[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. 2284 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2284

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 9, 1998

  Mr. Johnson (for himself and Mr. Daschle) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
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 Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile 
        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 physical 
        structures associated with the Minuteman II missile defense 
        system;
            (2) to interpret--
                    (A) the historical role of the Minuteman II missile 
                defense system in the broader context of the Cold War; 
                and
                    (B) 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. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Historic site.--The term ``historic site'' means the 
        Minuteman Missile National Historic Site established by section 
        4.
            (2) ICBM.--The term ``ICBM'' means intercontinental 
        ballistic missile.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. MINUTEMAN MISSILE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) In General.--There is established in Pennington and Jackson 
Counties, South Dakota, a historic site to be known as the ``Minuteman 
Missile National Historic Site''.
    (b) Boundaries.--The historic site shall comprise--
            (1) an area surrounding the Minuteman II ICBM launch 
        control facility known as Delta 1;
            (2) an area surrounding the Minuteman II ICBM launch 
        facility known as Delta 9; and
            (3) an area outside the areas described in paragraphs (1) 
        and (2) suitable for construction of an administrative support 
        facility.
    (c) Acquisition of Land.--Within the boundaries of the historic 
site as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may acquire land and 
interests in land by donation, exchange, or transfer from any other 
Federal agency.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) In General.--The historic site shall be administered by the 
Secretary in accordance with this Act and the laws generally applicable 
to units of the National Park System, including--
            (1) the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a National Park 
        Service, and for other purposes'', approved August 25, 1916 (16 
        U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
            (2) the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
        preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects, 
        and antiquities of national significance, and for other 
        purposes'', approved August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
    (b) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may consult and enter 
into cooperative agreements with interested entities (including 
institutions) and individuals to provide for the preservation, 
development, interpretation, and use of the historic site.
    (c) General Management Plan.--
            (1) Submission to congress.--Not later than the last day of 
        the second fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
        Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
        Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a general management 
        plan for the historic site, including a description of the 
        boundaries necessary to protect integral historic views and 
        landscapes and to provide for administrative support and public 
        use facilities.
            (2) Implementation.--The Secretary shall implement the plan 
        as soon as practicable after the date of submission under 
        paragraph (1).

SEC. 6. FUNDING.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to amounts made 
available under subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as are necessary to operate and maintain the historic site.
    (b) Air Force Funds.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall transfer 
to the Director of the National Park Service for use in operating and 
maintaining the historic site any funds specifically appropriated for 
the Air Force for the maintenance, protection, or preservation of the 
facilities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 4(b).
    (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 were 
directed, before the date of enactment of this Act, to be used for 
resource preservation and treaty compliance.
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