[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 106 (Wednesday, July 9, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4357-S4358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HARRIET TUBMAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARKS ACT

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 247) to establish the 
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, New York, and the 
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in 
Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, and for other 
purposes, which had been reported from the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources, with an amendment; as follows:
  The committee amendment was agreed to.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the 
third time, and passed.
  The bill, as amended, is as follows:
  [Insert the part printed in italic]

                                 S. 247

       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 ``Harriet Tubman National 
     Historical Parks Act''.

     SEC. 2. HARRIET TUBMAN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD NATIONAL 
                   HISTORICAL PARK, MARYLAND.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Historical park.--The term ``historical park'' means 
     the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical 
     Park established by subsection (b)(1)(A).
       (2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
     ``Authorized Acquisition Area for the Proposed Harriet Tubman 
     Underground Railroad National Historical Park'', numbered 
     T20/80,001, and dated July 2010.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Maryland.
       (b) Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical 
     Park.--
       (1) Establishment.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), there is 
     established the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National 
     Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, 
     Maryland, as a unit of the National Park System.
       (B) Determination by secretary.--The historical park 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.
       (C) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which 
     the Secretary makes a determination under subparagraph (B), 
     the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of 
     the establishment of the historical park, including an 
     official boundary map for the historical park.
       (D) Availability of map.--The official boundary map 
     published under subparagraph (C) shall be on file and 
     available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the 
     National Park Service.
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the historical park is to 
     preserve and interpret for the benefit of present and future 
     generations the historical, cultural, and natural resources 
     associated with the life of Harriet Tubman and the 
     Underground Railroad.
       (3) Land acquisition.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may acquire land and 
     interests in land within the areas depicted on the map as 
     ``Authorized Acquisition Areas'' by purchase from willing 
     sellers, donation, or exchange.
       (B) Boundary adjustment.--On acquisition of land or an 
     interest in land under subparagraph (A), the boundary of the 
     historical park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition.
       (c) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
     historical park in accordance with this section and the laws 
     generally applicable to units of the National Park System, 
     including--
       (A) the National Park System Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et 
     seq.); and
       (B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
       (2) Interagency agreement.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date on which the historical park is established, the 
     Director of the National Park Service and the Director of the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall enter into an 
     agreement to allow the National Park Service to provide for 
     public interpretation of historic resources located within 
     the boundary of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge that 
     are associated with the life of Harriet Tubman, consistent 
     with the management requirements of the Refuge.
       (3) Interpretive tours.--The Secretary may provide 
     interpretive tours to sites and resources located outside the 
     boundary of the historical park in Caroline, Dorchester, and 
     Talbot Counties, Maryland, relating to the life of Harriet 
     Tubman and the Underground Railroad.
       (4) Cooperative agreements.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into a cooperative 
     agreement with the State, political subdivisions of the 
     State, colleges and universities, non-profit organizations, 
     and individuals--
       (i) to mark, interpret, and restore nationally significant 
     historic or cultural resources relating to the life of 
     Harriet Tubman or the Underground Railroad within the 
     boundaries of the historical park, if the agreement provides 
     for reasonable public access; or
       (ii) to conduct research relating to the life of Harriet 
     Tubman and the Underground Railroad.
       (B) Visitor center.--The Secretary may enter into a 
     cooperative agreement with the State to design, construct, 
     operate, and maintain a joint visitor center on land owned by 
     the State--
       (i) to provide for National Park Service visitor and 
     interpretive facilities for the historical park; and
       (ii) to provide to the Secretary, at no additional cost, 
     sufficient office space to administer the historical park.

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       (C) Cost-sharing requirement.--
       (i) Federal share.--The Federal share of the total cost of 
     any activity carried out under this paragraph shall not 
     exceed 50 percent.
       (ii) Form of non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of 
     the cost of carrying out an activity under this paragraph may 
     be in the form of in-kind contributions or goods or services 
     fairly valued.
       (d) General Management Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
     which funds are made available to carry out this section, the 
     Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the 
     historical park in accordance with section 12(b) of the 
     National Park Service General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a-
     7(b)).
       (2) Consultation.--The general management plan shall be 
     prepared in consultation with the State (including political 
     subdivisions of the State).
       (3) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate the 
     preparation and implementation of the management plan with--
       (A) the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge;
       (B) the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park established 
     by section 3(b)(1)(A); and
       (C) the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     this section.

     SEC. 3. HARRIET TUBMAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, AUBURN, NEW 
                   YORK.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Historical park.--The term ``historical park'' means 
     the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park established by 
     subsection (b)(1)(A).
       (2) Home.--The term ``Home'' means The Harriet Tubman Home, 
     Inc., located in Auburn, New York.
       (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Harriet 
     Tubman National Historical Park'', numbered T18/80,000, and 
     dated March 2009.
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of New York.
       (b) Harriet Tubman National Historical Park.--
       (1) Establishment.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), there is 
     established the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in 
     Auburn, New York, as a unit of the National Park System.
       (B) Determination by secretary.--The historical park 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.
       (C) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which 
     the Secretary makes a determination under subparagraph (B), 
     the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of 
     the establishment of the historical park.
       (D) Map.--The map shall be on file and available for public 
     inspection in appropriate offices of the National Park 
     Service.
       (2) Boundary.--The historical park shall include the 
     Harriet Tubman Home, the Tubman Home for the Aged, the 
     Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church and Rectory, and associated 
     land, as identified in the area entitled ``National 
     Historical Park Proposed Boundary'' on the map.
       (3) Purpose.--The purpose of the historical park is to 
     preserve and interpret for the benefit of present and future 
     generations the historical, cultural, and natural resources 
     associated with the life of Harriet Tubman.
       (4) Land acquisition.--The Secretary may acquire land and 
     interests in land within the areas depicted on the map by 
     purchase from a willing seller, donation, or exchange.
       (c) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
     historical park in accordance with this section and the laws 
     generally applicable to units of the National Park System, 
     including--
       (A) the National Park System Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et 
     seq.); and
       (B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
       (2) Interpretive tours.--The Secretary may provide 
     interpretive tours to sites and resources located outside the 
     boundary of the historical park in Auburn, New York, relating 
     to the life of Harriet Tubman.
       (3) Cooperative agreements.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into a cooperative 
     agreement with the owner of any land within the historical 
     park to mark, interpret, or restore nationally significant 
     historic or cultural resources relating to the life of 
     Harriet Tubman, if the agreement provides that--
       (i) the Secretary shall have the right of access to any 
     public portions of the land covered by the agreement to allow 
     for--

       (I) access at reasonable times by historical park visitors 
     to the land; and
       (II) interpretation of the land for the public; and

       (ii) no changes or alterations shall be made to the land 
     except by mutual agreement of the Secretary and the owner of 
     the land.
       (B) Research.--The Secretary may enter into a cooperative 
     agreement with the State, political subdivisions of the 
     State, institutions of higher education, the Home and other 
     nonprofit organizations, and individuals to conduct research 
     relating to the life of Harriet Tubman.
       (C) Cost-sharing requirement.--
       (i) Federal share.--The Federal share of the total cost of 
     any activity carried out under this paragraph shall not 
     exceed 50 percent.
       (ii) Form of non-federal share.--The non-Federal share may 
     be in the form of in-kind contributions or goods or services 
     fairly valued.
       (D) Attorney general.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary shall submit to the Attorney 
     General for review any cooperative agreement under this 
     paragraph involving religious property or property owned by a 
     religious institution.
       (ii) Finding.--No cooperative agreement subject to review 
     under this subparagraph shall take effect until the date on 
     which the Attorney General issues a finding that the proposed 
     agreement does not violate the Establishment Clause of the 
     first amendment to the Constitution.
       (d) General Management Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
     which funds are made available to carry out this section, the 
     Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the 
     historical park in accordance with section 12(b) of the 
     National Park Service General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a-
     7(b)).
       (2) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate the 
     preparation and implementation of the management plan with--
       (A) the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National 
     Historical Park established by section 2(b)(1); and
       (B) the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     this Act, except that not more than $7,500,000 shall be 
     available to provide financial assistance under subsection 
     (c)(3).

     SEC. 4. OFFSET.

       Section 101(b)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1996 (Public Law 104-303; 110 Stat. 3667) is amended by 
     striking ``$53,852,000'' and inserting ``$29,852,000''.

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