What This Bill Does
This bill creates a new national historic monument in Springfield, Illinois dedicated to the Springfield Race Riot of 1908 and its connection to the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The monument will be part of the National Park System and will preserve and protect resources related to this historical event for future generations.
Who It Affects
The National Park Service will manage the monument. The city of Springfield, Illinois may work with the federal government on the project. The general public will have access to visit and learn about the monument.
Key Provisions
• The Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument becomes a unit of the National Park System once the Secretary of the Interior acquires enough land within the monument's boundaries to create a manageable unit (Sec. 3(a)(2)).
• The Secretary of the Interior can acquire land through donation, purchase using donated or government funds, or exchange (Sec. 3(d)).
• The Secretary must complete a general management plan for the monument within 3 years of receiving funding and must submit this plan to Congress (Sec. 3(f)(2)).
• The Secretary can make agreements with the city of Springfield and other public or private organizations to operate visitor services and administrative facilities outside the monument's boundary (Sec. 3(e)).
• The monument's boundaries will follow the map titled "Springfield Race Riot National Memorial Proposed Boundary," numbered 687/148588 and dated October 2018 (Sec. 3(b)).
What Changes
If this becomes law, a new national historic monument will be created in Springfield, Illinois. The Secretary of the Interior will begin acquiring land and developing plans to preserve and interpret the history of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot.
Important Definitions
The bill defines the following terms:
"Historic Monument" means the Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument established by this law.
"Map" means the specific map entitled "Springfield Race Riot National Memorial Proposed Boundary," numbered 687/148588 and dated October 2018.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service.
Effective Date
Not specified in bill text
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2415
To establish the Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument in the
State of Illinois, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 30, 2023
Ms. BUDZINSKI (for herself and Mr. LAHOOD) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Springfield Race Riot
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National Historic Monument Act’’.
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
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In this Act:
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(1) HISTORIC MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Historic
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Monument’’ means the Springfield Race Riot Na-
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tional Historic Monument established by section 3.
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(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
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titled ‘‘Springfield Race Riot National Memorial
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Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 687/148588 and
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dated October 2018.
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(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
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the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
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rector of the National Park Service.
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SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPRINGFIELD RACE RIOT NA-
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TIONAL HISTORIC MONUMENT.
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(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
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there is established the Springfield Race Riot Na-
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tional Historic Monument in the State of Illinois as
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a unit of the National Park System, to preserve,
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protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and
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future generations, resources associated with the
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Springfield Race Riot of 1908 and its role in the
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formation of the National Association for the Ad-
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vancement of Colored People.
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(2) CONDITIONS.—The Historic Monument
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shall not be established until the date on which the
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Secretary acquires sufficient land within the bound-
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ary of the Historic Monument to constitute a man-
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ageable unit.
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(b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Historic
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Monument shall be the boundaries generally depicted on
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the Map.
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(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be on file
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and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
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fices of the National Park Service.
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(d) ACQUISITION
OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary
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may acquire any land or interest in land located within
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the boundary of the Historic Monument by—
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(1) donation;
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(2) purchase with donated funds or appro-
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priated funds; or
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(3) exchange.
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(e) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into
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agreements with—
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(1) the city of Springfield, Illinois, for the pur-
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pose of establishing and operating outside of the
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Historic Monument boundary facilities for adminis-
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tration and visitor services; and
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(2) other public or private entities for the pur-
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poses of carrying out this Act.
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(f) ADMINISTRATION.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
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ister the Historic Monument in accordance with—
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(A) this Act; and
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(B) the laws generally applicable to units
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of the National Park System.
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(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
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(A) DEADLINE
FOR
COMPLETION.—Not
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later than 3 years after the date on which funds
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are first made available to the Secretary for
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this purpose, the Secretary shall prepare a gen-
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eral management plan for the Historic Monu-
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ment in accordance with section 100502 of title
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54, United States Code.
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(B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com-
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pletion of the general management plan under
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subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit it
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to the Committee on Natural Resources of the
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House of Representatives and the Committee
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on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
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ate.
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