[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 126 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5426]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. McCONNELL:
  S. 3287. A bill to establish the Camp Nelson Heritage National 
Monument in the State of Kentucky as a unit of the National Park 
System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text 
of the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 3287

       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 ``Camp Nelson Heritage 
     National Monument Act''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Camp 
     Nelson Heritage National Monument Nicholasville, Kentucky'', 
     numbered 532/144,148, and dated April 2018.
       (2) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the Camp Nelson 
     Heritage National Monument established by section 3(a)(1).
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
     Park Service.

     SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF CAMP NELSON HERITAGE NATIONAL 
                   MONUMENT.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there is 
     established as a unit of the National Park System the Camp 
     Nelson Heritage National Monument in the State of Kentucky to 
     preserve, protect, and interpret, for the benefit of present 
     and future generations, the nationally significant historic 
     resources of Camp Nelson and the role of Camp Nelson in the 
     Civil War, Reconstruction, and African American history and 
     civil rights.
       (2) Conditions.--The Monument shall not be established 
     until after the date on which the Secretary--
       (A) has entered into a written agreement with the owner of 
     any private or non-Federal land within the boundary of the 
     Monument, as depicted on the Map, providing that the property 
     shall be donated to the United States for inclusion in the 
     Monument to be managed consistently with the purposes of the 
     Monument; and
       (B) has determined that sufficient land or interests in 
     land have been acquired within the boundary of the Monument 
     to constitute a manageable unit.
       (b) Boundary.--The boundary of the Monument shall be the 
     boundary 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 only acquire 
     any land or interest in land located within the boundary of 
     the Monument by--
       (1) donation;
       (2) purchase with donated funds; or
       (3) exchange.
       (e) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
     Monument in accordance with--
       (A) this Act; 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) Management plan.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on 
     which funds are first made available to the Secretary to 
     prepare a general management plan for the Monument, the 
     Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the 
     Monument in accordance with section 100502 of title 54, 
     United States Code.
       (B) Submission to congress.--On completion of the general 
     management plan, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate the 
     general management plan.
       (f) No Buffer Zones.--
       (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act, the establishment of 
     the Monument, or the management of the Monument creates a 
     buffer zone outside of the Monument.
       (2) Activity or use outside monument.--The fact that an 
     activity or use can be seen, heard, or detected from within 
     the Monument shall not preclude the conduct of the activity 
     or use outside of the Monument.
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