January 8th National Memorial Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 5559 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the January 8th National Memorial in Tucson, Arizona, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 8, 2020 Mrs. KIRKPATRICK (for herself, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. STANTON, and Mr. GOSAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the January 8th National Memorial in Tucson, Arizona, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, 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 ‘‘January 8th National 4 Memorial Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 6 Congress finds the following: 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:15 Jan 10, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5559.IH H5559 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 5559 IH (1) The tragedy of January 8, 2011, at Con- 1 gresswoman Gabrielle Gifford’s ‘‘Congress on Your 2 Corner’’ event resulted in the deaths of 6 people 3 (Christina-Taylor Green, Dorothy Morris, U.S. Dis- 4 trict Court Judge John Roll, Phyllis Schneck, 5 Dorwan Stoddard, and Gabe Zimmerman) and in- 6 jury of 13 others (Congresswoman Giffords, Bill 7 Badger, Ron Barber, Kenneth Dorushka, James 8 Eric Fuller, Randy Gardner, Susan Hileman, George 9 Morris, Mary Reed, Pam Simon, Mavanell Stoddard, 10 Jim Tucker, and Kenneth Veeder). 11 (2) This was the first time in the history of the 12 United States that an assassination attempt was 13 made upon a Congressional Member while she was 14 meeting with constituents. 15 (3) Congresswoman Giffords sustained severe 16 injuries that affect her to this day. 17 (4) Gabe Zimmerman was the first Congres- 18 sional staffer to be assassinated in the line of duty. 19 (5) The Arizona community and people from all 20 over the world came together in the days that fol- 21 lowed the tragedy to provide comfort and support to 22 one another at three spontaneous memorial vigil 23 sites— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:15 Jan 10, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5559.IH H5559 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 5559 IH (A) the shopping center where the shooting 1 took place; 2 (B) the front lawn of University Medical 3 Center, where many of the victims were treated; 4 and 5 (C) at Congresswoman Giffords’ Tucson 6 district office. 7 (6) Tucson’s January 8th Memorial will not 8 only be a tribute to those who died that day, but 9 also to the local, national, and international response 10 to the tragedy. 11 (7) The memorial will be constructed, managed, 12 and maintained to be a place where visitors, young 13 and old, can learn not only about one horrific event, 14 but about the resilience of a community and the du- 15 rability of democracy in the United States. 16 SEC. 3. JANUARY 8TH NATIONAL MEMORIAL. 17 (a) DEFINITIONS.— 18 (1) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘Memorial’’ means 19 the January 8th National Memorial. 20 (2) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 21 means the Tucson’s January 8th Memorial Founda- 22 tion, an organization described in section 501(c)(3) 23 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 24 from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:15 Jan 10, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5559.IH H5559 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 5559 IH (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en- 1 titled ‘‘Phase 1 Siteplan + Survey Plan’’, numbered 2 LAl2.01, and dated November 11, 2016. 3 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 4 the Secretary of the Interior. 5 (b) JANUARY 8TH NATIONAL MEMORIAL.— 6 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—As soon as practicable, 7 the Secretary shall establish the Memorial as an af- 8 filiated area of the National Park System. 9 (2) FUNDING.—The Foundation shall transfer 10 to Pima County amounts equal to final funding 11 pledges, in addition to amounts that the Foundation 12 has raised and transferred to Pima County for con- 13 struction of the Memorial. 14 (3) MEMORIAL CONSTRUCTION.—The Memorial 15 shall be constructed on property owned by Pima 16 County. Pima County shall be responsible for man- 17 aging the Memorial construction contract using 18 funds provided by the Foundation. 19 (4) FOUNDATION DISSOLUTION.—The Founda- 20 tion shall cease to operate after— 21 (A) final funding pledge amounts have 22 been paid to Pima Country; and 23 (B) construction of the Memorial is com- 24 plete. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:15 Jan 10, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5559.IH H5559 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 5559 IH (5) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—Pima County shall 1 be— 2 (A) the management entity for the Memo- 3 rial; and 4 (B) responsible for the construction, oper- 5 ation, maintenance, and management of the 6 Memorial. 7 (6) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 8 on file and available for public inspection at the ap- 9 propriate offices of the National Park Service. 10 (7) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec- 11 retary may provide technical assistance and enter 12 into cooperative agreements with Pima County for 13 the purpose of providing financial assistance with 14 marketing of the Memorial. 15 (8) LIMITED ROLE OF THE SECRETARY.—Noth- 16 ing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire 17 property or to use Federal funds for the construc- 18 tion, operation, maintenance, or management of the 19 Memorial. 20 (9) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 21 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con- 22 sultation with the Pima County, shall develop a 23 general management plan for the Memorial. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:15 Jan 10, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5559.IH H5559 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 5559 IH The plan shall be prepared in accordance with 1 section 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 2 (B) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 3 3 years after the Memorial is established by the 4 Secretary, the Secretary shall provide of a copy 5 of the completed general management plan to 6 the Committee on Natural Resources of the 7 House of Representatives and the Committee 8 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen- 9 ate. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:15 Jan 10, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5559.IH H5559 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS