[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3103 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3103
To establish Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park in the State
of South Carolina, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 28, 2016
Mr. Scott 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 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 Park Act of 2016''.
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 (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
chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code;
(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) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled
``Boundary Map, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National
Historical Park'', numbered 392/80,088, and dated November 30,
2009.
(2) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Fort Sumter and Fort
Moultrie National Park established by section 4(a).
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of South
Carolina.
(5) Sullivan's island life saving station historic
district.--The term ``Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station
Historic District'' means the Charleston Lighthouse, the
boathouse, garage, bunker/sighting station, signal tower, 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.
SEC. 4. FORT SUMTER AND FORT MOULTRIE NATIONAL PARK.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the Fort Sumter and Fort
Moultrie National 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,
Fort Moultrie, and the Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station Historic
District.
(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) 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) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections
100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54,
United States Code; and
(B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code.
(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) the Siege of Charleston during 1780;
(C) the Civil War, including--
(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;
(D) the development of the coastal defense system
of the United States during the period from the
Revolutionary War to World War II, including--
(i) the Sullivan's Island Life Saving
Station;
(ii) the lighthouse associated with the
Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station; and
(iii) the coastal defense sites constructed
during the period of fortification construction
from 1898 to 1942, known as the ``Endicott
Period''; and
(E) 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.
(d) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements with public and private entities and individuals
to carry out this Act.
SEC. 5. 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 (16 U.S.C. 450ee-1), is repealed.
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