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S 470 117th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Government studies and investigations Historic sites and heritage areas North Carolina Virginia Wetlands

Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act

Introduced: February 25, 2021 Introduced by: Kaine, Tim Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Feb 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S899-900)
Feb 25, 2021
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Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating a study area comprised of cities and counties in Virginia and counties in North Carolina as a National Heritage Area to be known as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area.

The study shall include analysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the study area (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural resources that represent distinctive aspects of the people and culture of the United States; and (2) are worthy of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and continuing use.

What's happening now February 25, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S899-900)

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 803 Related bill Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act
  • S 1942 Related bill National Heritage Area Act
  • HR 1154 Identical bill Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Feb 25, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 470: Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-470/
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"S. 470: Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-470/.
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S. 470, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-470/.
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