12 2 STA T .8 2 9PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 229 —M A Y 8 , 2008 (2)STA T E.—Thet e rm‘ ‘St a te ’ ’ mea ns the Co mmon w ea l th o fK ent ucky . ( 3 )ST UDY A R EA.—The term ‘‘stu d y area’’ means the study area descr ib ed in subsection (b)(2). (b) STUDY.— ( 1 ) ING ENERA L .—The Secretary , in consultation with the Kentucky H istorical Society, other State historical societies, the State Historic P reser v ation O fficer, State tourism offices, and other a p propriate or g ani z ations and agencies, shall conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a N ational Heritage A rea in the State to honor Abraham L incoln. (2) D E SC R IP TI O NO F STUDY AREA.—The study area shall include— (A) B oyle, Breckinridge, F ayette, Franklin, Hardin, J ef - ferson, Jessamine, Larue, M adison, Mercer, and W ash- ington Counties in the State
and (B) the following sites in the State
(i) The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National His- toric Site. (ii) The Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home U nit. (iii) Downtown Hodgenville, Kentucky, including the Lincoln Museum and Adolph A. Weinman statue. (iv) Lincoln Homestead State Park and Mordecai Lincoln House. (v) Camp Nelson Heritage Park. (vi) Farmington Historic Home. (vii) The Mary Todd Lincoln House. (viii) Ashland, which is the Henry Clay E state. (i x ) The Old State Capitol. (x) The Kentucky Military History Museum. (xi) The Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History. (xii) The New State Capitol. (xiii) Whitehall. (xiv) Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site. (xv) The Joseph Holt House. (xvi) Elizabethtown, Kentucky, including the Lin- coln Heritage House. (xvii) Lincoln Marriage Temple at Fort Harrod. (3) R E Q UIRE M ENTS.—The study shall include analysis, docu- mentation, and determinations on whether the study area— (A) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural resources that— (i) interpret— (I) the life of Abraham Lincoln; and (II) the contributions of Abraham Lincoln to the United States; (ii) represent distinctive aspects of the heritage of the United States; (iii) are worthy of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and continuing use; and (iv) would be best managed— (I) through partnerships among public and pri- vate entities; and (II) by linking diverse and sometimes non- contiguous resources and active communities;
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