[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2865 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2865

   To establish the 9/11 Memorial Cross located at the National 9/11 
   Memorial Museum in New York as a national monument, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2011

 Mr. Grimm (for himself, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. King of New York, 
  Mr. Meeks, and Mr. Rangel) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To establish the 9/11 Memorial Cross located at the National 9/11 
   Memorial Museum in New York as a national monument, 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 ``9/11 Memorial Cross National 
Monument Establishment Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the 9/11 Memorial Cross is located at the National 9/11 
        Memorial Museum at the intersection of Albany and Greenwich 
        Streets at 1 Albany Street, New York, NY 10006;
            (2) after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, on 
        New York City, a massive operation was launched to clear the 
        site and attempt to find any survivors amongst the rubble;
            (3) when One World Trade Center collapsed, it sent debris 
        down onto 6 World Trade Center, and gutted the interior of the 
        building. In the midst of the debris was this intact cross 
        beam, which its discoverer believes came from One World Trade 
        Center;
            (4) first encountered by construction worker Frank 
        Silecchia in the vicinity of where 6 World Trade Center had 
        stood, the 17-foot-tall cross became an icon of hope and 
        comfort throughout the recovery effort in the wake of the 
        September 11, 2001 attacks;
            (5) after a few weeks an expedited approval from the office 
        of New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was granted to erect it on a 
        pedestal on a portion of the former plaza on Church Street near 
        Liberty;
            (6) the 9/11 Memorial Cross was moved by crane on October 
        3, 2001, and installed on October 4, 2001, where it continued 
        as a shrine and tourist attraction;
            (7) on July 23, 2011, the cross was transported onto the 
        World Trade Center site and lowered into its permanent setting 
        inside the Museum, which will open to the public in 2012;
            (8) the 9/11 Memorial Cross has received international 
        attention; and
            (9) Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the World 
        Trade Center Memorial Foundation and Mayor Michael R. 
        Bloomberg, have been working together--
                    (A) to protect the site; and
                    (B) to develop further educational opportunities 
                using artifacts from the site itself to tell the story 
                of not only what happened on 9/11 but the 9-month 
                recovery period that followed.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of New York, 
        New York.
            (2) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
        the management plan for the Monument prepared under section 
        5(c)(1).
            (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Proposed Boundary Waco-Mammoth National Monument'', numbered 
        T21/80,000, and dated April 2009.
            (4) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the 9/11 
        Memorial Cross, which is owned by the Museum.
            (5) Museum.--The term ``Museum'' means the National 9/11 
        Memorial Museum in the State.
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (7) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of New York.

SEC. 4. 9/11 MEMORIAL CROSS NATIONAL MONUMENT, NEW YORK.

    The 9/11 Memorial Cross is hereby established as a national 
monument.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF MONUMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer the Monument in 
accordance with--
            (1) this Act; and
            (2) any cooperative agreements entered into under 
        subsection (b)(1).
    (b) Authorities of Secretary.--
            (1) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
        cooperative management agreements with the Museum and the City, 
        in accordance with section 3(l) of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 
        1a-2(l)).
            (2) Acquisition of land.--The Secretary may acquire by 
        donation from the City any land or interest in land owned by 
        the City within the proposed boundary of the Monument.
    (c) General Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Museum and the City, shall complete a general management plan 
        for the Monument.
            (2) Inclusions.--The management plan shall include, at a 
        minimum--
                    (A) measures for the preservation of the resources 
                of the Monument;
                    (B) requirements for the type and extent of 
                development and use of the Monument;
                    (C) identification of the capacity of the Monument 
                for accommodating visitors; and
                    (D) opportunities for involvement by the Museum, 
                City, State, and other local and national entities in--
                            (i) developing educational programs for the 
                        Monument; and
                            (ii) developing and supporting the 
                        Monument.
    (d) Prohibition of Use of Federal Funds.--No Federal funds may be 
used to pay the costs of--
            (1) carrying out a cooperative agreement under subsection 
        (b)(1);
            (2) acquiring land for inclusion in the Monument under 
        subsection (b)(2);
            (3) developing a visitor center for the Monument;
            (4) operating or maintaining the Monument;
            (5) constructing exhibits for the Monument; or
            (6) developing the general management plan under subsection 
        (c).
    (e) Use of Non-Federal Funds.--Non-Federal funds may be used to pay 
any costs that may be incurred by the Secretary or the National Park 
Service in carrying out this section.
    (f) Effect on Eligibility for Financial Assistance.--Nothing in 
this Act affects the eligibility of the Monument for Federal grants or 
other forms of financial assistance that the Monument would have been 
eligible to apply for had National Park System status not been 
conferred to the Monument under this Act.
    (g) Termination of National Park System Status.--
            (1) In general.--Designation of the Monument as a unit of 
        the National Park System shall terminate if the Secretary 
        determines that Federal funds are required to operate and 
        maintain the Monument.
            (2) Reversion.--If the designation of the Monument as a 
        unit of the National Park System is terminated under paragraph 
        (1), any land acquired by the Secretary from the City under 
        subsection (b)(2) shall revert to the City.

SEC. 6. NO BUFFER ZONES.

    Nothing in this Act, the establishment of the Monument, or the 
management plan shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of 
the Monument.
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