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Calendar No. 509 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1459 

[Report No. 115–295] 

To establish Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park in the State 

of South Carolina, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 28, 2017 

Mr. SCOTT (for himself and Mr. GRAHAM) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

JULY 11, 2018 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To establish Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park 

in the State of South Carolina, 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 Sumter and Fort 

5 Moultrie National Park Act of 2017’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds that— 

3 (1) Fort Sumter National Monument was es4 tablished by the Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint 

5 Resolution to establish the Fort Sumter National 

6 Monument in the State of South Carolina’’, ap7 proved April 28, 1948 (16 U.S.C. 450ee), to com8 memorate historic events in the vicinity of Fort 

9 Sumter, the site of the first engagement of the Civil 

10 War on April 12, 1861; 

11 (2) Fort Moultrie— 

12 (A) was the site of the first defeat of the 

13 British in the Revolutionary War on June 28, 

14 1776; and 

15 (B) was acquired by the Federal Govern16 ment from the State of South Carolina in 1960 

17 under the authority of chapter 3201 of title 54, 

18 United States Code; 

19 (3) since 1960, Fort Moultrie has been admin20 istered by the National Park Service as part of the 

21 Fort Sumter National Monument without a clear 

22 management mandate or established boundary; 

23 (4) Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie played im24 portant roles in the protection of Charleston Harbor 

25 and in the coastal defense system of the United 

26 States; 


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1 (5) Fort Moultrie is the only site in the Na2 tional Park System that preserves the history of the 

3 United States coastal defense system during the pe4 riod from 1776 through 1947; and 

5 (6) Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station, lo6 cated adjacent to the Charleston Light— 

7 (A) was constructed in 1896; and 

8 (B) is listed on the National Register of 

9 Historic Places. 

10 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

11 In this Act: 

12 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en13 titled ‘‘Boundary Map, Fort Sumter and Fort 

14 Moultrie National Historical Park’’, numbered 392/ 

15 80,088, and dated November 30, 2009. 

16 (2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Fort 

17 Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park established 

18 by section 4(a). 

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

20 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

22 of South Carolina. 

23 (5) SULLIVAN’S ISLAND LIFE SAVING STATION

24 HISTORIC DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Sullivan’s Island 

25 Life Saving Station Historic District’’ means the 


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1 Charleston Lighthouse, the boathouse, garage, bunk2 er/sighting station, signal tower, and any associated 

3 land and improvements to the land that are located 

4 between Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station and 

5 the mean low water mark. 

6 SEC. 4. FORT SUMTER AND FORT MOULTRIE NATIONAL 

7 PARK. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Fort 

9 Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park in the State as 

10 a unit of the National Park System to preserve, maintain, 

11 and interpret the nationally significant historical values 

12 and cultural resources associated with Fort Sumter, Fort 

13 Moultrie, and the Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station 

14 Historic District. 

15 (b) BOUNDARY.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Park 

17 shall be comprised of the land, water, and sub18 merged land depicted on the map. 

19 (2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 

20 on file and available for public inspection in the ap21 propriate offices of the National Park Service. 

22 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

24 through the Director of the National Park Service, 

25 shall administer the Park in accordance with this 


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1 Act and the laws generally applicable to units of the 

2 National Park System, including— 

3 (A) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and 

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

5 102101 of title 54, United States Code; and 

6 (B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States 

7 Code. 

8 (2) INTERPRETATION OF HISTORICAL

9 EVENTS.—The Secretary shall provide for the inter10 pretation of historical events and activities that oc11 curred in the vicinity of Fort Sumter and Fort 

12 Moultrie, including— 

13 (A) the Battle of Sullivan’s Island on June 

14 28, 1776; 

15 (B) the Siege of Charleston during 1780; 

16 (C) the Civil War, including— 

17 (i) the bombardment of Fort Sumter 

18 by Confederate forces on April 12, 1861; 

19 and 

20 (ii) any other events of the Civil War 

21 that are associated with Fort Sumter and 

22 Fort Moultrie; 

23 (D) the development of the coastal defense 

24 system of the United States during the period 


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1 from the Revolutionary War to World War II, 

2 including— 

3 (i) the Sullivan’s Island Life Saving 

4 Station; 

5 (ii) the lighthouse associated with the 

6 Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station; and 

7 (iii) the coastal defense sites con8 structed during the period of fortification 

9 construction from 1898 to 1942, known as 

10 the ‘‘Endicott Period’’; and 

11 (E) the lives of— 

12 (i) the free and enslaved workers who 

13 built and maintained Fort Sumter and 

14 Fort Moultrie; 

15 (ii) the soldiers who defended the 

16 forts; 

17 (iii) the prisoners held at the forts; 

18 and 

19 (iv) captive Africans bound for slavery 

20 who, after first landing in the United 

21 States, were brought to quarantine houses 

22 in the vicinity of Fort Moultrie in the 18th 

23 century, if the Secretary determines that 

24 the quarantine houses and associated his25 torical values are nationally significant. 


