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S. Rept. 115-299 1 (2018-07-12)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxabpl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATEO U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION Op Calendar No. 512 115TH CONGRESS SEAEREPORT 2d Session SENATE 115-299 SAINT-GAUDENS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK REDESIGNATION ACT JULY 12, 2018.-Ordered to be printed Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 965] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was referred the bill (H.R. 965) to redesignate the Saint-Gaudens Na- tional Historic Site as the Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE The purpose of H.R. 965 is to redesignate the Saint-Gaudens Na- tional Historic Site in New Hampshire as the Saint-Gaudens Na- tional Historical Park. BACKGROUND AND NEED Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, New Hamp- shire, preserves the home, gardens, and studios of Augustus Saint- Gaudens (1848-1907), one of the most celebrated sculptors in the United States. Saint-Gaudens' notable commissions include public monuments to Civil War heroes as well as U.S. gold coinage. The site in Cornish houses over 100 pieces of the artist's work, from public monuments to expressive portrait reliefs, in galleries and on the grounds. As Saint-Gaudens became more well-known as an artist, re- quests for commissions and commemorative outdoor sculptures in the U.S. and in France increased. He attracted leaders and practi- 79-010