[109th Congress Public Law 319]
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Public Law 109-319
109th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
  feasibility of designating portions of Ste. Genevieve County in the 
 State of Missouri as a unit of the National Park System, and for other 
            purposes. <<NOTE: Oct. 11, 2006 -  [H.R. 1728]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress <<NOTE: Ste. Genevieve County 
National Historic Site Study Act of 2005. Conservation.>> assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ste. Genevieve County National 
Historic Site Study Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Area.--The term ``Area'' means Ste. Genevieve County, 
        Missouri, which includes the Bequette-Ribault, St. Gemme-
        Amoureaux, and Wilhauk homes, and the related and supporting 
        historical assets located in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.

SEC. 3. STUDY.

    (a) In General.--Not <<NOTE: Deadline.>> later than 3 years after 
the date on which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the 
Secretary shall, in consultation with the State of Missouri--
            (1) complete a study on the suitability and feasibility of 
        designating the Area as a unit of the National Park System, 
        which shall include the potential impact that designation of the 
        area as a unit of the National Park System is likely to have on 
        land within the proposed area or bordering the proposed area 
        that is privately owned at the time that the study is conducted; 
        and
            (2) <<NOTE: Reports.>> submit to the Committee on Resources 
        of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
        Natural Resources of the Senate a report describing the findings 
        of the study.

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    (b) Contents.--The study under subsection (a) shall be conducted in 
accordance with Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-1 et seq.).

    Approved October 11, 2006.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1728:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 109-338 (Comm. on Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 109-246 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 152 (2006):
            Feb. 28, considered and passed House.
            Sept. 29, considered and passed Senate.

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