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1 (d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 

2 may enter into cooperative agreements with public and 

3 private entities and individuals to carry out this Act. 

4 SEC. 5. REPEAL OF EXISTING LAW. 

5 Section 2 of the Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Res6 olution to establish the Fort Sumter National Monument 

7 in the State of South Carolina’’, approved April 28, 1948 

8 (16 U.S.C. 450ee–1), is repealed. 

9 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

10 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fort Sumter and Fort 

11 Moultrie National Historical Park Act of 2018’’. 

12 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

13 In this Act: 

14 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti15 tled ‘‘Boundary Map, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie 

16 National Historical Park’’, numbered 392/80,088, and 

17 dated August 2009. 

18 (2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Fort 

19 Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park 

20 established by section 3(a). 

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

22 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

24 of South Carolina. 


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1 (5) SULLIVAN’S ISLAND LIFE SAVING STATION

2 HISTORIC DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Sullivan’s Island 

3 Life Saving Station Historic District’’ means the 

4 Charleston Lighthouse, the boathouse, garage, bunker/ 

5 sighting station, signal tower, and any associated 

6 land and improvements to the land that are located 

7 between Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station and 

8 the mean low water mark. 

9 SEC. 3. FORT SUMTER AND FORT MOULTRIE NATIONAL HIS10 TORICAL PARK. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Fort 

12 Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park in the 

13 State as a single unit of the National Park System to pre14 serve, maintain, and interpret the nationally significant 

15 historical values and cultural resources associated with Fort 

16 Sumter National Monument, Fort Moultrie National Monu17 ment, and the Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station His18 toric District. 

19 (b) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the Park shall be 

20 as generally depicted on the map. 

21 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

22 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of23 fices of the National Park Service. 

24 (d) ADMINISTRATION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 

2 the Director of the National Park Service, shall ad3 minister the Park in accordance with this Act and the 

4 laws generally applicable to units of the National 

5 Park System, including— 

6 (A) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and 

7 sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 

8 of title 54, United States Code; and 

9 (B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States 

10 Code. 

11 (2) INTERPRETATION OF HISTORICAL EVENTS.— 

12 The Secretary shall provide for the interpretation of 

13 historical events and activities that occurred in the 

14 vicinity of Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie, includ15 ing— 

16 (A) the Battle of Sullivan’s Island on June 

17 28, 1776; 

18 (B) the Siege of Charleston during 1780; 

19 (C) the Civil War, including— 

20 (i) the bombardment of Fort Sumter by 

21 Confederate forces on April 12, 1861; and 

22 (ii) any other events of the Civil War 

23 that are associated with Fort Sumter and 

24 Fort Moultrie; 


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1 (D) the development of the coastal defense 

2 system of the United States during the period 

3 from the Revolutionary War to World War II, 

4 including— 

5 (i) the Sullivan’s Island Life Saving 

6 Station; 

7 (ii) the lighthouse associated with the 

8 Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station; and 

9 (iii) the coastal defense sites con10 structed during the period of fortification 

11 construction from 1898 to 1942, known as 

12 the ‘‘Endicott Period’’; and 

13 (E) the lives of— 

14 (i) the free and enslaved workers who 

15 built and maintained Fort Sumter and 

16 Fort Moultrie; 

17 (ii) the soldiers who defended the forts; 

18 (iii) the prisoners held at the forts; and 

19 (iv) captive Africans bound for slavery 

20 who, after first landing in the United 

21 States, were brought to quarantine houses 

22 in the vicinity of Fort Moultrie in the 18th 

23 century, if the Secretary determines that the 

24 quarantine houses and associated historical 

25 values are nationally significant. 


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1 (e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may 

2 enter into cooperative agreements with public and private 

3 entities and individuals to carry out this Act. 

4 SEC. 4. REPEAL OF EXISTING LAW. 

5 Section 2 of the Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Reso6 lution to establish the Fort Sumter National Monument in 

7 the State of South Carolina’’, approved April 28, 1948 (16 

8 U.S.C. 450ee–1), is repealed. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to establish 

Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park 

in the State of South Carolina, and for other purposes.’’. 


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Calendar No. 509 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1459 

[Report No. 115–295] 

A BILL 

To establish Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie Nafor other purposes. tional Park in the State of South Carolina, and 

JULY 11, 2018 

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 


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