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119-hr-2967119th Congress

Ralph David Abernathy, Sr. National Historic Site Act

Sponsored By: Representative Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]

Introduced

Summary

Would create the Ralph David Abernathy, Sr. National Historic Site in Georgia to preserve and interpret the West Hunter Street Baptist Church and to recognize Abernathy as an internationally known civil rights leader. It would use the boundary shown on an August 2022 map and let the Interior Secretary acquire land inside that boundary by donation, by purchase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds, or by exchange. Land owned by the State or its local governments could be added only by donation. A management plan must be completed within three years after funds first become available. The Secretary may enter cooperative agreements or leases to provide signage, exhibits, parking, technology-based interpretation, tours, and other support for preservation and education.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

New civil rights historic site in Atlanta

If enacted, this bill would create the Ralph David Abernathy, Sr. National Historic Site in Georgia. The site would open only after the Interior Secretary finds enough land and then posts notice in the Federal Register within 30 days. The boundary would follow the map titled “Ralph David Abernathy, Sr. National Historic Site Proposed Boundary,” P99/184,019, dated August 2022, on file at the Park Service. The site would be run under standard National Park System laws, with a management plan due within three years after funds are first available. The Secretary could get land by donation, purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange; state or local land could be added only by donation, and the agency could partner for signs, exhibits, parking, tours, tech devices, and preservation.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]

GA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 4/17/2025

  • Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 4/17/2025

Roll Call Votes

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