Public Law 115-108 – Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017

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[115th Congress Public Law 108]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

PLAW 115publ108

[[Page 131 STAT. 2267]]

Public Law 115-108
115th Congress

An Act

To redesignate the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site in
the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Jan. 8,
2018 – [H.R. 267]>>

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Martin Luther
King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017. 54 USC 320101 note.>>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Martin Luther King, Jr. National
Historical Park Act of 2017”.
SEC. 2. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

The Act entitled “An Act to establish the Martin Luther King,
Junior, National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, and for other
purposes” (Public Law 96-428) is amended–
(1) in subsection (a) of the first section, by striking
“the map entitled `Martin Luther King, Junior, National
Historic Site Boundary Map’, number 489/80,013B, and dated
September 1992” and inserting “the map entitled `Martin Luther
King, Jr. National Historical Park Proposed Boundary Revision’,
numbered 489/128,786 and dated June 2015”;
(2) by striking “Martin Luther King, Junior, National
Historic Site” each place it appears and inserting “Martin
Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park”;
(3) by striking “national historic site” each place it
appears and inserting “national historical park”; and
(4) by striking “historic site” each place it appears and
inserting “historical park”.
SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

Any reference in a law (other than this Act), map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to “Martin Luther
King, Junior, National Historic Site” shall be deemed to be a reference
to “Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park”.

Approved January 8, 2018.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY–H.R. 267:
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SENATE REPORTS: No. 115-49 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017):
Mar. 15, considered and passed House.
Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate.

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