[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2284 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2284

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                                 AN ACT


 
To establish the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the State 
                of South Dakota, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Minuteman Missile National Historic 
Site Establishment Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile 
        (hereinafter referred to as ``ICBM'') launch control facility 
        and launch facility known as ``Delta 1'' and ``Delta 9'', 
        respectively, have national significance as the best preserved 
        examples of the operational character of American history 
        during the Cold War;
            (2) the facilities are symbolic of the dedication and 
        preparedness exhibited by the missileers of the Air Force 
        stationed throughout the upper Great Plains in remote and 
        forbidding locations during the Cold War;
            (3) the facilities provide a unique opportunity to 
        illustrate the history and significance of the Cold War, the 
        arms race, and ICBM development; and
            (4) the National Park System does not contain a unit that 
        specifically commemorates or interprets the Cold War.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit and 
        enjoyment of present and future generations the structures 
        associated with the Minuteman II missile defense system;
            (2) to interpret the historical role of the Minuteman II 
        missile defense system in the broader context of the Cold War 
        and the role of the system as a key component of America's 
        strategic commitment to preserve world peace; and
            (3) to complement the interpretive programs relating to the 
        Minuteman II missile defense system offered by the South Dakota 
        Air and Space Museum at Ellsworth Air Force Base.

SEC. 3. MINUTEMAN MISSILE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) Establishment.--(1) The Minuteman Missile National Historic 
Site in the State of South Dakota (hereinafter referred to as the 
``historic site'') is hereby established as a unit of the National Park 
System. The historic site shall consist of lands and interests therein 
comprising the following Minuteman II ICBM launch control facilities, 
as generally depicted on the map referred to as ``Minuteman Missile 
National Historic Site'', numbered 406/80,008 and dated September, 
1998:
            (A) An area surrounding the Minuteman II ICBM launch 
        control facility depicted as ``Delta 1 Launch Control 
        Facility''.
            (B) An area surrounding the Minuteman II ICBM launch 
        control facility depicted as ``Delta 9 Launch Facility''.
    (2) The map described in paragraph (1) shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service.
    (3) The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the 
``Secretary'') is authorized to make minor adjustments to the boundary 
of the historic site.
    (b) Administration of Historic Site.--The Secretary shall 
administer the historic site in accordance with this Act and laws 
generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including 
the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4) and the Act of August 21, 
1935 (16 U.S.C. 461-467).
    (c) Coordination With Secretary of Defense.--The Secretary shall 
consult with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, as 
appropriate, to ensure that administration of the historic site is in 
compliance with applicable treaties.
    (d) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
cooperative agreements with appropriate public and private entities and 
individuals in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.
    (e) Land Acquisition.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and interests therein within 
the boundaries of the historic site by donation, purchase with donated 
or appropriated funds, exchange or transfer from another Federal 
agency: Provided, That lands or interests therein owned by the State of 
South Dakota may only be acquired by donation or exchange.
    (2) The Secretary shall not acquire any lands pursuant to this Act 
if the Secretary determines that such lands, or any portion thereof, 
are contaminated with hazardous substances (as defined in the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(42 U.S.C. 9601)), unless all remedial action necessary to protect 
human health and the environment has been taken pursuant to such Act.
    (f) General Management Plan.--(1) Within three years after the date 
funds are made available, the Secretary shall prepare a general 
management plan for the historic site.
    (2) The plan shall include an evaluation of an appropriate location 
for a visitor facility and administrative site within the areas 
depicted as ``Support Facility Study Area--Alternative A'' or ``Support 
Facility Study Area--Alternative B'' on the map referred to in 
subsection (a). Upon a determination by the Secretary of the 
appropriate location for such facilities, the boundaries of the 
historic site shall be modified to include the selected site.
    (3) In developing the plan, the Secretary shall consider 
coordinating or consolidating appropriate administrative, management, 
and personnel functions with Badlands National Park.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
    (b) Air Force Funds.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall transfer 
to the Secretary any funds specifically appropriated to the Air Force 
for the maintenance, protection, or preservation of the facilities 
described in section 3. Such funds shall be used by the Secretary for 
establishing, operating, and maintaining the historic site.
    (c) Legacy Resource Management Program.--Nothing in this Act 
affects the use of any funds available for the Legacy Resource 
Management Program being carried out by the Air Force that, before the 
date of enactment of this Act, were directed to be used for resource 
preservation and treaty compliance.

            Passed the Senate October 7 (legislative day, October 2), 
      1998.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
105th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2284

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To establish the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the State 
                of South Dakota, and for other purposes.