[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9259 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9259

To establish the Historic Greenwood District-Black Wall Street National 
       Monument in the State of Oklahoma, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2024

  Mr. Horsford (for himself and Mr. Clyburn) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish the Historic Greenwood District-Black Wall Street National 
       Monument in the State of Oklahoma, 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 ``Historic Greenwood District--Black 
Wall Street National Monument Establishment Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Historic 
        Greenwood District--Black Wall Street National Monument 
        Advisory Commission established by section 5(a).
            (2) Descendant.--The term ``descendant'' means an 
        individual who can verify family lineage by blood, adoption, or 
        marriage to a Black individual who lived in, worked in, or was 
        present in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 
        31, 1921, or June 1, 1921, by--
                    (A) family records, including family Bibles, vital 
                records, correspondence, memoirs, journals, diaries, 
                unrecorded deeds, diplomas, certificates, or 
                testimonials;
                    (B) public records, including censuses, government 
                records, military records, pensions, land bounty 
                records, passport applications, passenger lists, 
                original grants, naturalization or immigration records, 
                records of entry, or State, province, or local records; 
                or
                    (C) institutional records, including church 
                records, cemetery records and inscriptions, educational 
                institutions, insurance records, or societies and 
                fraternal organizations.
            (3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Greenwood Historic District--Black Wall Street National 
        Monument, Proposed Boundary'', numbered 196/188,275, and dated 
        July 2023.
            (4) National monument.--The term ``National Monument'' 
        means the Historic Greenwood District--Black Wall Street 
        National Monument established by section 3(a).
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF HISTORIC GREENWOOD DISTRICT--BLACK WALL STREET 
              NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Historic Greenwood 
District--Black Wall Street National Monument in the State of Oklahoma 
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 Historic Greenwood District, Black Wall Street, and 
the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 and the role of each in the history of 
the State of Oklahoma and the United States.
    (b) Boundary.--The boundary of the National Monument 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) Acquisition Authority.--The Secretary may acquire any land or 
interest in land located within the boundary of the National Monument 
by--
            (1) donation;
            (2) purchase from a willing seller with donated or 
        appropriated funds; or
            (3) exchange.
    (e) Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative 
agreements, as appropriate, with public or private entities to provide 
and facilitate, within or outside the boundary of the National 
Monument, interpretive and educational services, administrative 
support, and technical assistance relating to the National Monument.
    (f) Private Property Protection.--Nothing in this Act--
            (1) affects the land use rights of an owner of private 
        property (including property of a house of worship and 
        commercial property) within or adjacent to the National 
        Monument; or
            (2) requires any change in or affects the construction of, 
        interpretation of zoning laws applicable to, or appearance of 
        any non-Federal property (including property of a house of 
        worship and commercial property) within or adjacent to the 
        National Monument.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Administration by Secretary.--
            (1) Applicable law.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary shall administer the National Monument in accordance 
        with--
                    (A) this Act; and
                    (B) in the case of land under the direct 
                jurisdiction of the Secretary, the laws generally 
                applicable to units of the National Park System.
            (2) Effect on administration of standpipe hill.--Nothing in 
        this Act affects the authority of Oklahoma State University or 
        the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and 
        Mechanical Colleges to own, maintain, or administer Standpipe 
        Hill.
    (b) Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation and 
        coordination with Oklahoma State University, shall prepare a 
        management plan for the National Monument in accordance with 
        section 100502 of title 54, United States Code.
            (2) Requirement.--In preparing and implementing the 
        management plan for the National Monument, the Secretary shall 
        ensure that the administration of the National Monument does 
        not interfere with the continuing use and ownership of 
        Standpipe Hill.
            (3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
        Commission, current and former residents of the Historic 
        Greenwood District, and descendants on the preparation of the 
        management plan under paragraph (1).
            (4) Submission to congress.--Not later than 3 years after 
        the date on which funds are made available to the Secretary for 
        the preparation of the management plan under paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall submit the management plan to--
                    (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
                of Representatives.

SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF HISTORIC GREENWOOD DISTRICT--BLACK WALL STREET 
              NATIONAL MONUMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established an advisory commission, to 
be known as the ``Historic Greenwood District--Black Wall Street 
National Monument Advisory Commission''.
    (b) Duty.--The Commission shall advise the Secretary on matters 
relating to the development and management of the National Monument, 
including the construction of visitor service facilities and 
infrastructure.
    (c) Membership.--
            (1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 11 
        members, to be appointed by the Secretary, of whom--
                    (A) 7 members shall be descendants;
                    (B) 3 members shall have experience in the field of 
                historic preservation or the purposes for which the 
                National Monument was established; and
                    (C) 1 member shall be appointed after consideration 
                of recommendations submitted by the Mayor of the city 
                of Tulsa in the State of Oklahoma.
            (2) Terms.--A member of the Commission shall be appointed 
        for a term of 5 years.
            (3) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on the Commission shall be 
        filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was 
        made.
            (4) Successors.--Notwithstanding the expiration of a 5-year 
        term of a member of the Commission, a member of the Commission 
        may continue to serve on the Commission until the date on 
        which--
                    (A) the member is reappointed by the Secretary; or
                    (B) a successor is appointed by the Secretary.
    (d) Chair; Bylaws.--The Commission shall--
            (1) have a Chair, who shall be elected by the members of 
        the Commission; and
            (2) adopt such bylaws as the Commission considers necessary 
        to carry out the functions of the Commission under this Act.
    (e) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of--
            (1) the Chair; or
            (2) a majority of the members of the Commission.
    (f) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall 
constitute a quorum.
    (g) Compensation.--
            (1) In general.--Members of the Commission shall serve 
        without compensation.
            (2) Travel expenses.--Members of the Commission shall be 
        allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
        subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency 
        under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
        Code, while away from the home or regular place of business of 
        the member in the performance of the duties of the Commission.
    (h) FACA Nonapplicability.--Section 1013(b) of title 5, United 
States Code, shall not apply to the Commission.
    (i) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 10 years after the 
date on which the National Monument is established.
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