1.This Act may be cited as
the Manhattan Project National
Historical Park Act
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2.Congress finds that—
(1)the Manhattan
Project was an unprecedented top-secret program implemented during World War II
to produce an atomic bomb before Nazi Germany;
(2)a panel of
experts convened by the President’s Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
in 2001—
(A)stated that
the development and use of the atomic bomb during World War II has been
called the single most significant event of the 20th
century
; and
(B)recommended that
nationally significant sites associated with the Manhattan Project be formally
established as a collective unit and be administered for preservation,
commemoration, and public interpretation in cooperation with the National Park
Service;
(3)the Manhattan
Project National Historical Park Study Act (Public Law 108–340; 118 Stat. 1362)
directed the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of
Energy, to conduct a special resource study of the historically significant
sites associated with the Manhattan Project to assess the national
significance, suitability, and feasibility of designating 1 or more sites as a
unit of the National Park System;
(4)after significant
public input, the National Park Service study found that including
Manhattan Project-related sites in the national park system will expand and
enhance the protection and preservation of such resources and provide for
comprehensive interpretation and public understanding of this nationally
significant story in the 20th century American history
;
(5)the Department of
the Interior, with the concurrence of the Department of Energy, recommended the
establishment of a Manhattan Project National Historical Park comprised of
resources at—
(A)Oak Ridge,
Tennessee;
(B)Los Alamos, New
Mexico; and
(C)Hanford, in the
Tri-Cities area, Washington; and
(6)designation of a
Manhattan Project National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park
System would improve the preservation of, interpretation of, and access to the
nationally significant historic resources associated with the Manhattan Project
for present and future generations to gain a better understanding of the
Manhattan Project, including the significant, far-reaching, and complex legacy
of the Manhattan Project.
3.The purposes of this Act are—
(1)to preserve and
protect for the benefit of present and future generations the nationally
significant historic resources associated with the Manhattan Project;
(2)to improve public
understanding of the Manhattan Project and the legacy of the Manhattan Project
through interpretation of the historic resources associated with the Manhattan
Project;
(3)to enhance public
access to the Historical Park, consistent with protection of public safety,
national security, and other aspects of the mission of the Department of
Energy; and
(4)to assist the
Department of Energy, Historical Park communities, historical societies, and
other interested organizations and individuals in efforts to preserve and
protect the historically significant resources associated with the Manhattan
Project.
4.In this Act:
(1)The term Historical Park means the Manhattan
Project National Historical Park established under section 5.
(2)The term Manhattan Project means the Federal
program to develop an atomic bomb ending on December 31, 1946.
(3)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
5.Establishment of
manhattan project national historical park
(a)Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, there shall be
established as a unit of the National Park System the Manhattan Project
National Historical Park.
(b)The Historical Park may be comprised of 1 or more of the
following areas or portions of the areas:
(1)Facilities, land, or interests in land that are—
(A)at Buildings
9204–3 and 9731 at the Y–12 National Security Complex;
(B)at the X–10
Graphite Reactor at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory;
(C)at the K–25
Building site at the East Tennessee Technology Park; and
(D)at the former
Guest House located at 210 East Madison Road.
(2)Facilities, land, or interests in land that are—
(A)in the Los Alamos
Scientific Laboratory National Historic Landmark District or any addition to
the Landmark District proposed in the National Historic Landmark Nomination—Los
Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL) NHL District (Working Draft of NHL
Revision), Los Alamos National Laboratory document LA–UR 12–00387 (January 26,
2012);
(B)at the former
East Cafeteria located at 1670 Nectar Street; and
(C)at the former
dormitory located at 1725 17th Street.
(3)Facilities, land, or interests in land that
are—
(A)in the B Reactor
National Historic Landmark;
(B)at the Hanford
High School in the town of Hanford and Hanford Construction Camp Historic
District;
(C)at the White
Bluffs Bank building in the White Bluffs Historic District;
(D)at the warehouse
in the Bruggemann’s Agricultural Complex;
(E)at the Hanford
Irrigation District Pump House; and
(F)at the T Plant
(221–T Process Building).
