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106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3209

 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a resource study 
of the approximately 600-mile route through the States of Connecticut, 
Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, 
   Rhode Island, and Virginia, used by George Washington and General 
                Rochambeau during the Revolutionary War.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            October 17 (legislative day, September 22), 2000

 Mr. Daschle (for Mr. Lieberman (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
 Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Biden, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Roth, and Mr. L. 
   Chafee)) 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 direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a resource study 
of the approximately 600-mile route through the States of Connecticut, 
Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, 
   Rhode Island, and Virginia, used by George Washington and General 
                Rochambeau during the Revolutionary War.

    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 ``Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary 
Route National Heritage Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. STUDY OF THE WASHINGTON-ROCHAMBEAU REVOLUTIONARY ROUTE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which 
funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior (referred to in this Act as 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 resource 
study of the approximately 600-mile route through Connecticut, 
Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, 
Rhode Island, and Virginia, used by George Washington and General Jean 
Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, during the 
Revolutionary War.
    (b) Consultation.--In carrying out the study under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall consult with--
            (1) State and local historical associations and societies;
            (2) State historic preservation agencies; and
            (3) other appropriate organizations.
    (c) Contents.--The study under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) identify the full range of resources and historic 
        themes associated with the route referred to in subsection (a), 
        including the relationship of the route to the Revolutionary 
        War;
            (2) identify alternatives for involvement by the National 
        Park Service in the preservation and interpretation of the 
        route referred to in subsection (a); and
            (3) include cost estimates for any necessary acquisition, 
        development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance 
        associated with the alternatives identified under paragraph 
        (2).
    (d) Coordination With Other Congressionally Mandated Activities.--
            (1) In general.--The study under subsection (a) shall be 
        carried out in coordination with--
                    (A) the study authorized under section 603 of 
                division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
                Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5 note; Public Law 
                104-333); and
                    (B) the Crossroads of the American Revolution 
                special resource study authorized by section 
                326(b)(3)(D) of H.R. 3423 of the 106th Congress, as 
                enacted by section 1000(a)(3) of Public Law 106-113 
                (113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-194).
            (2) Research.--Coordination under paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) extend to--
                            (i) any research needed to complete the 
                        studies described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
                        of paragraph (1); and
                            (ii) any findings and implementation 
                        actions that result from completion of those 
                        studies; and
                    (B) use available resources to the maximum extent 
                practicable to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort.
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