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Bill117th CongressFiled Sep 29, 2022Public Lands and Natural Resources
S. 5031

Dearfield Study Act

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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Sep 29, 2022)

Dearfield Study Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the site known as Dearfield, in Weld County, Colorado, which was a historically black agricultural settlement founded by Oliver Toussaint Jackson.

In conducting the study, Interior shall

  • evaluate the national significance of the study area, and
  • determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.

What just happenedSep 29, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Who’s behind it

Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO](D-CO)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 D
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  1. Sep 29, 2022IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  2. Sep 29, 2022IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Dearfield Study Act — Informed