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West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act
3/14/2024, 12:48 PM
Congressional Summary of HR 4119
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.
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Current Status of Bill HR 4119
Bill HR 4119 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 28, 2014. Bill HR 4119 was introduced during Congress 113 and was introduced to the House on February 28, 2014. Bill HR 4119's most recent activity was Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. as of September 16, 2014
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 4119
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
77Democrat Cosponsors
74Republican Cosponsors
3Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 4119
Primary Policy Focus
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesPotential Impact Areas
- Georgia
- Government studies and investigations
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 4119
West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and for other purposes.
West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act
West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act
West Hunter Street Baptist Church Study Act
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 4119
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