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113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 113–193 

MINUTEMAN MISSILE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 

BOUNDARY MODIFICATION ACT 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from the Committee on Natural 

Resources, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany S. 459] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the 

bill (S. 459) to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. 

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of S. 459 is to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the State of South Dakota. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in South Dakota 

was established by Congress in 1999 to recognize the importance 

of the Minuteman Missile Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program. The U.S. Air Force administered over 1,000 Minuteman missiles in silos throughout the Midwest during the Cold War. The 

Minuteman missiles were deactivated as part of the Strategic Arms 

Reduction Treaty in 1991. 

In 1993, the National Park Service and the U.S. Air Force entered into a cooperative agreement to preserve two Minuteman 

sites at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. At the same 

time, the Air Force completed a study to determine the feasibility 

of adding the two sites to the National Park System, culminating 

with the enactment of the Minuteman Missile National Historic 

Site Establishment Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–115). 


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S. 459 amends the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1999 to modify the park boundary to include a 

conveyance of land currently part of the Buffalo Gap National 

Grasslands, administered by the U.S. Forest Service. The expansion of the site will allow for the establishment of a visitor facility, 

administrative site, and parking lot. 

COMMITTEE ACTION

S. 459 was introduced on March 5, 2013, by Senator Tim Johnson (D–SD). On June 19, 2013, the bill passed the Senate by unanimous consent without amendment. The bill was then referred to 

the Committee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to 

the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. 

On July 19, 2013, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill. On 

July 24, 2013, the full Resources Committee met to consider S. 304. 

The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation 

was discharged by unanimous consent. No amendments were offered and the bill was adopted and ordered favorably reported to 

the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. 

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII 

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 

Natural Resources’ oversight findings and recommendations are reflected in the body of this report. 

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII 

1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of 

the House of Representatives requires an estimate and a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(2)(B) of that rule provides 

that this requirement does not apply when the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Under clause 

3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 

section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has received the following cost estimate for this bill from the 

Director of the Congressional Budget Office: 

S. 459—Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act 

S. 459 would approve the transfer of administrative jurisdiction 

of about 29 acres of the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands from the 

Forest Service to the National Park Service (NPS). The NPS would 

use the land for a visitor center, administrative site, and parking 

lot for the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in South Dakota. 

Based on information provided by the NPS, CBO estimates that 

implementing S. 459 would have no significant effect on the federal 

budget. Authority to transfer the land and to build and operate a 

facility was provided in the legislation that established the park 

unit in 1999. At that time, CBO estimated that the cost of constructing the facility would be about $5 million. That amount has 


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already been appropriated for the project. Enacting S. 459 would 

not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. 

S. 459 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates 

as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments. 

On March 25, 2013, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for S. 459, 

the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act, as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy 

and Natural Resources on March 14, 2013. The two versions of the 

legislation are identical, and the CBO cost estimates are the same. 

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Martin von Gnechten. 

The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis. 

2. Section 308(a) of Congressional Budget Act. As required by 

clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 

this bill does not contain any new budget authority, spending authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in revenues or 

tax expenditures. Based on information provided by the NPS, CBO 

estimates that implementing S. 459 would have no significant effect on the federal budget. 

3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 

clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or objective 

of this bill is to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the State of South Dakota. 

EARMARK STATEMENT

This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, limited 

tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined under clause 9(e), 

9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104–4 

This bill contains no unfunded mandates. 

COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5 

Directed Rule Making. The Chairman does not believe that this 

bill directs any executive branch official to conduct any specific 

rule-making proceedings. 

Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not establish or 

reauthorize a program of the federal government known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was not included in 

any report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress 

pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111–139 or identified in the 

most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program Information Act (Public Law 95–220, 

as amended by Public Law 98–169) as relating to other programs. 

PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or tribal law. 


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CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, 

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, 

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman): 

MINUTEMAN MISSILE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 

ESTABLISHMENT ACT OF 1999 

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SEC. 3. MINUTEMAN MISSILE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Minuteman Missile National Historic 

Site in the State of South Dakota (referred to in this Act as 

the ‘‘historic site’’) is established as a unit of the National Park 

System. 

