107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 980

AN ACT

To establish the Moccasin Bend National Historic

Site in the State of Tennessee as a unit of theNational Park System.
107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 980

AN ACT

To establish the Moccasin Bend National Historic Site in

the State of Tennessee as a unit of the National Park

System.

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Moccasin Bend Na3 tional Historic Site Establishment Act’’.

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

5 For the purposes of this Act the following definitions

6 apply:

7 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

8 the Secretary of the Interior.

9 (2) HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘historic site’’

10 means the Moccasin Bend National Historic Site.

11 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State

12 of Tennessee.

13 (4) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en14 titled ‘‘Boundary Map, Moccasin Bend National His15 toric Site’’, numbered NAMB/80000A, and dated

16 September 2001.

17 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to preserve, protect, and

19 interpret for the benefit of the public the nationally signifi20 cant archeological and historic resources located on the pe21 ninsula known as Moccasin Bend, Tennessee, there is es22 tablished as a unit of the National Park System the Moc23 casin Bend National Historic Site.

24 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The historic site shall consist of

25 approximately 900 acres generally depicted on the Map.

26 The Map shall be on file and available for public inspection
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1 in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service,

2 Department of the Interior. The Secretary may make

3 minor revisions in the boundaries of the historic site in

4 accordance with section 7(c) of the Land and Water Con5 servation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601–9(c)).

6 (c) ACQUISITION OF LAND AND INTERESTS IN

7 LAND.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire

9 by donation or purchase from willing sellers, using

10 donated or appropriated funds, lands and interests

11 in lands within the exterior boundary of the historic

12 site.

13 (2) MOCCASIN BEND MENTAL HEALTH INSTI14 TUTE.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Sec15 retary may acquire the State-owned land and inter16 ests in land (including structures on that land)

17 known as the Moccasin Bend Mental Health Insti18 tute for inclusion in the historic site only by dona19 tion and only after the facility is no longer used to

20 provide health care services, except that the Sec21 retary may acquire by donation only, at any time,

22 any such State-owned land or interests in land that

23 the State determines is excess to the needs of the

24 Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute. The Sec25 retary may work with the State through a cost shar-
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1 ing arrangement for the purpose of demolishing the

2 structures located on that land that the Secretary

3 determines should be demolished.

4 (3) EASEMENT OUTSIDE BOUNDARY.—To allow

5 access between areas of the historic site that on the

6 date of the enactment of this Act are noncontiguous,

7 the Secretary may acquire by donation or purchase

8 from willing owners, using donated or appropriated

9 funds, an easement connecting the areas generally

10 depicted on the Map as the ‘‘Moccasin Bend Archeo11 logical National Historic Landmark’’ and the ‘‘Rock12 Tenn’’ property.

13 (d) MOCCASIN BEND GOLF COURSE.—On the date

14 of the enactment of this Act, the boundary of the historic

15 site shall not include the approximately 157 acres of land

16 generally depicted on the Map as the ‘‘Golf Course’’ as

17 such lands shall not be within the boundary of the historic

18 site. In the event that those lands are no longer used as

19 a public golf course, the Secretary may acquire the lands

20 for inclusion in the historic site by donation only. Upon

21 such acquisition, the Secretary shall adjust the boundary

22 of the historic site to include the newly acquired lands.

23 (e) RADIO TOWER PROPERTY.—On the date of the

24 enactment of this Act, the boundary of the historic site

25 shall not include the approximately 13 acres of land gen-
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1 erally depicted on the Map as ‘‘WDEF’’. In the event that

2 those lands are no longer used as a location from which

3 to transmit radio signals, the Secretary may acquire the

4 lands for inclusion in the historic site by donation or pur5 chase from willing sellers with appropriated or donated

6 funds. Upon such acquisition, the Secretary shall adjust

7 the boundary of the historic site to include the newly ac8 quired lands.

9 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The historic site shall be adminis11 tered by the Secretary in accordance with this Act and

12 with the laws generally applicable to units of the National

13 Park System.

14 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary may

15 consult and enter into cooperative agreements with cul16 turally affiliated federally recognized Indian tribes, gov17 ernmental entities, and interested persons to provide for

18 the restoration, preservation, development, interpretation,

19 and use of the historic site.

20 (c) VISITOR INTERPRETIVE CENTER.—For purposes

21 of interpreting the historical themes and cultural re22 sources of the historic site, the Secretary may establish

23 and administer a visitor center in the development of the

24 center’s operation and interpretive programs.
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1 (d) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than

2 three years after funds are made available for this pur3 pose, the Secretary shall develop and submit to the Com4 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate

5 and the Committee on Resources of the House of Rep6 resentatives a general management plan for the historic

7 site. The general management plan shall describe the ap8 propriate protection and preservation of natural, cultural,

9 and scenic resources, visitor use, and facility development

10 within the historic area consistent with the purposes of

11 this Act, while ensuring continued access to private land12 owners to their property.

13 SEC. 5. REPEAL OF PREVIOUS ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.

14 The Act of August 3, 1950 (Chapter 532; 16 U.S.C.

15 424a–4) is repealed.

Passed the House of Representatives October 23,

2001.

Attest:

Clerk.