118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3543 

AN ACT 

To establish the Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall 

Street National Monument in the State of Oklahoma, 

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 ‘‘Historic Greenwood 

3 District—Black Wall Street National Monument Estab4 lishment Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

6 In this Act: 

7 (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

8 means the Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall 

9 Street National Monument Advisory Commission es10 tablished by section 5(a). 

11 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en12 titled ‘‘Greenwood Historic District—Black Wall 

13 Street National Monument, Proposed Boundary’’, 

14 numbered 196/188,275, and dated August 2024. 

15 (3) NATIONAL MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Na16 tional Monument’’ means the Historic Greenwood 

17 District—Black Wall Street National Monument es18 tablished by section 3(a). 

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

20 the Secretary of the Interior. 

21 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF HISTORIC GREENWOOD DIS22 TRICT—BLACK WALL STREET NATIONAL 

23 MONUMENT. 

24 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

25 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

26 there is established the Historic Greenwood Dis-
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1 trict—Black Wall Street National Monument in the 

2 State of Oklahoma as a unit of the National Park 

3 System to preserve, protect, and interpret for the 

4 benefit of present and future generations resources 

5 associated with the Historic Greenwood District, 

6 Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 

7 1921 and the role of each in the history of the State 

8 of Oklahoma and the United States. 

9 (2) CONDITIONS OF ESTABLISHMENT.— 

10 (A) DETERMINATION BY THE SEC11 RETARY.—The National Monument shall be es12 tablished on the date the Secretary determines 

13 that a sufficient quantity of land or interests in 

14 land has been acquired to constitute a manage15 able park unit. 

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

17 after the date on which the Secretary makes a 

18 determination under subparagraph (A), the 

19 Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register 

20 notice of the establishment of the National 

21 Monument. 

22 (b) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the National 

23 Monument shall be as generally depicted on the Map. 
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1 (c) MAP.—The Map shall be on file and available for 

2 public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National 

3 Park Service. 

4 (d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

5 acquire any land or interest in land located within the 

6 boundary of the National Monument by— 

7 (1) donation; 

8 (2) purchase from a willing seller with donated 

9 or appropriated funds; or 

10 (3) exchange. 

11 (e) AGREEMENTS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter 

13 into cooperative agreements, as appropriate, with 

14 public or private entities to provide and facilitate, 

15 within or outside the boundary of the National 

16 Monument, interpretive and educational services, ad17 ministrative support, and technical assistance relat18 ing to the National Monument. 

19 (2) MARKING AND INTERPRETATION OF SIG20 NIFICANT HISTORIC OR CULTURAL RESOURCES.— 

21 The Secretary may enter into agreements to mark or 

22 interpret significant historic or cultural resources or 

23 locations on land within the boundary of the Na24 tional Monument. 
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1 (f) PRIVATE PROPERTY.—Nothing in this Act affects 

2 the rights of an owner of private property within or adja3 cent to the National Monument. 

4 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

5 (a) ADMINISTRATION BY SECRETARY.—The Sec6 retary shall administer the National Monument in accord7 ance with— 

8 (1) this Act; and 

9 (2) the laws generally applicable to units of the 

10 National Park System. 

11 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

13 the date on which funds are first made available to 

14 carry out this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a 

15 management plan for the National Monument in ac16 cordance with section 100502 of title 54, United 

17 States Code. 

18 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con19 sult with the Commission on the preparation of the 

20 management plan under paragraph (1). 

21 SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF HISTORIC GREENWOOD DIS22 TRICT—BLACK WALL STREET NATIONAL 

23 MONUMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION. 

24 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an advi25 sory commission, to be known as the ‘‘Historic Greenwood 
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1 District—Black Wall Street National Monument Advisory 

2 Commission’’. 

3 (b) DUTY.—The Commission shall advise the Sec4 retary on matters relating to the development and man5 agement of the National Monument, including the con6 struction of visitor service facilities and infrastructure. 

7 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

8 (1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be 

9 composed of 11 members, to be appointed by the 

10 Secretary, of whom— 

11 (A) 7 members shall be descendants of in12 dividuals who lived or worked in the Greenwood 

13 District of Tulsa in 1921, to be appointed after 

14 consideration of recommendations from inter15 ested organizations or individuals; 

16 (B) 3 members shall have experience in the 

17 field of historic preservation or the purposes for 

18 which the National Monument was established; 

19 and 

20 (C) 1 member shall be appointed after con21 sideration of recommendations submitted by the 

22 Mayor of Tulsa. 

23 (2) TERMS.—A member of the Commission 

24 shall be appointed for a term of 5 years. 
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1 (3) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy on the Commis2 sion shall be filled in the same manner in which the 

3 original appointment was made. 

4 (4) SUCCESSORS.—Notwithstanding the expira5 tion of a 5-year term of a member of the Commis6 sion, a member of the Commission may continue to 

7 serve on the Commission until the date on which— 

8 (A) the member is reappointed by the Sec9 retary; or 

10 (B) a successor is appointed by the Sec11 retary. 

12 (d) CHAIR; BYLAWS.—The Commission shall— 

13 (1) have a Chair, who shall be elected by the 

14 members of the Commission; and 

15 (2) adopt such bylaws as the Commission con16 siders necessary to carry out the functions of the 

17 Commission under this Act. 

18 (e) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the 

19 call of— 

20 (1) the Chair; or 

21 (2) a majority of the members of the Commis22 sion. 

23 (f) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 

24 Commission shall constitute a quorum. 

25 (g) COMPENSATION.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Members of the Commission 

2 shall serve without compensation. 

3 (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of the Com4 mission shall be allowed travel expenses, including 

5 per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized 

6 for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of 

7 chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 

8 away from the home or regular place of business of 

9 the member in the performance of the duties of the 

10 Commission. 

11 (h) FACA NONAPPLICABILITY.—Section 1013(b) of 

12 title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the Commis13 sion. 

14 (i) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 

15 10 years after the date on which the National Monument 

16 is established. 

Passed the Senate December 17 (legislative day, December 16), 2024. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3543 

AN ACT 

To establish the Historic Greenwood District— 

State of Oklahoma, and for other purposes. Black Wall Street National Monument in the