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Calendar No. 602 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D 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, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. 

HICKENLOOPER, Mr. BENNET, and Mr. CASSIDY) 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] 

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, 


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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) DESCENDANT.—The term ‘‘descendant’’ 

12 means an individual who can verify family lineage by 

13 blood, adoption, or marriage to a Black individual 

14 who lived in, worked in, or was present in the Green15 wood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 31, 1921, 

16 or June 1, 1921, by— 

17 (A) family records, including family Bibles, 

18 vital records, correspondence, memoirs, jour19 nals, diaries, unrecorded deeds, diplomas, cer20 tificates, or testimonials; 

21 (B) public records, including censuses, gov22 ernment records, military records, pensions, 

23 land bounty records, passport applications, pas24 senger lists, original grants, naturalization or 

25 immigration records, records of entry, or State, 

26 province, or local records; or 


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1 (C) institutional records, including church 

2 records, cemetery records and inscriptions, edu3 cational institutions, insurance records, or soci4 eties and fraternal organizations. 

5 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en6 titled ‘‘Greenwood Historic District—Black Wall 

7 Street National Monument, Proposed Boundary’’, 

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

9 (4) NATIONAL MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Na10 tional Monument’’ means the Historic Greenwood 

11 District—Black Wall Street National Monument es12 tablished by section 3(a). 

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

14 the Secretary of the Interior. 

15 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF HISTORIC GREENWOOD DIS16 TRICT—BLACK WALL STREET NATIONAL 

17 MONUMENT. 

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the His19 toric Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National 

20 Monument in the State of Oklahoma as a unit of the Na21 tional Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret for 

22 the benefit of present and future generations resources as23 sociated with the Historic Greenwood District, Black Wall 

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


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

2 United States. 

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

4 Monument shall be as generally depicted on the Map. 

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

6 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of7 fices of the National Park Service. 

8 (d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

9 acquire any land or interest in land located within the 

10 boundary of the National Monument by— 

11 (1) donation; 

12 (2) purchase from a willing seller with donated 

13 or appropriated funds; or 

14 (3) exchange. 

15 (e) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into co16 operative agreements, as appropriate, with public or pri17 vate entities to provide and facilitate, within or outside 

18 the boundary of the National Monument, interpretive and 

19 educational services, administrative support, and technical 

20 assistance relating to the National Monument. 

21 (f) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.—Nothing in 

22 this Act— 

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

24 private property (including property of a house of 


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1 worship and commercial property) within or adjacent 

2 to the National Monument; or 

3 (2) requires any change in or affects the con4 struction of, interpretation of zoning laws applicable 

5 to, or appearance of any non-Federal property (in6 cluding property of a house of worship and commer7 cial property) within or adjacent to the National 

8 Monument. 

9 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

10 (a) ADMINISTRATION BY SECRETARY.— 

11 (1) APPLICABLE LAW.—Subject to paragraph 

12 (2), the Secretary shall administer the National 

13 Monument in accordance with— 

14 (A) this Act; and 

15 (B) in the case of land under the direct ju16 risdiction of the Secretary, the laws generally 

17 applicable to units of the National Park Sys18 tem. 

19 (2) EFFECT ON ADMINISTRATION OF STAND20 PIPE HILL.—Nothing in this Act affects the author21 ity of Oklahoma State University or the Board of 

22 Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechan23 ical Colleges to own, maintain, or administer Stand24 pipe Hill. 

25 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta2 tion and coordination with Oklahoma State Univer3 sity, shall prepare a management plan for the Na4 tional Monument in accordance with section 100502 

5 of title 54, United States Code. 

6 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In preparing and imple7 menting the management plan for the National 

8 Monument, the Secretary shall ensure that the ad9 ministration of the National Monument does not 

10 interfere with the continuing use and ownership of 

11 Standpipe Hill. 

12 (3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con13 sult with the Commission, current and former resi14 dents of the Historic Greenwood District, and de15 scendants on the preparation of the management 

16 plan under paragraph (1). 

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

18 3 years after the date on which funds are made 

19 available to the Secretary for the preparation of the 

20 management plan under paragraph (1), the Sec21 retary shall submit the management plan to— 

22 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

23 Resources of the Senate; and 

24 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

25 of the House of Representatives. 


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1 SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF HISTORIC GREENWOOD DIS2 TRICT—BLACK WALL STREET NATIONAL 

3 MONUMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an advi5 sory commission, to be known as the ‘‘Historic Greenwood 

6 District—Black Wall Street National Monument Advisory 

7 Commission’’. 

8 (b) DUTY.—The Commission shall advise the Sec9 retary on matters relating to the development and man10 agement of the National Monument, including the con11 struction of visitor service facilities and infrastructure. 

12 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

13 (1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be 

14 composed of 11 members, to be appointed by the 

15 Secretary, of whom— 

16 (A) 7 members shall be descendants; 

17 (B) 3 members shall have experience in the 

18 field of historic preservation or the purposes for 

19 which the National Monument was established; 

20 and 

21 (C) 1 member shall be appointed after con22 sideration of recommendations submitted by the 

23 Mayor of the city of Tulsa in the State of Okla24 homa. 

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

26 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. 

17 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

18 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Historic Greenwood Dis19 trict—Black Wall Street National Monument Establish20 ment Act’’. 

21 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

22 In this Act: 

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

24 means the Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall 


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1 Street National Monument Advisory Commission es2 tablished by section 5(a). 

