[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 48 (Thursday, March 25, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3571-S3572]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   MINUTEMAN MISSILE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE ESTABLISHMENT ACT OF 1999

  The bill (S. 382) to establish the Minuteman Missile National 
Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes, was 
considered, ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third 
time, and passed; as follows:

                                 S. 382

       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 ``Minuteman Missile National 
     Historic Site Establishment Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile 
     (referred to in this Act as ``ICBM'') launch control facility 
     and launch facility known as ``Delta 1'' and ``Delta 9'', 
     respectively, have national significance as the best 
     preserved examples of the operational character of American 
     history during the Cold War;
       (2) the facilities are symbolic of the dedication and 
     preparedness exhibited by the missileers of the Air Force 
     stationed throughout the upper Great Plains in remote and 
     forbidding locations during the Cold War;
       (3) the facilities provide a unique opportunity to 
     illustrate the history and significance of the Cold War, the 
     arms race, and ICBM development; and
       (4) the National Park System does not contain a unit that 
     specifically commemorates or interprets the Cold War.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit and 
     enjoyment of present and future generations the structures 
     associated with the Minuteman II missile defense system;
       (2) to interpret the historical role of the Minuteman II 
     missile defense system--
       (A) as a key component of America's strategic commitment to 
     preserve world peace; and
       (B) in the broader context of the Cold War; and
       (3) to complement the interpretive programs relating to the 
     Minuteman II missile defense system offered by the South 
     Dakota Air and Space Museum at Ellsworth Air Force Base.

     SEC. 3. MINUTEMAN MISSILE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--The Minuteman Missile National Historic 
     Site in the State of South Dakota (referred to in this Act as 
     the ``historic site'') is established as a unit of the 
     National Park System.
       (2) Components of site.--The historic site shall consist of 
     the land and interests in land comprising the Minuteman II 
     ICBM launch control facilities, as generally depicted on the 
     map referred to as ``Minuteman Missile National Historic 
     Site'', numbered 406/80,008 and dated September, 1998, 
     including--
       (A) the area surrounding the Minuteman II ICBM launch 
     control facility depicted as ``Delta 1 Launch Control 
     Facility''; and
       (B) the area surrounding the Minuteman II ICBM launch 
     control facility depicted as ``Delta 9 Launch Facility''.
       (3) Availability of map.--The map described in paragraph 
     (2) shall be on file and available for public inspection in 
     the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
       (4) Adjustments to boundary.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') is authorized 
     to make minor adjustments to the boundary of the historic 
     site.
       (b) Administration of Historic Site.--The Secretary shall 
     administer the historic site in accordance with this Act and 
     laws generally applicable to units of the National Park 
     System, including--
       (1) the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a National Park 
     Service, and for other purposes'', approved August 25, 1916 
     (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
       (2) the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
     preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects, 
     and antiquities of national significance, and for other 
     purposes'', approved August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
       (c) Coordination With Heads of Other Agencies.--The 
     Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of State, as appropriate, to ensure that the 
     administration of the historic site is in compliance with 
     applicable treaties.
       (d) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
     cooperative agreements with appropriate public and private 
     entities and individuals to carry out this Act.
       (e) Land Acquisition.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary may acquire land and interests in land within the 
     boundaries of the historic site by--
       (A) donation;
       (B) purchase with donated or appropriated funds; or
       (C) exchange or transfer from another Federal agency.
       (2) Prohibited acquisitions.--
       (A) Contaminated land.--The Secretary shall not acquire any 
     land under this Act if the Secretary determines that the land 
     to be acquired, or any portion of the land, is contaminated 
     with hazardous substances (as defined in section 101 of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601)), unless, with respect 
     to the land, all remedial action necessary to protect human 
     health and the environment has been taken under that Act.
       (B) South dakota land.--The Secretary may acquire land or 
     an interest in land owned by the State of South Dakota only 
     by donation or exchange.
       (f) General Management Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date 
     funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary 
     shall prepare a general management plan for the historic 
     site.
       (2) Contents of plan.--
       (A) New site location.--The plan shall include an 
     evaluation of appropriate locations for a visitor facility 
     and administrative site within the areas depicted on the map 
     described in subsection (a)(2) as--
       (i) ``Support Facility Study Area--Alternative A''; or
       (ii) ``Support Facility Study Area--Alternative B''.

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       (B) New site boundary modification.--On a determination by 
     the Secretary of the appropriate location for a visitor 
     facility and administrative site, the boundary of the 
     historic site shall be modified to include the selected site.
       (3) Coordination with badlands national park.--In 
     developing the plan, the Secretary shall consider 
     coordinating or consolidating appropriate administrative, 
     management, and personnel functions of the historic site and 
     the Badlands National Park.

     SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
       (b) Air Force Funds.--
       (1) Transfer.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     transfer to the Secretary any funds specifically appropriated 
     to the Air Force in fiscal year 1999 for the maintenance, 
     protection, or preservation of the land or interests in land 
     described in section 3.
       (2) Use of air force funds.--Funds transferred under 
     paragraph (1) shall be used by the Secretary for 
     establishing, operating, and maintaining the historic site.
       (c) Legacy Resource Management Program.--Nothing in this 
     Act affects the use of any funds available for the Legacy 
     Resource Management Program being carried out by the Air 
     Force that, before the date of enactment of this Act, were 
     directed to be used for resource preservation and treaty 
     compliance.

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