S. 644 · 115th Congress
Medgar Evers House Study Act
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Thad Cochran
- Introduced
- 2017-03-15
- Latest action
- 2017-05-09 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-46.
Summary
Medgar Evers House Study Act
(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the home of the late civil rights activist Medgar Evers, which is located at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi.
Interior shall: (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System; and (3) consider alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by the federal government, state or local governments, or private and nonprofit organizations.