[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 70 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 70

To establish the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in the 
             State of Mississippi, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 9, 2019

Mr. Wicker (for himself, Mr. Jones, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) 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 the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in the 
             State of Mississippi, 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 ``Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home 
National Monument Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) College.--The term ``College'' means Tougaloo College, 
        a private educational institution located in Tougaloo, 
        Mississippi.
            (2) Historic district.--The term ``Historic District'' 
        means the Medgar Evers Historic District, as included on the 
        National Register of Historic Places, and as generally depicted 
        on the Map.
            (3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Medgar 
        and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument'', numbered 515/142561, 
        and dated September 2018.
            (4) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the Medgar and 
        Myrlie Evers Home National Monument established by section 3.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDGAR AND MYRLIE EVERS HOME NATIONAL 
              MONUMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there is 
        established the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument 
        in the State of Mississippi as a unit of the National Park 
        System to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of 
        present and future generations resources associated with the 
        pivotal roles of Medgar and Myrlie Evers in the American Civil 
        Rights Movement.
            (2) Determination by the secretary.--The Monument shall not 
        be established until the date on which the Secretary determines 
        that a sufficient quantity of land or interests in land has 
        been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit.
    (b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the Monument shall be the 
boundaries 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) Acquisition Authority.--The Secretary may only acquire any land 
or interest in land located within the boundary of the Monument by--
            (1) donation;
            (2) purchase from a willing seller with donated or 
        appropriated funds; or
            (3) exchange.
    (e) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
        Monument in accordance with--
                    (A) this Act; and
                    (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the 
                National Park System, including--
                            (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and 
                        sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 
                        of title 54, United States Code; and
                            (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 
                        States Code.
            (2) Management plan.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the 
                date on which funds are first made available to the 
                Secretary for this purpose, the Secretary shall prepare 
                a general management plan for the Monument in 
                accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United 
                States Code.
                    (B) Submission.--On completion of the general 
                management plan under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
                shall submit it to the Committee on Natural Resources 
                of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
                Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
    (f) Agreements.--
            (1) Monument.--The Secretary--
                    (A) shall seek to enter into an agreement with the 
                College to provide interpretive and educational 
                services relating to the Monument; and
                    (B) may enter into agreements with the College and 
                other entities for the purposes of carrying out this 
                Act.
            (2) Historic district.--The Secretary may enter into 
        agreements with the owner of a nationally significant property 
        within the Historic District, to identify, mark, interpret, and 
        provide technical assistance with respect to the preservation 
        and interpretation of the property.
    (g) No Buffer Zones.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act, the establishment of 
        the Monument, or the management of the Monument creates a 
        buffer zone outside of the Monument.
            (2) Activity or use outside monument.--The fact that an 
        activity or use can be seen, heard, or detected from within the 
        Monument shall not preclude the conduct of the activity or use 
        outside of the Monument.
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