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S. Rept. 118-48 1 (2023-07-11)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxafnh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.GOVERNMENT INFORMATION . Calendar No. 120 118TH CONGRESS REPORT 1st Session SENATE 118-48 BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY AMPHITHEATER DESIGNATION JULY 11, 2023.-Ordered to be printed Mr. MANCHIN, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany S. 92] [Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was referred the bill (S. 92), to designate the outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, as the Rick Bou- cher Amphitheater, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE The purpose of S. 92 is to designate the outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, as the Rick Bou- cher Amphitheater. BACKGROUND AND NEED Former Representative Rick Boucher represented Southwest Vir- ginia's Ninth Congressional District in the House of Representa- tives from 1983 to 2011. Rep. Boucher was an early supporter of the development of the Blue Ridge Music Center and continued to support the project throughout his tenure. The Blue Ridge Music Center, first established by Congress in 1985, is located in Galax, Virginia, within the Blue Ridge Parkway, a unit of the National Park System. The Blue Ridge Music Center is home to a visitor center, outdoor amphitheater, indoor interpretive center, and mu- seum that highlights the historical significance of the region's mu- sical culture. S. 92 would designate the outdoor amphitheater as the Rick Boucher Amphitheater in honor of Representative Boucher. 39-010