S. 111: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle site in the State of Florida as well as the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of Biscayne National Park, and for other purposes.

S. 111: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle site in the State of Florida as well as the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of Biscayne National Park, and for other purposes.

108th Congress · introduced 2003-01-09 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-93.

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Where it came from: introduced 2003-01-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle site in the State of Florida as well as the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of Biscayne National Park, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to conduct a special resource study and report to Congress on the national significance of the Miami Circle (a prehistoric Tequesta Indian site) as well as the feasibility and suitability of including it in Biscayne National Park in Florida.

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A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle site in the State of Florida as well as the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of Biscayne National Park, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 111, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle site in the state of Florida...inclusion in the NPS as part of Biscayne National Park (2003-02-07); CBO cost estimate: S. 111, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle site in the state of Florida...inclusion in the NPS as part of Biscayne National Park (2003-02-07); CBO cost estimate: S. 111, An act to direct the Secy of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine...Miami Circle site in the state of Florida...suitability and feasibility of...inclusion in the Nat'l Park Sys as part of...Biscayne Nat'l Park (2003-08-11); CBO cost estimate: S. 111, An act to direct the Secy of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine...Miami Circle site in the state of Florida...suitability and feasibility of...inclusion in the Nat'l Park Sys as part of...Biscayne Nat'l Park (2003-08-11)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s111.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>

Record fed-us-cong108-s111 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108