (a), the Secretary shall use the criteria for the study of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park System contained in section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)).
Report
Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report containing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the study conducted under section 3.
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Harriet Beecher Stowe House Special
Resource Study Act
.
Harriet Beecher Stowe House special resource study
In general
Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are
made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary of the Interior (referred
to in this Act as the Secretary
) shall complete a special
resource study of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Brunswick, Maine, to
evaluate—
the national significance of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House and surrounding land; and
the suitability and feasibility of designating the Harriet Beecher Stowe House and surrounding land as a unit of the National Park System.
Study guidelines
In conducting the study authorized under subsection (a), the Secretary shall use the criteria for the study of areas for potential inclusion in the National Park System contained in section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)).
Report
On completion of the study required under section 2, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report containing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the study.
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
June 16, 2008
Reported with an amendment