Dearfield Study Act

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Bill Number

HR 6438

Introduced

Jan 20, 2022

Latest Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 433.

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Topics

Colorado Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Historic sites and heritage areas Public Lands and Natural Resources Racial and ethnic relations U.S. history

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Summary

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.

Actions

Dec 7, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 433.
Dec 7, 2022

Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-600.
Jul 20, 2022

Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 20, 2022

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 20, 2022

Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Jul 14, 2022

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 25, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jan 20, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 20, 2022

Introduced in House

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