[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9587 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9587

  To establish the Fort Ontario National Monument in the State of New 
  York as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 12, 2024

 Ms. Tenney (for herself and Mr. Williams of New York) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To establish the Fort Ontario National Monument in the State of New 
  York as a unit 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 ``Fort Ontario National Monument 
Establishment Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Map.--The term ``Map'' means Map 4 on page 86 (as 
        corrected by errata to match Map 7 on page 110) of the Fort 
        Ontario Special Resource Study, dated 2024.
            (2) National monument.--The term ``National Monument'' 
        means the Fort Ontario National Monument established by section 
        3(a)(1).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of New York.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF FORT ONTARIO NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), there is 
        established in the State as a unit of the National Park System 
        the Fort Ontario National Monument.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the National Monument is to 
        preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and 
        future generations resources associated with memorializing the 
        stories of the 982 refugees from World War II who were housed 
        at Fort Ontario from August of 1944 until February of 1946.
            (3) Conditions of establishment.--
                    (A) Determination by the secretary.--The National 
                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) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
                on which the Secretary makes a determination under 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall publish in the 
                Federal Register notice of the establishment of the 
                National Monument.
            (4) Boundary.--The boundary of the National Monument shall 
        be as generally depicted as the ``Proposed Boundary'' on the 
        Map, including Buildings 22, 23, 30, and 31.
    (b) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
        National Monument in accordance with--
                    (A) this section; 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) Cooperative agreements.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into 
                cooperative agreements with the State or other public 
                and private entities--
                            (i) to provide interpretive and educational 
                        services within the National Monument; and
                            (ii) to identify, interpret, and provide 
                        assistance for the maintenance of--
                                    (I) non-Federal land within the 
                                boundary of the National Monument; and
                                    (II) sites in close proximity to 
                                the National Monument that are located 
                                outside the boundary of the National 
                                Monument.
                    (B) Public access.--Any cooperative agreement 
                entered into under subparagraph (A) to provide 
                assistance to non-Federal land shall provide for 
                reasonable public access to the non-Federal land.
            (3) Acquisition of land.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Secretary may acquire land and interests in land 
                located within the boundary of the National Monument 
                by--
                            (i) donation;
                            (ii) purchase with donated or appropriated 
                        funds; or
                            (iii) exchange.
                    (B) Limitation.--Any land owned by the State or a 
                political subdivision of the State may be acquired for 
                inclusion in the National Monument only by donation.
            (4) Technical and assistance.--The Secretary may provide 
        public interpretation and technical assistance relating to the 
        National Monument within the boundaries of the National 
        Monument.
            (5) Management plan.--Not later than 3 years after the date 
        on which funds are first made available to carry out this 
        section, the Secretary, in consultation with the State, shall 
        complete a general management plan for the National Monument in 
        accordance with--
                    (A) section 100502 of title 54, United States Code; 
                and
                    (B) any other applicable laws.
            (6) Access to certain athletic facilities.--The 
        establishment of the National Monument shall not affect the use 
        of, or public access to, any athletic facilities within the 
        boundary of the National Monument with respect to which the use 
        or public access is authorized as of the date of enactment of 
        this Act.
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