6.
(a)Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy (acting through the Oak Ridge,
Richland, and Los Alamos site offices) shall enter into an agreement governing
the respective roles of the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy in
administering the facilities, land, or interests in land under the
administrative jurisdiction of the Department of Energy that is to be included
in the Historical Park, including provisions for public access, management,
interpretation, and historic preservation.
(b)Responsibilities
of the SecretaryAny agreement under subsection (a) shall provide
that the Secretary shall—
(1)have
decisionmaking authority for the content of historic interpretation of the
Manhattan Project for purposes of administering the Historical Park; and
(2)ensure that the
agreement provides an appropriate role for the National Park Service in
preserving the historic resources covered by the agreement.
(c)Responsibilities
of the Secretary of energyAny agreement under subsection (a) shall
provide that the Secretary of Energy—
(1)shall ensure that
the agreement appropriately protects public safety, national security, and
other aspects of the ongoing mission of the Department of Energy at the Los
Alamos National Laboratory, Hanford Site, and Oak Ridge Reservation;
(2)may consult with
and provide historical information to the Secretary concerning the Manhattan
Project; and
(3)shall retain
responsibility, in accordance with applicable law, for any environmental
remediation and structural safety that may be necessary in or around the
facilities, land, or interests in land governed by the agreement.
(d)The
agreement under subsection (a) may be amended, including to add to the
Historical Park facilities, land, or interests in land described in section
5(b) that are under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy.
7.
(a)The Secretary shall consult with interested State,
county, and local officials, organizations, and interested members of the
public—
(1)before executing
any agreement under section 6; and
(2)in the
development of the general management plan under section 8(b).
(b)Not later than 30 days after the date on which an
agreement under section 6 is executed, the Secretary shall publish in the
Federal Register notice of the establishment of the Historical Park, including
an official boundary map.
(c)The official boundary map published under subsection (b)
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices
of the National Park Service.
(d)Any
land, interest in land, or facility within the eligible areas described in
section 5(b) that is acquired by the Secretary or included in an amendment to
the agreement under section 6(d) shall be added to the Historical Park.
8.
(a)The Secretary shall administer the Historical Park in
accordance with—
(1)this Act;
and
(2)the laws
generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including—
(A)the National Park
System Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
(B)the Act of August
21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
(b)Not later than 3 years after the date on which
funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall complete a general management
plan for the Historical Park in accordance with section 12(b) of Public Law
91–383 (commonly known as the National Park Service General Authorities
Act
) (16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)).
(c)The Secretary may, subject to applicable law, provide
interpretive tours of historically significant Manhattan Project sites and
resources in the States of Tennessee, New Mexico, and Washington that are
located outside the boundary of the Historical Park.
(d)
(1)The Secretary may acquire land and interests in land
within the eligible areas described in section 5(b) by—
(A)transfer of
administrative jurisdiction from the Department of Energy by agreement between
the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy; or
(B)purchase from
willing sellers, donation, or exchange.
(2)The
Secretary may acquire land or interests in land in the vicinity of Historical
Park for visitor and administrative facilities.
(e)Donations;
cooperative agreements
(1)
(A)The Secretary may enter into 1 or more agreements with
the head of a Federal agency to provide public access to, and management,
interpretation, and historic preservation of, historically significant
Manhattan Project resources under the jurisdiction or control of the Federal
agency.
(B)Donations;
cooperative agreementsThe Secretary may accept donations from,
and enter into cooperative agreements with, State governments, units of local
government, tribal governments, organizations, or individuals to further the
purpose of an interagency agreement entered into under subparagraph (A).
(2)The Secretary may provide technical assistance to
State, local, or tribal governments, organizations, or individuals for the
management, interpretation, and historic preservation of historically
significant Manhattan Project resources not included within the Historical
Park.
(3)Donations to
department of energyPart C of title VI of the Department of
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
664.Acceptance of
gifts, bequests, and devisesThe Secretary may accept, hold, administer,
and use gifts, bequests, and devises (including labor and services), for the
purpose of preserving and providing access to, historically significant
resources relating to the
Department.
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