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H.R. 3998: America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act

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H.R. 3998: America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act

110th Congress · introduced 2007-10-30 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 822.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-10-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 1123 (2007): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR3998 (2007-12-04), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 822. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act

Plain summary

America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site in Lamar, Missouri, to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of adding the birthplace site to the Harry S Truman National Historic Site or designating the site as a separate unit of the National Park System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site by the National Park Service (NPS), other federal, state, or local government entities, or private or nonprofit organizations. Requires submission of a report on the results of such study and any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the birthplace site. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to conduct a special resource study of the sites and resources at Matewan, West Virginia, associated with the Battle of Matewan (the Matewan Massacre) of May 19, 1920, to determine: (1) the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic areas of Matewan as a unit of the National Park System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the historic areas by the NPS, other federal, state, or local government entities, or private or nonprofit organizations. Requires submission of a report on the results of such study and any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the historic areas. (Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to conduct a special resource study along the Ox-Bow Route of the Butterfield Overland Trail in Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California to evaluate: (1) a range of alternatives for protecting and interpreting the resources of the route, including alternatives for potential addition of the Trail to the National Trails System; and (2) the methods and means for the protection and interpretation of the route by the NPS, other federal, state, or local government entities, or private or nonprofit organizations. Requires submission of a report on the results of such study and any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the route.

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America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3998, America's Historical and Natural Resources Legacy Study Act (2007-11-20); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3998, America's Historical and Natural Resources Legacy Study Act (2007-11-20); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3998, America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act (2008-05-16); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3998, America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act (2008-05-16)

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Record fed-us-cong110-hr3998 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110