(2) COMPONENTS OF SITE.—The historic site shall consist of 

the land and interests in land comprising the Minuteman II 

ICBM launch control facilities, as generally depicted on the 

map referred to as ‘‘Minuteman Missile National Historic Site’’, 

numbered 406/80,008 and dated September, 1998, including— 

(A) the area surrounding the Minuteman II ICBM 

launch control facility depicted as ‘‘Delta 1 Launch Control 

Facility’’; and 

(B) the area surrounding the Minuteman II ICBM 

launch control facility depicted as ‘‘Delta 9 Launch Facility’’. 

(3) VISITOR FACILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SITE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the components described in paragraph (2), the historic site shall include a 

visitor facility and administrative site located on the parcel 

of land described in subparagraph (B). 

(B) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in subparagraph (A) consists of— 

(i) approximately 25 acres of land within the Buffalo 

Gap National Grassland, located north of exit 131 on 

Interstate 90 in Jackson County, South Dakota, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification’’, 

numbered 406/80,011A, and dated January 14, 2011; 

and 

(ii) approximately 3.65 acres of land located at the 

Delta 1 Launch Control Facility for the construction 

and use of a parking lot and for other administrative 

uses. 

(C) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described in subparagraph (B) shall be kept on file and available for public 

inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 

Service. 

(D) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.—Administrative jurisdiction over the land described in subparagraph (B) is transferred from the Secretary of AgriVerDate Mar 15 2010 22:50 Sep 11, 2013 Jkt 029006 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6603 E:\HR\OC\HR193.XXX HR193

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culture to the Secretary, to be administered as part of the 

historic site. 

(E) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundaries of the Buffalo Gap National Grassland are modified to exclude the 

land transferred under subparagraph (D). 

ø(3)¿ (4) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described in paragraph (2) shall be on file and available for public inspection in 

the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 

ø(4)¿ (5) ADJUSTMENTS TO BOUNDARY.—The Secretary of the 

Interior (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized to make minor adjustments to the boundary of the historic 

site. 

(b) ADMINISTRATION OF HISTORIC SITE.—The Secretary shall administer the historic site in accordance with this Act and laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— 

(1) the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a National Park 

Service, and for other purposes’’, approved August 25, 1916 (16 

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

(2) the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the preservation 

of historic American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of 

national significance, and for other purposes’’, approved August 

21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.). 

(c) COORDINATION WITH HEADS OF OTHER AGENCIES.—The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, to ensure that the administration 

of the historic site is in compliance with applicable treaties. 

(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into 

cooperative agreements with appropriate public and private entities and individuals to carry out this Act. 

(e) LAND ACQUISITION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 

Secretary may acquire land and interests in land within the 

boundaries of the historic site by— 

(A) donation; 

(B) purchase with donated or appropriated funds; or 

(C) exchange or transfer from another Federal agency. 

(2) PROHIBITED ACQUISITIONS.— 

(A) CONTAMINATED LAND.—The Secretary shall not acquire any land under this Act if the Secretary determines 

that the land to be acquired, or any portion of the land, 

is contaminated with hazardous substances (as defined in 

section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 

9601)), unless, with respect to the land, all remedial action 

necessary to protect human health and the environment 

has been taken under that Act. 

(B) SOUTH DAKOTA LAND.—The Secretary may acquire 

land or an interest in land owned by the State of South 

Dakota only by donation or exchange. 

(f) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date funds 

are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall 

prepare a general management plan for the historic site. 

(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.— 


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(A) NEW SITE LOCATION.—The plan shall include an evaluation of appropriate locations for a visitor facility and administrative site within the areas depicted on the map described in subsection (a)(2) as— 

(i) ‘‘Support Facility Study Area—Alternative A’’; or 

(ii) ‘‘Support Facility Study Area—Alternative B’’. 

(B) NEW SITE BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—On a determination by the Secretary of the appropriate location for 

a visitor facility and administrative site, the boundary of 

the historic site shall be modified to include the selected 

site. 

(3) COORDINATION WITH BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK.—In developing the plan, the Secretary shall consider coordinating or 

consolidating appropriate administrative, management, and 

personnel functions of the historic site and the Badlands National Park. 

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