16 U.S.C. § 410bbbb — Reconstruction Era National Historical Park and Reconstruction Era National Historic Network
submitted 7 years ago by Pub. L. 116-9 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 883 words · no verdicts yet
This law renames the Reconstruction Era National Monument as the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, lets the Secretary expand it in South Carolina, and creates a nationwide Reconstruction Era Network to link related historic sites and produce educational materials.
(a) Definitions. "Historical park" means the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park. "Map" means three named National Park Service maps from January 2017 covering the Old Beaufort Firehouse, Darrah Hall and Brick Baptist Church, and Camp Saxton. "Network" means the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network created by this section.
(b) Reconstruction Era National Historical Park. (1) Redesignation: (A) the Reconstruction Era National Monument becomes the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, shown on the Map; (B) any funds available for the monument stay available for the park; (C) any reference to the monument in a federal law, regulation, or record now means the park. (2) Boundary expansion, all subject to (D): (A) the Secretary may acquire land in the Beaufort National Historic Landmark District tied to the Reconstruction Era, and must expand the park's boundary once an acquisition deal is final; (B) the Secretary may acquire land on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, next to the existing boundary or historically tied to Reconstruction, and must expand the boundary to include it; (C) the Secretary may take over federal land next to Camp Saxton, shown on the Map, and must expand the boundary to include it once a deal is final; (D) the Secretary may only acquire land under this section by donation, exchange, or purchase with donated funds. (3) Administration: (A) the Secretary runs the park under this section and the laws that generally apply to National Park System units; (B) if the monument's management plan wasn't done by March 12, 2019, the Secretary must fold this section into the planning process and finish a park management plan within 3 years — if it was already done, the Secretary must update it to include this section.
(c) Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. (1) The Secretary must: (A) create a National Park Service program called the "Reconstruction Era National Historic Network"; (B) within 1 year of March 12, 2019, ask interested sites to propose joining the Network; and (C) run the Network through the historical park. (2) In running the Network, the Secretary must: (A) review existing studies on Reconstruction's history without duplicating them; (B) produce and share educational materials about the Reconstruction Era and Network sites, like handbooks, maps, and guides; (C) enter cooperative agreements for technical assistance; (D) create an official symbol for the Network and issue rules for using it; and (E) do research on Reconstruction. (3) The Network includes: (A) all National Park Service units and programs the Secretary decides relate to the Reconstruction Era; (B) other federal, state, local, or private properties the Secretary decides relate to Reconstruction and are listed on, or eligible for, the National Register of Historic Places; and (C) other educational, research, or interpretive sites and programs directly tied to Reconstruction. (4) To coordinate the Network's federal and non-federal parts, the Secretary may enter cooperative agreements and give technical assistance to other federal agencies, states, local and regional governments, and private groups.
In this section:
The term “historical park” means the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park.
The term “Map” means the maps entitled “Reconstruction Era National Monument Old Beaufort Firehouse”, numbered 550/135,755, and dated January 2017; “Reconstruction Era National Monument Darrah Hall and Brick Baptist Church”, numbered 550/135,756, and dated January 2017; and “Reconstruction Era National Monument Camp Saxton”, numbered 550/135,757, and dated January 2017, collectively.
The term “Network” means the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network established pursuant to this section.
The Reconstruction Era National Monument is redesignated as the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, as generally depicted on the Map.
Any funds available for the purposes of the Reconstruction Era National Monument shall be available for the purposes of the historical park.
Any references in a law, regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to the Reconstruction Era National Monument shall be considered to be a reference to the historical park.
Subject to subparagraph (D), the Secretary is authorized to acquire land or interests in land within the Beaufort National Historic Landmark District that has historic connection to the Reconstruction Era. Upon finalizing an agreement to acquire land, the Secretary shall expand the boundary of the historical park to encompass the property.
Subject to subparagraph (D), the Secretary is authorized to acquire the following and shall expand the boundary of the historical park to include acquisitions under this authority:
Land and interests in land adjacent to the existing boundary on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, as reflected on the Map.
Land or interests in land on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, that has a historic connection to the Reconstruction Era.
Subject to subparagraph (D), the Secretary is authorized to accept administrative jurisdiction of Federal land or interests in Federal land adjacent to the existing boundary at Camp Saxton, as reflected on the Map. Upon finalizing an agreement to accept administrative jurisdiction of Federal land or interests in Federal land, the Secretary shall expand the boundary of the historical park to encompass that Federal land or interests in Federal land.
The Secretary may only acquire land under this section by donation, exchange, or purchase with donated funds.
The Secretary shall administer the historical park in accordance with this section and with the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System.
If the management plan for the Reconstruction Era National Monument—
has not been completed on or before March 12, 2019, the Secretary shall incorporate all provisions of this section into the planning process and complete a management plan for the historical park within 3 years; and
has been completed on or before March 12, 2019, the Secretary shall update the plan incorporating the provisions of this section.
The Secretary shall—
establish, within the National Park Service, a program to be known as the “Reconstruction Era National Historic Network”;
not later than 1 year after March 12, 2019, solicit proposals from sites interested in being a part of the Network; and
administer the Network through the historical park.
In carrying out the Network, the Secretary shall—
review studies and reports to complement and not duplicate studies of the historical importance of Reconstruction Era that may be underway or completed, such as the National Park Service Reconstruction Handbook and the National Park Service Theme Study on Reconstruction;
produce and disseminate appropriate educational and promotional materials relating to the Reconstruction Era and the sites in the Network, such as handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or electronic information;
enter into appropriate cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding to provide technical assistance;
create and adopt an official, uniform symbol or device for the Network; and
issue regulations for the use of the symbol or device adopted under clause (i); and
conduct research relating to Reconstruction and the Reconstruction Era.
The Network shall encompass the following elements:
All units and programs of the National Park Service that are determined by the Secretary to relate to the Reconstruction Era.
Other Federal, State, local, and privately owned properties that the Secretary determines—
relate to the Reconstruction Era; and
are included in, or determined by the Secretary to be eligible for inclusion in, the National Register of Historic Places.
Other governmental and nongovernmental sites, facilities, and programs of an educational, research, or interpretive nature that are directly related to the Reconstruction Era.
To achieve the purposes of this section and to ensure effective coordination of the Federal and non-Federal elements of the Network and units and programs of the National Park Service, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding with, and provide technical assistance to, the heads of other Federal agencies, States, units of local government, regional governmental bodies, and private entities.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 116–9, title II, § 2204, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 735.)
- 2019Enacted · Pub. L. 116-9 · 133 Stat. 735
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