118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2742 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fort Ontario Holo3 caust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park Establish4 ment Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

6 In this Act: 

7 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en8 titled ‘‘Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter Na9 tional Historical Park Proposed Boundary’’, num10 bered 962/194,681, and dated September 2024. 

11 (2) NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.—The term 

12 ‘‘National Historical Park’’ means the Fort Ontario 

13 Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park 

14 established by section 3(a)(1). 

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

16 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

18 of New York. 

19 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF FORT ONTARIO HOLOCAUST 

20 REFUGEE SHELTER NATIONAL HISTORICAL 

21 PARK. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

24 there is established in the State as a unit of the Na25 tional Park System the Fort Ontario Holocaust Ref26 ugee Shelter National Historical Park. 
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1 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the National 

2 Historical Park is to preserve, protect, and interpret 

3 for the benefit of present and future generations re4 sources associated with the stories of the 982 refu5 gees from World War II who were housed at Fort 

6 Ontario from August of 1944 until February of 

7 1946. 

8 (3) CONDITIONS OF ESTABLISHMENT.— 

9 (A) DETERMINATION BY THE SEC10 RETARY.—The National Historical Park shall 

11 not be established until the date on which the 

12 Secretary determines that a sufficient quantity 

13 of land or interests in land has been acquired 

14 from land identified as ‘‘Proposed Boundary’’ 

15 on the map to constitute a manageable park 

16 unit. 

17 (B) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days 

18 after the date on which the Secretary makes a 

19 determination under subparagraph (A), the 

20 Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register 

21 notice of the establishment of the National His22 torical Park. 

23 (4) MAP.—The map shall be on file and avail24 able for public inspection in the appropriate offices 

25 of the National Park Service. 
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1 (5) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the National 

2 Historical Park shall include any land or interests in 

3 land acquired by the Secretary under this section. 

4 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin6 ister the National Historical Park in accordance 

7 with— 

8 (A) this section; and 

9 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

10 of the National Park System, including— 

11 (i) sections 100101(a), 100751(a), 

12 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, 

13 United States Code; and 

14 (ii) chapters 1003 and 3201 of title 

15 54, United States Code. 

16 (2) AGREEMENTS.— 

17 (A) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In ac18 cordance with section 101702 of title 54, 

19 United States Code, the Secretary may enter 

20 into cooperative agreements with the State or 

21 other public and private entities to provide in22 terpretive and educational services within the 

23 National Historical Park. 

24 (B) INTERPRETATION AND RESTORATION

25 AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into 
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1 agreements to identify, interpret, and restore 

2 nationally significant historic or cultural re3 sources located on non-Federal land within the 

4 boundary of, or in close proximity to, the Na5 tional Historical Park. 

6 (C) PUBLIC ACCESS.—Any cooperative 

7 agreement entered into under subparagraph (B) 

8 to provide assistance to non-Federal land shall 

9 provide for reasonable public access to the non10 Federal land. 

11 (3) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara13 graph (B), the Secretary may acquire land and 

14 interests in land located within the boundary of 

15 the National Historical Park by— 

16 (i) donation; 

17 (ii) purchase with donated or appro18 priated funds; or 

19 (iii) exchange. 

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

21 State or a political subdivision of the State may 

22 be acquired for inclusion in the National His23 torical Park only by donation. 

24 (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 3 fis25 cal years after the date on which funds are made 
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1 available to carry out this section, the Secretary, in 

2 consultation with the State, shall complete a general 

3 management plan for the National Historical Park 

4 in accordance with— 

5 (A) section 100502 of title 54, United 

6 States Code; and 

7 (B) any other applicable laws. 

Passed the Senate December 19 (legislative day, December 16), 2024. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2742 

AN ACT 

To establish the Fort Ontario National Monument 

tional Park System, and for other purposes. in the State of New York as a unit of the Na-