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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