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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4007 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2012 

Mr. HARRIS (for himself, Mr. HANNA, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. 

CUMMINGS, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 

SERRANO, and Ms. RICHARDSON) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Harriet Tubman Na5 tional Historical Parks Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. HARRIET TUBMAN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD NA2 TIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, MARYLAND. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘historical 

5 park’’ means the Harriet Tubman Underground 

6 Railroad National Historical Park established by 

7 subsection (b)(1)(A). 

8 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en9 titled ‘‘Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Na10 tional Historical Park’’, numbered P99/111520, and 

11 dated November 2011. 

12 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

13 the Secretary of the Interior. 

14 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

15 of Maryland. 

16 (b) HARRIET TUBMAN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

17 NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.— 

18 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara20 graph (B), there is established the Harriet Tub21 man Underground Railroad National Historical 

22 Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Coun23 ties, Maryland, as a unit of the National Park 

24 System. 

25 (B) DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.— 

26 The historical park shall not be established 


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1 until the date on which the Secretary deter2 mines that sufficient lands, or interests in 

3 lands, have been acquired to constitute a man4 ageable park unit. 

5 (C) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after 

6 the date on which the Secretary makes a deter7 mination under subparagraph (B), the Sec8 retary shall publish in the Federal Register no9 tice of the establishment of the historical park, 

10 including an official boundary map for the his11 torical park. 

12 (D) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The official 

13 boundary map published under subparagraph 

14 (C) shall be on file and available for public in15 spection in appropriate offices of the National 

16 Park Service. 

17 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the historical 

18 park is to preserve and interpret for the benefit of 

19 present and future generations the historical, cul20 tural, and natural resources associated with the life 

21 of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. 

22 (3) LAND ACQUISITION.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may ac24 quire land and interests in land within the 

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1 ized Acquisition Areas’’ by donation or by pur2 chase from willing sellers using donated funds 

3 only. The Secretary may accept non-Federal 

4 funds for acquisitions under this paragraph. 

5 (B) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—On acqui6 sition of lands or an interests in lands under 

7 subparagraph (A), the boundary of the histor8 ical park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisi9 tion. 

10 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin12 ister the historical park in accordance with this sec13 tion and the laws generally applicable to units of the 

14 National Park System, including— 

15 (A) the National Park System Organic Act 

16 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and 

17 (B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 

18 461 et seq.). 

19 (2) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—Not later 

20 than 1 year after the date on which the historical 

21 park is established, the Director of the National 

22 Park Service and the Director of the United States 

23 Fish and Wildlife Service shall enter into an agree24 ment to allow the National Park Service to provide 

25 for public interpretation of historic resources located 


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1 within the boundary of the Blackwater National 

2 Wildlife Refuge that are associated with the life of 

3 Harriet Tubman, consistent with the management 

4 requirements of the Refuge. 

5 (3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

7 enter into a cooperative agreement with the 

8 State, political subdivisions of the State, col9 leges and universities, non-profit organizations, 

10 and individuals— 

11 (i) to mark, interpret, and restore na12 tionally significant historic or cultural re13 sources relating to the life of Harriet Tub14 man or the Underground Railroad within 

15 the boundaries of the historical park, if the 

16 agreement provides for reasonable public 

17 access; or 

18 (ii) to conduct research relating to the 

19 life of Harriet Tubman and the Under20 ground Railroad. 

21 (B) FUNDING.—No Federal funds shall be 

22 made available under any cooperative agree23 ment entered into under this paragraph. The 

24 Secretary may accept non-Federal funds to 


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1 carry out this paragraph or any cooperative 

2 agreement entered into under this paragraph. 

3 (d) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

5 the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec6 retary shall prepare a general management plan for 

7 the historical park in accordance with section 12(b) 

8 of Public Law 91–383 (commonly known as the 

9 ‘‘National Park Service General Authorities Act’’; 16 

10 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)). 

11 (2) CONSULTATION.—The general management 

12 plan shall be prepared in consultation with the 

13 State, including political subdivisions of the State. 

14 (3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall co15 ordinate the preparation and implementation of the 

16 management plan with— 

17 (A) the Blackwater National Wildlife Ref18 uge; 

19 (B) the Harriet Tubman National Histor20 ical Park established by section 3(b)(1)(A); and 

21 (C) the National Underground Railroad 

22 Network to Freedom. 

23 SEC. 3. HARRIET TUBMAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, 

24 AUBURN, NEW YORK. 

25 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘historical 

2 park’’ means the Harriet Tubman National Histor3 ical Park established by subsection (b)(1)(A). 

