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HR 5509 101th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Civil War Federal advisory bodies Historic sites Military history National parks

Civil War Sites Study Act of 1990

Introduced: August 3, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Sep 11, 1990
Provisions Included In H.R.2582.
Sep 7, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Sep 7, 1990
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands Prior to Referral (Sep 4, 90).
Aug 3, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Aug 3, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Civil War Sites Study Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a study of Shenandoah Valley Civil War sites in Virginia to: (1) identify and determine the relative significance of such sites; (2) assess short- and long-term threats to their integrity; and (3) provide alternatives for the preservation of such sites by Federal, State, and local governments, or other public or private entities. Includes among such alternatives the designation of such sites as units of the National Park System. Requires the Secretary to transmit such study to specified congressional committees.

Establishes the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission to prepare a study of historically significant sites and structures associated with military action during the Civil War, other than Shenandoah Valley Civil War sites. Requires the Commission to transmit such study to the President and the same congressional committees. Terminates such Commission 180 days after transmittal of such report to the Congress.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now September 11, 1990

Provisions Included In H.R.2582.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 18, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5509: Civil War Sites Study Act of 1990. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5509/
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