[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 250 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 250
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the January
8\th\ National Memorial in Tucson, Arizona, as an affiliated area of
the National Park System, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 11, 2021
Mrs. Kirkpatrick (for herself, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Biggs,
Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Gallego, Mrs. Lesko, and Mr. Stanton) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the January
8\th\ National Memorial in Tucson, Arizona, as an affiliated area of
the National Park System, 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 ``January 8\th\ National Memorial
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The tragedy of January 8, 2011, at Congresswoman
Gabrielle Gifford's ``Congress on Your Corner'' event resulted
in the deaths of 6 people (Christina-Taylor Green, Dorothy
Morris, U.S. District Court Judge John Roll, Phyllis Schneck,
Dorwan Stoddard, and Gabe Zimmerman) and injury of 13 others
(Congresswoman Giffords, Bill Badger, Ron Barber, Kenneth
Dorushka, James Eric Fuller, Randy Gardner, Susan Hileman,
George Morris, Mary Reed, Pam Simon, Mavanell Stoddard, Jim
Tucker, and Kenneth Veeder).
(2) This was the first time in the history of the United
States that an assassination attempt was made upon a
Congressional Member while she was meeting with constituents.
(3) Congresswoman Giffords sustained severe injuries that
affect her to this day.
(4) Gabe Zimmerman was the first Congressional staffer to
be assassinated in the line of duty.
(5) The Arizona community and people from all over the
world came together in the days that followed the tragedy to
provide comfort and support to one another at three spontaneous
memorial vigil sites--
(A) the shopping center where the shooting took
place;
(B) the front lawn of University Medical Center,
where many of the victims were treated; and
(C) at Congresswoman Giffords' Tucson district
office.
(6) Tucson's January 8\th\ Memorial will not only be a
tribute to those who died that day, but also to the local,
national, and international response to the tragedy.
(7) The memorial will be constructed, managed, and
maintained to be a place where visitors, young and old, can
learn not only about one horrific event, but about the
resilience of a community and the durability of democracy in
the United States.
SEC. 3. JANUARY 8\TH\ NATIONAL MEMORIAL.
(a) Definitions.--
(1) Memorial.--The term ``Memorial'' means the January
8\th\ National Memorial.
(2) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the Tucson's
January 8\th\ Memorial Foundation, an organization described in
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code.
(3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Phase 1
Siteplan + Survey Plan'', numbered LA_2.01, and dated November
11, 2016.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(b) January 8\TH\ National Memorial.--
(1) Establishment.--As soon as practicable, the Secretary
shall establish the Memorial as an affiliated area of the
National Park System.
(2) Funding.--The Foundation shall transfer to Pima County
amounts equal to final funding pledges, in addition to amounts
that the Foundation has raised and transferred to Pima County
for construction of the Memorial.
(3) Memorial construction.--The Memorial shall be
constructed on property owned by Pima County. Pima County shall
be responsible for managing the Memorial construction contract
using funds provided by the Foundation.
(4) Foundation dissolution.--The Foundation shall cease to
operate after--
(A) final funding pledge amounts have been paid to
Pima Country; and
(B) construction of the Memorial is complete.
(5) Management entity.--Pima County shall be--
(A) the management entity for the Memorial; and
(B) responsible for the construction, operation,
maintenance, and management of the Memorial.
(6) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file and
available for public inspection at the appropriate offices of
the National Park Service.
(7) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may provide
technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with
Pima County for the purpose of providing financial assistance
with marketing of the Memorial.
(8) Limited role of the secretary.--Nothing in this Act
authorizes the Secretary to acquire property or to use Federal
funds for the construction, operation, maintenance, or
management of the Memorial.
(9) General management plan.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation
with the Pima County, shall develop a general
management plan for the Memorial. The plan shall be
prepared in accordance with section 100502 of title 54,
United States Code.
(B) Transmittal.--Not later than 3 years after the
Memorial is established by the Secretary, the Secretary
shall provide of a copy of the completed general
management plan to the Committee on Natural Resources
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
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