River Raisin National Battlefield Study Act

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 6, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

River Raisin National Battlefield Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of, and report to specified congressional committees on, sites in Monroe County, Michigan, relating to the Battles of the River Raisin on January 18 and 22, 1813, and their aftermath to determine: (1) the national significance of the sites; and (2) the suitability and feasibility of including them in the National Park System (NPS).

Requires the study to include the Secretary's analysis and recommendations on: (1) the effect on Monroe County, Michigan, of including the sites in the NPS; and (2) whether the sites could be included in an existing NPS unit.

[109th Congress Public Law 429]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


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Public Law 109-429
109th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
 study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including in the 
National Park System certain sites in Monroe County, Michigan, relating 
to the Battles of the River Raisin during the War of 1812. <<NOTE: Dec. 
                       20, 2006 -  [H.R. 5132]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: River Raisin 
National Battlefield Study Act.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``River Raisin National Battlefield 
Study Act''.
SEC. 2. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY, MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN, SITES 
                    RELATING TO BATTLES OF THE RIVER RAISIN.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a 
special resource study of sites in Monroe County, Michigan, relating to 
the Battles of the River Raisin on January 18 and 22, 1813, and their 
aftermath to determine--
            (1) the national significance of the sites; and
            (2) the suitability and feasibility of including the sites 
        in the National Park System.

    (b) Requirements.--The study conducted under subsection (a) shall 
include the analysis and recommendations of the Secretary on--
            (1) the effect on Monroe County, Michigan, of including the 
        sites in the National Park System; and
            (2) whether the sites could be included in an existing unit 
        of the National Park System.

    (c) Consultation.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall consult with--
            (1) appropriate Federal agencies and State and local 
        government entities; and
            (2) interested groups and organizations.

    (d) Applicable Law.--The study required under subsection (a) shall 
be conducted in accordance with Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-1 et 
seq.).
    (e) Report.--Not later than three years after the date on which 
funds are first made available for the study, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 
containing--

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            (1) the findings of the study; and
            (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.

    Approved December 20, 2006.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 5132:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 109-637 (Comm. on Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 152 (2006):
            Sept. 25, considered and passed House.
            Dec. 7, considered and passed Senate.

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