Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument Act

II Calendar No. 347 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 298 To establish the Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 31, 2019 Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. DURBIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Nat- ural Resources DECEMBER 17, 2019 Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment and an amendment to the title [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] A BILL To establish the Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Springfield Race Riot 4 National Historic Monument Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:18 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S298.RS S298 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •S 298 RS SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 1 In this Act: 2 (1) HISTORIC MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Historic 3 Monument’’ means the Springfield Race Riot Na- 4 tional Historic Monument established by section 5 3(a)(1). 6 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en- 7 titled ‘‘Springfield Race Riot National Memorial 8 Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 687/148588, and 9 dated October 2018. 10 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 11 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di- 12 rector of the National Park Service. 13 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPRINGFIELD RACE RIOT NA- 14 TIONAL HISTORIC MONUMENT. 15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 17 there is established the Springfield Race Riot Na- 18 tional Historic Monument in the State of Illinois, as 19 a unit of the National Park System, to preserve, 20 protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and 21 future generations resources associated with the 22 Springfield Race Riot of 1908 and the role of the 23 riot in the formation of the National Association for 24 the Advancement of Colored People. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:18 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S298.RS S298 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •S 298 RS (2) CONDITIONS.—The Historic Monument 1 shall not be established until the date on which the 2 Secretary acquires sufficient land within the bound- 3 ary of the Historic Monument to constitute a man- 4 ageable unit. 5 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Historic 6 Monument shall be the boundaries generally depicted on 7 the Map. 8 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be on file 9 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of- 10 fices of the National Park Service. 11 (d) ACQUISITION OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 12 may acquire any land or interest in land located within 13 the boundary of the Historic Monument by— 14 (1) donation; 15 (2) purchase with donated or appropriated 16 funds; or 17 (3) exchange. 18 (e) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into 19 agreements with— 20 (1) the city of Springfield, Illinois, for the pur- 21 pose of establishing and operating outside of the 22 Historic Monument boundary facilities for adminis- 23 tration and visitor services; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:18 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S298.RS S298 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •S 298 RS (2) other public or private entities for the pur- 1 poses of carrying out this Act. 2 (f) ADMINISTRATION.— 3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin- 4 ister the Historic Monument in accordance with— 5 (A) this Act; and 6 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 7 of the National Park System. 8 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 9 (A) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—Not 10 later than 3 years after the date on which funds 11 are first made available to the Secretary for the 12 preparation of a general management plan for 13 the Historic Monument, the Secretary shall pre- 14 pare a general management plan for the His- 15 toric Monument in accordance with section 16 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 17 (B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com- 18 pletion of the general management plan under 19 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to 20 the Committee on Natural Resources of the 21 House of Representatives and the Committee 22 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 23 the general management plan prepared under 24 that subparagraph. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:18 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S298.RS S298 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 5 •S 298 RS SECTION 1. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY OF THE SPRING- 1 FIELD RACE RIOT SITE. 2 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 3 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 4 the Secretary of the Interior. 5 (2) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ means 6 the Springfield Race Riot site in Springfield, Illinois, 7 and adjacent property. 8 (b) STUDY.— 9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 10 special resource study of the study area. 11 (2) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under 12 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 13 (A) evaluate the national significance of the 14 study area; 15 (B) determine the suitability and feasibility 16 of designating the study area as a unit of the 17 National Park System; 18 (C) consider other alternatives for preserva- 19 tion, protection, and interpretation of the study 20 area by the Federal Government, State or local 21 government entities, or private and nonprofit or- 22 ganizations; 23 (D) consult with interested Federal agen- 24 cies, State or local governmental entities, private 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:18 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\S298.RS S298 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 6 •S 298 RS and nonprofit organizations, or any other inter- 1 ested individuals; and 2 (E) identify cost estimates for any Federal 3 acquisition, development, interpretation, oper- 4 ation, and maintenance associated with the al- 5 ternatives. 6 (3) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required 7 under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance 8 with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code. 9 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date on 10 which funds are first made available for the study under 11 subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 12 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 13 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Represent- 14 atives a report that describes— 15 (1) the results of the study; and 16 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 17 Secretary. 18 Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Springfield Race Riot site in the State of Il- linois, and for other purposes.’’. VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:18 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S298.RS S298 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:18 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S298.RS S298 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS Calendar No. 347 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 298 A BILL To establish the Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes. DECEMBER 17, 2019 Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:18 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\S298.RS S298 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS