118 STAT. 1362 PUBLIC LAW 108–340—OCT. 18, 2004 Public Law 108–340 108th Congress An Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the preservation and interpretation of the historic sites of the Manhattan Project for potential inclusion in 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 ‘‘Manhattan Project National Historical Park Study Act’’. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. (2) STUDY.—The term ‘‘study’’ means the study authorized by section 3(a). (3) STUDY AREA.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘study area’’ means the historically significant sites associated with the Manhattan Project. (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘study area’’ includes— (i) Los Alamos National Laboratory and townsite in the State of New Mexico; (ii) the Hanford Site in the State of Washington; and (iii) Oak Ridge Reservation in the State of Ten nessee. SEC. 3. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. (a) STUDY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall conduct a special resource study of the study area to assess the national significance, suitability, and feasibility of designating 1 or more sites within the study area as a unit of the National Park System in accordance with section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)). (2) ADMINISTRATION.—In conducting the study, the Sec retary shall— (A) consult with interested Federal, State, tribal, and local officials, representatives of organizations, and mem bers of the public; (B) evaluate, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, the compatibility of designating 1 or more sites within the study area as a unit of the National Park Manhattan Project National Historical Park Study Act. State listing. Oct. 18, 2004 [S. 1687]
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