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115th Congress } { REPORT
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 115-612
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KENNEDY-KING NATIONAL COMMEMORATIVE SITE ACT
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March 19, 2018.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted
the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 4851]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 4851) to establish the Kennedy-King National
Historic Site in the State of Indiana, and for other purposes,
having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an
amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.
The amendment is as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kennedy-King National Commemorative
Site Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Interior.
(2) Site.--The term ``Site'' means the Kennedy-King National
Commemorative Site as designated by section 3(a).
(3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Indiana.
SEC. 3. NATIONAL COMMEMORATIVE SITE.
(a) Designation.--The Landmark for Peace Memorial in Martin Luther
King, Jr. Park in Indianapolis, in the State, is hereby designated as
the Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site.
(b) African American Civil Rights Network.--The Site shall be part of
the African American Civil Rights Network established under Public Law
115-104.
(c) Administration.--
(1) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements with appropriate public or private
entities for interpretative and educational purposes related to
the Site.
(2) Effect of designation.--The Site shall not be a unit of
the National Park System.
(3) Limitations.--Nothing in this Act--
(A) authorizes the Secretary to interfere with the
rights of any person with respect to private property
or any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of the
State or any political subdivision thereof; or
(B) authorizes the Secretary to acquire land or
interests in land through condemnation or otherwise.
(d) Special Resource Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a special
resource study of the Site to evaluate the national significance of the
Site and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the
Site as a unit of the National Park System. The Secretary shall also
consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and
interpretation of the Site by Federal, State, or local government
entities, or private and non-profit groups. The study shall be
conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States
Code. Not later than three years after the date on which funds are made
available to conduct the study, the Secretary shall submit a report to
Congress that describes the results of the study and any
recommendations of the Secretary.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 4851, as introduced, is to establish
the Kennedy-King National Historic Site in the State of
Indiana.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
On April 4, 1968, Senator Robert Kennedy was scheduled to
give a campaign speech in Indianapolis during his quest for the
presidency. Just before giving his remarks, Sen. Kennedy was
informed about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sen. Kennedy then changed his speech to inform the crowd of Dr.
King's death, extemporaneously calling upon Americans to
embrace non-violence in reaction to the news of the
assassination.
This historic speech was commemorated in 1994, with a
Landmark for Peace Memorial at the site of the speech. The
Memorial features a sculpture (the result of a national
competition) of Kennedy and King reaching out toward each other
from high solid walls. The groundbreaking for the Memorial was
held on May 14, 1994, and attended by President Clinton,
Senator Edward Kennedy, Ethel Kennedy, Dexter Scott King, and
Martin Luther King III, among other dignitaries.
As ordered reported, H.R. 4851 designates the Landmark for
Peace Memorial as a National Commemorative Site, and makes the
site a part of the African American Civil Rights Network. It
also authorizes the National Park Service to enter into
cooperative agreements for interpretation and education at the
site, and authorizes a special resource study to evaluate the
national significance of the site and to determine the
suitability and feasibility of designating the site as a unit
of the National Park System.
April 4, 2018, marks the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin
Luther King's assassination and Senator Kennedy's speech.
COMMITTEE ACTION
H.R. 4851 was introduced on January 19, 2018, by
Congressman Andre Carson (D-IN). The bill was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the
Subcommittee on Federal Lands. On February 15, 2018, the
Subcommittee held a hearing on the legislation. On March 14,
2018, the Natural Resources Committee met to consider the bill.
The Subcommittee was discharged by unanimous consent.
Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT) offered an amendment designated
#1; it was adopted by unanimous consent. No further amendments
were offered, and the bill, as amended, was ordered favorably
reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.
COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII AND CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT
1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act.
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) and (3) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and
sections 308(a) and 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, the Committee has received the following estimate for the
bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, March 16, 2018.
Hon. Rob Bishop,
Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 4851, the Kennedy-
King National Commemorative Site Act.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Janani
Shankaran.
Sincerely,
Keith Hall,
Director.
Enclosure.
H.R. 4851--Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site Act
H.R. 4851 would designate the Landmark for Peace Memorial
in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the Kennedy-King National
Commemorative Site.
Under H.R. 4851, the National Park Service (NPS) could
enter into cooperative agreements with public and private
entities for interpretive and educational purposes related to
the site. The site would not be owned or operated by the
federal government. The bill also would direct the NPS to study
the suitability and feasibility of designating the site as a
unit of the National Park System.
Based on the costs of similar activities, CBO estimates
that implementing H.R. 4851 would cost less than $500,000; such
spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated
funds.
Enacting H.R. 4851 would not affect direct spending or
revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4851 would not increase
net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four
consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028.
H.R. 4851 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Janani
Shankaran. The estimate was approved by H. Samuel Papenfuss,
Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or
objective of this bill, as introduced, is to establish the
Kennedy-King National Historic Site in the State of Indiana.
EARMARK STATEMENT
This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks,
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of
the House of Representatives.
COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4
This bill contains no unfunded mandates.
COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5
Directed Rule Making. This bill does not contain any
directed rule makings.
Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not
establish or reauthorize a program of the federal government
known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was
not included in any report from the Government Accountability
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139
or identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program
Information Act (Public Law 95-220, as amended by Public Law
98-169) as relating to other programs.
PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW
This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or
tribal law.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW
If enacted, this bill would make no changes to existing
law.
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