[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[S. 1459 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 509
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1459
[Report No. 115-295]
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, 2017
Mr. Scott (for himself and Mr. Graham) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
July 11, 2018
Reported by Ms. Murkowski, with an amendment and an amendment to the
title
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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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,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Sumter and Fort
Moultrie National Park Act of 2017''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Congress finds that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Fort Moultrie--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) was the site of the first defeat of
the British in the Revolutionary War on June 28, 1776;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station, located
adjacent to the Charleston Light--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) was constructed in 1896; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) is listed on the National Register of
Historic Places.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In this Act:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Fort Sumter
and Fort Moultrie National Park established by section
4(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of
South Carolina.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 4. FORT SUMTER AND FORT MOULTRIE NATIONAL PARK.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Boundary.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The boundary of the Park shall be
comprised of the land, water, and submerged land depicted on
the map.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file
and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices
of the National Park Service.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Administration.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and
sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title
54, United States Code; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United
States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the Battle of Sullivan's Island on
June 28, 1776;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the Siege of Charleston during
1780;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) the Civil War, including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) the bombardment of Fort Sumter
by Confederate forces on April 12, 1861;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) any other events of the Civil
War that are associated with Fort Sumter and
Fort Moultrie;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) the development of the coastal defense
system of the United States during the period from the
Revolutionary War to World War II, including--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) the Sullivan's Island Life
Saving Station;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) the lighthouse associated
with the Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) the coastal defense sites
constructed during the period of fortification
construction from 1898 to 1942, known as the
``Endicott Period''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) the lives of--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) the free and enslaved workers
who built and maintained Fort Sumter and Fort
Moultrie;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) the soldiers who defended the
forts;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) the prisoners held at the
forts; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements with public and private entities and individuals
to carry out this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 5. REPEAL OF EXISTING LAW.</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie
National Historical Park Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. 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 August 2009.
(2) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Fort Sumter and Fort
Moultrie National Historical Park established by section 3(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. 3. 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 single unit of the
National Park System to preserve, maintain, and interpret the
nationally significant historical values and cultural resources
associated with Fort Sumter National Monument, Fort Moultrie National
Monument, and the Sullivan's Island Life Saving Station Historic
District.
(b) Boundary.--The boundary of the Park shall be as generally
depicted on the map.
(c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park
Service.
(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) 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.
(e) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements with public and private entities and individuals
to carry out this Act.
SEC. 4. 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.
Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to establish Fort
Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park in the State
of South Carolina, and for other purposes.''.
Calendar No. 509
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1459
[Report No. 115-295]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To establish Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park in the State
of South Carolina, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 11, 2018
Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title