Colonel Charles Young Home Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Colonel Charles Young Home, a National Historic Landmark in Xenia, Ohio, to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Home as a unit of the National Park System. (Colonel Charles Young was a distinguished African-American officer in the U.S. Army, a pioneer of techniques in military intelligence, as well as a commander of troops in combat in the Spanish-American War and the Mexican expedition against Pancho Villa.)
Requires the Secretary to: (1) evaluate architectural and archaeological resources of the Home; (2) consider other alternatives for the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the Home, including the use of shared management agreements with the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park or specific units of such Park; (3) consult with the Ohio Historical Society, Central State University, Wilberforce University, and other interested parties; and (4) identify cost estimates for any federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives considered.
Requires the Secretary to report study results to Congress, as well as any conclusions and recommendations.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2933 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2933
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special
resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of
designating the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, Ohio, as a unit of
the National Park System, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 20, 2010
Mr. Voinovich (for himself and Mr. Brown) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special
resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of
designating the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, Ohio, as a unit of
the National Park System, and for other purposes.
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 ``Colonel Charles Young Home Study
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Colonel Charles Young was--
(A) a distinguished African-American officer in the
United States Army;
(B) the third African-American to graduate from
West Point;
(C) a commander of troops in combat in--
(i) the Spanish-American War; and
(ii) the Mexican expedition against Pancho
Via;
(D) 1 of the first military attaches in the United
States; and
(E) a pioneer of techniques in military
intelligence;
(2) the experience of Colonel Young in the Army between
1884 and 1922 illustrates the changing nature of race relations
in the United States during a period spanning from the end of
the Civil War to the beginning of the Civil Rights movement;
(3) Colonel Young was a friend and associate of other
distinguished African-Americans of the period, including poet
Paul Laurence Dunbar from nearby Dayton, Ohio;
(4) as the commander of an Army unit assigned to protect
and develop Sequoia National Park and General Grant National
Park in the State of California, Colonel Young is recognized as
the first African-American to be the Superintendent of a
National Park; and
(5) the home of Colonel Young located near Xenia, Ohio,
is--
(A) a National Historic Landmark; and
(B) closely associated with--
(i) Wilberforce University, a historically
Black university at which Colonel Young served
as Professor of Military Science; and
(ii) Central State University, which is--
(I) a historically Black
university; and
(II) the location of the National
Afro-American Museum and Cultural
Center.
SEC. 3. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.
(a) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act
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
Act 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.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-476.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment. With written report No. 111-267.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment. With written report No. 111-267.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 537.
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