3 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti4 tled ‘‘Greenwood Historic District—Black Wall Street 

5 National Monument, Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 

6 196/188,275, and dated August 2024. 

7 (3) NATIONAL MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘National 

8 Monument’’ means the Historic Greenwood District— 

9 Black Wall Street National Monument established by 

10 section 3(a). 

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

12 the Secretary of the Interior. 

13 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF HISTORIC GREENWOOD DIS14 TRICT—BLACK WALL STREET NATIONAL 

15 MONUMENT. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

18 there is established the Historic Greenwood District— 

19 Black Wall Street National Monument in the State of 

20 Oklahoma as a unit of the National Park System to 

21 preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of 

22 present and future generations resources associated 

23 with the Historic Greenwood District, Black Wall 

24 Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 and the 


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1 role of each in the history of the State of Oklahoma 

2 and the United States. 

3 (2) CONDITIONS OF ESTABLISHMENT.— 

4 (A) DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.— 

5 The National Monument shall be established on 

6 the date the Secretary determines that a suffi7 cient quantity of land or interests in land has 

8 been acquired to constitute a manageable park 

9 unit. 

10 (B) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after 

11 the date on which the Secretary makes a deter12 mination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

13 shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the 

14 establishment of the National Monument. 

15 (b) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the National Monu16 ment shall be as generally depicted on the Map. 

17 (c) MAP.—The Map shall be on file and available for 

18 public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National 

19 Park Service. 

20 (d) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may ac21 quire any land or interest in land located within the bound22 ary of the National Monument by— 

23 (1) donation; 

24 (2) purchase from a willing seller with donated 

25 or appropriated funds; or 


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1 (3) exchange. 

2 (e) AGREEMENTS.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into 

4 cooperative agreements, as appropriate, with public 

5 or private entities to provide and facilitate, within or 

6 outside the boundary of the National Monument, in7 terpretive and educational services, administrative 

8 support, and technical assistance relating to the Na9 tional Monument. 

10 (2) MARKING AND INTERPRETATION OF SIGNIFI11 CANT HISTORIC OR CULTURAL RESOURCES.—The Sec12 retary may enter into agreements to mark or inter13 pret significant historic or cultural resources or loca14 tions on land within the boundary of the National 

15 Monument. 

16 (f) PRIVATE PROPERTY.—Nothing in this Act affects 

17 the rights of an owner of private property within or adja18 cent to the National Monument. 

19 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

20 (a) ADMINISTRATION BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary 

21 shall administer the National Monument in accordance 

22 with— 

23 (1) this Act; and 

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

25 National Park System. 


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1 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

3 the date on which funds are first made available to 

4 carry out this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a man5 agement plan for the National Monument in accord6 ance with section 100502 of title 54, United States 

7 Code. 

8 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult 

9 with the Commission on the preparation of the man10 agement plan under paragraph (1). 

11 SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF HISTORIC GREENWOOD DIS12 TRICT—BLACK WALL STREET NATIONAL 

13 MONUMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION. 

14 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an advi15 sory commission, to be known as the ‘‘Historic Greenwood 

16 District—Black Wall Street National Monument Advisory 

17 Commission’’. 

18 (b) DUTY.—The Commission shall advise the Secretary 

19 on matters relating to the development and management 

20 of the National Monument, including the construction of 

21 visitor service facilities and infrastructure. 

22 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

23 (1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be 

24 composed of 11 members, to be appointed by the Sec25 retary, of whom— 


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1 (A) 7 members shall be descendants of indi2 viduals who lived or worked in the Greenwood 

3 District of Tulsa in 1921, to be appointed after 

4 consideration of recommendations from inter5 ested organizations or individuals; 

6 (B) 3 members shall have experience in the 

7 field of historic preservation or the purposes for 

8 which the National Monument was established; 

9 and 

10 (C) 1 member shall be appointed after con11 sideration of recommendations submitted by the 

12 Mayor of Tulsa. 

13 (2) TERMS.—A member of the Commission shall 

14 be appointed for a term of 5 years. 

15 (3) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy on the Commis16 sion shall be filled in the same manner in which the 

17 original appointment was made. 

18 (4) SUCCESSORS.—Notwithstanding the expira19 tion of a 5-year term of a member of the Commission, 

20 a member of the Commission may continue to serve 

21 on the Commission until the date on which— 

22 (A) the member is reappointed by the Sec23 retary; or 

24 (B) a successor is appointed by the Sec25 retary. 


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

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

3 members of the Commission; and 

4 (2) adopt such bylaws as the Commission con5 siders necessary to carry out the functions of the Com6 mission under this Act. 

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

8 of— 

9 (1) the Chair; or 

10 (2) a majority of the members of the Commis11 sion. 

12 (f) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the Com13 mission shall constitute a quorum. 

14 (g) COMPENSATION.— 

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

16 shall serve without compensation. 

17 (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of the Com18 mission shall be allowed travel expenses, including 

19 per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 

20 an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chap21 ter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 

22 the home or regular place of business of the member 

23 in the performance of the duties of the Commission. 

24 (h) FACA NONAPPLICABILITY.—Section 1013(b) of title 

25 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the Commission. 


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1 (i) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 

2 10 years after the date on which the National Monument 

3 is established. 


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Calendar No. 602 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3543 

A BILL 

To establish the Historic Greenwood District— 

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

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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