4 (2) HOME.—The term ‘‘Home’’ means The 

5 Harriet Tubman Home, Inc., located in Auburn, 

6 New York. 

7 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en8 titled ‘‘Harriet Tubman National Historical Park’’, 

9 numbered T18/80,000, and dated March 2009. 

10 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

11 the Secretary of the Interior. 

12 (5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

13 of New York. 

14 (b) HARRIET TUBMAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL

15 PARK.— 

16 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara18 graph (B), there is established the Harriet Tub19 man National Historical Park in Auburn, New 

20 York, as a unit of the National Park System. 

21 (B) DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.— 

22 The historical park shall not be established 

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1 terests in land, has been acquired to constitute 

2 a manageable park unit. 

3 (C) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after 

4 the date on which the Secretary makes a deter5 mination under subparagraph (B), the Sec6 retary shall publish in the Federal Register no7 tice of the establishment of the historical park. 

8 (D) MAP.—The map shall be on file and 

9 available for public inspection in appropriate of10 fices of the National Park Service. 

11 (2) BOUNDARY.—The historical park shall in12 clude the Harriet Tubman Home, the Tubman 

13 Home for the Aged, the Thompson Memorial AME 

14 Zion Church and Rectory, and associated land, as 

15 identified in the area entitled ‘‘National Historical 

16 Park Proposed Boundary’’ on the map. 

17 (3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the historical 

18 park is to preserve and interpret for the benefit of 

19 present and future generations the historical, cul20 tural, and natural resources associated with the life 

21 of Harriet Tubman. 

22 (4) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary may 

23 acquire land and interests in land within the areas 

24 depicted on the map by donation. The Secretary may 


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1 accept non-Federal funds for acquisitions under this 

2 paragraph. 

3 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin5 ister the historical park in accordance with this sec6 tion and the laws generally applicable to units of the 

7 National Park System, including— 

8 (A) the National Park System Organic Act 

9 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and 

10 (B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 

11 461 et seq.). 

12 (2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

14 enter into a cooperative agreement with the 

15 owner of any land within the historical park to 

16 mark, interpret, or restore nationally significant 

17 historic or cultural resources relating to the life 

18 of Harriet Tubman, if the agreement provides 

19 that— 

20 (i) the Secretary shall have the right 

21 of access to any public portions of the land 

22 covered by the agreement to allow for— 

23 (I) access at reasonable times by 

24 historical park visitors to the land; 

25 and 


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1 (II) interpretation of the land for 

2 the public; and 

3 (ii) no changes or alterations shall be 

4 made to the land except by mutual agree5 ment of the Secretary and the owner of the 

6 land. 

7 (B) RESEARCH.—The Secretary may enter 

8 into a cooperative agreement with the State, po9 litical subdivisions of the State, institutions of 

10 higher education, the Home and other nonprofit 

11 organizations, and individuals to conduct re12 search relating to the life of Harriet Tubman. 

13 (C) ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 

14 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

15 submit to the Attorney General for review 

16 any cooperative agreement under this 

17 paragraph involving religious property or 

18 property owned by a religious institution. 

19 (ii) FINDING.—No cooperative agree20 ment subject to review under this subpara21 graph shall take effect until the date on 

22 which the Attorney General issues a find23 ing that the proposed agreement does not 

24 violate the Establishment Clause of the 

25 First Amendment to the Constitution. 


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1 (D) FUNDING.—No Federal funds shall be 

2 made available under any cooperative agree3 ment entered into under this paragraph. The 

4 Secretary may accept non-Federal funds to 

5 carry out this paragraph or any cooperative 

6 agreement entered into under this paragraph. 

7 (d) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

9 the date of enactment, the Secretary shall prepare a 

10 general management plan for the historical park in 

11 accordance with section 12(b) of Public Law 91–383 

12 (commonly known as the ‘‘National Park Service 

13 General Authorities Act’’; 16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)). 

14 (2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall co15 ordinate the preparation and implementation of the 

16 management plan with— 

17 (A) the Harriet Tubman Underground 

18 Railroad National Historical Park established 

19 by section 2(b)(1); and 

20 (B) the National Underground Railroad 

21 Network to Freedom. 

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