[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. 2865 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2865

To establish Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park in 
          the State of South Carolina, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2002

 Mr. Thurmond 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 Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park in 
          the State of South Carolina, 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 ``Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie 
National Historical Park Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) Fort Sumter National Monument was established by the 
        Joint Resolution entitled ``Joint Resolution to establish the 
        Fort Sumter National Monument in the State of South Carolina'', 
        approved April 28, 1948 (62 Stat. 204, chapter 239; 16 U.S.C. 
        450ee), to commemorate historic events in the vicinity of Fort 
        Sumter, the site of the first engagement of the Civil War on 
        April 12, 1861;
            (2) Fort Moultrie--
                    (A) was the site of the first defeat of the British 
                in the Revolutionary War on June 28, 1776; and
                    (B) was acquired by the Federal Government from the 
                State of South Carolina in 1960 under the authority of 
                the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666, chapter 593);
            (3) since 1960, Fort Moultrie has been administered by the 
        National Park Service as part of the Fort Sumter National 
        Monument without a clear management mandate or established 
        boundary;
            (4) Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie played important roles in 
        the protection of Charleston Harbor and in the coastal defense 
        system of the United States;
            (5) Fort Moultrie is the only site in the National Park 
        System that preserves the history of the United States coastal 
        defense system during the period from 1776 through 1947; and
            (6) Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station, located adjacent 
        to the Charleston Light--
                    (A) was constructed in 1896; and
                    (B) is listed on the National Register of Historic 
                Places.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Charleston light.--The term ``Charleston Light'' means 
        the Charleston Light 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.
            (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Boundary Map, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National 
        Historical Park'', numbered 392/80088, and dated November 30, 
        2000.
            (3) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Fort Sumter and Fort 
        Moultrie National Historical Park established by section 4(a).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of South 
        Carolina.

SEC. 4. FORT SUMTER AND FORT MOULTRIE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Fort Sumter and Fort 
Moultrie National Historical Park in the State as a unit of the 
National Park System to preserve, maintain, and interpret the 
nationally significant historical values and cultural resources 
associated with Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie.
    (b) Boundary.--
            (1) In general.--The boundary of the Park shall be 
        comprised of the land, water, and submerged land depicted on 
        the map.
            (2) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file and 
        available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
        the National Park Service.
    (c) Acquisitions.--
            (1) Land.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Secretary may acquire any land or interest in land 
                (including improvements) located within the boundaries 
                of the Park by--
                            (i) donation;
                            (ii) purchase with appropriated or donated 
                        funds;
                            (iii) exchange; or
                            (iv) transfer from another Federal agency.
                    (B) Limitation.--Any land or interest in land 
                (including improvements) located within the boundaries 
                of the Park that is owned by the State (including 
                political subdivisions of the State) shall be acquired 
                by donation only.
            (2) Personal property.--The Secretary may acquire by 
        donation, purchase with appropriated or donated funds, 
        exchange, or transfer from another Federal agency, personal 
        property associated with, and appropriate for, interpretation 
        of the Park.
    (d) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the Director 
        of the National Park Service, shall administer the Park in 
        accordance with this Act and the laws generally applicable to 
        units of the National Park System, including--
                    (A) the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et 
                seq.); and
                    (B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et 
                seq.).
            (2) Interpretation of historical events.--The Secretary 
        shall provide for the interpretation of historical events and 
        activities that occurred in the vicinity of Fort Sumter and 
        Fort Moultrie, including--
                    (A) the Battle of Sullivan's Island on June 28, 
                1776;
                    (B)(i) the bombardment of Fort Sumter by 
                Confederate forces on April 12, 1861; and
                    (ii) any other events of the Civil War that are 
                associated with Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie;
                    (C) the development of the coastal defense system 
                of the United States during the period from the 
                Revolutionary War to World War II; and
                    (D) the lives of--
                            (i) the free and enslaved workers who built 
                        and maintained Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie;
                            (ii) the soldiers who defended the forts;
                            (iii) the prisoners held at the forts; and
                            (iv) 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.
    (e) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
cooperative agreements with public and private entities and individuals 
to carry out this Act.

SEC. 5. CHARLESTON LIGHT.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of 
Transportation shall transfer to the Secretary, for no consideration, 
administrative jurisdiction over, and management of the Charleston 
Light for inclusion in the Park.
    (b) Condition.--Before transferring the Charleston Light under 
subsection (a) the Secretary of Transportation shall repair, paint, 
remove hazardous substances from, and improve the condition of the 
Charleston Light in any other manner that the Secretary may require.
    (c) Improvements.--The Secretary shall make improvements to the 
Charleston Light only to the extent necessary to--
            (1) provide utility service; and
            (2) maintain the existing structures and historic 
        landscape.

SEC. 6. REPEAL OF EXISTING LAW.

    Section 2 of the Joint Resolution entitled ``Joint Resolution to 
establish the Fort Sumter National Monument in the State of South 
Carolina'', approved April 28, 1948 (62 Stat. 204, chapter 239; 16 
U.S.C. 450ee-1), is repealed.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.
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