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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3543 

To establish the Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National 

Monument in the State of Oklahoma, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 14, 2023 

Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. BOOKER) introduced the following bill; 

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

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Historic Greenwood 

5 District—Black Wall Street National Monument Estab6 lishment Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 


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

2 means the Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall 

3 Street National Monument Advisory Commission es4 tablished by section 5(a). 

5 (2) DESCENDANT.—The term ‘‘descendant’’ 

6 means an individual who can verify family lineage by 

7 blood, adoption, or marriage to a Black individual 

8 who lived in, worked in, or was present in the Green9 wood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 31, 1921, 

10 or June 1, 1921, by— 

11 (A) family records, including family Bibles, 

12 vital records, correspondence, memoirs, jour13 nals, diaries, unrecorded deeds, diplomas, cer14 tificates, or testimonials; 

15 (B) public records, including censuses, gov16 ernment records, military records, pensions, 

17 land bounty records, passport applications, pas18 senger lists, original grants, naturalization or 

19 immigration records, records of entry, or State, 

20 province, or local records; or 

21 (C) institutional records, including church 

22 records, cemetery records and inscriptions, edu23 cational institutions, insurance records, or soci24 eties and fraternal organizations. 


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1 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en2 titled ‘‘Greenwood Historic District—Black Wall 

3 Street National Monument, Proposed Boundary’’, 

4 numbered 196/ 188,275, and dated July 2023. 

5 (4) NATIONAL MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Na6 tional Monument’’ means the Historic Greenwood 

7 District—Black Wall Street National Monument es8 tablished by section 3(a). 

9 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

10 the Secretary of the Interior. 

11 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF HISTORIC GREENWOOD DIS12 TRICT—BLACK WALL STREET NATIONAL 

13 MONUMENT. 

14 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the His15 toric Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National 

16 Monument in the State of Oklahoma as a unit of the Na17 tional Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret for 

18 the benefit of present and future generations resources as19 sociated with the Historic Greenwood District, Black Wall 

20 Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 and the role 

21 of each in the history of the State of Oklahoma and the 

22 United States. 

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

24 Monument shall be as generally depicted on the Map. 


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1 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be on file 

2 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of3 fices of the National 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.—The Secretary may enter into co12 operative agreements, as appropriate, with public or pri13 vate entities to provide and facilitate, within or outside 

14 the boundary of the National Monument, interpretive and 

15 educational services, administrative support, and technical 

16 assistance relating to the National Monument. 

17 (f) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.—Nothing in 

18 this Act— 

19 (1) affects the land use rights of an owner of 

20 private property (including property of a house of 

21 worship and commercial property) within or adjacent 

22 to the National Monument; or 

23 (2) requires any change in or affects the con24 struction of, interpretation of zoning laws applicable 

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1 cluding property of a house of worship and commer2 cial property) within or adjacent to the National 

3 Monument. 

4 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

5 (a) ADMINISTRATION BY SECRETARY.— 

6 (1) APPLICABLE LAW.—Subject to paragraph 

7 (2), the Secretary shall administer the National 

8 Monument in accordance with— 

9 (A) this Act; and 

10 (B) in the case of land under the direct ju11 risdiction of the Secretary, the laws generally 

12 applicable to units of the National Park Sys13 tem. 

14 (2) EFFECT ON ADMINISTRATION OF STAND15 PIPE HILL.—Nothing in this Act affects the author16 ity of Oklahoma State University or the Board of 

17 Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechan18 ical Colleges to own, maintain, or administer Stand19 pipe Hill. 

20 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta22 tion and coordination with Oklahoma State Univer23 sity, shall prepare a management plan for the Na24 tional Monument in accordance with section 100502 

25 of title 54, United States Code. 


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1 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In preparing and imple2 menting the management plan for the National 

3 Monument, the Secretary shall ensure that the ad4 ministration of the National Monument does not 

5 interfere with the continuing use and ownership of 

6 Standpipe Hill. 

7 (3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con8 sult with the Commission, current and former resi9 dents of the Historic Greenwood District, and de10 scendants on the preparation of the management 

11 plan under paragraph (1). 

12 (4) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

13 3 years after the date on which funds are made 

14 available to the Secretary for the preparation of the 

15 management plan under paragraph (1), the Sec16 retary shall submit the management plan to— 

17 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

18 Resources of the Senate; and 

19 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

20 of the House of Representatives. 

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; 

12 (B) 3 members shall have experience in the 

13 field of historic preservation or the purposes for 

14 which the National Monument was established; 

15 and 

16 (C) 1 member shall be appointed after con17 sideration of recommendations submitted by the 

18 Mayor of the city of Tulsa in the State of Okla19 homa. 

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

21 shall be appointed for a term of 5 years. 

22 (3) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy on the Commis23 sion shall be filled in the same manner in which the 

24 original appointment was made. 


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1 (4) SUCCESSORS.—Notwithstanding the expira2 tion of a 5-year term of a member of the Commis3 sion, a member of the Commission may continue to 

4 serve on the Commission until the date on which— 

5 (A) the member is reappointed by the Sec6 retary; or 

7 (B) a successor is appointed by the Sec8 retary. 

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

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

11 members of the Commission; and 

12 (2) adopt such bylaws as the Commission con13 siders necessary to carry out the functions of the 

14 Commission under this Act. 

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

16 call of— 

17 (1) the Chair; or 

18 (2) a majority of the members of the Commis19 sion. 

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

21 Commission shall constitute a quorum. 

22 (g) COMPENSATION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Members of the Commission 

24 shall serve without compensation. 


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1 (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of the Com2 mission shall be allowed travel expenses, including 

3 per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized 

4 for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of 

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

6 away from the home or regular place of business of 

7 the member in the performance of the duties of the 

8 Commission. 

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

10 title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the Commis11 sion. 

12 (i) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 

13 10 years after the date on which the National Monument 

14 is established. 

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