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This bill authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land in Virginia and North Carolina as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area. The study area includes the cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk in Virginia, as well as several counties in Virginia and North Carolina. The Secretary must analyze and document whether the study area has the necessary natural, historic, and cultural resources, reflects important traditions and customs, provides opportunities for conservation and recreation, and has the support of local stakeholders to be designated as a National Heritage Area. The Secretary must then submit a report with the findings and recommendations to Congress within 3 years.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1154/all-info