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Dearfield Study Act

Introduced: September 29, 2022 Introduced by: Hickenlooper, John W. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
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Sep 29, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 29, 2022
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Dearfield Study Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the site known as Dearfield, in Weld County, Colorado, which was a historically black agricultural settlement founded by Oliver Toussaint Jackson.

In conducting the study, Interior shall

  • evaluate the national significance of the study area, and
  • determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.
What's happening now September 29, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6438 Identical bill Dearfield Study Act
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Sep 29, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5031: Dearfield Study Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5031/
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"S. 5031: Dearfield Study Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5031/.
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S. 5031, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5031/.
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