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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2742 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 589
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2742

  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.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 7, 2023

Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Schumer) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                           November 21, 2024

               Reported by Mr. Manchin, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Ontario National 
Monument Establishment Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) National monument.--The term ``National 
        Monument'' means the Fort Ontario National Monument established 
        by section 3(a)(1).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        New York.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF FORT ONTARIO NATIONAL 
              MONUMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), there 
        is established in the State as a unit of the National Park 
        System the Fort Ontario National Monument.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the National Monument 
        is to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of 
        present and future generations resources associated with--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) acknowledging, documenting, and 
                honoring the history of Indigenous people who once 
                inhabited the land on which Fort Ontario is 
                located;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Fort Ontario and the history of the 3 
                previous fortifications at the site of Fort Ontario, at 
                which 3 battles of the French and Indian War and 2 
                battles of the War of 1812 occurred; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) memorializing the stories of the 982 
                refugees from World War II who were housed at Fort 
                Ontario from August of 1944 until February of 
                1946.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Conditions of establishment.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Determination by the secretary.--The 
                National Monument shall not be established until the 
                date on which the Secretary determines that a 
                sufficient quantity of land or interests in land has 
                been acquired to constitute a manageable park 
                unit.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after 
                the date on which the Secretary makes a determination 
                under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall publish in 
                the Federal Register notice of the establishment of the 
                National Monument.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Map; boundary.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Map.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--As soon as 
                        practicable after the date of enactment of this 
                        Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
                        State and the city of Oswego, New York, shall 
                        prepare a map of the National 
                        Monument.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Availability.--The map 
                        prepared under clause (i) shall be on file and 
                        available for public inspection in the 
                        appropriate offices of the National Park 
                        Service.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Boundary.--The boundary of the 
                National Monument shall be as generally depicted on the 
                map prepared under subparagraph (A)(i).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Administration.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer 
        the National Monument in accordance with--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) this section; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the laws generally applicable to units 
                of the National Park System, including--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) section 100101(a), chapter 
                        1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 
                        and 102101 of title 54, United States Code; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, 
                        United States Code.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Cooperative agreements.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The Secretary may enter 
                into cooperative agreements with the State or other 
                public and private entities--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) to provide interpretive and 
                        educational services within the National 
                        Monument; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) to identify, interpret, and 
                        provide assistance for the maintenance of--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) non-Federal land 
                                within the boundary of the National 
                                Monument; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) sites in close 
                                proximity to the National Monument that 
                                are located outside the boundary of the 
                                National Monument.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Public access.--Any cooperative 
                agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) to 
                provide assistance to non-Federal land shall provide 
                for reasonable public access to the non-Federal 
                land.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Acquisition of land.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph 
                (B), the Secretary may acquire land and interests in 
                land located within the boundary of the National 
                Monument by--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) donation;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) purchase with donated or 
                        appropriated funds; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) exchange.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Limitation.--Any land owned by the 
                State or a political subdivision of the State may be 
                acquired for inclusion in the National Monument only by 
                donation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Technical and assistance.--The Secretary may 
        provide public interpretation and technical assistance relating 
        to the National Monument within the boundaries of the National 
        Monument.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Management plan.--Not later than 3 fiscal 
        years after the date on which funds are first made available to 
        carry out this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
        State, shall complete a general management plan for the 
        National Monument in accordance with--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) section 100502 of title 54, United 
                States Code; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) any other applicable laws.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Access to certain athletic facilities.--The 
        establishment of the National Monument shall not affect the use 
        of, or public access to, any athletic facilities within the 
        boundary of the National Monument with respect to which the use 
        or public access is authorized as of the date of enactment of 
        this Act.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee 
Shelter National Historical Park Establishment Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Fort 
        Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park 
        Proposed Boundary'', numbered 962/194,681, and dated September 
        2024.
            (2) National historical park.--The term ``National 
        Historical Park'' means the Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee 
        Shelter National Historical Park established by section 
        3(a)(1).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of New York.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF FORT ONTARIO HOLOCAUST REFUGEE SHELTER 
              NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), there is 
        established in the State as a unit of the National Park System 
        the Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical 
        Park.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the National Historical Park 
        is to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of 
        present and future generations resources associated with the 
        stories of the 982 refugees from World War II who were housed 
        at Fort Ontario from August of 1944 until February of 1946.
            (3) Conditions of establishment.--
                    (A) Determination by the secretary.--The National 
                Historical Park shall not be established until the date 
                on which the Secretary determines that a sufficient 
                quantity of land or interests in land has been acquired 
                from land identified as ``Proposed Boundary'' on the 
                map to constitute a manageable park unit.
                    (B) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
                on which the Secretary makes a determination under 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall publish in the 
                Federal Register notice of the establishment of the 
                National Historical Park.
            (4) Map.--The map shall be on file and available for public 
        inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
        Service.
            (5) Boundary.--The boundary of the National Historical Park 
        shall include any land or interests in land acquired by the 
        Secretary under this section.
    (b) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
        National Historical Park in accordance with--
                    (A) this section; and
                    (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the 
                National Park System, including--
                            (i) sections 100101(a), 100751(a), 100752, 
                        100753, and 102101 of title 54, United States 
                        Code; and
                            (ii) chapters 1003 and 3201 of title 54, 
                        United States Code.
            (2) Agreements.--
                    (A) Cooperative agreements.--In accordance with 
                section 101702 of title 54, United States Code, the 
                Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with 
                the State or other public and private entities to 
                provide interpretive and educational services within 
                the National Historical Park.
                    (B) Interpretation and restoration agreements.--The 
                Secretary may enter into agreements to identify, 
                interpret, and restore nationally significant historic 
                or cultural resources located on non-Federal land 
                within the boundary of, or in close proximity to, the 
                National Historical Park.
                    (C) Public access.--Any cooperative agreement 
                entered into under subparagraph (B) to provide 
                assistance to non-Federal land shall provide for 
                reasonable public access to the non-Federal land.
            (3) Acquisition of land.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Secretary may acquire land and interests in land 
                located within the boundary of the National Historical 
                Park by--
                            (i) donation;
                            (ii) purchase with donated or appropriated 
                        funds; or
                            (iii) exchange.
                    (B) Limitation.--Any land owned by the State or a 
                political subdivision of the State may be acquired for 
                inclusion in the National Historical Park only by 
                donation.
            (4) Management plan.--Not later than 3 fiscal years after 
        the date on which funds are made available to carry out this 
        section, the Secretary, in consultation with the State, shall 
        complete a general management plan for the National Historical 
        Park in accordance with--
                    (A) section 100502 of title 54, United States Code; 
                and
                    (B) any other applicable laws.
                                                       Calendar No. 589

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2742

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           November 21, 2024

                       Reported with an amendment
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