S. 1312 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Virginia Key Beach, Florida, for possible inclusion in the National Park System.

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Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study and report to specified congressional committees on the suitability and feasibility of establishing as a National Park System unit the Virginia Key Beach in Biscayne Bay, Florida (which was used for recreation by African Americans at a time when public beaches were racially segregated by law).

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H.R. 2109To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Virginia Key Beach Park in Biscayne Bay, Florida, for possible inclusion in the National Park System.
2002-12-17Became Public Law No: 107-343.
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2001-08-02
Introduced in Senate
2001-08-02
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 8/3/2001 S8723)
2001-08-02
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2002-06-12
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 107-722.

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Virginia Key Beach, Florida, for possible inclusion in the National Park System.

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