Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
Establishes the Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site in Atlanta as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret resources connected to Abernathy's life, civil-rights leadership, and partnership with Martin Luther King Jr.
Who Benefits and How
Civil-rights history visitors benefit from a National Park System site focused on Ralph David Abernathy, Sr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference era. Atlanta community institutions benefit from federal recognition and possible preservation partnerships. Historians, educators, students, and heritage-tourism groups benefit from interpretation of Abernathy's ministry, activism, and national civil-rights role. The National Park Service benefits from clear authority to administer the site once sufficient property interests are acquired.
Who Bears the Burden and How
National Park Service staff must administer the new historic site, prepare management and interpretation, and coordinate acquisition or agreements for mapped resources. Federal taxpayers bear operating and acquisition costs. Property owners within the mapped area may face negotiation or preservation attention, although establishment is subject to property-interest requirements and valid existing rights.
Key Provisions
- Defines the Historic Site and map for the Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site.
- Establishes the site in Georgia as a National Park System unit.
- Directs preservation, protection, and interpretation of resources associated with Abernathy's life and civil-rights work.
- Allows the National Park Service to administer the site under national park laws.
- Makes establishment subject to acquisition of sufficient land or interests in land.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Establishes the Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site in Atlanta as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret resources connected to Abernathy's life, civil-rights leadership, and partnership with Martin Luther King Jr.
Key Policy Areas
Historic Preservation, Civil Rights, National Parks
Primary Purpose
Establishes the Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site in Atlanta as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret resources connected to Abernathy's life, civil-rights leadership, and partnership with Martin Luther King Jr.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Civil-rights history visitors
- Atlanta community institutions
- Historians
- Educators
- National Park Service
Identified Costs
- National Park Service staff
- Federal taxpayers
- Property owners within the mapped area
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported …
Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Warnock) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Atlanta community institutions, Civil-rights history visitors
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior acting through the National Park Service
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