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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. 

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 

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. 

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 ‘‘Fort Ontario National 

5 Monument Establishment Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means Map 4 on 

9 page 86 (as corrected by errata to match Map 7 on 


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1 page 110) of the Fort Ontario Special Resource 

2 Study, dated 2024. 

3 (2) NATIONAL MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Na4 tional Monument’’ means the Fort Ontario National 

5 Monument established by section 3(a)(1). 

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

7 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

9 of New York. 

10 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF FORT ONTARIO NATIONAL 

11 MONUMENT. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), 

14 there is established in the State as a unit of the Na15 tional Park System the Fort Ontario National 

16 Monument. 

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

18 Monument is to preserve, protect, and interpret for 

19 the benefit of present and future generations re20 sources associated with memorializing the stories of 

21 the 982 refugees from World War II who were 

22 housed at Fort Ontario from August of 1944 until 

23 February of 1946. 

24 (3) CONDITIONS OF ESTABLISHMENT.— 


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1 (A) DETERMINATION BY THE SEC2 RETARY.—The National Monument shall not be 

3 established until the date on which the Sec4 retary determines that a sufficient quantity of 

5 land or interests in land has been acquired to 

6 constitute a manageable park unit. 

7 (B) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days 

8 after the date on which the Secretary makes a 

9 determination under subparagraph (A), the 

10 Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register 

11 notice of the establishment of the National 

12 Monument. 

13 (4) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the National 

14 Monument shall be as generally depicted as the 

15 ‘‘Proposed Boundary’’ on the Map, including Build16 ings 22, 23, 30, and 31. 

17 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin19 ister the National Monument in accordance with— 

20 (A) this section; and 

21 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

22 of the National Park System, including— 

23 (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, 

24 and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 


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1 and 102101 of title 54, United States 

2 Code; and 

3 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

4 States Code. 

5 (2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

7 enter into cooperative agreements with the 

8 State or other public and private entities— 

9 (i) to provide interpretive and edu10 cational services within the National 

11 Monument; and 

12 (ii) to identify, interpret, and provide 

13 assistance for the maintenance of— 

14 (I) non-Federal land within the 

15 boundary of the National Monument; 

16 and 

17 (II) sites in close proximity to 

18 the National Monument that are lo19 cated outside the boundary of the Na20 tional Monument. 

21 (B) PUBLIC ACCESS.—Any cooperative 

22 agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) 

23 to provide assistance to non-Federal land shall 

24 provide for reasonable public access to the non25 Federal land. 


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1 (3) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara3 graph (B), the Secretary may acquire land and 

4 interests in land located within the boundary of 

5 the National Monument by— 

6 (i) donation; 

7 (ii) purchase with donated or appro8 priated funds; or 

9 (iii) exchange. 

10 (B) LIMITATION.—Any land owned by the 

11 State or a political subdivision of the State may 

12 be acquired for inclusion in the National Monu13 ment only by donation. 

14 (4) TECHNICAL AND ASSISTANCE.—The Sec15 retary may provide public interpretation and tech16 nical assistance relating to the National Monument 

17 within the boundaries of the National Monument. 

18 (5) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 3 

19 years after the date on which funds are first made 

20 available to carry out this section, the Secretary, in 

21 consultation with the State, shall complete a general 

22 management plan for the National Monument in ac23 cordance with— 

24 (A) section 100502 of title 54, United 

25 States Code; and 


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1 (B) any other applicable laws. 

2 (6) ACCESS TO CERTAIN ATHLETIC FACILI3 TIES.—The establishment of the National Monument 

4 shall not affect the use of, or public access to, any 

5 athletic facilities within the boundary of the Na6 tional Monument with respect to which the use or 

7 public access is authorized as of the date of enact8 ment of this Act. 

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