16 U.S.C. § 410aaaa — Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
submitted 7 years ago by Pub. L. 116-9 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 518 words · no verdicts yet
This section creates the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park in South Carolina. It combines Fort Sumter National Monument, Fort Moultrie National Monument, and the Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station Historic District. The Secretary of the Interior must run the park and explain the history that happened there.
(a) Definitions
This section defines four terms: "map" means a specific boundary map from August 2009; "Park" means the park this section creates; "State" means South Carolina; and "Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station Historic District" means the Charleston Lighthouse, boathouse, garage, bunker/sighting station, signal tower, and the land and improvements between the Life Saving Station and the low-water mark.
(b) Establishment
This section creates the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park as one single unit of the National Park System in South Carolina. Its job is to preserve, maintain, and explain the nationally important history and cultural resources tied to Fort Sumter National Monument, Fort Moultrie National Monument, and the Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station Historic District.
(c) Boundary
The park's boundary generally follows the map described above.
(d) Availability of map
The map must be on file and open to the public at the right National Park Service offices.
(e) Administration
(1) The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, must run the park under this section and the general laws that apply to National Park System units, including specific sections of Title 54.
(2) The Secretary must explain the history that happened near Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie, including: (A) the Battle of Sullivan's Island on June 28, 1776; (B) the Siege of Charleston in 1780; (C) the Civil War, including the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, and other related Civil War events; (D) the coastal defense system built from the Revolutionary War through World War II, including the Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station, its lighthouse, and the coastal defenses built in the "Endicott Period" of 1898 to 1942; and (E) the lives of the free and enslaved workers who built and maintained the forts, the soldiers who defended them, the prisoners held there, and — if the Secretary decides they are nationally significant — the captive Africans bound for slavery who, after first landing in the U.S., were held in 18th-century quarantine houses near Fort Moultrie.
(f) Cooperative agreements
The Secretary may make agreements with public and private groups and individuals to help run this section.
In this section:
The term “map” means the map entitled “Boundary Map, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park”, numbered 392/80,088, and dated August 2009.
The term “Park” means the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park established by subsection (b).
The term “State” means the State of South Carolina.
The term “Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station Historic District” means the Charleston Lighthouse, the boathouse, garage, bunker/sighting station, signal tower, and any associated land and improvements to the land that are located between Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station and the mean low water mark.
There is established the Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park in the State as a single unit of the National Park System to preserve, maintain, and interpret the nationally significant historical values and cultural resources associated with Fort Sumter National Monument, Fort Moultrie National Monument, and the Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station Historic District.
The boundary of the Park shall be as generally depicted on the map.
The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, shall administer the Park in accordance with this section and the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including—
section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54; and
chapter 3201 of title 54.
The Secretary shall provide for the interpretation of historical events and activities that occurred in the vicinity of Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie, including—
the Battle of Sullivan’s Island on June 28, 1776;
the Siege of Charleston during 1780;
the Civil War, including—
the bombardment of Fort Sumter by Confederate forces on April 12, 1861; and
any other events of the Civil War that are associated with Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie;
the development of the coastal defense system of the United States during the period from the Revolutionary War to World War II, including—
the Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station;
the lighthouse associated with the Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station; and
the coastal defense sites constructed during the period of fortification construction from 1898 to 1942, known as the “Endicott Period”; and
the lives of—
the free and enslaved workers who built and maintained Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie;
the soldiers who defended the forts;
the prisoners held at the forts; and
captive Africans bound for slavery who, after first landing in the United States, were brought to quarantine houses in the vicinity of Fort Moultrie in the 18th century, if the Secretary determines that the quarantine houses and associated historical values are nationally significant.
The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with public and private entities and individuals to carry out this section.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 116–9, title II, § 2203, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 734.)
- 2019Enacted · Pub. L. 116-9 · 133 Stat. 734
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