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Bill113th CongressFiled Feb 28, 2014Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 4119

West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act

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What it doesSummary passed house amended (Sep 15, 2014)

West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the historic West Hunter Street Baptist Church located at 775 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia, and the block on which the Church is located.

Requires the Secretary to

  • evaluate the national significance of the site;
  • determine the suitability and feasibility of designating such area as a unit of the National Park System;
  • consider alternatives for the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the site;
  • consider the effect of the designation of the study area as a unit of the National Park System on existing commercial and recreational activities, including but not limited to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting, and on the authorization, construction, operation, maintenance, or improvement of energy production and transmission infrastructure, and the authority of state and local governments to manage those activities;
  • identify any authorities, including condemnation, that will compel or permit the Secretary to influence or participate in local land use decisions (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non-federal lands if the study area is designated as a unit of the National Park System.

Requires owners of private property adjacent to the study area to be notified of the study's commencement and scope.

Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study and any conclusions and recommendations.

What just happenedSep 16, 2014

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4](D-GA)Sponsor
77 cosponsors74 D3 R
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  • Referred in SenateSep 16, 2014
  • Engrossed in HouseSep 15, 2014
  • Reported in HouseSep 15, 2014
  • Introduced in HouseFeb 28, 2014
  1. Sep 16, 2014IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  2. Sep 15, 2014FloorH38310

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. Sep 15, 2014FloorH37300

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7495-7496)

  4. Sep 15, 2014Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7495-7496)

  5. Sep 15, 2014FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4119.

  6. Sep 15, 2014FloorH30000

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7495-7497)

  7. Sep 15, 2014FloorH30300

    Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. Sep 15, 2014CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 439.

  9. Sep 15, 2014CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-592.

  10. Sep 15, 2014Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-592.

  11. Jul 30, 2014Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

  12. Jul 30, 2014Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  13. Jul 30, 2014Committee

    Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.

  14. Jul 29, 2014Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  15. Mar 5, 2014Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

  16. Feb 28, 2014IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  17. Feb 28, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  18. Feb 28, 2014IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Passed House amendedSep 15, 201436

West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the historic West Hunter Street Baptist Church located at 775 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia, and the block on which the Church is located.

Requires the Secretary to

  • evaluate the national significance of the site;
  • determine the suitability and feasibility of designating such area as a unit of the National Park System;
  • consider alternatives for the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the site;
  • consider the effect of the designation of the study area as a unit of the National Park System on existing commercial and recreational activities, including but not limited to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting, and on the authorization, construction, operation, maintenance, or improvement of energy production and transmission infrastructure, and the authority of state and local governments to manage those activities;
  • identify any authorities, including condemnation, that will compel or permit the Secretary to influence or participate in local land use decisions (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non-federal lands if the study area is designated as a unit of the National Park System.

Requires owners of private property adjacent to the study area to be notified of the study's commencement and scope.

Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study and any conclusions and recommendations.

Introduced in HouseFeb 28, 2014

West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the historic West Hunter Street Baptist Church located at 775 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia, to evaluate the national significance of the Church and to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating such area as a unit of the National Park System.

West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act — Informed