[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 807 Reported in Senate (RS)] Calendar No. 666 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 807 [Report No. 110-314] _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 6, 2007 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources April 10, 2008 Reported by Mr. Bingaman, without amendment _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the feasibility and suitability of establishing a memorial to the Space Shuttle Columbia in the State of Texas and for its inclusion as a unit of the National Park System. 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 ``Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Memorial.--The term ``memorial'' means a memorial to the Space Shuttle Columbia that is subject to the study in section 3(a). (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service. SEC. 3. STUDY OF SUITABILITY AND FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING MEMORIALS TO THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA. (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available, the Secretary shall conduct a special resource study to determine the feasibility and suitability of establishing a memorial as a unit or units of the National Park System to the Space Shuttle Columbia on land in the State of Texas described in subsection (b) on which large debris from the Shuttle was recovered. (b) Description of Land.--The parcels of land referred to in subsection (a) are-- (1) the parcel of land owned by the Fredonia Corporation, located at the southeast corner of the intersection of East Hospital Street and North Fredonia Street, Nacogdoches, Texas; (2) the parcel of land owned by Temple Inland Inc., 10 acres of a 61-acre tract bounded by State Highway 83 and Bayou Bend Road, Hemphill, Texas; (3) the parcel of land owned by the city of Lufkin, Texas, located at City Hall Park, 301 Charlton Street, Lufkin, Texas; and (4) the parcel of land owned by San Augustine County, Texas, located at 1109 Oaklawn Street, San Augustine, Texas. (c) Additional Sites.--The Secretary may recommend to Congress additional sites in the State of Texas relating to the Space Shuttle Columbia for establishment as memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia. Calendar No. 666 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 807 [Report No. 110-314] _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the feasibility and suitability of establishing a memorial to the Space Shuttle Columbia in the State of Texas and for its inclusion as a unit of the National Park System. _______________________________________________________________________ April 10, 2008 Reported without amendment