Columbia Space Shuttle Memorials Act of 2004

Columbia Space Shuttle Memorials Act of 2004 - Establishes as units of the National Park System four memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia, to be located on the four specified parcels of land in Texas on which large debris from the Space Shuttle was recovered.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4551 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4551

To establish 4 memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia in the State of 
                                 Texas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 14, 2004

 Mr. Turner of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                     to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish 4 memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia in the State of 
                                 Texas.

    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 ``Columbia Space Shuttle Memorials Act 
of 2004''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Memorial.--The term ``memorial'' means each of the 
        memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia established by section 
        3(a).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.

SEC. 3. MEMORIALS TO THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA.

    (a) Establishment.--There are established as units of the National 
Park System 4 memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia to be located on 
the 4 parcels of land in the State described in subsection (b) on which 
large debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia was recovered.
    (b) Description of Land.--The parcels of land referred to in 
subsection (a) are--
            (1) the parcel of land owned by the Fredonia Corporation, 
        located at the southeast corner of the intersection of E. 
        Hospital Street and N. Fredonia Street, Nacogdoches, Texas;
            (2) the parcel of land owned by Temple Inland Inc., 10 
        acres of a 61-acre tract bounded by State Highway 83 and Bayou 
        Bend Road, Hemphill, Texas;
            (3) the parcel of land owned by the city of Lufkin, Texas, 
        located at City Hall Park, 301 Charlton Street, Lufkin, Texas; 
        and
            (4) the parcel of land owned by San Augustine County, 
        Texas, located at 1109 Oaklawn Street, San Augustine, Texas.
    (c) Administration.--The memorials shall be administered by the 
Secretary.
    (d) Additional Sites.--The Secretary may recommend to Congress 
additional sites in the State of Texas related to the Space Shuttle 
Columbia for establishment as memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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